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The Child Neurology Foundation
Website is an online information and communications website
provided by the Child Neurology Foundation (CNF) for its
supporters, members of the Child Neurology Society, and
the public using material originating from the CNF as well
as other sources. Use of the Website is governed by the
terms and conditions of this Agreement. Please read this
Agreement carefully before accessing or using the Website.
Throughout this Agreement, “Child Neurology Foundation”
is referred to as "Child Neurology Foundation,”
CNF,” “we" or "us"; “Website”
refers specifically to the “Child Neurology Foundation
Website”
(http://www.childneurologyfoundation.org).
By accessing or using the Child
Neurology Foundation Website, you agree to be bound by all
of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. This Agreement
is intended to be fully effective and binding upon you and
us.
We may modify this Agreement at any time, and you agree
that such modifications will be effective immediately upon
posting of the modified Agreement on the Website. You agree
to review the Agreement posted on the Website each time
you use the Website so that you are aware of any modifications
made to this Agreement. By accessing or using the Website,
you agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions
of the Agreement as posted on the Website at the time of
your access or use.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT USE OF THIS WEBSITE IS AT
YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT THE WEBSITE AND ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED
ON OR PROVIDED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS
IS" BASIS. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED ON OR PROVIDED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE IS INTENDED
FOR GENERAL CONSUMER UNDERSTANDING AND EDUCATION ONLY AND
IS NOT INTENDED TO BE AND IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL
MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF YOUR PHYSICIAN,
NURSE OR OTHER QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER BEFORE YOU
UNDERGO ANY TREATMENT OR FOR ANSWERS TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU
MAY HAVE REGARDING A MEDICAL CONDITION. NOTHING CONTAINED
ON OR PROVIDED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS INTENDED TO BE OR
IS TO BE USED FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT.
You understand and agree that, except for information, products,
services or merchandise clearly identified as being supplied
by us, we do not operate, control, supply, endorse, warrant
or guarantee any information, products, services or merchandise
available on the Website or through the internet generally
in any way. You also understand and agree that we cannot
and do not warrant or guarantee that files available for
downloading through the Website will be free of infections
or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that contains
contaminating or destructive properties. You understand
and agree that you are solely responsible for implementing
sufficient precautions, procedures and checkpoints to satisfy
your own requirements for the accuracy of data input and
output, and for maintaining a means external to the Website
for the reconstruction of any lost data. We do not assume
any responsibility for the loss of any information, data
or other materials resulting from your use of the Website.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT WE DO NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS OF
ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES
OF TITLE OR NONINFRINGEMENT, OR ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) WITH REGARD TO THE
WEBSITE, OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCT, SERVICE,
MERCHANDISE OR OTHER MATERIAL PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE
WEBSITE. WE DO NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS,
CORRECTNESS, TIMELINESS, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION,
PRODUCTS, SERVICES, MERCHANDISE OR OTHER MATERIAL PROVIDED
THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY. WE MAKE
NO WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED,
TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE. IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE
TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN
BY YOU OR ANYONE ELSE IN RELIANCE UPON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED
ON OR PROVIDED THROUGH THE WEBSITE.
The Website is presented by us for the intended purpose
of disseminating general information related to neurologic
and neurodevelopmental disorders of interest to a wider
public for their educational benefit. THE WEBSITE AND ANY
INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE WEBSITE ARE NOT INTENDED TO
CONSTITUTE, AND YOU AGREE THAT THEY DO NOT CONSITUTE, THE
PRACTICE OF OR FURNISHING OF MEDICAL, NURSING, OR PROFESSIONAL
HEALTH CARE ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, CONSULTATION OR TREATMENT
OR SERVICES IN ANY JURISDICTION. THE WEBSITE AND ANY INFORMATION
PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS NOT TARGETED TO USERS
IN ANY PARTICULAR LOCALITY, NOR ARE THEY INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE,
AND YOU AGREE THAT THEY DO NOT CONSTITUTE, DOING BUSINESS
IN ANY JURISDICTION OR THE SOLICITATION OF BUSINESS ANYWHERE
BY US OR ANY OF OUR RESPECTIVE PARENT, SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATED
COMPANIES OR ORGANIZATIONS, NOR DO THEY CONSTITUTE ANY CONTACTS
WITH ANY JURISDICTION OUTSIDE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
WHERE THE CHILD NEUROLOGY FOUNDATION IS INCORPORATED AS
A NON-PROFIT 503- C PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION.
If you are located in any jurisdiction in the world where
the common, statutory, regulatory or codified law of such
jurisdiction would void this Agreement in whole or in any
essential part (the essential parts being at least, but
not only, the exclusive jurisdiction and venue and exclusive
remedy provisions, the warranty disclaimers, the limitations
of liability and the privacy guidelines and terms of use),
or would make accessing the Website illegal, then you are
not authorized to use the Website and, if you do so, you
do so entirely at your own risk.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE
TO YOU OR ANY OTHER USER OF THE WEBSITE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
PUNITIVE, OR ANY OTHER MONETARY OR OTHER DAMAGES, FEES,
FINES, PENALTIES, LOSS OF REVENUE OR BUSINESS OR LIABILITIES
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THIS WEBSITE, OR
SITES ACCESSED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, AND/OR CONTENT OR INFORMATION
PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND
AGREE THAT YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION
WITH THE WEBSITE IS TO STOP USING THE WEBSITE.
You agree to indemnify us and any of our parent or subsidiary
companies or organizations, and any of our successors, assigns
or licensees, together with any of their respective officers,
directors and employees, against any damages, losses, liabilities,
judgments, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys'
fees and costs) arising out of a claim by a third party
relating to your use of the Website, or any breach or violation
of this Agreement or any other term or condition contained
on the Website.
In the event we determine, in our sole and absolute discretion,
that you have breached any of your obligations under this
Agreement, then, in addition to and not in lieu or limitation
of any other right or remedy we may have, we may advise
you that you have violated this Agreement; delete or remove
any communications or content furnished or posted by you
to the Website; block your access to the Website; notify
and/or send communications or content to and cooperate with
applicable law enforcement authorities; and/or take any
other action we deem appropriate.
You agree that this Agreement is entered into between you
and us in the State of Minnesota, United States of America,
and is performed within the State of Minnesota and governed
by and shall be construed in all respects under the laws
of the State of Minnesota, exclusive of its choice of law
or conflict of laws provisions. In any claim or action by
you directly or indirectly arising under this Agreement
or related to the Website, you and we each irrevocably agrees
to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the
Minnesota State District Court sitting in Hennepin or Ramsey
County, Minnesota, or if such court does not have subject
matter jurisdiction, then you and we each irrevocably agree
to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the
United States Court for the District of Minnesota, and whichever
of those two courts has jurisdiction, you and we each waives
any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections
to such court.
If any of the provisions of this Agreement are held by a
court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be
not 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.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between
you and us relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes
and merges herein any prior promises, agreements, or understanding
between you and us relating to any of the subject matters
of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified, in
whole or in part, except as described elsewhere in this
Agreement. Anything contained on the Website inconsistent
with or conflicting with the terms of this Agreement is
superseded by the terms of this Agreement.
The marks "Child Neurology Foundation," "CNF,"
"childneurologyfoundation.org," and the Child
Neurology Foundation logo are marks of the Child Neurology
Foundation.
The materials on the Website are copyrighted by us and/or
other applicable rights holders. You may download and reprint
a single copy of the materials from the Website for your
own personal, noncommercial use only, provided you include
all applicable notices and disclaimers. Any other use of
the materials is strictly prohibited without our prior written
permission and the permission of the applicable rights holder(s).
This portion of the Agreement
describes how we collect information from you or about you,
why we collect this information, how we will use or disclose
this information and how you can update or delete personally
identifiable information collected about you from our records.
In addition, this portion of the Agreement sets forth our
general policies on security.
IP addresses
IP addresses of all visitors
to the Website are or may be collected and logged. We collect
IP address information to properly administer our system
and to gather aggregate information on visitors to our site
and how our site is being used, including the pages visitors
are viewing. This aggregate information may be shared with
advertisers, sponsors and others businesses. To maintain
your anonymity, we do not associate IP addresses with records
containing personal information. We will use IP address
information, however, to personally identify you in order
to enforce our legal rights or when required to do so by
law enforcement authorities.
Cookies
We also place small data files,
called "cookies," in the browser file of your
computer's hard drive. These cookies automatically identify
your browser to our server whenever you interact with the
Website. Most browsers automatically accept these cookies.
Both cookies and javascript must be enabled for registration
and login and for use of interactive tools. We usually collect
the domain name of the server from which you are visiting.
This can provide us with information relating to the sources
of our traffic. Collecting this information does not allow
us to personally identify you.
How to update or
delete personally identifiable information
Registered users may contact the CNF Office independently
to register changes or deletions in personal information.
Surveys
At times, you may be asked
to complete survey questions that appear on the Website.
If you agree to participate in the survey, you will be asked
to review and accept certain additional terms and conditions
relating to use of the information you furnish, which may
include personally identifiable information. These terms
and conditions are in addition to the Privacy Policies set
forth in this Agreement, including sharing such personally
identifiable information with non-profit or for-profit organizations
providing services of professional interest to CNS members,
including, but not limited to other professional medical
organizations, medical book publishers, pharmaceutical and
equipment manufacturers, and physician recruitment services.
E-mail communications,
newsletters and related services
The Website provides you with
the opportunity to receive communications from us or third
parties. Once you have decided to receive such communications,
you may later decide to stop receiving them. To stop receiving
communications, you may send an e-mail message to jstone@childneurologyfoundation.org,
or send mail to the following postal address: Child Neurology
Foundation, 2000 West 98th Street, Bloomington, MN 55431.
Aggregate information
The CNF reserves the right
to use general traffic, site usage, and length of stay information
in reports to Website sponsors with whom we have a business
relationship. This sort of information is shared only on
an aggregated basis and does not personally identify you.
Children's privacy
The Website is intended for
adults age 18 and over. It is not intended for or designed
to attract persons under the age of 18. We do not permit
registration by, nor do we collect personally identifiable
information from, any person we actually know to be under
the age of 18.
Other sites
Our privacy policies apply
only to your use of the Website. The Website contains links
to other sites, including sites that may indicate a special
relationship with us. While we do not disclose personally
identifiable information to those operating these linked
sites, we are not responsible for the privacy practices
of such other sites. You should read the privacy policies
of each site you visit to determine what information that
site may be collecting about you.
Return Policy
Thank you for making a donation
to the Child Neurology Foundation. Please observe the following
policy regarding your gift offering. All charitable donations
are eligible to be tax deductible and all are non-refundable.
Security Policy
CNF has made every attempt to
secure all transactions and adheres to the Payment Card Industry
(PCI) Data Security standard for storing cardholder data.
Goods and Services
All donations made to CNF support
the foundations missions, (to review our missions, please click
on the “About Us” link). Any additional goods and services will
be clearly described when offered.
Currency
All donations must be made in U.S. $ Dollars.
Changes to our privacy
and security policies
Just as with the other terms
and conditions of this Agreement, we may change the terms
and conditions of our Privacy Policies at any time by posting
revisions on the Website. You agree to review the Privacy
Policies portions of this Agreement each time you use the
Website so that you are aware of any modifications made
to these policies. By accessing or using the Website, you
agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of
the Agreement as posted on the Website at the time of your
access or use, including the Privacy Policies then in
effect.
Contact information
If you have any questions about
the Website, please contact us at: jstone@childneurologyfoundation.org
January 20, 2006
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