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Terms of Use

LEGAL  AGREEMENT

PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE DENTALCATEGORIES.COM  WEB SITE USE  AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE. This Agreement is a binding legal contract between DENTALCATEGORIES.COM  and you  that governs your use of one or more of  www.Dentalcategories.com’s  including, without limitation, all content such as text, information, images, applications and audio (collectively, “Content”) and all services (“Services”) made available to you through the  DENTALCATEGORIES.COM  and/or third parties (this Site and the Content and Services are collectively referred to herein as the “Site”). “Site” refers to the pages within the dentalcategories.com site. The Site may be supported by sponsoring organisations and advertisers (“the Sponsors”) whose names appear on the Site and whose own sites can be accessed by Internet links from the Site.

By using this site, you signify your assent to these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to all of these Terms and Conditions of use, do not use this site!

dentalcategories.com may revise and update these Terms and Conditions at anytime. Your continued usage of this website (the “Site”) will mean you accept those changes.
2. Conditions of Use and Intellectual Property
2.1 All rights in the material on the Site and news by e-mail (together “the Content”) belong to dentalcategories.com (DA) or its third party licensors and are protected by copyright, trademarks, service marks and/or other proprietary rights and laws of Canada and other countries. All individual articles, columns, emails and other elements on the Site are also copyright works and you agree to abide by all applicable copyright and other laws, as well as any additional copyright notices or restrictions contained on the Site or in these Terms. The site may license third parties to use the Content in its sole discretion.
2.2 You agree to use the Site and the Content solely for your own use and benefit and not for resale or other transfer or disposition to any other person or entity. You further agree not to use, transfer, distribute or dispose of any Content in any manner that might interfere with copyright laws and trademarks.
2.3 You accept that the Site is not configured for and is not to be used for transactions or the provision of advice.
2.4 Subject to the above, you may retrieve and display Content from the Site on a computer screen, print individual pages on paper (but not photocopy them) and store such pages in electronic form on disc (but not on any server or other storage device connected to a network) but you may not reproduce, modify or exploit any of the Content for commercial purposes.
2.5 If it is brought to our attention that you have indeed sold, published, distributed, retransmitted or otherwise provided access to article(s) from the Content to anyone without the prior written permission from Dentalcategories.com , we will invoice you for a copyright abuse penalty fee of $2,500 per article, which will be payable immediately upon receipt of the invoice. Any request for permission to reuse, repurpose, republish or reprint can be sent to the admin at : Info@dentalcategories.com

3. Registration
3.1 In order to access the Site, you may need to follow a registration process and select a User ID and password. You will provide DA with certain necessary details, all of which must be accurate, complete and up to date. It is your responsibility to update Dentalcategories.com  immediately with any changes to the information provided.
3.2 Your registration is personal to you and you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and User ID. You shall be responsible for all use of the Site made by anyone using that password and User ID. Any unauthorized use of the Site and/or of your password and User ID should be notified to DentistryArchive.com   immediately.
4. Data Protection
Dentalcategories.com  and you agree to comply with applicable data protection laws. Subject to the Privacy Policy, which forms part of these Terms, normally, data relating to you will not be disclosed to any third party unless you have specifically agreed to this by clicking on the opt-in button on the Site.
5. Interactive Services
5.1 The Site may contain bulletin boards, discussion groups and other public areas that allow interactivity between users and feedback to be provided to Dentalcategories.com  (together “Interactive Areas”). Dentalcategories.com  does not control and is not responsible for the information and/or materials posted to Interactive Areas (“Posted Material”) but reserve the right without reference to any third party to delete, move or edit any Posted Material or part thereof. It is a condition of your access to the Site and to the Interactive Areas in particular that you waive all rights (legal, moral or otherwise) in any Posted Material. If you see any infringement of your copyrights posted within the site by our users dont hesitate to contact us Info@dentalcategories.com
5.2 You are responsible for the content of your Posted Material and must comply with any additional rules which may, from time to time, be issued at particular locations within the Interactive Areas. In particular, you may not within the Interactive Areas:
(a) post, publish or link to any specific matter which is or could be taken to be the provision of advice;
(b) post, publish or link to any information obtained in breach of confidence or which is otherwise contrary to applicable law or regulation;
(c) post, publish or link to any information or messages which are obscene, defamatory, threatening, degrading or which infringe copyright or any other rights of any third party or which are otherwise unlawful;
(d) post, publish or link to any advertising or promotional material or any chain e-mails, “spam” or mail bombs;
(e) impersonate any person, company, group or entity or misrepresent a relationship to or with any of the same;
(f) post or publish any information or messages containing a virus or other harmful component;
(g) disguise the origin of any message;
(h) collect or store other users’ personal data; or
(i) prevent or restrict the use of the Site and the Interactive Areas by other users..
5.3 By accessing the Interactive Areas, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless on demand Dentalcategories.comm  from all claims, costs and expenses (including legal and other professional fees) which Dentalcategories.com  might suffer arising out of any of your Posted Material.
5.4 You acknowledge that Dentalcategories.com  does not have control over the users posting messages to the Interactive Areas. As a result, Dentalcategories.com  cannot guarantee the veracity or accuracy of Posted Material. All use of the Interactive Areas is at your risk. You should not rely on Posted Material in any way.

5.5 Representatives of Dentalcategories.com  may also submit Posted Material to the Interactive Areas. In doing so, such representatives shall act in a personal capacity and any views they might express shall not be considered as the views of Dentalcategories.com  nor as the views of a professional advisor.
5.6 You hereby agree to grant Dentalcategories.com  a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free licence to use, reproduce, modify, licence all or part of your Posted Material, including to licence third parties to use the same.
6. Linking
6.1 You may create a link from your web site to the home page of the Site provided that you do not link to the Site from any site containing obscene, defamatory, threatening or degrading material or material which infringes the intellectual property or other rights of any third party or which is otherwise unlawful.
6.2 Upon linking to the Site pursuant to these Terms, Dentalcategories.com  shall grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free licence to use the Dentalcategories.com trade mark solely for the purposes of providing an underlined, textual link from your web site to the Site. No other use of the Dentalcategories.com material or name is permitted without our express prior written permission
6.3 The potential linking to an internal or subsidiary page of the Site located one or several levels down from the home page (“Deep Linking”) or the bringing up of or presenting Content within another web site (“Framing”) is not permitted without our prior written permission. You must seek and obtain the prior written permission of Dentalcategories.com  before Deep Linking or Framing the Site or any Content by contacting Dentalcategories.com  providing:
(a) your name, e-mail address and telephone number;
(c) the web address(es) where the proposed Deep Linking or Framing will occur;
(d) specific details about the contemplated Deep Linking or Framing.

THRE CONDITIONS FOR WEBMASTERS WHO  WANT TO LINK TO Dentalcategories.com

1- YOU HAVE TO MAKE VISIBLE TO USERS THE SOURCE OF THE CONTENT YOU ARE POSTING ( in this case dentalcategories.com)

2- THE CONTENT “MUST” BE PUBLISHED  “as is”. (No modifications of any kind are allowed)

3-SUCH CONTENT MUST NOT BE ALTERED IN ANY WAY AND MUST CONTAIN ALL COPYRIGHTS AND PROPRIETARY RIGHTS NOTICES THAT ACCOMPANY SUCH CONTENT

7. Links to External Sites
7.1 The Site may contain links to other web sites provided by Sponsors or other independent third parties (“External Sites”), either directly or by framing. Dentalcategories.com shall Endeavour to highlight such links. Dentalcategories.comm shall not be responsible for the availability or content of External Sites and will not be a party to, or responsible in any way for, any arrangements regarding goods or services available from such External Sites.
7.2 The Site may be used to purchase products or services from Dentalcategories.com’s third party partners or Sponsors. Any such contracts will be exclusively between you and the relevant third party or Sponsor and Dentalcategories.comm shall not be responsible in any way for any costs, claims, damages and liability arising in relation thereto, even if the contract in question was entered into through the Site.
8. E-mail
Dentalcategories.comm may give the option to subscribe to its e-mail news service through the Site. Your use of that service and any Content shall be subject to these Terms.
9. Third Party Content
The Site may, from time to time, contain contributions from independent third parties as well as advertising and sponsorship. Each such third party, advertiser and/or Sponsor shall be responsible for all aspects of the material they submit and Dentalcategories.com shall accept no responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies in any such material.

11. Changes
Dentalcategories.com  shall have the right at any time, in its sole discretion, to make modifications, additions or deletions to the Site, the Content, the Interactive Areas and these Terms. Any changes to these Terms will be notified to you by e-mail or by publishing the revised Terms on the Site. By continuing to access the Site following a change to the Terms, you agree to be bound by any changes thereto.
12. Representations, Warranties and Indemnities
12.1 You represent, warrant and undertake that: (a) you have the capacity to enter into this agreement; (b) you are at least eighteen (18) years of age; (c) you will not infringe the copyright or any other intellectual property rights of Dentalcategories.com; (d) you will comply fully with the Terms; (e) you will not copy, reproduce, recompile, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, upload, download, transmit, create derivative works from or otherwise exploit the Site or any software which is proprietary to Dentalcategories.com or any of its third party partners.
12.2 You hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless Dentalcategories.com and keep FMC fully and effectively indemnified on demand against all costs, claims, damages, liability and expenses (including any professional fees) which Dentalcategories.com might suffer by reason of a breach by you of the Terms and in particular any of the above representations. For the avoidance of doubt, this indemnity shall extend to any losses which Dentalcategories.com may suffer as a result of the use by third parties of your password and User ID except in circumstances where you can demonstrate to Dentalcategories.com’s satisfaction that such third party obtained the relevant details through no fault of your own.
13. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
13.1 The Content on the Site is provided by Dentalcategories.comm for your general information only, is provided on an “as is” basis and is not intended to address your particular requirements. In particular, the Content does not constitute and form of advice or recommendation and should not be relied on in making (or refraining from making) any specific personal or business decision. You and your clients should seek independent advice before making any such decisions. All arrangements made between you and any third party named on the Site are at your sole risk and responsibility.
13.2 Dentalcategories.com makes no warranties or representations, whether express or implied, in relation to the Site, including but not limited to implied warranties or conditions of completeness, accuracy, satisfactory quality and fitness for a particular purpose.
13.3 Dentalcategories.com also makes no warranty that the Site will meet your requirements or that your use of the Site will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free.
13.4 Dentalcategories.com obtains the Content from a number of sources and disseminates the same over the Internet (or other interactive electronic platform). As a result, DentistryArchive.com is not able to and gives no warranties in respect of the Site, software and / or the Content. The Site is provided on an “as is” basis and, to the extent permitted by law, any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for purpose and any warranties relating to accuracy, completeness, standard of workmanship and level of care and attention are expressly excluded.
13.5 To the extent permitted by law, you agree that Dentalcategories.com shall not be liable for any consequential or incidental damages (including but not limited to any financial loss and loss of business or profits) or for failure to meet any duties even if Dentalcategories.comm or its representatives have been advised of the possibility of such damages arising.

14. Privacy Policy
Please read the Privacy Policy, which is part of these Terms, and to which you consent.
15. Term and Termination
15.1 Use of and access to the Site is not subject to any particular time limits. Without prejudice to the accrued rights of any party, these Terms may be terminated at any time by either party without cause. You may terminate these Terms by simply discontinuing your use of the Site. Dentalcategories.comm may terminate these Terms and your use of the Site at any time by electronic notice. These Terms shall terminate automatically without notice from Dentalcategories.com in DentistryArchive.com’s sole discretion, in the event you commit a breach of any provision of these Terms.
15.2 Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, paragraphs 12, 13 and 24 of these Terms shall survive a termination of the Terms and shall remain in full force and effect thereafter.
16. Changes
Dentalcategories.com reserves the right to modify, delete or change any aspect of the Content, the Premium Content, the Interactive Areas, the Site and / or any of the technical specifications of any aspect of the same. You agree and acknowledge that such changes may result in you being unable to access the whole or any part of the Site.
17. Force Majeure
Dentalcategories.com shall have no liability for an event of Force Majeure, that is an event or set of circumstances that is or are outside the reasonable control of Dentalcategories.com.
18. Headings
The paragraph headings in these Terms are used solely for the sake of convenience and shall not have any legal or contractual significance.
19. Entire Agreement
These Terms, as amended from time to time, and any other terms of business on the Site shall constitute the entire agreement between you and Dentalcategories.com in relation to your use of and access to the Site.
20. Access outside of Canada
Dentalcategories.comm does not represent that the Content shall be appropriate or available for use outside of North America. If you access the Site from outside of Canada, it is your responsibility to ensure compliance with any foreign and local laws and requirements.
21. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, then the remaining provisions of the Terms and of the paragraph in question shall remain in full force and effect.
Data Protection
The Site will comply with the relevant Canadian Data Protection laws, so normally any personal details to be provided to us will not be disclosed to third parties outside Dentalcategories.com without the User’s consent. (please see paragraph 4 of the Terms, Data Protection).
Users should be aware and accept that, if Dentalcategories.com is requested by authorised third parties or regulatory or governmental agencies investigating illegal activities to provide information concerning Users activities whilst using the Site, the business shall do so.
Similarly, Dentalcategories.com will disclose Users’ personal data if Dentalcategories.com is compelled to do so by law. Dentalcategories.com reserves the right to notify or provide such information to the relevant authority if, in our sole opinion, DentistryArchive.com believe an emergency, illegal activity or some other reasonable basis exists for us doing so.
Dentalcategories.com reserves the right to store and use Users’ personal data solely for its own internal purposes and business further reserve the right to access, monitor and retrieve password-protected information in order to fulfill our obligations in these terms and conditions.
Uses of Registration Information
Registration information we receive from Users is used by DA as follows:
(a) to allow us to ensure your continued access to the Site;
(b) to allow us to develop the site in ways that you will find relevant and interesting;
(c) to let us tell you about new materials  that is of relevant and interest to you;
(d) to provide our Sponsors with aggregate information about our User base and usage patterns.
When you register, you can choose not to be contacted by us in this way. Any of our Users can also contact us at any time to ask to be removed from our User list. If you wish to remove your details, you should contact us.
On registration, you will be provided with an opportunity to opt-out of receiving information from FMC and our partners and Sponsors.
Cookies
Users should be aware that DA Site  uses cookies to identify registered users who return to the Site. It enables us to deliver tailored content to each of our Users and lets you store your own selection of material for future use. Some company networks block cookies which means that not all Users can enjoy these personalised components of the Site.

CHANGES  TO  THESE  TERMS  AND   CONDITIONS.

We may change these Terms and Conditions at any time, as we deem appropriate. Your ongoing use of the Site after the changes take effect signifies your agreement to the new terms. We encourage you to review the Terms and Conditions regularly.

Last revised: Feb 22.2009 · Copyright © 2009. Dentalcategories.com · All rights reserved.