Terms of Services

Effective as of August 30, 2023

If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately. Our Websites are not for medical emergencies or urgent situations.

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of https://shi.org/ (“Website”) that are operated by Salar Hazany, M.D., Inc. (the “Practice”, “we” or “us”) or any services provided in connection with the Website. Please read these Terms carefully before using a Website.

Please refer to our Privacy Policy to learn how the Practice collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information and to our Notice of Privacy Practices to learn how the Practice protects your medical information as required by law.

BY USING OR ACCESSING THE WEBSITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS OF USE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM.

1. Updates to the Terms.

The Practice may, in its sole discretion, without prior notice to you, revise these Terms at any time. Should these Terms change materially, the Practice will provide an “Updated Date” directly below the “Effective Date” above and post a notice regarding the updated Terms. If you do not agree with the proposed changes, you should discontinue your use of the Website before the effective date of the changes. If you continue using the Website after the Updated Date, you will be bound by the updated Terms.

2. Security.

You may use the Website only if you are 18 years or older and solely for your own personal, non-commercial use. You should use particular caution when accessing the Website from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your personal information. We will not be responsible for any loss or damage if you do not protect your personal information.

3. Use of the Website.

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited right to access and use the Website solely for your personal and non-commercial purposes. Your use of the Website must be in accordance with all applicable laws. You acknowledge that you do not hold, and have not acquired, any ownership rights in the Website. The following is a list of the type of actions that you may not engage in with respect to the Website:

  • You will not use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other manual or automatic device or process to download, access, retrieve, index, “data mine”, or in any way reproduce or circumvent, avoid, bypass, remove, or deactivate the navigational structure or technical measures or presentation of the Website or its contents.
  • You will not interfere, access, tamper with or disrupt the Website or the servers or networks connected to the Website.
  • You will not attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Website or any of our systems or network or breach any security or authentication measures.
  • You will not use any meta tags or other hidden text or metadata utilizing our trademarks, logos, URLs, or product names without our express written consent.
  • You will not use the Website or content, or any portion thereof, for any commercial purpose or for the benefit of any third party or in any manner not permitted by these Terms.
  • You will not post, distribute, or reproduce in any way any content that infringes third-party intellectual property rights or violates third-party rights of privacy or rights of publicity.
  • You will not use, display, “frame” or “mirror” any part of the Website, our names, any of our trademarks, logos or other proprietary information, or the layout and design of any page or form contained on a page, without prior written authorization from us.
  • You will not collect or store any personal information, including personally identifiable information, from users without their express permission.

4. Consent to Electronic Communications.

By providing us with your email address or telephone number, you consent to receive electronic communication from the Practice. You agree that the Practice may send the following to you by email or by posting them on our Website: legal disclosures, these Terms, Privacy Policy, future changes to any of the foregoing, and other notices, policies, communications or disclosures and information related to the Website. You agree that the Practice may contact you via email, phone, text, or mail regarding services we offer, which may include your health information. You understand that information contained in these communications may not be protected by encryption technology, and there is a risk that they may be read by a third party. You agree to update your contact information to ensure accuracy. Your consent to conduct actions electronically covers all interactions between you and the Practice.

If you later decide that you do not want to receive certain future communications electronically, please send an email to Info@shi.org, or a letter to Salar Hazany, M.D., Inc. at 421 N Rodeo Dr Suite T-13, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Your withdrawal of consent will be effective within a reasonable time after we receive your withdrawal notice described above.

The Practice will need to send you certain communications electronically. You will not be able to opt out of those communications – e.g., communications regarding updates to the Terms or information about billing. Your withdrawal of consent will not affect the legal validity or enforceability of the Terms provided to and accepted by you. If you withdraw your consent to receive communications electronically, certain features or services may become unavailable to you.

5. Intellectual Property Rights.

The Practice and our licensors retain all ownership rights, title and interest (including all intellectual property rights) worldwide to the Website, including to all software and content. No rights are granted to you other than as expressly set forth in these Terms. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are owned by the Practice or other respective owners. When accessing the Website, you agree to obey the law and to respect the intellectual property rights of others. Your use of the Website is at all times governed by and subject to laws regarding copyright ownership and use of intellectual property. You agree not to upload, download, display, perform, transmit, or otherwise distribute any information or content in violation of any third-party’s copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights. You agree to abide by laws regarding copyright ownership and use of intellectual property, and you shall be solely responsible for any violations of any relevant laws and for any infringements of third-party rights caused by any content you provide or transmit.

6. Disclaimers.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL WE OR ANY OF OUR LICENSORS, AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS OR AGENTS BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE, INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, RESULTING FROM ANYONE’S USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE, OR RESULTING FROM ANY CONTENT POSTED ON THE WEBSITE.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND WE AND OUR LICENSORS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT, AND WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE AND USAGE OF TRADE. YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. FURTHERMORE, WE AND OUR LICENSORS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE PROGRAMMING. ANY MATERIAL OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE IS ACCESSED AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM ANY SUCH MATERIAL. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY REGARDING THE QUALITY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, TRUTHFULNESS, COMPLETENESS OR RELIABILITY OF ANY CONTENT.

Any general advice that may be posted on the Website is for informational purposes only and is not intended to replace or substitute for any medical or other advice. To the maximum extent not prohibited by law, we make no representations or warranties and expressly disclaim any and all liability concerning any treatment, action by, or effect on any person following the general information offered or provided within or through the Website. If you have specific concerns or a situation arises in which you require medical advice, you should consult with an appropriately trained and qualified medical services provider.

The Website is intended for use only within the United States and its territories. We make no representation that the Website is appropriate, or are available for use, outside the U.S. Those who choose to access and use the Website from outside the U.S. do so on their own initiative, at their own risk, and are responsible for compliance with applicable laws.

7. Exclusive Remedy.

If you are dissatisfied with the Website, your sole and exclusive remedy is to stop using the Website.

8. Links to Third-Party Websites.

The Website may contain links to other sites that are owned and operated by third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy and services practices or the content, advertising, products, services or other materials made available on or through any such linked sites. We provide these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of any kind by us.

9. General Provisions.

These Terms make up the entire agreement relating to your use of the Website and supersede all prior agreements relating to the subject matter hereof.

These Terms will be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You hereby irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts in Los Angeles, California in all disputes arising out of or related to the use of the Website.

We may change, suspend, or discontinue any of the Website at any time. We will try to give you prior notice of any material changes to the Website. We will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Website.

These Terms do not confer any third-party beneficiary rights. You may not transfer any of your rights or obligations under these Terms to anyone else without our consent. The Practice may assign our rights in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, or by operation of law or otherwise.

We appreciate your feedback, suggestions, and other communications (collectively, “Feedback”) about the Website. You should know that we can, but are not obligated to, use your Feedback without restriction or any obligation to compensate you, and we have no obligation to keep them confidential.

Even after termination, these Terms will remain in effect such that all terms that by their nature may survive termination will be deemed to survive such termination.

In order to protect the integrity of the Website, we may, at any time in our sole discretion, block users from certain IP addresses from accessing the Website.

10. Contact Information.

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:

Salar Hazany, M.D., Inc.

Address:

421 N Rodeo Drive

Suite T-13

Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Telephone: (424) 225-2453

E-mail: Info@shi.org