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Privacy

World Health Information is committed to protecting your online privacy. We feel it is important for you to know how we handle the information we receive from you when you visit our web site, or when you contact us by e-mail.

World Health Information collects no personal information. Our database contains search results and links to Web sites operated by third parties. World Health Information has no control over the privacy policies and practices of such third-party sites. If you have any concerns WHI recommends that you review the terms of those sites for more information about privacy.

An IP address is a number automatically assigned to your computer whenever you access the Internet. IP addresses allow computers and servers to recognize and communicate with one another. World Health Information does not collect or log the IP addresses of any of it's visitors, thereby ensuring your anonymity. Only when required to do so by law enforcement authorities will World Health Information collect IP address information.

As you probably know, "cookies" are small pieces of information that Web sites routinely store on your computer's hard drive when you visit the web site. World Health Information uses a single "cookie" to assist in setting your personal preferences when using our site.

Most Web browsers automatically accept "cookies" but allow you to modify security settings so that you can approve or reject "cookies" on a case-by-case basis. To use our site, you neither require to enable "cookies" or JavaScript. If you reject "cookies" from our site, some personal preferences in using the site may have to be re-selected each time you visit the site.

We do not require registration and therefore do not collect or require your personal information. If you send us an e-mail we receive the e-mail, including your e-mail address, your e-mail message and any other information you may provide with the e-mail. We use your information to reply where needed. Once your e-mail has been processed and addressed we delete the e-mail, leaving no record. We do not share your e-mail with third parties unless required to do so by law enforcement authorities.

Your e-mails are briefly saved on a stand-alone, off-line hard drive with restricted, secure access only. Once your e-mail has been processed and addressed we delete the e-mail, leaving no record.

World Health Information does not provide any third-party access to your personal information unless the information has been aggregated and de-identified to make it anonymous. We may provide third parties with anonymous statistics about our visitors, traffic patterns and related site information. These data reflect site-usage patterns gathered during visits to our Web site each month. These data do not contain behavioral or identifying information about any individual visitor.

Our advertisers and their Ad Servers may use "cookies" when you view pages on our site. They use those "cookies" to collect nonpersonal information as a way of measuring the effectiveness of their advertising. We do not control these third parties' use of "cookies" or how they manage the nonpersonal information they gather through them. However, our advertisers have agreed that they will not collect any personally identifiable information from our site visitors while they are on www.worldhealthinformation.org. If you click on an advertisement on World Health Information and visit a site maintained by one of our advertisers, please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of that site. You should read the privacy policies of each site you visit to determine what information that site may be collecting about you.

We use general traffic, site usage and length-of-stay information in reports to advertisers and firms with which we have a business relationship. This sort of information does not personally identify you.

The Web Site is directed at individuals of all ages. World Health Information does not collect, use, or disclose personal information from any visitor, especially not from children under the age of 13.

We are not set up to reply to every e-mail we receive. We do make every effort to read the e-mails our visitors send us to see where we may be able to make improvements. 

The e-mail functionality on our site does not provide a completely secure and confidential means of communication. It's possible that your e-mail communication may be accessed or viewed by another Internet user while in transit to us. If you wish to keep your communication private, do not use our e-mail.

We will occasionally update this Privacy policy. You will see the word "updated" followed by the date next to the Privacy policy link near the bottom of all pages on the site. If the "updated" date has changed since you last visited, you're encouraged to review the policy to be informed of how this site is protecting your information.

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Terms and conditions of use

World Health Information is an online specialized directory search engine service (the "Service"). Use of the Service is governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the Service. Throughout this Agreement, World Health Information is referred to as "we", "us", "WHI", "World Health Information", or Worldhealthinformation.org.

Your access and use of this site and its services bind you to this Agreement. If you do not agree to the Terms and Conditions of Use for this site, you may not use the site or its services.

We may modify this Agreement at any time. Any modifications made to this Agreement will be effective immediately upon posting on the site. By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement as posted on the Service at the time of your access or use. You agree to review the Agreement posted on the Service each time you use the Service so that you are aware of any modifications made to this Agreement.

The service and any information contained on or provided through the service is provided on an "as is" basis. That means that the information contained on or provided through this service is intended for general consumer understanding, unless specified as 'extra topics for professionals' or 'students', and education. Any access to this site is voluntary. We will regard all access as voluntary and at the sole risk of the user.

This site and its services are for consumer, professional and student educational use only. Nothing contained in this site is or should be considered, or used as a substitute for, medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. The services provided on this site are here to educate on health care and medical issues that may affect individuals' daily lives. This site and its services do not constitute the practice of any medical, nursing or other professional health care advice, diagnosis or treatment.

Because of the designated purpose of this site and the services it provides, you agree that World Health Information does not constitute a service that targets any one community, user group, business or industry. Because the site is designed for educational purposes, you also agree that it does not constitute "doing business" in any specific jurisdiction or soliciting business for us. 

We advise users to always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions regarding personal health or medical conditions. Never disregard, avoid or delay in obtaining medical advice from your doctor or other qualified health care provider because of something you have read on this site. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem or condition, please contact a qualified health care professional immediately. If you have or suspect that you have a medical emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional, and/or an ambulance service, or an emergency phone number immediately.

We do not operate, control, supply, endorse, warrant or guarantee any information, products, and services or merchandise as all of this is provided by Third Parties and not supplied by us. We also do not warrant or guarantee that files available for downloading from Third Parties will be free of infections or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that contains contaminating or destructive properties. 

We cannot and do not guarantee or warrant against errors, omissions, or interruptions in web site, on-line availability. 

We reserve the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, this site, or any part thereof, with or without notice.

We do not make any express or implied warranties, representations or endorsements of any kind whatsoever (including without limitation, warranties of title or noninfringement, or any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose) with regard to the service, or with respect to any information, product, service, merchandise or other material provided on or through the service. We do not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, correctness, timeliness or usefulness of any information, products, services, merchandise or other material provided through the service or on the internet generally. We make no warranty or guarantee that the service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free. 

We are not liable to any user or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by based on reliance upon the information contained on or provided through the service.

Users will not use this site for any purpose in violation of local, state/provincial, national or international laws. 

Users will not hold us, or any of our affiliates, subsidiaries or parent company liable for damages including (but not limited to) loss of wages, revenue or business because of any services related to or provided by this site. The sole and exclusive remedy for dissatisfaction with the services of this site will be to stop using the Service.

Users will indemnify us and any of our parent or subsidiary companies or organizations, and any of our successors, assigns or licensees, together with any of their respective officers, directors and employees, against any damages, losses, liabilities, judgments, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs) arising out of a claim by a third party relating to use of the Service, or any breach or violation of this Agreement or any other term or condition contained on the Service. 

Users agree to comply with all user responsibilities and obligations as stated in these Terms of Service.

If any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be not enforceable by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction, then such provisions shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and effect. 

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and us relating to the access and use of the site and any of its services. This Agreement may not be modified, in whole or in part, except as described elsewhere in this Agreement. Anything contained on the Service inconsistent with or conflicting with the terms of this Agreement is superseded by the terms of this Agreement.

If you violate these Terms and Conditions of Use, your use of this site will terminate. We may, in our sole discretion, terminate your access to this site, or any portion thereof, or discontinue providing the site, or any portion thereof. These actions are in addition to and not in lieu or limitation of any other right or remedy we may have available at law. Further, we shall not be liable to you or any third party for any such termination or discontinuance.

We do not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to our services, and operation of this site may be interfered with by numerous factors outside of our control. You agree that these Terms and Conditions of Use and all incorporated agreements between us and you may be automatically assigned by us, in our sole discretion, to a third party in the event of a merger, acquisition or liquidation.

Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others of these Terms and Conditions of Use does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. These Terms and Conditions of Use set forth the entire understanding and agreement between us and any site user with respect to the site, its uses and services.

The name "Worldhealthinformation.org," and logo are registered trademarks of Worldhealthinformation.org. "WebScroll" is a registered trademark of OmniScroll^®.The materials on the site are copyrighted by us and/or other applicable rights holders.

If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please notify World Health Information. Please follow the following procedure.

To file a notice of infringement with us, we ask you to send us a facsimile that sets forth the items specified below (an original copy may eventually be required). To expedite our ability to process your request, please use the following format (including section numbers): Identify in sufficient detail the copyrighted work that you believe has been infringed. For example, "The copyrighted work at issue is the text that appears on www.mysite.com/mywork." 

Identify the material on our site that you claim is infringing the copyrighted work listed in item #1 above.

Provide information reasonably sufficient to permit World Health Information to contact you (e-mail address is preferred).

Provide information, if possible, sufficient to permit World Health Information to notify the party that allegedly provided or submitted infringing material to World Health Information (e-mail address is preferred).

Include the following statement: "I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials described above on the allegedly infringing web pages is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law."

Sign the paper.

Fax the written communication to the following number:

As you probably know, "cookies" are small pieces of information that Web sites routinely store on your computer's hard drive when you visit the web site. World Health Information uses a single "cookie" to assist in setting your personal preferences when using our site. 

Most Web browsers automatically accept "cookies" but allow you to modify security settings so that you can approve or reject "cookies" on a case-by-case basis. To use our site, you neither require to enable "cookies" or JavaScript. If you reject "cookies" from our site, some personal preferences in using the site may have to be re-selected each time you visit the site.

World Health Information collects no personal information. Our database contains search results and links to Web sites operated by third parties. World Health Information has no control over the privacy policies and practices of such third-party sites. If you have any concerns WHI recommends that you review the terms of those sites for more information about privacy.

If you send us an e-mail we receive the e-mail, including your e-mail address, your e-mail message and any other information you may provide with the e-mail. We use your information to reply where needed. Once your e-mail has been processed and addressed we delete the e-mail, leaving no record. We do not share your e-mail with third parties unless required to do so by law enforcement authorities.

An IP address is a number automatically assigned to your computer whenever you access the Internet. IP addresses allow computers and servers to recognize and communicate with one another. World Health Information does not collect or log the IP addresses of any of it's visitors, thereby ensuring your anonymity. Only when required to do so by law enforcement authorities will World Health Information collect IP address information.

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Advertising policy

To further our mission of making reliable health information available to the public, we accept advertising under strict guidelines. We will refuse any advertisement that we believe is incompatible with our mission. The presence of an ad on our site does not imply endorsement of the advertised company or product. Advertisers must not make unsubstantiated health claims or suggest that World Health Information has endorsed a product. No advertisements related to the following are accepted on the World Health Information website: alcohol, tobacco products, firearms/fireworks, pornography, sweepstakes, gambling, politics, social causes or religion. Advertising is not targeted to individual users but may be placed on the site adjacent to content related to advertiser interest. 

World Health Information maintains a distinct separation between advertising content and editorial content. All advertising content on World Health Information is clearly labeled as an advertisement. It will be placed at the bottom of our columns or on the results page. Sponsored areas of the site are labeled as such, and the sponsoring organizations are identified.

Advertisers are required to agree to our policy that they will not collect any personally identifiable information from our site visitors while they are on Worldhealthinformation.org.

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Linking policy

No content of websites WHI links to is edited or managed by the WHI editorial website team. There is no economic benefit for WHI to link to any third party website. World Health Information assumes no responsibility for the content of third party websites to which we provide links.

We permit anyone to link to us. When you link to us we are able to reach more people. In turn, your website becomes a more valuable and complete resource to your visitors. Links should be text only (www.worldhealthinformation.org) and not use the WHI logo

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