Terms of Use

By accessing www.YouAndEsophagealCancer.com (herein referred to as the Website), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.

This agreement constitutes the entire and only agreement between Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and you, the user.
It supersedes all prior contemporaneous agreements, representations, warranties and understandings with respect to the Website;
the contents, products or services provided through this Website and all related websites; and the subject matter of this agreement.
This agreement may be amended at any time by Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. without specific notice to users.
The latest Terms of Use will be posted on the Website, and you should review the Terms of Use agreement prior to using this Website.

Copyright Information

Developed and published in 2023 by Mechanisms in Medicine Inc.

This Website is owned and operated by Mechanisms in Medicine Inc.

The presentation of all materials, including animations, slides, videos, trademarks, logos and domain names, posted on the Website are protected by the applicable laws as regards intellectual property, and are owned by Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. or have been subjected to authorization of use granted to it.

Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. reserves the right to take legal action against any counterfeit of its intellectual property rights.

This Website is protected by US, Canadian and foreign copyright laws.

No material may be copied, reproduced, modified, republished, uploaded, distorted, transmitted or distributed in any way, on any support, in total or in part, for commercial use or distribution without the prior written permission of the copyrights holder, Mechanisms in Medicine Inc.

Please contact us with permission requests.

Authorized use of visuals and content, whether constituting the site or included within it, must not be distorted, modified or altered in any way whatsoever.

Disclaimer

This Website is intended for patients and their caregivers within the United States.
Other countries may have regulatory requirements or medical practices which are different to those in the USA; therefore, this information may not be appropriate for use outside of the USA.
Information is provided for general medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of your doctor.
The opinions expressed in this Website are those of the contributing authors or faculty, and are not necessarily those of the producer and publisher, Mechanisms in Medicine Inc.
In no event will Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. be liable for any decision made or action taken in reliance upon the information provided through this Website and all related websites.

Scope of Use

Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. invites you to view and use this Website for your informational, non-commercial use.

Except as otherwise provided in this page, no part of any content or software on this Website and all related websites may be downloaded or stored in a retrieval system for any other purpose, nor may it be redistributed for any purpose, without the express written permission of Mechanisms in Medicine Inc.

You understand that Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. may discontinue, change, or restrict your use of this Website for any reason without notice.

No Warranties

Your use of this Website and all related websites is at your own risk.
Neither Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. nor any party involved in creating, producing, or delivering the Website is liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or use of, this Website and all related websites.
This includes damages to, or viruses that may infect your computer equipment. All content on this Website and all related websites is provided on an "as is", "as available" basis without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement.
Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. makes no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, currency, or reliability of any content available through this Website and all related websites.
You are responsible for verifying any information before relying on it.

Indemnification

If you violate any of these Terms of Use or if you misuse this Website, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Mechanisms in Medicine Inc., their officers, directors, employees, agents, and licenses from any and all liability including costs, expenses and attorney's fees that arise out of or are related.

User Submissions

Certain areas of this Website enable you to submit e-mails, or otherwise provide feedback or information to Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. You agree that by submitting content:

If you are a patient, a caregiver, or other interested member of the lay public, you will not submit any information that would directly identify a patient or any information for which you do not have all necessary consents or authorizations to disclose;
You will only submit content that complies with applicable law, and will not submit content that is abusive, defamatory, obscene, infringing, threatening, repetitive, or otherwise inappropriate, or that contains any viruses or other software that may adversely affect the operation of another's computer;
You understand and agree that such content that is submitted to a feedback page will be deemed non-confidential;
You understand that you will not use this Website and all related Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. websites for sending and relaying spam, impersonating another person or entity, falsely misrepresenting your identity and affiliations;
You grant Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. the irrevocable right to use, copy, modify, publish, perform, transmit, and display such content via any media in accordance with this Terms of Use agreement, and waive any rights you may have to such content; and
Subject to all applicable Canadian laws, Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. shall be free to use such content, including any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in such content, for any reason whatsoever.

Security

This Website may require you to register or obtain a password prior to permitting access to the Website or certain services available on this site.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your registration information and password, and for all users of your password, whether or not authorized by you.

Jurisdiction

The laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada and any applicable federal laws of Canada shall govern your use of the Website.

The courts of the Province of Ontario shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising from your use of this Website.

Privacy Statement

Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. respects your privacy.

Personal information collected from participants of our online education activities will not be shared with any third party.

Personal information is collected when an online user registers to gain access to the online activities.

This information is stored in a database so that Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. may track the number of people using this Website and all related websites.

From time to time, updates pertaining to new activities may be sent to registered users at the e-mail address they have provided on their registration form.

Users may opt-out from receiving these updates at any time.

We do not distribute unsolicited e-mails, nor do we share the names of our subscribers with any third party.

We do analyze our computer log file to determine which pages are visited most often and which external websites refer the most visitors to this Website and all related websites.

Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. performs periodic basic demographic analyses, including optional website user surveys, for the express purpose of tailoring future online activities to meet the greatest need and interest for improving patient health and quality of life.

We do ask our website visitors for feedback on the learning program and information presented. These are anonymous surveys or questionnaires, or quizzes and we do not store any names of patients in our database. Data is combined on an aggregate basis and analyzed to determine knowledge gaps and future program updates.

Questions

For further information about the Terms of Use and / or the Privacy Statement for this Website, please contact us.