Legal Disclaimer

ALL PAGES WITHIN THIS WEB SITE AND ANY INFORMATION, MATERIAL, CONTENT OR SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE WEB SITE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD) (COLLECTIVELY THE SITE) ARE PROVIDED SUBJECT TO YOUR COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY. ANY FURTHER USE OF THIS SITE WILL INDICATE YOUR AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW. MEDSTAR LABORATORY, INC. (“MEDSTAR”) MAY MODIFY THIS AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME, AND SUCH MODIFICATION SHALL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON POSTING. PLEASE REVIEW THIS AGREEMENT PERIODICALLY TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF ANY MODIFICATIONS. YOUR CONTINUED ACCESS OR USE OF THIS SITE SHALL BE DEEMED YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE MODIFIED AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PROMPTLY EXIT THIS SITE.

1. DISCLAIMER

The purpose of this Site is to inform physicians, hospitals, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nursing homes, clinics, and others as to the laboratory services MEDSTAR provides. Nothing contained on this Site is intended to be instructional for medical diagnosis or treatment. The Site information should not, and does not, suggest a course of treatment for a particular Individual. The Site information does not replace, and should not be used as a substitution for, a visit, a call, a consultation, or the advice of a physician or other qualified health care provider. Nobody should ever disregard medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read in this Site. Information contained in this Site is not exhaustive and does not cover all diseases, ailments, physical conditions or their treatment. Should you have any health care related questions, call or see your physician or other qualified health care provider promptly, or contact local emergency services in case of an emergency. Always consult with your physician or other qualified health care provider with your health care related questions, or before starting a new treatment, diet or fitness program.

This Site may contain health or medical related materials that some may find atomically explicit. MEDSTAR does not intend any such information to be offensive. MEDSTAR has made every effort maintain the Integrity and accuracy of this Site but cannot guaranty its accuracy. It is possible that this Site may include unauthorized additions, deletions and alterations of the Site by third parties. In the event that an inaccuracy arises, please inform MEDSTAR so that those inaccuracies may be corrected. MEDSTAR cannot and does not warrant against human and machine errors, omissions, delays, Interruptions or losses, including loss of dale. MEDSTAR cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from this Site will be free of infection by viruses, worms, Trojan Horses or other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties. MEDSTAR does not warrant or guarantee that the functions or services performed in the Site will be uninterrupted or error-free or that defects in the Site will be corrected.

2. RESTRICTIONS ON USE

The Site is the property of MEDSTAR and/or its affiliates. The site is protected by federal and international copyright and trademark laws. No portion of the materials on these pages may be reprinted, republished, modified or distributed in any form without the express written permission of MEDSTAR.

You may download material from the site for your own personal use or the internal use of your medical practice or business. You shall keep intact any proprietary notices, Including copyright notices, contained on any downloaded materials and shall comply with any applicable end user license agreements.

Any rights not expressly granted by these Terms and Conditions or any applicable end user license agreements are reserved by MEDSTAR.

3. TRADEMARK NOTICE.

“MEDSTAR Laboratories” and the MEDSTAR Laboratories logo are trademarks arid service marks of MEDSTAR. All other trademarks, service marks, and logos used in this Site are the trademarks, service marks or logos of their respective owners.

4. WARRANTY DLSCLAIMER / LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

THIS SITE IS PRESENTED “AS IS,” WITH ALL FAULTS, WITH NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT UMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. THE USERS ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR THEIR ACCESS OR USE OF THIS SITE AND HYPERLINKED WEB SITES. MEDSTAR, ITS AFFILIATES, ANY PHYSICIANS OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS OR ENTITIIES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS ARE NEITHER RESPONSIBLE NOR LIABLE UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY OR INDEMNITY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY USER’S ACCESS OR USE OF THE SITE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, MEDSTAR, ITS AFFILIATES, ANY PHYSICIANS, INFORMATION PROVIDERS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIRECT, IN DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE SITE AND FOR ANY HYPERLINKED WEB SITE. THE SOLE, ONLY, AND COMPLETE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE AND/OR HYPERLINKED WEB SITES IS TO STOP USING THE SITE AND/OR THOSE HYPERLINKED WEB SITES.

5. INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless MEDSTAR, its affiliates and information providers and there- respective officers, directors, employees and agents from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorney fees, resulting from any violation of this Agreement

6. CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

It is MEDSTAR’s policy to comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to its use of confidential information to the extent such laws apply to it and its operations. In addition to any other uses, MEDSTAR may use your information to communicate with you regarding the use of the site, or to inform you of changes to the site or products and services that we think you may wish to know about.

7. SECURITY

Except where otherwise noted, MEDSTAR does not use encryption technology to protect the information its collects. Accordingly, do not send confidential information, or specific personal information related to a medical condition, to MEDSTAR through the site or email, Choose, use, and save your passwords for the client log in carefully. MEDSTAR has no control over your use of passwords, and cannot tell whether someone else is accessing the site under your password. MEDSTAR cannot be responsible for your use of passwords or for unauthorized access to the site under your password.

8. COOKIES

“Cookies” are small bits of information that are stored by your browser onto your hard drive as you visit web pages. MEDSTAR may use these tools for purposes such as monitoring the traffic how of visitors from other sites. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you may be able to change your browser settings to prevent this. Contact your Internet service provider for more information.

9. LINKS TO OUR SITE

If you desire to provide a hyperlink from your web site to our site, you must first agree to be bound by the terms of our Hypentink License Agreement, which is available upon request.

10. LINKS OR POINTERS TO OTHER SITES

MEDSTAR makes no representations whatsoever about any other web site that you may access through this site. When you access a non-MEDSTAR web site, please understand that it is independent from MEDSTAR, and that MEDSTAR has no control over the content on that web site. In addition, a hyperlink to a non-MEDSTAR web site does not mean that MEDSTAR 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. You are encouraged to use discretion while browsing the Internet on searches initiated at the Site. MEDSTAR links may lead unintentionally to sites containing information that some people may find inappropriate or offensive. It may also lead to sites that contain inaccurate information, false or misleading advertising, or information that violates copyright or defamation laws. MEDSTAR and its information-providers make no representations concerning any effort to review all of the content of such sites.

11. USER REPRESENTATIONS

You represent arid warrant that you are at least 18 years of age and that you possess the legal right and ability to enter into this agreement and to use the web site in accordance with this agreement. If you are not 18 years of age, you are not permitted to use this site and must exit now. You agree to be responsible for your use of the site and to comply with your responsibilities and obligations as stated in this agreement.

12. CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE.

These Web Site Terms and Conditions of Use are entered into in the State of Illinois and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Stale of Illinois, exclusive of its choice of law rules. Each party to these Terms and Conditions of Use submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the County of Cook, the State of Illinois, and waives any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts. In any action to enforce these Terms and Conditions of Use, MEDSTAR shall be entitled to all costs and attorney fees it incurs. In the event that any of these 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.

This Site is not targeted to users in any particular locality, nor is it intended to constitute the doing of business in any jurisdiction, nor to be a solicitation of business anywhere on behalf of MEDSTAR or any of its affiliated entities, nor to constitute any contacts with any jurisdiction outside the State of Illinois. Any cause of action or claim you may have regarding the Site must be commenced within one year after the claim or cause of action arises or the claim or cause of action is forever barred. Notice may be given to you as a user of this Site by posting information to this Site. Notice may be given to MEDSTAR only by delivery to MEDSTAR at the address indicated on this Site, certified mail, return receipt requests.

13. CONNECTIONS AND UPDATES IN YOUR INFORMATION

If you have questions or concerns about the use of information on this web site, please bring it to MEDSTAR’S attention. While MEDSTAR will investigate any concern that you may have regarding the collection and use of information on the Site, the sole remedy to objections over that collection and use remains for your to discontinuation of the use of this Site.

14. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

These Terms and Conditions of Use constitute the entire agreement between MEDSTAR and you pertaining to the subject matter hereof. In its sole discretion, MEDSTAR may modify these Web Site Terms and Conditions of Use by notifying you or by posting the revised version on this site,

15. NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED PURPOSE

As a condition of your use of this Site, you warrant to MEDSTAR that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions of Use.