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  • Description of Services

ParkinsonsEffect.com is a free resource for caregivers and people with Parkinson’s disease or those who are interested in knowing more about the disease and the complications involved.

It is designed to:

  • Share personal information that we discovered on caring for a person with Parkinson’s disease.
  • Share information that we have discovered from doing research online.
  • Share information that we have heard from others.
  • Share tips and products that we or others have found to be valuable.
  • Parkinson’s effect is not a medical referral site and does not recommend or endorse any particular provider or medical treatment. Information on the products and treatments we found valuable will be shared, along with other people experiences.  No information on this site should be construed as medical and/or health advice.
  • ParkinsonsEffect.com is not a “covered entity” for purposes of determining applicability of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the rules promulgated there under (HIPAA) to the Site and the treatment of User Content (defined below) provided by you.

Acceptance of Terms

  • By using the ParkinsonsEffect.com site you agree to the terms and conditions contained herein (“Terms of Service “).
  • We may update this Terms of Service from time to time, and your continued use of the Site shall be deemed your acceptance of any such updated Terms of Service.
  • This Terms of Service comprises the entire agreement between you and ParkinsonsEffect.com and supersedes all prior agreements between the parties regarding the subject matter hereof.
  • By using the ParkinsonsEffect.com site, you understand and agree that this site is intended for an adult audience and, as such, there may be some content on this site that is inappropriate for minors.

We respect your personal health confidences. We believe in transparency, we let our members know exactly what we do or do not do with their information.

Conditions of Use

As between you and ParkinsonsEffect.com, all content on or made available through this site shall be owned exclusively by ParkinsonsEffect.com and is protected by copyright under both United States and foreign laws.

  • You may use the content appearing on this site solely for your personal, non-commercial use. Any use of such content not expressly permitted by the Terms of Service is a breach of the Terms of Service, and may be a violation of copyright, trademark, and other laws. The content and features of this site are subject to change from time to time or deletion without notice in our discretion. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to ParkinsonsEffect.com and its licensors.

Subscribers 

When you choose to be a subscriber, you are authorizing ParkinsonsEffect.com to use your personal information and additional information that you provide.  You must be 18 years of age in order to be a subscriber.  You must acknowledge that this site may link to other web sites not controlled by us and the  collection of your information by these third-party sites is governed by those third party websites’ private policies.

ParkinsonsEffect.com may immediately terminate your account or limit your access to the site without prior notice:

(a) upon your breach or violation of the Terms of Service or other incorporated agreements or guidelines;

(b) upon request by law enforcement or other government agencies;

(c) upon request by you (through self-initiated account cancellation);

(d) for unexpected technical issues or problems;

(e) for extended periods of inactivity;

(f) for any reason or no reason in our discretion.

ParkinsonsEffect.com has no obligation to maintain, store, or transfer to you information or data that you have saved, posted on or uploaded to the Site.

User Content

We encourage posting user content on ParkinsonsEffect.com.  We want you to share your experiences and information, your story, your questions, and your photos with the intent of helping others who suffer with this disease or their caretakers.

By posting or submitting User Content to this site, you warrant that you (i) are the sole author and creator of that content, (ii) have all necessary rights to provide such User Content to this site and to transfer ownership of such User Content to ParkinsonsEffect.com while it is available on this site.

You hereby agree that if you choose to post a recommendation about a Provider on this site, you will do so only based upon your actual first-hand experience with such Provider. We have the right, but not the obligation, to refuse to display or to remove any User Content posted by you on or to the Site for whatever reason or no reason at all.

You hereby waive any claim that ParkinsonsEffect.com is somehow acting in an unfair or discriminatory manner by refusing to display (or by removing) any User Content.

You agree that you will not post or submit any User Content that ParkinsonsEffect.com determines, in its discretion, contains or features any of the following:

  • Offensive, harmful and/or abusive language, including without limitation: expletives, profanities, obscenities, harassment, vulgarities, sexually explicit language and hate speech (e.g., racist/discriminatory speech);
  • References to illegal activity, professional malpractice or health code violations;
  • Content which contains material or links to material that infringes upon a third party’s intellectual property or proprietary rights including, without limitation, copyright, patent, trademark, trade secrets, or rights of publicity or privacy;
  • Content that intends to sell a product, website, fundraiser or seminar;
  • Content that contains personal attacks or describes physical confrontations and/or sexual harassment;
  • Personal information or messages including email addresses, URLs, phone numbers, photos and postal addresses of others (or both first and last name of individuals other than yourself unless their name is also part of the business name) that are not already publicly available;
  • Messages or URLs that are advertising or commercial in nature, or are inappropriate based on the applicable subject matter;
  • Language, photos, video or other media that violates the standards of good taste or the standards of this Site;
  • Content that is deemed to be illegal, or to violate any federal, state, or local law or regulation or the rights of any other person or entity;
  • Language intended to impersonate other users (including last names of other individuals) or offensive or inappropriate user names or signatures; or
  • Content that is not in English, that is encrypted or that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots or other computer programming routines that are intended to damage, interfere with, intercept or appropriate any system, data or personal information.
  • Any content selling or distributing pharmaceutical products on ParkinsonsEffect.com.

You further agree to accept full liability and responsibility for all User Content submitted by you or on your behalf to the Site.

Ownership of User Content

By submitting any User Content to the Site, you transfer ownership of such User Content to ParkinsonsEffect.com while it is available on this Site.  ParkinsonsEffect.com is under no obligation to give credit or pay any consideration to you for any User Content you post on or to the Site, or any use by ParkinsonsEffect.com of such User Content.

Content that has been shared on ParkinsonsEffect.com may not be reproduced, (re)distributed or shared outside the Site without the written permission of ParkinsonsEffect.com.

No Endorsement of Content or Businesses

You understand that by using the Site you may be exposed to content that is inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise objectionable. The Site may also contain hyperlinks to third party web sites outside of the Site. We have no control over, and make no representation or endorsement regarding the quality, certification, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, appropriateness or condition of any content posted on the Site or third party sites, including without limitation user reviews, quality of a Provider’s services and information obtained from Health Grades, Inc., a third party content provider to the Site. In addition, none of the content on the Site shall be considered the view or opinion of  ParkinsonsEffect.com, its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies, or its employees, officers, directors, or shareholders. You understand and agree that under no circumstances will  ParkinsonsEffect.com be liable for any loss or damage of any kind as a result of your use of the Site or your reliance upon any content posted on or otherwise made available through the Site. We also have no obligation to review the Site’s content or to pre-screen any of the contributors.

The Site does not provide medical advice and the content available on the Site is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The healthcare information provided are statements of opinion only and not statements of fact or recommendations to utilize any healthcare services and do not constitute medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on the Site. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately.  ParkinsonsEffect.com does provide information on people's experiences with specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, and other information. You are solely responsible for determining whether the information provided is suitable for your own purposes, and reliance on the information is at your sole risk. You should obtain additional information as may be necessary for you to make an informed decision. Neither ParkinsonsEffect.com nor any third party content provider to the Site assumes any responsibility or liability for any advice, treatment, or services rendered by any Provider featured on the Site.

Relationship

No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship is intended or created by this Terms of Service. This Terms of Service is solely between you and  ParkinsonsEffect.com and is not intended to be for the benefit of any third party except as expressly provided herein. If there is a dispute between participants on this Site, or between users and any third party, you understand and agree that  ParkinsonsEffect.com is under no obligation to become involved. You hereby release ParkinsonsEffect.com, its officers, employees, agents and successors in rights from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind or nature, known or unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to disputes between you and one or more users, contributors, third parties and/or any services.

Offline Conduct

Although  ParkinsonsEffect.com cannot monitor the conduct of its users off the Site, it is a violation of the Terms of Service to use any information obtained from the Site in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person, or in order to contact, advertise to, solicit, or sell to any user without his/her prior explicit consent.

Security

We utilize secure servers to protect your subscriber information. You will be responsible for all activities that occur under your Subscriber Information. You agree to immediately notify us in writing of any unauthorized use of your account with us.

Unauthorized Use of Site

You may not use any device, software or routine to interfere with the proper working of this Site. You may not intercept or expropriate any system data or information, or copy, reproduce, alter, modify, create derivative works, or publicly display any content from the Site without the express written permission of  ParkinsonsEffect.com. You may not take any action that imposes an unreasonable burden upon the infrastructure used to support the efficient operation of this Site including without limitation to unsolicited email (i.e. “Spam”). You shall not use any method, including without limitation the use of robots, spiders, other automatic devices or manual processes, to monitor or copy our web pages or the content contained on the Site without the prior expressed written permission of  ParkinsonsEffect.com.

System Outages

We periodically schedule system downtime for maintenance and other purposes. Unplanned system outages also may occur. We are not responsible whatsoever for the resulting unavailability of this Site or for any loss of data or transactions caused by planned or unplanned system outages or the resultant delay, miss delivery, non-delivery of information caused by such system outages, or any third party acts or any other outages of web host providers or the Internet infrastructure and network external to this Site.

Disclaimers

ParkinsonsEffect.com is provided “as is” and without any warranty or condition, express, implied or statutory.  ParkinsonsEffect.com specifically disclaims any implied warranties of title, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy of informational content and non-infringement. You assume full responsibility and risk for use of the Site and hyperlinked web sites. We make no warranty that the Site will meet your requirements or that the services provided on the Site will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error free. We also make no warranties as to the results that may be obtained from the use of the Site or as to the accuracy or reliability of any information obtained through the Site or that any defects will be corrected. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from ParkinsonsEffect.com shall create any warranty not expressly made herein. This disclaimer is made to the fullest extent permitted by law. In addition, ParkinsonsEffect.com disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions, and conduct of any third party users, contributors, ParkinsonsEffect.com users, advertisers, and/or sponsors on the Site, in connection with the Site or otherwise related to your use of the Site.  ParkinsonsEffect.com is not responsible for the products, services, actions, or failure to act of any contributor or third party in connection with or referenced on the Site.

Limitations of Liability

In no event shall ParkinsonsEffect.com, affiliates, suppliers or their respective authorized representatives be liable for any indirect, consequential, incidental, special, punitive or exemplary damages, or for any loss of profits or revenue, including but not limited to loss of sales, profit, revenue, goodwill, or downtime, (however arising in tort, contract, or otherwise) regardless of such party’s negligence or whether such party knew or should have known of the possibility of such damages, and in no event shall ParkinsonsEffect.com’ total cumulative liability under this agreement exceed US$50. You understand and agree that the download and upload of any material through the Site is done at your discretion and risk and that you will be solely responsible for any loss or damage to your computer system or loss of data that may result in the download or upload of any material.

ParkinsonsEffect.com neither assumes, nor does it authorize any person or entity to assume on its behalf, any liability in connection with the provision of the Site. The limitations of liability provided in these Terms of Service inure to the benefit of  ParkinsonsEffect.com, its affiliates and to all of our  employees, in each case, liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless ParkinsonsEffect.com, affiliates, employees, and advisors from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, costs, liabilities, losses and damages of any kind (including attorneys’ fees) resulting from your use of the Site, any User Content you provide, any violations by you of any applicable laws or regulations, and any breaches by you of the Terms of Service.

Violations of Terms and Liquidated Damages

Please report any violations of these Terms of Service, by emailing to ParkinsonsEffect@gmail.com. Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.

Notices; DMCA Violations

Notices to users and ParkinsonsEffect.com shall be by email or certified mail, return receipt requested. Notices to ParkinsonsEffect.com shall be sent to  TheParkinsonsEffect@gmail.com or, if by certified mail, to ParkinsonsEffect.com, 17253 Colony Drive Omaha, NE  68136. Pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. – 512 (the “DMCA”),  ParkinsonsEffect.com has designated an agent to receive Notifications of Claimed Copyright Infringement (“Notification”) on its Site, who can be reached as follows:  ParkinsonsEffect.com, 17253 Colony Drive Omaha, NE  68136, Attention: Legal Department – Copyright Agent or by email:  TheParkinsonsEffect@gmail.com.

If you have a good faith belief that your copyright, trademark and/or other intellectual property, accessed on or through the Site has been used in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, you must provide all of the following information to ParkinsonsEffect.com’s copyright agent: (a) your name mailing address, telephone number, and email address;(b) a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed; (c) a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Site;(d) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;(e) a statement by you, made in good faith and under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf; and (f) an electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or an electronic or physical signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest.

Governing Law and Choice of Forum

This Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nebraska, exclusive of its choice of law rules and matters affecting copyrights, trademarks and patents under U.S. federal law. In any action to enforce this Terms of Service, the prevailing party will be entitled to costs and attorneys’ fees. Any suit relating to this Terms of Service or the Site shall be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts of Omaha, NE and both parties consent to the jurisdiction thereof.

Miscellaneous

In the event that one or more portions of the Terms of Service shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such validity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision contained in the Terms of Service. The headings used throughout the Terms of Service are solely for the convenience of reference and are not to be used as an aid in the interpretation of the Terms of Service. If you have any questions about the Terms of Service, contact us at TheParkinsonsEffect@gmail.com .

This Terms of Service was last updated on September 27, 2021.