Terms and Conditions

The term "DoctorIram" refers to the owner of this Website. The term "you" refers to the individual accessing and/or using the Website. By accessing and/or using the Website in any way, you confirm that you agree to these Terms and Conditions. Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully. If you do not accept any and/or all of these Terms and Conditions, do not use the Website. You may not amend these Terms and Conditions. DoctorIram reserves the right (at its sole discretion) to change or otherwise revise and/or update these Terms and Conditions at any time and without prior notice. Your continued access and/or use of the Website signifies your acceptance of the amended Terms and Conditions. Be sure to return to this page periodically to review the most current version of the Terms and Conditions.

Disclaimer

This Website (including its text, graphics, images and other material contained on, or linked through) is for informational purposes only. This Website is not exhaustive and cannot always reflect all the most recent research in all areas of medicine.

This Website and its content is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and/or medical symptoms. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you have read on this or any other Website. While DoctorIram does accept questions, there are always limitations to the information that can be provided via an online inquiry, and the answering of questions on this Website should never replace an in-person consultation with a licensed physician or other qualified health provider. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or emergency services (911) immediately.

DoctorIram does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned or advertised on the Website. Reliance on any information provided by this Website is solely at your own risk. 

Please note that DoctorIram.com is in no way affiliated with Santa Clara Valley Medical Center or with Stanford University School of Medicine. Content on DoctorIram.com solely reflects the views and opinions of Dr. Iram Siddik-Ahmad, and in no way reflects the views and opinions of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center or Stanford University.

Use of Your Personal Information

DoctorIram has several tools that allow you to contact DoctorIram to discuss personal medical questions. You should be aware that the Website does not have the encryption capabilities to allow for HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant interactions. Therefore, you should never use this Website to disclose personal medical information if the public disclosure of such information would be damaging to you or to others. It is your sole responsibility to control the type of personal medical information that you disclose on this Website. You grant DoctorIram, its licensors and all other persons or entities involved in the operation of Website the right to transmit, monitor, retrieve, store, and use your information in connection with the operation of Website. DoctorIram cannot and does not assume any responsibility or liability for any information you submit, or your or third parties' use or misuse of information transmitted or received using DoctorIram's tools and services.

The personal information you submit to DoctorIram is governed by the Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated by reference to these Terms and Conditions. To the extent there is an ambiguity, inconsistency or conflict between these Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Policy, these Terms and Conditions shall prevail. If you create, transmit, or display health or other information while using this Website, you may provide only information that you own or have the right to use. When you provide your information through Website, you give DoctorIram a license to use and distribute it in connection with the Website and other DoctorIram services. However, DoctorIram may only use health information you provide as permitted by the Privacy Policy and applicable law.

Ownership, Copyright and Trademark Notices

Except as otherwise indicated, the Website, and all text, images, marks, logos and other content contained herein, including, without limitation, the logo and all designs, text, graphics, pictures, information, data, software, sound files, other files, and the selection and arrangement thereof are the proprietary property of DoctorIram or its licensors and are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All content of this Website are: ©2015 DoctorIram.com. All rights reserved. DoctorIram is not responsible for content on websites operated by parties other than DoctorIram.

DoctorIram and the DoctorIram logo and all other products or service names or slogans displayed on the Website are common law trademarks of DoctorIram and/or its suppliers or licensors, and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of DoctorIram or the applicable trademark holder. In addition, the look and feel of the Website may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of DoctorIram. All other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names and company names or logos mentioned in the Website are the property of their respective owners. Reference to any products, services, processes or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof by DoctorIram.

Limited License

DoctorIram grants you a personal, non-commercial, limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-sub-licensable license to access and use the Website and to view, copy and print portions of the Website content solely for the purpose clearly stated on the Website, all in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. Any use of the Website that is not for one of these purposes or otherwise in accordance with these Terms and Conditions or as otherwise authorized by us in writing is expressly prohibited. Such license is subject to these Terms and Conditions, and specifically conditioned upon the following: (i) you may only view, copy and print portions of the Website for your own informational, personal and non-commercial use; (ii) you may not modify or otherwise make derivative uses of the Website or any portion thereof; (iii) any displays or printouts of Website content must be marked "(c) 2015, DoctorIram.com. All rights reserved."; (iv) you may not remove or modify any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices that have been placed on the Website content; (v) you may not use any data mining, robots or similar data gathering or extraction methods; (vi) you may not use the Website other than for its intended purpose; and (vii) you may not reproduce, prepare derivative works from, distribute or display the Website or any site content (except for page caching), except as provided herein. Except as expressly permitted above, any use of any portion of the Website or Website site content without the prior written permission of DoctorIram is strictly prohibited and will terminate the license granted herein. Any such unauthorized use may also violate applicable laws, including without limitation copyright and trademark laws and applicable communications regulations and statutes. Unless explicitly stated herein, nothing in these Terms and Conditions may be construed as conferring any license to intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication or otherwise. This license is revocable at any time. If you violate any of these Terms and Conditions, this license shall automatically terminate and you must immediately destroy any displays or printouts of Website content you have made of any portion of the Website. You represent and warrant that your use of the Website and any content herein will be consistent with this license and will not infringe or violate the rights of any other party or breach any contract or legal duty to any other parties, or violate any applicable law. Any special rules for the use of certain software and other items accessible on the Website may be included elsewhere within Website and are hereby incorporated into these Terms and Conditions by reference.

Prohibited Activities

The license to use the Website only extends to the uses expressly described herein. The content and information on this Website is proprietary to DoctorIram or DoctorIram's suppliers and providers. You agree not to otherwise modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell or re-sell any information, software, products, or services obtained from or through this Website. Additionally, you agree not to:

(i) use this Website or its contents for any commercial purpose;

(ii) access, monitor, reproduce, upload, republish, distribute, transmit, display or copy any content or information of this Website using any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means or any manual process for any purpose without our express written permission;

(iii) violate the restrictions in any robot exclusion headers on this Website or bypass or circumvent other measures employed to prevent or limit access to this Website;

(iv) take any action that imposes, or may impose, in our discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure, adversely affects the performance of the Website, or infringes on our copyright or the copyright of our suppliers;

(v) deep-link to any portion of this Website for any purpose without our express written permission;

(vi) "frame", "mirror" or otherwise incorporate any part of this Website into any other website without our prior written authorization;

(vii) sell, offer for sale, transfer, or license any portion of the Website in any form to any third parties; or

(viii) post or transmit any false, inaccurate, misleading, unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, indecent, inflammatory, pornographic or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law; or for any other purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions.

Indemnification

You shall defend and/or indemnify DoctorIram, its respective suppliers, licensors and/or any of its officers, directors, employees, independent contractors and agents from and against any claims, causes of action, demands, recoveries, losses, damages, fines, penalties or other costs or expenses of any kind or nature including but not limited to reasonable legal and accounting fees, brought by any person or third parties as a result of (a) your breach of these Terms and Conditions and/or the documents referenced herein, (b) your violation of any law or the rights of a third party, and/or (c) your use of this Website.

Use at Your Own Risk

USE OF THE WEBSITE AND RELIANCE ON ITS CONTENT IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WEBSITE CONTENT) ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.

When using this Website, information will be transmitted over a medium that may be beyond the control and jurisdiction of DoctorIram and its licensors. Accordingly, DoctorIram assumes no liability for or relating to the delay, failure, interruption, or corruption of any data or other information transmitted in connection with use of Website.

Exclusion of Warranties

NEITHER DOCTORIRAM NOR ANY OF DOCTORIRAM'S LICENSORS MAKE ANY EXPRESS WARRANTIES, AND EACH OF THEM EXCLUDES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES (WHETHER STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE).

NEITHER DOCTORIRAM NOR ANY OF DOCTORIRAM'S LICENSORS MAKE ANY WARRANTY THAT:

(1) THE WEBSITE CONTENT OR THE WEBSITE SATISFIES GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION, OR

(2) THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS OF THE WEBSITE, THE WEBSITE CONTENT, SOFTWARE, TEXT, GRAPHICS, LINKS, OR COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE OR DOCTORIRAM.

Limitation of Liability

DoctorIram or any of its licensors shall not be liable to you for any personal injury, including death, caused by your use of the Website (or any of the Website content) that is in breach of these Terms and Conditions.

DoctorIram or any of its licensors shall not be liable to you for: 

(i) any indirect or consequential loss;

(ii) any loss of use;

(iii) any loss of profits or contracts;

(iv) any loss of business;

(v) any loss of income, revenues or anticipated savings

(vi) any loss of data; and/or

(vii) any loss of goodwill

Searches and Links to Other Websites

DoctorIram may provide links to third-party websites. Such hyperlinks are provided for your reference and convenience only. DoctorIram does not control such third party websites. DoctorIram does not recommend and does not endorse the content on any third-party websites. DoctorIram is not responsible for the content and privacy practices of linked third-party sites framed within Website and does not make any representations or warranties regarding their content or accuracy. The inclusion of such links does not imply any association with the operators of such third-party websites. Your use of third-party websites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such sites.

Complete Agreement

These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and DoctorIram with respect to the use of the Website and all related Website content.