PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. IN EXCHANGE FOR ACCESSING, BROWSING AND/OR USING THIS WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE.

1. This Website is controlled and operated by the New York State Chiropractic Association, Inc. (“NYSCA”). NYSCA reserves the right to change these Terms of Use or the contents of this Website at any time without notice at any time. You are advised to consult the Terms of Use each time you view and use this Website. Do not use this Website if you do not agree to all of the Terms of Use.
   
   
2. This Website is provided 'as is' for general information only. The Website is not intended to provide medical advice or to create a doctor-patient relationship between any individual and the NYSCA. Information posted or links carried on the Website by the NYSCA or other authors should not be relied on as a substitute for direct consultations with qualified health professionals.
   
   
3. Individuals and health care providers may attempt to contact NYSCA through this Website. However, such contacts are not intended to be a vehicle through which a patient provides information about the patient’s medical condition, care or treatment to the NYSCA. No medical services of any type, nature or character are offered or provided by NYSCA through this Website or otherwise and, individuals accessing this site expressly acknowledge and agree.
   
   
4. Individuals and health care providers may transmit information to each other or to third parties through the links available on this Website. NYSCA does not maintain any information transmitted through such links or this Website. Such communications are solely between the individual and their health care provider. NYSCA does not collect, maintain or use any protected health information, as that phrase is defied in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), through this Website or through any link. Any communication that is not from someone intended to make such a communication or is not consistent with the restrictions set forth in this Website will be disregarded.
   
   
5. NYSCA may provide links on this Website to other websites that are independent of NYSCA and are not under the control of NYSCA. NYSCA has no control over the content of those websites. These links are provided for convenience only, and are not intended as an endorsement by NYSCA of the organization or individual operating the websites. NYSCA has no responsibility for the content or use of the websites, and NYSCA makes no warranty or representation of any type regarding the websites or the information on the websites
   
   
6. NYSCA makes no warranties or representations of any kind regarding the use, validity, accuracy, reliability of, or the results of the use of or otherwise respecting the contents of this Website or any other websites linked to or from this Website. This Website is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind either expressed or implied to the fullest extent possible pursuant to applicable law. NYSCA disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular use, non-infringement or other violation of rights. NYSCA makes no warranties that these pages, or the computer server which makes them available, are free of viruses or other harmful elements, and such warranties are expressly disclaimed.
   
   
7. The information contained in this Website including, but not limited to, all design, text and images, are owned or licensed by NYSCA and may not be copied, reproduced, transmitted, displayed, performed, distributed, rented, sublicensed, altered, stored by subsequent use or otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner without NYSCA's prior written consent, except that the user may produce a printout of each page of this Website (unmodified in form, with a copy of this Terms of Use attached) to be used by the user for personal and non-commercial purposes.
   
   
8. NYSCA, its logos and nameplates are trademarks of NYSCA and are protected by international laws and treaty provisions.
   
   
9. All text and electronic images on this Website are copyrighted materials that are either registered copyrights, unregistered copyrights, registered or common law trademarks or servicemarks of NYSCA or its suppliers or contributors. Any infringement upon or attempt to circumvent these copyrights or trademarks will subject the infringing individual or organization to severe criminal and civil penalties as prescribed by law.
10. This Website may be accessed from all 50 states, as well as from other countries around the world. Because each of these places has laws that may differ from those of New York, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles thereof, will apply to all matters arising from or relating to the use of this Website. Any litigation relating to the use of this Website shall be subject to the exclusive legal jurisdiction and venues of the courts of Albany County, New York and the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. NYSCA makes no representation that materials on this Website are appropriate for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is hereby prohibited. Individuals or organizations choosing to access this Website from other locations do so of their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
    
    
11. In no event will NYSCA or any of the contributors of information to this Website be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by you in reliance on any information contained on this Website. NYSCA will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from or relating to the use or the inability to use this Website or its links including, but not limited to, special, incidental or consequential damages.