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Terms and Conditions of Use

These terms and conditions of use describe the terms and conditions applicable to your use of this ("My-MS.org") website. By using this website, you agree to use the site in accordance with these Terms and Conditions of Use, licenses, disclaimers, and any additional terms and conditions that may apply to specific sections of the site. If you do not agree to all of these Terms and Conditions of Use, do not use this website.

My-MS.org may modify this website and the rules and regulations governing its use, at any time. Modifications will be posted on the website. Continued use of the site after we post any such changes will constitute your acceptance of the Terms and Conditions of Use, as modified.

The content on this website is intended to be a general information and educational resource for multiple sclerosis (MS), but is provided solely on an "as is" and "as available" basis as noted on these Terms and Conditions of Use. You are encouraged to confirm the information contained herein with other sources, and to review the information carefully with your professional healthcare provider.

You should not use the information contained herein for diagnosing any health problem or disease. You should always consult with a doctor or other health care professional for medical advice or information about diagnosis and treatment.

Disclaimer and Endorsement

THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE.

If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately.

All information contained on this website is for educational and informative use only and does not claim to be an authority. You should not construe the publication of this content as an endorsement by My-MS.org of the views expressed herein, or any warranty or guarantee of any strategy, recommendation, treatment, action or application of medication or preparation made by the author of the content.

This site does not claim any medical status and does not provide medical advice but rather basic information. The content of this site is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. My-MS.org is not engaged in rendering medical services or advice via this website, and the information provided is not intended to replace medical advice offered by a physician. If you desire or need such services or advice, you should consult a professional healthcare provider.

This site does not endorse any specific drug therapy, brand, company, or associated website. Choosing a drug therapy is an important choice that must be made carefully between a doctor and patient. All specific information regarding any medication should come directly from a physician specializing in MS. All information regarding any of the medications mentioned in this site is strictly for basic information and educational purposes.

This site does not endorse the use and/or possession of any illegal drugs. The information contained in this website regarding legal or illegal drug use in not an endorsement of any such use. The legality of any drug or medication falls to the judicial system for determination and not this website. This website must be explicit about what an individual chooses to do regarding this specific issue and any such choice is strictly their own personal decision. It is important that whatever an individual decides to do regarding this matter, they must inform their doctor of anything taken that could affect treatment, whether legal or illegal.

Scope of Use

You are granted permission to view, use and download a single copy of this website for your informational, non-commercial use. Except as otherwise provided on this page, no part of any content or software on this website may be copied, downloaded or stored in a retrieval system for any other purpose, nor may it be redistributed for any purpose, without the expressed written permission of My-MS.org.

Intellectual Property Rights

All content of this website is protected by U.S. and foreign copyright laws. You may not copy, modify, upload, download, post, transmit, republish or distribute any of the content, including without limitation the code, contained in this website without our prior written permission except for your own personal, non-commercial purposes. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, nothing contained in this website shall be construed as granting a license or other rights under any patent, trademark, copyright or other intellectual property of My-MS.org or any third party.

Image Property Rights

All images, their license, use, and all property right information may be located on the Image Content License Agreement page.

No Warranties

All content on this website is provided to you on an “as is” “as available” basis without warranty of any kind either express or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy and non-infringement. My-MS.org makes no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, currency or reliability of any content available through this website. You are responsible for verifying any information before relying on it. Use of the website and the content available on the website is at your sole risk. My-MS.org makes no representations or warranties that use of the website will be uninterrupted or error-free. You are responsible for taking all necessary precautions to ensure that any content you may obtain from the website is free of viruses.

The above exclusions may not apply in jurisdictions that do not allow the exclusion of certain implied warranties.

Geographic Restrictions

We make no claims that the website or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. Access to the website may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the website from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

Limitation of Liability; No Duty To Update

Your use of the website or any content on the website is at your own risk. My-MS.org specifically disclaims any liability, whether based in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise, for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or special damages arising out of or in any way connected with access to or use of the website, even if My-MS.org has been advised of the possibility of such damages, including but not limited to reliance by any party on any content obtained through the use of the website, or that arises in connection with mistakes or omissions in, or delays in transmission of, information to or from the user, interruptions in telecommunications connections to the website or viruses, whether caused in whole or in part by negligence, acts of God, telecommunications failure, theft or destruction of, or unauthorized access to the website, or related information or programs.

My-MS.org does not warrant that the functions contained in this website are free of computer viruses or other harmful components. Although the content of this website is updated periodically, My-MS.org does not have a duty to update information contained in this website, and My-MS.org will not be liable for any failure to update such information. My-MS.org does not assume any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, completeness, reliability or usefulness of the information disclosed or accessed through this website. It is your responsibility to verify any information contained in this website before relying upon it.

Ownership

The web site: My-MS.org shall be termed collectively as "we," "us," "My-MS.org," the "site," or the "website".

The My-MS.org site(s):

1)	Are a nonprofit educational organization.
2)	Are strictly for the continual education of MS.
3)	Are to be used freely and without compensation.
4)	All information is strictly for non-commercial educational use.
5)	Do not receive nor solicit any funding of any kind.
6)	Any product mentioned is for educational purposes only.
7)	Any product mentioned is not an endorsement of any kind.
8)	Display no advertisements, and have no sponsors.
9)	Do not charge a fee for services.
10)	Do not offer any product or service for sale.

Plug-ins

EMedTV Flash Player is used to view eMedTV videos directly on our eMed Videos TV page. The eMedTV Flash Player is not directly on our site but rather each video is an embedded link that shows their video on our page. If you do choose to watch the video directly on our website, then know that the link of any flash video is not a secure link.

You can choose to follow the direct link that we also provide, if so this will bring up the specific video directly on new page and directly on the eMedTV website.

To view and/or print any PDF files that are on or linked to our Website will required a PDF reader of some kind.

Cookies

This Website does not use cookies in any shape, form, or manner.

JavaScript

This Website uses JavaScript for some of the contents in order to provide a more enjoyable experience for the user.

Please be aware that if you do not have JavaScript turned on in your browser settings, some contents may not display or operate properly.

Security

In order to increase the safety and security this Website, we are now using HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) which is an internet communication protocol that protects the integrity and confidentiality of your users' data between the user's computer and the site. For example, when a user enters data into a form on our site, HTTPS protects that user's personal information between the user and the site.

Data sent using HTTPS is secured via Transport Layer Security protocol (TLS), which provides three key layers of protection:

1)	Encryption — which is the exchanged data to keep it secure from eavesdroppers. That means that while the user is browsing a website, nobody can "listen" to their conversations, track their activities across multiple pages, or steal their information.
2)	Data integrity — data cannot be modified or corrupted during transfer, intentionally or otherwise, without being detected.
3)	Authentication — proves that your users communicate with the intended website. It protects against man-in-the-middle attacks and builds user trust, which translates into other business benefits.

As part the the increase in security, this Website uses SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encrypted transmission for all of our data. Your web browser must be compatible with at least 128 bit SSL in order to use our Website in a "secure manner".

At this time, it is not necessary to view parts of our Website in a "secure manner". You may still view some of the pages without the security, however, there are some features that may not work properly depending upon the individual browser and/or version.

It is important to know that any internet connection runs the risk of being compromised. Also know that any internet connection that does not have an HTTPS connection, is essentially "not a private connection" and is more easily tampered with. Remember to be careful with any information you provide to anyone.

Links

This website may contain links to websites operated by other parties. The linked sites are not under the control of My-MS.org, and My-MS.org is not responsible for the content available on any other Internet sites linked to this website. Such links do not imply an endorsement by My-MS.org of material on any other site and My-MS.org disclaims all liability with regard to your access to such linked websites. My-MS.org provides links to other Internet sites as a convenience to users, and access to any other Internet sites linked to this website is at your own risk.

Unless otherwise set forth in a written agreement between you and My-MS.org, you must adhere to the linking policy of My-MS.org as follows:

1)	any link to this website is to remain free, open, and for the education of MS.;
2)	any link to this website must be a text only link clearly marked "My-MS.org" or "My-MS.org website";
3)	the appearance, position and other aspects of the link may not be such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with the My-MS.org name;
4)	the link is encouraged to "point" to the home page (e.g. www.My-MS.org) and not to other pages within the website;
5)	when selected by a user, the link must display the website on full screen and not within a “frame” on the linking website; and
6)	My-MS.org reserves the right to revoke its consent to the link at any time and in its sole discretion.

Information We Collect

We collect information to provide a better Website for our visitors – from figuring out basic stuff like what your searches were, to more complex things like which which page you looked at the longest.

We collect information in the following ways:

●	Information you give us. For example, if you contact us via email. When you do, we’ll have your name, email address, and you comment(s) and or questions.

●	Information we get from our web hosting service. We collect information about the page(s) accessed, when the information was accessed, information that identifies the browser, etc.
	○	This information includes device information such as your hardware model, operating system version, and browser identifiers. This access data does not provide who or where our information was accessed.
	○	This information also include the specific page(s) accessed, how long they were accessed, how many other pages were accessed, the date and time of access, and the search words used to find the Website or was it accessed directly.

How We Use Collected Information

We use the information we collect for the sole purpose of improving the quality of our website by making modifications to our content based on the information that is being searched for and then looked at.

What little information that is obtained, is never used for any other purpose than that listed above. Nor is this information ever shared or provided to anyone outside of this Website.

Violations and Additional Policies

My-MS.org reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of the rules and regulations set forth in this website, including the right to block access from a particular Internet address to the website.