TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT

Acceptance of Terms of Use

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY.

The Central Regional Health and Community Services Board ("the Board") owns and operates this website, located at http://www.hcsc.ca ("the Website"). This Terms of Use Agreement (this "Agreement") states the terms and conditions under which you may access and use the Website. By accessing and using the Website, you are indicating your acceptance to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If you do not accept these terms and conditions, you must not access or use the Website. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, RULES, POLICIES, GUIDELINES OF THE WEBSITE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING IT. The Board may revise this Agreement at any time by updating this posting. Use of the Website after such changes are posted will signify your agreement to these revised terms. You should visit this page periodically to review this Agreement.

Copyright. All materials displayed or otherwise accessible through the Website, including, without limitation, news articles, text, photographs, images, illustrations, (collectively, "the Content") are protected under Canadian and foreign copyright or other laws, and are owned by the Board, or the party accredited as the provider of the Content. In addition, the Website is protected under copyright law as a collective work and/or compilation pursuant to Canadian and foreign laws. You shall abide by all additional copyright notices, information and restrictions on or contained in any of the Content accessed through the Website. You may use the Contents for private, noncommercial use.

Not Medical Advice. The information provided on the Website is not medical advice. The Board does not recommend or advocate any particular treatment. The Website is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for a health care provider's consultation. Please consult your own physician or appropriate health care provider about the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your own symptoms or medical conditions.

Disclaimer Of Warranties. By accessing and using the website you acknowledge and agree that use of the website and the content is entirely at your own risk. The Board makes no representations or warranties regarding the website and the content including, without limitation, no representation or warranty (i) that the website and/or content will be accurate, complete, reliable, suitable or timely, (ii) that the operation of the website will be uninterrupted or error-free or free from viruses or harmful components, (iii) that defects or errors in the website will be corrected, or (iv) that websites linked to from this website will be accurate, complete, reliable, suitable or timely.

Limitation Of Liability. Subject to applicable law, in no event shall the Board, its officers, directors, employees, agents, or their respective successors and assigns, be liable for any special, direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages of any kind, including, without limitation, any loss or damages in the nature of or relating to lost business, lost savings, lost data and/or lost profits, regardless of the cause and whether arising in contract (including fundamental breach), tort (including negligence), or otherwise. The foregoing limitation shall apply even if the Board knew of or ought to have known of the possibility of such damages. This Limitation of Liability shall apply both in relation to this Website and any third-party Websites referred to, or accessed through, this Website.

Linking. The Website contains links to third-party websites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by the Board of the contents of such third-party websites. The Board is not responsible for the content of any third-party website, nor does it make any representation or warranty of any kind regarding any third-party website including, without limitation (i) any representation or warranty regarding the legality, accuracy, reliability, completeness, timeliness, suitability of any content on any third-party website, or (ii) any representation or warranty that the operation of the third-party websites will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects or errors in such third-party websites will be corrected, or that such third-party websites will be free from viruses or other harmful components.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction. The Website is controlled by the Board from its offices within the Province of Newfoundland, Canada. By accessing or using the Website, you agree that all matters relating to or arising out of your access to, or use of, the Website and/or the Content (including third-party Websites and the Content thereof accessed through this Website) shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Newfoundland, and you agree that the Courts of Newfoundland shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any matters so arising.

General. Any consent or acquiescence by the Board to, or waiver of, any breach or non-observance of this Agreement by you shall not constitute acquiescence or consent to, or waiver of, any other, different or subsequent breach or non-observance. If any term or provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, it shall be severed and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force without being invalidated in any way. Except for any agreements in writing with the Board that expressly reference this Agreement, this is the entire agreement between you and the Board relating to the matters contained herein.