Updated January 24, 2005
Terms and Conditions
Our site and its related products and
services are provided subject to your compliance with the Terms and Conditions
specified below. Your continued use of our site will indicate your
agreement to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree
to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, please exit our site. We
appreciate your cooperation.
1. Use of this Site.
The information contained in our site is
offered solely for your consideration, and is subject to your
verification. It is not to be taken as a representation or warranty for
which Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries
("Pediatrix") assumes legal responsibility, nor does Pediatrix grant permission
to use or practice anything contained therein, or recommend such use or
practice.
Information contained in our site is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice. The information provided in our site should not be used for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. A licensed physician should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions. Furthermore, the information in our site should not be used during any medical emergency. Call 911 for all medical emergencies.
The contents of this site may be viewed and accessed only for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices are retained on any copies made of the materials. The materials at this site may not be modified in any way or reproduced or distributed or used for any public or commercial purpose unless expressly permitted. Any use or display of the materials on this site for any purpose is prohibited. The materials at this site are copyrighted and any unauthorized use of these materials may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. If you breach any of these terms, your authorization to use this site is terminated and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed materials.
2. Links to Other Sites.
Please note that our site may contain links to
other sites and we cannot represent or guarantee that these other sites’ legal
policies or terms and conditions of use will conform to our own. We
encourage you to read the policies of each linked site you may choose to
visit. These links are provided for your convenience. The
information, products and advertisements contained in linked sites are neither
approved nor endorsed by Pediatrix.
3. Disclaimer.
We make no warranty whatsoever, express or implied,
including any warranty as to accuracy, completeness or timeliness, concerning
the information contained on or linked through this site, and you should not
assume that such information is accurate, complete or the most up-to-date
information available. We shall not be liable for any loss, claim or damages
caused in whole or in part by our provision of, or your use of, any of the
information contained on, or linked through, this site. We hereby disclaim any
express statutory or implied warranties, including, without limitation,
warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
Information published at this site may refer to products, programs or services
that are not available in your country or region.
4. Limitation on Liability.
IN NO EVENT WILL PEDIATRIX, ITS AFFILIATES,
SUPPLIERS, OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED AT THIS SITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOST
PROFITS, LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE, INABILITY
TO USE, OR THE RESULTS OF USE OF THIS SITE, ANY WEBSITES 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.
5. Public Forums.
This site may contain message boards, discussion groups
and similar forums for users to post information. Any information that you
may disclose in these areas becomes publicly available. You should exercise
caution when deciding to disclose your personally identifiable information in
these areas. We do not maintain or routinely monitor information posted on any
message board or discussion group on our site; however, we reserve the right to
remove any postings that we deem inappropriate. We do not warrant the
validity or accuracy of information posted by users of our site and such
information is neither approved nor endorsed by Pediatrix.
See our Notice of Privacy Practices for information regarding the use and disclosure of protected health information.
Any information, materials or other communication you transmit or post to this site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. Subject to our Privacy Statement, Pediatrix will have no obligations with respect to such communications and may be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate and otherwise use the communications and all data, images, sounds, text, and other things embodied therein for any and all commercial or non-commercial purposes. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this site any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, or other material that would violate any law.
6. Privacy Statement.
Please review our policies on privacy: Privacy
Statement.
7. Choice of Law and Venue.
These Terms and Conditions are entered into in
the State of Florida and shall be governed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Florida, exclusive of its choice of law rules. Each party to
these Terms and Conditions submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state
and federal courts sitting in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida for any
dispute with Pediatrix, or its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors,
officers, directors, and content providers. If any provision of these
Terms and Conditions 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 and Conditions, which shall remain in
full force and effect. No waiver of any of these Terms and Conditions shall be
deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other
term or condition.
8. Modifications and Updates.
We may modify and update these Terms and
Conditions at any time by posting to this site. Please periodically review
the terms, conditions, and privacy statements posted on our site. Continued
usage of our site will be considered acceptance of any changes. Certain
provisions of these Terms and Conditions may be superseded by expressly
designated legal notices or terms on particular pages within this site.
9. Contacting Us.
We welcome your questions and comments regarding our
Terms and Conditions and anything else on this site. Please e-mail us at information@pediatrix.com.
10. Practice Affiliates.
The physicians and other clinical personnel in
our network are employed by or otherwise affiliated with entities and
professional corporations affiliated with Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.
Such entities and professional corporations are often referred to as our
"affiliates." References in this site to Pediatrix or Pediatrix Medical
Group are intended to include Pediatrx Medical Group, Inc. and its
affiliates.
11. All Rights Reserved.
© 2004 Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. All rights
reserved. All text, graphics, sound files, animation files, video files
("Materials") and their arrangement on our site are the property of Pediatrix
Medical Group, Inc. and are subject to copyright and other intellectual property
protection. These Materials may not be copied in whole or in part for commercial
use or distribution, nor may they be modified or reposted to other sites.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. acknowledges a
limited exception to the foregoing restriction on use of Materials to allow a
contributor to its Pediatrix University content (a "Contributor") to use the
Materials actually provided by the Contributor for the Contributor's personal,
non-commercial use. In all other respects, the use, reproduction, and/or
re-transmission by any means of any of the Material contained in this site
without the written permission of Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. is strictly
prohibited. Pediatrix Medical Group®, Obstetrix Medical Group®, Pediatrix
UniversityTM, Pediatrix ScreeningTM, BabyStepsTM, StepOneTM , and
Soundata® are among the trademarks and servicemarks owned by Pediatrix Medical
Group, Inc. These marks and any others mentioned in this site may only be used
with written permission of Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.