Terms of Use
Review Date: October 1, 2005

USER AGREEMENT AND RULES OF CONDUCT FOR THIS WEBSITE

Use of and participation in the Website ("Website") of Fayette County Memorial Hospital ("FCMH") is contingent upon your acceptance of the following terms, conditions and rules of conduct. By using this Website, you accept without restriction all terms, conditions and rules of conduct set forth herein. In the event of a modification of any of these terms, conditions or rules or the implementation of additional terms, conditions or rules, your continued use of the Website shall be deemed to be your consent to such changes, modifications or additions. The Website is located at FCMH.org which is owned and managed by FCMH. The material and content contained in and on the Website is provided for general health information only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Users of this Website should not rely on information provided in or on this Website for their own health needs or the health needs of any other person. All specific medical questions should be presented to your health care provider.

PERMITTED USE OF THIS WEBSITE

Except as indicated to the contrary elsewhere on this Website, users may view, copy and print the content available on this Website subject to the following conditions:

The content is used solely for informational purposes.

The content is not provided, sold, licensed, leased or by any means transferred to any third party entity or individual for any fee or other consideration. All copyright symbols, trademarks and other notices of proprietary and intellectual property rights of FCMH must appear on all copies as presented on the Website.

The written content is not modified or altered in any way. No graphics are used separately from accompanying text. In using the Website, including all content and services available through it, you agree that you shall not:

Send unsolicited commercial email to the email addresses appearing on the Website, including, but not limited to, spam, chain emails, advertising solicitations and similar email solicitations. Delete, modify, hack or attempt to change or alter any of the content on the Website. Use any device, software or routine intended to damage or otherwise interfere with the proper functioning of the Website or servers or networks connected to the Website, or take any other action that interferes directly or indirectly with any other party's use of the Website.

Use any robot, spider or other automatic or manual device or process for the purpose of harvesting or compiling information from or on the Website outside the scope of a generally available search engine.

Use any FCMH names, trade names, service marks, or trademarks without FCMH's prior written consent, including without limitation as metatags, search engine keywords, or hidden text.

Use any material or information, including images or photographs, which are made available through this Website in any manner that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or other proprietary or intellectual property right of any party.

Defame, abuse, harass, stalk or threaten any third party or otherwise violate the legal rights of any third party. You agree to comply with all applicable rules regarding online conduct and acceptable content. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.

COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS

(c) 2000-2009 Fayette County Memorial Hospital.

All trademarks relating to this Website are owned by FCMH. All rights reserved. The images and materials found in or on the Website are copyrighted or otherwise proprietary and may be downloaded and/or reprinted for personal use only in accordance with this User Agreement.

Reprint or electronically reproducing any document, stills, audio, video footage or any other materials in whole or in part for any reason is expressly prohibited, unless prior written consent is obtained from the respective copyright holder.

COPYRIGHT GUIDELINES

All articles, lesson guides, original art work and photos in on this Website are copyrighted by FCMH and the Website. You may not transfer content from this Website to another website. Website content is intended for educational use by the user for non-commercial, non-professional health education purposes only. Website content may be used in commercial settings only when appropriate agreements are in place. When Website content is printed or copied, attribution must be given by showing the copyright at the bottom of the page.

REPRINT PERMISSION FOR COMMERCIAL USE

To request written permission to reprint articles, photos or graphics from this Website for any commercial or non-personal use, you must contact:

Fayette County Memorial Hospital
Attn: Webmaster
1430 Columbus Avenue
Washington Court House
Ohio 43160

(740) 335-1210
(740) 333-2998 (Fax)

Reprint permission approval may involve a fee, which is payable before reprint rights are granted. Material can be provided to you in various electronic and print formats. Please inquire for specific details. Use of FCMH masthead, flag or logo is prohibited. All re-printed material must carry the message: "Reprinted with permission from FCMH.org." All re-print approvals must be in writing and signed by an authorized representative of FCMH.

Re-print Uses Subject to Prior Approval Requirements

You hereby agree to obtain prior written approval from FCMH before engaging in any of the following activities:

Republishing or using staff-written articles in journals, magazines, tabloids, newspapers, newsletters, dissertations, textbooks, books, slide shows, brochures, pamphlets, CD-ROMs, DVDs and feature films.

Making multiple photocopies for use within an organization or company, or as a handout. Making copies of articles for course packs to be sold to students or for use in electronic course packs.

Using articles / photographs for insurance claims or court cases. Posting articles on a company or organization intranet or website.

Unacceptable Reprint Use

You shall, under no circumstances, use content, articles, graphics or photographs for advertisements or commercials.

HYPERLINKS TO THE WEBSITE

You may hyperlink to the home page of FCMH.org from any "acceptable site," but only if:

You do not frame the site or any portion of the site. The hyperlink to the site is not used in a way that suggests that FCMH endorses you or your website. You obtain FCMH's prior written approval if you intend to use any logos, trademarks, or other copyrighted material for such link.

The link to the site is not used or presented in any way that disparages FCMH or tarnishes, blurs, risks or dilutes the quality of FCMH's name or trademark or any associated good will.

Any link or authorized logo used as a link must include appropriate markings and other proprietary notices. The link to the site is not displayed on any web page that displays objectionable content or links, as determined in the sole discretion of FCMH.

You agree that we may terminate your right to link or hyperlink to the site at anytime for any reason or for no reason.

An "acceptable site" means a website that displays no objectionable content, including, but not limited to, any content or information in any medium or format, such as text, data, graphics, audio or video, that: (i) is libelous or defamatory, pornographic, sexually explicit, unlawful or plagiarized; (ii) a reasonable person would consider to be harassing, abusive, threatening, harmful, profane, obscene, racially insensitive, ethnically insensitive or otherwise objectionable or offensive in any way; (iii) constitutes a breach of any person's privacy or publicity rights, a misrepresentation of facts, hate speech or an infringement or any third party's intellectual property or proprietary rights of any kind, including without limitation, copyright, patent, trademark, industrial design, trade secret, confidentiality or moral rights; or (iv) violates or encourages others to violate any applicable law.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

FCMH is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of websites operated by third parties that are linked to or from the Website. These links are provided for the user's convenience only. Links to third party websites do not constitute sponsorship, endorsement, or approval by FCMH of any content, policies or practices of such sites. Once you have left the Website via such a link, you should check the applicable terms of use and privacy policies of the third party site.