Terms and Conditions of Use

Medical information is not medical advice. Consult your physician if you suspect you have a health problem.

This informational website is provided by Central Oregon Ear, Nose & Throat's legal entity, Central Oregon ENT, LLC. This site and related services are provided subject to your compliance with the Terms and Conditions of Use specified below.

If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use, you must exit this site promptly.

1. Use of Site. The information contained within this site is offered solely for your consideration, and is subject to your verification. This web site is intended as a reference and information source only. The contents of this site may be accessed and viewed only for your personal, non-commercial use. No right, title, or interest is transferred to you as a result of using this site, even if you download content.

These Terms and Conditions of Use constitute the entire agreement between Central Oregon ENT, LLC and the user of this site. It is your responsibility to review these terms and conditions for any revisions. Your continued use of this site will indicate your agreement to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use.

2. Medical Information. Medical information is not the same as the medical advice you may receive in consultation with a healthcare provider. If you suspect you have a health problem, you should seek immediate care with the appropriate health care professionals. The information in this web site is not a substitute for professional care, and must not be used for self-diagnosis or treatment. Any web sites and links referenced in this web site are provided only as a courtesy and are not endorsed by Central Oregon ENT, LLC.

3. Indemnification. You understand and agree that you are personally responsible for your behavior on this and any Central Oregon ENT, LLC website. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Central Oregon ENT, LLC, its physician members, healthcare providers, managers, employees, information technology service providers, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, joint venturers, business partners, licensors, agents, and any third-party information providers from and against all claims, losses, expenses, damages and costs (including, but not limited to, direct, incidental, consequential, exemplary and indirect damages), and reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from or arising out of your use, misuse, or inability to use the website, the content, or any violation by you of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

4. User Conduct. You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes. You agree not to take any action that might compromise the security of this website, render the website inaccessible to others or otherwise cause damage to the website or content. Deliberate attempts to degrade system performance or capability, or attempts to damage systems, software, or intellectual property is prohibited. You agree not to add to, subtract from, or otherwise modify the content, or to attempt to access any content that is not intended for you. You agree not to use the website in any manner that might interfere with the rights of third parties.

5. File Download. Central Oregon ENT, LLC cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading through the website will be free of infection by software viruses or other harmful computer code, files or programs

6. Distribution. Distribution of the web pages, data, forms, graphics, icons, information, photography, sound files, text, videos and stylized design is strictly prohibited. The materials at this site may not be modified in any way or reproduced or distributed or used for any public or commercial purpose unless expressly permitted in writing by the Administrator of Central Oregon ENT, LLC. Any use or display of this site's materials on any other web site or networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited. Forms provided at this site are for the normal course of expediting services for Central Oregon ENT, LLC patients and use for any other purpose is prohibited. Website meta data, descriptions or information may not be embedded in other websites.

7. Copyright and Trademarks. The materials at this site are copyrighted and any unauthorized use of these materials may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. All rights reserved. If you breach any of these terms, your authorization to use this site is terminated and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed materials. Copyrights and trademarks for the materials and intellectual property contained in this site, including all text, data, graphics, icons, photos, software, sound files and videos are owned by Central Oregon ENT, LLC or require that you have the permission of the trademark owner for use. Central Oregon ENT, LLC will consider unauthorized distribution of its intellectual property to be trademark infringement whether or not the trademarks or servicemarks are registered or unregistered.

8. Third-Party and External Links. Central Oregon ENT, LLC may provide convenience links about information or services. If you use these links, you will leave this site. Central Oregon ENT, LLC does not endorse any other site, is not responsible for the content of these sites, does not control the site, and does not claim to have reviewed these third party sites in their entirety. St. Anthony's Medical Center is not responsible for any of these sites or their content. You, the user, assume all risk associated with third party links.

9. Linking to the Central Oregon ENT, LLC Website. You are authorized to link to the home page only when Central Oregon ENT, LLC is relevant to your own business activity. No use is permitted to attract attention, suggest an endorsement or affiliation, promote sponsorship, or defame Central Oregon ENT, LLC. Links to the website must be set to the home page. Unless specifically authorized in writing by the Central Oregon ENT, LLC Administrator, you may not connect “deep links” to the website (i.e, create links to this site that bypass the home page or other parts of the Site). You may not mirror or frame the home page or any other pages of this website on any other web site or web page.

10. Disclaimer of Warranties. CENTRAL OREGON ENT, LLC MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE, THE SERVICE OR THE CONTENT. CENTRAL OREGON ENT, LLC EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, WITH REGARD TO THE SITE, THE SERVICE, THE CONTENT, AND ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE FURNISHED OR TO BE FURNISHED VIA THE SITE. CENTRAL OREGON ENT, LLC DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY THE SITE OR THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SITE OR THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED. CENTRAL OREGON ENT, LLC DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT, OR THAT ANY ERRORS IN THE CONTENT WILL BE CORRECTED. THE SITE, THE SERVICE AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.

11. Limitation of liability. IN NO EVENT WILL CENTRAL OREGON ENT, LLC, ITS PHYSICIANS, MEMBERS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, WEBMASTER, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICE PROVIDERS, AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, OR THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED AT THIS SITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF (I) THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, THE SERVICE, OR THE CONTENT, (II) ANY TRANSACTION CONDUCTED THROUGH OR FACILITATED BY THE SITE; (III) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE SITE, THE SERVICE AND/OR THE CONTENT, (IV) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, OR (V) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SITE, THE SERVICE, OR THE CONTENT, EVEN IF CENTRAL OREGON ENT, LLC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. CENTRAL OREGON ENT, LLC DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT OF THIS SITE AND MAKES NOT COMMITMENT TO UPDATE OR REVISE MATERIALS AT THIS SITE EVEN IF THE CONTENT IS OUT OF DATE. THIS SITE MAY REFER TO INFORMATION, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF YOUR VIEWING. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE, THE SERVICE, THE CONTENT, OR WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.

12. User Submissions. Central Oregon ENT, LLC does not want to receive confidential information from you via this website. Central Oregon ENT, LLC will have no obligations with respect to any material, information or other communication you transmit or post to this site; and such communications will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. Central Oregon ENT, LLC and its designees will be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate and otherwise use the communications and all data, images, sounds, text, and other things embodied therein for any and all commercial or non-commercial purposes.

If you submit any material or information to this website, you guarantee to Central Oregon ENT, LLC that you are its sole author or have a legal right to submit the material or information. You also give Central Oregon ENT, LLC the royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to use, distribute, display and create derivative works from any Submission, in any and all media, in any manner, in whole or in part, without any restriction or responsibilities to you.

13. Prohibited submissions. You are prohibited from posting, transmitting, or causing to be posted to or from this site any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, or other material that would violate any law.

14. Choice of Law and Venue. These Terms and Conditions of Use, and any user violation thereof, or any dispute arising with Central Oregon ENT, LLC from use of this site, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Oregon.

15. Severability and Waivers. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any of these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition. No waiver of a breach or default shall be deemed to be a waiver of a subsequent breach or default.

16. Revisions. Central Oregon ENT, LLC may update the site content, privacy statements, posted Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy notice, forms, and these Terms and Conditions of Use. It is the user's responsibility to periodically review this information and continued usage of the Central Oregon ENT, LLC website will be considered acceptance of any revisions.

17. Legal Notice. Certain provisions of these terms and conditions may be superseded by expressly designated legal notices or terms on particular pages at this site.

18. Contact. E-mail the webmaster regarding site administration, requests for content revision or layout issues. For all other matters, including patient relations, site content, these Terms and Conditions of Use, and privacy notices, contact:

Central Oregon Ear, Nose & Throat

Attention: Administrator

2450 NE Mary Rose Place, Suite 120

Bend, Oregon 97701

Phone: (541) 382-3100.

19. Modification Date. The Terms and Conditions of Use for this Site were last revised on January 22, 2009.