DISCLAIMER

VIPC&S makes this site available for the sole purposes of providing general educational information on patient safety and medical quality-related issues. This site is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice or for the care that patients receive from their physicians. Nothing in this site is intended to be used for medical diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician before beginning any new treatment or if you have any questions regarding a medical condition. You should not disregard medical advice, or delay seeking medical advice, because of something you read in this site.

This site and its health-related information and resources are not intended, and must not be taken, to be the rendering of medical, nursing, or professional health care advice or services, or the practice of medicine, nursing, or professional health care, in any jurisdiction.

Linking to Other Sites

We will provide links to other web sites, not owned or controlled by VIPC&S. A link to a non-VIPC&S web site does not constitute or imply endorsement by VIPC&S. Additionally, we cannot guarantee the quality or accuracy of information presented on non-VIPC&S web sites. We encourage you to review the privacy practices of any web site you visit.

VIPC&S LIABILITY

The Web Site may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. VIPC&S makes no representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the material. The use of the Web Site and the material is at your own risk. Changes are periodically made to the Web Site and may be made at any time.

VIPC&S DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEB SITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE WEB SITE AND ITS SERVER ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES AND OTHER HARMFUL GOODS. THE WEB SITE AND MATERIAL ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND.

In no event shall VIPC&S be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, special, indirect, incidental and consequential damages, lost profits, or damages resulting from lost data or business interruption) resulting from the use or inability to use the Web Site or any delays, errors, malfunctions, compatibility problems or breakdowns with respect to the Web Site and the Material, whether based on warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory and whether or not VIPC&S is advised of the possibility of such damages.

Changes to this disclaimer

VIPC&S may change this statement from time to time without notice. This statement is not intended to and does not create any contractual or other legal right in or on behalf of any party.

PRIVACY POLICY

When you browse through any Web site, read pages, or download information, certain information about your visit can be collected. We automatically collect and temporarily store the following information about your visit, but this information does not identify you personally:

• The name of the domain you use to access the Internet. 
• The type of browser and operating system you use to access our site. 
• The date and time of your visit. 
• The pages you visited. 
• The address of the Web site you came from, if you were referred from another site. 

We use this information for statistics on the traffic to our site, to find out about general user interest in various areas of our site, and to help us make our site more useful to visitors. 

No additional information is collected about your visit, and we do not record information about individual behavior or use of the site.

Personally Provided Information

You do not have to give us personal information to visit our Web site.

If you choose to provide us with additional information about yourself through an E-mail message, form, survey, etc., we use that information only to respond to your message or to fulfill the stated purpose of the communication. The information provided is handled on a confidential basis.

However, E-mail is not necessarily secure against interception. If your message is sensitive, you may prefer to send it by postal mail instead.  All communications to the Web site mailbox and customer feedback form are archived on a monthly basis, and destroyed on an annual basis.

Disclosure

VIPC&S does not disclose, give, sell, or transfer any personal information about our visitors, unless required by law enforcement or statute. 

Intrusion Detection

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, we employ software programs to monitor traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Such attempts are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

Links to Other Sites

Our Web site has links to other websites. The privacy policy described here does not necessarily apply to those other sites. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of that site.