www.epi-life.org provides
internet-based communication and information services to the consumer.
www.epi-life.org maintains this website giving details about its
services and also to enhance access to information about health-related
issues. This service is continually under development. While we
wish to keep the information as current and accurate as possible,
we make no warranty of any kind, implied or express, as to its accuracy,
completeness or appropriateness for any purpose. We also update
the information as soon as the same is brought to our attention.
EPI-LIFEWORK may revise and
modify these terms and conditions anytime and review the terms and
conditions periodically. These are posted at the EPI-LIFE.ORG website
because your continued usage of the EPI-LIFE.ORG website will mean
that you accept the revisions.
By using this site, you signify
your agreement to these terms and conditions of use. You must agree
to these terms and conditions in order to use the www.epi-life.org
website.
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1. General Disclaimer. No Medical Advice: The content on
the www.epi-life.org site is presented in a summary form, is general
in nature, and is provided for informational purposes only. The
content is neither a substitute nor intended in any way to be a
substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice
of your physician or any other qualified health practitioner for
any questions that you may have regarding a medical condition. Neither
the content nor any other service offered by or through www.epi-life.org
or the www.epi-life.org Site is intended to be indicative of medical
diagnosis or treatment. Never disregard medical advice or delay
in seeking it based on something you have read on the www.epi-life.org
Site. www.epi-life.org does not recommend or associate or endorse
any specific test, products, or procedures that may be mentioned
on the Site. Any opinions expressed on the Site are the opinions
of the authors. www.epi-life.org does not assume any liability for
the contents of any material provided on the Site. Reliance on any
information provided by www.epi-life.org, its health experts, or
other visitors to the Site is solely at your own risk. www.epi-life.org
assumes no liability or responsibility for damage or injury to persons
or property arising from any use of any product, information, idea,
or instruction contained in the materials provided to you. www.epi-life.org
reserves the right to change or discontinue, at any time, any aspect
or feature of this Site. It is understood that the Internet contains
unedited materials, some of which are sexually explicit and may
be offensive to you. You access this material at your own risk.
www.epi-life.org, its licensors and its suppliers have no control
over, and accept no responsibility whatsoever for such materials.
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2. EPI-LIFE.ORG's Position on your privacy: www.epi-life.org
recognizes the premium you place on privacy protection on the Internet.
Our employees share the same concern. Working together, we strive
to protect your privacy, including Personal information that you
share with us during the process of registration with the site.
A Member's or User's access
to and use of the www.epi-life.org Site or services constitutes
information voluntarily given by the Member or User. www.epi-life.org
does not prompt any member or user to share their personal information.
Use of Registration Information:
Personally identifiable information of individual Members and Users
will not be sold or otherwise transferred to third parties without
the Member's or User's prior consent. www.epi-life.org stores the
Internet Protocol (IP) address of your computer when you visit out
site.
This information is only used to create broad demographic summaries
of where our Members and Users come from. However, www.epi-life.org
may use registration information and other voluntarily submitted
information in the following ways:
* To provide our editors with information that is useful in developing
new features and services for www.epi-life.org Members and Users.
* To provide advertisers with aggregate, never individual, information
about our Member base and User usage patterns.
* To allow us to potentially vary advertising based on Member and
User preference and
* For other useful purposes at the discretion of the management
www.epi-life.org reserves the right to perform statistical analysis
and profiling of Member and User behaviour and characteristics in
order to measure interest in and use of the various areas of the
site and to inform advertisers of such information. www.epi-life.org
may sometimes permit third parties to offer subscription and / or
registration-based services through www.epi-life.org. In this event,
www.epi-life.org is neither directly nor impliedly responsible for
any actions or policies of such third parties and Members and Users
should check the applicable privacy policy of such party before
providing personally identifiable information.
Voluntary Disclosure of Personally
Identifiable Information on Chat Rooms and other Interactive Area:
Subscribers and Users should be aware that when they voluntarily
disclose personally identifiable information (for example, user
name, e-mail address) on the chat areas of www.epi-life.org, that
information, along with any substantive information disclosed in
the Subscriber's or User's communication, can be collected and correlated
and used by third parties and may result in unsolicited messages
from third parties. Such activities are beyond the control of www.epi-life.org
and we take no responsibility for such or similar actions of third
parties.
Cookie
Technology: www.epi-life.org may employ cookie technology
to allow Subscribers and Users to move more quickly through our
site. Cookies are small text files a website can use to recognise
repeat users and facilitate the user's on going access to and use
of the site. Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique number
to the user that has no meaning outside the assigning site. They
do not come onto a user's system nor do they pose a threat to a
user's files. Subscribers and Users should be aware that www.epi-life.org
couldn't control the use of cookies by advertisers or third parties
hosting data for www.epi-life.org. However, if a Subscriber or User
does not want information collected through the use of cookies,
there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the user
to deny or accept the cookie feature. Please note that cookies may
be necessary to provide the Subscriber or User with certain features
(for example, customized delivery of information) available on www.epi-life.org.
Encryption
Technology: www.epi-life.org Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption
technology to ensure the integrity and privacy of the information
you passes to us via the Internet. However, to take advantage of
this, you must use utilise a browser - specify type of encryption
support required.
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3. Use of Content / Copyright:
EPI-LIFE.ORG wholly owns all programs, services, processes, designs,
software, technologies, trademark, trade names, inventions and materials
comprising EPI-LIFE.ORG , and all services offered by Experts or
others on EPI-LIFE.ORG . The copyright to EPI-LIFE.ORG as well as
the intellectual property contained thereon vests wholly and completely
in EPI-LIFE.ORG . Upon acceptance of these Terms and Conditions,
EPI-LIFE.ORG authorises you to view or download a single copy of
the material on this website solely for your personal, non-commercial
use.
The contents of the EPI-LIFE.ORG Site,
such as text, graphics, images and other material including software
licensed by EPI-LIFE.ORG to permit Users to access the EPI-LIFE.ORG
Site (Content), are protected by copyright under both Indian and
foreign laws, and title to Content shall not pass to you or any
other User. Unauthorised use of the Content may violate copyright,
trademark, and other laws. None of the Content may be reverse-engineered,
disassembled, recompiled, reproduced, transcribed, stored in a retrieval
system, translated into any language or computer language, re-transmitted
in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photo reproduction,
recordation or otherwise), resold or redistributed without the prior
written consent of EPI-LIFE.ORG .
For information obtained from EPI-LIFE.ORG's licensors, you are
solely responsible for compliance with any copyright, trademark
and other proprietary rights and restrictions and are referred to
the publication data appearing in bibliographic citations, as well
as to the copyright notices appearing in the original publications.
You may not sell or modify the Content or reproduce, display, publicly
perform, distribute or otherwise use the Content in any way for
any public or commercial purpose. The use of the Content on any
other website or in a networked computer environment for any purpose
is prohibited.
Content is subject to change without notice at the editorial discretion
of EPI-LIFE.ORG . If you violate any of these Terms and Conditions,
your permission to use the Content automatically terminates and
you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of any portion
of the Content.
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4. Company's Liability; Disclaimer of Consequential Damages
The Content comes from sources believed to be accurate, but may
contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. EPI-LIFE.ORG makes
no representations about the results to be obtained from using the
EPI-LIFE.ORG Site or the Content. The use of the EPI-LIFE.ORG Site
and the Content is at your own risk.
You acknowledge that in connection with the EPI-LIFE.ORG Site, information
will be transmitted over local Exchange Inter exchange and Internet
Backbone Carrier Lines and through routers switches and other devices
owned, maintained and serviced by third party local exchange and
long distant carriers, utilities, internet service providers and
others, all of which are beyond the control and jurisdiction of
EPI-LIFE.ORG and its suppliers. Accordingly, EPI-LIFE.ORG assumes
no liability for or relating to the delay, failure, interruption
or corruption or distortion of any data or other information transmitted
in connection with use of the EPI-LIFE.ORG Site.
The EPI-LIFE.ORG Site and
the content are provided on an "As Is " basis without
any warranties of a kind. EPI-LIFE.ORG, its licensors, and its suppliers,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, Disclaim all warranties,
either express or implied, statutory or otherwise, including but
not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, non-infringement
of their parties' rights, and fitness for particular purpose. EPI-LIFE.ORG,
its licensors, and its suppliers make no representations or warranties
about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, correctness or timeliness
of the content, software, text, graphics, links or communications
provided on or through the use of the EPI-LIFE.ORG Site or EPI-LIFE.ORG.
EPI-LIFE.ORG, ITS LICENSORS, AND ITS SUPPLIERS DO NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY
THAT THE content contained on the EPI-LIFE.ORG Site satisfied government
regulation requiring disclosure of information on prescription drug
products.
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5. User submissions
Except as described herein, any communication, which you post on
the EPI-LIFE.ORG Site, is considered to be non-confidential. You
agree that you will not upload or transmit any communications that
infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other
proprietary rights of any party. By submitting communications to
any part of this Site, you automatically grant - or warrant that
the owner of such Content has expressly granted - EPI-LIFE.ORG a
royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide nonexclusive license
to use, reproduce, create derivative works from, modify, publish,
edit, translate, distribute, perform and display the communication
alone or as part of other works in any form, media, or technology
whether now known or hereafter developed, and to sublicense such
rights through multiple tiers of sublicenses.
You represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age
and that you possess the legal right and ability to enter into this
Agreement and to use EPI-LIFE.ORG in accordance with this Agreement.
You agree to be financially responsible for your use of EPI-LIFE.ORG
(as well as for use of your account by others, including minors
living with you) and to comply with your responsibilities and obligations
as stated in this Agreement.
It is possible the number
you use to connect to EPI-LIFE.ORG may be a long distance telephone
number and may result in long distance charges billed to you by
a third party. You agree to pay any charges you incur by using a
long distance telephone number to connect to EPI-LIFE.ORG, including
those that may be billed to you by a third party.
You must pay all taxes due as a result of your use of EPI-LIFE.ORG,
including taxes on your purchase of goods and services from Merchants
including VAT, sales and other applicable taxes.
You must promptly notify EPI-LIFE.ORG of changes to: (a) your account
or membership number; (b) your address. You must also promptly notify
EPI-LIFE.ORG if you become aware of a potential breach of security,
such as the unauthorised disclosure or use of your Member identification,
user name or password.
You acknowledge that no joint venture, partnership, employment,
or agency relationship exists between you and EPI-LIFE.ORG, as a
result of your use of EPI-LIFE.ORG or your EPI-LIFE.ORG membership.
You agree not to hold yourself out as a representative, agent or
employee of EPI-LIFE.ORG, and that EPI-LIFE.ORG will not be liable
by reason of any representation, act or omission to act by you.
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6. Use of Interactive Areas
EPI-LIFE.ORG may provide Interactive Areas on the EPI-LIFE.ORG Site.
If you use an Interactive Area, you are solely responsible for your
own communications and the consequences of posting those communications.
EPI-LIFE.ORG does not assume any responsibility for the consequences
of any Interactive Area communications on arising from use of the
EPI-LIFE.ORG Site cases where you feel threatened or believe someone
else is in danger, you should contact your local law enforcement
agency immediately.
In consideration of being allowed to use the Interactive Areas,
you agree that the following actions shall constitute a material
breach of these Terms and Conditions.
1. Use of an Interactive Area for any purpose in violation of local,
state, national, or international laws;
2. Post material that infringes on the intellectual property rights
of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of others;
3. Post material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening,
harassing, abusive, hateful, or embarrassing to another Member or
any other person or entity as determined by EPI-LIFE.ORG at its
sole discretion.
4. Post advertisements or solicitations of business;
5. After receiving a warning, continue to disrupt the normal flow
of dialogue, or post comments that are not related to the topic
being discussed (unless it is clear the discussion is free form);
6. Post chain letters or pyramid schemes;
7. Impersonate another person;
8. Allow any other person or entity to use your identification to
post or view comments.
9. Post the same note more than once (The online word for posting
many times on one topic is "spamming". Spamming is strictly
prohibited); or
10. Engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits any other
person from using or enjoying the Interactive Areas, or which, in
the judgement of EPI-LIFE.ORG, exposes EPI-LIFE.ORG or any of its
customers or suppliers to any liability or detriment of any type.
EPI-LIFE.ORG reserves the right to record the dialogue in public
chat rooms. EPI-LIFE.ORG does not screen communications in advance
and is not responsible for screening or monitoring material posted
by Members or any other person or entity. If notified by a Member
of communications(s) which are alleged not to conform to the terms
of this Section, EPI-LIFE.ORG may investigate the allegation and
determine in its sole discretion to remove or request the removal
of the communication(s). EPI-LIFE.ORG reserves the right to remove
communications which are abusive, illegal, disruptive, or other
otherwise fail to conform with these Terms and Conditions. In addition
to the removal rights described above, EPI-LIFE.ORG reserves the
right to terminate a Member's access to any or all Interactive Area
upon Member's breach of these Terms and Conditions. EPI-LIFE.ORG
reserves the right (but is not obligated) to edit or delete any
communication(s) posted on the EPI-LIFE.ORG Site, regardless of
whether such communication(s) violate these standards for content.
Furthermore, EPI-LIFE.ORG reserves the right (but is not obligated
to monitor, edit, or disclose any type of posting on the Interactive
Areas for adherence to the Terms and Conditions, if required during
the course of normal operation and maintenance of EPI-LIFE.ORG or
if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such
is necessary to: (i) comply with the law or comply with legal process
served; (ii) protect and defend the rights of EPI-LIFE.ORG its Licensors
and suppliers (iii) act in an emergency to protect the personal
safety of our guests or the public. EPI-LIFE.ORG has no liability
or responsibility to subscribers or any other person or entity for
performance or non-performance of the aforementioned.
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7 - Links to Other Sites
The EPI-LIFE.ORG Site contains links to third party websites. These
links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an
endorsement by EPI-LIFE.ORG of the content on such third-party websites.
EPI-LIFE.ORGis not responsible for the content of linked third-party
sites and does not make any representations regarding the content
or the accuracy of materials on such third-party websites. If you
decide to access linked third-party websites, you do so at your
own risk. Your use of third-party websites is subject to the Terms
and Conditions of use of such sites.
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8 - Advertisements
The EPI-LIFE.ORG Site contains advertisements by third parties,
and these advertisements may contain links to other websites. Unless
otherwise specifically stated EPI-LIFE.ORG does not endorse any
product or make any representation regarding the content or accuracy
of any materials contained in, or linked to, any advertisement on
the EPI-LIFE.ORG Site.
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9 - Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold EPI-LIFE.ORG, its officers,
directors, employees, agents, licensors and suppliers, harmless
from and against any claim, actions or demands, liabilities and
settlements including without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting
fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your use of the
Content (including Software), or the Interactive Areas in a manner
that violates or is alleged to violate these Terms and Conditions,
EPI-LIFE.ORG shall provide notice to you promptly of any such claim,
suit, or proceeding and shall reasonably cooperate with you, at
your expense, in your defence of any such claim, suit or proceeding.
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10 - Jurisdiction
You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute
with EPI-LIFE.ORG, or in any way relating to your membership or
EPI-LIFE.ORG, resides in the courts of the State of Tamil Nadu and
you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of person
jurisdiction in the courts of the State of Tamil Nadu in connection
any such dispute including any claim involving EPI-LIFE.ORG or it
affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, direct
telecommunication providers and content providers.
You also expressly agree that notice given to EPI-LIFE.ORG will
be by conventional mail. Notices to EPI-LIFE.ORG by conventional
mail must be sent to EPI-LIFE.ORG, Neuro Sciences India Group, The
Institute of Neuro Sciences, VHS Medical Centre, Tharamani, Chennai
- 600 113, INDIA. In any matter requiring EPI-LIFE.ORG's prior consent,
such consent will be considered given only if sent by conventional
mail and signed by an authorised representative of EPI-LIFE.ORG.
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11 - General
You acknowledge that no joint venture, partnership, employment,
or agency relationship exists between you and EPI-LIFE.ORG, as a
result of your use of EPI-LIFE.ORG or your EPI-LIFE.ORG membership.
You agree not to hold yourself out as a representative, agent or
employee of EPI-LIFE.ORG, and that EPI-LIFE.ORG will not be liable
by reason of any representation, act or omission to act by you.
EPI-LIFE.ORG's performance under this Agreement is subject at all
times to existing laws and legal process and nothing contained in
this Agreement is in derogation of EPI-LIFE.ORG's right to comply
with law enforcement requests or requirements relating to a Member's
use of EPI-LIFE.ORG or information provided to or gathered by EPI-LIFE.ORG
with respect to such use.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between EPI-LIFE.ORG
and you with respect to your use of EPI-LIFE.ORG and your EPI-LIFE.ORG
membership, and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications
and proposals, whether oral or written, between EPI-LIFE.ORG and
you with respect thereto.
It is at the express wish of the parties that this agreement and
all related documents have been drawn up in English and the parties
hereby confirm that they have clearly understood all the terms and
conditions of this agreement and their implications with reference
to them.