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THE ORTHORX WEB
SITE
TERMS OF USE AND LEGAL RESTRICTIONS
ATTENTION:
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEB SITE. USING THIS WEB
SITE ("SITE")
INDICATES THAT YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS
("TERMS"), DO NOT USE THIS WEB SITE.
Use
of Site. The OrthoRx group of companies ("OrthoRx") authorizes
you to view and download a single copy of the materials at this Site
only for your personal, non-commercial
internal use, provided that you retain all copyright and other proprietary
notices contained in the original materials on any copies of the materials.
This is a license granted and does not constitute any transfer of ownership.
This license is non-transferable and may be terminated or revoked at
any time in our sole discretion. You may not modify the materials at
this Site in any way or reproduce or publicly display, perform, or distribute
or otherwise use them for any public or commercial purpose, without the
express written permission of OrthoRx. For purposes of these Terms, any
use of these materials on any other Web site or networked computer environment
for any purpose is prohibited. The materials at this Site are copyrighted
and any unauthorized use of any materials at this Site may violate copyright,
trademark, and other laws. If you breach any of these Terms, your authorization
to use this Site automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy
any downloaded or printed materials. Security. Specific areas of the
Site are intended by OrthoRx to require a user ID and password to access
and use. Certain services may require additional codes. You are solely
responsible for (1) maintaining the strict confidentiality of the userIDs,
passwords and codes (collectively, "IDs") assigned to you,
(2) instructing your personnel to not allow another person to use their
IDs to access the Site, and (3) promptly informing us in writing of any
need to deactivate an ID due to security concerns. We are not liable
for any harm related to the theft of your IDs, your disclosure of your
IDs, or your authorization to allow another person or entity to access
and use the Site using your IDs. You agree to immediately notify us of
any unauthorized use of your IDs. Surgical Procedures. The content available
through the Site is for informational and educational purposes only and
is not a substitute for the professional judgment of the health care
professional in diagnosing and treating patients. OrthoRx does not give
medical advice, nor does OrthoRx provide medical or diagnostic services.
Your reliance upon content obtained by you at or through the Site is
solely at your own risk. The surgical techniques presented on this Site
are used to demonstrate examples of surgical techniques. OrthoRx, as
the manufacturer of medical devices, does not practice medicine and does
not recommend these or any other surgical techniques for use on a particular
patient. The surgeon who performs any implant procedure is responsible
for determining and utilizing the appropriate techniques for surgical
procedures in each individual patient. OrthoRx is not responsible for
selection of the appropriate surgical technique to be utilized for an
individual patient. Interactive Areas and User Submissions. Any material,
information or other communication you transmit or post to this Site
("Communications") will be considered non-confidential and
non-proprietary. OrthoRx will have no obligations with respect to the
Communications. You may be permitted to access and use chat rooms, bulletin
boards, mail lists, and other forms of group electronic communications
through the Site ("Interactive Areas"). If you participate
in Interactive Areas you are responsible for your own Communications
and the consequences of posting your Communications. If you choose to
post material using such Interactive Areas, you agree to do so solely
for lawful purposes. You expressly agree that you will not post any material
that: (1) is defamatory, libelous, abusive, or obscene, including, without
limitation, material which encourages conduct that would constitute a
criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any
applicable local, state, federal, or international law; (2) infringes
on the copyright or any other proprietary right of a third-party; (3)
would invade the privacy of any other person; (4) is intended to advertise
to or solicit others without our express permission; (5) constitute charity
solicitations, chain letters or pyramid schemes; (6) contains a virus,
worm, Trojan horse, time bomb, or any other harmful program or component;
or (7) does not generally pertain to the designated topic or theme of
the Site. You also expressly agree that you will not: (a) after receiving
warning, continue to post material which we have advised you not to post;
(b) create a false identity or forged email address or header, or otherwise
attempt to mislead others as to the identity of the sender or the origin
of the message; (c) post, generate or disseminate so-called "spam" or
mass-mailings; (d) harvest or otherwise collect information about others,
including email addresses, without their consent; (e) interfere with
or disrupt networks connected to the Site, or used for purposes of delivering
the Content or the Services (or violate the regulations, policies or
procedures of such networks); (f) attempt to gain unauthorized access
to restricted areas of the Site, other accounts, computer systems or
networks connected to the Site, through password mining or any other
means; or (g) interfere with another of our user's use and enjoyment
of the Site. We do not, and are not responsible for, screening or monitoring
material posted by you or any other person or entity in Interactive Areas.
If notified by one of our users of any material that is alleged not to
conform to the terms of this Agreement, we may investigate the allegation
and determine in our sole discretion to remove or request the removal
of the material. We reserve the right to remove material, which is abusive,
illegal, disruptive, or that otherwise fails to conform to this Agreement.
We reserve the right to edit or delete any material posted on our Site,
regardless of whether such material violates these standards for content.
We have no liability or responsibility to you or any other person or
entity for performance or nonperformance of the screening activities
set forth above. We further do not represent, warrant or guarantee the
truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any of the material posted
in Interactive Areas. We also do not endorse any opinions expressed in
Interactive Areas. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY RELIANCE ON CONTENT POSTED
IN INTERACTIVE AREAS IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. You hereby grant to us a non-exclusive,
worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual license, with right to sublicense,
to reproduce, distribute, transmit, create derivative works of, publicly
display and publicly perform the Communications by all means and in any
media now known or hereafter developed for any use or purpose. Patient
Data and Legal Compliance. The services provided through the Site may
enable you to transmit, store, and receive confidential patient information
("Patient Information"). State, federal, national and other
laws, as well as ethical and licensure requirements of your profession
may impose obligations with respect to patient confidentiality that may
limit the ability of physicians, health care providers, and persons acting
on their behalf, to make use of certain services or to transmit certain
information to third parties. You represent and warrant that you will,
at all times during your use of this Site and thereafter, comply with
all laws directly or indirectly applicable to you that may now or hereafter
govern the gathering, use, transmission, processing, receipt, reporting,
disclosure, maintenance, and storage of the Patient Information, and
use your best efforts to cause all persons or entities under your direction
or control to comply with such laws. You are, at all times during your
use of this Site and thereafter, solely responsible for obtaining and
maintaining all patient consents and all other legally necessary consents
or permissions required or advisable to disclose, process, retrieve,
transmit, and view the Patient Information you transmit, store, or receive
in connection with the Site and the services. You agree that we, our
licensors, and all other persons or entities involved in the operation
of services provided through the Site, have the right to monitor, retrieve,
store and use Patient Information in connection with the operation of
such Services. WE CANNOT AND DO NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR
USE OR MISUSE OF PATIENT INFORMATION OR OTHER INFORMATION TRANSMITTED,
MONITORED, STORED OR RECEIVED USING THE SITE OR THE SERVICES. Comments
and Inquiries to OrthoRx. Any response given to inquiries will be for
informational and educational purposes only and should not be interpreted
as diagnostic or treatment advice of any type. Press Releases. The information
contained in press releases on the Site should not be deemed to be accurate
or current except as of the date the press release was posted. OrthoRx
does not, and specifically does not intend to, update or correct such
information. Links To Other Web Sites. Links to third party Web sites
on this Site are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use
these links, you will leave this Site. Thus, OrthoRx does not endorse
or make any representations about them, or any information, software
or other products or materials found there, or any results that may be
obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the third party
sites linked to this Site, you do this entirely at your own risk. Disclaimer.
THE MATERIALS PROVIDED AT THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT
ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
OrthoRx further does not warrant the accuracy, adequacy or completeness
of the materials at this Site and expressly disclaims liability for errors
and omissions therein. OrthoRx may make changes to the materials at this
Site, or to the products and prices described in them, at any time without
notice. The materials at this Site may be out of date, and OrthoRx makes
no commitment to update the materials at this Site. Information published
at this Site may refer to products, programs or services that are not
available in your country. Consult your local OrthoRx business contact
(if any) for information regarding the products, programs and services
that may be available to you. Applicable law may not allow the exclusion
of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you. Your
use of this Site is at your own risk, and it is your responsibility to
take precautions to ensure that the pages and other materials are free
from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, time bombs or other items of a destructive
nature. This Site may not be compatible with the web browser or other
software you use. There is no guarantee that the Site will be available
on a consistent or ongoing basis, and the provision of this Site may
be subject to periods of interruption or poor performance and may be
terminated at any time. Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT WILL ORTHORX,
ITS SUPPLIERS, OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED AT THIS SITE BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, (INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR THE RESULTS OF
USE OF THIS SITE, ANY WEB SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE, OR THE MATERIALS
OR INFORMATION CONTAINED AT ANY OR ALL SUCH SITES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY,
CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY AND WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOUR USE OF THE MATERIALS OR INFORMATION
FROM THIS SITE RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION
OF EQUIPMENT OR DATA, YOU ASSUME ALL COSTS THEREOF. APPLICABLE LAW MAY
NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Indemnification.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold OrthoRx harmless against any
losses, expenses, costs or damages (including our reasonable attorneys'
fees, expert fees' and other reasonable costs of litigation) arising
from, incurred as a result of, or in any manner related to (1) your breach
of the terms of this Agreement, (2) your unauthorized or unlawful use
of the Site, and (3) the unauthorized or unlawful use of the Site by
any other person using your IDs. Applicable Laws. This Site is administered
by OrthoRx from its offices in USA, the United Kingdom and Italy. OrthoRx
makes no representation that materials at this Site are appropriate or
available for use outside Italy, the United Kingdom or the United States,
and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal
is prohibited. You may not use or export or re-export the materials at
this Site or any copy or adaptation in violation of any applicable laws
or regulations. If you choose to access this Site from outside Italy,
the United Kingdom or the United States, you do so on your own initiative
and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. These
Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the United States, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts
of laws. Regarding OrthoRx Products: The majority of OrthoRx products
are available for sale globally. Any products not commercially available
in the U.S. or Internationally will not appear in the U. S. or International
navigations, respectively. Trademarks. You may not use OrthoRx marks
without the express written permission of OrthoRx. Certain other names,
brands and marks are used for identification purposes only and may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright
Agent. OrthoRx respects copyright law and expects our Users to do the
same. Unauthorized copying, distribution, modification, public display,
or public performance of copyrighted works is an infringement of the
copyright holders' rights. As a condition to your use of the Site, you
agree that you will not use the Site to infringe the intellectual property
rights of others in any way. In accordance with the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act of 1998 (the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright
Office web site at http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/ ), OrthoRx will respond
expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement committed using the
Site that are reported to OrthoRx's "Designated Copyright Agent" identified
below. If you are a copyright owner, or authorized to act on behalf of
an owner of the copyright or of any exclusive right under the copyright,
please provide OrthoRx's Copyright Agent the following information: 1.an
electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf
of the owner of the copyright interest; 2.a description of the copyrighted
work that you claim has been infringed; 3.a description of where the
material that you claim is infringing is located on the site; 4.your
address, telephone number, and email address; 5.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; 6.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. 7. your full legal name. All claims
of copyright infringement should be delivered to the following "Designated
Copyright Agent" of OrthoRx. OrthoRx Telephone Number: 972-309-8900
Facsimile Number: 972-309-8999 Email Address: info@OrthoRx.net . OrthoRx
may revise
these Terms at any time by updating this posting. You should
visit this page from time to time to review the then-current Terms because
they are binding on you. Certain provisions of these Terms may be superseded
by expressly designated legal notices or terms located on particular
pages at this Site. Revised 9/1/2006. Note: Anyone linking to OrthoRx's
Web site must comply with all applicable laws.
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