LEGAL DISCLAIMER, TERMS OF USE AND LEGAL RESTRICTIONS

ATTENTION: PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.  USING THIS WEBSITE INDICATES THAT YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS.  IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS ("TERMS"), DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE.

www.dietitian.org (also referred to as California Dietetic Association Website or CDA Website or Site) is provided for informational and educational purposes only and is meant to complement the advice and guidance of your health care team, defined as physician, registered dietitian, registered nurse and other credentialed/qualified members.  This Site, www.dietitian.org, is not intended and should not be construed as the delivery of medical care.  Persons requiring diagnosis or treatment or with questions specific to a single individual are urged to contact their local health care provider for appropriate care.  Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new diet or treatment and with any questions you may have regarding nutrition, health, a medical condition, food, beverage, product, supplement, nutrient or drug-nutrient interaction.  The creators, distributors, producers, participants and governing body (also referred to as California Dietetic Association) of this Site disclaim any liability or loss in connection with the content provided here.  Statements of fact will not necessarily be authenticated. 

All content and materials are the property of www.dietitian.org.  Any use or reuse of this content without expressed written permission of the California Dietetic Association is strictly prohibited.  Permission to otherwise reprint or electronically reproduce any page in part or in its entirety is expressly prohibited, unless prior written consent has been obtained from Bridget Harvey-Elliott, CDA Association Administrator, or as indicated on specific Site pages.  All rights reserved.  Copyright 2001-2008 California Dietetic Association.

Use of Site.  The California Dietetic Association authorizes you to view and download the materials at this Website ("Site") only for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original materials on any copies of the materials.  You may not modify the materials at this Site in any way or reproduce or publicly display, perform or distribute or otherwise use them for any public or commercial purpose.  For purposes of these Terms, any use of these materials on any other Website or networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited.  The materials at this Site are copyrighted and any unauthorized use of any materials at this Site may violate copyright, trademark and other laws.  If you breach any of these Terms, your authorization to use this Site automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed materials.  The California Dietetic Association also reserves the right to terminate your authorization to use any services at the Site and to delete any one or more of your related accounts, with or without cause, immediately and at any time.

Use of Software.  If you download software from this Site ("Software"), use of the Software is subject to the license terms in the Software License Agreement that accompanies or is provided with the Software.  You may not download or install the Software until you have read and accepted the terms of the Software License Agreement.

User Submissions.  Other than personally identifiable information, any material, information or other communication you transmit or post to this Site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary ("Communications").  The California Dietetic Association will have no obligations with respect to the Communications.  The California Dietetic Association and their designees will be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate and otherwise use the Communications and all data, images, sounds, text and other things embodied therein for any and all commercial or non-commercial purposes.  You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this Site any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic or other material that would violate any law.

Links To Other Websites.  Links to third party Websites on this Site are provided solely as a convenience to you.  If you use these links, you will leave this Site.  The California Dietetic Association has reviewed these third party sites, but does not control and is not responsible for any of these sites or their content.  Thus, the California Dietetic Association does not endorse or make any representations about them, or any information, software or other products or materials found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them.  If you decide to access any of the third party sites linked to this Site, you do this entirely at your own risk.

The materials and services provided at this Site are provided “as is” without any warranties of any kind including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement of intellectual property.  The California Dietetic Association further does not warrant the accuracy and completeness of the materials or services at this Site.  The California Dietetic Association may make changes to the materials and services at this Site, or to the products and prices described in them, at any time without notice.  The materials and services at this Site may be out of date, and The California Dietetic Association makes no commitment to update the materials and services at this Site.  Information published at this Site may refer to products, programs or services that are not available in your country.  Consult your local dietetic professional business contact for information regarding the products, programs and services that may be available to you.  Applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.

Limitation of Liability.  In no event will the California Dietetic Association or other third parties mentioned at this Site be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, those resulting from lost profits, lost data or business interruption) arising out of the use, inability to use, or the results of use of this Site, any Websites linked to this Site, or the materials or information or services contained at any or all such sites, whether based on warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory and whether or not advised of the possibility of such damages.  If your use of the materials, information or services from this Site results in the need for servicing, repair or correction of equipment or data, you assume all costs thereof.  Applicable law may not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

U.S. Government Restricted Rights.  Government users will receive no greater than Restricted Rights as defined in FAR 52.227-19 (c) (1-2) (June 1987).  Government users will receive no greater Limited Rights as defined in FAR 52.227-14 (June 1987) or DFAR 252.227-7015 (b) (2) (November 1995), as applicable in any technical data at this Site.

Applicable Laws.  This Site is administered by the California Dietetic Association from their offices in Playa del Rey, California.  The California Dietetic Association makes no representation that materials or services at this Site are appropriate or available for use outside the United States, and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited.  You may not use or export or re-export the materials or services at this Site or any copy or adaptation in violation of any applicable laws or regulations including without limitation U.S. export laws and regulations.  If you choose to access this Site from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.  These Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws.

General.  The California Dietetic Association may revise these Terms at any time by updating this posting.  You should visit this page from time to time to review the then-current Terms because they are binding on you.  Certain provisions of these Terms may be superseded by expressly designated legal notices or terms located on particular pages at this Site.

Note: Anyone linking to The California Dietetic Association Website must comply with all applicable laws.

Other Websites are welcome to link to The California Dietetic Association and display the California Dietetic Association logo on their site pending a review of the “other” site is found satisfactory by the Credibility Officer and The California Dietetic Association grants written permission.

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By submitting your questions, you grant the California Dietetic Association a license to edit and reproduce your questions and incorporate them into www.dietitian.org as well as other works.  Your identity will not be revealed.

Revised March 2005