LEGAL NOTICES AND DISCLAIMERS
The Glaucoma Foundation's web site ('Web Site') and the Young and Under Pressure e-mail group and its web site ('YUP E-Mail Group') are provided by The Glaucoma Foundation ('TGF') as a service to the public and to the subscribers of the YUP E-Mail Group, subject to the terms and conditions provided below. The YUP E-Mail Group is provided through Yahoo! Groups, a mailing list service, and is maintained by TGF through the Web Site. Yahoo! Groups maintains its own terms of service, and visitors and subscribers to the YUP E-Mail Group are advised to read and acknowledge Yahoo! Group's terms of service.The information contained in the Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group is intended for general educational and discussion purposes only, and is not intended or implied to dispense medical or diagnostic advice. The Web Site and the YUP E-Mail Group should not be relied on by individuals as a substitute for consultation with qualified health care professionals. Always consult with a qualified health care professional prior to starting any new treatment or if you have any questions regarding a medical condition.
Your use of the Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group acknowledges your acceptance and understanding of these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to them, please do not use the Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group.
COPYRIGHTS
Except as otherwise provided, all information, pages, text, design, graphics, materials and the arrangement of the foregoing provided in the Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group, and the copyrights thereto, are owned by TGF, and are protected by worldwide copyright laws and international treaties or conventions. Permission is granted to the user to electronically copy, print and distribute in hard copy portions of the Web Site as a research and information resource, so long as the user expressly acknowledges TGF as the source of the information contained on such hard copy distributions. Any other reproduction, republication, distribution, or redistribution of any portion of this Web Site for any purpose, other than for those noted above, is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of TGF.
TRADEMARKS
THE GLAUCOMA FOUNDATION© and YOUNG AND UNDER PRESSURE are proprietary trademarks of TGF. These marks may not be copied or used without the express written consent of TGF. Other brands, marks and domain names are the property of their respective owners and may require consent for their use.
HYPERLINKS AT THIS SITE
TGF has no control over pages and other materials at sites hyperlinked to or from the Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group. Any hyperlink to or from the Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group does not in any way mean that TGF approves or endorses the hyperlinked site. In no event shall TGF be responsible for your use of a hyperlinked site. TGF reserves all right to restrict hyperlinks to the Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group to the maximum extent permitted by law, and you agree promptly to remove and eliminate any hyperlink to the Web Site or YUP E-Mail Group upon your receipt of a written request from TGF.
LEGAL DISCLAIMER
The pages and other materials provided on the Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group are provided by TGF 'as is' and without warranties of any kind. The use of the Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group is at the user's own risk, and it is up to the user to take precautions to ensure that the pages and other materials from the Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group are free from viruses, worms, trojan horses, time bombs or other items of destructive nature. The Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group may not be compatible with the web browser or other software that a user may use. There is no guarantee that the Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group will be available on a consistent or on-going basis, and the provision of the Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group may be subject to periods of interruption or poor performance and may be terminated at any time. The Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group may include dated or inaccurate information, and information may be changed or updated without notice.
TGF, and its directors, officers employees, medical advisors, agents and other representatives, and Aaryn Landers, specifically disclaim all warranties with respect to the Web Site, YUP E-Mail Group and any of their contents, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and the accuracy, completeness, security and timeliness of any contents therein.
In no event shall TGF, or its directors, officers, employees, medical advisors, agents or other representatives, or Aaryn Landers, be liable to you for any damages whatsoever, including any direct, indirect, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages, arising out of or in connection with, relating to, resulting from or based upon your use of the Web Site, YUP E-Mail Group or any of their contents or any hyperlinked site, even if TGF has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, and accordingly, some of the above limitations may not apply to you.
This Web Site is hosted in the United States of America. TGF makes no representations or warranties that the pages or other materials in the Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group, including, but not limited to their contents, postings or replies, are legally appropriate or legally available for use outside the United States, and access to them from countries or territories where their use may be illegal is strictly prohibited. If you choose to access the Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group from a location outside the United States, you are responsible for complying with all applicable local laws. Any dispute, action or other proceeding concerning the Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of New York, in the United States of America, without regard to principles of conflicts of law. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
TERMS OF USE
The Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group are interactive. You agree that any pages or other materials you request from the Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group that are sent to you are with your permission and consent, without recourse against TGF.
For purpose of the Terms of Use, the following words have the following special meanings:
'Postings' mean any and all information, e-mail, files, data, text, graphics, messages or other materials that are Posted, whether publicly or privately, to or via the Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group.
To 'Post,' (all variations of the verb to 'Post') means to submit, post, upload, e-mail, or otherwise transmit to the Web Site, YUP E-Mail Group and TGF.
Each Posting is the sole responsibility of the person from which such Posting originated. TGF does not control the Postings and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of any Posting. Under no circumstances shall TGF be liable in any way for any Posting, including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Posting.
You agree that you will not Post any Posting that:
(i) is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, obscene, defamatory, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or otherwise objectionable;
(ii) falsely states or otherwise misrepresents your identity or affiliation with a person or entity;
(iii) you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual relationships or that infringes any intellectual property rights of any party;
(iv) has the purpose of or rises to the level of transmitting any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, 'junk mail,' 'spam,' or any other form of solicitation;
(v) contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
(vi) disrupts or acts to negatively affect other users' ability to Post any Posting;
(vii) intentionally or unintentionally violates any applicable local, state, national or international law; or
(viii) collects or stores personal data about other users.
You acknowledge that TGF does not pre-screen Postings, but that TGF shall have the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to refuse or remove any Posting. Without limiting the foregoing, TGF shall have the right to remove any Posting that violates these Terms of Use or is otherwise objectionable.
You agree and acknowledge that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Posting, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any Posting.
You also agree and acknowledge that TGF may preserve Postings and may also disclose Postings if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (i) comply with legal process; (ii) enforce the Terms of Use; (iii) respond to claims that any Posting violates the rights of third-parties; or (iv) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of TGF, its subscribers and the public.
While TGF respects the privacy of our subscribers and visitors (please see our Privacy Notice) for more information regarding our privacy policy with respect to Posted information), you agree and acknowledge that TGF may preserve Postings and may also disclose Postings if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (i) comply with legal process; (ii) enforce the Terms of Use; (iii) respond to claims that any Posting violates the rights of third-parties; or (iv) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of TGF, its subscribers and the public.
You also agree that if you Post any Posting to or through this Web Site or the YUP E-Mail Group, you hereby grant to TGF a paid-up, royalty-free, unrestricted, irrevocable, transferable, sublicensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such Posting (in whole or part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed.
You agree to indemnify and hold TGF, and its directors, officers, employees, medical advisors, agents and other representatives, and Aaryn Landers, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Postings you submit, Post to or transmit through this Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group, your use of the Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group, your connection to the Web Site and YUP E-Mail Group, your violation of these Terms of Use, or your violation of any rights of another.