Terms of Use

The Greek Health Center™ Web site is owned and operated by the Greek Clinic Center (AHA). By using this Web site, you agree to the following Terms of Use, which constitute an agreement between the AHA and you. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use this Web site.

We may change these terms from time to time. You will always be able to view the most current version by clicking on a link at the bottom of any page of this Web site.

Web Site Ownership/Permitted Use

You acknowledge and agree that the content of this Web site is the proprietary and/or copyrighted information of the Greek Health Center™ and its content parties. You will not reproduce, transmit, publish or otherwise distribute content of this Web site to any third party without the express written consent of the Greek Health Center™ or the applicable content provider.

You have a nonexclusive, nontransferable, limited and revocable right to use this Web site solely for your personal educational and informational use. You will not use the Web site for any other purpose, including any commercial purpose, without our express prior written consent. For example, you will not, and will not authorize any other person to, (i) Co-brand the Web site or any portion thereof, or (ii) frame the Web site or portion thereof (whereby the Web site or portion thereof will appear on the same screen with a portion of another web site). "Co-branding" means to display a name, logo, trademark, or other means of attribution or identification of any party in such a manner reasonably likely to give a user the impression that such other party has the right to display, publish or distribute the Web site or content accessible within the Web site.

Disclaimers

Information on the Greek Health Center™ Web site is only intended as general summary information that is made available to the public. It is not intended to provide specific medical advice or to take the place of either the written law or regulations. Individuals are urged to consult with qualified health care providers for diagnosis and treatment and for answers to personal health care questions.

This Web site has links to non-AHA organizations. The inclusion of external hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement or recommendation by the Greek Clinic Center of the linked Web resources or the information, products, or services contained therein. AHA does not exercise any control over the content on these sites. You are subject to that site's privacy policy when you leave this site.

When visiting our Web site, your Web browser may produce pop-up advertisements. These advertisements were most likely produced by other Web sites you visited or by third-party software installed on your computer. AHA does not endorse or recommend products or services for which you may view a pop-up advertisement on your computer screen while visiting the Greek Health Center™ site.

Unless otherwise explicitly stated here or in the Privacy Policy, you agree that you are responsible for the information and material that you submit to the Greek Health Center™. You should not violate copyright laws, trademark laws, laws of privacy and publicity, communications statutes, or other applicable laws and regulations, and you agree that you are wholly responsible for your actions.

By using this Web site, you agree to indemnify the Greek Clinic Center, its staff, directors, employees, and affiliates for any and all claims, damages, losses, or causes of action (including attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your breach or alleged breach of this agreement or for any content that is provided by you or through your user I.D. and/or password. Neither the Greek Clinic Center nor its staff, directors, employees, or affiliates are responsible or liable for any loss, damage (including, but not limited to, actual, consequential, or punitive), liability, claim, or other injury or cause related to or resulting from any information posted on this Web site.

Reference on this Web site to any specific commercial products, process, service, manufacturer, company, or trademark does not constitute its endorsement or recommendation by the Greek Clinic Center, its staff, directors, employees, or affiliates.

The Greek Health Center™ does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the Internet will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to this Web site for the reconstruction of any lost data. The Greek Health Center™ does not assume any responsibility or risk for your use of the Internet.

Links

The Greek Health Center™ is not responsible for the content of, nor does it endorse, any sites listed on our Related Resources or other pages. These links are provided for your convenience only and you access them at your own risk.

Usually, we do not mind if you have a simple link from your Web site to the Greek Health Center™. However, you must not frame our site or incorporate pieces of it into a different site or product. You are not allowed to link to this Web site if you create or post illegal, obscene, or offensive content, or if the link in any way has a negative impact on our reputation.

Termination

The Greek Health Center™ may, at its sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to the site, for any breach of this agreement.

Laws that Govern This Agreement

The AHA controls the Greek Health Center™Web site from its offices in the State of Illinois in the United States of America. The Web site can be accessed from any of the United States and from other countries worldwide. Since the laws of each state or country able to access the Web site may differ, by accessing the Web site both you and the AHA agree that the statutes and laws of the State of Illinois will apply to all matters relating to use of the Web site. Both you and the AHA submit to jurisdiction in Illinois and further agree that any cause of action arising under these Terms of Use shall be brought exclusively in any state or federal court located in Chicago, Illinois.

The AHA makes no representation that materials on this Web site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this Web site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

Acceptance Procedure

You agree with these Terms of Use by accessing information on or registering with the Web site. In order to use the Opportunity Assessment or Quality Leadership Connection, you will need to explicitly accept these Terms of Use. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change the terms and conditions of this agreement from time to time, and your continuing use of this Web site constitutes your acceptance of and agreement to any changed terms and conditions. We will post any such changes in a timely manner, and draw your attention to any significant changes.

Privacy Statement

The purpose of our Privacy Statement is to identify the information we may collect about you, describe the uses we may make of your information and the security measures we take to protect it, and discuss your options for controlling your information.

The Greek Health Center is committed to respecting your privacy. We recognize that when you choose to provide us with information about yourself, you trust us to act in a responsible manner. That's why this statement is in place to protect your personal information. You may visit our Web site and browse without giving us any personal information. However, you will need to register on HospitalConnect™, the web portal that hosts this web site, in order to gain access to the Opportunity Assessment and Quality Leadership Connection sections.

By using our site, you consent to the collection and use of your information by the Greek Clinic Center and the Greek Health Center as set forth. If we decide to change our statement, such changes will be posted here on the web site, so please check back periodically to insure that you have the most current statement.

Except as disclosed in this statement, the Greek Health Center does not collect any identifiable information about visitors to our web site. If you choose to register on HospitalConnect™ in order to access the Opportunity Assessment and/or Quality Leadership Connection sections, we will ask for information such as your name, e-mail address, phone number, address, employer, as well as other information about yourself and your employer that is needed to facilitate use of these two sections. This information will remain confidential and will be used, or provided to third parties, only to provide the services described.

The Greek Health Center uses weblog information to help us design our web site, to identify popular features, and to make the web site more useful for visitors. We use weblogs to identify and send content likely to be of specific interest to you based on your preferences. We do not normally try to identify individuals from weblogs. However, we may use web logs to identify any person attempting to break into or damage our web site.

Our web servers collect the domain names of visitors to our web site. This information is aggregated to measure number of visits, average time spent on web sites, pages viewed, etc. We use this information to measure the use of our web site and to improve content.

This privacy statement is not intended to cover any information collection practices that take place outside of the Greek Health Center™ or HospitalConnect™.

Questions or Concerns about Our Terms of Use

For questions or concerns about these Terms of Use, please send an email to