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CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE.
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using this site, you agree and consent to following Terms and Conditions. If you
do not agree to all of these Terms and Conditions of use, do not use this site!
Dentistry21 (of Solution21, Inc.) may change and update these Terms and
Conditions at any time. Your continued usage of the solution21, Inc. web sites
(Including but not limited to dentistry21.com, Solution21st.com) -refer here to
as the site- will mean you accept those changes.
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This Site does not provide Dental or medical advice
The
contents of the dentistry21 Site, such as text, graphics, images, information
obtained from dentistry21 licensors, and other material contained on the
dentistry21 Site ("Content") are for informational purposes only. The Content is
not intended to be a substitute for professional dental advice, diagnosis, or
treatment. Always seek the advice of your dentist or other qualified health
provider with any questions you may have regarding a dental condition. Never
disregard professional dental advice or delay in seeking it because of something
you have read on the Dentistry21 Site!
If you
think you may have a dental emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately.
Dentistry21 does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, dentists,
products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on
the Site. Reliance on any information provided by Dentistry21, Dentistry21
employees, Links on the site, or others appearing on the Site at the invitation
of Dentistry21, or other visitors to the Site is solely at your own risk.
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Children’s Privacy
We are
committed to protecting the privacy of children. You should be aware that this
Site is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 13. We do
not collect personally identifiable information from any person we actually know
is a child under the age of 13.
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USE OF CONTENT.
Dentistry21 authorizes you to view a single copy of the material on the
Dentistry21 and Solution21, Inc. Sites solely for your personal, noncommercial
use if you include the following copyright notice: "Copyright 2003, Dentistry21
. All rights reserved" and other copyright and proprietary rights notices that
are contained in the Content. Any special rules for the use of certain software
and other items accessible on the dentistry21 or Solution21. Inc Site may be
included elsewhere within the Site and are incorporated into these Terms and
Conditions by reference.
The
Content is protected by copyright under both United States and foreign laws.
Title to the Content remains with Dentistry21 or its licensors. Any use of the
Content not expressly permitted by these Terms and Conditions is a breach of
these Terms and Conditions and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.
Content and features are subject to change or termination without notice in the
editorial discretion of Dentistry21. All rights not expressly granted herein are
reserved to Dentistry21 and its licensors.
If you
violate any of these Terms and Conditions, your permission to use the Content
automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have
made of any portion of the Content.
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LIABILITY OF WEBMD AND ITS
LICENSORS.
The use of
the Dentistry21 and Solution21, Inc. Sites and the Content is at your own risk.
When using
the Dentistry21 Site, information will be transmitted over a medium that may be
beyond the control and jurisdiction of Dentistry21 and its suppliers.
Accordingly, Dentistry21 assumes no liability for or relating to the delay,
failure, interruption, or corruption of any data or other information
transmitted in connection with use of the Dentistry21 Site.
The
Dentistry21 Site and the content are provided on an "as is" basis. WEBMD, ITS
LICENSORS, AND ITS SUPPLIERS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIM
ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT
OF THIRD PARTIES' RIGHTS, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Without
limiting the foregoing, Dentistry21, its licensors, and its suppliers make no
representations or warranties about the following:
1. The
accuracy, reliability, completeness, currentness, or timeliness of the Content,
software, text, graphics, links, or communications provided on or through the
use of the Dentistry21 Site or Solution21, Inc. Site.
2. The
satisfaction of any government regulations requiring disclosure of information
on prescription drug products or the approval or compliance of any software
tools with regard to the Content contained on the Dentistry21 Site.
In no
event shall Dentistry21, its licensors, its suppliers, or any third parties
mentioned on Dentistry21 Site be liable for any damages (including, without
limitation, incidental and consequential damages, personal injury/wrongful
death, lost profits, or damages resulting from lost data or business
interruption) resulting from the use of or inability to use the Dentistry21 Site
or the Content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal
theory, and whether or not Dentistry21 is advised of the possibility of such
damages.
Dentistry21 shall be liable only to the extent
of actual damages incurred by you, not to exceed U.S. $1000. Dentistry21 is not
liable for any personal injury, including death, caused by your use or misuse of
the Site, Content, or Public Areas (as defined below). Any claims arising in
connection with your use of the Site, any Content, or the Public Areas must be
brought within one (1) year of the date of the event giving rise to such action
occurred. Remedies under these Terms and Conditions are exclusive and are
limited to those expressly provided for in these Terms and Conditions.
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USER SUBMISSIONS.
You agree
that you will not upload or transmit any communications or content of any type
to the Public Areas
(including message boards, Ask Our Expert postings, etc.) that infringe or
violate any rights of any party. By submitting communications or content to the
Public Areas, you agree that such submission is non-confidential for all
purposes.
If you
make any such submission You agree that you will not send or transmit to
Dentistry21 by email, (including through the email addresses listed on the
"Contact Us" link) any communication or content that infringes or violates any
rights of any party. If you submit any business information, idea, concept or
invention to Dentistry21 by email, you agree such submission is non-confidential
for all purposes.
If you
make any submission to a Public Area or if you submit any business information,
idea, concept or invention to Dentistry21 by email,
you automatically grant--or warrant that the owner of such content or
intellectual property has expressly granted—Dentisry21 a royalty-free,
perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide nonexclusive license to use, reproduce,
create derivative works from, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute,
perform, and display the communication or content in any media or medium, or any
form, format, or forum now known or hereafter developed. Dentistry21 may
sublicense its rights through multiple tiers of sublicenses. If you wish to
keep any business information, ideas, concepts or inventions private or
proprietary, do not submit them to the Public Areas or to Dentistry21 by email.
We try to answer every email in a timely manner, but are not always able to do
so.
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PASSWORDS
Dentitry21
has several tools that allow you to record and store information. For example,
Register to win is a service that allows you to record limited amounts of
personal information on a voluntary basis on servers maintained by Dentistry21
or on its behalf. These areas are structured to allow access only to visitors
with a valid password.
You are
responsible for taking all reasonable steps to ensure that no unauthorized
person shall have access to your Dentistry21 passwords or accounts. It is your
sole responsibility to (1) control the dissemination and use of activation codes
and passwords; (2) authorize, monitor, and control access to and use of your
Dentistry21 account and password; (3) promptly inform Dentistry21 of any need to
deactivate a password. You grant Dentistry21 and all other persons or entities
involved in the operation of the Site the right to transmit, monitor, retrieve,
store, and use your information in connection with the operation of the Site.
Dentistry21 cannot and does not assume any responsibility or liability for any
information you submit, including to Register to win, or your or third parties'
use or misuse of information transmitted or received using Dentistry21 tools and
services, including Register to win, Submit a question.
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WEBMD LIVE AND MEMBER TO MEMBER
AREAS ("PUBLIC AREAS").
If you use
a Public Area, such as a chat room, bulletin board or community Ask a dentist,
you are solely responsible for your own communications, the consequences of
posting those communications, and your reliance on any communications found in
the Public Areas. Dentistry21 is not responsible for the consequences of any
communications in the Public Areas. In cases where you feel threatened or
believe someone else is in danger, you should contact your local law enforcement
agency immediately. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your
doctor or 911 immediately.
In
consideration of being allowed to use the Public Areas, you agree that the
following actions shall constitute a material breach of these Terms and
Conditions:
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Using a Public Area for any
purpose in violation of local, state, national, or international laws;
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Posting material that
infringes on the intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy or
publicity rights of others;
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Posting material that is
unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, slanderous,
hateful, or embarrassing to any other person or entity as determined by
Dentistry21 in its sole discretion;
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Posting advertisements or
solicitations of business;
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After receiving a warning,
continuing to disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, or posting comments that
are not related to the topic being discussed (unless it is clear the
discussion is free-form);
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Posting chain letters or
pyramid schemes;
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Impersonating another
person;
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Distributing viruses or
other harmful computer code;
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Harvesting or otherwise
collecting information about others, including email addresses, without
their identification for posting or viewing comments; consent;
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Allowing any other person
or entity to use your identification for posting or viewing comments
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Posting the same note more
than once or "spamming"; or
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Engaging in any other
conduct that restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying
the Public Area or the Site, or which, in the judgment of Dentistry21,
exposes Dentistry21 or any of its customers or suppliers to any liability or
detriment of any type.
Dentistry21 reserves the right (but is not obligated) to do any or all of the
following:
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Record the dialogue in
public chat rooms.
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Investigate an allegation
that a communication(s) do(es) not conform to the terms of this section and
determine in its sole discretion to remove or request the removal of the
communication(s).
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Remove communications which
are abusive, illegal, or disruptive, or that otherwise fail to conform with
these Terms and Conditions.
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Terminate a user's access
to any or all Public Areas and/or the Dentistry21 Site upon any breach of
these Terms and Conditions.
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Monitor, edit, or disclose
any communication in the Public Areas.
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Edit or delete any
communication(s) posted on the Dentistry21 Site, regardless of whether such
communication(s) violate these standards.
Dentistry21 reserves the right to take any action it deems necessary to protect
the personal safety of our guests or the public. Dentistry21 has no liability
or responsibility to users of the Dentistry21 Site or any other person or entity
for performance or nonperformance of the aforementioned activities.
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ADVERTISEMENTS, SEARCHES AND
LINKS TO OTHER SITES.
Dentistry21 may provide links to third-party web sites. Dentistry21 also may
select certain sites as priority responses to search terms you enter and
Dentistry21 may agree to allow advertisers to respond to certain search terms
with advertisements or sponsored content. Dentistry21 does not recommend and
does not endorse the content on any third-party web sites. Deentistry21 is not
responsible for the content of linked third-party sites, sites framed within the
Dentistry21 Site, third-party sites provided as search results, or third-party
advertisements, and does not make any representations regarding their content or
accuracy. Your use of third-party web sites is at your own risk and subject to
the terms and conditions of use for such sites. Dentistry21 does not endorse any
product advertised on the Dentistry21 Site.
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INDEMNITY.
You agree
to defend, indemnify, and hold Dentistry21, its officers, directors, employees,
agents, licensors, and suppliers, harmless from and against any claims, actions
or demands, liabilities and settlements including without limitation, reasonable
legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your
violation of these Terms and Conditions.
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GENERAL.
Dentistry21 is based in Irvine, California, in the United States of America.
Dentistry21 makes no claims that the Content is appropriate or may be downloaded
outside of the United States. Access to the Content may not be legal by certain
persons or in certain countries. If you access the Dentistry21 Site from outside
the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance
with the laws of your jurisdiction. The following provisions survive the
expiration or termination of these Terms and Conditions for any reason
whatsoever: Liability, User Submissions, Indemnity, Jurisdiction, and Complete
Agreement.
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JURISDICTION.
You
expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute with Dentistry21, or
in any way relating to your use of the Dentistry21 Site, resides in the courts
of the State of California and you further agree and expressly consent to the
exercise of personal jurisdiction in the courts of the State of California in
connection with any such dispute including any claim involving Dentistry21 or
its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, directors,
telecommunication providers, and content providers.
These
Terms and Conditions are governed by the internal substantive laws of the State
of California, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. 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.
COMPLETE AGREEMENT.
Except as
expressly provided in a particular "legal notice" on the Dentistry21 Site, these
Terms and Conditions and the Dentistry21 Privacy Policy and Agreement constitute
the entire agreement between you and Dentistry21 with respect to the use of the
Dentistry21 Site, and Content.
Thank
you for your cooperation. We hope you find the Dentistry21 Site helpful and
convenient to use! Questions or comments regarding this website, including any
reports of non-functioning links, should be directed by electronic mail to
service@dentistry21.com or via U.S. mail to Dentistry21 at 1 Heron, Irvine, CA
92604. We try to answer every email in a timely manner but are not always able
to do so.
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