By using the California Association of Health Facilities (CAHF) Website, you agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions below. Please read them carefully. If you do not wish to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, you should not access or use the CAHF Website.

The materials contained herein include information and facts and the opinions and recommendations of various individuals and organizations regarding governmental regulations, statutes and practices, and potential changes to same. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated or implied in any of the materials available herein, CAHF and its agents, affiliates, employees and contractors cannot and do not make any representation, warranty, endorsement or guarantee, express or implied, regarding (i) the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of any such information, facts or opinions or (ii) the merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose thereof, nor shall any of such materials be deemed the giving of legal advice by CAHF, its agents, affiliates, employees or contractors. All users should consult their own legal advisors, applicable regulatory entities and other sources of legal information and advice for any opinions or recommendations with respect to their own legal situation.

Neither CAHF nor its agents, affiliates, employees or contractors shall be liable to you or any other person or entity for any loss or injury or any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive or similar damages, or any other damages of any nature whatsoever, arising out of any of the materials (or any portion thereof) contained or not contained herein. BY ACCESSING THE CAHF WEBSITE, YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AGAINST CAHF AND ITS AGENTS, AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE CAHF WEBSITE AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.

We have provided links and pointers to Internet sites maintained by third parties. Neither CAHF nor any of its agents or employees operates or controls in any respect any information, products or services on these sites, or endorses or makes any representation or warranty regarding these sites. You assume total responsibility and risk for your use of these third party sites.

Neither CAHF nor its employees, affiliates or contractors controls the messages, information or files which will be delivered via the listserve herein made available, all of which will normally be automatically forwarded by the listserve program in the form submitted by you and other users. Neither CAHF nor its employees, affiliates or contractors makes any representation or warranty that any information, software or other material delivered by the listserve will be free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other harmful components. However, it is a condition of your use of the listserve that you not:

• port or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane or indecent information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, national or international law;
• port or transmit any information or software which contains a virus, cancelbot, Trojan horse, worm or other harmful component;
• post, publish, transmit, reproduce or distribute in any way any information, software or other material on or from the listserve for commercial purposes; or
• upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, or distribute in any way, information, software or other material which is protected by copyright, or other proprietary right, or derivative works with respect thereto, without obtaining permission of the copyright owner or rightholder.

You understand that CAHF has no obligation to monitor the listserve. However, you agree that CAHF has the right to monitor the listserve from time to time and to refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, that, in its sole discretion, are objectionable or in violation of these Terms and Conditions.

The materials displayed on the CAHF Website, including without limitation all editorial materials, informational text, photographs, illustrations, artwork and other graphic materials, and names, logos, trademarks and service marks, are the property of CAHF or of the parties furnishing such materials to CAHF, and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws. Any such content may be displayed and printed solely for your own use, and you agree not to reproduce, retransmit, distribute, disseminate, sell, publish, broadcast or circulate any such material to any other person or entity without the express prior written consent of CAHF.

You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend CAHF and its agents, affiliates and employees from and against any and all claims, liabilities, costs and losses, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising from any violation of these Terms and Conditions by you.

If any portion of these Terms and Conditions is held to be unenforceable, the unenforceable portion shall be construed in accordance with applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of the parties and the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect. CAHF's failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of these Terms and Conditions. Any cause of action which you may have with respect to the CAHF Website must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred.