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Agreement for Use of This Service

www.chop.edu is an online information and communications service and internet site (the "Service") provided by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and other sources. Use of the Service is governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the Service. Throughout this Agreement, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is referred to as "we" or "us."

By accessing or using the Service, 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. By using this Web site, you accept these terms of use.

Copyright

(c) Copyright 1996-2009 by The children's Hospital of Philadelphia. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Text, graphics and HTML code are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. The marks "The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia," "CHOP Connection," "Kids First," the CH logo and the tumbler logos are marks of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

The materials on the Service are copyrighted by us and/or other applicable rights holders. You may download and reprint a single copy of the materials from the Service 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).

Terms of Use

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia offers the information on this Web site for general informational and educational purposes only. This information is not intended as medical advice and should not be used for diagnosis or treatment apart from consultation with a qualified healthcare professional. Information on this Web site is not intended to create any physician-patient relationship, nor should it be considered a replacement for consultation with a healthcare professional. If you have questions or concerns about your health, please contact your healthcare professional. THE SERVICE AND ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE SERVICE ARE NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE THE PRACTICE OF OR FURNISHING OF MEDICAL, NURSING, OR PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, CONSULTATION OR TREATMENT OR SERVICES IN ANY JURISDICTION. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER USER OF THE SERVICE 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 SERVICE, OR SITES ACCESSED THROUGH THIS SERVICE, AND/OR CONTENT OR INFORMATION PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SERVICE IS TO STOP USING THE SERVICE.

While The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has endeavored to make sure the information contained in this site is accurate, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of such information, and it is provided without warranty or guarantee of any kind.

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 Service, or any breach or violation of this Agreement or any other term or condition contained on the Service.

Bulletin Board submissions will be reviewed before posting, and edited in our sole discretion. Submission of material to a Bulletin Board is no guarantee that all or any part of a message will be posted, which is in our sole discretion. You warrant that all submissions to the Bulletin Board are your original work and not taken from other sources without permission, and that they contain no defamatory, malicious, or false content. Submission to a Bulletin Board is in itself express permission for us to post the submission, and you grant us a royalty-fee, perpetual, irrevocable license to use and reuse all or part of any submission in any legal way in our discretion in any medium. 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; and/or delete or remove any communications or content furnished or posted by you to the Service; and/or discontinue your registration and remove you as a registered member; and/or block your access to the Service; and/or notify and/or send communications or content to and cooperate with applicable law enforcement authorities; and/or take any other action we deem appropriate.

This forum system uses cookies to store information on your local computer. These cookies do not contain any of the information you have entered above; they serve only to improve your viewing experience. The e-mail address is used only for confirming your registration details and password (and for sending new passwords should you forget your current one).

Please read our privacy policies.

Privacy Statement

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has created these policies to demonstrate its commitment to privacy. It discloses our information-gathering and dissemination practices for this Web site. You usually can visit our Web site without submitting any information about yourself. If you send us e-mail, respond to a survey or subscribe to one of our on-line publications or email newsletters, then naturally we will have your name and e-mail address. We will use them only for replying to your message or forwarding the requested material. We do not share this information with any other partners, affiliates or members of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia or with any outside organization.

Our Web site may log the IP addresses of visitors, but only to administer the site and diagnose problems with our server. IP addresses are not used to identify individuals. Please note that The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will not intentionally share the contents of any e-mail feedback or comment form with any third party. However, due to the nature of electronic communications, we cannot and do not provide any assurances that the contents of your e-mail will not become known or accessible to third parties.

WE URGE YOU NOT TO PROVIDE ANY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU OR YOUR HEALTH TO US VIA ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION. If you do so, it is at your own risk.

If you have any questions about this privacy statement or the practices of this site, you can contact us at wac@email.chop.edu

Children's Privacy

The Service is intended for adults and young adults age 14 and over. It is not intended for or designed to attract persons under the age of 14. 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 14.

Other Sites

Our privacy policies apply only to your use of the Service. The Service contains links to other sites, including sites that may indicate a special relationship with us. While we do not disclose personably 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.

E-Mail Communications, Newsletters and Related Services

The Service provides you with the opportunity to receive communications from us. 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 our Web Access Center at wac@email.chop.edu or send mail to the following postal address: Director, Web Center, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Information Services, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

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 Service.

You agree to review the Privacy Policies portions of this Agreement each time you use the Service so that you are aware of any modifications made to these policies. By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement as posted on the Service at the time of your access or use, including the Privacy Policies then in effect.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this terms of use, privacy statement or the practices of this site, please contact our Web Access Center at wac@email.chop.edu

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