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SVS Website Policies, Rules and Regulations
External Policies, Rules and Regulations
Ownership
There are two objectives of Vascular.org:
- Provide medical professionals, patients and the media with reliable, high-quality, up-to-date information on vascular health topics; and
- Serve as an SVS electronic portal for members with valuable vascular specialty information, society information and the ability to complete transactions including dues payments, make contributions, etc. Information on Vascular.org is reliable, high-quality and current.
However, although SVS attempts to monitor and maintain the quality of information included on the site, SVS makes no warranty or representation as to the accuracy or completeness of any particular information included on Vascular.org and the user assumes full responsibility for verifying such information before relying upon it.
Liability
The Society makes reasonable efforts to monitor and maintain the quality of the information included on the site. However, because of the number and types of sources of material involved, SVS cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any particular information included on Vascular.org. Therefore, each user agrees that, except for damage or loss resulting solely from gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of authorized representative of SVS, SVS is not liable for inaccuracies, errors, or omissions with respect to any material or the transmission or delivery of any material obtained from Vascular.org; any injury and/or damage to persons or property resulting from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein; or any damages incurred if material infects or contaminates a user's system or information
Copyright
All materials posted on this site are subject to copyrights owned by SVS and other individuals or entities. SVS provides limited permission for the user of this site to reproduce, retransmit, and reprint for such user's own personal use (and for such personal use only) part or all of any document on this site with respect to which SVS is the copyright owner, as long as the copyright notice contained in such document or portion thereof is included in such reproduction, retransmission, or reprinting. All other reproduction, retransmission, and reprinting of all or part of any document found on this site is expressly prohibited, unless SVS or the other copyright owner identified in the document has expressly granted its prior written consent.
Each contributor accepts full responsibility for the content of any material submitted to Vascular.org. By accepting these Policies, Rules, and Regulations, each contributor: 1) represents and warrants that no material posted on Vascular.org by that user violates any right of any other party; and 2) automatically grants to SVS a perpetual, non-exclusive license to maintain on Vascular.org, and to otherwise reproduce and distribute, any material posted on Vascular.org by that user.
Patient Information and Medical Disclaimer
The information contained on Vascular.org is not intended, and should not be relied upon, as a substitute for medical advice or treatment. It is very important that individuals with specific medical problems or questions consult with their doctor or other health care professional.
Vascular.org Privacy Statement
Security
The information that you share with Vascular.org is kept strictly confidential. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, SVS has put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information collected online. All authorized persons are covered and must abide by a security and confidentially agreement. They are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. SVS takes certain appropriate precautions to guard against inadvertent disclosures of personal information to unrelated third parties and will take immediate steps to stop such disclosures, if they occur, once they have come to the attention SVS staff.
Links
Vascular.org may provide a link to other sites by allowing the user to leave this site to access third-party material. Vascular.org cannot alter, update or control the content on a linked site. The fact that Vascular.org has provided a link to a site is not an endorsement, authorization, sponsorship or affiliation with respect to such site, its owners, or its providers. There are inherent risks in relying upon using or retrieving any information found on the Internet and Vascular.org urges you to make sure you understand these risks before relying upon, using or retrieving any such information on a linked site.
Response to Feedback
SVS is anxious to receive constructive feedback. However, SVS is under no obligation to review and/or reply to feedback messages sent to or posted on Vascular.org by users, and SVS assumes no responsibility or liability relating to any such messages or postings.
Response to Patient Inquiries
Under no circumstances will Vascular.org be used to respond to a patient's request to provide professional advice. However, a list of vascular specialists who are members of SVS is provided for the convenience of patients who wish to locate a health care professional.
Content Not Allowed
The following content is not appropriate and will be removed from Vascular.org promptly after becoming aware of it: any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including, but not limited to, any material which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law; solicitations; messages posted by users impersonating others; personal information which include social security numbers, employer references and other confidential information; messages by individuals purporting to speak on behalf of Vascular.org or SVS; messages containing confidential information; messages that offer unauthorized downloads of any copyrighted or private information; chain letters of any kind.
Use of "Cookie" File Features
Vascular.org reserves the right to store information on a user's computer in the form of a "cookie" or similar file for purposes of modifying Vascular.org to reflect users' preferences.
Violations of These Policies
SVS reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of these policies, including the right to block access from a particular Internet address to vascular.org.
Change of Policies
The SVS Board may modify these Policies, Rules, and Regulations at any time by posting revisions on Vascular.org. Only the posted statement of Policies, Rules, and Regulations is effective with respect to then current use of the site.
Internal SVS Policies Related to Management and Operation of Vascular.org
Oversight
Fiscal
The SVS Publications Committee is responsible for maintaining Vascular.org in a strong fiscal state by advising on the business affairs and operational issues of Vascular.org, including advising on the budget, contractual issues, seeking consultations as necessary, and reporting to the SVS board and executive director.
Vascular.org Advisory Committee
The Vascular.org Advisory Committee will act as an oversight committee to enhance the quality of Vascular.org and to resolve potential disagreements between or among users, contributors or SVS staff. The committee reviews the content and performance of Vascular.org.
Conflict of Interest
Contributors to Vascular.org are required to disclose any conflict of interest to ensure contributors are not endorsing commercial products or attempting to influence content provided on Vascular.org for real or perceived personal gain.