Terms and Conditions
Prior to using the Website, we strongly recommend that you carefully read and understand the Terms of Use
1. Acceptance of Terms of Use
These terms and conditions (“Terms of Use”) are entered into by and between you (“you” or “User”) and Retina Global ("Organization", "we" or "us"). These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of retinaglobal.org, including any content, functionality and services offered on or through said site (the "Website"), whether as a guest or registered User.
Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Website.
By using the Website, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Website.
2. Changes to the Terms of Use
We may revise and update these Terms of Use at any time at our sole discretion. The changes will be effective immediately as soon as the new version of the Terms of Use is posted on the Website. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of the revised Terms of Use is indicative of your agreement that you accept and agree to the changes. You should frequently check our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy to be aware of any updated changes, as these are binding on you.
3. Accessing the Website and Account Security
We may delete or amend this Website, or move it to a new server, at our sole discretion.
To access the Website or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain information. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide on the Website is complete and that it is correct and current. You agree that all the information you provide to register with this Website, including but not limited to through the use of any feature/s on the Website, is governed by our Privacy Policy, and you agree and consent to all the actions we undertake concerning your information as defined and consistent with our Privacy Policy.
4. Medical Disclaimer
The information and advice contained in or made available through the Retina Global Website (including, but not limited to, online, in electronic mail, etc.) is not intended to replace or be a substitute for the services of trained health professionals. You should consult a physician in all matters relating to your health, or the health of your family member/s or friend/s, particularly if the symptoms require an early or urgent diagnosis or medical attention. Retina Global makes no representations or warranties concerning any information offered or provided within or through this Website regarding any sort of treatment, any action, or application of medication. Neither Retina Global nor any of its Affiliates will be liable for any direct or indirect, or any consequential or other damages arising there from your decision/s or action/s.
5. Endorsements
Retina Global does not endorse any specific commercial product mentioned on this Website or any commercial products linked to this Website.
6. Intellectual Property Rights
The Website and its entire contents (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video and audio, and the website design), are owned either by Retina Global or its licensors or by other providers of such material identified and are protected by United States and/or international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
These Terms of Use permit you to use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows:
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Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
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Your Web browser may automatically cache files for display enhancement purposes.
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You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use.
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If you are using any application/s that are developed by us and are made available by us to use, you may download a single copy to your computer or mobile device solely for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided you agree to be bound by the end user license agreement for these application/s.
You must not:
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Modify copies of any materials from this site.
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Delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this site.
If you wish to make use of material on the Website other than that set out in this section, please send us your request to: info@retinaglobal.org. You may use only that material we have explicitly agreed to for use by you.
If you undertake any action that is in breach of the Terms of Use, your right to use the Website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by Retina Global. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and/or other laws.
7. Trademarks
Retina Global’s name, Retina Global’s logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Retina Global or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of Retina Global. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.
8. Prohibited Uses
You agree that you shall not use the Website or its contents:
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In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries).
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To exploit, harm, or attempt to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information, or otherwise.
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To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including anything that can be construed as "junk mail", "spam" or any such or other solicitation.
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To impersonate or attempt to impersonate Retina Global, an employee of Retina Global, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using the e-mail address/es associated with any of the above).
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To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm Retina Global or users of the Website, or expose them to liability.
Additionally, you agree not to:
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Use the Website in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party's use of the Website.
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Use any automatic device, such as but not limited to a robot, to try to process or access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website.
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Use any process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Website or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent.
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Use any device that may interfere with the proper working of the Website.
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Introduce any virus or viruses, trojan horse/s, worm/s, or other material that is malicious or may be harmful to the proper functioning of the Website.
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Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any part/s of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Website.
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Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
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Attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website in any other way not listed above.
9. User Contributions
The Website may contain user forms and other interactive features that allow users to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit (hereinafter, "post") content or materials (collectively, “Contribution”) on or through the Website.
All Contributions must comply with the Content Standards set out below in these Terms of Use.
Any Contribution you post to the site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By submitting any Contribution on the Website, you grant us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors, and assigns the right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material.
You represent or warrant that:
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You own or control all rights to the Contribution, and have the right to grant the license granted above to us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors, and assigns.
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Your Contribution does and will comply with these Terms of Use.
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You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any Contribution you submit or share, and you undertake full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness.
We are not responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any Contribution posted by you or any other user of the Website.
10. Content Standards
These content standards apply to all Contributions and use of Interactive Services. The Contribution must in its entirety comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, the Contribution must not:
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Contain any material that is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable, including but not limited to any person, community, organization, race, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or nationality.
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Promote or depict sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age.
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Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person.
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Violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and/or privacy) of others or contain any material that could give rise to any civil and/or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.
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Promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote, or assist any unlawful act.
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Cause anxiety or is likely to upset, embarrass, alarm, or annoy any other person.
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Impersonate any person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organization.
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Undertake commercial activities or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes, and other sales promotions, barter, or advertising.
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Give the impression that the Contribution is endorsed by us or some other unrelated person or entity.
11. Reliance on Information Posted
The information presented on or through the Website is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
We may provide content (“Content”) on the Website from various sources available to us, which may document or highlight a potential diagnosis, treatment, or management of a medical condition. By providing such Content on the Website, we expressly state that we are not responsible for the accuracy of the Content, including any inferred conclusion/s that could be drawn by any reasonable person. We are not responsible for any activity, including but not limited to, a decision to receive or not receive a certain treatment, or decide to enter or not enter a clinical study or clinical trial.
If you decide to avail of the facility on the Website, the Website may inform you of a nearby healthcare professional, a clinic, etc., which is close to your location based on geolocation information available to the Website by your use of the Website. You may or may not decide to avail of the suggested names of healthcare professionals or clinics provided to you by your use of the Website. In case you decide to avail of the services of the above-referenced names, addressed and contact details of the professionals or clinics provided to you on the Website, you clearly understand that you are responsible for any act or decision you undertake regarding that professional or professionals, and/or the clinic or clinics. We will not be held liable or responsible for any medical or other outcome that may follow your decision to be evaluated and treated (including but not limited to any procedure, surgery, or involvement in a clinical study or clinical trial) by the above-referenced healthcare provider or the clinic.
This Website may include content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users, bloggers, and third-party licensors, syndicators, aggregators and/or reporting services. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by Retina Global, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Retina Global. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.
12. Changes to the Website
We may update the content on this Website at our discretion. You clearly understand that the content of the Website may not be necessarily complete or up to date. Any of the material on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.
13. Information About You and Your Visits to the Website
All information we collect on this Website is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Website, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
14. Linking to the Website and Social Media Features
You may provide a link to our homepage on any applicable medium, including but not limited to social media channels, provided your use of the link does not damage our reputation in any way, or provide you any implicit advantage or benefit. You must not indicate in any way that providing a link in such a way suggests any form of association, approval or endorsement between you and the Website and/or Retina Global without our express written consent.
This Website may provide certain social media features that enable you to:
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Link from your own or certain third-party websites to certain content on this Website.
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Send e-mails or other communications with certain content, or links to certain content, on this Website.
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Cause limited portions of content on this Website to be displayed or appear to be displayed on your own or certain third-party websites.
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The website from which you are linking, or on which you make certain content accessible, must comply in all respects with the Content Standards set out in these Terms of Use.
We reserve the right to withdraw the above permission without notice. We may also disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in our discretion.
15. Link from the Website
The Website provides links to other sites, and resources provided by third parties, for your convenience. This may include links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and any sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and we accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.
16. Disclaimer of Warranties
You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data.
We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, virus or viruses or other harmful material that may damage or infect your computer hardware or equipment, that may damage or infect your computer programs, data or any other proprietary material due to your use of the Website or any services or items obtained through the Website or due to your downloading of any content on the Website, or any other website linked in the content or on the Website.
Your use of the Website, its content, and any services or items obtained through the Website is at your own risk. The Website, its Content, and any services or items obtained through the Website are provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis, without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Neither Retina Global, nor any person/s associated with Retina Global, make/s any warranty or representation concerning the completeness, security, reliability, quality, accuracy, or availability of the Website. Without limited the foregoing, neither Retina Global, nor anyone associated with Retina Global, represents or warrants that the Website, its Content, or any services or items obtained through the Website are accurate, reliable, error-free, or uninterrupted, that any defect/s will be corrected, that our Website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components, or that the Website or any services or items obtained through the Website will otherwise meet your needs or expectations.
Retina Global hereby disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implicit, statutory or otherwise, including but not limited to any warranties of non-infringement and fitness for a particular purpose.
The foregoing does not affect any warranties that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
17. Limitation on Liability
In no event will Retina Global, its affiliates or their licensors, service providers, employees, agents, officers or directors be liable for damages of any kind, under any legal theory, arising out of or in connection with your use, or inability to use, the Website, any websites linked to it, any content on the Website or such other websites or any services or items obtained through the Website or such other websites, including any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, including but not limited to, personal injury, pain and/or suffering, emotional distress, break up in a relationship (including but not limited to engagement or marriage), loss of revenue, loss of profit/s, loss of business or anticipated earnings or savings, loss of use, loss of goodwill, loss of data, and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable.
The foregoing does not affect any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
18. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Retina Global, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, your Contributions, any use of the Website's content, services and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use or your use of any information obtained from the Website.
19. Governing Law and Jurisdiction; Arbitration
All matters relating to the Website and these Terms of Use and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction).
Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of California in each case located in the County of Orange. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to the venue in such courts.
Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to the Website shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in California, except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate our intellectual property rights, we may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in California, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator’s award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.
20. Limitation on Time to File Claims
Any cause of action or claim you may have that is related to these Terms of Use and/or the Website must be commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues; otherwise, such cause of action or claim is permanently disbarred.
21. Waiver and Severability
No waiver by Retina Global of any term or condition outlined in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of Retina Global to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.
22. Void Where Prohibited
Although the Website is accessible worldwide, not all features, products, or services discussed, referenced, provided, or offered through or on the Website are available to all persons or in all geographic locations, or appropriate or available for use outside the United States. Retina Global reserves the right to limit, in its sole discretion, the provision and quantity of any feature, product, or service to any person or geographic area. Any offer for any feature, product, or service made on the Website is void where prohibited. If you choose to access the Website from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and you are solely responsible for complying with applicable local laws.
23. Entire Agreement
The Terms of Use and Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and Retina Global with respect to the Website and its use by you and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the Website.
24. Your Comments and Concerns
All notices of copyright infringement claims, as well as all other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Website should be directed to info@retinaglobal.org.