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Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Inc (“FMOLHS”). Reproduction in whole or
in part without written permission from FMOLHS is prohibited.
DISCLAIMER
Information presented through the Franciscan Missionaries
of Our Lady Health System, Inc. (“FMOLHS”) web site and the web sites of it
sponsored organizations and subsidiaries are provided and intended for general
information only, and should not be taken as medical advice, diagnosis, or
instruction. FMOLHS sponsored organizations include, but are not limited to: Our
Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Inc.; Our Lady of Lourdes Regional
Medical Center, Inc.; St. Francis Medical Center, Inc., St. Elizabeth Hospital,
Inc. and Calais Health, LLC.
The term "FMOLHS web sites" refers to the FMOLHS web site
and the web sites of all of the aforementioned sponsored organizations and their
subsidiaries and any other sponsored organizations, whether named or
unnamed.
Please read the following information carefully. By
choosing to use FMOLHS web sites, you acknowledge and agree to the terms of this
Disclaimer and our Legal Notices. Continuing to use FMOLHS web sites indicates
your acceptance of all terms and conditions of this Disclaimer and our Legal
Notices. If you do not accept and agree to these terms and conditions, exit the
web site immediately.
FMOLHS reserves the right to revise these terms and
notices, and therefore encourages you to review them regularly, because using
the web sites will indicate your acceptance of, and agreement with, all terms
and notices.
This website does NOT provide Medical
Advice. You should not rely upon the FMOLHS and sponsored
organizations' web sites if emergency health care treatment or services may be
needed. If emergency health care services are needed, call 911. For diagnosis of
specific illnesses and disorders, you should consult the appropriate healthcare
professionals. FMOLHS is in no way responsible for how the information obtained
from FMOLHS web sites is used. For advice about your own situation, ask your
doctor!
Responses to your communication to FMOLHS or any of its
sponsored organization through electronic mail (e-mail), online forms, surveys
or other communication tools, is not guaranteed. FMOLHS and its sponsored
organizations urge that you NOT send confidential or proprietary
information through our web sites. Any information, content or material sent to
FMOLHS or its sponsored organizations will be held as not confidential, and may
be used in any way by FMOLHS and its sponsored organizations.
You assume full responsibility for using the information
on any FMOLHS web site, and you understand and agree that FMOLHS and its
sponsored organizations are not responsible or liable for any claim, loss, or
damage resulting from its use by you or any user. Although significant efforts
are made to keep the information on FMOLHS web sites updated and accurate, we
disclaim any warranty regarding its currency or accuracy.
NO WARRANTIES
INFORMATION SUPPLIED ON THE FMOLHS websites IS "AS IS"
AND NEITHER FMOLHS NOR ANY OF OUR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION
OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE CONTENTS OF THIS SITE OR THIRD PARTY SITES
LINKED TO THIS SITE AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
LAW ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, CORRECTNESS,
NONINFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR USE, APPLICATION OR PURPOSE. YOU
AGREE TO HOLD HARMLESS AND WAIVE VOLUNTARILY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY ANY LIABILITY OF
FMOLHS AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS, INCLUDING HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONALS, FOR ANY DAMAGES, CLAIMS, DEMANDS OR CAUSES OF ACTION, DIRECT OR
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE, AS A RESULT OF YOUR
USE OF THIS Web site OR ANY INFORMATION YOU OBTAIN ON IT OR THAT RESULT FROM
MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS OR DELETIONS OF FILES, ERRORS OR DEFECTS IN
THE FMOLHS websites' CONTENT, OR FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE. If you are dissatisfied
with any FMOLHS website content, your sole and exclusive remedy is to
discontinue using such content.
LEGAL NOTICES
Privacy Policy
Please read the following information carefully. By
choosing to use FMOLHS web sites, you acknowledge and agree to the terms of our
Legal Notices and our Disclaimer. Continuing to use FMOLHS web sites indicates
your acceptance of all terms and conditions of our Legal Notices and our
Disclaimer. If you do not accept and agree to these terms and conditions, exit
the web site immediately.
FMOLHS reserves the right to revise these terms and
notices, and therefore encourages you to review them regularly, because using
the web sites will indicate your acceptance of, and agreement with, all terms
and notices.
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health
System
www.fmolhs.org
www.ololrmc.com
www.lakeprimarycare.com
www.stfran.com
www.steh.com
www.lourdes.net
www.calaishealth.com
are the trademarks and servicemarks of FMOLHS and its
affiliates. All other trademarks, service marks and logos used in these web
sites are the trademarks, service marks or logos of their respective
owners.
FMOLHS and its sponsored organizations do not provide
medical advice, diagnosis or instruction through its web sites. If you need
emergency treatment or services, call 911. FMOLHS is not responsible for how the
information in its web sites is used.
Content and information on FMOLHS web sites are protected
by copyright law, and may not be reproduced, modified, distributed, in entirety
or part, without the prior written consent of FMOLHS. The sole exception is
that, unless otherwise stated, users may print or download information from
FMOLHS web sites for personal, non-commercial use only, provided they identify
the source of the material and include a statement that the materials are
protected by copyright law. Permission to reprint or otherwise reproduce any
document in whole or in part is prohibited, unless prior written consent is
obtained from the copyright owner.
1. Limitation of Liability
FMOLHS and its affiliates, suppliers, and other third
parties mentioned on this site are neither responsible nor liable for any
direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, punitive, or
other damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, those resulting from
lost profits, lost data, or business interruption) arising out of or relating in
any way to the site, site-related services and products, content or information
contained within the site, and/or any hyperlinked web site, whether based on
warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory and whether or not advised
of the possibility of such damages. Your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with
the site, site-related services, and/or hyperlinked web sites is to stop using
the site and/or those services. Applicable law may not allow the exclusion or
limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or
exclusion may not apply to you.
2. Accuracy and Integrity of
Information
Although FMOLHS attempts to ensure the integrity and
accurateness of its websites, it makes no guarantees whatsoever as to the
correctness or accuracy of the Site. It is possible that the Site could include
typographical errors, inaccuracies or other errors, and that unauthorized
additions, deletions and alterations could be made to the Site by third parties.
In the event that an inaccuracy arises, please inform FMOLHS so that it can be
corrected. Information contained on the Site may be changed or updated without
notice.
3. Visitor Chat Rooms and Other Interactive
Areas
FMOLHS may, but is not obligated to, monitor or review
any areas of the Site where visitors transmit or post Communications or
communicate solely with each other, including, but not limited to, chat rooms,
bulletin boards, and other user forums, and the content or any such
Communications. FMOLHS, however, will have no liability related to the content
of any such Communications, whether or not arising under the laws of copyright,
libel, privacy, obscenity, or otherwise. FMOLHS retains the right to remove, in
its sole discretion, Communications that include any material deemed abusive,
defamatory, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate.
4. Links or Pointers to Other
Sites
FMOLHS makes no representations whatsoever about any
other Web site that you may access through this Site. When you access a
non-FMOLHS site, please understand that it is independent from FMOLHS, and that
FMOLHS has no control over the content on that Web site. In addition, a
hyperlink to a non-FMOLHS Web site does not mean that FMOLHS endorses or accepts
any responsibility for the content, or the use, of the linked site. It is up to
you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use or
download is free of such items as viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other items
of a destructive nature. If you decide to access any of the third party sites
linked to this Site, you do this entirely at your own risk.
Persons or organizations who have other web sites are
permitted to link any complete page on FMOLHS web sites. Linking to specific
elements on these web sites, such as logos, trademarks, photographs,
illustrations, online forms or surveys, is not permitted. Copying onto any other
web site or server of information, content, or material, including logos,
trademarks, photographs, illustrations, online forms or surveys, in its entirety
or part, is not permitted.
Terms and conditions stated in our Disclaimer and Legal
Notices are entered into in the State of Louisiana and will be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana, exclusive of
its choice of law rules. Each party to these terms and conditions submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, and waives any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum
objections to such courts. In any action to enforce these terms and conditions,
the prevailing party will be entitled to costs and attorneys fees. In the event
that any of the terms and conditions are held by a court or other tribunal of
competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, such provisions shall be limited or
eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these terms and conditions
shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.
FMOLHS Website Privacy
Policy
All staff of
FMOLHS recognize that an individual’s health is a private
matter. This privacy policy tells you how we handle the information we learn from
you when you visit the websites of FMOLHS and its sponsored organizations (Our Lady
of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Our Lady of the Lake Physician
Group, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Medical
Center, St. Elizabeth Hospital and Calais Health), herein referred to as FMOLHS
websites. The information we receive depends on what you do during your visit to
our websites.
By using FMOLHS websites, you agree to accept this
privacy policy. This policy may be changed, as needed, so please read this
policy regularly and carefully.
We respect your privacy and, accordingly, you may use
FMOLHS websites without disclosing personally identifiable information. We will
not gather such information about you unless you choose to submit it to
us.
Web Server
Our web server collects
and stores the following general information about you:
- the originating name of the domain from which you
access the Internet (for example, cox.net, if you are connecting from a Cox
Communications account);
- the date and time you access our service;
- the pages you visit;
- the internet address of the website from which you
linked directly to us (for example abc6.com, if you use one of their links to
our sites);
- the name and version of web browser software you are
using.
This information is collected automatically and is not
linked to your personal identity. It is used to help us improve our websites by
tabulating the number of visitors to our websites in terms of new users, the
popularity of pages, amount of use, and types of errors, and to make the
websites more useful to you. Occasionally we may provide data to third parties
concerning the number of visitors to our websites. This data will not contain
individual information.
We may, or may not, use “cookies,” which are small files
stored on your computer’s hard drive that are used to store and track personal
information.
Online Forms & E-mail
Communication
If you choose to identify yourself by sending an
e-mail, using a form, or subscribing to a service or product such as an
e-newsletter, some FMOLHS staff may see the material you submit. The information
you send may be entered into our electronic database, to share with our health
care professionals, researchers, or our internet services staff. Your
information will NOT be sold to any organization.
If you subscribe to one of an e-newsletter, you may
un-subscribe at any time by clicking on the “Un-subscribe” button at the bottom
of the e-newsletter.
Please be aware that e-mail and other internet
communications channels may not be secure against interception, and we cannot
guarantee the security or confidentiality. While we take precautions, such as
encrypting communications where appropriate, if your communication is very
personal or sensitive, or includes information like your diagnosis or medical
history, you may prefer to send it by postal mail instead.
We will not disclose personal information about
individual medical conditions or interests to a third party, except, in limited
circumstances, when we believe that the law requires it.
Information may be kept for different lengths of time.
From time to time, this website may provide links to other helpful websites that
are not affiliated with, or owned or controlled by FMOLHS. We are not
responsible for, and cannot vouch for, the privacy practices of these other
websites.