Montefiore Terms of Service and User Privacy Policy

It is expressly understood that your use of this site, and the information and services contained on it is conditioned upon your acceptance of the following terms and conditions:

The information provided on this site is provided for informational purposes only as a courtesy of Montefiore Medical Center (“Montefiore”).  It is not the intention of Montefiore that any information provided on this site is construed as medical or legal advice, and you are advised to consult with appropriate professionals with respect to such matters.

Through our website, Montefiore will not collect any personal information about you (such as your name, address, or telephone number) unless you provide it voluntarily. If you do not want this information to be collected by us, please do not submit it. In the course of using our site, however, we automatically track certain information about you. This information includes the URL from which you just came (whether this URL is on our site or not), which URL you go to next (whether this URL is on our site or not), what browser you are using, and your IP address.

In addition, we use cookies on certain pages of our site.  Cookies are small amounts of data that are sent to your browser from our web server and are stored on your computer's hard drive, not on our site.  Cookies allow us to track where you go on our site, or make it easier for you to return on subsequent visits to those areas that are of most interest you.  Cookies can also help us provide information which is targeted to your interests. You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits; however, removing cookies may reduce the speed at which you move through our site.

We only use the information that is provided directly by you to help us improve our services to you, to provide you with the services you have requested, to inform you about additional services that may be of interest to you, for marketing purposes and for other internal purposes. Montefiore does not sell, trade or rent your personal information to others outside of Montefiore or to their advertising and promotional agencies and consultants.  If at any time you want Montefiore to remove your information from our files, you can contact Montefiore at info@montefiore.org.

As the information and services on this site are being provided as a courtesy to you, Montefiore undertakes no obligation to confirm or investigate the accessibility, or completeness and accuracy of any of its content, now or at any time in the future. Persons accessing this site assume full responsibility for their use of the information or services available through this site. References to specific products, processes, or services do not constitute or imply an endorsement, recommendation or warranty by Montefiore or its affiliates. NEITHER MONTEFIORE NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES MAKES ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER AS TO ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH THIS SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THAT THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES WILL BE ERROR FREE OR THAT ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL ACCESSED THROUGH THIS SITE WILL BE FREE FROM VIRUSES. NEITHER MONTEFIORE NOR ITS AFFILIATES WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THAT RESULT IN ANY WAY FROM YOUR USE OR RELIANCE ON INFORMATION OR SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THIS SITE. You are encouraged to confirm the information contained herein with other sources.

This site may include links to other sites that are not owned by or under the control of Montefiore. Accordingly, Montefiore is not responsible for, and makes no representations, warranties or recommendations with respect to the usefulness, availability or content of any such sources, and you assume all responsibility with respect to the use of such sites and any and all information or services furnished through such sites.

Montefiore reserves the right from time to time to modify these terms and conditions in its sole discretion by placing a notice of such modification in a clearly marked area, and your continued use of this site following notice of such modification shall be deemed to constitute your acceptance of such modifications. If such modifications are not acceptable to you, it is your responsibility to discontinue using this site.

Montefiore owns or has rights to use the copyright and/or electronic publishing rights for all documents and related graphics available from this site (the “Materials”). Permission to display, cache and print the Materials solely for an individual’s personal use is hereby granted. Other than as expressly permitted, no part of the Materials may be copied, reproduced, used, performed, distributed or redistributed in any form (graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or information storage and retrieval systems) for any purpose without the express written consent of Montefiore Medical Center.

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