Terms of Use

CHA HOLLYWOOD PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER

WEBSITE TERMS OF USE

Please read these Terms of Use (“Terms of Use”) carefully before using https://www.hollywoodpresbyterian.com (the “Site”) or any services provided in connection with the Site (the “Service”). By using the Site, you signify that you have read these terms and agree to be bound by and comply with them. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms, please promptly exit the Site. CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (“HPMC”) reserves the right to modify these terms at any time and will publish notice of any such modifications on-line at this Site . By continuing to access the Site after notice of such modifications has been published, you signify your agreement to be bound by them. YOU AGREE THAT BY USING THE SERVICE YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD AND THAT YOU ARE LEGALLY ABLE TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT.

Your Use of Information – No Medical Advice

Information provided via the Site is provided as a service to the community and is intended to be general in nature. This information is not provided in the course of a professional relationship between a healthcare provider and a patient and does not create any physician-patient relationship. HPMC is not recommending a course of treatment for your particular circumstances or making a diagnosis through the use of the Site. Do not disregard or delay in seeking medical advice because of any information you read on the Site. Your healthcare professional should be consulted regarding matters concerning medical condition, treatment, and needs of you and your family. Reference to products or medications on the Site is for informational purposes only and should not be considered an endorsement, recommendation, or approval of such procedures, products or medications.

Medical Emergencies

If you have a medical emergency, please immediately call emergency personnel (911) to get prompt medical attention. Do not rely on the Site or the site content for assistance in regard to your immediate, urgent medical needs. The Site is not designed to facilitate medical emergencies.

User Content

You grant HPMC a license to use the information you post to the Site or Service. By posting, downloading, displaying, performing, transmitting, or otherwise distributing information or other content (“User Content”) to the Site or Service, you are granting HPMC, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, and representatives a license to use User Content in connection with the operation of the Internet business of HPMC, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, and representatives, including without limitation, a right to copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate, and reformat User Content. You will not be compensated for any User Content. By posting User Content on the Site or Service, you warrant and represent that you own the rights to the User Content or are otherwise authorized to post, distribute, display, perform, transmit, or otherwise distribute User Content.

Compliance with Intellectual Property Laws

When accessing the Site or using the Service, you agree to obey the law and to respect the intellectual property rights of others. Your use of the Service and the Site is at all times governed by and subject to laws regarding copyright ownership and use of intellectual property. You agree not to upload, download, display, perform, transmit, or otherwise distribute any User Content in violation of any third-party’s copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights. You agree to abide by laws regarding copyright ownership and use of intellectual property, and you shall be solely responsible for any violations of any relevant laws and for any infringements of third-party rights caused by your User Content, even if it was provided or transmitted by someone else using your computer, phone, or other device. The burden of proving that any Content does not violate any laws or third-party rights rests solely with you.

Inappropriate Content

You shall not make the following types of Content available. You agree not to upload, download, display, perform, transmit, or otherwise distribute any Content that (a) is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, or threatening; (b) advocates or encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or foreign law or regulation; or (c) advertises or otherwise solicits funds or is a solicitation for goods or services. HPMC reserves the right to terminate your receipt, transmission, or other distribution of any such material using the Service, and, if applicable, to delete any such material from its servers. HPMC intends to cooperate fully with any law enforcement officials or agencies in the investigation of any violation of these Terms of Use or of any applicable laws.

Copyrights and Consents

All trademarked or copyrighted material contained within these pages, including but not limited to logos, marks, content, documents, forms, images, illustrations and videos, are owned by or licensed to HPMC. Any reproduction or redistribution of this material beyond personal use is prohibited without the express written consent of HPMC.

This website and links to other sites may contain materials that are copyrighted by HPMC and/or other copyright holders. Use of copyrighted material without permission is expressly prohibited and is subject to federal copyright laws.

No Warranties

HPMC HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES. HPMC IS MAKING THE SITE AVAILABLE “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. YOU ASSUME THE RISK OF ANY AND ALL DAMAGE OR LOSS FROM USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR THE SERVICE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, HPMC EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. HPMC DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SITE OR THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.

You Alone are Responsible for Your Use of the Site.

You agree to be solely responsible for your use of this Site.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you understand and agree that HPMC, its officers, directors, employees, agents and information providers shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages (even if HPMC has been advised of the possibility of such damages) resulting from: (i) your use or inability to use the Service; (ii) unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data; (iii) statements or conduct of any third party on the Service; or (iv) any other matter relating to the Service. HPMC’s total cumulative liability to you or any other party for any loss or damages resulting from claims, demands, or actions arising out of or relating to these Terms of USE will not exceed $500 (USD).

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless HPMC and its trustees, officers, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates against all actual and direct losses, liabilities, claims, costs, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) they may suffer as the result of third-party claims, demands, actions, investigations, settlements, or judgments against them arising from or in connection with any breach of these Terms of Use, or from any breaches of confidentiality or negligence or wrongful acts or omissions, by you or your dependents or agents. The limitation of liability and indemnification obligations of these Terms of Use stated above will survive termination of these Terms of Use.

Affiliated Sites

HPMC has no control over, and no liability for any third-party websites or materials that may be linked with the Site. Because neither HPMC nor the Site has control over the content and performance of such affiliated sites, HPMC makes no guarantees about the accuracy, currency, content, or quality of the information provided by such sites, and HPMC assumes no responsibility for unintended, objectionable, inaccurate, misleading, or unlawful content that may reside on those sites. Similarly, from time to time in connection with your use of the Site, you may have access to content items (including, but not limited to, websites) that are owned by third-parties. You acknowledge and agree that HPMC makes no guarantees about, and assumes no responsibility for, the accuracy, currency, content, or quality of this third-party content, and that, unless expressly provided otherwise, these Terms of Use shall govern your use of any and all third-party content.

Prohibited Uses

HPMC imposes certain restrictions on your permissible use of the Site and the Service. You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate any security features of the Site or Service, including, without limitation, (a) accessing content or data not intended for you, or logging onto a server or account that you are not authorized to access; (b) attempting to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Service, the Site, or any associated system or network, or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (c) interfering or attempting to interfere with service to any user, host, or network, including, without limitation, by means of submitting a virus to the Site or Service, overloading, “flooding,” “spamming,” “mail bombing,” or “crashing;” (d) using the Site or Service to send unsolicited e-mail, including, without limitation, promotions, or advertisements for products or services; (e) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or in any posting using the Service; or (f) attempting to modify, reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise reduce or attempt to reduce to a human-perceivable form any of the source code used by HPMC in providing the Site or Service. Any violation of system or network security may subject you to civil and/or criminal liability.

Feedback

We appreciate our users’ interest in improving and expanding the Service and the Site. If you choose to send us content, information, ideas, suggestions or other materials through the Service or the Site (“Feedback”), you hereby assign such Feedback to us, and you agree that we are free to use any Feedback for any purposes whatsoever, including, without limitation, developing products and services, without any liability or payment of any kind to you.

Copyright

Governing Law

These Terms shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the United States and the State of California, without reference to their rules regarding conflicts of law. You hereby irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts in Los Angeles, California, USA in all disputes arising out of or related to the use of the Site or Service.

Severability; Waiver

If, for whatever reason, a court of competent jurisdiction finds any term or condition in these Terms to be unenforceable, all other terms and conditions will remain unaffected and in full force and effect. No waiver of any breach of any provision of these Terms shall constitute a waiver of any prior, concurrent, or subsequent breach of the same or any other provisions hereof, and no waiver shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party.

No License

Nothing contained on the Site should be understood as granting you a license to use any of the trademarks, service marks, or logos owned by HPMC or by any third-party.

California Use Only

The Site is controlled and operated by HPMC from its offices in the State of California. HPMC makes no representation that any of the materials or the services to which you have been given access are available or appropriate for use in other locations. Your use of or access to the Site should not be construed as HPMC’s purposefully availing itself of the benefits or privilege of doing business in any state or jurisdiction other than California.

Modifications

HPMC may, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, (a) revise these Terms; (b) modify the Site and/or the Service; and (c) discontinue the Site and/or Service at any time. HPMC shall post any revision to these Terms, and the revision shall be effective immediately on such posting. You agree to review these Terms and other online policies posted on the Site periodically to be aware of any revisions. You agree that, by continuing to use or access the Site following notice of any revision, you shall abide by any such revision.

Website Privacy Policy

HPMC respects your privacy and permits you to control the treatment of your personal information. A complete statement of HPMC’s current Website Privacy Policy can be found by clicking here. HPMC’s Website Privacy Policy is expressly incorporated into this Agreement by this reference. Information on HPMC’s health information privacy policy and policy regarding patient rights can be found by visiting the following webpage:

Notice of Privacy Policy

Contact Us

If you have any questions, comments, or complaints regarding these Terms, our practices related to this Site, or our Service, please feel free to contact us by telephone at (213) 413-3000 or by email through the message form found at
https://www.hollywoodpresbyterian.com/how-to-reach-us/