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MitoAction.org Terms of Use

MITOACTION.ORG DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT. MitoAction.org is an online information and educational service provided by the MitoAction Inc. (”MitoAction”). The contents of MitoAction.org, such as text, graphics, photographs, software and other material (the "Content"), is presented for informational purposes only. MitoAction will use reasonable efforts to include up-to-date and accurate information in MitoAction.org, but makes no representations, warranties, or assurances as to the accuracy, currency or completeness of the Content provided, including third party information, such as, but not limited to, press releases, articles, or information from third-party web sites linked to or from MitoAction.org. MitoAction and its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, volunteers, and sponsors disclaim any responsibility and liability of any kind in connection with the reader’s use of the information contained herein.

MitoAction may update these Terms of Use from time to time without prior notice to you.

For individuals using MitoAction.org for their own purposes: The information on MitoAction.org, including but not limited to any content, is for informational and educational purposes only, and is not intended as a substitute for medical professional help, advice, diagnosis or treatment. This information is not intended as medical advice and should not be used for, nor is it intended to constitute, a medical diagnosis or treatment. Information on MitoAction.org is not provided in the course of a professional relationship between a healthcare provider and a patient and is not intended to create any physician-patient relationship, nor should it be considered a replacement for consultation with a healthcare professional. MitoAction does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on MitoAction.org. Mitochondrial disorders are different from one individual to the next; treatment and symptoms may vary widely. You should not use MitoAction.org to make decisions about your personal health. This information is not intended to replace the advice of a doctor or other qualified health provider. You always should seek the advice of your physician or another competent medical professional to address any questions or concerns you may have regarding your medical care. If you think you may have a medical emergency, please call or see your doctor, or call 911, immediately and without delay. YOU SHOULD NEVER DISREGARD MEDICAL ADVICE, AVOID OR DELAY SEEKING MEDICAL ADVICE OR DEVIATE FROM ANY TREATMENT PROGRAM PRESCRIBED OR OTHERWISE RECOMMENDED TO YOU BY YOUR PHYSICIAN OR OTHER QUALIFIED HEALTH PROVIDER BECAUSE OF SOMETHING YOU HAVE READ ON MITOACTION.ORG. You should read carefully all product packaging. Reliance on any information provided on MitoAction.org is solely at your own risk.

For medical professionals using MitoAction.org: The information on MitoAction.org, including but not limited to any content, is for informational and educational purposes only. Although MitoAction uses reasonable efforts to ensure that the information provided is current, complete and, where appropriate, based on scientific evidence, MitoAction makes no assurances as to whether the provided information will at all times be current and does not intend to provide medical advice or reflect the best medical practice for any specific circumstance. You therefore should not substitute information contained on MitoAction.org for your own professional judgment, nor should you rely on information provided on MitoAction.org in rendering a diagnosis or choosing a course of treatment for a particular individual.

Privacy policy: MitoAction is committed to respecting your personal privacy while using the site. See Privacy Policy.

Links to third-party websites: As a resource to our visitors, MitoAction.org may provide links to third-party websites. MitoAction does not endorse or make any representations about any third-party websites or any information or other products or materials found on these sites, or any results that may be obtained from using these sites. MitoAction has not reviewed all of these other sites, is not responsible for the content on any third-party websites, and does not make any representations regarding their accuracy. Mitoaction and its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, volunteers, and sponsors shall not be liable for any damages or injury arising from the content of these other sites. Your use of third-party websites is at your own risk and subject to the privacy policies and terms of use of such sites. MitoAction suggests you check the privacy policies and terms of such of such sites directly.

Use of Content: You may print and download portions of material from the different areas of MitoAction.org solely for your own non-commercial use if you include the following copyright notice: "Copyright ©2009, MitoAction Inc., All rights reserved" and other copyright and proprietary rights notices that are contained in such material. No portion of the material on the site may be reprinted, republished, modified, or distributed in any form without the express written permission of MitoAction. Certain content on MitoAction.org may be licensed from third parties and all such third-party content and all intellectual property rights related to the material belong to such third parties. You may not remove any copyright, trademark or other intellectual property or proprietary notice or legend contained on MitoAction.org. Any rights not expressly granted by in the Terms of Use are reserved by MitoAction. If you violate any of these Terms of Use, your permission to use the material on MitoAction.org automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of any portion of such material.

You also understand that MitoAction cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from MitoAction.org will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan horses, time bombs, cancelbots or other computer programming routines that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information (collectively, "Hazards"). You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to MitoAction.org for the reconstruction of any lost data.

Proper Use of MitoAction.org Forums: Information shared within any social media areas of MitoAction.org are not reviewed by MitoAction. These areas are provided for you to share personal experiences, connect with other visitors, and discuss anything relevant to the management and treatment of mitochondrial diseases. When using any MitoAction.org Forum, you agree not to:

• Participate if you are under the age of 13;
• Post or distribute any vulgar, obscene, discourteous, unlawful, obscene, defamatory, unwelcome, threatening, harassing, abusive, slanderous, hateful, or indecent language or images, as determined by MitoAction in its sole discretion;
• Use the Forums for or to discuss any purpose in violation of local, state, national, or international laws;
• Use the Forums for commercial purposes of any kind, even if you disclose yourself as a representative of such commercial entity;
• Post or distribute any material that infringes on the right of a third party, including without limitation the intellectual property rights of others or the privacy and publicity rights of others;
• Post any communications containing Personally Identifiable Information (such as name, phone number, email address or website URL) of you or of anyone else;
• Post "chain letters," "junk mail," "spam," or "pyramid schemes;"
• Upload media, like images or video, of other people without their permission;
• Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent;
• Post or distribute any software or other materials that contain a Hazard, virus or other harmful component;
• Impersonate another person or allow any other person or entity to use your identification; or
• Create any liability for MitoAction or cause MitoAction to lose (in whole or in part) the services of its internet service provider(s) or other suppliers.

MitoAction reserves the right to:

• Investigate an allegation that a communication does not conform to the Terms of Use;
• Edit, modify, or delete any communication posted on MitoAction.org for any reason in its sole discretion; or
• Terminate a user’s access to any or all Forums upon any breach of the Terms of Use.

MitoAction reserves the right to take any action it deems necessary to protect the personal safety of our guests or the public. However, MitoAction and its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, volunteers, and sponsors assume no liability or responsibility to users of MitoAction.org or any other person or entity for performance or nonperformance of the aforementioned activities.

When participating in a Forum, never assume that people are who they say they are, know what they say they know, or are affiliated with whom they save they are affiliated. Information contained in any Forum may not be reliable and you should not make any decisions based on this information. MitoAction and its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, volunteers, and sponsors are not responsible for the content or accuracy of any information contained in any Forums. Users shall comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations regarding use of MitoAction.org. If you feel threatened or believe someone else is in danger, contact your local law enforcement agency immediately. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately.

Privacy of Children: MitoAction is committed to protecting the privacy of children. You should be aware that MitoAction.org 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.

Indemnity: You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold MitoAction and its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, volunteers, and sponsors 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 (i) your use or misuse of MitoAction.org, or (ii) your violation of the Terms of Use.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liabilities: MITOACTION DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) WITH REGARD TO MITOACTION.COM, ITS CONTENT, ANY MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SITE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY. MITOACTION AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, VOLUNTEERS, AND SPONSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY COST OR DAMAGE ARISING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ANY SUCH TRANSACTION. IT IS SOLELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE RELIABILITY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS OF ALL SERVICES AND CONTENT PROVIDED THROUGH THE SITE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY. MITOACTION DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SITE WILL BE CORRECTED. MITOACTION.ORG THE CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE ON MITOACTION.ORG ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.

Notice and Take Down Procedures: If you believe any materials accessible on or from MitoAction.org infringe your copyright, you may request removal of those materials (or access thereto) from MitoAction.org by contacting MitoAction's copyright agent (identified below) and providing the following information:

1. Identification of the copyrighted work that you believe to be infringed. Please describe the work, and where possible include a copy or the location (e.g., URL) of an authorized version of the work.
2. Identification of the material that you believe to be infringing and its location. Please describe the material, and provide us with its URL or any other pertinent information that will allow us to locate the material.
3. Your name, address, telephone number and (if available) e-mail address.
4. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the complained of use of the materials is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
5. A statement that the information that you have supplied is accurate, and indicating that "under penalty of perjury," you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
6. A signature or the electronic equivalent from the copyright holder or authorized representative.

MitoAction's agent for copyright issues relating to this web site is as follows:
Cristy Balcells
PO Box 51474
Boston MA 02205