Terms of Conditions for Use/Privacy Policy

Terms and Conditions for Use

The information on this website is only intended for educational purposes. The information on this website is not intended to be health-related advice of any kind. The information on this site is not intended to be used as a substitute for health-related recommendations, suggestions, referrals, treatment plan, or treatment. The information on this site should therefore not replace the advice of a healthcare professional who treats users of this site. 

Use of this site does not constitute a healthcare provider-patient relationship. The information on this site is meant to complement, not replace, the relationships between a user of this site and his or her healthcare providers.

The use of this site constitutes agreement that it should not be used, and will not be used, for the diagnosis or treatment of any health-related condition. A licensed healthcare professional should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all health-related conditions.

The Institute for Chronic Pain cannot and does not provide referrals to healthcare providers or healthcare organizations. The information on this site should not be understood as referrals to any healthcare provider or healthcare facility or organization. Again, the information on this site is intended only for educational purposes. 

Do not use this site in a health-related emergency. Call your healthcare provider or your emergency services, such as 911, for all health-related emergencies.

The site is not moderated. 

The information on this website is provided on an as-is basis. The Institute for Chronic Pain and its employees and suppliers disclaim all warranties, either expressed or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

The information on this site is provided without cost. Use of this site is voluntary. Use of this site does not constitute any form of agreement whatsoever between the user of this site and the owners, employees or suppliers of this site.

The content on this website is copyrighted: 2012, Health Psychology Consultants, LLC.

Links to other sites are provided for information only. The presence of links does not constitute an endorsement of the linked sites.

Use of this site is voluntary.  Use of this site constitutes an agreement with any and all the terms and conditions specified above. 

Privacy Policy 

We collect personal, identifiable information only when you voluntarily provide it to us. Examples of when you might provide us with personal, identifiable information is when you provide us with your email address, complete surveys, make purchases from us, or when you make free will contributions to our operating budget.

The Institute for Chronic Pain will not sell your personal, identifiable information to third parties. 

If you do not want us to collect personal, identifiable information, you should withhold such information and refrain from providing us with your email address, signing up for free materials, completing surveys, making purchases, or contributing to us. Users of our website provide personal information solely on a voluntary basis.

We also collect non-personal information with the use of cookies. Cookies are text files that allow the user of our site to have a more rapid and smooth user experience. Cookies are not associated with personal identities of the user. Cookies can also allow us to track user trends regarding our site.

At any time, you can delete already existing cookies or prevent them from occurring altogether through your browser. The help section of most browsers can provide you with information on how to delete cookies or prevent their use. Our whole website is still accessible should you block cookies altogether.

Currently, we use Google Analytics to analyze user trends and improve content. No personal information is collected from Google Analytics. For further information on the privacy policy concerning Google Analytics, please see:  http://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/analytics/privacyoverview.html

We use personal, identifiable information as well as non-personal information in the following ways:

• Provide you with free and purchased materials

• Provide the most appropriate content

• Provide you with important updates about our site, our Institute, or about the field of chronic pain rehabilitation in general

• Conduct research and analysis on user trends

• Provide non-personal information in aggregated form to demonstrate user trends to entities that may in the future engage in business relationships with us

• Administrate the website

This information is stored on site in a locked location and is also password protected. A limited number of employees of the Institute for Chronic Pain has access to this information. We conscientiously intend to comply with all laws, including privacy laws, of the United States of America.

We share personal information and non-identifiable information under the following circumstances:

• With vendors in order to provide you with materials that you request or to affiliates to assist in the administration of the site

• When complying with legal requirements

• In the event of a change in corporate ownership

Our site contains links. Please note that we do not control or have responsibility for the privacy policies of sites to which we have links. We encourage you to view any and all privacy policies for these linked sites.

We reserve the right to change our privacy policy at any time. In the event that we do so, the changes will be posted on this page.