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MultipleSclerosis.com — Terms of Use

This website, www.multiplesclerosis.com, (the “Site”) is maintained by Avenue-e Health Strategies, a division of Sudler & Hennessey, LLC (“Avenue-e”, “MultipleSclerosis.com” or “we”). Funding for MultipleSclerosis.com is provided by an unrestricted educational grant from Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals.

YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF THE SITE IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF USE (“TERMS OF USE”) AND ALL APPLICABLE LAWS. READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SITE, INCLUDING THE “DISCLAIMER” SECTION BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR OTHERWISE USE THE SITE. BY ACCESSING THE SITE, YOU INDICATE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND ACCEPTED THESE TERMS OF USE.

Permitted Use

We hereby grant you a limited, non-exclusive, nontransferable license to use the Site for your personal use and for informational purposes only. You may print individual pages from this Site for your own personal use.

Content Policy

In order to bring you the most up-to-date information relating to multiple sclerosis, MultipleSclerosis.com has developed an extensive network of MS experts that includes neurologists, pharmacologists, anatomists, nurses, and healthcare educators. Members of our network contribute to the Site in an editorial capacity by providing original content and reviewing content submitted by their peers.

MultipleSclerosis.com maintains a strict policy of editorial independence; our sponsors do not influence any of the audio, written, and graphic materials that comprise our Site. At MultipleSclerosis.com, we make reasonable efforts to ensure the suitability and fair balance of information presented.

Privacy Policy

MultipleSclerosis.com respects your personal privacy. The Site offers the opportunity for patients, caregivers, and others to become registered users and provide personal information in exchange for additional services and information provided by MultipleSclerosis.com and its sponsors. This personal information is provided by Site users on a voluntary basis. MultipleSclerosis.com will not automatically collect any personal information about people visiting the Site, and will not use voluntarily provided personal information to collect additional data without your consent. Cookies are employed for user convenience, to simplify the log-in procedure. You are solely responsible for the safety, security and any use of any access codes or passwords provided to you.

MultipleSclerosis.com and it sponsors will not sell, rent or otherwise make available personally identifiable information collected on the site for third party use. However, we reserve the right to use and share the information collected in aggregate and anonymously for business purposes of MultipleSclerosis.com and it sponsors.

Visitors to MultipleSclerosis.com who have provided personal information may remove themselves from our mailing list by clicking “unsubscribe” in the Email body of any electronic communication from us.

Copyright

All information and materials on this Site are the property of, or are authorized for use by, MultipleSclerosis.com. By using the Site, you acknowledge such ownership by multiplesclerosis.com and its licensors. Except as expressly permitted in these Terms of Use, you may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute in any way any intellectual property contained therein without the prior written consent of Avenue-e. You do not acquire any right, title or interest in such materials by virtue of accessing the Site or making permitted uses allowed under these Terms of Use. All rights not expressly granted are hereby reserved.

Unauthorized Use

You may not use spiders, robots or other automated data mining techniques to catalog, download, store or otherwise reproduce, store or distribute content available on the Site. You may not take any action to interfere with the Site or any other user's use of the Site, including, without limitation, via means of overloading, “flooding”, “mailbombing” or “crashing” the Site. You may not frame portions of the Site within another website or establish links from any other website to any page of the Site other than the home page.

Disclaimer

Information found on multiplesclerosis.com is based on professional guidance, published knowledge, and expert opinion, but does not represent therapeutic recommendations or advice and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, research or treatment. For specific information and counsel, you should consult your personal physician prior to taking any action.

Any reference to a product, process, service, or company is not an endorsement or recommendation by multiplesclerosis.com. We do not endorse or recommend products, services, or manufacturers, nor do we assume liability for the use or contents of any product or service mentioned. Many contributors provide content to this Site. We do not independently verify the accuracy of any information provided by such contributors, nor do we assume any liability for such content.

Multiplesclerosis.com is not responsible for the use or contents of any “off site” Internet information referenced by, or linked to by, multiplesclerosis.com. This includes links to third party web sites, chat rooms, message boards or other services not owned and controlled by multiplesclerosis.com.

THE SITE, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SITE, IS PROVIDED “AS IS”. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, AVENUE-E MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER FOR THE CONTENT ON THE SITE. FURTHER, AVENUE-E DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. AVENUE-E DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SITE OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. AVENUE-E SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE USE OF THE SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE CONTENT AND ANY ERRORS CONTAINED THEREIN. IN NO EVENT WILL AVENUE-E BE LIABLE UNDER ANY THEORY OF TORT, CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, LOST OPPORTUNITIES, COSTS OF COVER, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, PERSONAL INJURY/WRONGFUL DEATH, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL OR DIRECT DAMAGES, EACH OF WHICH IS HEREBY EXCLUDED BY AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT EITHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

If any part of these warranty disclaimers or limitations of liability is found to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason or if we are liable to you for any other reason, then Avenue-e's aggregate liability for all claims under such circumstances shall not exceed ten dollars ($10.00).

Changes

All information posted on the Site is subject to change without notice. In addition, these Terms of Use may be changed at any time without prior notice. We will make such changes by posting them here. You should check this page for such changes frequently. Your continued access of the Site after such changes conclusively demonstrates your acceptance of those changes.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Avenue-e, its employees, directors, officers, agents, affiliates, contributors and representatives from and against any and all third party claims, demands, liabilities, costs or expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising from, or related to, any breach by you of any of these Terms of Use or applicable law or any use by you of the information available on this Site.

Severability

If any part of these Terms of Use shall be held or declared to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be ineffective but shall not affect any other part of these Terms of Use.

Waiver; Remedies

The failure of Avenue-e to partially or fully exercise any rights or the waiver of Avenue-e of any breach of these Terms of Use by you, shall not prevent a subsequent exercise of such right by Avenue-e or be deemed a waiver by Avenue-e of any subsequent breach by you of the same or any other term of these Terms of Use. The rights and remedies of Avenue-e under these Terms of Use shall be cumulative, and the exercise of any such right or remedy shall not limit Avenue-e's right to exercise any other right or remedy.

Governing Law

The laws of the State of New York shall govern these Terms of Use. YOU HEREBY EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN THE COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK FOR ALL MATTERS. The parties agree that any actions or disputes shall be adjudicated between the parties hereto, and shall not be combined with any other actions or disputes of other parties.

Entire Agreement

These Terms of Use represent the entire agreement between the parties and supersede any prior agreements, understandings, informational pieces or other descriptions regarding the subject matter herein.