Effective March 26, 2009

Terms of Service

slangRN.com ("slangRN" or "we"), operates and owns this Web site ("Site"). By using this Site and the material contained herein, you indicate your agreement to and compliance with the following Terms of Service ("Terms"), which may restrict or limit your use of this Site and/or its contents. If you do not agree to the Terms set forth in this statement, you may not use this Site. slangRN reserves the right to modify, supplement, or omit any portion of these Terms at our sole discretion whenever we so choose. As such, please review the Terms of Service frequently for any changes.

Liability Disclaimer

Our Site is not for everyone, as it contains material that may not be suitable for certain audiences. If you find our Web site at all objectionable, please do not visit our Site.

The content on our Site is not medical advice and should not be considered as such. slangRN assumes no responsibility or liability for expenditures, injuries, or damages resulting from actions you either take or do not take based upon content from our Site. We strongly suggest that you consult with a doctor or medical professional before making any medically related decisions.

slangRN is under no obligation to verify the reliability, usability, or accurateness of the Site's user-generated content and does not verify said content. slangRN makes no warranties as to the Site's user-generated content and no action or inaction taken by slangRN should be interpreted as such. Users may be required to list their occupation when registering for our Site; however, we do not verify and are under no obligation to verify these occupations. Though many of our users may be medical professionals, the content they or anyone else generate on the Site should not be considered medical advice. By using our Site, you irrevocably waive any claim against slangRN for actions, medical or otherwise, you either take or do not take based upon content from our Site.

slangRN has no responsibility to ensure a user's submitted content appears on the Site. We also reserve the right to remove or refuse to authorize any user-generated content at our sole discretion anytime and for any reason. User-generated content on our Web site is the sole property of slangRN or any of its subsidiaries, and as such, users irrevocably relinquish any and all rights to content submitted or claims against that content. Furthermore, any ideas, constructs, models, or concepts interpreted or extrapolated from a user's submission is also the intellectual property of slangRN and its subsidiaries. slangRN reserves the right to use user-generated content in any manner we so choose, without restrictions, which may include but is not limited to, sale for profit, marketing, promotion, publication, or advertising. Any profits, benefits, gifts, awards, or designations realized from the sale of materials, products, or services that contain user-generated content are the sole possession of slangRN. We are under no responsibility, financial or otherwise, to give credit to or share profits, benefits, gifts, awards, or designations with any users. If you do not agree with these terms, refrain from using our Site.

The Site and its contents are offered "as is" and are devoid of any guarantees of any form, be it implied or expressed. slangRN specifically renounces all guarantees concerning the accurateness or wholeness of the Site. slangRN is not liable for any expenditures, injuries, or damages of any form either directly or indirectly related to or resulting from the use of our Site, which includes any reliance you may have had regarding the information contained on the Site. Moreover, slangRN is not liable for any expenditures, injuries, or damages of any form either directly or indirectly related to or resulting from your ability or inability to access the Site or the Site's contents, which includes Site failure, Site omissions, Site viruses, delays in transmission, or any other technical problems affecting the Site.

slangRN is not responsible for the accurateness, subject matter, or accessibility of information on Web sites linked to or from any slangRN Web site. We neither support the services or products on these Web sites, nor do we take steps to ensure the accuracy of the claims made or reliability of any information on Web sites linked to or from any slangRN Web site. Furthermore, we make no claims or guarantees as to the safety of information (including, but not limited to, social security numbers, credit card information, addresses, or any other personal information) you may be required to provide a third-party, and you permanently relinquish the right to any claim against slangRN in regard to information provided to or on third-party Web sites. We strongly recommend that you consider the risks before providing such information.

User-generated Content & Usage Restrictions

All user-generated content on any slangRN Web site are the properties of slangRN. We may allow our users to generate content on our Web site through various methods that include, but are not limited to, creating user-generated terminology, edits of existing user-generated terminology, chat areas, forums, personal Web pages, groups, bulletin boards, or any other communication vehicle created to enable users the ability to communicate publicly or within a group (jointly known henceforth as, "Methods of Communication"). As examples, and not limitations, you agree that when using our Site or a Method of Communication, you will not:

• Use a full name or the last name of an individual when creating terminology for the Web site, except for generic sir names or names of public individuals; e.g. "Dr. Smith" is acceptable.
• Use the names of actual hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, day-cares, universities, schools, doctor's offices, places of employment, etc.
• Abuse, berate, stalk, libel, threaten, defame, antagonize, or violate the rights of anyone publicly or privately.
• Create, reproduce, distribute, post, disseminate, submit, or upload any blasphemous, obscene, hateful, damaging, abusive, illegal, crude, intimidating, profane, harassing, libelous, bigoted, insulting, infringing, racist, offensive, or illegal content of any kind.
• Upload any files that contain subject matter that is protected by copyright, trademark, or any pertinent intellectual property laws without written consent to do so or owning the rights yourself.
• Upload files with viruses, script kiddies, Trojan horses, malware, cookies, or any other files or programs that may be corrupt and potentially damaging to our Web site or a user's computer.
• Post, publish, advertise, submit, disseminate, or broadcast information about other companies or URL's to other Web sites.
• Solicit goods or services for sale or make advertisements of any kind.
• Create false, inaccurate, or fraudulent content on our Site.
• Promote any events or conduct any Ponzi schemes, surveys, spam mail, or chain-type letters.
• Pirate, download, copy, transmit, or plagiarize any material created by another user through slangRN's Methods of Communication that cannot be done so legally.
• Pose as someone else.
• Create any content which promotes behavior that would comprise an illegality or otherwise break any valid law.
• Publicize information personal in nature; e.g. submissions with phone numbers, social security numbers, addresses, account numbers, or references to employers.
• Engage in activities that limit or restrain another user from using our Web site.
• Gather non-public information relating to other slangRN users, including but not limited to phone numbers, e-mail addresses, mailing addresses, place of employment, age, gender, occupation, creed, national origin, or race.
• Make any offers of illicit downloads of any copyrighted or confidential information.
• Replicate, download, copy, transmit, mimic, upload, publicize, or disseminate any content, including logos or artwork from any slangRN Site without first receiving written consent from us.
• Reverse engineer any part of our Site.
• Make any attempts to converse on behalf of slangRN or allege any affiliation with slangRN.
• Create numerous submissions restating some variant of the original.
• Break any local, state, federal, international, or any other applicable law or regulation.

Please exercise caution when providing any information that is personally identifiable. slangRN disclaims all liability regarding the use of all our Methods of Communication and all actions stemming from your use of any Method of Communication.

slangRN, its employees, subsidiaries, partners, developers, designers, shareholders and stakeholders cannot and do not review all user-generated content and do not endorse any content. slangRN is merely a medium through which our users can add to the ever-growing lexicon of medical terminology. As with any body of language, there will be terminology that some may find inappropriate or offensive. If you believe this to be the case with anything on our Site, please refrain from further usage.

By creating user-generated terminology, definitions, examples of usage, synonyms, tags, edits, replies, comments, or any other content on our Site, you release any and all rights to or claims against all content permanently, irrevocably and free of royalties; furthermore, you grant slangRN exclusive rights to sell, publish, publicize, license, trademark, or copyright your work without any responsibility to obtain your consent. In addition, by submitting content, you grant slangRN the right to use, extrapolate from, and make adaptations of your work in audio, video, print, or digitized format to use in any manner we choose, including but not limited to use on our Site or third-party Web sites.

By submitting content, you warrant and represent that you control or own the rights to all content you submit and that you grant those rights to slangRN.

Entitlement to Change

slangRN reserves the right to modify or terminate its Web sites, as well as any services appearing on the Site, for any reason at any time without notice.

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is of great concern to us, and we are committed to protecting your personal information. Our Privacy Policy can be found at http://www.slangRN.com/privacy.

Disclaimer

slangRN.com and its editors are not affiliated with the legal consultants Medically Speaking℠ nor the website MedicallySpeaking.com.