TERMS
Welcome to our
Web site. By using our site, you
are agreeing to comply with and
be bound by the following terms
of use. Please review the following
terms carefully. If you do not
agree to these terms, you should
not use this site. The term “CMS”
or “us” or “we” or “our” refers
to Center for Medical Simulation,
the owner of the Web site. The
term “you” refers to the user or
viewer of our Web Site.
1. Acceptance of Agreement
You agree to the terms and
conditions outlined in this Terms
of Use Agreement ("Agreement")
with respect to our site (the "Site").
This Agreement constitutes the entire
and only agreement between us and
you, and supersedes all prior or
contemporaneous agreements, representations,
warranties and understandings with
respect to the Site, the content,
products or services provided by
or through the Site, and the subject
matter of this Agreement. This Agreement
may be amended at any time by us
from time to time without specific
notice to you. The latest Agreement
will be posted on the Site, and you
should review this Agreement prior
to using the Site.
2. Copyright
The content, organization,
graphics, design, compilation, magnetic
translation, digital conversion and
other matters related to the Site
are protected under applicable copyrights,
trademarks and other proprietary
(including but not limited to intellectual
property) rights. The copying, redistribution,
use or publication by you of any
such matters or any part of the Site,
except as allowed by Section 4 below,
is strictly prohibited. You do not
acquire ownership rights to any content,
document or other materials viewed
through the Site. The posting of
information or materials on the Site
does not constitute a waiver of any
right in such information and materials.
Some of the content on the site is
the copyrighted work of third parties.
3. Service Marks
"www.centerformedicalsimulation.org" and others are
our service marks or registered service
marks or trademarks. Other product and
company names mentioned on the Site may
be trademarks of their respective owners.
4. Limited License; Permitted
Uses
You are granted a non-exclusive,
non-transferable, revocable license
(a) to access and use the Site
strictly in accordance with this
Agreement; (b) to use the Site
solely for internal, personal,
non-commercial purposes; and (c)
to print out discrete information
from the Site solely for internal,
personal, non-commercial purposes
and provided that you maintain
all copyright and other policies
contained therein. No print out
or electronic version of any part
of the Site or its contents may
be used by you in any litigation
or arbitration matter whatsoever
under any circumstances.
5. Restrictions and Prohibitions
on Use
Your license for access and use
of the Site and any information,
materials or documents (collectively
defined as “Content and Materials”)
therein are subject to the following
restrictions and prohibitions on
use: You may not (a) copy, print
(except for the express limited
purpose permitted by Section 4
above), republish, display, distribute,
transmit, sell, rent, lease, loan
or otherwise make available in
any form or by any means all or
any portion of the Site or any
Content and Materials retrieved
therefrom; (b) use the Site or
any materials obtained from the
Site to develop, of as a component
of, any information, storage and
retrieval system, database, information
base, or similar resource (in any
media now existing or hereafter
developed), that is offered for
commercial distribution of any
kind, including through sale, license,
lease, rental, subscription, or
any other commercial distribution
mechanism; (c) create compilations
or derivative works of any Content
and Materials from the Site; (d)
use any Content and Materials from
the Site in any manner that may
infringe any copyright, intellectual
property right, proprietary right,
or property right of us or any
third parties; (e) remove, change
or obscure any copyright notice
or other proprietary notice or
terms of use contained in the Site;
(f) make any portion of the Site
available through any timesharing
system, service bureau, the Internet
or any other technology now existing
or developed in the future; (g)
remove, decompile, disassemble
or reverse engineer any Site software
or use any network monitoring or
discovery software to determine
the Site architecture; (h) use
any automatic or manual process
to harvest information from the
Site; (i) use the Site for the
purpose of gathering information
for or transmitting (1) unsolicited
commercial email; (2) email that
makes use of headers, invalid or
nonexistent domain names, or other
means of deceptive addressing;
and (3) unsolicited telephone calls
or facsimile transmissions; (j)
use the Site in a manner that violates
any state or federal law regulating
email, facsimile transmissions
or telephone solicitations; and
(k) export or re-export the Site
or any portion thereof, or any
software available on or through
the Site, in violation of the export
control laws or regulations of
the United States.
6.
Forms, Agreements & Documents
We may make available through the
Site or through other Web sites
sample and actual forms, checklists,
business documents and legal
documents (collectively, “Documents”).
The Documents are provided “as
is”, “as available”, and with
“all faults”, and we and any
provider of the Documents disclaim
any warranties, including but
not limited to the warranties
of merchantability and fitness
for a particular purpose. The
Documents may be inappropriate
for your particular circumstances.
Furthermore, state laws may require
different or additional provisions
to ensure the desired result.
You should consult with legal
counsel to determine the appropriate
legal or business documents necessary
for your particular transactions,
as the Documents are only samples
and may not be applicable to
a particular situation. Some
Documents are public domain forms
or available from public records.
7. No Legal Advice or
Attorney-Client Relationship
Information contained on or made
available through the Site is not
intended to and does not constitute
legal advice, recommendations,
mediation or counseling under any
circumstance and no attorney-client
relationship is formed. We do not
warrant or guarantee the accurateness,
completeness, adequacy or currency
of the information contained in
or linked to the Site. Your use
of information on the Site or materials
linked to the Site is entirely
at your own risk. We are not a
law firm and the Site is not a
lawyer referral service.
8. Linking to the Site
You may provide links to the Site,
provided (a) that you do not
remove or obscure, by framing
or otherwise, advertisements,
the copyright notice, or other
notices on the Site, (b) your
site does not engage in illegal
or pornographic activities, and
(c) you discontinue providing
links to the Site immediately
upon request by us.
9. Registration
Certain sections of, or offerings
from, the Site may require you
to register. If registration
is requested, you agree to provide
us with accurate, complete registration
information. Your registration
must be done using your real
name and accurate information.
Each registration is for your
personal use only and not on
behalf of any other person or
entity. We do not permit (a)
any other person using the registered
sections under your name; or
(b) access through a single name
being made available to multiple
users on a network. You are responsible
for preventing such unauthorized
use.
10. Errors, Corrections
and Changes
We do not represent or warrant
that the Site will be error-free,
free of viruses or other harmful
components, or that defects will
be corrected. We do not represent
or warrant that the information
available on or through the Site
will be correct, accurate, timely
or otherwise reliable. We may make
changes to the features, functionality
or content of the Site at any time.
We reserve the right in our sole
discretion to edit or delete any
documents, information or other
content appearing on the Site.
11. Third Party Content
Third party content may appear
on the Site or may be accessible
via links from the Site. We are
not responsible for and assume
no liability for any mistakes,
misstatements of law, defamation,
omissions, falsehood, obscenity,
pornography or profanity in the
statements, opinions, representations
or any other form of content
on the Site. You understand that
the information and opinions
in the third party content represent
solely the thoughts of the author
and is neither endorsed by nor
does it necessarily reflect our
belief.
12. Unlawful Activity
We reserve the right to investigate
complaints or reported violations
of this Agreement and to take
any action we deem appropriate,
including but not limited to
reporting any suspected unlawful
activity to law enforcement officials,
regulators, or other third parties
and disclosing any information
necessary or appropriate to such
persons or entities relating
to your profile, email addresses,
usage history, posted materials,
IP addresses and traffic information.
13. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend
and hold us and our partners,
agents, officers, directors,
employees, subcontractors, successors,
assigns, third party suppliers
of information and documents,
attorneys, advertisers, product
and service providers, and affiliates
(collectively, "Affiliated
Parties") harmless from
any liability, loss, claim and
expense, including reasonable
attorney's fees, related to your
violation of this Agreement or
use of the Site.
14. Nontransferable
Your right to use the Site is not
transferable or assignable. Any
password or right given to you
to obtain information or documents
is not transferable or assignable.
15. Disclaimer
THE INFORMATION, CONTENT AND DOCUMENTS
FROM OR THROUGH THE SITE ARE
PROVIDED "AS-IS," "AS
AVAILABLE," WITH “ALL FAULTS”,
AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, ARE DISCLAIMED (INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DISCLAIMER
OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE). THE INFORMATION
AND SERVICES MAY CONTAIN BUGS,
ERRORS, PROBLEMS OR OTHER LIMITATIONS.
WE AND OUR AFFILIATED PARTIES
HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER
FOR YOUR USE OF ANY INFORMATION
OR SERVICE, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED
IN SECTION 16(b). IN PARTICULAR,
BUT NOT AS A LIMITATION THEREOF,
WE AND OUR AFFILIATED PARTIES
ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR
LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS,
LITIGATION, OR THE LIKE), WHETHER
BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT,
BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY
OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
THE NEGATION AND LIMITATION OF
DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL
ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE
BARGAIN BETWEEN US AND YOU. THIS
SITE AND THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES,
DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION PRESENTED
WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT
SUCH LIMITATIONS. NO ADVICE OR
INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR
WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM
US THROUGH THE SITE OR OTHERWISE
SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION
OR GUARANTEE NOT EXPRESSLY STATED
IN THIS AGREEMENT. ALL RESPONSIBILITY
OR LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES
CAUSED BY VIRUSES CONTAINED WITHIN
THE ELECTRONIC FILE CONTAINING
A FORM OR DOCUMENT IS DISCLAIMED.
16. Limitation of Liability
(a) We and any Affiliated Party
shall not be liable for any loss,
injury, claim, liability, or
damage of any kind resulting
in any way from (a) any errors
in or omissions from the Site
or any services or products obtainable
therefrom, (b) the unavailability
or interruption of the Site or
any features thereof, (c) your
use of the Site, (d) the content
contained on the Site, or (e)
any delay or failure in performance
beyond the control of a Covered
Party. (b) THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY
OF US AND THE AFFILIATED PARTIES
IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THE SITE AND/OR THE PRODUCTS,
INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS AND SERVICES
PROVIDED HEREIN OR HEREBY SHALL
NOT EXCEED $100 AND THAT AMOUNT
SHALL BE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER
REMEDIES WHICH YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST
US AND ANY AFFILIATED PARTY.
17. Use of Information
We reserve the right, and you authorize
us, to the use and assignment
of all information regarding
Site uses by you and all information
provided by you in any manner
consistent with our Privacy Policy.
All remarks, suggestions, ideas,
graphics, or other information
communicated by you to us (collectively,
a "Submission") will
forever be our property. We will
not be required to treat any
Submission as confidential, and
will not be liable for any ideas
(including without limitation,
product, service or advertising
ideas) and will not incur any
liability as a result of any
similarities that may appear
in our future products, services
or operations. Without limitation,
we will have exclusive ownership
of all present and future existing
rights to the Submission of every
kind and nature everywhere. We
will be entitled to use the Submission
for any commercial or other purpose
whatsoever, without compensation
to you or any other person sending
the Submission. You acknowledge
that you are responsible for
whatever material you submit,
and you, not us, have full responsibility
for the message, including its
legality, reliability, appropriateness,
originality, and copyright.
18. Third-Party Services
We may allow access to or advertise
certain third-party product or
service providers ("Merchants")
from which you may purchase certain
goods or services. You understand
that we do not operate or control
the products or services offered
by Merchants. Merchants are responsible
for all aspects of order processing,
fulfillment, billing and customer
service. We are not a party to
the transactions entered into
between you and Merchants. You
agree that use of or purchase
from such Merchants is AT YOUR
SOLE RISK AND IS WITHOUT WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND BY US, EXPRESSED,
IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING
WARRANTIES OF TITLE, FITNESS
FOR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY
OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WE LIABLE FOR
ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE
TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN YOU AND
MERCHANTS OR FOR ANY INFORMATION
APPEARING ON MERCHANT SITES OR
ANY OTHER SITE LINKED TO OUR
SITE.
19. Third-Party Merchant
Policies
All rules, policies (including
privacy policies) and operating
procedures of Merchants will apply
to you while on any Merchant sites.
We are not responsible for information
provided by you to Merchants. We
and the Merchants are independent
contractors and neither party has
authority to make any representations
or commitments on behalf of the
other.
20. Privacy Policy
Our Privacy Policy, as it may change
from time to time, is a part
of this Agreement. You must review
this Privacy Policy by clicking
on this link.
21. Payments
You represent and warrant that
if you are purchasing something
from us or from Merchants that
(i) any credit information you
supply is true and complete,
(ii) charges incurred by you
will be honored by your credit
card company, and (iii) you will
pay the charges incurred by you
at the posted prices, including
any applicable taxes.
22. Securities Laws
The Site may include statements
concerning our operations, prospects,
strategies, financial condition,
future economic performance and
demand for our products or services,
as well as our intentions, plans
and objectives (particularly
with respect to product and service
offerings), that are forward-looking
statements. These statements
are based upon a number of assumptions
and estimates which are subject
to significant uncertainties,
many of which are beyond our
control. When used on our Site,
words like "anticipates," "expects," "believes," "estimates," "seeks," "plans," "intends," "will" and
similar expressions are intended
to identify forward-looking statements
designed to fall within securities
law safe harbors for forward-looking
statements. The Site and the
information contained herein
does not constitute an offer
or a solicitation of an offer
for sale of any securities. None
of the information contained
herein is intended to be, and
shall not be deemed to be, incorporated
into any of our securities-related
filings or documents.
23. Links to other Web
Sites
The Site contains links to other
Web sites. We are not responsible
for the content, accuracy or opinions
express in such Web sites, and
such Web sites are not investigated,
monitored or checked for accuracy
or completeness by us. Inclusion
of any linked Web site on our Site
does not imply approval or endorsement
of the linked Web site by us. If
you decide to leave our Site and
access these third-party sites,
you do so at your own risk.
24. Copyrights and Copyright
Agents
We respect the intellectual property
of others, and we ask you to do
the same. If you believe that your
work has been copied in a way that
constitutes copyright infringement,
please provide our Copyright Agent
the following information: a.An
electronic or physical signature
of the person authorized to act
on behalf of the owner of the copyright
interest; b.A description of the
copyrighted work that you claim
has been infringed; c.A description
of where the material that you
claim is infringing is located
on the Site; d.Your address, telephone
number, and email address; e.A
statement by you that you have
a good faith belief that the disputed
use is not authorized by the copyright
owner, its agent, or the law; and
f.A statement by you, made under
penalty of perjury, that the above
information in your Notice is accurate
and that you are the copyright
owner or authorized to act on the
copyright owner's behalf.
25. Information and Press
Releases
The Site contains information and
press releases about us. We disclaim
any duty or obligation to update
this information or any press releases.
Information about companies other
than ours contained in the press
release or otherwise, should not
be relied upon as being provided
or endorsed by us.
26. Legal Compliance
You agree to comply with all applicable
domestic and international laws,
statutes, ordinances and regulations
regarding your use of the Site
and the Content and Materials
provided therein.