Online Terms of Use
Last Updated April 2010
By accessing the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (“AANS”) website (the “Site”), which is operated by or on behalf of the AANS, you agree to the following terms of use. If you do not agree to the following terms, please discontinue your use of this site.
The entire contents of the Site are copyrighted by the AANS.
© Copyright 2004 - 2010 AANS. All rights reserved.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
Content Disclaimer
Anything appearing on this Site (the “Content”) is intended for the personal use of users of this Site only. While you may interact with or download a single copy of any portion of the Content for your personal, non-commercial information or use, you may not reproduce, sell, publish, distribute, modify, display, repost or otherwise use any portion of the Content in any other way or for any other purpose without the prior written permission of the AANS.
Requests regarding use of the content for any purpose other than personal, non-commercial use should be directed to mailto: info@AANS.org
Online Privacy Policy
Please review our Online Privacy Policy at [insert the http address at which the privacy policy will appear] to understand our practices related to our collection and use of personal information via the Site.
Legal Disclaimers
No Medical Advice. The information posted here by the AANS or any third party should not be considered medical advice and is not intended to replace consultation with a qualified neurosurgical professional. The AANS does not answer specific medical questions or refer people to a particular neurosurgical professional.
No Warranties. All information and materials provided on this Site as well as links to third-party sites are provided on an “AS IS,” “WHERE IS” and “WHERE AVAILABLE” basis and subject to change without notice. The AANS does not warrant the information or materials provided herein or your use of this Site, either expressly or impliedly, for any particular purpose and expressly disclaims all implied warranties, including but not limited to, warranties of title, non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The AANS does not guarantee the accuracy, validity, timeliness or completeness of any information or data provided on this Site. The AANS does not warrant that functions contained on this Site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this Site or the server are free of viruses or other harmful components. The AANS does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to the Site.
Disclaimer of Liability. The user assumes all responsibility and risk for the use of this Site and the Internet generally. Under no circumstances, including negligence, shall the AANS or anyone else involved in creating or maintaining this Site be liable for any DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL or CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, or LOST PROFITS that result from the use or inability to use the Site and/or any other Web sites which are linked to this Site. Nor shall the AANS be liable for any such damages including, but not limited to, reliance by a member or visitor on any information obtained via the Site; or that result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files, viruses, errors, defects, or any failure of performance, communications failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access.
In states which do not allow some or all of the above limitations of liability, liability shall be limited to the greatest extent allowed by law.
Online Conduct. Members and visitors agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes and are prohibited from posting on the Site any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory or obscene material of any kind, including, but not limited to, any material which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law.
Third Party Content. The AANS is a DISTRIBUTOR (NOT PUBLISHER) of the content supplied by members, visitors and other third parties. Accordingly, the AANS has no more editorial control over this content than does a public library. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content made available by members, visitors and other third parties are those of the respective author(s) and the AANS is not responsible for any material posted by third parties. The AANS cannot and does not endorse it in any way, nor does it vouch for its accuracy or usefulness. Furthermore, the AANS expressly disclaims any liability associated with material posted by third parties.
Disclaimer of Endorsement. Reference to any products, services, hypertext link to the third parties or other information by trade name, trademark, supplier or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation by the AANS.
Trademarks
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
The example companies, organizations, products, people and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, person, or event is intended or should be inferred.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement
Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement under United States copyright law should be sent to the Site’s Service Provider’s Designated Agent: [the name, address, phone number, and electronic mail address of the agent]
ALL INQUIRIES NOT RELEVANT TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE WILL RECEIVE NO RESPONSE.
Substantive Laws of the State of Illinois Apply
These Terms of Use are governed by the substantive laws of the State of Illinois, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. You agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts situated in the State of Illinois with respect to any dispute, disagreement, or cause of action related to or involving this Site. If any provision is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term. Except as expressly provided elsewhere in our Site, these Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and the AANS with respect to your use of the Site.
Information Subject to Change
Any information on this Site may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Furthermore, the information may change from time to time without any notice.
Passwords
Members are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their passwords and are liable for any harm caused by disclosing or allowing disclosure of any password.
THESE LEGAL NOTICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE