This ANBN.ORG website provides general online information regarding eating disorders and studies on eating disorders conducted by a collaborative group of researchers, sponsored by Price Foundation Limited ("Services"). Your access to this site and use of the Services offered herein are subject to the following Terms of Service and Conditions of Use Agreement ("Agreement"), and indicate your acceptance of the terms of this Agreement.

We reserve the right to amend this Agreement at any time. You are bound by any such revisions and should, therefore, periodically visit this page to review the then-current terms of this Agreement to which you are bound. Your use of this site or of the Services after the posting of modifications to this Agreement will constitute your acceptance of this Agreement, as modified. If, at any time, you do not wish to accept this Agreement, you may not use this site or the Services.

1. Disclaimer

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SITE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED TO OFFER MEDICAL ADVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF ANY ILLNESS, DISEASE OR PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION, OR TO BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT. SPECIFIC QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO YOUR MEDICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION AND APPROPRIATE TREATMENT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO YOUR PHYSICIAN, PSYCHIATRIST, PSYCHOLOGIST OR OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL. YOU SHOULD NEVER DISREGARD PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL ADVICE OR DELAY IN SEEKING IT, NOR SHOULD YOU ACT OR FAIL TO ACT WITH RESPECT TO ANY MEDICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION BECAUSE OF SOMETHING YOU HAVE READ ON THIS SITE.

DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. IF YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, CALL A PHYSICIAN, QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR 911 IMMEDIATELY. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU ATTEMPT SELF-TREATMENT BASED ON ANYTHING YOU HAVE SEEN OR READ ON THIS SITE.

NO PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP. Presentation of information on this site does not establish a physician-patient relationship between you and the Price Foundation Limited or the institutions, doctors, researchers, clinics and laboratories involved in the genetic research described on this site.

2. Privacy

You hereby confirm that you have reviewed the Privacy Policy posted on this site and that you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions contained or referenced therein.

3. Copyright Rights

All copyright rights in the text, images, photographs, graphics, user interface, and other content provided on the site, and the selection, coordination, and arrangement of such content, are owned by Price Foundation Limited or its third-party licensors, to the full extent provided under the United States Copyright Act and all international copyright laws.

No part of this website may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, except as follows:

You may view, copy, download and print pages or documents available on this website, subject to the following conditions:

(1) The pages or documents may be used solely for personal, non-commercial and informational purposes.

(2) The pages or documents may not be modified in any way.

(3) All copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices may not be removed from any of the pages or documents copied, downloaded or printed.

4. Trademark Rights

All rights in any marks, logos, product and service names or trade name displayed in this website (collectively, the "Marks") are owned by Price Foundation Limited or its third party licensors and are protected from reproduction, imitation, dilution or confusing or misleading uses under national and international trademark and copyright laws. The use or misuse of the Marks is expressly prohibited and nothing herein or implied through the use of the Services confers on you any license or right in or to the Marks.

5. External Sites

The Services offered at this site may produce automated search results or otherwise link you to other sites on the Internet. These other sites are not under our control, and you hereby acknowledge that we are not and cannot be responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, decency, or any other aspect of the content or accessibility of such sites. The inclusion of such a link does not in any way imply endorsement of the site by us or any association with the operators of such linked sites.

6. Security

You are prohibited from violating, or attempting to violate, the security of this site or of any Services provided herein. Any violations may result in criminal or civil liabilities to you. We will investigate any alleged violations and will cooperate with law enforcement agencies. Examples of security violations include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Accessing data not intended for you;
2. Logging into an account you are not authorized to access;
3. Taking any action in order to obtain Services to which you are not entitled;
4. Providing any false or inaccurate biographical information or other information for purposes of registering on the site;
5. Attempting to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Services; and/or
6. Attempting to interfere with the Services.
7. Unacceptable Use

You agree to access this site and to use the Services only for legitimate purposes. Without limitation to the foregoing, you agree not to use this site or the Services:

1. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, or other computer programming routines or engines that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or information;
2. to upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, obscene, libelous, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
3. to forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the use of this site or the Services;
4. to upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;
5. to upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," or any other form of solicitation;
6. to intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, and any regulations having the force of law; and/or
7. to stalk or otherwise harass another user of this site or the Services.
8. Consequences of Unacceptable Use

You expressly release Price Foundation Limited, the collaborative, the institutions, doctors and researchers involved in genetic research sponsored by Price Foundation Limited, and their subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees, representatives, agents, attorneys, consultants, successors and assigns, and their respective third party contractors from any responsibility to monitor the site and/or the Services and your use thereof.

9. Termination Rights

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to this site or to any of the Services and/or to remove any Content, if any, posted on this site or through your use of the Services at any time and for any reason, with or without notice.

10. Representations, Warranties and Covenants

You hereby represent, warrant and covenant to us as follows:

1. You have the authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform the obligations hereunder;
2. You shall be and continue to be in compliance with this Agreement and all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations and policies of all applicable worldwide jurisdictions and the instrumentalities and political subdivisions thereof, including, without limitation, all nations, states, provinces and territories, including, without limitation, laws governing business practices and competition;
3. You shall use this site and the Services only for purposes set forth in this Agreement and shall not engage in the operation of any unlawful transactions or business. You shall not use or allow any third party to use this site or the Services for any unlawful purpose or in furtherance of any unlawful purpose;
4. You shall not post on or sell via this site or the Services any Content, goods, service or technology that could reasonably be expected to result in a violation of this Agreement, any third party right, or any applicable law; and
5. You shall take all necessary precautions to preserve the privacy of other users and the security of this site and the Services in accordance with this Agreement.
11. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Price Foundation Limited, the collaborative, the institutions, doctors and researchers involved in genetic research sponsored by Price Foundation Limited, and their subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees, representatives, agents, attorneys, consultants, successors and assigns, and their respective third party contractors, from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, damages, liabilities, obligations, judgments, costs charges and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of, in connection with or based upon, (a) your breach of any representation or warranty made herein; ( (b) your use of, or inability to use, this site or the Services, (c) your connection to the Services, or (d) your violation of any rights of another. You shall not settle or dispose of any indemnifiable claim in a manner that would prejudice us, without our prior written consent. This section shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

12. Disclaimer of Warranties

WHILE WE ENDEAVOR TO PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE AND TIMELY, WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION, WARRANTIES, OR COVENANTS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE WEBSITE AND THE CONTENT CONTAINED HEREIN, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NO REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANT THAT THE CONTENT CONTAINED IN OR MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, CURRENT OR RELIABLE, TIMELY OR SUITABLE FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:

1. THE SITE AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED HEREIN ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
2. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES OFFERED HEREIN WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN SPECIFIED AND AGREED TO BY US, (ii) THAT YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF THIS SITE AND THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE QUALITY OF ANY INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL OBTAINED BY YOU IN THE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE AREAS OF THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (iv) ERRORS IN SOFTWARE (IF PROVIDED) WILL BE CORRECTED.
3. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
4. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US OR THROUGH OR FROM THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT.

This Section shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

13. Limitation of Liability

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF WE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES) OR FOR ANY MEDICAL INJURY, PERSONAL INJURY, WRONGFUL DEATH, IMPROPER DIAGNOSIS, INACCURATE INFORMATION, IMPROPER TREATMENT OR ANY OTHER LOSS INCURRED OR RESULTING FROM: (a) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES; (b) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES; (c) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (d) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES; (e) YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS SITE OR OBTAINED THROUGH ANY SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THIS SITE, OR (f) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THIS SITE AND THE SERVICES.

This Section shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

14. General Information

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and us and governs your use of this site and the Services offered herein, unless superceded by any other agreements between you and us. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use affiliated services, third-party content or third-party software.

THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND US SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, U.S.A., WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS. YOU ALSO AGREE TO SUBMIT TO THE PERSONAL AND EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS LOCATED WITHIN ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, U.S.A. FOR ANY DISPUTES RELATING HERETO.

Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of this Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of this site, the Services or this Agreement must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to terminate your access to all or part of this site, with or without notice.

The section titles in this Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

15. Contact Information

Should you have any questions about this Agreement or your use of this site and the Services, you may contact us as follows:

(Last Updated: June 5, 2001)