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Make Me Heal Is Not A Substitute For Medical Advice

Information and services provided by Make Me Heal ("Make Me Heal") and the Makemeheal.com website ("Make Me Heal Site", or "Makemeheal.com", or "Site"), are intended for educational and informational purposes only. Information and services are being provided on the understanding that the owners, partners, employees, researchers, members and volunteers of Make Me Heal are not in any way affiliated to any surgeons and doctors. The information and services are not a substitute for the professional medical advice of your physician, medical evaluations or health care by any medical professional. Make Me Heal is not maintained by any physicians and if you need medical assistance you should go to your doctor or surgeon. The services, advice and information given on this Site do not provide a basis for action without the approval of a competent professional. Make Me Heal is not here to build a doctor–patient relationship through Make Me Heal's information. You should always go to a doctor or a professional if you have any medical conditions or ailments. You should never disregard medical advice in the event that Make Me Heal’s information or services contradicts your doctor’s advice. Make Me Heal does not serve to answer questions about individual cases; therefore, even though the information on the Site might be good for a general audience, it might not be appropriate for you as an individual. The information on the Site is general in nature and is not intended to be used for diagnosis or treatment. You should not adopt any suggestions from the Site without consulting your doctor or surgeon. While Make Me Heal obtains this information from sources Make Me Heal considers reliable, Make Me Heal does not guarantee the completeness, accuracy, or professional qualifications in this information. All individuals using the Site are responsible for and encouraged to always follow the advice and guidelines of their physician. Customer/Member comments and reviews in the public community areas of this Site and are provided for informational purposes only. Customer/Member comments and reviews reflect the individual customer's experience only and are not endorsed by Make Me Heal. In no event shall Make Me Heal have any liability for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the use of information or services provided by Make Me Heal and/or this Site. By using Make Me Heal's services, products, and information and/or using and viewing the services, products, and information on this Site, you agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend Make Me Heal from any claims, losses, liability and expenses that result from the use of the information and services, the violation of the terms and conditions of this agreement or the unauthorized use of the information or services provided by Make Me Heal and/or on this Site.

Copyright and Trademark Information

All the contents included on the Site, including, without limitation, text, graphics, photographs, graphs, and all data and content available on this Site is the sole property of Make Me Heal or suppliers of this content and any information provided on this Site is protected under the U.S. and international copyright laws. Any content on this Site can be used for your personal use but cannot be reproduced for public use or commercial purpose. Reproduction, modification, republication, transmission or display of any information from this Site is strictly prohibited. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading copyrighted material. You may not download or copy any of the information provided on the Make Me Heal Site, nor may you utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or copyrighted material from the Site or use any meta tags or any other hidden text utilizing Make Me Heal’s names or trademarks, without Make Me Heal’s express consent.

Trademarks

"Make Me Heal" and "100% Real People" are trademarks of Make Me Heal. All other trademarks appearing on the Site are the property of their respective owners, including, in some instances, Make Me Heal. Make Me Heal’s trademarks may not be used in any manner for any purpose without Make Me Heal’s express written consent in each instance.

Disclaimer of Warranties

The contents and materials available by Make Me Heal and the Make Me Heal Site are provided on an "as is", "as available" and "information only" basis and Make Me Heal holds no warranties or guarantees of any kind either implied or expressed. Make Me Heal, its owners, directors, officers, employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, employees, contractors, licensors, suppliers, agents, and content providers, do not take any responsibility for the completeness, accuracy and reliability of the information, communications, text, graphics, emails, links and any other materials provided by Make Me Heal and the Make Me Heal Site. The use and reliance on any contents and materials provided by Make Me Heal, its owners, directors, officers, employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, employees, contractors, licensors, suppliers, agents, and content providers, is solely at your own risk.

Make Me Heal does not warranty that the information and text provided by Make Me Heal and on the Site is error-free or the mistakes will be corrected. Make Me Heal is not responsible for any viruses or harmful components present on this Site. Make Me Heal does not hold itself liable for any damages done to you by the use of this Site. By using this Site, you expressly acknowledge that you are using this Site at your own risk and further acknowledge, understand and agree that Make Me Heal shall not be liable for any consequences whatsoever to you or any individual or entity who uses the services, products or any materials provided by Make Me Heal and the Make Me Heal Site.

Make Me Heal does not advocate or recommend the purchase of any products or services linked to or advertised on Make Me Heal and on the Site. Make Me Heal does not endorse any tests, treatments, procedures, surgeries, or anything else mentioned by Make Me Heal and on the Site.

Products & Services

The products and services offered through Make Me Heal and the Site are not a substitute for your physician’s recommendations. Make Me Heal encourages you to discuss the use of any products, services, or information received from this Site with your physician or other medical professional prior to using or relying on them. The prices of the products and services featured on the Make Me Heal Site are subject to change due to manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors price changes, or other reasons. As regards the product descriptions, while Make Me Heal tries to provide accurate information on the Make Me Heal Site, Make Me Heal does not warrant that product descriptions or other content on this website will be accurate, complete or reliable. All of the products purchased through Make Me Heal should be used in accordance to the manufacturer's instructions. You should carefully read all product packaging. Make Me Heal cannot guarantee that the colors or any other aspects and attributes of the products appearing on the Site will be accurate. If a product or service offered by Make Me Heal is not as described, your sole remedy is, respectively, to return the product in unused condition or cancel the service in advance of it being provided.

Messages, Comments, Photo Albums/Media, Reviews & Content

Users may post messages, comments, photo albums or other visual media, reviews, information, suggestions, ideas, and other content or communications, as long as the content is not illegal, defamatory, invasive of privacy, obscene, threatening, in violation of Make Me Heal's Policies, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable and does not contain commercial propositions or solicitations, chain letters, mass mailings, viruses, or any form of "spam." You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of your content. Make Me Heal reserves the right, but not the obligation, to edit or remove such content, but Make Me Heal does not regularly review posted content.

If you post content or submit material to Make Me Heal, and unless Make Me Heal indicates otherwise, you grant Make Me Heal and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the universe in any media. You grant Make Me Heal and its affiliates and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify Make Me Heal or its affiliates for all claims resulting from content you supply. Make Me Heal has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit or remove any content. Make Me Heal assumes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.

Limitations to Liability With Third Party Content

In no event is Make Me Heal responsible for creating or delivering the information on any websites linked to the Make Me Heal Site. Make Me Heal is not liable for any consequences to the users of a linked site. You acknowledge and agree that Make Me Heal has no responsibility for the accuracy of information provided by Web sites to which you may link from the Make Me Heal Site. The links to these linked sites do not constitute an endorsement by or association with Make Me Heal of such sites or the content, products, advertising or other materials presented on such sites. You acknowledge and agree that Make Me Heal is not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on such linked sites.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold Make Me Heal, its owners, directors, officers, employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, employees, contractors, licensors, suppliers, agents, and content providers, harmless from and against any claims, demands, actions, liabilities and settlements, including, but not limited to, legal, attorney, administrative, accounting, and other fees, resulting from, or in any way involving, your breach of the Terms of Use or any other policies appearing herein (including, without limitation, Privacy & Security Policies, Return Policies, Forum Polices) ("Policies").

Legality

If any provision of these Terms of Use and the Policies shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be impaired thereby and the remaining provisions of thee Terms of Use and Policies shall remain in full force and effect. Nothing contained in the Terms of Use or any other Policies appearing herein shall be construed to require the commission of any act contrary to law. Whenever there is any conflict between any provision of the Terms of Use or any Policies and any material law, contrary to which Make Me Heal and you have no legal right to contract, the latter shall prevail, but in such event the provisions of the Terms of Use and the Policies affected shall be curtailed and restricted only to the extent necessary to bring them within such legal requirements, and only during the time such conflict exists.

Venue

You expressly agree that the sole and exclusive venue for any dispute with or claim in connection with Make Me Heal, its owners, directors, officers, employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, employees, contractors, licensors, suppliers, agents, and content providers or any dispute involving a violation of the Policies shall reside in the courts of the City of Los Angeles, State of California. You expressly agree that in the event of any dispute or claim involving Make Me Heal, your personal jurisdiction shall be in the courts of the City of Los Angeles, State of California and you expressly agree to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts. You hereby irrevocably waive your rights to adjudicate any claim or dispute in connection with Make Me Heal in another court of law and you hereby irrevocably waive any claim that any such court in the City of Los Angeles, State of California is an inconvenient forum.

Agreement

Unless otherwise provided elsewhere in a specific legal notice or policy by Make Me Heal, the Terms of Use and the Policies constitute the binding and complete agreement between you and Make Me Heal in connection with your use of any services and products provided by Make Me Heal and in connection with your use of this Site.

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