SAGES Surgical Wiki:General disclaimer
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Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability
General Disclaimer
This wiki and the content available through it, are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. In no event will SAGES be liable to any party for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary or consequential damages of any type whatsoever related to or arising from this wiki or any use of this web site, or of any site or resource linked to, referenced, or accessed through this wiki, or for the use or downloading of, or access to, any materials, information, products, or services. This exclusion and waiver of liability applies to all causes of action, whether based on contract, warranty, tort, statute, common law or any other legal theory. You acknowledge that SAGES does not control in any respect any information, products or services offered by third parties through the wiki.
Except as otherwise agreed in writing, SAGES and its affiliates assume no responsibility for and make no warranty or representation as to the accuracy, currency, completeness, reliability or usefulness of any advice, opinion, statement or other content or of any products or services distributed or made available by third parties through the wiki.
SAGES does not make any warranty that this wiki or its content will meet your requirements (see subsection “medical disclaimer” below), or that this wiki or its content will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error free, or that defects, if any, will be corrected. Nor does SAGES make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from use of this wiki or its content or as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of any information obtained through use of this wiki. SAGES assumes no responsibility for any damages suffered by a user, including, but not limited to, loss of data from delays, nondeliveries of content or email, errors, system down time, misdeliveries of content or email, network or system outages, file corruption, or service interruptions caused by the negligence of SAGES , its affiliates, its licensors, or a user's own errors and/or omissions.
Except as otherwise provided under applicable laws and regulations regarding the security of personal data, SAGES disclaims any warranty or representation that confidentiality of information transmitted through the wiki will be maintained. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from SAGES or third parties through the wiki shall create any warranty. Some states / countries do not allow the limitation or exclusion of certain warranties or conditions, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.
Review Disclaimer
SAGES provides no assurances that any reported problems may be resolved with the use of the wiki or any content. In addition, the wiki is not uniformly reviewed; while readers may correct errors or engage in casual peer review, SAGES and the SAGES surgical wiki editors have no legal duty to do so and thus all content is provided "as-is." subject to statutory warranties, if any, that cannot be excluded, SAGES , its developers and suppliers make no warranties, representations, guarantees or conditions of any kind, whether express, implied or statutory, including but not limited to, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. Without limitation, SAGES makes no warranty or guarantee that the wiki or this web site will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free. Even documentation that has been vetted by informal peer review processes may later have been edited inappropriately, just before you view them.
None of the contributors, sponsors, administrators, or anyone else connected with the SAGES surgical wiki in any way whatsoever can be responsible for the appearance of any inaccurate, damaging libelous information or for your use of the information contained in or linked from these web pages.
Medical Disclaimer
You acknowledge and agree that the information provided on the wiki should not be used for diagnosis of self or others, treatment planning, or as a substitute for independent medical advice.
As content is submitted by individual users SAGES and the SAGES Surgical Wiki editors cannot guarantee its accuracy and assume no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, currency or completeness of the information.
Content on the SAGES Surgical Wiki is provided for educational and informational purposes only, and is intended for medical professionals. It should not be used to self diagnose or self treat. It is not intended as, nor should it be, a substitute for independent professional medical care. We recommend that you consult your own physician regarding any diagnosis, imaging interpretation or course of treatment.
Medical practitioners must make their own independent assessment before suggesting a diagnosis or recommending or instituting a course of treatment. Sageswiki.org in no way should be seen as a replacement for consultation with colleagues and /or other sources, nor as a substitute for conventional training and study.
If you need specific advice (for example, medical, legal, financial, or risk management) please seek a professional who is licensed or knowledgeable in that area. The content of this Wiki does not seek to replace professional advice but is intended as a research tool and to aid discussion and debate.
