Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THIS SITE CAREFULLY. By using this site, you are deemed to have agreed to these terms and conditions of use and privacy policy.  We reserve the right to modify them at any time.  You should check these terms and conditions periodically for changes.  By using this site after we post any changes to these terms and conditions, you agree to accept those changes, whether or not you have reviewed them.  If at any time you choose not to accept these terms and conditions of use, please do not use this site.

Scope of Terms and Conditions
These terms and conditions apply to your use for all the sites and services owned or operated by Piedmont Women’s Center, and affiliated companies and any other site that we have owned or operated, do own and operate or may own or operate in the future (collectively, the “Sites”.)

Restriction on Use of Materials
The contents of our sites are protected by copyright and trademark laws, and are the property of their owners.  Unless we say otherwise, you may access the materials located within the sites only for your personal use.  This means you may download one copy of posted materials on a single computer for personal, non-commercial home us only, so long as you neither change nor delete any author attribution, trademark, legend, or copyright notice.  When you download copyrighted material you do not obtain any ownership rights to that material.

Links
These terms and conditions apply only to the sites, and not to the sites of any other companies or organizations, including those to which any of the sites may link.  We are not responsible for the availability of any other site to which any of the sites links.  We do not endorse or take responsibility for the content, advertising, products or other materials made available through any other site.  We are not responsible for the content of any sites which may be linked to our Sites.  These links are provided for your convenience only and you access them at your own risk.

Copyright Complaints
We respect the intellectual property rights of others, and require that the people who use the Sites do the same.  In appropriate circumstances, we will terminate the registration of any forum user who engages in any activity which may infringe on the intellectual property rights of others, including copyrights.

Disclaimers
THE SERVICES, PRODUCTS, AND MATERIALS ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED AS Is AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.  WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  NEITHER WE NOR ANY OF OUR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS OR SUPPLIES WARRANT THAT ANY FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SITES OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THEM AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENT.

NEITHER WE NOR ANY OF OUR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS OR SUPPLIER WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SERVICES, PRODUCTS OR MATERIALS IN THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.  YOU (AND NOT WE OR ARE ANY OF OUR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION TO YOUR SYSTEM.

APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Limitation of Liability
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE, WILL WE OR ANY OF OUR LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULTS FROM THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE MATERIALS ON THE SITES, OR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE SITES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMGES.  APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.  IN ANY EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU BY US OR ANY OF OUR LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO US, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THE SITES.

No Personal Advice
The information contained in or made available through the Sites (including but not limited to information contained on message boards, in text files, or in chats) cannot replace or substitute for the services of trained professionals in any field, including, but not limited to, financial, medical, psychological or legal matters.  In particular, you should regularly consult a doctor in all matters relating to physical or mental health, particularly concerning any symptoms that may require diagnosis or medical attention.  We and our licensors or suppliers make no representations or warranties concerning any treatment, action, or application of medication or preparation by any person following the information offered or provided within or through the Sites.  Neither we nor our partners, or any of their affiliates, will be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, exemplary or other damages that may result, including but not limited to economic loss, injury, illness or death.

Parental Permission
Some of the information available on the Sites concerns the topic of sex and may not be appropriate for children.  Further, the Sites are not directed to children under the age of 13 and we will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13.  WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT PARENTS PARTICIPATE IN THEIR CHILDREN’S EXPLORATION OF INTERNET AND ANY ONLINE SERVICES AND USE THEIR BROWSER’S PARENTAL CONTROLS TO LIMIT THE AREAS OF THE INTERNET TO WHICH THEIR CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS.

Privacy Policy
We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of the users of our sites.  This privacy policy will advise you about how we protect your personal information, and about what choices you have concerning our use of such information.

Personal Identification Information
We may request personal identification information from you in connection with your use of, or participation in, membership registration, discussion groups, requests for suggestions, visitors’ requests for free products or services or additional information (including via email to us), and in connection with other activities, services or resources we make available on any of our sites.  In all of these cases, we will collect personal identification information from you only if you voluntarily submit such information to us.  We will never intentionally disclose any personal identification information about you as an individual user (such as, for example, your full name, street address, telephone number, credit card number or email address) to any third party without having received your permission.

(Last modified at 10:43 a.m., August 12, 2011.  Original text created by NIFLA ©2002 for use by member pregnancy help centers, modified by Piedmont Women’s Center.)