Web Site Disclaimer

Please read this agreement entirely and carefully before accessing this web site. By accessing the site, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions below. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, you may not access or use this site.

Legal Disclaimers

• Accuracy. Every effort is made to provide information that is accurate. However, protocols, policies, announcements and other matters contained in this website are subject to change at any time by appropriate action of the AAHSL.

• Copyright in this website rests with AAHSL unless otherwise indicated.

• No medical advice. The information posted here should not be considered medical advice and is not intended to replace consultation with a qualified medical professional.

• No Warranties. This web site is provided on an "as is," "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to, those of TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE or NON-INFRINGEMENT or any warranty arising from a course of dealing, usage, or trade practice. No oral advice or written information provided shall create a warranty; nor shall members or visitors to the site rely on any such information or advice.

• Disclaimer of Liability. The user assumes all responsibility and risk for the use of this web site and the Internet generally. Under no circumstances, including negligence, shall anyone involved in creating or maintaining this web site be liable for any DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL or CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, or LOST PROFITS that result from the use or inability to use the web site and/or any other web sites which are linked to this site. Nor shall they be liable for any such damages including, but not limited to, reliance by a member or visitor on any information obtained via the web site; or that result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files, viruses, errors, defects, or any failure of performance, communications failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access.

• Limitations of Liability. For States or Countries that do not allow some or all of the above limitations of liability, liability shall be limited to the greatest extent allowed by law.

• Online Conduct. Visitors agree to use the web site only for lawful purposes and are prohibited from posting on the web site any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory or obscene material of any kind, including, but not limited to, any material which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law. Although in the absence of a specific complaint the postings are not monitored for compliance with this provision.

• Third Party Content. This web site contains links that will let you leave the AAHSL web site. The linked web sites are not under the control of AAHSL and the content available on the Internet sites linked to this website does not necessarily reflect the opinion of AAHSL. AAHSL is providing these links to other Internet sites as a convenience to you, and access to any other Internet sites linked to this web site is at your risk. AAHSL assumes no responsibility for, or any obligation to, monitor the content of such linked Internet sites. The inclusion of any link does not imply a recommendation or endorsement by AAHSL of the linked site nor does AAHSL vouch for its accuracy or usefulness. The AAHSL Privacy Policy does not apply to such other sites.

• Disclaimer of Endorsement. Reference to any products, services, hypertext link to the third parties or other information by trade name, trademark, supplier or otherwise does not constitute or imply its endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation by us. Nor is an endorsement of us implied by such links. They are for convenience only.

• Information Subject to Change. Any information on this web site may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Furthermore, the information may change from time to time without any notice.

Also see our privacy policy The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries Policy on Internet Privacy

Internet privacy is an important concern to the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL). The AAHSL web site supports privacy of Internet data.

The AAHSL web site does not store personal information in any area. The AAHSL web site merely logs the user's IP address that is automatically recognized by the AAHSL Web server.

AAHSL does use cookies for collecting user information from the web site. We only collect information about users that are required for system administration of the Web server. We do not collect personal information.

AAHSL does not:

• Provide or release names, web site addresses or e-mail addresses of users to any third party without the users explicit permission.

AAHSL uses users data to:

• Direct content to members and users who are most likely to be interested in information about specific subject matter.

• Measure website activity. Cookie technology helps AAHSL determine which features and services are important to their audiences so that we may know where to direct ongoing development.

• AAHSL may occasionally advise users of new activities or web site features.

• AAHSL occasionally may alert users electronically by e-mail to important health sciences information.

• AAHSL may offer services on a limited basis to demographically identified groups of users.

Definition of Terms

Browser

Used to locate and display Web pages via a software application. The most popular ones are Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Cookie

Message given to a web browser by a web server. The message is then stored by the browser in a text file called cookie.txt. Each time the browser requests a page from the server, this message is sent back. A cookie's main objective is to identify users and personalize their visit by customizing web pages for them for example by welcoming them by name next time they visit the same site. A site using cookies will usually invite you to provide personal information such as your name, e-mail address and interests.

IP (Internet Protocol)

All networks connected to the Internet speak IP, the technical standard that allows data to be transmitted between two devices. TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is responsible for making sure messages get from one host to another and that the messages are understood.

IP address

If you are connected to the Internet you have one, for example it may look something like this 117.384.349

Web Server

Delivers (serves up) web pages to your computer.

THESE NOTICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE