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This Web site is an educational and informational service provided by the COPD Foundation, with the express condition that users agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in this User Agreement, as they may be modified from time to time. Your consultation and use of this Web site constitutes your acknowledgment and acceptance of all of the following terms and conditions.

Disclaimer
You acknowledge that the information on this Web site is provided "as is" for general information only. This Web site does not offer medical advice or recommendations and individuals should not rely on the information posted on this Web site as a substitute for consultations with qualified health care professionals who are familiar with individual medical conditions and needs. The COPD Foundation strongly recommends that care and treatment decisions related to COPD and any other medical condition be made in consultation with a patient's physician or other qualified health care professionals who are familiar with the individual's specific health situation.

The COPD Foundation makes no representations with respect to the information, services, products or message on this Web site and specifically disclaims any other warranties, including but not limited to implied or express warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular usage, application or purpose. The COPD Foundation makes no warranties of any kind regarding the operation of this Web site, including but not limited to any warranty of accuracy, completeness, currency, reliability, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or any warranty that these pages, or the server that makes them available, are free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses, other harmful elements or other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties and such warranties are expressly disclaimed.

Links from this Web site
The COPD Foundation makes no representation, warranty or endorsement, express or implied, as to any of the information, services, products or messages on any other Web sites which may be accessed through a hyperlink on this Web site. In particular, these links are provided for convenience of reference only and are not intended as an endorsement by the COPD Foundation of the organization or individual operating the Web site or a warranty or endorsement of any type regarding the Web site or the information, services, products or messages posted on or available from such Web site.

Copyright and Trademark
Unless otherwise indicated, all information contained on this Web site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio and video clips, is copyrighted by and proprietary to the COPD Foundation. The content displayed on any page of this Web site may be used for personal and noncommercial uses which do not harm the reputation of the COPD Foundation, provided that the user does not remove any trademarks, copyright and any other notice contained in such content.

The name and mark, the COPD Foundation and its attendant logos and taglines, are trademarks of the COPD Foundation and may not be used or reproduced without its prior written consent.

Liability
You agree that you will hold harmless the COPD Foundation and its officers, directors, agents, employees, and volunteers from all claims arising out of or related to your access or use of, or your inability to access or use, this Web site or the information, services, products or messages contained in this Web site or other Web sites to which it is linked, including but not limited to claims that you have found something you have heard, viewed or downloaded from this Web site or another Web site to which it is linked to be obscene, offensive, defamatory, or infringing upon your intellectual property rights. In no event will the COPD Foundation or the contributors of information to this Web site be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by you in reliance on such information or for any consequential, special or similar damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. You hereby release and forever waive any and all claims you may have against the COPD Foundation, its officers, directors, agents, employees, and volunteers for losses or damages you sustain in connection with your use of this web site.

Governing Law
This Web site (excluding linked sites) is controlled by the COPD Foundation, which is headquartered in the State of Florida, United States of America. It can be accessed from all 50 states, as well as from other countries around the world. As each of these places has laws that may differ from those of Florida, by accessing this Web site both you and the COPD Foundation agree that the statutes and laws of the State of Florida, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof, will apply to all matters arising from or relating to use of this Web site. The COPD Foundation makes no representation that materials on the Web site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this Web site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

Linking From Other Web sites
The COPD Foundation may grant the owner of a Web site permission to use a hyperlink to this Web site from its Web site, provided: (a) any such link must clearly be marked "the COPD Foundation;" (b) the appearance, position and other aspects of either the link or the host Web site may not be such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with COPD Foundation's name and trademarks; (c) the appearance, position and other aspects of either the link or the host Web site may not create the false appearance that any other entity is associated with or sponsored by the COPD Foundation; and (d) the link, when activated by a user, must display this Web site full-screen and not with a "frame" on the linked Web site. The owner of any Web site with a hyperlink to this Web site agrees to the foregoing terms and agrees to delete any such link upon notice from the COPD Foundation that such permission has been revoked, which notice may be given at any time and for any reason.

The COPD Foundation is not responsible for the information or materials contained on Web sites linking to this Web site. Links to this Web site are provided for convenience of reference only and are not intended as an endorsement by the COPD Foundation the organization or individual operating the host Web site or a warranty of any type regarding the host Web site or the information on the host Web site.