Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) - Terms of Service and Use

		Terms of Service and Use

Medical Disclaimer-Information on this website is provided "as is" for general information only. It is not intended as medical advice and should not be relied upon as a substitute for consultations with qualified healthcare professionals.

Description of Service

American TOS Association, Inc. provides internet users access to an extensive amount of resources including but not limited to: public and password protected forums, health and medical content, online research and communication tools and links to other TOS related websites. You assume all risks involved.

User Agreement Terms of Use

The domain "atosa.org" and/or temporary or identical websites operated by ATOSA are informational based websites with interactive user capabilities. Any reference to "us", "we", "our" "American TOS Association", "ATOSA, refers to the American TOS Association, Inc. You agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in this user agreement and you should review this agreement everytime you visit ATOSA operated websites. The American TOS Association reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time, without written or posted notice to you. Use of this Website constitutes your acceptance of all of the following terms and conditions, in their most current version. (not a cached version frequently available through website search engines) The American TOS Association currently offers information in english only, however links to Google's online translation services are provided. ATOSA cannot guarentee accurate translation whatsover. It is the responsibility of the viewer to obtain reliable translations.

Website Content

Our websites are medical based which may include graphic medical photographs, drawings, pre-recorded or live videos or any other medical based media on any page within our website(s). The American TOS Association, Inc. makes no representation that materials on our website(s) are appropriate for all viewers or available for use in your location. Accessing our website(s) from territories where our website(s) content are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access our website(s) from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with all laws governing internet use.

Termination of Use

You agree that the American TOS Association, Inc. in its sole discretion and without prior notice, may terminate and/or bar your use of this public service, access to our website(s), message boards, blogs or chat rooms without limitation if we believe you have violated or acted inconsistently with of this user agreement or for any matter for which the American TOS Association views as unacceptable. You further agree that the American TOS Association, Inc. further bans the use of profanity and pornography on our website(s), message boards, blogs and chat rooms and reserves the right to remove such material we deem publicly unacceptable and without prior notice to you. Further, you agree that the American TOS Association, Inc. shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to any or all of our websites message boards, blogs and chat rooms. In addition, the American TOS Association Inc. reserves the right to moderate any message boards, chat rooms or web blogs managed by American TOS Association, Inc. The American TOS Association, Inc. reserves the right to remove any message board, chat room or web blog content that it is deemed inappropriate and or of no connection with our mission goals.

User Submissions

By submitting communications or content to any part of this website where such content would be viewable by the public (e.g. posting on a public forum/feature me pages, public chat or other public communication), you agree that such submission is non-confidential for all purposes. Any submission to our website(s) will be deemed and remain the property of the American TOS Association, Inc. . By willfully and knowingly submitting your information to our "website" or to any other areas of our corporation, you grant the American TOS Association, Inc. international royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform and display the communication or content in any media or medium, or any form, format, or forum now known or hereafter developed. This does not however refer to communication sent via "contact form" unless permission is deemed previously granted in writing.

External Copyrights

All links to external websites, webpages, files, and other forms of information that are not original American TOS Association material remain under the original copyrights. Our Research Library and links are provided as a complimentary service and in no way respresents any endorsements of said links. These links have been previously and publically available and have been previously placed on the world wide web by original authors and/or thier representatives.

Disclaimer of Warranty

The American TOS Association, Inc. makes no warranties of any kind regarding any website operated by the American TOS Association including but not limited to: any warranty of accuracy, completeness, currency, reliability, or any other warranties .The American TOS Association, Inc. makes no warranties of any kind assuring our server, webhost, or any of websites to by free of viruses, hackers or other harmful elements currently known or hereafter.

The American TOS Association, Inc. makes no warranties regarding advertisers published on our any of our operated websites. All products purchased through advertisers remain under the advertisers legal liability for their product(s). The American TOS Association, Inc. makes no warranties on any product published through our advertisers and shall not be liable to you or any third party for any liability associated with any of our advertisers, their policies, products and affiliations.

Limitation of Liability

You agree that you will hold harmless the American TOS Association, Inc. and its officers, directors, employees, and volunteers from all claims arising out you use of our websites. This also includes you inability access this this website or links provided. In no event will the American TOS Association, Inc. or the contributors of information to our websites be liable to you and/or any third party for any decision made or action taken by you, your physician, your attorney, your family member or friend in reliance on such information displayed on our websites, for any consequential, special or similar damages.

Endorsements and Advertisements

You acknowledge that the opinions and recommendations contained in our websites are not necessarily those of the American TOS Association, Inc. or endorsed by the American TOS Association, Inc. The American TOS Association, Inc. provides links on our websites to other websites which are not under the control of the American TOS Association, Inc. These links are provided for convenience of reference only and are not intended as an endorsement by the American TOS Association, Inc. of either the website, website content, business or owners of linked sites. You should review every website you visit for their respective terms of service and privacy policy. All advertisers(unless otherwise stated)are not affiliated nor endorsed by the American TOS Association, Inc. Advertisements placed on this website are paid/or contracted advertising and we make no representation or opinions regarding any advertisers(unless otherwise clearly stated such as but not limited to: donation advertisement)

Use of Content

Unless otherwise indicated, all original American TOS Association, Inc. information contained on our websites, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, and content are copywritten by and proprietary to the American TOS Association's copyright holder and may not be copied, reproduced, transmitted, displayed, performed, distributed, sublicensed, altered or otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner without prior written consent.

External Links provided are previously publicly offered through the world wide web and are added to our library as a complimentary service to internet users.

In addition, all Thoracic Outlet Syndrome related websites that have been embedded into our site and have been preauthorized by website owners and are under the direct control of the original authors with all corresponding copyrights, trademarks, registered trademarks remaining within their control. These website are provided as a reference tool and in no way represent any form of endorsement of website, website content, owners or their affiliated sponsors. The American TOS Association does not control, in any way, the information placed on these embedded sites and we are not responsible for any form of interaction or conflicts arising from viewing or interaction with this embedded sites. To contact these embedded sites you must use the contact guidelines outlined in each website.

Linking to the American TOS Association

The following website addresses are provided for linking purposes. Additional American TOS Association website addresses or subpages cannot be linked to any site without prior written approval of the American TOS Association, Inc. www.atosa.org,

The following websites are prohibited from linking to all American TOS Association, Inc. webpages:

Websites containing pornography of any kind

Websites promoting violence of any kind

Websites promoting any political agenda, candidate, party or lobbying of any kind

Websites promoting discrimination of any kind

Websites promoting personal conflicts associated with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome or Repetative Strain Injuries

Websites promoting extensive message boards systems in which owners are paid for this service, take a salary or engage is the sale of products associated with said website

Embedding any webpage of any website operated by the American TOS Association is prohibited.

Jurisdiction

This Website (excluding linked sites) is controlled by the American TOS Association, Inc. which is headquartered in the State of Florida, County of Brevard, United States of America. It can be accessed from all 50 states, as well as from other countries around the world. By accessing our websites both you and the American TOS Association, Inc. agree that the statutes and laws of the State of Florida will apply to all matters arising from or relating to use or inability to use our websites. The American TOS Association, Inc. makes no representation that materials on our websites are appropriate for all viewers or available for use in all locations. Accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access our websites are responsible for compliance with all laws governing interenet use.

Modifications to the Service

The American TOS Association, Inc. reserves the right at any time to modify, discontinue ( temporarily or permanently), this public service (or any part thereof), and ATOSA operated website with or without notice to yo. You agree that the American TOS Association, Inc. shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of this public service.