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This policy applies to your use of all of the sites and services owned or operated by LifeCare and any other site that we may own or operate currently or in the future (collectively, the "LifeCare Sites"). Unless we say otherwise, all references to the LifeCare Sites in this policy include all such sites. This policy does not apply to sites to which you may link to through any LifeCare site.
LICENSE
We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access LifeCare.com
and the information contained within. The information may not be distributed,
modified, reproduced, or transmitted in whole or in part without our written
permission, except you may make a limited number of copies from LifeCare.com
for your own personal, noncommercial use. LifeCare.com may contain software
tools or databases that allow you to search and retrieve information. You may
not sell, distribute or commercially exploit the database or the results of
any database search performed. You may make a very limited number of hard copies
of any search output for your personal use only. You may not sell, rent, lease,
lend, or transfer any services provided on LifeCare.com and you may not assign
or sublicense this license.
LIFECARE SERVICES
LifeCare.com contains various types of information authored either by LifeCare
or third parties. Additionally, we provide access to a provider searches and
forums for users to post information to the Site.
AS THE USER OF THIS SITE, YOU ASSUME FULL RISK FOR ANY AND ALL USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING THE INFORMATION PRESENTED ON THE SITE. LIFECARE.COM IS INTENDED TO BE A GENERAL INFORMATION RESOURCE ONLY AND IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL ADVICE OR TREATMENT FROM APPROPRIATE MEDICAL, LEGAL, ACCOUNTING OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SEEKING APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. YOU AGREE TO HOLD LIFECARE HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIMS RELATING TO YOUR USE OF, OR ERRORS IN INFORMATION FOUND ON THIS SITE IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE.
TERMINATION
You understand that LifeCare may in its sole discretion terminate your ability
to use LifeCare.com if you violate the terms of this Agreement or any other
statement incorporated by reference.
DISCLAIMER
LifeCare is providing this site and its contents on an "as is" basis and makes
no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to this site, its
contents or any of the products offered thereon. LifeCare disclaims all such
representations and warranties, including, the warranties of merchantability
and fitness for a particular purpose. In addition, LifeCare does not represent
or warrant that the site or information accessible via this site is accurate,
will be uninterrupted, error-free, complete or current. LifeCare assumes no
responsibility for errors or omissions in this publication or other documents
which are referenced by or linked to this publication. References to corporations,
their services and/or products are also provided "as is" without warranty of
any kind, either expressed or implied. Products and services are used at your
own risk. Price and availability is subject to change without notice.
PROVIDER LISTS
Provider lists obtained through LifeCare are not exhaustive of all resources
available in any particular area. Results vary according to the search criteria
entered. LifeCare makes every effort to ensure that the information obtained
through LifeCare is accurate and up to date, however this information cannot
be guaranteed. In all instances, users should verify all information received.
All final decisions on the appropriateness of information, the quality of a
product or the qualifications of a service provider must be made by you. In
all cases, information provided to you about a particular person or entity ("Provider")
is not an endorsement of that particular Provider by LifeCare. LifeCare does
not make any express or implied warranty of any kind with respect to the Provider
or services performed or to be performed by the Provider. You expressly assume
any and all risk and liability resulting from acts or omissions of any Provider.
In no event will LifeCare be liable for any direct, special, indirect, consequential
or incidental damages arising out of or in connection with providing information
about or referring any Provider or otherwise.
ASK THE EXPERTS
The information provided by our "experts" is for informational purposes only
and nothing contained on the site or in response to an "Ask the Experts" questions
is intended to be used a substitute or replacement for professional medical,
legal, accounting or other advice.
COPYRIGHT
All web site design, text, graphics, the selection and arrangement thereof,
Copyright © 1999-2001, LifeCare®, LifeCare.comSM
(formerly DCC®) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The contents of this site
are protected by copyright and trademark laws, and are the property of LifeCare
and any other owners. You may access the materials located within the LifeCare
Sites only for your personal use. This means you may download one copy of posted
materials on a single computer for personal, noncommercial home use 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 in that material. Any other use of materials on this web
site, including reproduction for purposes other than those noted above, modification,
distribution, or republication, without the prior written permission of LifeCare
is strictly prohibited. You may seek our permission by writing to LifeCare,
Attention: Communications Department, PO Box 2783, Westport, CT 06880. If permission
is granted by us and by all other entities with an interest in the relevant
intellectual property, you may not change or delete any author attribution,
trademark, legend or copyright notice.
Other more restrictive disclaimers and limitations on use of certain information on this site may be noted elsewhere. In the event of a contradiction regarding this and other disclaimers, the more restrictive disclaimers shall apply.
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republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by catching, framing,
or similar means, is expressly prohibited without prior consent of Reuters.
Reuters shall not be liable for any errors of delays in content, or for any
action taken in reliance thereon. Reuters, the Reuters Dotted Logo and the Sphere
Logo are registered trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the
world.
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headers, custom graphics and button icons are service marks, trademarks, and/or
trade dress of LifeCare. All other trademarks, product names and company names
or logos cited herein are the property of their respective owners.
LIFECARE FORUMS
A LifeCare "forum" means any interactive service appearing on any of the LifeCare
Sites. You may not post on any forum any material that is libelous, defamatory,
obscene, abusive, invades a person's privacy, violates any intellectual property
rights, or that would otherwise violate any law. You may not use any forum in
a commercial manner. You may not post material that solicits funds, or that
advertises or solicits goods or services. You may not post material known to
be false. You may not post or transmit any information, software or other material
that contains a virus or other harmful component. We also reserve the right
to remove any such violative material.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
LifeCare.com services are used at your own risk. LifeCare will not be liable
for any harm to you or others resulting from the use of our Services. Under
no circumstances, including but not limited to negligence, will LifeCare or
any of its affiliated companies or any of its or their respective licensors
or suppliers be liable for damages of any kind, including, but not limited to
compensatory, direct, indirect or consequential damages, personal injury, wrongful
death, emotional distress, loss of data, income or profit, loss of or damage
to property and claims of third parties, even if we have been advised of the
possibility of such damages, whether under theory of contract, tort (including
negligence), strict liability, or otherwise.
THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS/LINKS
These terms and conditions apply only to the LifeCare Sites, and not to the
sites of any other companies or organizations, including those to which any
of the LifeCare Sites may link. We are not responsible for the availability
of any other site to which any of the LifeCare Sites link. We do not endorse
or take responsibility for the content, advertising, products or other materials
made available through any other site. Under no circumstances will we be held
responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage that is
caused or alleged to have been caused to you in connection with your use of,
or reliance on, any content, goods or services available on any other site.
PASSWORD AND LAWFUL USE
In connection with the operation of this Web site, we will request that you
select a Password and Screen Name. You alone are responsible for maintaining
the confidentiality of your Password and Screen Name. You may use our services
for lawful purposes only. You may not use our services to post, transmit or
otherwise distribute unlawful material such as threats of physical harm, defamatory
statements, pornographic material, and copyrighted, trademarked, and other proprietary
material used without proper authorization. You may not attempt to use or distribute
tools designed for compromising security or take action to compromise the security
of this site. You are responsible for all use of our services and LifeCare.com
with your Password and Screen Name, with or without your consent, by yourself
and others.
INDEMNITY
You agree to defend us from and against any and all claims, actions or demands
brought by or against us alleging: (a) with respect to you: (i) infringement
or misappropriation of any intellectual property rights; (ii) defamation, libel,
slander, obscenity, pornography, or violation of the rights of privacy or publicity;
or (iii) spamming, or any other offensive, harassing or illegal conduct or violation
of this Agreement; (b) any damage or destruction to LifeCare.com or to us, or
to another person or party which damage is caused by or otherwise results from
your acts or omissions. You agree to indemnify us from and against all damages,
costs, and fees awarded in favor of third parties, and you will indemnify and
hold us harmless against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages,
expenses and costs (including reasonable attorneys fees) (collectively, "Losses")
suffered by us which Losses result from or arise out of the above claims.
FORCE MAJURE
We are not liable for any failure or delay in our performance due to any cause
beyond our reasonable control, including the act or war, acts of God, earthquake,
flood, embargo, riot, sabotage, labor shortage or dispute, governmental act
or failure of the Internet.
ASSIGNMENT
We may assign our rights and delegate our duties under this Agreement either
in whole or in part at any time, at our sole discretion, and without your consent.
You may not assign or otherwise transfer your rights or obligations, in whole
or in part, under this Agreement to anyone else.
MISCELLANEOUS
These terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Connecticut, without regard to any principles of conflicts of law.
You agree that any action at law or in equity that arises out of or relates
to these terms will be filed only in the state or federal courts located in
Fairfield County, Connecticut, and you hereby consent and submit to the personal
jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action.
If any of these terms and conditions are found unlawful, void, or for any reason
unenforceable, then that provision will be considered severable from the remaining
terms and conditions, and will not affect the validity and enforceability of
the remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement between you and LifeCare
relating to the subject matter it contains. This agreement may be modified only
by our posting of changes to these terms and conditions.
Copyright © 2000-2001, LifeCare®, Inc. P.O. Box 2783, Westport, CT 06880, (203) 226-2680
Last Updated: April 27, 2001.
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