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READ THESE TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICIES CAREFULLY |
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as well as the Privacy Policies contained herein (collectively referred
to as the "Terms of Use"). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO
THESE TERMS OF USE, YOU MAY NOT USE THIS SITE. |
RESTRICTIONS
ON USE OF MATERIALS |
| This site is owned and operated by PacifiCare Health
Systems, Inc. (referred to as "PacifiCare" herein). Any
activity on this site is subject to monitoring by PacifiCare at any
time. Anyone who uses this site consents to such monitoring and agrees
that, except as otherwise provided herein, PacifiCare may use the
results of such monitoring without limitation. No materials from any
website owned, operated, licensed or controlled by PacifiCare or any
of its subsidiary or affiliated companies (including, without limitation,
pacificare.com, phs.com, securehorizons.com, prescriptionsolutions.com
and rxsol.com) (the "PacifiCare Material"), may be copied,
reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed
in any way, without the prior written consent of PacifiCare. However,
you may download one copy of the PacifiCare Material on any single
computer for your personal, non-commercial home use only, provided
you do not remove or modify any copyright, service mark or other proprietary
notices. Modification of the PacifiCare Material or use of the PacifiCare
Material for any other purpose is a violation of PacifiCare's copyright,
service mark, or other proprietary rights. Another condition of your
use of this website is that you may not restrict or inhibit any other
user from using this website. |
LIMITATIONS
OF LIABILITY |
| Under no circumstances, including, but not limited
to, negligence, shall PacifiCare or any of its subsidiary or affiliated
companies be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special,
consequential or punitive damages that result from the use of, or
the inability to use the PacifiCare Material. You specifically acknowledge
and agree that PacifiCare is not liable for any defamatory, offensive
or illegal conduct of any user. If you are dissatisfied with any of
the PacifiCare Material, or with any of PacifiCare's terms and conditions,
your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using this site. |
ONLINE
PRIVACY |
| PacifiCare is respectful of the privacy concerns
of all visitors to its sites. As a general policy, no personal information
is automatically collected from visitors to its sites. However, certain
non-personal visitor information is recorded by the standard operation
of PacifiCare's servers. This information is primarily used to provide
an enhanced on-line experience for the visitor. Information tracked
includes the type of browser being used by the visitor (e.g., Netscape,
Internet Explorer), the type of operating system (e.g., Macintosh,
Windows) being used by the visitor and the domain name of the visitor's
Internet service provider (e.g., America On-line, Netcom). By having
this information, PacifiCare is able to optimize its web pages automatically
for each particular visitor. Other uses of this information include
tracking the number of visitors to the sites (but visitors are tracked
only in an aggregate and non-personallyidentifiable form). E-mail
addresses and other personally identifiable data about visitors to
this site are known to PacifiCare only when voluntarily submitted
by the visitor. Personally identifiable information that may be collected
as a result of a visitor voluntarily providing feedback or subscribing
to newsletters is retained by PacifiCare and not sold or otherwise
transferred outside of PacifiCare, its subsidiary or affiliated companies
. This information is used to better understand visitors' use of our
sites and to support transactions made on the sites.Personally identifiable
information collected from visitors may be provided in an aggregate
form to other parties within the PacifiCare family for marketing,
advertising or other uses. PacifiCare sometimes uses e-mail addresses
and other personally identifiable information to contact visitors
who communicate with us. For example, PacifiCare directs e-mail reports
regarding new updates to the website to visitors who request such
information. |
USE
OF COOKIES |
| What are cookies? Cookies are pieces of information
that a website transfers to an individual's computer for record-keeping
purposes. Cookies make web surfing easier. The use of cookies is a
standard industry practice that is used by many major Internet websites.
By showing how and when visitors to a website use it, cookies help
us see which areas are popular and which are not. Many improvements
and updates to a website are based on information that is most easily
tracked with cookies. |
EXAMPLES
OF HOW PACIFICARE USES COOKIES |
| A cookie lets the PacifiCare's computers remember
that you've registered, which allows PacifiCare to speed up your future
activities at PacifiCare sites. Similarly, PacifiCare uses temporary
cookies to help you navigate through some of the database driven areas
of PacifiCare sites. Once you leave the website, these cookies will
expire. If you decline to use cookies, you may have difficulty navigating
through some parts of the website. |
HOW
PACIFICARE DOES NOT USE COOKIES |
| PacifiCare never uses cookies to retrieve information
from your computer that was not originally sent in a cookie. Except
as described below, PacifiCare does not use information transferred
through cookies for any promotional or marketing purposes, nor is
that information shared with any third parties whatsoever. PacifiCare
does not use cookies to identify specific individuals, except in such
cases as private subscriber areas of the website.You may occasionally
get cookies from advertisers on the PacifiCare sites. PacifiCare does
not control these cookies, and these cookies are not subject to PacifiCare's
policies. The use of advertising cookies sent by unrelated parties
is standard in the Internet industry.Most browsers are initially set
to accept cookies. If you'd prefer, you can set yours to refuse cookies
or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, it is possible
that some parts of the site will not function properly if you do so.PacifiCare
reserves the right, at PacifiCare's discretion, to change, modify,
add, or remove portions of these Terms of Use at any time. Please
check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of a
PacifiCare website following the posting of changes to these Terms
of Use will mean that you accept those changes. You can send e-mail
to PacifiCare with any questions or concerns to webmaster@phs.com. |
YOUR
E-MAIL |
| We welcome your comments or questions about our website
and have provided e-mail boxes for that purpose. We may share your
comments and questions with our customer service representatives and
those employees, contractors and/or agents most capable of addressing
your questions and concerns. After your message has been received,
it may be discarded or archived, depending on the nature of the communication.Your
email, like most (if not all) non-encrypted internet e-mail communications,
may be accessed and viewed by unauthorized individuals without your
knowledge and permission while in transit to us. Unless otherwise
noted, the e-mail functionality on our site does not provide a secure
and confidential means of communication. For that reason, to protect
your privacy, please do not use e-mail to communicate information
to us that you consider to be sensitive, confidential or private.
If you wish, you may contact us by non-cellular telephone at the number
provided at various locations on our site or, in the case of health
plan members, at the PacifiCare Customer Service Department toll free
number that appears on your identification card.There are some locations
on our site where we have made special provisions for a more secure
environment in which we can exchange information with you. Depending
upon the browser you are using, you may be able to determine when
a secure communication link has been established. For example, Microsoft
Internet Explorer displays a padlock icon near the lower right hand
corner of the screen when internet encryption is active. You may consult
your browser's "Help" function for more information regarding secure
encrypted internet communications. |
NOT
A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE OR ADVICE |
| The information contained in this site is general
in nature and is intended for educational purposes only. It is not
a substitute for the advice of health care professionals. If you have
specific health care needs, or for complete health information, please
see a doctor or other health care provider. |
JURISDICTION |
| Except as described otherwise, all materials in the
PacifiCare sites are made available only to provide information about
PacifiCare. PacifiCare controls and operates this site from its headquarters
in Cypress, California, United States of America and makes no representation
that these materials are appropriate or available for use in other
locations. If you use this site from other locations you are responsible
for compliance with applicable local laws. |
DISCLAIMER |
| PACIFICARE MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS
AS TO THE ACCURACY OF THE CONTENT ON THIS SITE AND PACIFICARE ASSUMES
NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE
CONTENT ON THE SITE.THE PACIFICARE MATERIAL IS PROVIDED "AS IS"
AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED
BY LAW. FURTHER, PACIFICARE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED
IN THE PACIFICARE MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT
DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES
IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL
COMPONENTS. PACIFICARE DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS
REGARDING THE USE OF, OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF, THE PACIFICARE
MATERIALS ON THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS,
RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. IN NO EVENT SHALL PACIFICARE BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING THE COST OF ANY MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS
TO YOUR COMPUTER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE OR SYSTerms.PACIFICARE HAS PROVIDED
LINKS AND POINTERS TO INTERNET SITES MAINTAINED BY THIRD PARTIES ("THIRD
PARTY SITES") AND MAY FROM TIME TO TIME PROVIDE THIRD PARTY MATERIALS
ON THIS SITE. NEITHER PACIFICARE NOR ITS SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATED
COMPANIES OPERATE OR CONTROL IN ANY RESPECT ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS
OR SERVICES ON THESE THIRD PARTY SITES. THE THIRD PARTY MATERIALS
ON THIS SITE AND THE THIRD PARTY SITES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS"
AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, PACIFICARE
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY. FITNESS, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
PACIFICARE DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING
THE USE OF, OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF, THE THIRD PARTY MATERIALS
ON THE THIRD PARTY SITES IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY,
TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. IN NO EVENT SHALL PACIFICARE
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING THE COST OF ANY MAINTENANCE,
REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS TO YOUR COMPUTER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE OR SYSTerms.PLEASE
NOTE THAT SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING
THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES. |
SERVICE
MARK AND TRADEMARK INFORMATION |
| The following service marks and trademarks used herein
are owned by PacifiCare or its affiliates: ABOUT YOU. WITH YOU. FOR
YOU; A SOLUTION FOR CAREGIVERS; COVANTAGE; HEALTHBEAT; HEALTHY RENEWAL
PASS; HELPING YOU NAVIGATE LIFE'S CHALLENGES; HORIZONS; HR EXPRESS;
LIFE STRATEGIES; MEDeMORPHUS; MEDeMORPHUS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS; PACIFICARE;
PACIFICARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SIGNATUREVALUE ; PACIFICARE EXPRESS REFERRALS;
PACIFICARE.COM; PACIFICARE SIGNATUREALTERNATIVES; PACIFICARE SIGNATUREEXPRESS;
PACIFICARE SIGNATUREFREEDOM; PACIFICARE SIGNATUREINDEPENDENCE; PACIFICARE
SIGNATUREOPTIONS; PACIFICARE SIGNATUREPASS; PACIFICARE SIGNATUREPOS;
PACIFICARE SIGNATUREVALUE; PAL; PHARMACY BENEFIT INSIDER; PRESCRIBING
FOCUS; PRESCRIPTION SOLUTIONS; QUALITY INDEX; REAL WORLD PROSPECTIVE
OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RXNEWS; RX PRESCRIPTION SOLUTIONS; RX SOLUTIONS
BY PRESCRIPTION SOLUTIONS; RXSOLUTIONS; SECURE HORIZONS; SENIOR BUDDY;
SENIORFIT; MORE THAN OUR NAME, IT'S OUR GOAL; TAKING CHARGE OF DEPRESSION;
TAKING CHARGE OF DIABETES; TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH; TAKING CHARGE
OF YOUR HEART HEALTH; WE'RE LISTENING; WOMEN'S HEALTH SOLUTIONS. |
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