Terms of Service

Effective Date: As of April 16, 2008

1. Acceptance of Terms of Service

Medpolitics and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, "Medpolitics") operate a network of websites and services (the "Medpolitics Network"). These Terms of Service set forth the terms and conditions that apply to your use of the Medpolitics Network. From time to time, Medpolitics may supplement these Terms of Service with additional terms pertaining to specific content, including, but not limited to, the uploading of photographs and videos, services, products, digital products, courses or events ("Additional Terms"), which Additional Terms may be placed on the Medpolitics Network to be viewed in connection with the specific content, services, products, digital products, courses or events and shall be identified as such. You understand and agree that such Additional Terms are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms of Service. BY USING THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE JUST AS IF YOU HAD SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH MEDPOLITICS. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, please discontinue your use of the Medpolitics Network. The Medpolitics Network is provided free of charge to you (unless otherwise indicated).

Although portions of the Medpolitics Network may be viewed simply by visiting the relevant web site, in order to access the message boards and/or receive additional services from Medpolitics you need to sign on as a guest or register as a member of the Medpolitics Network. Registering as a member will allow you to access certain services that are not available to guests. Unauthorized access, distribution, reproduction, copying, retransmission, publication, sale, exploitation (commercial or otherwise), or any other form of transfer of any portion of the Medpolitics Network, including but not limited to all content, services, digital products, courses, events, tools or products is hereby expressly prohibited.

2. Registration Information/Privacy Policy

When you register for the Medpolitics Network, you will be required to provide Medpolitics with the following information: your name, e-mail address, clinical specialty, US state of residence or practice, state medical license number, office or hospital affiliation, and its phone number, DEA number, member name and password. In addition, you may choose to provide the Medpolitics Network with additional information, including medical school, graduation year, residency and its date of graduation.

Any information provided by you or gathered by Medpolitics or third parties during any visit to the Medpolitics Network shall be subject to the terms of Medpolitics's Privacy Policy, which are incorporated herein by reference. Click here if you wish to read Medpolitics's Privacy Policy. Medpolitics reserves the right to offer third party services and products to you based on the preferences that you identify during the registration process and based on your subsequent preferences.

Medpolitics reserves the right to (i) terminate your membership and access to any specific content, services, digital products, products courses or events, and (ii) remove your personal Medpolitics website, if Medpolitics learns that you have provided Medpolitics with false or misleading registration information.

To use any Materials on this Site, You must (a) be a currently licensed physician in the US, (b) be a registered participant of Medpolitics .com, and (c) be a resident in the 50 states of the United States of America, exclusive of its commonwealths, territories and possessions ("United States"). Prior to the use of this Site, You must provide Medpolitics with valid confirmation of (a) & (c), above, including all of the following: (i) Your name; (ii) Your mailing address (i.e., so we can mail you any accrued payments); (iii) jurisdictions of licensure; and (iv) other confirmatory demographics. By submitting that information to Medpolitics, You hereby certify all assertions made under this Section and agree that You authorize Medpolitics to confirm the veracity of such information.

3. Termination

Medpolitics reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to immediately, without notice, suspend or terminate (i) these Terms of Service; and/or (ii) your registration(s) with or ability to access the Medpolitics Network and/or any other service, tool, specific content, digital products, products, courses or events provided to you by Medpolitics, including any personal web site, upon any breach by you of these Terms of Service or otherwise.

4. Modifications of these Terms of Service

Medpolitics may modify these Terms of Service from time to time in its sole discretion. Each time you use the Medpolitics Network, you will be deemed to have accepted any such changes. Medpolitics shall have no obligation to notify you of any such changes other then posting such modifications on the Medpolitics Network, but Medpolitics reserves the right (at Medpolitics's discretion) to provide you notice of such changes to any e-mail address you have provided to Medpolitics, or post office address you have provided to Medpolitics.

5. Modifications of the Medpolitics Network

Medpolitics may modify or discontinue the Medpolitics Network, any portion thereof, or any services, tools, digital products, products, events or courses related thereto with or without notice to you and without liability to you or any third party, except as otherwise provided herein.

6. Use of the Medpolitics Network

A. Content of Messages

You alone are responsible for the content of your messages or any materials you transmit to others, and any consequences of such messages. Please carefully consider the information you choose to post on the Medpolitics Network, including, but not limited to, any message board or blog or any comment, profile or email. Do not continue any conversation online that makes you feel uncomfortable. You should not include your telephone number, street address or last name on any area of the Medpolitics Network that is accessible to the general public nor provide such personally identifying information to people you do not know. Do not continue any conversation online that makes you feel uncomfortable. Medpolitics assumes no responsibility or liability for any inaccurate, inappropriate, offensive or sexually explicit material or information, products or services you may be provided by other users of the Medpolitics Network. Medpolitics further assumes no responsibility for the deletion of or failure to store e-mail messages.

You further agree that you will not use the Medpolitics Network to send emails or instant messages or post on message boards, blogs, profiles, comments or any place on the Medpolitics Network, any message or material of any kind or nature that is unlawful, harassing, libelous, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, profane, (unless within the scope of the topic area of a message board as determined by Medpolitics in its sole discretion), racially offensive, inaccurate, or otherwise objectionable material or that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law or regulation, or encourage the use of controlled substances. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, "masked" vulgarity, obscenity or profanity (e.g. "f*ck") is deemed to be equivalent to including the actual objectionable word, phrase or symbol in your post, message or otherwise on the Medpolitics Network. Medpolitics reserves the right to delete any such material from the Medpolitics Network. Medpolitics will cooperate fully with any law enforcement officials and/or agencies in the investigation of any person or persons who violate the Terms of Service contained in this Section 6.

You agree not to impersonate any other person or entity, whether actual or fictitious, including impersonating an employee or consultant of Medpolitics. You further agree not to use an inappropriate member name of any kind.

You agree not to post or use the Medpolitics Network to distribute or send any illegal material of any kind, including but not limited to, illegal material in the form of text, graphics, video, programs or audio. Posting content or participating in any form of discussion with the intention to commit any illegal activity is strictly prohibited.

You acknowledge that (i) content on the Medpolitics Network is protected by copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual and proprietary rights ("Rights"); (ii) these Rights are valid and protected in all media and technologies existing now or later developed; and (iii) except as explicitly provided otherwise, the Terms of Service and applicable copyright, trademark and other laws govern your use of such content. You may not post to the Medpolitics Network, copy, reproduce, retransmit, distribute, publish, commercially exploit or otherwise transfer any material that infringes any Rights. You acknowledge that Medpolitics may acquire Rights to use any posted materials as described below, and that you will not acquire any of those Rights by downloading such materials.

By submitting content, which shall include your member name, to any "public area" of the Medpolitics Network, including message boards, blogs, forums, contests, personal websites, public profiles, comments or chat rooms, you grant Medpolitics a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right (including any moral rights) and license to use, license, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, derive revenue or other remuneration from, communicate to the public, perform and display the content (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed, for the full term of any Rights that may exist in such content. You also warrant that, to the extent that you are not the exclusive holder of all Rights in content you submit, the holder of any Rights, including moral rights in such content, has completely and effectively waived all such rights and validly and irrevocably granted to you the right to grant the license stated above. You also permit any user to access, display, view, store and reproduce such content that you have made public for personal use. Subject to the foregoing, the owner of such content placed on the Medpolitics Network retains any and all Rights that may exist in such content.

Medpolitics is not obligated to review content posted by users prior to the content's posting to any area of the Medpolitics Network, including any private profile. Content posted by any user to the Medpolitics Network does not reflect the opinions or views of Medpolitics, its parent, subsidiaries or affiliates. Medpolitics makes no warranty, whether express or implied, as to the accuracy of any content or material that you send to other Medpolitics members through any Medpolitics service.

ANYTHING CONTAINED HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDING, BY SUBMITTING CONTENT TO ANY MESSAGE BOARDS, BLOG, CHATS, EXPERT AREAS, QUESTION AND ANSWER FORUMS, SWEEPSTAKES, CONTESTS OR ANY OTHER AREA ON THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK, YOU HEREBY EXPRESSLY PERMIT MEDPOLITICS TO IDENTIFY YOU AS THE CONTRIBUTOR OF SUCH CONTENT IN ANY PUBLICATION IN ANY FORM, MEDIA OR TECHNOLOGY NOW KNOWN OR LATER DEVELOPED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTENT, UNLESS YOU OTHERWISE NOTIFY MEDPOLITICS’ LEGAL DEPARTMENT IN WRITING AT THE TIME YOU SUBMIT THE CONTENT THAT YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE IDENTIFIED.

B. Non Commercial Use

The Medpolitics Network, its products, services, digital products, events, courses, social networking tools (as more fully described below) and any other element of the Medpolitics Network are only for the personal use of visitors and members and may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or pre-approved by Medpolitics in writing. Illegal and/or unauthorized use of the Medpolitics Network, or any portion thereof, including, but not limited to, collecting user names and/or email addresses of members by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email or unauthorized framing of or linking to the Medpolitics Network is prohibited. In furtherance thereof, you agree that you will not use the Medpolitics Network for chain letters, research study or survey solicitations, junk mail, "spamming," commercial or non-commercial solicitations, or bulk communications of any kind, including but not limited to distribution lists to any person who has not given specific permission to be included in such list.

Any such use shall be deemed to be a violation of these Terms of Service.

C. Medpolitics Social Networking

The Medpolitics Social Networking service allows (or will allow in the future) members to create unique personal profiles, communicate and share materials with other Medpolitics members through tools, such as email, friend invitations, groups, video and photograph uploading, blogs, content rating, comments, calendars, lists and other tools and services that may be included from time to time. Use of and membership to the social networking platform is void where prohibited. You must register for the social networking platform in order to use the services contained therein. You may set privacy levels to determine whether and who can view your profile, albums or events. Your use of the social networking platform is subject to this Terms of Service and any Additional Terms. You are solely responsible for your interactions with other users.

You may never use another's account without permission. If you become aware of any misuse of the Medpolitics Network by any person, please contact Medpolitics administrators.

7. Member Disputes

You are solely responsible for any interaction with other members or visitors of the Medpolitics Network. Medpolitics reserves the right but shall have no obligation to monitor disputes between you and any other member of the Medpolitics Network.

8. Intrastate Nature of Communications

When you register with the Medpolitics Network and/or any service therein, you acknowledge that in using the Medpolitics services to send electronic communications, you will be causing communications to be sent through Medpolitics's computer networks, portions of which are located in California, New York, and other locations in the United States. As a result, and also as a result of Medpolitics's business practices and the nature of electronic communications, communications that seem to be intrastate in nature, may also be the transmission of interstate communications, regardless of where you are physically located when transmitting messages. By virtue of agreeing to this Terms of Service and using the Medpolitics communication tools, you acknowledge that the use of the services results in interstate data transmissions. You further agree to comply with all applicable local laws regarding the transmission of data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.

9. Third Party Services

You may order services or merchandise through the Medpolitics Network from other persons not affiliated with Medpolitics ("Seller"). All matters concerning the merchandise and services desired from Seller, including but not limited to purchase terms, payment terms, warranties, guarantees, maintenance and delivery, are solely between you and Seller. Medpolitics makes no warranties or representations whatsoever with regard to any goods or services provided by Sellers. You will not consider Medpolitics nor will Medpolitics be construed as a party to such transactions, whether or not Medpolitics may have received some form of revenue or other remuneration in connection with the transaction or be liable for any costs or damages arising out of, either directly or indirectly, you or any other person involved or related to the transaction.

Medpolitics may include special routing icons which may be located within the Medpolitics Network, the activation of which will allow you to access and learn more about Medpolitics and other services provided by Medpolitics whereby the use of such icons is free of additional charge to you. WHEN YOU ACCESS ANY OF THESE SERVICES, YOUR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE AGREEMENTS AND POLICIES RELATING TO THE USE OF THESE SERVICES.

10. Registration and Password

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your information and passwords. You shall be responsible for all uses of your registration and account, whether or not authorized by you. You agree to immediately notify Medpolitics of any unauthorized use of your registration or password.

11. Claims of Copyright Infringement

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the "DMCA") provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law. If you believe in good faith that materials hosted by the Medpolitics Network infringe your copyright, you (or your agent) may send Medpolitics a notice requesting that the material be removed or access to it blocked. The notice must include the following information (a) a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; (b) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or if multiple copyrighted works located on this website are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works); (c) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or the subject of infringing activity, and information reasonably sufficient to allow Medpolitics to locate the material on the Medpolitics Network; (d) the name, address, telephone number and email address (if available) of the complaining party; (e) a statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; and (f) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. If you believe in good faith that a notice of copyright infringement has been wrongly filed against you, the DMCA permits you to send Medpolitics a counter-notice. Notices and counter-notices must meet the then-current statutory requirements imposed by the DMCA; see http://www.loc.gov/copyright for details. Notices and counter-notices with respect to this website should be sent to:

Medpolitics.com, PO Box 2768, El Granada, CA, 94018 or to medpolitics@medpolitics.com.

Medpolitics suggests that you consult your legal advisor before filing a notice or counter-notice. Also, be aware that there can be penalties for false claims under the DMCA.

12. Disclaimer of Warranties

YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL CONTENT, SERVICES, DIGITAL PRODUCTS, COURSES, EVENTS, TOOLS AND PRODUCTS PURCHASED THROUGH THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK, IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. MEDPOLITICS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

MEDPOLITICS MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE; NOR DOES MEDPOLITICS MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK. MEDPOLITICS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, WHETHER FORSEEABLE OR NOT, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE UNAVAILABILITY OR MALFUNCTION OF THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL AND/OR DATA.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT MEDPOLITICS DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR USEFULNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUROSE OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK. MEDPOLITICS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS OR FOR THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF SUCH INFORMATION. THE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT NEITHER MEDPOLITICS NOR ITS MEMBERS, WHILE SUCH MEMBERS ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK, ARE ENGAGED IN RENDERING LEGAL, MEDICAL, COUNSELING OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OR ADVICE. MEDPOLITICS ENCOURAGES YOU TO SEEK APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL ADVICE OR CARE FOR ANY SITUATION OR PROBLEM WHICH YOU MAY HAVE.

The Materials available through this Site are for informational and educational purposes only and are not a substitute for the professional judgment of a health care professional in diagnosing and treating patients. Medpolitics or You are not permitted to advise, diagnose, or otherwise treat users of this Site. Neither the content nor any other service offered by or through this site is intended to be for medical diagnosis or treatment. Persons accessing this information assume full responsibility for the use of the information and agree that Medpolitics is not responsible or liable for any claim, loss, or damage arising from the use of the information. Medpolitics does not recommend or endorse any specific drugs, tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, "off-label" drug uses or other information that may be mentioned on the site. Your reliance upon the Materials obtained or used by You at or through this Site is solely at Your own risk.

The Materials provided through the Site may enable You to transmit, store, review or receive confidential patient information ("Patient Information"). State and Federal laws, as well as ethical and licensure requirements of MEDICAL PROFESSION may impose obligations with respect to patient confidentiality that may limit the ability of physicians, health care providers, and persons acting on their behalf, to make use of certain Materials or to transmit certain information to third parties. You represent and warrant that You will, at all times during the term of this Agreement and thereafter, comply with all laws directly or indirectly applicable to You that may now or hereafter govern the gathering, use, transmission, processing, receipt, reporting, disclosure, maintenance, and storage of the Patient Information, and use Your best efforts to cause all persons or entities under Your direction or control to comply with such laws. You are, at all times during the term of this Agreement and thereafter, solely responsible for obtaining and maintaining all patient consents, if applicable, and all other legally necessary consents or permissions required or advisable to disclose, process, retrieve, transmit, and view the Patient Information You transmit, store, or receive in connection with the Site, the Materials and any third party site. You agree that Medpolitics, Medpolitics's licensors and licensees, and all other persons or entities involved in the operation of the Materials and functionalities provided through the Site, have the right to monitor, retrieve, store, review and use Patient Information, if applicable, in connection with the operation or use such Materials, and are acting on Your behalf in transmitting Patient Information. WE CANNOT AND DO NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR USE OR MISUSE OF PATIENT INFORMATION OR OTHER INFORMATION TRANSMITTED, MONITORED, STORED OR RECEIVED WHILE USING THE SITE AND THE MATERIALS ON THE SITE. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO AMEND OR DELETE ANY MATERIAL (ALONG WITH THE RIGHT TO REVOKE ANY MEMBERSHIP OR RESTRICT ACCESS TO MEDPOLITICS) THAT IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION VIOLATES THE ABOVE.

MEDPOLITICS SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED, OR ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY THE INFORMATION OR IDEAS CONTAINED, SUGGESTED OR REFERENCED IN THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK, ITS DIGITAL PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM MEDPOLITICS OR THROUGH THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK, ITS EMPLOYEES, CONSULTANTS AND/OR EXPERTS SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN.

MEDPOLITICS MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING ANY GOODS, SERVICES, DIGITAL PRODUCTS, EVENTS, COURSES, CONTENT, TOOLS OR PRODUCTS PURCHASED OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK OR ANY TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK.

MEDPOLITICS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONTENT ON THE INTERNET OR WORLD WIDE WEB PAGES THAT IS CONTAINED OUTSIDE THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK. AS A CONVENIENCE TO OUR MEMBERS, WE MAY WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE QUALITY, SUITABILITY, FUNCTIONALITY OR LEGALITY OF ANY SITES TO WHICH MEDPOLITICS MAY PROVIDE LINKS, AND YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY CLAIM YOU MIGHT HAVE AGAINST MEDPOLITICS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SITES.

BY PERMITTING CLASSIFIED AND PERSONAL ADVERTISING, MEDPOLITICS MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND AS TO THE ACCURACY OF THE CONTENT OR SUITABILITY OF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ANY SUCH ADVERTISEMENT. MEDPOLITICS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS LIABILITY FOR DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM SUCH ADVERTISEMENTS. BY POSTING A PERSONAL OR CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT ON THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK, YOU ARE PROMISING THAT THE CONTENT OF YOUR ADVERTISEMENT IS TRUE AND THAT YOU WILL INDEMNIFY MEDPOLITICS AGAINST ANY CLAIMS WHICH MAY ARISE FROM YOUR ADVERTISEMENTS. BY RESPONDING TO A CLASSIFIED OR PERSONAL ADVERTISEMENT ON THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK, YOU WAIVE ANY CLAIMS AGAINST MEDPOLITICS FOR DAMAGES ARISING FROM SUCH ADVERTISEMENT OR YOUR RELIANCE UPON STATEMENTS IN SUCH ADVERTISEMENT.

13. Limitation of Liability

MEDPOLITICS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, RESULTING FROM THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK OR FOR THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES OR RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, SERVICES, DIGITAL PRODUCTS, EVENTS, COURSES AND/OR CONTENT PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH THE MEDPOLITICS NETWORK OR RESULTING FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLES EVEN IF MEDPOLITICS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

14. Promotional Messages

Medpolitics and/or third parties may, from time to time, send e-mail messages to you containing advertisements, promotions, etc. Medpolitics makes no representation or warranty with respect to the content of any such e-mail messages or any goods or services which may be obtained from such third parties, and you agree that neither Medpolitics nor such third party shall have any liability with respect thereto.

15. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold each of Medpolitics, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Medpolitics Network, the violation of these Terms of Service by you, or the infringement by you, or any other subscriber or user of your account, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.

16. Applicable Law

These Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to its conflicts of laws provisions. By registering for or entering the Medpolitics Network, you consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in New York, New York.

17. Remedies for Breach of these Terms by You

In the event that Medpolitics determines, in its sole discretion, that you have breached any portion of these Terms of Service, or have otherwise demonstrated conduct inappropriate for the Medpolitics Network, Medpolitics reserves the right to (i) delete any or all content provided by you or your agent(s) to The Medpolitics Network; (ii) discontinue your registration(s) with the Medpolitics Network and/or any other Medpolitics community; (iii) discontinue your subscription to any digital product, product, course, event, content, tool or service purchased through the Medpolitics Network; (iv) notify and/or send content to and/or fully cooperate with the proper law enforcement authorities for further action; and/or (v) any other action which Medpolitics deems to be appropriate.

If your registration(s) with or ability to access the Medpolitics Network, any other Medpolitics community and/or any other service, product, content, course, event, tool or digital product provided to you by Medpolitics is discontinued by Medpolitics due to your violation of any portion of these Terms of Service or for conduct otherwise inappropriate for the community of the Medpolitics Network, then you agree that you shall not attempt to re-register with or access the Medpolitics Network, any other Medpolitics community and/or any other digital product, course content or service provided by Medpolitics, through use of a different member name or otherwise, and you acknowledge that you will not be entitled to receive a refund for fees related to those digital products, products, courses events or content and services to which your access has been terminated. In the event that you violate the immediately preceding sentence, Medpolitics reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to immediately take any or all of the actions set forth in subsections (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) of this provision without any notice or warning to you.

18. Miscellaneous

In the event that any provision of the Terms of Service conflicts with the law under which the Terms of Service are to be construed or if any such provisions are held invalid by a court with jurisdiction over the parties to the Terms of Service, such provision will be deemed to be restated to reflect as nearly as possible the original intentions of the parties in accordance with applicable law, and the remainder of these Terms of Service will remain in full force and effect.

The failure of either party to insist upon or enforce strict performance by the other party of any provision of the Terms of Service or to exercise any right under the Terms of Service will not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of such party's right to assert or rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance, rather, the same will be and remain in full force and effect.

Medpolitics may assign its rights and obligations under these Terms of Service and upon such assignment Medpolitics may be relieved of any further obligation hereunder.

You represent to Medpolitics that you have the authority to register with or visit the Medpolitics Network according to these Terms of Service.

These Terms of Service constitute the entire understanding between the parties as to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings. Any legally unenforceable provision of these Terms of Service will, at the election of Medpolitics, be deleted or modified to correct the defect and, regardless, the remainder of the terms of these Terms of Service will remain valid and enforceable.

Medpolitics reserves the right to terminate free access to the Medpolitics Network including any or all content, services, digital products, products, events, courses or tools with or without notice to you. Medpolitics reserves the right (at Medpolitics's discretion) to provide you with notice of such change by prominently posting a notice on the Medpolitics Network and/or sending written notice to you at any e-mail and/or post office address you have provided to Medpolitics. Once free access is terminated Medpolitics may charge each subscriber any applicable fee, surcharge and/or membership fee for access to the Medpolitics Network and/or any for-pay content, services, digital products, products, events, tools or products.