Terms of Use

Acceptance

By using this website ("the Site"), operated by [Practice Legal Name], you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

No medical advice; no physician–patient relationship

The Site's content is general information and education. It is not medical advice, is not a substitute for evaluation by a qualified clinician, and is not tailored to your circumstances. Using the Site, reading its content, or submitting the contact form does not create a physician–patient relationship. A physician–patient relationship is established only after a completed evaluation and mutual written agreement to begin treatment.

Research and clinical trials

Parts of the Site describe research in neuromodulation and functional imaging, including investigational methods and studies conducted under the auspices of academic institutions and sponsors. That material is provided for information only. It is not an offer, advertisement, or solicitation to enroll in any study, and it does not represent that any investigational method is available to you or appropriate for your care. Participation in any study is governed solely by that study's own protocol and its IRB-approved informed consent process, administered by the institution conducting it; eligibility is determined there and not through the Site. Descriptions of investigational methods should not be read as a claim of safety or effectiveness for any use not approved or cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Research described here is separate from any clinical care offered by this practice. [Counsel to confirm this wording, and to confirm it is consistent with the research-recruitment and advertising policies of the institutions and IRBs whose studies are referenced — recruitment language is typically subject to separate IRB approval.]

Emergencies

The Site is not monitored in real time and must not be used for urgent or emergency communication. If you are experiencing a medical or psychiatric emergency, call 911, call or text 988, or go to the nearest emergency room.

Electronic communications

The contact form and email are not fully secure media. By using them you accept the inherent privacy limitations of internet communication and agree to limit the clinical detail you send. [Name the channel established patients should actually use for clinical communication, and name only one you have set up. If you run a patient portal or EHR messaging, write: "Established patients should use the patient portal for clinical communication." If you have no portal, say what to use instead — e.g. "Established patients should call the practice number for clinical matters; the contact form and email are for administrative questions only." Do not reference a portal here unless the portal link in the site footer points to a live one, and keep this consistent with the messaging answer on /faq.html and the contact instructions on /contact.html.]

Intellectual property

Site content is owned by [Practice Legal Name] unless otherwise noted, and may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without permission. You may print or share articles for personal, non-commercial use with attribution.

Third-party links

Links to external resources are provided for convenience. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party content or privacy practices.

Disclaimer and limitation of liability

The Site is provided "as is," without warranties of any kind. To the fullest extent permitted by law, [Practice Legal Name] disclaims liability for any damages arising from use of the Site or reliance on its content. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law, and nothing in them alters our obligations to established patients under applicable medical and privacy law.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of [State — the state where the practice is located and licensed; confirm with counsel], without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Contact

[Practice Legal Name — the entity that operates the practice; usually not simply your personal name] · [Mailing address for legal notices to the entity — its registered or business address, which need not be a patient-facing office] · [Practice contact email — a practice address you control, not a university address]