The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Website (sportsmed.org) Privacy Philosophy-The AOSSM values your privacy and recognizes the sensitivity of your personal information. Our employees share the same concerns. Together, we work towards protecting your privacy. We have carefully crafted our Privacy Policy and Agreement to address any concerns you might have, and to assure you that your personal information, if provided to us, will be treated carefully and appropriately.

Collection and Use of Information- The AOSSM's Website (Sportsmed.org) requires you to provide certain personally identifiable information in order to use certain "Members Only" features and functions of the site. By providing such information, you consent to our collection and use of it, as described in this Privacy Policy and Agreement.

The information you provide may include information provided during the registration process, including contact information, (such as your name, address and email address) and financial information, such as a credit card number, if you order products or services through the site. This information will be used to process your order and if necessary, to contact you regarding the status of your order. You agree and acknowledge that your order may be processed, fulfilled or serviced by third parties other than AOSSM and you understand that such third parties are not limited by AOSSM in their use of the information provided to them to process, fulfill or service your order. Therefore, in order to process, fulfill or service your order, you expressly consent to our sharing your information with any necessary third parties.

AOSSM may use your contact information to get in touch with you regarding the status of your membership, registration or any orders you may place, for instance. You may also be contacted by us or our agents to request your feedback about your experience with aossm.org. We also reserve the right to make your contact information available to third parties whose products and services you may find useful. If you prefer that we do not use your contact information as described in this paragraph, you may send us an email at any time to: selfassessment@aossm.org.

The Website (sportsmed.org) may provide you with email capabilities and/or bulletin boards and chat rooms for your use. In the event you voluntarily disclose personally identifiable information using such convenience services, that information, along with any substantive information disclosed in your communication or post, can be collected, correlated and used by third parties. This may result in unsolicited messages from third parties. Such activities are beyond the control of AOSSM. AOSSM does not monitor or review the contents of any email, bulletin board or chat room.

Cookies- Like most web sites, the Website uses "cookies" to allow you to move more quickly through the Website. Cookies are small text files a web site can use to recognize repeat users and facilitate their ongoing access to and use of the site. Cookies do not collect personally identifying information; they collect information related to the characteristics of your computer, or when and how you reached sportsmed.org. Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique number to the user that has no meaning outside the assigning site. They do not pose a threat to a user's system or files. We use this information only for purposes of planning and tracking, as well as assessing the technical function of our site. By understanding how our site is accessed, we can continually improve it to respond to user's interests. However, Website cannot control the use of cookies by advertisers or third parties hosting data for sportsmed.org. If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to deny or accept the cookie feature. Please note that cookies may be necessary to enable you to use certain features on the aossm.org site.

AOSSM reserves the right to perform statistical analyses and profiling of user behavior and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of the various areas of the site and to inform third parties of such information. AOSSM will provide only aggregate data from these analyses to third parties; no personally identifiable information will be disclosed.

The Website may provide you with links to the web sites of third parties. In the event you choose to access such web sites, AOSSM is not responsible for any actions or policies of such third parties. We recommend that you check the applicable privacy policy of such party before providing personally identifiable information to it, as its privacy policy may differ from AOSSM's.

Correcting Your Information- By following the simple instructions on the Website, you may correct or update any of the information you provide to us at any time.

Changes in our Privacy Policy and Agreement- Any changes to our Privacy Policy and Agreement will be posted on this page so that you are always aware of our policies. We may also contact you by email with any changes.

How to Contact Us- We invite your comments and questions about the Website, your experience with our site and services, and our Privacy Policy and Agreement. Please contact us at selfassessment@aossm.org.

Initial Notice
Thank you for visiting our Web site. This site is owned and operated by American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (hereinafter "AOSSM"). Please read carefully the following legal agreement before using this Web site. By using this Web site, you signify your assent to these terms of use. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please disconnect from and do not use this Web site. AOSSM reserves the right to change this Agreement at any time by revising the terms and conditions herein. User is responsible for regularly reviewing these terms and conditions. Continued use of this Web site following any such changes shall constitute the User's acceptance of such changes.

Permitted Use
You ("you" or the "User") have a nonexclusive, nontransferable, limited and revocable right to use the Web site solely for your personal educational, informational and entertainment use, subject to the terms and restrictions herein contained. User will not use the Web Site for any other purpose, including any commercial purpose, without the AOSSM's express prior written consent. User agrees to cooperate with AOSSM in causing any unauthorized use to immediately cease.

List of Restrictions
Neither the Web site nor any element thereof, including, without limitation, text, graphics, images or other materials, may be copied, repurposed, uploaded, posted, transmitted or redistributed. You may not modify or prepare derivative works based upon the Web site, or any element thereof, and you may not redistribute, sell, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise attempt to access the source code to any software downloaded from the Web site. You may not make the content of this Web site available over a network where it could be used by multiple computers at the same time. It is a condition of your use of this Web site that you do not restrict or inhibit any other user from using this Web site.

Reservation of Rights
All rights, titles and interests in and to this Website are owned by AOSSM. All trademarks, service marks and trade names are also proprietary to AOSSM. None of the items mentioned herein may be used without the express written consent of AOSSM. All rights are reserved by AOSSM.

WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
THE WEB SITE AND ALL ELEMENTS THEREOF ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. AOSSM MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE ACCURACY OR SUITABILITY OF THE CONTENT CONTAINED ON THE WEB SITE. AOSSM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. AOSSM DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEB SITE WILL OPERATE OR PERFORM IN A MANNER THAT IS UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT THE WEB SITE OR HOST SERVER WILL BE MAINTAINED FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE. AOSSM MAKES NO WARRANTIES THAT THE INFORMATION PRESENTED ON THE WEB SITE IS CURRENT, UP-TO-DATE OR ACCURATE. SOME STATES AND JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THE FOREGOING SHALL BE ENFORCEABLE TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

LIABILITY LIMITATION
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND REGARDLESS OF LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, WILL AOSSM BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, RELIANCE, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED, AND REGARDLESS OF CHARACTER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DAMAGES RELATING TO LOST DATA, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTIONING, OR OTHERWISE. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT AOSSM IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF USER. THE FOREGOING SHALL BE ENFORCEABLE TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. YOU AGREE TO THIS ALLOCATION OF RISK IN RELATION TO YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITE. IF YOU DISAGREE WITH ANY OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS WEB SITE USAGE AGREEMENT, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THIS SITE.

Links to Third Parties' Web Sites
AOSSM may have provided links and pointers to Internet sites maintained by third parties ("third party sites") and may from time to time provide third party materials on this site. AOSSM does not operate or control in any respect any information, products or services on these third party sites. The third party materials in this site and the third party sites are provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind either express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, AOSSM disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. AOSSM does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the third party materials in the third party sites in terms of their correctness, accuracy, timeliness, reliability or otherwise.

Jurisdiction
Except as described otherwise, all materials in the AOSSM site are made available only to provide information about AOSSM. AOSSM controls and operates this site from its headquarters in Rosemont, Illinois, United States of America and makes no representation that these materials are appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you use this site from other locations, you are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.

General Terms and Conditions
This Agreement shall be deemed to include all other notices, policies, disclaimers and other terms contained in this Web site; provided, however, that in the event of a conflict between such other terms and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

This Agreement shall be deemed to have been made in the State of Illinois, U.S.A. and shall be interpreted, and the rights and liabilities of the parties hereto determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, U.S.A., without regard to conflicts of law principles. The parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts for the State of Illinois, U.S.A. for the determination of any claim or controversy between the parties and arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Both parties hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the Illinois courts and waive any objections as to personal jurisdiction or as to the laying of venue in such courts due to inconvenient forum or any other basis.

User acknowledges that no joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship exists between the User and AOSSM as a result of this Agreement or use of this Web site. User agrees not to hold himself or herself out as a representative, agent or employee of AOSSM and AOSSM shall not be liable for any representation, act or omission of the User.

AOSSM's performance of this Agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process and nothing contained in this Agreement is in derogation of AOSSM's right to comply with law enforcement requests or requirements relating to the User's use of this Web site or information provided to or gathered by AOSSM with respect to such use.

If any part of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law, including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the Agreement shall continue in effect.

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the User and AOSSM with respect to this Web site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the User and AOSSM with respect to this Web site. A printed version of this Agreement and of any notice given in electronic form will be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

Indemnification
As a condition of use of this Web site, the User agrees to indemnify AOSSM, its officers, directors, employees and agents of any of them against and from and against any and all claims, demands, judgments, costs, liabilities, expenses (including attorneys' fees) and damages arising out of legal claims resulting from User's use of this Web site, including, without limitation, any claims alleging facts that if true would constitute a breach by User of these terms and conditions.