MEDICAL DISCLAIMER/ASSUMPTION OF RISK
The Indiana Academy of Ophthalmology ("IAO") welcomes you to its website. By using this site
or its services you agree to be bound by the Terms of Service (TOS) set forth below. You also
agree that you have read and agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, YOU MAY NOT USE THIS
WEBSITE AND YOU MAY NOT REGISTER AS A USER.
The information published on the indianaeyemds.com website is not intended to replace
consultation with an ophthalmologist. The Academy cannot answer specific medical questions or
refer you to a particular ophthalmologist.
Unless specifically stated otherwise, the opinions expressed and statements made by various
authors on this website reflect the author's observations and do not imply endorsement by the
Academy.
The IAO website is Not a Substitute for Medical Advice: THIS WEBSITE IS NOT
DESIGNED TO, AND DOES NOT, PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE. All content, including
text, graphics, images, and information, available on or through this website ("Content") is for
general informational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for
professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. NEVER DISREGARD PROFESSIONAL
MEDICAL ADVICE, OR DELAY IN SEEKING IT, BECAUSE OF SOMETHING YOU
HAVE READ ON THIS WEBSITE. NEVER RELY ON INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE
IN PLACE OF SEEKING PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE.
IAO Not Liable: IAO IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY ADVICE, COURSE
OF TREATMENT, DIAGNOSIS OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION, SERVICES OR
PRODUCTS THAT YOU OBTAIN THROUGH THIS SITE OR FROM YOUR PHYSICIAN
WHO MAY ACCESS INFORMATION OR SERVICES THROUGH THIS SITE.
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with your doctor with regard to information contained on or through this website. After reading
articles or other Content from this website, you are encouraged to review the information
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acknowledge that it is your responsibility to confirm with your physician or other healthcare
providers that the website and services you are using are provided by that healthcare practice.
IAO is not responsible for ensuring the identity of any healthcare provider who is using IAO
services or for ensuring that the healthcare provider is your healthcare provider.
No Endorsements: IAO does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, products, procedures,
opinions, physicians, clinics, or other information that may be mentioned or referenced on this
website. The advertisers who purchase banners or otherwise sponsor or support IAO and this
website have no influence on the editorial content or presentation, and the posting of
advertisements is not to be taken as an implied or express endorsement of any such product or
service.
Rely At Your Own Risk: RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE IS
SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Potentially Offensive Materials: This website may contain health or medical-related materials,
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for such materials.
TERMS OF SERVICES
1. You Understand and Agree to these Definitions: The terms “You” and “User” as used here
refer to all individuals and/or entities accessing this website for any reason. The term "Website"
refers to indianaeyemds.com and any IAO website.
2. You Are Responsible For Your Own Registration and Password: You are responsible for
maintaining the confidentiality of your information and password. You agree that you will not let
anyone other than you or your staff use your registration or password. You agree to immediately
notify the IAO of any unauthorized use of your registration or password by an email to
help@amplus.us.
3. You Will Follow All Laws That Apply to Your Use of This Website: You agree that you
will not use this website in order to transmit, distribute, store or destroy material, including
without limitation website Content, (a) in violation of any applicable law or regulation, (b) in a
manner that will infringe the copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property
rights of others or violate the privacy, publicity or other personal rights of others, or (c) that is
defamatory, obscene, threatening, abusive or hateful.
4. You Will Not Violate the Copyrights, Trademarks or Intellectual Property Rights of the
IAO or Others
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the indianaeyemds.com website unless otherwise indicated. We present all such copyrighted
material here for personal use only as long as the copyright notice and permission notice is
included in your reproduction. We expressly prohibit reprints or electronic reproduction of any
document in part or in its entirety, unless you obtain prior written consent from the Indiana
Academy of Ophthalmology or the owner of the material. Address all applications and inquiries
to the contact cited on a particular page.
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whether registered or unregistered, are the property of IAO and are protected by the US and
international trademark laws. Except as set forth in the Limited License below, any use of these
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assets be used in connection with any product or service that is not the IAO's, in any matter likely
to cause confusion as to the source of the product or service or in any matter that discredits,
disparages or misrepresents the IAO. All other trademarks, trade names, brand names or logos
appearing on this website are the property of their respective owners.
5. You Accept a Limited License: The IAO grants you a limited license to download the
material on this website solely for your personal, noncommercial use. If you violate any provision
of these TOS, your license to use such material terminates and you must immediately destroy any
copies you have made of any portion of the material.
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not sell or modify the website content or reproduce, display, publicly perform, distribute, or
otherwise use the website content in any way for any public or commercial purpose. The use of
the website content on any other website or in a networked computer environment for any
purpose is prohibited. You shall not copy or adapt the HTML code that the IAO creates to
generate any website content or the pages making up any IAO Site. It is also protected by the
IAO’s copyright.
B. Security and Integrity: You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security
of this website, including, without limitation, (a) accessing data not intended for such user or
logging into a server or account which the user is not authorized to access, (b) attempting to
probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication
measures without proper authorization, (c) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or
network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus to the website,
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including promotions and/or advertising of products or services, or (e) forging any TCP/IP
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7. You Agree That the IAO Is Not Liable For Your Use of this Website
A. No Warranty: All information materials, products and services contained on this website or
provided through this website, including all text, graphics, links, animation, java script, cookies
or documents, are provided on an "as is" basis without any warranties of any kind, either express
or implied. To the maximum extent permitted by law, IAO and its content providers, suppliers
and affiliates disclaim all representations and warranties express or implied, included but not
limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement,
freedom from computer virus strains and implied warranties arising from course of dealing or
course of performance.
B. Limitation of Liability: In no event shall IAO nor any of its managers, employees, suppliers,
affiliates or agents be liable for any direct damages in excess of the purchase price for the product
or service, or, if no purchase price was paid or charged, the sum of $100.00. In addition, to the
maximum extent permitted by law, in no event shall IAO nor any of its managers, employees,
suppliers, affiliates or agents be liable for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages
or any other damages of any kind not limited to personal injury, wrongful death, loss of use, lost
profits, interruption of service or loss of data, whether in any action or claim including but not
limited to claims for negligence, breach of contract, or tort, or in any way connected with use of
this website, the inability to access this website or use of any material, information or services, or
products, contained on, or obtained through this website.
C. Links to Other Sites: This website contains links to third party websites. These links are
provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by the IAO of the contents on
such third-party websites. The IAO is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites
and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such
third party websites. If you decide to access linked third party websites, you do so at your own
risk.
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directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers, and affiliates from and against any claims,
actions or demands, liabilities, and settlements, including but not limited to, reasonable legal and
accounting fees resulting from, or alleged to result from, your violation of these TOS or any
activity related to your account (including infringement of third parties' worldwide intellectual
property rights or negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing IAO
website using your account.
9. Entire Agreement: These TOS and all other legal notices (including but not limited to the
Privacy Policy) posted by IAO on this website constitute the entire agreement between you and
IAO with respect to the use of the website and services. Your use of the IAO website and services
is also subject to the IAO Privacy Policy. You also may be subject to additional terms and
conditions that may apply when you use affiliate services, third-party content, or third-party
software.
10. Waiver: Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms of Service or
other legal notices posted by IAO on this website shall not constitute a waiver of such right or
provision. No waiver of any of these Terms of Service or of any other legal notices posted by
IAO on this website shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or
any other term or condition.
11. Severability: If any provision of the TOS or of any other legal notices posted on this website
is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the
court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the
other provisions of the TOS should remain in full force and effect.
12. Assignment: IAO may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any
time without notice to you and/or your approval.
13. Headings: The section titles in this TOS Agreement are for convenience only and have no
legal or contractual effect.
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Your continued use of this website will be deemed a consent to this disclaimer and a waiver of any
claims you may have against IAO for reliance on the materials contained on this website.