Terms of Use

This Terms of Use Agreement (“Agreement”) is a legal agreement between you (“User”) and the Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy (“NNJCAE”) of any materials on this web site at www.nnjcae.com in any way constitutes acceptance of all such terms and conditions set forth herein.

This web site is available only to those who agree to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement without modification.

The information contained in the www.nnjcae.com Internet site is not intended to create a doctor-patient relationship. The information is general in nature, thus the www.nnjcae.com Internet site user is strongly advised to consult with a physician before relying on any information included in the www.nnjcae.com Internet site. Any reliance on the information contained in the www.nnjcae.com Internet site is taken at the reader’s own risk. Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy and others associated with the www.nnjcae.com site are not responsible for the content of any Internet site that is linked to www.nnjcae.com or linked from www.nnjcae.com.

Children under the age of 13 may not use the www.nnjcae.com Internet site.

The use or submission of information to the www.nnjcae.com Internet site or to Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy and others associated with the www.nnjcae.com Internet site, whether via e-mail or otherwise, including, but not limited to, feedback, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, graphics or computer files of any type does not create a doctor-patient relationship between you and the Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy and others associated with the www.nnjcae.com Internet site. Such information will not be considered confidential or privileged.

The information presented on the www.nnjcae.com Internet site is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. The information contained herein should not be relied upon or used as a substitute for consultation with a doctor or other medical advisor or services. Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy and others associated with the www.nnjcae.com Internet site provides this site and its contents on an “as is” basis and makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to the www.nnjcae.com Internet site or its contents. Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy and others associated with the www.nnjcae.com Internet site disclaims all such representations and warranties, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In addition, Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy and others associated with the www.nnjcae.com Internet site does not represent or warrant that the information accessible via this site is accurate, complete or current.

All content contained in the www.nnjcae.com Internet site is subject to change without notice. Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy and others associated with the www.nnjcae.com Internet site reserves the right to change or modify the terms and conditions applicable to the use of the www.nnjcae.com Internet site at any time. Such changes, modifications, additions, or deletions to the terms and conditions of use shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by any means including, but not limited to, posting a notice on the www.nnjcae.com Internet site. Any use of the www.nnjcae.com Internet site after such notice shall be deemed to constitute acceptance by the user of the www.nnjcae.com Internet site of such changes, modifications, additions, or deletions.

Our policy is to respect and protect the privacy of the users of the www.nnjcae.com Internet site is as follows:

If you elect to communicate with Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy and others associated with the www.nnjcae.com Internet site, please be aware that there exists a risk of inadvertent disclosure of private information through misdirected or intercepted Internet communications. Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy recommends that confidential information should be phoned, faxed or mailed to Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy and should not be sent via the Internet. If confidential Internet communications (e-mail) are used, please put the confidential information in a Word attachment and password protect it.

Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy and others associated with the www.nnjcae.com Internet site may ask for personal data such as your name or address when you request information. Any and all information collected at this web site will be kept strictly confidential and we will not release such information to anyone, unless required by law.

Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy and others associated with the www.nnjcae.com Internet site analyze the www.nnjcae.com site on a regular basis, to improve the value of the www.nnjcae.com Internet site. Our web site logs may contain personally identifiable information but Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy and others associated with the www.nnjcae.com Internet site make no attempt to link them with the individuals that actually visit the site. The www.nnjcae.com site does not enable “cookies.” (A cookie is a file that identifies an individual as a unique user by storing certain personal preferences and user data.) Thus, the www.nnjcae.com site does use permanent cookies. Only two cookies are placed on the user’s computer, and both are used to maintain session state while the user is visiting the site, allowing any web applications to keep track of needed variables as a user moves from one page to another. As the privacy policy mentions, no personally identifiable information is captured with the cookies, and no cookie information is ever shared.

NNJC offers its patients the use of an external, third-party web-based portal (the “Portal”) service as a courtesy. The Portal uses encryption to reduce the risk that unauthorized persons will read communications, information or attachments in the Portal. If you access the Portal, you do so at your own risk, and you understand that this Agreement do not apply to your use of such Portal. You expressly relieve NNJC from any and all liability arising from your use the Portal. You agree that Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy shall not be responsible for any loss or damage of any sort relating to your dealings with the Portal.

www.nnjcae.com may maintain one or more e-mail lists to allow Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy and others associated with the www.nnjcae.com Internet site to communicate with identified individuals. Internet users who employ the www.nnjcae.com site may be added to this e-mail list and may receive e-mail from Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy and others associated with the www.nnjcae.com Internet site. Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy and others associated with the www.nnjcae.com Internet site will not release the addresses on our list to anyone, unless required by law.

Users of the www.nnjcae.com Internet site should be aware that www.nnjcae.com provides links to other Internet sites that are beyond our control. These sites may, for example, send their own cookies to users, collect data, or solicit personal information. Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy and others associated with the www.nnjcae.com Internet site cannot guarantee the security of any information disclosed to these other sites.

Neither Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy nor any person associated with the www.nnjcae.com Internet site will be liable for damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this site. Under no circumstances shall Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy and others associated with the www.nnjcae.com Internet site have any liability for any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or punitive damages or costs, including, but not limited to, lost profits or data, or loss of goodwill, loss of or damage to property, and claims of third parties, arising out of or in connection with the use, copying, or display of this site or its contents, regardless of whether Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy and others associated with the www.nnjcae.com Internet site knew, or should have known of the possibility thereof.

Use of this site is an acknowledgment that Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy and others associated with the www.nnjcae.com Internet site are not liable for the defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of third-parties and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with users of the www.nnjcae.com Internet site.

This site was created and is maintained, located, and controlled by Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy and others associated with the www.nnjcae.com Internet site in the State of New Jersey, United States of America. The laws of the State of New Jersey will govern the content and use of this site, without giving effect to any of the conflict of law principles or rules.

If you have any questions about this Terms of Use Agreement or our treatment of your personal data, please submit in writing via mail to Northern New Jersey Center for Advanced Endoscopy, 270 Sylvan Avenue, Suite 100, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632