Terms and Conditions

Purpose

The Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP), a subsidiary of the American Medical Group Foundation, provides this website, “accountablecaredoctors.org,” (the “Website”), to allow users to view information about the American health care delivery system, information about changes to that system as a result of health reform legislation, find and view case studies of health care programs at medical groups around the country, and to comment on the information provided.

The information provided on this Website is not intended to promote any single medical group or health system.

Agreement

The information provided on this Website is not a substitute for the advice of your personal physician or other qualified health care professional. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care professional if you have any questions regarding medical symptoms or a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this Website. If you think you have a medical or psychiatric emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest hospital.

BY USING THE WEBSITE, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DO NOT USE THE WEB SITE.

Revisions, changes and updates

We may revise the information on this Web site or otherwise change or update the Website, including these Terms and Conditions, without notice to you. CAPP may also make improvements and/or changes in products and/or services described on this Web site or add new features at any time without notice. We encourage you to periodically read these Terms and Conditions to see if there have been any changes to our policies that may affect you. Your continued use of the Web site will signify your continued agreement to these Terms and Conditions as they may be revised.

Links

This CAPP Website provides links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by CAPP (“Third Party Web sites”). CAPP provides links to Third-Party Web sites to connect you easily to additional sources of information that may be of interest to you. We may not have any business relationship with the party that controls this type of Third-Party Website, and a link to such a site is offered only as a convenience to you.

In each such instance, we will let you know when you are leaving and linking to a Third-Party Website. For example, we may include a notice advising you that you are being sent to a Third-Party Website on our web page adjacent to a link or on the first page that appears after clicking on a link. Or we may use an icon that we identify with an appropriate legend to let you know when you are leaving accountablecaredoctors.org.

CAPP is not responsible for the content, security or the privacy practices of Third-Party Websites. Please review the privacy statement and any terms of use of each Third-Party Website you visit. Unless we specifically advise you otherwise, links to Third-Party Websites do not constitute or imply endorsement by CAPP of those sites, the information they contain or any products or services they describe.

Access, correction and data integrity

Although we attempt to maintain the integrity and accuracy of the information on the Website, we make no guarantees as to its correctness, completeness or accuracy. The Website may contain typographical errors, inaccuracies or other errors or omissions. Also, unauthorized additions, deletions or alterations could be made to the Website by third parties without our knowledge. If you believe that information found on the Website is inaccurate or unauthorized, please inform us by contacting our Web manager at info@amga-capp.org.

User-contributed content

Any personal information you submit to the Website is governed by the accountablecaredoctors.org Privacy Practices. Content posted on our Website by users is not guaranteed by CAPP as to accuracy, completeness or usefulness, and we do not endorse any content posted by our users. It is the responsibility of our Website users to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any content posted on our Website by other users. You agree not to post or otherwise make available on the Website material protected by any proprietary right without the express permission of the owner. By submitting material, you grant to us the royalty-free, irrevocable right and to use, reproduce, modify, publish and distribute such material. You grant us the right to edit, copy, publish and distribute any material you make available. You will indemnify us for, from and against all claims, losses, costs and expenses resulting from the content and information you supply. You may not post or otherwise make available on our Web site any content that is illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory or otherwise injurious to third parties. You may not impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of your content. Further, you may not make use of our services to forge e-mail headers, or send bulk unsolicited e-mail messages. We have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the content posted on our Website to determine compliance with our Terms of Service and/or to satisfy any law, regulation or government request. We have the right, in our sole discretion, to edit, refuse to post or remove any objectionable material submitted to or posted on our Website.

Disclaimer

THIS WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT AND ALL SITE-RELATED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITH ALL FAULTS, WITH NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THIS SITE, ALL SITE-RELATED SERVICES, AND THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY CAPP OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ANY REFERENCES TO SPECIFIC PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ON THIS WEB SITE DO NOT CONSTITUTE OR IMPLY A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT BY CAPP UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE.

Limitation of liability; choice of law

CAPP AND ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS AND OTHER THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED OR LINKED TO ON THIS WEBSITE ARE NEITHER RESPONSIBLE NOR LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE WEBSITE, SITE-RELATED SERVICES AND PRODUCTS, CONTENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE WEBSITE AND/OR ANY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITE, 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 WEBSITE, SITE-RELATED SERVICES AND/OR THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES IS TO STOP USING THE WEBSITE 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. THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE GOVERNED BY CALIFORNIA LAW WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. IF ANY VERSION OF THE UNIFORM COMPUTER INFORMATION TRANSACTIONS ACT (UCITA) IS ENACTED AS PART OF THE LAW OF CALIFORNIA, THAT STATUTE SHALL NOT GOVERN ANY ASPECT OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

Copyrights

Except as otherwise indicated, all content on this Website, including text, graphics, logos, button icons, photos, images, forms, audio, video, questionnaires and software, is the property of CAPP or its licensors and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. CAPP allows you to view or download a single copy of the material on the Website solely for your personal, noncommercial use.

The compilation of all content on this Website is the exclusive property of CAPP and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. Unless specifically authorized in writing by CAPP, any use of these materials, or of any materials contributed to this Web site by entities other than CAPP, on any other Web site or networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited.

Any rights not expressly granted by these Terms and Conditions or any applicable end-user license agreements are reserved by CAPP. Content and features are subject to change or termination without notice in the editorial discretion of CAPP.

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the “DMCA”) provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law. If you believe in good faith that materials appearing on this Website infringe your copyright, you (or your agent) may send us a notice requesting that the material be removed, or access to it blocked.

In addition, if you believe in good faith that a notice of copyright infringement has been wrongly filed against you, the DMCA permits you to send us a counter-notice. Notices and counter-notices must meet statutory requirements imposed by the DMCA. One place to find more information is the U.S. Copyright Office website, currently located at http://www.loc.gov/copyright.

In accordance with the DMCA, CAPP has designated an agent to receive notification of alleged copyright infringement in accordance with the DMCA. Any written Notification of Claimed Infringement should comply with Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(3)(A) and should be provided in writing to our designated agent as follows:

Agent: Communications Director
Address: Council of Accountable Physician Practices, 1 Kaiser Plaza, 27th floor, Oakland, CA
E-mail: info@amga-capp.org

(no solicitations)

Please note: If you materially misrepresent that online material, product or activity is infringing your copyrights, you may be liable for damages (including court costs and attorneys’ fees) and could be subject to criminal prosecution for perjury. We suggest that you consult your legal advisor before filing a notice or counter-notice.

Trademarks and service marks

“CAPP” and the CAPP logo are registered service marks of CAPP or its affiliates. Other proprietary marks of CAPP or third parties may be designated as such from time to time on this Web site through use of the TM, ™, SM, ℠, or ® symbols. Users of this Website are not authorized to make any use of the CAPP marks or the proprietary marks of third parties, including but not limited to, as metatags or in any other fashion that may create a false or misleading impression of affiliation or sponsorship with or by CAPP or the applicable third party.