Terms of Uses
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE.
The Chordoma Foundation makes this site available free of charge to its users as an informational
and educational service. By using this site, you agree to the following Terms and Conditions.
If you do not agree to all of these Terms and Conditions, please do not use the site.
This site does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
All content made available on or through the site is for informational and educational purposes only.
The content is not intended as and must not be relied upon as medical advice or for diagnosis or
treatment purposes. The content may be inaccurate and may not be up to date. Always seek the
advice of your personal oncologist, physician or other qualified health care professional for any
questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Do not disregard or delay in seeking professional
medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment because of anything you may read on the site. If you think
you may be having a medical emergency, call 911 or your healthcare professional immediately.
Use of this site does not constitute a physician-patient relationship under any circumstances, even
if information is provided by a physician. Questions asking for medical advice cannot be answered
by the Chordoma Foundation or its staff.
The Chordoma Foundation does not recommend, endorse, validate, approve, or disapprove any specific tests,
procedures, products, services, treatments, physicians, hospitals, opinions, third-party websites or
related content, or any other information that may appear on the site. Reliance on any content appearing
on the site or provided by the Chordoma Foundation staff or on any information provided by third parties
on the site or on another website to which this site is linked is solely at your own risk. The Chordoma
Foundation encourages you to verify any scientific or medical information found on or through the site with
your personal oncologist, physician or other qualified health care professional.
Use of the site and the content.
All content on the site is the property of the Chordoma Foundation or other authors and is protected by
trademark, copyright, and other laws, and the Chordoma Foundation may discontinue any aspect or feature
of the site at any time. You are authorized to download, copy, print, and distribute the content only for
informational, non-commercial purposes. Any copies must not alter the site's original contents, including
all legal notices. You may create hyperlinks to this site, so long as the hyperlinks do not imply or suggest
that the Chordoma Foundation has endorsed or validated the linking organization and so long as you are otherwise
abiding by these Terms and Conditions. All trademarks displayed on the site are the property of their
respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with the Chordoma Foundation. You agree not to use the site
or content in violation of any applicable laws, and not to impersonate any other person on or through the site.
You agree not to use the site or the content as a means to distribute advertising or any unsolicited material
to any third party. The Chordoma Foundation reserves all rights not expressly granted to you in these Terms and
Conditions.
User submissions.
The personal information that you submit to the site is governed by the site's Privacy Policy, which can be
accessed from the site's home page. This site is not intended for children under the age of 13, and the Chordoma
Foundation does not collect any personal information from anyone that it knows to be under the age of 13.
You may not upload or transmit to the site or the Chordoma Foundation any information that infringes or violates
the rights of any third party. If you believe that any content accessible on the site infringes your copyright,
you may request removal of that content in writing. Please see 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3) for details on how to submit
such a request. Please submit any requests for removal to:
Simone Sommer
Chordoma Foundation
PO BOX 4562
Greensboro, NC 27404
The Chordoma Foundation welcomes your suggestions and input regarding the site and the content. Any suggestions,
ideas, or input that you provide to the Chordoma Foundation will not be treated as confidential, and the Chordoma
Foundation will have the right to use them as it chooses without compensation to you.
Liability of the Chordoma Foundation.
THE USE OF THE SITE AND THE CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE CHORDOMA FOUNDATION, ITS STAFF, AND THE CONTRIBUTORS
OF INFORMATION TO THE SITE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DECISION OR ACTION TAKEN BY YOU IN RELIANCE ON THE SITE OR
THE CONTENT, OR FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES), PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH RESULTING FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR THE CONTENT, WHETHER
OR NOT ANY OF THEM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH, AND REGARDLESS
OF THE FORM OF CLAIM OR ACTION, WHETHER BASED ON THEORIES OF WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE CHORDOMA FOUNDATION PROVIDES THE SITE AND THE CONTENT ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS. TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE CHORDOMA FOUNDATION DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENCY,
TIMELINESS, USEFULNESS, AVAILABILITY, OR RELIABILITY. THE CHORDOMA FOUNDATION DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR
WARRANTY REGARDING SATISFACTION OF GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION REGARDING PRESCRIPTION
DRUG PRODUCTS, MEDICAL DEVICES OR ANY MEDICAL PROCEDURES, OR REGARDING THE APPROVAL OR COMPLIANCE OF ANY SOFTWARE
WITH RESPECT TO THE CONTENT ON THE SITE. THE CHORDOMA FOUNDATION ALSO DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SITE
OR CONTENT WILL BE FREE OF INFECTIONS OR VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES, OR OTHER CODE WITH DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Chordoma Foundation and its officers, directors, employees,
volunteers, and contributors of information to the site from all claims, actions, demands, and liabilities (including
reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to your access to or use of, or your inability to access or
use, the site or the content, or your violation of these Terms and Conditions. This includes without limitation
any claims related to content accessed through the site or another website to which it is linked that you believe
to be offensive, obscene, defamatory, or to infringe upon your intellectual property rights.
General
The Chordoma Foundation does not make any claim that the site or the content are appropriate or may be downloaded
outside the United States. Access to the site and the content by certain persons or in certain countries may be
illegal. If you access the site from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for
complying with all applicable laws.
You agree that your use of this site and the content, these Terms and Conditions, the Privacy Policy, and any dispute
relating to the above are governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina, without giving effect to its choice of
laws principles. You agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute relating to the above resides in the courts
of the State of North Carolina, and you consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction by those courts for that purpose.
Unless stated otherwise on the site, these Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and the
Chordoma Foundation with respect to your access to and use of the site and the content. If any provision of these
Terms and Conditions is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions
will remain in full force.
The Chordoma Foundation reserves the right to block or terminate your access to and use of the site and the content
for any reason and without any liability or further obligation to you, including without limitation if the Chordoma
Foundation believes that you have violated these Terms and Conditions or acted contrary to their spirit.
The Chordoma Foundation may revise and update these Terms and Conditions at any time without notice to you. Accordingly,
you should periodically review these Terms and Conditions. Your use of the site following any changes to these Terms
and Conditions will constitute your acceptance of those changes.
Thank you for visiting this site. Please contact us at
with any questions.
Effective: February 11, 2008