SOCIETY OF CRITICAL CARE CARDIOLOGY
WEBSITE TERMS OF USE
Effective October 2024
The Society of Critical Care Cardiology (“SoCCC,” the “Society,” or “we” or “us”) is a professional medical society whose members are interested in and dedicated to advancing the field of cardiac critical care.
By accessing this website and other services and platforms that may be accessed through this website, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms of Use.
We reserve the right to amend or otherwise revise or replace these Terms of Use, without any further notice to you and at any time, by posting an updated set of Terms of Use on this website. Your use of our website constitutes your acceptance of the Terms of Use that are posted at the time you enter our website.
By entering this website, you agree to and accept the following Terms of Use:
1. Use of the Site
The use of this website and the information contained herein is not intended or designed to provide medical diagnosis, medical advice, or medical treatment. Our website is an informational service only. Medical conditions and medical advice change on a person-to-person basis and depend upon the facts and circumstances at hand, the information available, and the medical equipment and personnel involved. The information contained on our website does not, and is not intended to, constitute professional medical services, diagnosis, or treatment of any kind.
2. Professional Services and Advice
No information posted on our website or sent through e-mail or other electronic means should be relied upon as a medical consultation. All persons seeking medical advice, consultation, diagnosis, aid, counsel and/or services, should immediately seek their own independent medical treatment from the nearest available professional medical provider or hospital. IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, IN THE UNITED STATES, DIAL 911. The use of our website shall not be considered the practice of telemedicine or telehealth as defined by state or federal law. Under no circumstances shall the Society be liable for any injury, claim, cause of action, legal or equitable relief, expense (including attorneys’ fees), loss or damage of any kind whatsoever, whether direct, indirect, special, consequential, or punitive, relating in any manner to or alleged to be caused by the information contained on our website, or any use thereof.
3. Posting of Content
You are expected to validate the content you post to our website, such that any recommendations you make involving clinical care or clinical medicine shall be based on evidence accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contradictions in the care of patients. You are responsible for ensuring that all scientific research you refer to in content you post or which you post in support or justification of a patient care recommendation conforms to generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. The Society does not recommend or endorse specific tests, physicians, products, services, procedures, opinions, or other information that you may obtain on our website. Reliance on any information provided herein is solely at your own risk.
4. Copyrights and Trademarks
You should assume that everything you see or read on on our website is copyrighted and may not be used except as provided in these Terms of Use, in the text on our website itself, or with our express advance written permission. The Society hereby grants to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and download, display, and print a reasonable number of copies of the content and functionality displayed on the website on any single computer solely for your internal business use, provided that you do not modify the content in any way and that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices displayed on the content. You may not otherwise reproduce, modify, copy, distribute, transmit, post, or disclose any content on our website without our prior written consent.
5. Liability, Warranties, and Disclaimers
The content on our website and the functionality of our website are provided with the understanding that the Society is not engaged in rendering professional advice and services to you. All such content and functionality are provided “as is,” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The Society and its third-party content and functionality providers make no warranties, express or implied, as to the ownership, accuracy. or adequacy of the content on our website or that our website is free of viruses or other harmful components or programs. The Society shall have no liability or responsibility for any information published on linked websites, contained in any content published on our website, or provided by third parties. Neither the Society nor its third-party content and functionality providers shall be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, legal, equitable, punitive or special damages (including attorneys’ fees) for lost revenues or profits, whether or not advised of the possibility of such damages or losses and regardless of the theory of liability.
6. Links, Advertising, and Sponsorship
Links on our website may lead to servers maintained by individuals or organizations other than the Society. The Society has no control and makes no warranties or representations as to the accuracy, timeliness, suitability, or any other aspect of the information located on such servers, and neither monitors nor endorses such servers or content. Our website may contain advertising and sponsorship materials. The Society does not warrant, guarantee, or endorse any services or products offered by or through our website or its links. You should exercise your own discretion, care, due diligence, and sound judgment when there is any reference to offers, services, or products. The Society does not expressly nor impliedly warrant any information, products, or services for any purpose, including fitness for a particular purpose or merchantability. The Society is not responsible for the illegality, inaccuracy, error, or omission in any advertisers’ or sponsors’ materials. You should be aware that the Society and its members may receive financial contributions, grants, or donations from third-party medical suppliers, medical providers, and/or pharmaceutical companies.
7. Disclaimers
Neither the Society nor its representatives, members, trustees, officers, employees, designees, affiliates, agents, or assigns warrant that use of this website or the information contained herein shall be uninterrupted, virus-free, or error-free, nor is the accuracy or reliability of the functionality, content, and information contained herein warranted. The Society neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, or statement herein. Our website and information contained or posted herein may not have been updated or checked for accuracy, and it may contain errors, omissions, or exclusions. You expressly agree that the use of our website is at your sole risk, and you assume all risks from its use.
8. Choice of Law and Jurisdiction
The Society is a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Ohio and the content of our website and all matters relating to its use shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio or applicable federal laws. Any claims arising directly or indirectly out of our website or any materials contained on our website shall be subject to these same laws, and any dispute arising therefrom shall be resolved exclusively in the courts of the State of Ohio or applicable federal courts. You hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action and agree to waive any right to trial by jury in such action.
9. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Society, its representatives, members, trustees, officers, employees, designees, affiliates, agents, and assigns from and against any and all injuries, claims, causes of action, loss, damage, and/or expense (including attorney’s fees) arising out of your reliance upon or the use of our website or the information contained herein.
10. Medical Locator Tool
If the Society provides the use of the medical professional locator tool, it shall be treated as a general reference tool merely for informational purposes and is not intended to and does not constitute a recommendation by the Society of any medical professional or their skills. You are strongly urged to personally meet with any prospective medical provider and use your own judgment in selecting any such medical provider.