Terms and Conditions

What You Agree To By Using This Website

This website (the “Sanford site”) is an online information and communications service provided by Sanford Health (“Sanford”). In order to use the Sanford site, you must agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions set out below. These terms and conditions contain disclaimers of liability which you should read carefully. Your only remedy for dissatisfaction with this site is to stop using it. Sanford may modify this Agreement at any time and these modifications will be effective immediately upon posting. Therefore, you agree to review this Agreement periodically to be aware of any modifications of this Agreement. By using the Sanford site, you agree to be bound by Terms and Conditions of Use as they appear at the time of your access or use.

Not Medical Advice

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS SITE IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, IS NOT TO BE USED AS THE BASIS FOR TREATMENT OF ANY CONDITION OR ILLNESS, AND IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS CONTACT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR OTHER QUALIFIED HEALTH PROVIDER PRIOR TO STARTING ANY NEW TREATMENT OR WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING A MEDICAL CONDITION. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE SANFORD SITE IS INTENDED OR IMPLIED TO BE FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT. THIS SITE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ATTEMPT TO PRACTICE MEDICINE NOR DOES IT ESTABLISH A DOCTOR-PATIENT OR HOSPITAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP.

While the site attempts to remain current, health care information changes rapidly and thus the site should not be relied upon as comprehensive or error-free. The website reserves the right to change this disclaimer or other terms and policies from time to time.

Answers to your health questions via the website are provided by medical professionals at Sanford Health based upon a limited inquiry without the benefit of a thorough medical examination. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat health problems or as a substitute for a physician’s examination and advice.

Copyright Notice
The news, information and other material on the Sanford site is copyrighted by Sanford, or by other information providers who have licensed their content for electronic publication by Sanford. It is protected by international copyright and trademark laws. You have permission to download information from this site for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you agree to keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Aside from downloading information for your personal, non-commercial use, you may not reproduce, republish or redistribute material from the Sanford site without express written consent of Sanford or of the copyright holder, if the copyright holder is not Sanford.

No Warranties
While Sanford and the other parties which provide content for this site try to keep the information as accurate as possible, Sanford disclaims any implied warranty or representation about its accuracy, completeness, or appropriateness for a particular purpose. Information on this site may be changed or updated without notice. Information may be out of date at any given time since Sanford has no obligation to update information on this site. You assume full responsibility for using the information on this site, and you understand and agree that Sanford is neither responsible nor liable for any claim, loss, or damage resulting from use of this site. THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS IN THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE LAW, SANFORD DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, WARRANTIES OF NONINFRINGEMENT, AND THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH REGARD TO THE SANFORD SITE, OR WITH REGARD TO ANY MERCHANDISE, INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SANFORD SITE. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SPECIFIED, SANFORD DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR CORRECTNESS, TIMELINESS, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY OPINIONS, ADVICE, SERVICES, MERCHANDISE OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SANFORD SITE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY. IN NO EVENT WILL SANFORD BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY YOU OR ANYONE ELSE IN RELIANCE UPON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SANFORD SITE.

IN NO EVENT SHALL SANFORD BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR ANY OTHER MONETARY OR OTHER DAMAGES, FEES, FINES, PENALTIES, OR LIABILITIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THIS SITE, OR SITES ACCESSED THROUGH THIS SITE, AND/OR CONTENT OR INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN. A USER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SANFORD SITE IS TO STOP USING THE SANFORD SITE.

Information Provided By You
By using the Sanford site, you also agree that you will not upload any copyrighted material to this site without the written consent of the copyright holder. You agree that you will not use language that is unlawful, threatening, abusive, discourteous, criminal, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane or indecent. You agree that you will not post or transmit information or materials that would violate rights of any third party or which contain a virus or other harmful component. Sanford is not obligated to monitor chat rooms or bulletin boards, but reserves the right to remove or edit any messages or material submitted by users. Sanford is not responsible for material submitted to the site, or posted in chat rooms or bulletin boards by site users. By communicating with Sanford, however, you grant Sanford permission to use any information, suggestions, ideas, drawings or concepts that you communicate without any compensation to you whatsoever.

Other Terms and Conditions
Except for information, products or services clearly identified as being supplied by Sanford, Sanford does not operate, control or endorse any information, products or services on the internet, including on the Sanford site, in any way. Sanford cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading through the Sanford site will be free of viruses or code that could cause damage to your computer and the information and files contained within your computer. If you use this site, you are responsible for taking steps necessary to protect your computer and the information on it, and for maintaining a means external to the Sanford site for the reconstruction of any lost data.

The Sanford site provides links to sites operated by third parties. These links are not under the control of Sanford and Sanford is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such site. Sanford is not responsible for any webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any linked site. Sanford provides these links merely as a convenience to you. The inclusion of any linked site on the Sanford site does not imply endorsement by Sanford of the site or the information, products or services contained on it.

THE SANFORD SITE IS NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE THE DOING OF BUSINESS IN ANY JURISDICTION, NOR TO BE A SOLICITATION OF BUSINESS ANYWHERE ON BEHALF OF SANFORD HEALTH OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS. If any of the provisions of this Agreement are held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction not to be enforceable, then such provisions shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and effect. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to its subject matter. It may not be modified except as described elsewhere in this Agreement. Anything in the Sanford site inconsistent with or conflicting with the terms of this Agreement is superseded by the terms of this Agreement.