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TERMS OF USE Welcome to our website.
Longtermcarecorner.com is an informational resource to help you assist your aging parent or loved one, or plan for your future care needs. While we hope to provide you with useful information and assistance, we do not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment; insurance, legal, financial, or professional advice; or specific advice regarding which service providers you should use. Any decisions that you need to make about yourself or the care of a loved one should be made after engaging and consulting with a professional licensed service provider based upon your specific needs or conducting your own careful review and investigation.
These Terms of Use ("Terms") are a legal agreement between you and Longtermcarecorner.com (our "Website") and govern your use of our Website either as a visitor, content contributor or as a registered user. Use of, posting of information to and access to our Website is subject to your compliance with these Terms, so please read them carefully before using our Website. Longtermcarecorner.com reserves the right to limit or terminate your access to our Website or terminate or suspend your registration for failure to comply with the terms and policies posted on our Website, or for any reason at any time.
BY ACCESSING AND USING OUR WEBSITE IN ANY WAY, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DO NOT USE OR POST INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE IN ANY MANNER. MODIFICATIONS TO THE TERMS OF USE Longtermcarecorner.com may change, modify, update, add, or remove portions of these Terms at any time. Please check these Terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of our Website following the posting of any changes will signify your acceptance of those changes. REGISTRATION To use certain parts of our Website (e.g., posting comments) or requesting information, you will be asked to provide certain information about yourself, including your first name, e-mail address, password, city and state/province or zip/ postal code. SECURITY POLICY Longtermcarecorner.com has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under Longtermcarecorner.com's control. These security measures are described in our privacy policy.
Although Longtermcarecorner.com has taken the steps described in our privacy policy to ensure that your personal information is delivered and disclosed only in accordance with our privacy policy, Longtermcarecorner.com cannot and does not guarantee that the personal information you provide will not be intercepted by others and decrypted. USING OUR WEBSITE Longtermcarecorner.com provides you with access to a great variety of resources. The materials, information, and links to third party sites, provided on our Website, including but not limited to information, documents, images, articles, advice, time-saving tips and checklists, easy-to-use tools, products, software, and services, if applicable ("Materials"), are provided either by Longtermcarecorner.com or by others and may be copyrighted and/or protected by other intellectual property rights. Longtermcarecorner.com hereby grants you limited permission to use the Materials provided by Longtermcarecorner.com subject to these Terms, as long as the use of such Materials is solely for your own informational use. Unless stated within the Materials, none of the Materials may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including but not limited to electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or other means, without the prior express written permission of Longtermcarecorner.com and/or the appropriate owner. Also, you may not "mirror" any Materials contained on our Website or any other server without Longtermcarecorner.com's prior written consent. NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE While using our Website, you may not - restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying our Website;
- post or transmit any unlawful, fraudulent, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane, threatening, abusive, hateful, offensive, or otherwise objectionable information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, constitute unauthorized practice of a professional service, or otherwise violate any local, state, national, or foreign law, including without limitation U.S. export control laws and regulations;
- post or transmit any advertisements, solicitations, chain letters, pyramid schemes, investment opportunities or schemes, or other unsolicited commercial communication (except as otherwise expressly permitted by Longtermcarecorner.com), or engage in spamming, phishing, or flooding;
- use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access our Website or services for any purpose without our express written permission; however, this provision shall not apply to the indexing or updating of search engines;
- post or transmit any information or software that contains a virus, Trojan horse, worm, or other harmful component;
- post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute, or in any way exploit any information, software, or other material obtained through our Website for commercial purposes (other than as expressly permitted by the provider of such information, software, or other material);
- upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, or distribute in any way information, software, or other material obtained through our Website which is protected by copyright or other proprietary right, or derivative works with respect thereto, without obtaining permission of the copyright owner or right holder; or
- upload, post, publish, reproduce, transmit, or distribute in any way any component of our Website itself or derivative works with respect thereto without our prior written consent, as our Website is protected under U.S. copyright laws.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES; ADVERTISERS; THIRD PARTY SERVICES In attempting to provide you with comprehensive and useful resources, our Website may contain links to third-party websites which are not under the control of Longtermcarecorner.com. Longtermcarecorner.com is not responsible for the content of or products provided by any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. Longtermcarecorner.com is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply that Longtermcarecorner.com endorses, guarantees, or accepts any responsibility for the content or products on such a third-party site.
In addition, Longtermcarecorner.com will accept advertising on our Website. Any dealings that you have with advertisers found on Longtermcarecorner.com are between you and the advertiser and you acknowledge and agree that we are not liable for any loss or claim you may have against an advertiser.
In connection with your use of our Website, you may be made aware of services, products, offers, and promotions provided by third parties, and not by Longtermcarecorner.com. If you decide to use third-party services or products, you are responsible for reviewing and understanding the terms and conditions governing any third-party services or products. You agree that the third party, and not Longtermcarecorner.com, is responsible for the performance of the third-party services or products. CHANGES TO OUR WEBSITE In an effort to continually improve our Website and its usefulness to you, we may add additional services or make changes to existing services. In the event that Longtermcarecorner.com makes such changes, these Terms shall apply to the new services and to any changes to existing services. POSTING OF USER AND EXPERT CONTENT Certain areas of our Website may allow you to post content including your experiences, advice, recommendations, opinions, information, messages, or other material ("Your Content"). For instance, you may use our forums, blogs, "Ask and Answer" or other community areas to post Your Content. Please be aware that these areas are public and not confidential. You may only post Your Content to public areas and where you have permission to post. You may not post any content that violates these Terms of Use or any third party rights.
Longtermcarecorner.com does not claim ownership of any of Your Content that you may post. However, by posting Your Content to public areas, forums, and/or "Ask and Answer" on Longtermcarecorner.com, you grant Longtermcarecorner.com, its affiliates, partners, and distributors the perpetual royalty-free right to use, copy, display, perform, distribute, adapt, create derivative works, sublicense and promote Your Content in any medium and any manner whatsoever, and to use and sublicense your name, likeness , biography, voice and photograph (if applicable) to attribute your postings to you. In addition to Your Content, you may submit feedback to us. We encourage you to provide us feedback. You agree that we may use in any manner and without limitation all comments, advice, recommendations, suggestions, complaints, and other feedback you provide relating to Our Website, and that Longtermcarecorner.com will own all intellectual property that we create based upon or incorporating your feedback. NO DUTY TO MONITOR You agree that we are not liable for content that is provided by others. While some community and other areas are monitored for relevance, we have no obligation to prescreen content that may be posted in such areas and are not responsible for such postings. While we have no duty to prescreen content, we have the right to refuse to post or to edit submitted content. We reserve the right to remove content for any reason, but we are not responsible for any failure or delay in removing such material.
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PRIVACY POLICY WARRANTY DISCLAIMER EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR WEBSITE AND ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, POSTINGS, OPINIONS OR SERVICES ON OUR WEBSITE OR LINKED FROM OUR WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND LONGTERMCARECORNER.COM AND ITS SUPPLIERS, THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, PARTNERS AND EXPERTS (HEREINAFTER COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS "SUPPLIERS") HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT, AND TITLE. LONGTERMCARECORNER.COM AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT OUR WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR EXPECTATIONS, THAT ACCESS TO OUR WEBSITE OR ANY INFORMATION. POSTINGS, OPINIONS OR SERVICES LINKED FROM OUR WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT RESULTS FROM SUCH USE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, OR WILL BE SUITABLE FOR YOUR PURPOSES. IN ADDITION, LONGTERMCARECORNER.COM IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER, PARTNER, CAREGIVER, CARE RECEPIENT OR EXPERT WHETHER ONLINE OR OFFLINE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION RECEIVED BY LONGTERMCARECORNER.COM, ITS SUPPLIERS, OR OBTAINED OTHERWISE WILL CHANGE THIS DISCLAIMER. Some jurisdictions do not allow these limitations, so the above limitations may not apply to you. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT LONGTERMCARECORNER.COM (OR LONGTERMCARECORNER.COM'S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, INVESTORS, SUBSIDIARIES, AGENTS, ASSIGNEES, REPRESENTATIVES, ADVERTISERS, EXPERTS, SUPPLIERS, PARTNERS OR EMPLOYEES) SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES OR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA, PROFITS, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF LONGTERMCARECORNER.COM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE OUR WEBSITE, REMOVAL OR TERMINATION OF OUR WEBSITE, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN CONTENT ON OUR WEBSITE, STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON OUR WEBSITE, INSTRUCTION, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY OR LINKED FROM OUR WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO OUR WEBSITE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LONGTERMCARECORNER.COM'S AND ITS SUPPLIERS' CUMULATIVE LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE USE OF OUR WEBSITE EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES, IF ANY, THAT YOU PAID TO LONGTERMCARECORNER.COM DURING THE PRIOR YEAR FOR THE SPECIFIC SERVICE AT ISSUE. NO PROFESSIONAL ADVICE LONGTERMCARECORNER.COM OFFERS INFORMATION RELATED TO CARE GIVING WHICH INCLUDES MEDICAL, INSURANCE, LEGAL, FINANCIAL, HOUSING, AND OTHER INFORMATION RELATED TO CARE GIVING. THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO YOU FOR EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. ANY INFORMATION FOUND ON LONGTERMCARECORNER.COM IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR OBTAINING SPECIFIC MEDICAL, INSURANCE, LEGAL, FINANCIAL, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL OR LICENSED SERVICES ADVICE DIRECTLY APPLICABLE TO YOUR SITUATION. YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON ANY INFORMATION ON LONGTERMCARECORNER.COM AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR SUCH SERVICES OR ADVICE.
THE USE OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS WEBSITE IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN, ATTORNEY, FINANCIAL, ADVISOR OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL OR LICENSED ADVISOR. NEVER DISREGARD MEDICAL, LEGAL, FINANCIAL, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL OR LICENSED ADVICE OR DELAY IN SEEKING IT BECAUSE OF SOMETHING YOU HAVE READ ON LONGTERMCARECORNER.COM.
NOTHING STATED OR POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE OR AVAILABLE THROUGH ANY SERVICES IS INTENDED TO BE, AND MUST NOT BE TAKEN TO BE, THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE OR LAW; OR FINANCIAL, PROFESSIONAL, OR LICENSED SERVICES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE INCLUDES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOTHERAPY, OR PROVIDING HEALTH CARE TREATMENT, INSTRUCTIONS, DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, OR ADVICE. LONGTERMCARECORNER.COM PROVIDES NO ASSURANCES THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS WEBSITE WILL ALWAYS INCLUDE THE MOST RECENT FINDINGS OR DEVELOPMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE PARTICULAR MATERIAL. Your access or use of our Website and our services does not create in any way a physician/patient, attorney/client, confidential, or privileged relationship, or any other relationship that would give rise to any duties on Longtermcarecorner.com's part or the part of our suppliers, distributors, partners, and/or affiliates. We do not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, attorneys, advisors, caregivers, procedures, opinions, advice, or other information that may appear on our Website. If you rely on any of the information provided by our Website, its employees, consultants, or its guests or visitors, you do so solely at your own risk. INDEMNIFICATION You shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Longtermcarecorner.com, its affiliates, and their respective officers, employees, and agents from any and all claims, demands, damages, costs, and liabilities, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your acts or omissions arising out of your use of Longtermcarecorner.com. GOVERNING LAW You and Longtermcarecorner.com agree that any claim or controversy at law or equity that arises out of these Terms or your use of our Website shall be governed by Ontario, Canada law (without regard to conflict of law provisions) and that the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall have no applicability. You and Longtermcarecorner.com agree that all claims and actions related hereto shall be brought in the appropriate court located in Toronto, Ontario Canada, and you agree and submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim or action. ASSIGNMENT Longtermcarecorner.com may assign these Terms of Use at any time to any subsidiary, or any affiliated company, or as part of the sale to, merger with, or other transfer of Longtermcarecorner.com to another entity. You may not assign this agreement. INTERNATIONAL USE Longtermcarecorner.com is designed for users residing in North America. We make no representation that content on Longtermcarecorner.com is appropriate or available for use in locations outside of North America. If you choose to access Longtermcarecorner.com from a location outside of North America, you do so on your own initiative and you are responsible for compliance with local laws. MISCELLANEOUS These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Longtermcarecorner.com regarding this subject matter, and they govern your use of our Website. The failure of Longtermcarecorner.com to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these Terms to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these Terms remain in full force and effect. Regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of Longtermcarecorner.com or these Terms must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. Longtermcarecorner.com Community Code of Conduct We're glad you're here. We've heard from caregivers that they have questions, that they've learned things they want to share, and that sometimes they just want to talk to others who are living through the same things they are. We want this to be YOUR place to do that.
To make sure that this community and our expert "Ask and Answer" area remain a safe and encouraging place for everyone, we ask that you adhere to the following code of conduct while participating: - Please choose a screen name that's tactful, or the Longtermcarecorner.com staff will ask you to make a change.
- Please refrain from using language that's profane, abusive, obscene, harassing, threatening, hateful, or otherwise objectionable.
- Personal attacks are never allowed. Differences of opinion are welcome, as long as they're presented respectfully. Attacking character and personal beliefs are unacceptable at all times.
- Revealing another member's real name, address, phone number, e-mail address, or any other personally identifying information is forbidden. It's an invasion of privacy.
- Do not use our community for solicitation purposes. This includes activities such as promoting businesses or professional services, sharing referral codes/links, and soliciting our members for research purposes.
- Do not use our community to generate traffic for other sites including your own. Making references, providing a link, or otherwise mentioning other sites of value to our members is permitted—as long as you don’t do so for your own self interest.
PLEASE NOTE – It's your responsibility to keep your contact information current. The staff at Longtermcarecorner.com may use your e-mail address to contact you regarding your posts made in our community, or the listings you have created. It’s our goal to help you to contribute within our set of rules. However, we reserve the right to disallow your participation in our community and terminate your account at Longtermcarecorner.com if, in our opinion, you violate our code of conduct or for any reason whatsoever in the sole discretion of Longtermcarecorner.com.
Your privacy is important to us. Longtermcarecorner.com has prepared these privacy and security policies ("Statement") so you may better understand how Longtermcarecorner.com ("our Website") may use your personal information in connection with our Website and services, as well as how it protects your information against unauthorized use. Please take the time to review this Statement and contact us using the Contact Information below with any questions or concerns. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION Personal Information Longtermcarecorner.com may ask you to register and/or provide personal information in certain instances, such as when you ask a question of our experts, or when you contact a service provider. Personally identifiable information that we may collect includes your name, e-mail address, address, telephone number, and information about the medical conditions of a loved one. Longtermcarecorner.com may also collect demographic information such as your age, gender, postal code, level of education, household income, and interests.
Children's Personal Information Longtermcarecorner.com does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from users under the age of 13. If we find out that we have such personal information, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
Website Usage Information Longtermcarecorner.com tracks navigational data (log files, server logs, click-stream) and information about how our Website is used by you (through cookies, Internet tags, or web beacons). We also collect information such as the URL of the Website you previously visited and the time of day that you use our Website. Longtermcarecorner.com also keeps track of the pages you visit within our Website as well as any transaction details (downloads, orders, requests, or referrals). You can set your browser to notify you when a cookie is sent, or to refuse or delete cookies altogether, but in such cases certain features of our Website might not function as expected.
Third-Party Ad-serving Companies On our Website We will display third-party advertisements. While many of these advertisements are displayed by Longtermcarecorner.com, we allow third-party ad-serving companies or ad networks to display advertisements on our Website. Some of these ad networks may place a persistent cookie in order to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement. Thus, third party ad-serving companies or ad networks may compile information about where you are using your computer, where you saw their advertisements, and which ads are clicked on. This information allows the third party to deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. Longtermcarecorner.com does not have access to the cookies that may be placed by the third-party ad-serving companies or ad networks. We will not share information that will specifically identify you to an ad-serving company or ad. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION Personal Information Longtermcarecorner.com collects, integrates, and uses your personal information to help enhance and personalize your use of our Website and the services that we may offer. This information also allows us to provide you with targeted content, information, and advertising (on our Website, in newsletters, via e-mail, etc.). We also use anonymous and aggregated data to create statistics and reports for various business purposes. We may aggregate anonymous data and share it with our advertisers or Longtermcarecorner.com partners in order to offer you potentially desirable products and services.
Website Usage Information The website usage information we collect (e.g., cookies, Internet tags, web beacons, etc.) is used by Longtermcarecorner.com to monitor the operation, technical functions, and quality of our Website and services. This information is also used to provide general statistics regarding use of our Website. We may also use such information for research or improvements of our Website and the services we offer you. This data is also used by Longtermcarecorner.com to deliver customized content and advertising to you when your online behavior indicates that you are interested in a particular subject area.
Disclosure of Data Longtermcarecorner.com keeps your personally identifiable information confidential. Set forth below are various circumstances under which Longtermcarecorner.com may share your personal information: - We may disclose your personally identifiable information in the event that we sell this Website or substantial parts of our business, provided that the buyer agrees to comply with this Statement.
- We may share your information with affiliated companies or strategic alliance partners, provided they comply with this Statement.
- If you post any information in public areas of our Website, such as chat rooms and message boards, it will be available to the public and we may reuse and republish such information at our discretion and in accordance with our Terms of Use.
- We may also share your personally identifiable information to respond to law enforcement requests, court orders, or other legal processes; or if we believe that such disclosure is necessary to investigate, prevent, or respond to illegal activities, fraud, physical threats to you or others; or as otherwise required by any applicable law or regulation.
In the event that we disclose your personally identifiable information as set forth above, we will require thirdparty organizations to protect and maintain your personally identifiable information in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Statement. PROTECTION OF INFORMATION -- SECURITY Longtermcarecorner.com is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of up-todate security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For example, we store any personal information you provide on computer systems with limited access. These systems are located in controlled facilities. When we transmit highly confidential information over the Internet, we protect it through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
You should keep in mind that no Internet communication is ever completely secure or error-free. CHANGES TO THIS STATEMENT We may periodically update this Statement to reflect changes in our services and policies. When we post changes to this Statement, we will revise the "last updated" date at the top of this Statement. If there are material changes to the Statement or in how Longtermcarecorner.com will use your personal information, we will notify you either by posting a prominent notice prior to implementing the change or by sending you a direct notification. We encourage you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how we are protecting your information. CONTACT INFORMATION If you have questions or complaints regarding this Statement, you should first contact us at
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