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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE:
This website is intended for Canadian physicians only.
The information within this website is intended for Canadian audiences. While effort is made to validate the medical accuracy of the content found at http://www.MDgroove.com/, information herein is for informational purposes only and must not be used or relied upon for making a diagnosis or treatment decision. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects related to any mentioned therapies. Information herein should not be construed to indicate that the use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective, nor should it be relied upon or interpreted as a recommendation for any specific treatment plan, product or course of action. The information on the website is not intended as a substitute of any kind for professional medical judgement. Use is subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.
By using this website, you signify your assent to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to all of these Terms of Use, do not use this website!
Meducom International Inc.® and MDgroove.com™ may revise and update these Terms of Use at anytime. Your continued usage of this website will mean you accept those changes.
MDgroove.com™ Principles
MDgroove.com™ was designed to make it easy for healthcare professionals to access and share information - for their practices and among each other. It is understood that you may not want everyone in the world to have the information you share on MDgroove.com™; that is why you are allowed to control your information. For more information on how your personal information may be or is used, please consult our Privacy Policy.
MDgroove.com™ ascribes to four core principles:
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Information should be easily accessible and to the extent possible medically accurate and/or reflective of the prevailing opinion of the medical community.
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Each member of the MDgroove.com™ community should be a physician authorized to practice in Canada.
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Each member of the MDgroove.com™ community should have control over her/his personal information.
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Members of the MDgroove.com™ community should have access to the information others want to share.
THE WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE.
The contents of the website, such as text, graphics, images, information obtained from licensors to Meducom International Inc.®/MDgroove.com™ and other material ("Content") contained on the website are for informational purposes only. All of the information at MDgroove.com™ is meant for adults who are licensed physicians. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you are a consumer who chooses to use the professional-level information on MDgroove.com™, you should not rely on that information as professional medical advice or use it to replace any relationship with your physician or other qualified healthcare professional. For medical concerns, including decisions about medications and other treatments, consumers should always consult their physician or, in serious cases, seek immediate assistance from emergency personnel. Even healthcare professionals should never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something that may have been read on this or any website!
Meducom International Inc.®/MDgroove.com™ do not recommend or endorse any specific tests, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the website. Reliance on any information provided by Meducom International Inc.® /MDgroove.com™, its employees, others appearing on the website at the invitation of Meducom International Inc.®/MDgroove.com™, or other visitors to the website is solely at your own risk.
The website may contain health or medical related materials which you find sexually explicit or otherwise offensive. Meducom International Inc.®/MDgroove.com™, its licensors and its suppliers have no control over and accept no responsibility for such materials. You are solely responsible for compliance with the laws applicable to your country of residence.
CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. You should be aware that this website is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 13. We do not collect personally identifiable information from any person we actually know is a child under the age of 13.
USE OF CONTENT
Meducom International Inc.®/MDgroove.com™ authorizes you to view or download a single copy of the material on the website solely for your personal, noncommercial use if you include the following copyright notice: "Copyright 2007, Meducom International Inc.® All rights reserved" and other copyright and proprietary rights notices which were contained in the Content. Any special rules for the use of certain software and other items provided on the website may be included elsewhere within the website and are incorporated into these Terms of Use by reference.
The Content is protected by copyright under both Canadian and foreign laws. Title to the Content remains with Meducom International Inc.®/MDgroove.com™ or its licensors. Any use of the Content not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. Content and features are subject to change or termination without notice in the editorial discretion of Meducom International Inc.®/MDgroove.com™. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to Meducom International Inc.®/MDgroove.com™ and its licensors.
If you violate any of these Terms of Use, your permission to use the Content automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of any portion of the Content.
LIABILITY OF Meducom International Inc.®/MDgroove.com™ AND ITS LICENSORS.
The use of the website and the Content is at your own risk.
When using the website, information will be transmitted over a medium which is beyond the control and jurisdiction of Meducom International Inc.®/MDgroove.com™ and its suppliers. Accordingly, Meducom International Inc.®/MDgroove.com™ assumes no liability for or relating to the delay, failure, interruption or corruption of any data or other information transmitted in connection with use of the website.
The website and the content are provided on an "as is" basis. Some information on MDgroove.com™ comes from you or from other users. MDgroove.com™ is not responsible for that information. Whether the information comes from us or from you, MDgroove.com™ is not liable for any damages resulting from your use of the information at this website.
Meducom International Inc.®/MDgroove.com™, ITS LICENSORS, AND ITS SUPPLIERS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES' RIGHTS, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Specifically, Meducom International Inc.®/MDgroove.com™, its licensors and its suppliers make no representations or warranties about the following:
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The accuracy, reliability, completeness, currentness or timeliness of the Content, software, text, graphics, links, or communications provided on or through the use of the website.
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The satisfaction of government regulations requiring disclosure of information on prescription drug products with regard to the Content contained on the website.
In no event shall Meducom International Inc.®/MDgroove.com™, its licensors, its suppliers or any third parties mentioned on the website be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, personal injury/wrongful death lost profits, or damages resulting from lost data or business interruption) resulting from the use or inability to use the website or the Content whether based on warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory, and whether or not Meducom International Inc.® /MDgroove.com™ is advised of the possibility of such damages. Meducom International Inc.®/MDgroove.com™ is not liable for any personal injury, including death, caused by your use or misuse of the website, Content or Public Area (as defined below). Any claims arising in connection with your use of the website, any Content or the Public Areas must be brought within one (1) year of the date of the event giving rise to such action occurred. Remedies under these Terms of Use are exclusive and are limited to those expressly provided for in these Terms of Use.
While your feedback on MDgroove.com™ is welcomed, final decisions about the content that is posted on the site to make sure it meets the needs of all our readers are made by Meducom International Inc.® You can use the feedback link found on the page entitled @MDgroove to send us comments and criticisms, but if you are dissatisfied with our response or with the contents of MDgroove.com™, your only remedy is to stop using the website.
Trademarks
Meducom International Inc.® owns the names we use for products and services on MDgroove.com™, and these names are protected by trademark laws in Canada, the U.S. and internationally. An ® or a TM following a name on our site indicates that the trademark has been registered in Canada or in the United States of America. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. If your activities are noncommercial, you may make use of these trademarks by linking to MDgroove.com™ or discussing MDgroove.com™ with others, as long as you make it clear that Meducom International Inc.® is the owner of the trademark. Any other uses of these trademarks require the prior written approval of Meducom International Inc.®
You may not use the trademarks owned by Meducom International Inc.® and depicted or shown in MDgroove.com™ in any of the following ways:
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In a product name or publication title not owned by Meducom International Inc.®
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Within or as part of your own trademarks.
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To identify products or services not owned by Meducom International Inc.®
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In a manner which will likely cause confusion.
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In a manner that implies that the sponsor(s) of MDgroove.com™ endorse(s) or is/are otherwise connected with your own activities, products, or services.
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In a manner that disparages MDgroove.com™.
Information that You Make Available at MDgroove.com™
When you place materials or information on our web site that are available publicly, you give Meducom International Inc.®/MDgroove.com™ an irrevocable, perpetual license to use that information. For example, we have the right to display a comment that you post on a MDgroove.com™ discussion board for as long as we want. MDgroove.com™ will consider requests to remove information that you make publicly available on an individual basis; contact us at info@MDgroove.com
For information and materials you place MDgroove.com™ that is not publicly available, please see our privacy policy for an explanation of how we use that information and your rights to change or delete it.
Please do not post any messages with misleading, false, or inappropriate language or statements. MDgroove.com™ reserves the right to remove any offensive or fraudulent content at any time without your consent.
