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By accessing or using our website, you agree to be bound by the following Terms and Conditions of Use, which expressly include our Privacy Policy, as well as any and all notices, disclaimers, rules, or guidelines that we may post on individual pages of our website. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THIS WEBSITE. Because we reserve the right to modify these Terms and Conditions without notice, please review them periodically. Your access or use of this website after any modifications of its Terms and Conditions of Use means that you accept and agree to the most recent Terms and Conditions of Use.

Copyrights and Limitations on Use

Copyright © Davies Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. The entire content, design, and layout of this website are the property of Davies Publishing, Inc., except for images and text related to nonproprietary products we advertise and sell on our website.

You may not copy, display, distribute, modify, publish, reproduce, store, transmit, create derivative works from, or sell or license all or any part of the content of this website or any of products or services obtained from it in any medium to anyone, except as otherwise expressly permitted under applicable law or as described here or in license or subscriber agreements for particular products and services obtained from our website.

You may print or download content from this website for your own personal, noncommercial use, as long as you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. You may not systematically retrieve content from this website to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without prior written permission from Davies Publishing, Inc.

You agree that you will not use any robots, spiders, crawlers, or other automated downloading programs or devices to (1) continuously and automatically search or index any of our content unless you obtain prior authorization from us, (2) harvest personal information from our website for purposes of sending unsolicited or unauthorized material, or (3) disrupt the operation of our website. You agree to honor any robot exclusion files or robot exclusion headers that our website might contain. If you have any questions whatsoever about whether a particular use is authorized or if you wish to obtain permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, display, or make derivative works from any of our website’s content, please contact Davies Publishing, Inc.

You may not use the services of our website to publish or distribute any information (including software or other content) that is illegal, that violates or infringes on the rights of others, that is abusive, hateful, profane, pornographic, threatening, or vulgar, that contains errors, viruses, or other harmful components, or that otherwise is actionable at law. Davies Publishing Inc. may at any time exercise editorial control over the content of any information or material that is submitted or distributed through its facilities and/or services.

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Links to Other SItes

Our website may contain hyperlinks to other sites or resources. We provide these links solely for your convenience. Davies Publishing, Inc. is not responsible for the availability of external sites or resources linked to our website and does not endorse nor is responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. Transactions that occur between you and any third party are strictly between you and the third party and are not the responsibility of Davies Publishing, Inc.

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Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability

Davies Publishing Inc. makes no warranty whatsoever regarding, but not limited to, the uninterrupted or error-free operation of our website, the correction of errors, freedom from viruses or other harmful elements, results obtained from the content of our website or materials made available on and through the website, or the accuracy, completeness, reliability, availability, suitability, quality, noninfringement, or operation of any of the content, products, and services provided through or accessible from this website.

THIS WEBSITE AND ALL OF THE CONTENT, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR ACCESSIBLE FROM THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND (EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT AND THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE), ALL OF WHICH DAVIES PUBLISHING, INC. DISCLAIMS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. YOU USE THIS SITE AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

To the extent permitted under applicable laws, Davies Publishing, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any injury and/or damage to persons, animals, or property as a matter of products liability, negligence, or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any ideas, instructions, methods, products, or procedures contained in its website. Any and all medical or health sciences information contained in or provided through this website is intended for professional use within the medical field. No suggested test or procedure should be performed unless, in the reader's judgment, its risk is justified. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, Davies Publishing, Inc. urges you to verify independently the accuracy and applicability of any diagnostic procedure, diagnosis, and treatment, including drugs and drug dosages. Andy and all discussions, views, and recommendations as to medical procedures, products, choice of drugs, and drug dosages are the responsibility of the individual authors.

NEITHER DAVIES PUBLISHING, INC. NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURY CAUSED IN WHOLE OR PART BY ITS NEGLIGENCE OR CONTINGENCIES BEYOND ITS CONTROL IN PROCURING, COMPILING, INTERPRETING, REPORTING, OR DELIVERING INFORMATION THROUGH THIS WEBSITE. IN NO EVENT WILL DAVIES PUBLISHING, INC. OR ITS AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY YOU IN RELIANCE ON SUCH INFORMATION. DAVIES PUBLISHING INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES) EVEN IF DAVIES PUBLISHING INC. IS OR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

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Systems Reliability

It is our intention to maintain the continuous availability of this website. Nevertheless, technical failures, acts of God, or routine maintenance may disrupt or limit availability and information may be lost. Davies Publishing, Inc. shall not be liable for lost information or unavailability of this website’s services.

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Indemnification

You hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold Davies Publishing, Inc. and its directors, officers, shareholders, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, and licensors harmless from and against any and all liability, losses, damages, and costs, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from your use of the our website, its content, or the products and services available on or through it.

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Arbitration of Disputes

Any dispute regarding these Terms and Conditions of Use will be settled by reference to binding arbitration at a hearing before an attorney-arbitrator in the County of Los Angeles pursuant to the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, and the costs and expenses will be awarded in favor of the prevailing party or allocated proportionately by the arbitrator or arbitrators.

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Governing Law and Venue

These terms and conditions are subject to and shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, County of Los Angeles.

Last revised January 15, 2015

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