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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. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THIS SITE WILL INDICATE YOUR AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW. ACL LABORATORIES ("ACL") 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 THIS AGREEMENT PERIODICALLY TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF ANY MODIFICATIONS. YOUR CONTINUED ACCESS OR USE OF THIS WEB SITE SHALL BE DEEMED YOUR CONCLUSIVE 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 information contained in this web site is presented for the purpose of educating consumers on health and wellness topics. Nothing contained in the site is intended to be instructional for medical diagnosis or treatment. We do not monitor the site for medical diagnostic or emergency health care purposes. The information should not be considered complete, nor should it be relied on to suggest a course of treatment for a particular individual. It should not be used in place of a visit, call, consultation or the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider. You should never disregard medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read in the site. Information contained in the 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 your 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 embarking on a new treatment, diet or fitness program.

The site may contain health or medical related materials that you find sexually explicit or otherwise offensive. ACL accepts no responsibility for such materials, and use of the site is at your own risk.

Although ACL attempts to ensure the integrity and accuracy of the web site, it makes no guarantees whatsoever as to the correctness or accuracy of the site. It is possible that the site could include inaccuracies or 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 ACL so that it can be corrected. Information contained on the site may be changed or updated without notice. ACL makes no warranty as to the reliability, accuracy, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, completeness or suitability of the site or any content or information contained within it. ACL cannot and does not warrant against human and machine errors, omissions, delays, interruptions or losses, including loss of data. ACL cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from this online site will be free of infection by viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties. ACL 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 ACL 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 ACL.

You may download material from the site for your own personal use or the internal use of your 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 ACL.

3. Trademark notice
"ACL Laboratories" and the ACL Laboratories logo are trademarks and service marks of ACL. All other trademarks, service marks and logos used in this site are the trademarks, service marks or logos of their respective owners.

4. Warranty disclaimer/limitation of liability
THIS SITE IS 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, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR ACCESS OR USE OF THIS SITE AND HYPERLINKED WEB SITES. ACL, ITS AFFILIATES, ANY PHYSICIANS OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS ANSWERING INQUIRIES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS AND ITS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS ARE NEITHER RESPONSIBLE NOR LIABLE TO YOU UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY OR INDEMNITY IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS OR USE OF THE SITE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, ACL, ITS AFFILIATES, ANY PHYSICIANS OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS ANSWERING INQUIRIES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS AND ITS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE SITE AND/OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEB SITE. YOUR SOLE 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 ACL, its affiliates and information providers and their 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 ACL'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, we 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. Uses of personal information include, without limitation, using personal information in maintaining the site, analyzing statistical use problems, or evaluating where users link to the site from and where they go to. Using information in this way enables us to better serve you, and to present a web site that best suits your needs. ACL may share such information as is necessary among our affiliates in order to provide you with the information and services you request. We may disclose information to the extent we believe to be necessary in order to comply with any law, rule, court order, or subpoena. We may keep statistical and other data about you and other users of our site, and we may share this information with third parties.

7. Security
Except where otherwise noted, ACL does not use encryption technology to protect the information that we collect from you. If any information you send is misdirected or intercepted, it can be read by others. Accordingly, do not send confidential information, or specific personal information related to a medical condition, to us through the site or email. Choose, use, and save your passwords for the client log in carefully. ACL has no control over your use of passwords, and cannot tell whether someone else is accessing the site under your password. We 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. We may use these tools for purposes such as monitoring the traffic flow 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 Hyperlink License Agreement, which is available upon request.

10. Links or pointers to other sites
ACL makes no representations whatsoever about any other web site that you may access through this site. When you access a non-ACL web site, please understand that it is independent from ACL, and that ACL has no control over the content on that web site. In addition, a hyperlink to a non-ACL web site does not mean that ACL 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. ACL 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, libel or defamation laws. ACL and its information providers make no representations concerning any effort to review all of the content of such sites.

11. User representations
You represent and 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 Wisconsin and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin, exclusive of its choice of law rules. Each party to these Web Site Terms and Conditions of Use submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the County of Milwaukee in the State of Wisconsin, and waives any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts. In any action to enforce these Web Site Terms and Conditions of Use, ACL will be entitled to all costs and attorney fees it incurs. In the event that any of the Web Site Terms and Conditions of Use 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 Web Site Terms and Conditions of Use 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 ACL or any of its affiliated entities, nor to constitute any contacts with any jurisdiction outside the state of Wisconsin. Any cause of action or claim you 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 barred. Notice may be given to you as a user of this site by posting information to this site. Notice may be given to ACL only by delivery to ACL Public Affairs Department, P.O. Box 343910, Milwaukee, WI, 53234-3910.

13. Corrections and updates in your information
If you have questions or concerns about the use of information on this web site, please bring it to our attention. Click here. While we 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 you to discontinue using the site.

14. Entire agreement
These Web Site Terms and Conditions of Use constitute the entire agreement between ACL and you pertaining to the subject matter hereof. In its sole discretion, ACL 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 web site, you warrant to ACL that you will not use the site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Web Site Terms and Conditions of Use.

16. Payment for ACL services
Payment for services provided by ACL Laboratories is subject to the limitations of your individual insurance coverage. Please always check with your insurance carrier regarding benefit coverage.