Terms of Use
Please review the following basic terms that govern your use of and purchase of products from our website. Please note that your use of VeterinarianClinics.net constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by the terms contained within. VeterinarianClinics.net does not warrant the work product of our advertisers, nor does it share in the fees obtained from our clients. All fee arrangements are between the pet owner and veterinary clinic.
We take relationships with our users very seriously, which is why we are constantly updating our content. This Terms of Use may be updated from time to time without notice to you. Here are some issues that we would like you to be aware of before using VeterinarianClinics.net, the services offered by VeterinarianClinics.net or through the VeterinarianClinics.net website, and any parts or sections thereof including but not limited to www.VeterinarianClinics.net web content, message boards, company listings, member profile information, member-personalized newsletters, forum, posts, messages, photos, and graphics (hereinafter referred to as "VC Content" or just "Content").
VeterinarianClinics.net is a public
website and can viewed by anyone,
anywhere, at any time. Our
visitors can browse VeterinarianClinics.net to view
company listings and read our content
without registering or providing any personal information.
However, in order to take advantage of our personalized
services, we require you to provide us with information
such as your name, email address, home address, and phone
number. If at any time we
need information from you, we always let you know before
doing so.
You understand and agree that our
Content is provided "as-is" and that
VeterinarianClinics.net assumes no
responsibility for your ability to
(or any costs or fees associated
with your ability to) obtain access
to our Content. Nor does VeterinarianClinics.net assume any
liability for the failure to store or maintain any user
communications or personal settings.
1. VeterinarianClinics.net Member Use
In consideration of your visiting
and using our Content, you represent
that you are able to form a binding
contract. You also agree that any
information you provide about
yourself is accurate and complete as
of the time provided to us. You
agree to timely update any
information provided to VeterinarianClinics.net
and keep it accurate, complete, and
up to date. Failure to accurately,
completely, and timely update
information about yourself is
reasonable grounds for VeterinarianClinics.net to suspend or terminate your account
and refuse you service in the future.
VeterinarianClinics.net is concerned
about the safety and privacy of all
its users, including minors. Please
remember that VeterinarianClinics.net Content is designed for the use
of adults looking for company listings, educational content,
and information, and as a result has a
diverse audience. Accordingly, it is the responsibility of
legal guardians to determine whether any part of our Content
is appropriate or inappropriate for their child.
In addition to this Terms of Use,
when using particular Content of
VeterinarianClinics.net, you are also bound by the
posted guidelines and rules for that particular Content.
2. Privacy
Any information you provide to us is
kept strictly confidential and may
only be shared with our partner
companies.
3.Copyrights and Trademarks
VeterinarianClinics.net Content is
copyrighted.
Let it be stated that certain names,
logos, and/or phrases on this
website may constitute trademarks
and/or copyrights of VeterinarianClinics.net
or its clients. The mark "VeterinarianClinics.net",
"VeterinarianClinics.net", the VeterinarianClinics.net
logo, and the contents of this
website are solely the property of
VeterinarianClinics.net. Reproduction in
whole or in part is strictly
prohibited without the express
written permission of VeterinarianClinics.net, or the appropriate copyright holder.
All of the design, writing, and
other content is the copyrighted
property of VeterinarianClinics.net, or
the appropriate copyright holder,
and is protected as such. This
copyright extends from original
VeterinarianClinics.net material, to the
raw compilations of posts in our
forum, to any edited and filtered
compilations of posts, and other
materials on this website. The right
to download and store or output the
materials found on VeterinarianClinics.net
is granted for viewing use only.
Materials may not be reproduced in
any form. Any reproduction or
editing by any means mechanical or
electronic without the explicit
written permission of VeterinarianClinics.net, or the appropriate
copyright holder is
expressly prohibited.
Material that is copyright protected
may not be submitted without
permission from the copyright owner.
Since there are many thousands of
possible sources spread out across
the Internet, it is impossible for
us at VeterinarianClinics.net to know if
a posting represents a copyright
infringement. Please remember that
you are responsible for the material
you submit to VeterinarianClinics.net, including its content,
reliability, originality, and copyright.
Author(s) may be held legally responsible for copyright
infringement, defamation or invasion
of privacy, as well as any damages
arising out of actions resulting
from materials submitted by you and
posted by or on VeterinarianClinics.net.
You are responsible for ensuring
that your message, video, or posting
does not violate any existing
copyrights. If you believe that your
copyrighted material has been posted
to VeterinarianClinics.net without
permission, please contact us.
VeterinarianClinics.net and the staff of
VeterinarianClinics.net are not and will
not be responsible for any false,
misleading, or otherwise injurious
information or advice communicated
in our Content or for any results
obtained from the use of such
information or advice. VeterinarianClinics.net will not be liable for any loss or
damage suffered by a user through the user's reliance on
information and advice gained in this Content.
4. Public Chat Notice
Given the interactive and public
nature of the chat sections of our
site, both the staff of VeterinarianClinics.net and
our users will generate content in the forums. We can only
control our staff members' contributions, and we cannot and
are not able to edit and ensure the accuracy of the content
generated by our users. These users may post under an
anonymous screen name, and we have no official relationship
with them.
Therefore, users of VeterinarianClinics.net
should handle the information
generated by fellow users with
common sense and caution. There is a
lot of great Content on VeterinarianClinics.net,
but users should consider any
information or advice given by other
users as only a starting point for
their own research. VeterinarianClinics.net
cannot guarantee the accuracy,
efficacy, or authenticity of any
information provided within VeterinarianClinics.net chat sections.
VeterinarianClinics.net cannot guarantee
that all content and materials that
appear in VeterinarianClinics.net chat
sections are not infringing on any registered or
non-registered copyrights. It is not humanly possible to
verify that each and every one of the postings in our chat
sections are free of copyright infringement.
5. Rules for Your Behavior
Online behavior requires common sense, basic etiquette, and
respect for others. Accordingly, here are some rules that
you agree to follow:
* DO NOT use strong, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise harmful
language or content.
* DO NOT use racial, ethnic, sexual, or otherwise
objectionable or biased language or content.
* DO NOT harass, intimidate, stalk,
or threaten other members, users, or
employees of VeterinarianClinics.net.
* DO NOT use libelous, defamatory, or otherwise tortuous
language or content.
* DO NOT commit online vandalism, including using abusive
language or content, repeatedly hitting any key in chat
sections, flaming, or otherwise acting in a manner that
negatively impacts the ability to engage in timely, quality
exchanges
* DO NOT impersonate any person,
including, but not limited to,
another community member or an
employee of VeterinarianClinics.net.
* DO NOT post, distribute, transmit, or promote illegal
content, including, but not limited to, any content relating
to pornography, gambling, drugs, underage drinking, or any
other illegal activity.
* DO NOT invade the privacy of
members, users, or employees of
VeterinarianClinics.net.
* DO NOT suggest, imply, encourage, or gratify actions
harmful to minors, including, but not limited to, child
pornography, pedophilia, underage drinking, or any other act
that is or could be harmful to minors.
* DO NOT manipulate, forge, or
falsify any identifiers in order to
disguise the source of any
information posted on VeterinarianClinics.net
or otherwise provided to VeterinarianClinics.net or its employees.
* DO NOT post, provide, transmit, or otherwise make
available any information that you do not have a right to
make available due to contract, fiduciary duty, or operation
of law, such as, but not limited to inside, proprietary or
confidential information.
* DO NOT post, provide, transmit, or otherwise make
available any junk mail or spam.
* DO NOT post, upload, email, or otherwise transmit any
material that contains any malicious computer code
(including, but not limited to adware, keyloggers, spyware,
Trojan horses, viruses, worms, etc.).
* DO NOT post, provide, transmit, or otherwise make
available any information which violates regulations
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or
that of any securities exchange, such as the New York Stock
Exchange.
* DO NOT collect, store, or post any
personal data about or of other
members, users, or employees of
VeterinarianClinics.net.
* DO NOT solicit in any way in the
chat sections or any other Content
on VeterinarianClinics.net.
6. No Solicitation Notice
All content from VeterinarianClinics.net, including but not
limited to any member profile information such as member
names, email addresses, member contact information, or
member-personalized content, may not be
taken from the website and used for any purpose. Names,
email addresses and other contact information from member
profile information or the pages and postings on this site
may not be used by outside vendors or other third parties
for purposes of solicitation. Advertisers' information may
only be used to contact them
regarding service of veterinary.
Unsolicited emails to our members or
to VeterinarianClinics.net advertisers
may constitute misrepresentation,
misappropriation of VeterinarianClinics.net's
business name and reputation, unfair
competition, and may also violate
laws that prohibit unsolicited
email, for which VeterinarianClinics.net
shall be held unaccountable. VeterinarianClinics.net
shall also be entitled to take
appropriate legal action including
seeking injunctive relief, an
accounting of profits, damages,
legal fees and costs.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, VeterinarianClinics.net members may link to this website, but
only in strict accordance with these terms and conditions.
7. Limited Liability for Content Modifications
VeterinarianClinics.net reserves the
right from time to time to make
modifications and changes to our
Content. These modifications and
changes may include, but are not
limited to, temporarily or
permanently discontinuing any
service offered by, or through VeterinarianClinics.net
(or any part thereof) with or
without notice. You agree that VeterinarianClinics.net shall not be liable to you or to any
other party for any changes and modifications to our
Content.
8. Cancellation and Termination
You agree that, under certain
circumstances and without prior
notice, VeterinarianClinics.net may
terminate your access to VeterinarianClinics.net, including purging your
member account and any material and information associated
with your member account (including your user name,
password, registry, newsletter subscription, and profile).
Cause for such termination shall
include, but not be limited to,
violation of the provisions set
forth in section 5, ‘Rules for Your
Behavior,’ of this Terms of Use
agreement. You acknowledge and agree
that all terminations for cause
shall be made in sole discretion of
VeterinarianClinics.net and that VeterinarianClinics.net shall not be liable to you
or any other party for the termination of your access to our
Content or the purging of any material.
9. Warranties
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
YOUR USE OF OUR Content IS AT YOUR
OWN RISK. THE SERVICES PROVIDED IN
OUR Content ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS
IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.
VeterinarianClinics.net EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY
KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
NEITHER VeterinarianClinics.net NOR
OUR OWNERS
MAKES ANY WARRANTY THAT:
1. THE SERVICE WILL MEET ANY OF YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR
EXPECTATIONS,
2. THE SERVICE WILL BE TIMELY, SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED, OR
FREE FROM ERROR OR OMISSION,
3. THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF ANY
SERVICE IN OUR Content WILL BE USEFUL, ACCURATE, OR
RELIABLE,
4. THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR
OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE
SERVICES OFFERED IN OUR Content WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS,
AND
5. ANY ERRORS IN THE OPERATION OF Content INCLUDING THE
OPERATION OF ANY SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.
ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE
USE OF ANY SERVICE IN OUR Content IS DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK
AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR
COMPUTER SYSTEM (OR ANY CONNECTED COMPONENT OF YOUR COMPUTER
SYSTEM) OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD
(INTENTIONAL OR OTHERWISE) OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER
ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU
FROM VeterinarianClinics.net,
OR FROM ANY SERVICE PROVIDED IN OUR Content SHALL CREATE ANY
WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS OF USE.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN
WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF
THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
10. Limited Liability
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE
THAT VeterinarianClinics.net SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES,
DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR
OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS,
GOODWILL AND REPUTATION, OR OTHER
INTANGIBLE LOSSES. THIS LIMITATION
ON LIABILITY APPLIES EVEN IF VeterinarianClinics.net HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES.
11. Indemnification
You hereby agree to indemnify,
defend, and hold harmless VeterinarianClinics.net,
its subsidiaries, affiliates,
directors, officers, agents,
vendors, advertisers, partners, and
employees, from any claim or demand,
including attorneys' fees, made by
any third party due to or arising
out of any material or information
posted, provided, transmitted, or
otherwise made available by you in
our Content, or by your use of our
Content and services, or by your
violation of VeterinarianClinics.net's Terms of Use,
or your violation of the rights of another.
12. Operation of Law
You agree that VeterinarianClinics.net
may access, maintain, and disclose
information you provide to VeterinarianClinics.net
if required to do so by law or if
VeterinarianClinics.net ,
in good faith, believes that such access, maintenance or
disclosure is reasonably necessary to:
1. Comply with any legal veterinary;
2. Enforce VeterinarianClinics.net's Terms of Use;
3. Respond to claims that any material or information
posted, provided, transmitted, or otherwise made available
by you violates the rights of third parties;
4. Respond to your customer service requests; or
5. Otherwise protect the rights and
property of VeterinarianClinics.net, its
vendors, advertisers, community members, users and the general public.
13. NOT A REFERRAL SERVICE; NO
MEDICAL / LEGAL ADVICE OR
DOCTOR-PATIENT / ATTORNEY-CLIENT
RELATIONSHIP
Information contained on or made
available through the site is not
intended to and does not constitute
medical or legal advice or recommendations
under any circumstance and no
doctor-patient or attorney-client relationship is
formed. We do not warrant or
guarantee the accurateness,
completeness, adequacy or currency
of the information contained in or
linked to the site. Your use of
information on the site or materials
linked to the site is entirely at
your own risk. Additionally, we
recommend you check references as
well as with the Better Business
Bureau or the
American Veterinary Medical
Association before visiting a
veterinary clinic.
This site aims to provide useful information, which should not be confused with medical or legal advice. While the publishers of this site endeavor to have all information at this site be accurate and complete, neither the VeterinarianClinics.net, nor any other owners of the domain or website warrant that the information is complete or accurate. All disclaim any and all liability to any person for any loss caused by errors or omissions in this collection of information.
14. Entire Understanding
The Terms of Use constitute the
entire agreement between you and
VeterinarianClinics.net, and govern your
use of our Content and any services
offered in our Content. This
agreement supersedes any prior terms
of use agreements between you and
VeterinarianClinics.net. It is the spirit
of this Terms of Use that this will
be a mutually beneficial arrangement
for You, VeterinarianClinics.net,,
but it is expressly understood that this Terms of Use does
not constitute a joint venture.
The Terms of Use and the
relationship between you and VeterinarianClinics.net
shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Michigan without regard to
its conflict of law provisions. You,
VeterinarianClinics.net, agree to
submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction, and venue
of the courts located within the county of Macomb, Michigan.
Furthermore, you waive any right to sovereign immunity.
You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided in
this Terms of Use, there shall be no third party
beneficiaries to this agreement.
The failure of VeterinarianClinics.net to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the
Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or
provision. If any provision of the Terms of Use is found by
a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the other
terms and provisions of the Terms of Use shall remain in
full force and effect.
You agree that your VeterinarianClinics.net member account is
non-transferable and any rights to your account or contents
within your account terminate upon your death, or
cancellation of your account with us.
You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the
contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or
related to use of any services provided in our Content, our
Content itself, or the Terms of Use must be filed within
three
(3) months after such claim or cause of action arose or be
forever barred.
The section titles and other headings in this Terms of Use
are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual
effect.