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PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY. Welcome to the Hill-Rom Web site. Hill-Rom creates and maintains this Web site to provide information to and communicate better with physicians, patients, and others who may be interested in learning more about Hill-Rom and the products and services it offers. Hill-Rom is the sole source of funding for this Web site. Your visit to and use of this Web site is subject to these terms and conditions.

These Terms of Use were last reviewed on August 2007. These Terms of Use may be updated periodically. Please review the Terms of Use each time you visit the Web site. By using this Web site, it means you accept the most recent version of the Terms of Use.

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INFORMATION ON THIS WEB SITE. Much of the information on this Web site relates to products and services offered by Hill-Rom. The materials on this Web site are for your general educational information only. The information on this Web site was prepared and reviewed by a team of healthcare professionals including registered respiratory therapists (RRTs), and registered nurses (RNs) accredited by their respective professional organizations and appropriate state licensing boards. This site is not intended nor recommended as a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider regarding any medical condition or treatment. Nothing contained on this site is intended to be for medical diagnosis or treatment.

This Web site contains information about products and therapies authorized in the United States, and is intended for a United States audience. If you live outside the U.S., you may see information on this Web site about products or therapies that are not available or authorized in your country.

NOTE - The Vest® Airway Clearance System IS ONLY AVAILABLE UPON A PHYSICIAN'S ORDER.

YOUR FEEDBACK. We welcome feedback from visitors to this Web site. Please understand that any information you choose to submit through this Web site will be considered non-personal, non-confidential, and non-proprietary (other than personal information, as defined in our Privacy Statement). If you transmit any ideas, information, concepts, know-how or techniques or materials to us through this Web site, you hereby grant Hill-Rom an unrestricted, royalty-free, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute them in any medium, and agree that Hill-Rom is free to use them for any purpose.

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LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES. This Web site may contain links to Web sites not operated by Hill-Rom. Hill-Rom does not sell advertising space on this Web site to third parties. References or links to third parties are provided for your convenience, but we do not review, control, or monitor the materials on any other Web sites. These Web sites may contain information about uses of Hill-Rom products or therapies that have not been approved in the United States. We do not control or endorse this type of information. We are not responsible for the performance of those Web sites or for your business dealings with them. Your use of other Web sites is subject to the terms of use of those Web sites, including the privacy policies of those Web sites.

NO WARRANTIES. ALL CONTENT ON THIS WEB SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. HILL-ROM HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. HILL-ROM MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENCY, OR RELIABILITY OF ANY CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEB SITE.

HILL-ROM MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT USE OF THIS WEB SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING ALL PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT ANY CONTENT YOU MAY OBTAIN FROM THIS WEB SITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES AND ANY OTHER POTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE COMPUTER CODE.

Because some states do not allow limitations on implied warranties, one or more of the above limitations may not apply to you.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. YOU AGREE THAT NEITHER HILL-ROM NOR ANY PERSON OR COMPANY ASSOCIATED WITH HILL-ROM SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEB SITE OR THE MATERIALS ON THIS WEB SITE. THIS PROTECTION COVERS CLAIMS BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, AND ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY. THIS PROTECTION COVERS HILL-ROM, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND SUPPLIERS MENTIONED ON THIS WEB SITE. THIS PROTECTION COVERS ALL LOSSES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES, PERSONAL INJURY/WRONGFUL DEATH, LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION.

THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF HILL-ROM, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, IF ANY, FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT OF YOUR ACTUAL DAMAGES, NOT TO EXCEED U.S. $ 100.00. THE LIMIT OF LIABILITY MAY NOT BE EFFECTIVE IN SOME STATES. IN NO EVENT SHALL HILL-ROM, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES OTHER THAN THE AMOUNT DESCRIBED ABOVE. ALL OTHER DAMAGES, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE, RESULTING FROM ANY USE OF THE WEB SITE OR MATERIALS ARE EXCLUDED EVEN IF HILL-ROM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

GOVERNING LAW. This Web site is controlled by Hill-Rom from its offices in Batesville, Indiana. By accessing this Web site you agree that all matters relating to your access to, or use of, this Web site and/or information contained in this Web site shall be governed by and venued subject to the laws of the State of Indiana.

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