Terms of Use and Conditions


Description of Services

The purpose of the Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group web site URL: htpp://www.altonweb.com/cs/downsyndrome/ is to provide parents, physicians, medical practitioners, care givers, students, advocates and persons with Down syndrome with resources and information pertaining to Trisomy 21 for reference purposes only and should not be used to diagnose or treat a health problem or disease. The content of this web site is not a substitute for advice from a medical or alternative health practitioner.

All materials contained within the Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group web site is subject to change without notice and is prepared in good faith with reasonable efforts to include current, accurate and up-to-date information; however, some of the information may be outdated and the information you access through this web site may include inaccuracies and/or typographical errors and is provided "as is": no warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringements given as to the accuracy, completeness, timeliness and/or reliability of any information, opinion, statement or other content herein, or for obtaining legal or medical advice.

To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, neither the web master, nor the Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group, its officers, directors, agents, parents, or the Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis, of which we are a community group, nor any other parties who have been involved in the creation, preparation, posting, or delivering of this web site assume responsibility for the completeness, accuracy, timeliness, errors or omissions of said information and assume no liability for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, special, punitive or exemplary damages of any kind, including lost revenues or profits, loss of business, or loss of data, in any way related to this service or for any claim, loss, or injury based on errors or omission, interruptions, or any other inaccuracies appearing on the Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group web site, as well as any circumstance for any complication, injuries, side effects or other medical accidents to person or property arising from or in connection with the use or reliance upon any information contained herein or pages linked therefrom.

The Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group assumes no responsibility or liability for any damages, or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties that may infect your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing the web site, or your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video, or audio from the web site.

The Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement or approval of any product or services by the Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group who provides said links only as a convinience: all linked (external) sites will open in a new browser.

The Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group reserves the right to amend or alter its medical disclaimer, life planning disclaimer, privacy policy and/or copyright notice at any time without notice by posting such change to this web site.

The Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group makes no representations about the suitability of this information for any purpose. Your use of the Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group web site is at your own risk.

Medical Disclaimer

The material provided within the Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group web site is general in nature and should be relied upon for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended to replace or substitute the evaluation, judgement, diagnosis, and medical or preventative care of a physician, pediatrician, therapist and/or qualified licensed health care practitioner or provider who is familiar with your child, nor is it intended to be used as the sole resource for medical personnel. Any medical, nutritional, dietetic, therapeutic or other decisions, diagnosis, dosages, treatments or drug regimes should be made in consultation with a health care practitioner. Do not alter or discontinue any treatment or medication without first consulting and obtaining the permission of your medical care provider, i.e., physician, clinician and/or therapist.

Life Planning Disclaimer

For legal, financial and statutory matters e.g. benefits entitlements, you should use the information on Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group web site as a help to obtain professional advice for your specific needs, not as a substitute for such advice.

Privacy Policy

It is the policy and commitment of the Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group to safeguard and respect the privacy and confidentiality of data of its visitors and does not retrieve or collect a visitor's E-mail address. The non-persistent cookies sent by this web site are used for menu navigational purposes: to set frames, no frames or floating mode status and are not stored on the user's local hard drive.

Copyright Notice

Please read these conditions and terms of use in this document carefully before using the Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group web site. By using this web site, you signify your assent to these terms and conditions of use. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions of use, please refrain from using this web site. If any provision of these terms and conditions of use shall be determined to be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability or any remaining provisions.

The Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group web site is not officially sponsored by any entity or organization. The information provided is based upon information collected from the Internet and printed resources. All materials, i.e., text and graphics, presented on this entire web site are copyrighted by the various authors and publishers. Every effort has been made to trace the copyright holders and the Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group apologizes for any unintended omission. These materials may not be copied, modified, reproduced, hosted, sold, redistributed or republished by any means without the explicit and expressed written permission of the author and/or publisher, except where otherwise stated. This includes, but is not limited to, translations into foreign languages, mass archival, as on a CD-ROM, and inclusion in commercially published book compilations or derivative works. However you are free to download the content from the Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group web site for your own personal, noncommercial use, except where explicitly forbidden, provided that:

  1. It remains wholly unedited and unmodified.
  2. No fee or compensation is charged for copies of or access to this information.
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