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Introduction

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEB SITE.

Welcome to the Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Radiology web site. By using this web site, you acknowledge and agree to these terms and conditions (the "Terms") and our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by this reference. We reserve the right to make changes to and update this web site and these Terms at any time without notice to you. We recommend that you periodically review this web site and these Terms for any changes because your continued use of the web site after we make changes indicates your acceptance of the changes.


Our Site

This web site is intended to provide general information about the Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Radiology, its training programs, research and education initiatives, and diagnostic services. The information contained on this web site should not be relied upon or used as a substitute for consultation with a qualified medical professional. FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT CALL 911 OR YOUR PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. Appropriate medical advice can only be provided to you by a qualified physician and you should seek the advice of a physician if you have any medical questions. We do not conduct searches of information contained on the World Wide Web or of medical literature for you through this web site.


Not Intended for Children

This web site is not intended or designed for children under the age of 13. We do not collect personally identifiable information from any person we actually know is under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, you cannot use this web site.


No Medical Advice Provided

Our provision of this web site should not be interpreted as an attempt to practice medicine, nor does use of this web site establish a doctor-patient relationship between us. We will not answer specific medical questions nor refer you to a particular health care provider through this web site. If you are seeking a referral to a health care provider at our institution you can access the Brigham and Women's Hospital Physician Referral Services web site located at http://www.brighamandwomens.org/mdSearch/doctor.asp or by telephone at 1-800-BWH-9999. In addition, you can contact Partners HealthCare International Program through their web site at http://www.partners.org/international/, by telephone at 617-724-6420 or email at partnersinternational@partners.org. For answers to specific medical questions, you should contact your physician.


Acceptable Use

You are hereby granted a limited license to access this web site for your personal information purposes. You may print or download information from this site for your own non-commercial use only, provided you identify the source of the material and include the appropriate copyright notice. You may not distribute or modify any portion of this web site or any text, graphics, animations, layouts, logos, buttons, icons, images, audio/video clips, information or other materials (collectively "Content") without our express prior written consent. Typically, consent is granted for requests that entail downloading, copying, and citing portions of this web site for educational purposes of individuals or organizations involved in not-for-profit teaching and educational programs, provided that proper attribution is given and the information is used in the appropriate context. Please see the Copyright and Trademark section of these Terms for additional information. You may not use, reproduce or transmit this web site or any Content for any commercial purpose without our express prior written consent in any form or by any means, now known or developed in the future.


Copyrights and Trademarks

This web site and the Content are protected by United States and international copyright laws. Except as otherwise noted, all right, title and ownership of this web site and all Content provided on this web site is the property of BWH Radiology or its licensors. Any use of this web site or the Content not expressly permitted by these Terms may violate copyright, trademark and other laws.

Unless otherwise stated, you may print or download information from this site for personal, non-commercial use only, provided you identify the source of the material and include the appropriate copyright notice.

If you would like to reprint or distribute a portion of this web site or any of the Content please write to us via email at radweb@dsg.harvard.edu, or via postal mail at the following address. In each request please include detailed information about the exact Content that you wish to reprint and how it will be used:

  Web Coordinator
Division of Education Production and Strategic Initiatives
BWH Radiology
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115 USA

The Brigham and Women's Hospital Logo is a trademark or registered trademark of Brigham and Women's Hospital. The Harvard University Logo is Copyright 2001 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. Any other trademarks displayed on this web site or through links to other web sites are the property of their respective trademark owners. You may not use our name, logo, trademark, service mark or other proprietary property for any purpose (including creating links to this web site) without our prior express written consent. Please see "Linking" below for further information.


Submission of Content

We respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect that you will do the same. By using this web site, you agree that you will not upload or transmit Content that may infringe or violate any rights of any party. We will act promptly to address any claims of intellectual property infringement and take appropriate action under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), and other applicable laws. When we receive notice complying with the requirements of the DMCA, we will promptly act to remove or disable access to any material claimed to be infringing. We may terminate your access to this web site if you repeatedly infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others. Please send your notices of claimed infringement to our designated agent at:

 

Gareth Ballester
Division of Education Production and Strategic Initiatives
BWH Radiology
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115 USA

Telephone: 617-525-3310
Facsimile: 617-525-3320
Email: gballester@partners.org

Please put "Notice of Infringement" in the subject line of all notifications. If we remove or disable access to any allegedly infringing material, we may attempt to contact the person who posted such material in order to give such person an opportunity to respond to the notification. Any counter-notification submitted by such person will be provided to the complaining party. We will give the complaining party an opportunity to seek the relief available under the DMCA before we replace or restore access to any material as a result of a counter-notification.

If you submit Content to us, you agree that your submission is not confidential and we will not treat the Content as confidential. By submitting Content to us, you hereby warrant that you have the right to submit the Content and that you grant us a perpetual non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, adapt, modify, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, reproduce, perform, sublicense and display the Content in any media or format now known or hereafter developed. In addition, you hereby grant to us a non-exclusive royalty-free, perpetual license to use any ideas, concepts, knowledge or techniques that you may submit for any reason or purpose, now known or developed in the future.


Linking

We provide links to other web sites maintained by us and our affiliated entities as well as links to unaffiliated third parties' web sites for your convenience. We do not maintain these third party web sites and we are not responsible for the availability, accuracy, or quality of Content on the third party web sites, nor do we endorse them. You should review the terms and conditions related to the use of the third party web sites before using them.

You are hereby granted a limited, revocable, nonexclusive right to create a text hyperlink to our home page presently located at http://brighamrad.harvard.edu so long as the link does not portray, us our affiliated entities, or our or our affiliated entities' services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or offensive manner. You may not link to isolated elements on this web site or any Content for any purpose. You may not frame or use framing techniques to enclose any page or Content of this web site without our express prior written consent.


Disclaimer

We are dedicated to providing the highest quality information; however, we provide this web site and its Content on an "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE" basis. We do not make any representations or warranties of any kind with respect to this web site or the Content. In addition, we do not represent or warrant that this web site or the Content is accurate, complete or current or that access to this web site, its servers, or email sent from us will be uninterrupted, error free or free from viruses or other harmful components. WE DISCLAIM ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. You assume full responsibility for using this site and use this web site at your own risk.


Limitation of Liability

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURY/WRONGFUL DEATH, LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY (EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OR YOUR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEB SITE OR THE CONTENT. THE REMEDIES PROVIDED UNDER THE TERMS ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE LIMITED TO THOSE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR IN THESE TERMS.


Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us, our officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and our affiliated entities and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and licensors from and against any claims, actions, demands, liabilities and settlements including, without limitation, reasonable legal and professional fees resulting from or allegedly resulting from your violation of these Terms.


Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This web site was created and is maintained, located and controlled by the Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States of America. The laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will govern your use of this web site, without giving effect to any conflict of laws principles. Access to this web site and the Content may not be legal in certain countries. If you access this web site from outside of the United States, you do so at your own risk and you are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.

You expressly agree to the exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute with us or in any way related to this web site will be in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. You further agree and consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in connection with any such dispute with us.


Complete Agreement

Except as otherwise expressly provided on this web site, these Terms and our Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and us with respect to this web site and the Content.

 

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