Terms of Use
Updated January 29, 2019
Please read these Terms of Use (“Terms”) before using the Site and Contact Us if you do not understand these Terms. The Terms are between you (“you” or “your”) and Borne LLC (“we” or “our”), publisher of MyBariatricLife.org, Your Daily Success, BorneAppetit.com, and BorneVoyage.com (“Site” or “Service”). Use of the Site is voluntary and indicates you accept these Terms. If you do not agree to abide by or be bound by these Terms, then do not access the Site or use the Service.
Errors and Omissions
Use of this Service is free and “as is” “with all faults” and “as available.” We are unable to promise error-free service or content. Additionally, medicine and nutrition are ever-changing sciences. As new research and clinical experience broadens the knowledgebase, changes in nutrition recommendations, treatment, and drug therapy are required. The authors have checked with sources believed to be reliable in their efforts to provide information that is complete and generally in accord with the standards accepted at the time of publication. However, in view of the possibility of human error or changes in medical sciences, neither the authors nor the publisher nor any other party who has been involved in the preparation or publication of this work warrants that the information contained herein is in every respect accurate or complete, and they are not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such information. Readers are responsible to confirm the information contained herein with other sources.
Not Medical, Legal, or Financial Advice
The Site is for information and entertainment only. The publishers, Borne LLC, are not healthcare professionals. Nothing on the Site constitutes medical, legal, or financial advice or treatment for any medical conditions, even if and to the extent that an article features the advice of physicians and medical practitioners. Content written about or by a healthcare professional or procedure on the Site does not create nor is it intended to create a physician-patient relationship as defined by federal and state law. Neither does it constitute any guarantee or endorsement by us of a healthcare professional, procedure, service, or product. In no event shall we be liable for any decision made or action taken about a healthcare professional, procedure, service or product posted on the Site. Your reliance on any information or content provided on the Site, whether or not it is provided by a health care professional, is solely at your own risk. We are not responsible for any harm that may arise from your use of the site. You should promptly seek professional medical care if you have any concern about your health, and you should always consult your physician before starting a fitness regimen. The Food and Drug Administration has not evaluated any of the statements made on this Site or in the newsletter or shared on social media.
Email Consent and Privacy
Email newsletter subscription to the Site or Service is free and voluntary. When you consent to receive emails from us, from time-to-time the emails you receive may include commercial emails. You may opt-out of the email service at any time via the unsubscribe link in all emails. Your email address and information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever.
Advertising
We may advertise third party products or services for sale through the SHOP on our website. These advertisements will take you to the Amazon Store to make a secure online purchase. Amazon has separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the products and services sold through Amazon.com. This policy does not apply to products, such as eBooks, published and sold by Borne LLC.
This website also contains affiliate links, which means Borne LLC may receive a percentage of any product or service you purchase using the links in the articles. You will pay the same price for all products and services, and your purchase helps support our ongoing research and work. We provide affiliate links only to products or services that we believe to be beneficial to our readers. Thanks for your support!
We also accept quality advertising from a highly respectable Health Ad Network. These advertisements will take you to a third-party site where they have separate and independent privacy policies. Any dealings that you have with advertisers found on the Site are between you and the advertiser and you acknowledge and agree that we nor our ad network are liable for any loss or claim you may have against an advertiser.
Healthcare professionals, organizations, and businesses may Sponsor Content on the Site and through our eMail Newsletter.
Modification or Discontinuation
We reserve the right to make changes to the Site, Service, Terms and other policies at any time without notice. We will indicate at the top of this page the date these Terms were last updated. It is your responsibility to remain informed of current Terms. Your continued use of the Site after any such changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms. Service may be interrupted or discontinue without notice.
Prohibited Actions
You may not re-post any content from this site without prior written permission from the publisher. If permission is granted, the article must be re-posted exactly as published on the Site and author attribution given to the Site. All content is the legal copyright of Borne LLC.
Additionally, you may not:
- Register as a member if you are under age 18;
- Provide or purport to provide medical advice, prescription, diagnosis, or treatment recommendations;
- Register for multiple accounts or use the account of another person;
- Impersonate or pretend to be any person other than yourself;
- Use any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction methods in connection with the Service;
- Use the Service for any purposes for which the Service is not intended;
- Attempt to interfere with or disrupt the Service or any person’s ability to use the Service; or
- Use the Service to attempt to solicit business or direct website visitors to another site for commercial purposes unless you Sponsor Content.
We reserve the right to refuse the Service to anyone, including terminating your Service Account, with or without cause, at any time and in our sole discretion.
Borne LLC controls and operates the Site and the Service from the United States of America and makes no representation that the Content, Site or Service is appropriate, available or may be downloaded for use outside the United States of America. You are responsible for complying with all of your local laws.
Contributed Content
Authors who Contribute Content to the Site expressly grant Borne LLC a nonexclusive, irrevocable, world-wide, perpetual, royalty free license (including sublicense) to use, copy, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, modify (including create derivative works) or transmit (including digital transmission of a sound recording) your content, in connection with the Service and Borne LLC’s business, including without limitation promoting and redistributing part or all of the content, in any media formats and through any media channels now known or hereafter developed. You also grant us permission to publish your name in connection with your content and to use your name, likeness and voice in connection with your content. In addition, by contributing content to the Site, you hereby waive any rights of privacy or publicity. You also grant us the permission to grant any of the above rights to other persons or entities, including for the purpose of promoting the Service or Borne LLC’s business.
We will not pay you for your contributed content. We may, in our sole discretion, refuse, or remove part or all of your content from the Site at any time if we consider the content to be illegal, offensive, harassing, infringing, inappropriate or otherwise violates these Terms. For each piece of content contributed, you represent and warrant that you have all rights necessary for you to post or submit the content and to grant the licenses and permissions in this section.
If you believe that your work has been used in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please Contact Us.
