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Terms of Use

Last updated: February 23 2012

All information, including text, images, graphics, logos, images, button icons, information obtained from ASA's licensors, and other content ("Content") is made available on the web pages under the domain americanskin.org or any successor website (the "Website") by American Skin Association, Inc (the "ASA") on the express condition that users agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set out in these Terms of Use. These Terms of Use, together with ASA's Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated into these Terms of Use by reference, set out the legally binding terms with respect to your use of and our provision of the Website. Please read them carefully. Use of this Website and all linked pages owned and operated by ASA constitutes your acceptance of all of the following terms and conditions, as set out below or in our Privacy Policy and each as amended from time to time. If you do not agree with these Terms of Use or our Privacy Policy, please stop using this Website.

You agree and understand that these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy and the Website may be modified by ASA at any time without prior notice, and such modifications will be effective upon ASA's posting of the new terms and/or upon implementation of the new changes on the Website. You agree to review the Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy periodically so that you are aware of any modifications. Your continued use of the Website after any modifications indicates your acceptance of the modified Terms of Use and modified Privacy Policy, as the case may be.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

The Content includes copyright material and is protected by intellectual property laws. Except as expressly set out in these Terms of Use, the Content received through this Website may not be copied, reproduced, transmitted, displayed, performed, reformatted, distributed, sublicensed, altered, stored for subsequent use or printed in whole or in part in any manner (in any form or medium), without the prior written consent of ASA.

You may make single copies of the Content, solely for your personal, non-commercial use, and only if you preserve any copyright or other notices contained in or associated with such Content. You may not use of any data mining, robots, scraping or similar data gathering or extraction methods to obtain Content, user or donor data or any other information from our Website.

Requests for permission to use the Content in any manner, other than as expressly permitted in these Terms of Use should be emailed to info@americanskin.org. Please allow 15 business days for requests to be processed.

Trade names, trademarks and service marks of ASA include, without limitation, AMERICAN SKIN ASSOCIATION and all associated logos. All trademarks and services marks on the Website that are not owned by ASA are the property of their respective owners. Nothing contained on the Website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any of ASA's trade names, trademarks or service marks without the express prior written consent of ASA.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY

The Website and the Content are provided on an "as is" basis. There may be delays, omissions, or inaccuracies in the content or other information available through this Website. ASA cannot and does not make any representations or warranties of any kind, express, statutory or implied as to the accuracy, completeness, currentness, non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose of the Website or the Content, nor does ASA guarantee that this Website will be error-free or continuously available. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, ASA AND ITS LICENSORS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, STATUTORY, OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. ASA DOES NOT WARRANT OR COVENANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY TIME OR FROM ANY PARTICULAR LOCATION, WILL BE SECURE OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE WEBSITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER POTENTIALLY HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ANY MATERIAL OR CONTENT DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE IS ACCESSED AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY ANY USER FROM ASA OR THROUGH OR FROM THE WEBSITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN.

ASA has provided links to Internet sites maintained by third parties, over which ASA has no control. ASA does not endorse the content, operators, products or services of such sites, and ASA is not responsible or liable for the content, operators, availability, accuracy, quality, advertising, products, services or other materials on or available from such sites. ASA shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, products or services available on or through such sites. In no event will ASA or the contributors of Content to this Website 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.

WORLD WIDE WEB LINKS TO THIS SITE

You are free to establish a hypertext link to the Website from your home page, so long as (i) the page containing the link properly attributes the linked site to ASA and does not state or imply any sponsorship or endorsement of your site by ASA and (ii) you do not use the Content or any ASA copyright material or any ASA trademark, service mark or logo for any purposes, including any commercial or fundraising purpose, without the express written consent of ASA. We reserve the right to withdraw permission for any link at any time.

MEDICAL INFORMATION

ASA makes the Content available to you for informational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on the Website.

If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. ASA does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the Website. Reliance on any information provided by ASA, ASA employees, others appearing on the Website at the invitation of ASA, or other visitors to the Website is solely at your own risk. ASA, all related programs, websites, board members, committee members, employees, volunteers, writers and webmasters may or may not be medical professionals and assume no responsibility for medical decisions made without consultation with a qualified health professional. The Website may contain health- or medical-related materials that may be explicit. If you find these materials offensive, you may not want to use our Website.

GOVERNING LAW

You agree that your use of ASA's services, including the Website and any disputes relating thereto shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York. Any dispute relating to the Terms of Use shall be resolved solely in the state or federal courts located in Manhattan, New York. These Terms of Use were last updated on February 23, 2012.