Online Terms of Use
Last Updated March 2018
By accessing NeuroPoint Alliance’s (“NPA’s”) website (the “Site”) at http://www.neuropoint.org, which is operated by or on behalf of NPA, you agree to the following Online Terms of Use. If you do not agree to the following terms, please discontinue your use of this Site.
The entire contents of the Site are copyrighted by NPA.
© Copyright 2018 NPA. All rights reserved.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
Online Privacy Policy
Please review our Online Privacy Policy at the link below to understand our practices related to the collection and use of personal information via the Site.
Legal Disclaimers
No Medical Advice. The information posted here by NPA or any third party should not be considered medical advice and is not intended to replace consultation with a qualified neurosurgical professional. NPA does not answer specific medical questions or refer people to a particular neurosurgical professional.
No Warranties. All information and materials provided on this Site as well as links to third-party sites are provided on an “AS IS,” “WHERE IS” and “WHERE AVAILABLE” basis and ARE subject to change without notice. NPA does not warrant the information or materials provided herein or your use of this Site, either expressly or impliedly, for any particular purpose and expressly disclaims all implied warranties, including but not limited to, warranties of title, non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. NPA does not guarantee the accuracy, validity, timeliness or completeness of any information or data provided on this Site. NPA does not warrant that functions contained on this Site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected or that this Site or the server are free of viruses or other harmful components. NPA does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to the Site.
Disclaimer of Liability. The user assumes all responsibility and risk for the use of this Site and the Internet, generally. Under no circumstances, including negligence, shall NPA or anyone else involved in creating or maintaining this Site, be liable for any DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL or CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES or LOST PROFITS that result from the use or inability to use the Site and/or any other Web sites which are linked to this Site. Nor shall NPA be liable for any such damages including, but not limited to, reliance by a member or visitor on any information obtained via the Site; or that result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files, viruses, errors, defects or any failure of performance, communications failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access.
In states which do not allow some or all of the above limitations of liability, liability shall be limited to the greatest extent allowed by law.
Third Party Content. NPA is a DISTRIBUTOR (NOT PUBLISHER) of the content supplied by members, visitors and other third parties. Accordingly, NPA has no more editorial control over this content than does a public library. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content made available by members, visitors and other third parties are those of the respective author(s), and NPA is not responsible for any material posted by third parties. NPA cannot and does not endorse it in any way, nor does it vouch for its accuracy or usefulness. Furthermore, NPA expressly disclaims any liability associated with material posted by third parties.
Disclaimer of Endorsement. Reference to any products, services, hypertext link to the third parties or other information by trade name, trademark, supplier or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation by NPA.
Use of the Site
NPA makes this Site available subject to the following terms and conditions and all applicable laws. By accessing, browsing or otherwise using (collectively, “using”) this Site, you acknowledge that you, the individual user of this Site, have read, understood and agree to be legally bound by these Terms and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, without limitation or qualification. By using this Site, you further acknowledge that you have the authority and do hereby legally bind the business entity, if any, to which you serve as an agent, independent contractor or employee thereof to the same Terms, without limitation or qualification. These Terms shall take effect immediately on your first use of the Site. If you do not agree to the Terms, you are not authorized to access, browse or otherwise use this Site.
NPA, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to alter or change these Terms at any time. Any modifications will become effective when posted on this Site. By using this Site after any changes in these Terms, you agree to be legally bound by the Terms as amended. Therefore, you should frequently revisit this page to determine the present terms and conditions to which you are legally bound.
NPA may terminate your right to use this Site without cause at any time and effective immediately. In addition, NPA may terminate your right to use this Site or any of its Sites immediately and without notice for violation of any part of these Terms. In the event of any such termination, the restrictions on your use of the material on this Site shall survive such termination, and you agree to be bound by those terms.
Intellectual Property and Other Restrictions
All information and content provided on this Site, whether explicitly marked or not, are the property of NPA, its subsidiaries, affiliated companies or joint partners, or others, and are subject to U.S. and international copyright and unfair competition laws. The information and content provided includes, but is not limited to, the text, graphics, image, video, audio, animation, software, their related files and their arrangement on the Site.
All trademarks, service marks, logos, model and brand names, emblems and protectable trade dress elements (collectively, “Marks”), whether explicitly marked or not, used on this Site are owned by NPA, its subsidiaries, affiliated organizations or joint partners, or used under license, and are subject to U.S. (federal and state) and international trademark and unfair competition laws.
You may not copy, reproduce, download, upload, post, broadcast, transmit, distribute, publish, republish or otherwise use any information, content or Marks provided on this Site in any form or by any means, or by any information storage or retrieval system for any commercial use without the express written permission of NPA. You may, however, copy, print or otherwise use the information, content or Marks provided on this Site provided that the use is for your personal, educational or internal business use only and further provided that you: (1) maintain all copyright and other intellectual property notices together and intact with any information or content; (2) do not modify or otherwise alter any information or content; and (3) do not expressly or implicitly suggest an association with any services, product, brands or affiliates through the use of any information or content. Other use of any information, content or Marks, except as specifically permitted in these Online Terms of Use or in a written instrument signed by NPA is strictly prohibited.
Nothing contained in this Site shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to any copyright, patent, trademark or other proprietary interest of NPA or any third party.
You are not permitted to create a hyperlink to any page or portion of this Site or frame any page or portion of this Site without the prior written permission of NPA. Please refer to our website linking policy available at the link below for more information.
Any use of the information, content or Marks provided on this Site that does not comport with the above Terms shall be an unauthorized use and subject you to civil and criminal penalties as provided by applicable U.S. and international intellectual property laws.
Requests regarding use of the content for any purpose other than personal, non-commercial use should be directed to: [email protected]
Online Conduct. Members and visitors agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes and are prohibited from posting on the Site any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory or obscene 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.
Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement
Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement under U.S copyright law should be sent to the Site’s Designated Agent:
Alice Kelsey
5550 Meadowbrook Drive
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
ALL INQUIRIES NOT RELEVANT TO COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS WILL RECEIVE NO RESPONSE.
Violation of the Terms
You understand and agree that in NPA’s sole discretion, and without prior notice, we may terminate your access to the Site, cancel your order or exercise any other remedy available and remove any unauthorized User Contribution, if we believe that the User Contribution you provided has violated or is inconsistent with these Online Terms of Use or violated the rights of NPA, another user or the law. You agree that monetary damages may not provide a sufficient remedy to NPA for violations of these Terms, and you consent to injunctive or other equitable relief for such violations. NPA may release user information about you if required by law or subpoena or if the information is necessary or appropriate to release to address an unlawful or harmful activity. NPA is not required to provide any refund to you if you are terminated as a user because you have violated these Online Terms of Use.
NPA is not responsible for the products, services, actions or failure to act of any third party referenced on the Site. Without limiting the foregoing, you may report the misconduct of users and/or third party advertisers, service and/or product providers referenced on or included in the Site to NPA at [email protected]. NPA may investigate the claim and take appropriate action, in its sole discretion.
Substantive Laws of the State of Illinois Apply
These Online Terms of Use are governed by the substantive laws of the State of Illinois, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. You agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts situated in the State of Illinois with respect to any dispute, disagreement or cause of action related to or involving this Site. If any provision is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Online Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any of these Online Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term. Except as expressly provided elsewhere in our Site, these Online Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and NPA with respect to your use of the Site.
Information Subject to Change
Any information on this Site may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Furthermore, the information may change from time to time without any notice.
Miscellaneous
You warrant to NPA that you will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any services offered by NPA or computer systems or networks connected to any NPA server through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available by NPA. When using the Site, you agree not to pretend to be someone else or spoof their identity.
You agree to defend, indemnify, save and hold harmless NPA, its subsidiaries, affiliated companies, joint partners, licensees and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against all liabilities, claims, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees as incurred, arising out of your use of this Site including any violation or alleged violation of these Terms and any losses or claims arising out of your use of any products or services you may have obtained on one of our Sites.
THESE LEGAL NOTICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE