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and operator of the University of Pennsylvania Health
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creator of that material. It is protected by the copyright
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or warrants that your use of materials displayed on
this web site does not infringe the rights of third
parties.
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written consent of the Vice President of Business Development
for UPHS. Please note that this web site is linked
to other web sites that may have different terms of
use. Please refer to those web sites for the appropriate
information. Please understand that UPHS has no control
over the content on these web sites. In addition, a
hyperlink to a non-UPHS web site does not mean that
UPHS endorses or accepts any responsibility for the
content, or the use, of the linked web site. If you
decide to access any of the third party web sites linked
to this web site, you do so entirely at your own risk.
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reliability, or completeness of the information. It
is possible that the web site could include typographical
errors, inaccuracies or other errors, and that unauthorized
additions, deletions and alterations could be made
to this web site by third parties. In the event that
an inaccuracy arises, please inform UPHS so that it
may be corrected.
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on this web site is for informational purposes only
and is not intended as a substitute for medical professional
help, advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the
advice of your physician or other qualified health
care provider with any questions you have regarding
your medical care. Nothing in this web site is intended
as a recommendation or endorsement of any specific
tests, products, procedures, companies, opinions, or
other information that may be mentioned in this web
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web site personnel, others appearing on the web site
at the invitation of the website and/or other visitors
to the web site is solely at the user's risk. Information
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YOU ACCESS OR BROWSE THE SITE OR DOWNLOAD MATERIAL
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FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
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you transmit to the web site by electronic mail or
otherwise that does not contain personal health information,
including data, questions, comments, suggestions, or
the like, is, and may be treated as, non-confidential
and nonproprietary. You hereby grant UPHS a perpetual,
royalty-free, non-exclusive license in any copyrightable
material that you transmit or post to our web site.
Any such material may be used by UPHS for any purpose,
including, but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure,
transmission, publication, broadcast, and posting.
Furthermore, UPHS is free to use any ideas, concepts,
know-how, or techniques in any communication that you
send to the web site, for any purpose whatsoever, including,
but not limited to, developing, manufacturing, and
marketing products. You acknowledge that you are responsible
for all information you send to the website. You may
not post or transmit any information that is illegal,
threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, ethnically
or racially offensive or discriminatory, profane, infringes
the copyright or other intellectual property right
of any third party, invades the privacy of another
person or any other information or materials that constitute
a crime, gives rise to a civil action or otherwise
violate any law or confidentiality agreement. UPHS
reserves the right to refuse to post any such message,
and may take appropriate legal action.
7. Privacy. We refer you to our privacy
statement for a complete discussion of how UPHS
utilizes information you communicate via our web
site.
8. Trademarks. All trademarks, service marks,
and logos ("Trademarks") displayed and used in this
web site are the property of their respective owners.
Nothing in this web site should be construed as granting
any right or license to use any Trademark without the
written permission of its owner.
9. Advertising and Publicity. You shall not
use UPHS' name or logo in any form of publicity or
promotional or advertising material, or in any communications
with the media without UPHS' prior written consent
to the specific contemplated use. UPHS does not endorse,
recommend or approve the commercial products and services
displayed on this web site.
10. Revisions. UPHS reserves the right to modify
and supplement these terms at any time, without prior
notice, by posting the new terms on the web site. You
agree to review these terms periodically to be aware
of such modification and your access or use of the
web site shall be deemed your acceptance of the modified
agreement.
11. Choice of Law and Venue. This agreement
is governed by the laws of Pennsylvania, without regard
to principles of choice of laws. The Court of Common
Pleas of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania or the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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claim between the parties, and you hereby consent to
the jurisdiction and venue of those courts. In any
action to enforce these Terms of Use, UPHS shall be
entitled to court costs and attorneys fees. If any
of the provisions of this agreement are held by a court
or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction not to
be enforceable, then such provisions shall be limited
or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that
this agreement shall otherwise remain in full force
and effect.
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