Terms and Conditions

Date last revised: Oct. 2, 2006

Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using CHLnet.ca. CMA reserves the right to modify or otherwise update the Terms and Conditions at any time with or without notice. You should review this link on a regular basis for any such changes. Your continued use of CHLnet.ca constitutes your acceptance of revisions to the Terms and Conditions.

 

 

About CMA's legal department

The role of the lawyers employed by the Canadian Medical Association is to advise the CMA on general corporate matters as well as to provide advice and input on policy issues. The CMA lawyers cannot provide advice on individual legal matters to its members or the general public. If you are a physician and you have a legal inquiry or you need specific legal advice we recommend that you contact the Canadian Medical Protective Association or your provincial licensing body. If you are a member of the general public you should consult your own lawyer.

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Copyright and permissions

Copyright

Copyright for this Web site is held by CMA, 1995-2005. All rights reserved.Copyright for all material found on this Web site is held by CMA or its licensors.

Copyright law gives the owner of an original work - including literary, dramatic, musical and artistic pieces - the sole right to produce or reproduce the work in question, or to permit anyone else to do so. This includes the right to translate, to prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted work, to adapt the work, to distribute copies or to publish online. Individuals who wish to use copyrighted material, in whole or in part, may need to request a permission from the copyright owner.

Permissions

Generally, you may reproduce or otherwise use materials found on this Web Site only in accordance with Canadian copyright law and provided that credit is given to the original source. Some exceptions apply. Any other use requires permission of the copyright holder. In the case of photocopying or other reprographic copying, please contact Access Copyright. For any other use, including republishing, redistribution, storage in a retrieval system or posting on another Web Site please complete our form. If your browser does not support forms, please send an email message to the Permissions Coordinator. You may, for your non-commercial use, reproduce, in whole or in part and in any form or manner, unlimited copies of CMA Policy Statements provided that credit is given to the original source. Any other use, including republishing, redistribution, storage in a retrieval system or posting on a Web site requires explicit permission from CMA. Please complete our online form. If your browser does not support forms, please send an email message to the Permissions Coordinator.

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Disclaimer

General

CHLNet, the Canadian Health Leadership web site, provides information on a wide range of health and medical topics. The information contained herein is not intended to substitute for the advice of a physician, and you are advised always to consult your doctor for specific information on personal health matters. Unless otherwise specifically indicated, the naming of any organization, product or therapy on this site does not imply CMA endorsement.

Content found on CHLnet.ca and Use of CHLNet.ca

While the Canadian Medical Association make every effort to keep the content on the site as current as possible, no representations, warranties or conditions are given (either express or implied) ) that the web site will be error free or completely accurate at all times. The CMA may correct errors or inaccuracies and change or update information at any time without notice. This web site may contain links to other web sites. Any such other web sites are independent from this web site and the CMA and its affiliates and subsidiaries have no control over the contents of such other web sites. The provision of the link does not constitute an endorsement by CMA or its affiliates or subsidiaries of the other web site. The CMA, its affiliates and subsidiaries are not responsible in any manner for direct, indirect, special or consequential damages howsoever caused arising out of the use of this web site.

This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, delay in operation or transmission, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to, or alteration of information on this web site.

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Privacy policy

Please read our Privacy Statement carefully so that you will understand how your personal information will be treated as you make use of CHLNet.ca. By using CHLNet.ca you agree to the terms of the Privacy Statement.

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Linking policy

Linking Policy of the Canadian Medical Association (Inbound Links) (May 2001)<.p>

CMA welcomes links from other sites.

You may link to the main page or individual pages on the CHLNet.ca, but we ask that you observe the following "code of good practice":

  • Do not create links in a way that might lead others to think that CMA content is your own or that the CMA is endorsing your site when such is not the case. Do not frame any part of our site within your site. All links must bring up our site in a separate full window.
  • Knowing who is linking to the CMA Web site helps CMA evaluate the effectiveness of the site and to plan for the future, so please let us know if you are adding a link and to which pages (Permissions Coordinator).
  • If you want to republish content available on the CHLNet.ca site please be advised that copyright for all material is held by CMA or its licensors. Unless otherwise indicated you may, without permission, for your non-commercial use reproduce brief excerpts of such material on your site, provided that credit is given to the original source. To request permission, please complete our online form. If your browser does not support forms, or if you're not sure whether you should request permission, please send an email message to the Permissions Coordinator.
  • No use of CMA trademarks or official marks including the CMA name or logo, is permitted at any time without prior written agreement from CMA.

If you are in doubt about the inclusion of a link from your site to CHLNet Web site, please contact the Permissions Coordinator for assistance.

This linking policy was developed with the assistance of a number of policies available from the Internet. It represents what CMA considers is a fair and reasonable approach to linking.

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Trademarks

The CMA name, in both official languages ("CMA", "Canadian Medical Association", "AMC", "Association médicale canadienne"), and its logo are registered as official marks and as such are protected under Section 9 of the Canadian Trade Marks Act. CMA also holds a number of other official marks including "DOCTOR", "Dr.", "MD" and "PHYSICIAN". These marks may not be used without the express written permission of the CMA. Please contact CMA Legal Services for further information. This website contains many other third-party trademarks. All marks are the property of their respective owners. Access to this website does not constitute a right to use any of the trademarks of CMA, its subsidiaries or any other third party.