Terms & Conditions for Content Submission

This website is intended only to provide general information and is not intended to constitute medical advice or treatment or create a doctor-patient relationship between Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), its physicians and you.

PLEASE DO NOT PROVIDE ANY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU, YOUR CHILD OR YOUR CHILD’S HEALTH TO US THROUGH THIS WEBSITE.  IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, CALL YOUR DOCTOR OR 911 IMMEDIATELY.

Any content you submit through this website becomes the property of CHOP upon submission.  By checking “Yes”, you assign and transfer to CHOP all right, title, and interest in and to any copyright in the content of your submission that may be obtained under the laws of the United States or any other country. CHOP may freely edit, adapt, modify, or translate your submission, and may license, assign or transfer its rights in your submission to any person or entity without notice to you. By checking “Yes”, you also agree that CHOP may use your name, city/town of residence, and any other biographical information you submit in any media, without compensation to or further authorization from you.

You understand that CHOP and its affiliates may use the content of your submission for any business purpose, including but not limited to sharing your submission on CHOP’s Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, other social media platforms, and any other hospital-sanctioned media.  All information that is shared using these features becomes public information and may be used for other purposes, and you should exercise caution when deciding to share any of your personal information.

We do not guarantee that your submission will be shared.  CHOP reserves the right to modify, edit, or remove any of said content in its sole discretion, without notice, and for any reason.

You agree that you will not (1) submit any content that contains unlawful information; (2) submit unsolicited messages, advertisements, solicitations, or other commercial communications; (3) submit content that violates or infringes upon the rights of any third-party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other personal or proprietary rights; or (4) transmit viruses, trojan horses, worms, or other harmful, disruptive, or destructive files.

CHOP, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation (the Foundation) and its or their affiliates are not responsible for any outcomes you might experience from your use of this website. You shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless CHOP, the Foundation, and its/their employees, officers, agents, trustees, and their respective successors, heirs and assigns against any claims, liability, damage, loss or expenses (including attorneys' fees) in connection with any claims, suits, actions, demands or judgments arising directly or indirectly out of (1) your use of this website, or (2) any use of the content of your submission, including without limitation all claims and liabilities based on any violation of the right of privacy or right of publicity, copyright infringement, misappropriation or violation of any other personal or proprietary right.