Terms and Conditions of Use

THE SITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE.

The Contents of ColumbiaCenter.org ("the Site") is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical professional help, advice, diagnosis or treatment, or as a substitute for professional legal, pharmaceutical or insurance advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you have regarding your medical care. Nothing contained in the Site is intended to constitute a medical diagnosis or treatment.

Nothing in this site is intended as a recommendation or endorsement of any specific tests, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned in this site. The information contained on the Site is not sufficient or provided in order to diagnose, cure, prevent or treat any health-related symptoms or diseases, or to prescribe any medication.

Queries regarding academic transcripts, hospital bills, medical records, or personal medical concerns cannot be answered via the Site. Furthermore, information in e-mail messages sent via the Site may be accessible to third parties by means of the Internet or otherwise. You should have no expectation of privacy with respect to any communication on or through this site.

Staff and writers at the Site do not claim to be licensed physicians, pharmacists, attorneys, insurance agents, or other licensed professionals associated with medical, legal, or insurance content provided on the site. Consumer or patient decisions should always be made in consultation with the appropriate professional.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

All content on ColumbiaCenter.org is copyrighted and may not be reproduced without the expressed consent of Columbia Center. The Content of this website, and the site as a whole, is intended solely for personal, noncommercial use by the users of the Site. You may download, print and store selected portions of the Content, provided you (1) only use these copies of the Content for your own personal, non-commercial use, (2) do not copy or post the Content on any network computer or broadcast the Content in any media, and (3) do not modify or alter the Content in any way, or delete or change any copyright or trademark notice.

No right, title or interest in any downloaded materials is transferred to you as a result of any such downloading. ColumbiaCenter.org reserves complete title and full intellectual property rights in any Content you download from this website.

Except as noted above, you may not copy, download, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, transmit, transfer or create derivative works from the Content without first obtaining written permission from Columbia Center.

LIABILITY OF COLUMBIACENTER.ORG AND ITS LICENSORS.

The use of the Site and the Content is at your own risk. When using the Site, information will be transmitted over a medium that may be beyond the control and jurisdiction of the Site and its partners. Accordingly, the Site 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 Site.

The Site and the Content are provided on an "as is" basis. The Site and its licensors, to the full 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 party's right, and fitness for particular purpose. Without limiting the foregoing, The Site and its suppliers make no representations or warranties about the following:

  1. The accuracy, reliability, completeness, currentness, or timeliness of the Content, software, text, graphics, links, or communications provided on or through the use of the Site.
  2. The satisfaction of any government regulations requiring disclosure of information on prescription drug products, insurance offerings, or the approval or compliance of any software tools with regard to the Content contained on the Site.

In no event shall ColumbiaCenter.org, its licensors, its suppliers, or any third parties mentioned on the Site 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 of or inability to use the Site or the Content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory, and whether or not the Site is advised of the possibility of such damages. ColumbiaCenter.org is not liable for any personal injury, including death, or financial loss caused by your use or misuse of the Site, Content, or Public Areas (as defined below). Any claims arising in connection with your use of the Site, 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.

ADVERTISEMENTS, SEARCHES AND LINKS TO OTHER SITES.

ColumbiaCenter.org may select certain sites as responses to search terms you enter. ColumbiaCenter.org does not recommend and does not endorse the content on any third -party websites. The Site is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites, sites framed within the Site, third-party sites provided as search results, or third-party advertisements, and does not make any representations regarding their content or accuracy. Your use of third-party websites is at your own risk and subject to the Terms of Use for such sites. The Site does not endorse any product referenced on the Site.

INDEMNITY.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Columbia Center, its officers, directors, editors, employees, agents, and licensors harmless from and against any claims, actions or demands, liabilities and settlements including without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your violation of these Terms of Use.

GENERAL.

Columbia Center is based in Mequon, Wisconsin, in the United States of America. It makes no claims that the Site Content is appropriate or may be downloaded outside of the United States. Access to the Content may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Site from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction. The following provisions survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever: Liability, User Submissions, Indemnity, Jurisdiction, and Complete Agreement.

USERS’ AGREEMENT.

Users will not upload or transmit any communications or content of any type that infringes or violates any rights of any party.

Users will not use this site for any purpose in violation of local, state, national or international laws.

Users will not use this site as a means to distribute advertising or other unsolicited material to any third party.

Users will not post material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, slanderous, hateful or embarrassing to any other person or entity as determined by us in our sole discretion.

Users will not impersonate another person.

Users will not hold us or any of our affiliates, subsidiaries or parent company liable for damages including (but not limited to) loss of wages, revenue or business because of any services related to or provided by this site. The sole and exclusive remedy for dissatisfaction with the services of this site will be to stop using the Service.

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

Users agree to comply with all user responsibilities and obligations as stated in these Terms of Service.

USERS’ REPRESENTATION.

All site users represent and warrant that they are at least 18 years of age and that they possess the legal right and ability to agree to these Terms of Service and to use this site in accordance with these Terms of Service.

PARENTSPACE, DISCUSSION FORUMS, SWAP N SHOP,  BLOGS.

If you use the interactive features of ColumbiaCenter.org, you agree to the following.

By posting any comments, posts or other material on the Site, you give Columbia Center the irrevocable right to reproduce, distribute, publish, display, edit, modify, create derivative works from, and otherwise use your submission for any purpose in any form and on any media. You also agree that you will not:

  1. Post material that infringes on the rights of any third party, including intellectual property, privacy or publicity rights
  2. Post material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, slanderous, hateful, or embarrassing to any other person or entity as determined by Columbia Center in its sole discretion
  3. Post advertisements or solicitations of business
  4. Post chain letters or pyramid schemes
  5. Impersonate another person
  6. Allow any other person or entity to use your identification for posting or viewing comments
  7. Post the same note more than once or "spam"

Columbia Center reserves the right (but is not obligated) to do any or all of the following:

  1. Remove communications that are abusive, illegal or disruptive, or that otherwise fail to conform with these Terms and Conditions.
  2. Terminate a user's access to the blog feature upon any breach of these Terms and Conditions.
  3. Edit or delete any communications posted on the blog feature, regardless of whether such communications violate these standards.

Finally, you agree that you will indemnify Columbia Center 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 any material you have posted.

COMPLETE AGREEMENT.

These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and ColumbiaCenter.org with respect to the use of the Site, and Content.