This site is an online information and communications service provided by Columbia Memorial Hospital and is subject to all of the terms and disclaimers below. Read them. In accessing or using this site, you agree to all of the terms and disclaimers, which are intended to be fully effective and binding upon Columbia Memorial Hospital and site users.
Medical information disclaimer
The information provided on the Columbia Memorial Hospital site is obtained from various medical and health care authorities. If you have any concerns about specific information that appears on this site, please contact your personal physician or other healthcare provider promptly regarding its effect on your individual health. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SITE IS NOT INTENDED NOR IMPLIED TO BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE.
It is not the purpose of this site to provide information as to self-management of a particular disease or physical ailment. You should never ignore or neglect medical, psychiatric, psychological, or behavioral health care advice because of something you have read on this site. Nothing contained on the Columbia Memorial Hospital site is intended to be used for medical diagnosis or treatment or as a substitute for consultation with a qualified health care professional.
No warranties or representations
Information accessed through this site is provided "AS IS" and without any warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. All implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular use or purpose are hereby excluded. Columbia Memorial Hospital makes no warranties or representations as to the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of the content on this site and Columbia Memorial Hospital assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the site.
Limitation of liability
Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall Columbia Memorial, its members, affiliated entities and physicians, employees, directors, agents, or any other parties involved in the creation, production or delivery of the site, be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages that result from the use of this site.
Availability of product or service
Despite the fact that this site may be accessed from locations where Columbia Memorial Hospital does not do business, Columbia Memorial Hospital does not represent that it is doing business in those locations, or that its services or products will be available in any particular state, country or jurisdiction. This site is not targeted to users in any particular locality. In accessing this site you agree and understand that this site and anything contained on this site will not be used to establish personal jurisdiction over Columbia Memorial Hospital in locations where it is not currently doing business.
Copyright
The information and materials found on this site are copyrighted by Columbia Memorial Hospital and may be downloaded and/or reprinted for personal use only. Columbia Memorial Hospital permits users of this site to reproduce, retransmit or reprint for such users' own personal use (and for such personal use only) part or all of any document or image on this site. All other reproduction, retransmission or reprinting of all or part of any document or image found on this site is expressly prohibited, unless Columbia Memorial Hospital has expressly granted its prior written consent to so reproduce, retransmit or reprint the materials.
Trademark
The names, trademarks, service marks and logos of Columbia Memorial Hospital appearing on this site may not be used in any advertising or publicity, or otherwise indicate Columbia Memorial Hospital’s sponsorship of or affiliation with any product or service, without the express written permission of Columbia Memorial Hospital.
Resource links disclaimer
Columbia Memorial Hospital provides these links to other Web sites solely as a convenient service for users of the Columbia Memorial Hospital Web site. Columbia Memorial Hospital does not exercise control over the content of these sites or any succeeding links, other than those established and maintained on behalf of Columbia Memorial Hospital. The listing of these sites reflects neither an endorsement nor recommendation by Columbia Memorial Hospital of any information or opinions that may be found within them. Columbia Memorial Hospital urges users to exercise diligence before following any guidance or recommendations obtained online.
Columbia Memorial Hospital Internet privacy statement
Columbia Memorial Hospital is committed to protecting your privacy when you visit our Website. Any personal information provided by site users will be protected to the extent possible and any data provided to Columbia Memorial Hospital will be appropriately managed. Columbia Memorial Hospital will not release a site visitor’s name, street address, telephone number, or e-mail address to a third party without consent. Third party service providers facilitate some areas of the columbiamemorial.org site and may have access to personal information submitted by users. Columbia Memorial Hospital will require third parties facilitating this site to maintain the privacy of personal information.
Columbia Memorial Hospital offers this site as a service to our visitors and the communities we serve. If this site receives electronic mail, Columbia Memorial Hospital will endeavor to keep that e-mail private, viewable only by the sender and the recipient, except:
- In the event Columbia Memorial Hospital, as the site operator, determines it is necessary to protect ourselves or other visitors from injury or damage.
- In the event disclosure is otherwise required by law.
All electronic messages may be copied as a routine matter and may be destroyed on a regular basis pursuant to the policies of and in the discretion of Columbia Memorial Hospital. Columbia Memorial Hospital disclaims any responsibility to maintain copies of any such communication or to assure that such information is deleted.
Columbia Memorial Hospital may use cookies to collect non-personal information on site visitors. Note: A cookie file contains unique information a Web site can use to track things, such as the number of visits by a site visitor, list of pages visited, and the date when a visitor last looked at a specific page, or to identify a visitor’s session at a particular Web site. Columbia Memorial Hospital will maintain the privacy of cookie information similarly to other information covered by this statement.
This site may contain links to other sites on the Internet. Columbia Memorial Hospital is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such sites.