Terms of Use

NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER WEB SITE-GENERAL TERMS OF USE

Welcome to New York Blood Center's website, www.nybloodcenter.org. This web site is owned and operated by New York Blood Center, Inc., a New York not-for-profit corporation, with its headquarters in New York, NY ("NYBC"). This web site has been created to provide information about the activities, products and services of NYBC.

Acceptance. Your access to and use of this web site is subject to the following terms and conditions ("Terms") and all applicable laws and regulatory guidance. By accessing and browsing this web site, you accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms and acknowledge that any other agreements regarding the use of this web site between you and NYBC are superseded and of no force or effect. In addition, NYBC may at any time revise these Terms by updating this posting. Such revisions will become immediately binding. Therefore, we suggest that you periodically visit this page to review the then current Terms to which you are bound.

Use of Information. While we encourage you to freely browse this web site, you may only access, download or use information from this web site, including any text, images, audio, and video (the "Information") for your own non-commercial use. Do not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, repost, or use the Information for commercial purposes, without our express written permission. Medical information on this web site is provided by NYBC for general information purposes only and not for patient-specific purposes, such as diagnosis or treatment. Please assume that everything you see or read on this web site is copyrighted unless otherwise noted. NYBC provides no warranty, representation, right or license to the Information or its use.

Disclaimer of Warranties. NYBC uses reasonable efforts to ensure that the Information is accurate and current; however, we advise that the Information may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. We reserve the right to make changes, corrections and/or improvements to the Information, and to the activities, products and services described in such Information, at any time without notice. As stated below, NYBC makes no warranties or representations concerning completeness, accuracy or possible uses of the Information; so, we invite all site visitors to carefully evaluate the Information. NYBC also assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any damages to or viruses that may infect your computer equipment or other property arising from your access to or use of this web site.

ALL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS." NYBC PROVIDES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE COMPLETENESS OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION ON THIS WEB SITE OR ITS POSSIBLE USES. NYBC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ACCESS TO, USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE, OR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE CONTENT OF THE WEB SITE.

Your Information. Except for information covered by our Privacy Statement, any communication or material you transmit to this web site by electronic mail or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, etc., is NYBC property, and will be treated as, non-confidential, nonproprietary and not limited as to our use.

Postings To This Web Site. NYBC has the right to and may from time to time monitor or review postings on this web site, but we assume no responsibility or liability arising from the content of such postings. Do NOT post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense or violate any law. NYBC will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such information or materials.

Contact Us. If you have any questions or concerns about this web site, please contact us

by e-mail:webmaster@nybloodcenter.org

If you do not want NYBC to contact you in the future, please indicate so by sending an e-mail to webmaster@nybloodcenter.org be removed from lists.

Last update: July 29, 2005