Terms of Service – Art of Dentistry

Art of Dentistry Website Does Not Provide Medical Advice of Any Kind

The contents of the AOD Site, such as text, graphics, images, information obtained from AOD, and other material contained on the AOD Site (“Content”) are for informational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be 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. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on the AOD Site.

If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. AOD does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the Site. Reliance on any information provided by AOD, AOD employees, others appearing on the Site at the invitation of AOD, or other visitors to the Site is solely at your own risk.

The Site may contain health- or medical-related materials that are explicit. If you find these materials offensive, you may not want to use our Site.

Children’s Privacy

We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. You should be aware that this Site is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 13. We do not collect personally identifiable information from any person we actually know is a child under the age of 13.

Use of Content

AOD authorizes you to view or download a single copy of the material on the AOD Site solely for your personal, noncommercial use if you include the copyright notice located at the end of the material, for example: “©2016, Art of Dentistry, LLC. All rights reserved” and other copyright and proprietary rights notices that are contained in the Content. Any special rules for the use of certain software and other items accessible on the AOD Site may be included elsewhere within the Site and are incorporated into these Terms and Conditions by reference.

The Content is protected by copyright under both United States and foreign laws. Title to the Content remains with AOD or its licensors. Any use of the Content not expressly permitted by these Terms and Conditions is a breach of these Terms and Conditions and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. Content and features are subject to change or termination without notice in the editorial discretion of AOD. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to AOD and its licensors.

If you violate any of these Terms and Conditions, your permission to use the Content automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of any portion of the Content.

Liability of Art of Dentistry and Its Licensors

The use of the AOD Site and the Content is at your own risk.

When using the AOD Site, information will be transmitted over a medium that may be beyond the control and jurisdiction of AOD and its suppliers. Accordingly, AOD 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 the AOD Site.

The AOD Site and the content are provided on an “as is” basis. AOD, ITS LICENSORS, AND ITS SUPPLIERS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES’ RIGHTS, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Without limiting the foregoing, AOD, its licensors, and its suppliers make no representations or warranties about the following:

The accuracy, reliability, completeness, currentness, or timeliness of the Content, software, text, graphics, links, or communications provided on or through the use of the AOD Site or Art of Dentistry.
The satisfaction of any government regulations requiring disclosure of information on prescription drug products or the approval or compliance of any software tools with regard to the Content contained on the AOD Site.

In no event shall AOD, its licensors, its suppliers, or any third parties mentioned on the AOD Site be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, personal injury/wrongful death, lost profits, or damages resulting from lost data or business interruption) resulting from the use of or inability to use the AOD Site or the Content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory, and whether or not AOD, its licensors, its suppliers, or any third parties mentioned on the AOD Site are advised of the possibility of such damages. AOD, its licensors, its suppliers, or any third parties mentioned on the AOD Site shall be liable only to the extent of actual damages incurred by you, not to exceed U.S. $1000. AOD, its licensors, its suppliers, or any third parties mentioned on the AOD Site are not liable for any personal injury, including death, caused by your use or misuse of the Site, Content, or Public Areas (as defined below). Any claims arising in connection with your use of the Site, any Content, or the Public Areas must be brought within one (1) year of the date of the event giving rise to such action occurred. Remedies under these Terms and Conditions are exclusive and are limited to those expressly provided for in these Terms and Conditions.

Advertisements, Searches, and Links to Other Sites

AOD may provide links to third-party web sites. AOD also may select certain sites as priority responses to search terms you enter and AOD may agree to allow advertisers to respond to certain search terms with advertisements or sponsored content. AOD does not recommend and does not endorse the content on any third-party websites. AOD is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites, sites framed within the AOD Site, third-party sites provided as search results, or third-party advertisements, and does not make any representations regarding their content or accuracy. Your use of third-party websites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such sites. AOD does not endorse any product, service, or treatment advertised on the AOD Site.

Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold AOD, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers, harmless from and against any claims, actions or demands, liabilities and settlements including without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your violation of these Terms and Conditions.

Notice and Takedown Procedures; and Copyright Agent

If you believe any materials accessible on or from the Site infringe your copyright, you may request removal of those materials (or access thereto) from this web site by contacting AOD’s copyright agent (identified below) and providing the following information:

Identification of the copyrighted work that you believe to be infringed. Please describe the work, and where possible include a copy or the location (e.g., URL) of an authorized version of the work.
Identification of the material that you believe to be infringing and its location. Please describe the material, and provide us with its URL or any other pertinent information that will allow us to locate the material.
Your name, address, telephone number and (if available) e-mail address.
A statement that you have a good faith belief that the complained of use of the materials is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
A statement that the information that you have supplied is accurate, and indicating that “under penalty of perjury,” you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
A signature or the electronic equivalent from the copyright holder or authorized representative.

AOD’s agent for copyright issues relating to this web site is as follows:

Art of Dentistry, LLC

Attn: Admin Office

Art of Dentistry

6901 Snider Plaza Suite 150

Dallas, Texas 75204