Condition of Use and Disclaimer

Flash-Med is an online site. Flash-Med is compiled and published by Vesta, Inc. as a refresher source of medical information for individuals already conversant with the subject matter covered by Flash-Med. The information contained in this online site (the “Service”) is presented in summary form only and is intended to help provide an understanding and knowledge of health care topics. Neither Flash-Med nor any of its data or other constituent elements may be downloaded, republished, resold, or duplicated, in whole or in part, for commercial or any other purposes. Vesta, Inc. and Flash-Med are service marks owned by Vesta, Inc.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Liabilities

Although Vesta, Inc. undertakes reasonable efforts to keep the information contained in Flash-Med accurate, Vesta, Inc. does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose for the information contained in Flash-Med. The above warranties are the only warranties of any kind either expressed or implied including warranties of merchantability or fitness of or any particular purpose. Should the foregoing terms and conditions be acceptable to you, please indicate your agreement and acceptance by clicking on the button labeled “Accept”

Disclaimer

The information should not be considered complete and should not be used in place of a visit, call, consultation or advice of your physician or other health care provider. Vesta, Inc. does not recommend the self-management of health problems. Information obtained by using Flash-Med is not exhaustive and does not even attempt to cover all disease, ailments, physical conditions or their treatment. Should you have any health care related questions, please call or see your physician or other health care provider promptly. You should never disregard medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read here.

Vesta, Inc. is not responsible for information provided herein under theory of liability or indemnity. Liability of Vesta, Inc. for damages (including, without limitation, liability arising out of contract, negligence, strict liability, tort or patent or copyright infringement) shall not exceed the fees paid by the user for the particular information or service provided. In no event shall Vesta, Inc. be liable for any damages other than the amount referred to above, and all other damages, direct or indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive, are hereby excluded even if Vesta, Inc. has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Vesta, Inc. shall not be responsible for any statements or materials posted on the Flash-Med site under any theory of liability or indemnity.

Information accessed through this Service is provided “AS IS” and without warranty, express or implied. All implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular use or purpose are hereby excluded. Vesta, Inc. makes no warranty as to the reliability, accuracy, timeliness, usefulness or completeness of the information. Vesta, Inc. cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that the files available for downloading from this Service will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties.

The material posted on the site is not checked for medical accuracy. The opinions expressed, if any, reflect only the opinions of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of Vesta, Inc.

YOU UNDERSTAND FURTHER THAT THE SERVICE PROVIDES UNEDITED MATERIALS SOME OF WHICH ARE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT OR MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO YOU. YOU ACCESS SUCH MATERIALS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Terms and Conditions

The service is an online information and communications service provided by Vesta, Inc., subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions set forth below, including all exhibits hereto and the other information which is available in the registration process and on the Service (“Information”) and incorporated by reference in this Agreement. This Agreement consists of the Disclaimer set forth above and the terms and conditions set forth below, including all exhibits hereto and the Information.

PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICE. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW AND THE DISCLAIMER SET FORTH ABOVE. IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND THE DISCLAIMER, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE. VESTA, INC. MAY MODIFY THIS AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME, AND SUCH MODIFICATION SHALL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON EITHER POSTING OF THE MODIFIED AGREEMENT OR NOTIFYING YOU. YOU AGREE TO REVIEW THE AGREEMENT PERIODICALLY TO BE AWARE OF SUCH MODIFICATIONS AND YOUR CONTINUED ACCESS OR USE OF THE SERVICE SHALL BE DEEMED YOUR CONCLUSIVE ACCEPTANCE OF THE MODIFIED AGREEMENT.

1. Software License. By this agreement, Vesta, Inc. grants to you, subject to the terms of this Agreement, a non-transferable and non-exclusive license to use any software and documentation, together with all the updates, enhancements, modifications, and fixes, thereto, which are owned by Vesta, Inc.

2. Equipment. You must provide, at your own cost, all telephone and other equipment and services (including where necessary, telephone service and Internet access service) necessary to access the Service.

3. Operating Policies. You agree to comply with the Operating Policies set forth by Exhibit A which are the rules that govern user activity in connection with the Service as they may be amended by Vesta, Inc. from time to time. Vesta, Inc. may remove any communications and materials that Vesta, Inc. believes in its sole discretion to violate the Operating Policies; however Vesta, Inc. does not guarantee that it will remove any or all of such material. Violations of the Operating Policies or other provisions of this Agreement may also result in termination or suspension of the Service.

4. Copyrights Licenses and Idea Submissions. The entire contents of the Service are copyrighted as a collective work under the United States and other copyright laws. Vesta, Inc. holds the copyright in the collective work. The collective work includes works which are the property of Vesta, Inc’s Licensors which are also protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You may display and, subject to any expressly stated restrictions or limitations relating to specific material, download portions of the material from the different areas of the Service solely for your own non-commercial use. Any redistribution, retransmission or publication of any material is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of the copyright owner. You agree not to change or delete any proprietary notices from the materials downloaded from the Service.

You agree to grant Vesta, Inc. a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual license, with the right to sublicense, to reproduce, distribute, transmit, create derivative works of, publicly display and publicly perform any materials and other information (including, without limitation, ideas contained therein for new or improved products or services) you submit to public areas of the Service by all means and in any media now known or hereafter developed. You agree that you shall have no recourse against Vesta, Inc. for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your communication to us.

5. Review. VESTA, INC RESERVES THE RIGHT, BUT IS NOT OBLIGATED, TO REVIEW ALL COMMUNICATIONS AND MATERIALS POSTED OR UPLOADED TO THE SERVICE AND TO BLOCK OR REMOVE COMMUNICATIONS OR MATERIAL THAT IT DETERMINES TO BE (A) ABUSIVE, DEFAMATORY, OR OBSCENE, (B) FRAUDULENT, DECEPTIVE, OR MISLEADING, (C) IN VIOLATION OF A COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT OF ANOTHER, OR (D) OFFENSIVE, OBJECTIONABLE OR OTHERWISE UNACCEPTABLE TO VESTA, INC. AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION. ANY MESSAGES, ADVICE, OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED IN ANY DISCUSSION AREA SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS PROFESSIONAL ADVICE OR INSTRUCTION.

6. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Vesta, Inc., its officers, directors, employees, agents, suppliers and Licensors from and against all losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from any violation of this Agreement or any activity related to your account (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the Service using your Service account.

7. Third Party Rights. The provisions of paragraph 5 (Review) and 6 (indemnification) are for the benefit of Vesta, Inc. and its officers, directors, employees, agents, suppliers and Licensors. Each of these individuals or entities shall have the right to assert and enforce those provisions directly against you on its own behalf.

8. Term; Termination. This Agreement shall commence upon your accessing the Service and/or completing the registration process. This Agreement may be terminated by Vesta, Inc. without notice at any time for any reason and may be terminated by you upon notice to Vesta, Inc. at any time for any reason. The provisions of the Disclaimer set forth above and of paragraphs 4 (Copyright, Licenses and Idea Submission), 5 (Review), 6 (Indemnification), 7(Third Party Rights) and 9 (Miscellaneous) shall survive any termination of the is Agreement.

9. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of South Carolina. You agree that any legal action or proceeding between Vesta, Inc. and you for any purpose concerning this Agreement or the parties’ obligations hereunder shall be brought exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction sitting in South Carolina. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to the Service must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises. Vesta, Inc.’s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of this Agreement. Vesta, Inc. may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you.

10. Vesta, Inc. and Flash-Med are service marks owned by Vesta, Inc.

11. Notice. Vesta, Inc. may deliver notice to you under this Agreement by means of electronic mail, a general notice on the Service, or by written communication delivered by first class U.S. mail to your address on record in Vesta, Inc.’s account information. You may give notice to Vesta, Inc. at any time via electronic mail to Vesta, Inc. or by letter delivered by first class postage prepaid U.S. mail or overnight courier to the following address:

Vesta, Inc.

Attn: Customer Service

Exhibit A

Operating Policies

These operating policies govern conduct on the Service. Your failure to comply with these policies may result in suspension or termination of your access to the Service and depending on the circumstances legal action against you.

Requirements. You must be an individual at least 13 years of age to register and you must register on the Service under your own name. Please inform Vesta, Inc. promptly if there is a change in the information you provided to Vesta, Inc. at the time of registration, including change of address or name.
Account Access. If and when you initially register for the Service, you will be asked to select a User ID and Password. Vesta, Inc. reserves the right to reject or change any User ID you select for any reason in its sole discretion.
Online Communications. Your participation in online communications (chat rooms and discussion boards) is moderated. Vesta, Inc. reserves the right to monitor content on the Service (including, without limitations, chat rooms and discussion boards) and to remove content which Vesta, Inc., in its sole discretion, determines to be abusive, defamatory, obscene, fraudulent, deceptive, misleading, offensive, objectionable or otherwise unacceptable, in violation of the intellectual property right of another or otherwise in violation of these Operating Policies for users of the Service (“Members”).
Members may not post or transmit any message anonymously or under a false name. Members may not permit any other person (other than an agent acting on the Member’s behalf and subject to Member’s supervision) to access the Service using Member’s account for any purpose.
Members may not post or transmit any message which is libelous, defamatory or which discloses private or personal matters concerning any person. Members may not post or transmit any message, data, image or program which is indecent, obscene or pornographic.
Members may not post or transmit any message, data, image or program that would violate the property rights of others, including unauthorized copyrighted text, images or programs, trade secrets or other confidential proprietary information, and trademarks or service marks used in an infringing fashion.
Members may not interfere with other Member’s use of the Service, including, without limitations, disrupting the normal flow of dialog in a chat room
Members may not post or transmit any file which contains viruses, worms, “Trojan horses”, or any other contaminating or destructive features.
Members may not post or transmit any message which is harmful, threatening, abusive, or hateful. It is not the Service’s intent to discourage Members from taking controversial positions or expressing vigorously what may be unpopular views; however, Vesta, Inc. reserves the right to take such action as it deems appropriate in cases where the Service is used to disseminate statements which are deeply and widely offensive and/or harmful or otherwise unacceptable.
Members may not post or transmit charity requests, petitions for signatures, chain letters, or letters relating to pyramid schemes. Members may not post or transmit any advertising, promotional materials or any other solicitation of other Members to use or purchase goods or services except in those areas (e.g., a classified bulletin board) that are designated for such purposes.
Members may not: (a) post a single article to more than five (5) areas of the Service; (b) post to any area which is off-topic according to the owner of the area; or (c) send unsolicited mass e-mailings to other Members.
Members may not use the facilities and capabilities of the Service to conduct any activity or solicit the performance of any activity which is illegal or which infringes on or violates the rights of others.