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These Terms and Conditions of Use ("Terms") govern the relationship between You and dearjohmd.com, iamsoulsurgeon.com, and other sites or applications, including mobile applications, owned and operated by John Moos (each individually a "Site" and collectively the "Sites").

The content is offered for informational and educational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

DearJohnMD.com does not offer or give medical advice. We do not provide medical or diagnostic services. Instead, the content is intended to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between you and your physician, therapist, and/or providers. You should not act upon this information without seeking professional advice and counsel.

It is the intent of and its affiliates to create an informational website. Any statements made in this website about products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any condition or disease.

DearJohnMD.com does not endorse any specific tests, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned or described in this website. If you rely on any content obtained by you on or through this website, you do so solely at your own risk. You are solely responsible for compliance with the laws and regulations applicable to your place or country of residence and accessing this website from any country where its content does not comply with its laws and regulations is prohibited. You agree that DearJohnMD.com and its affiliates shall not be liable to you or anyone else for any loss or injury caused in whole or in part by relying upon, using, or interpreting the content or any other information obtained through use of this website. In no event will DearJohnMD.com or its affiliates be liable to you or anyone else for any incidental, consequential, indirect, special or exemplary damages or lost profits arising out of the use or inability to use the content, the website or any other information obtained through the website, even if DearJohnMD its affiliates, its licensors, agents or representatives know or have been advised of the possibility of such damages. These excluded damages include, but are not limited to, medical, legal and accounting malpractice damage claims or awards, pain and suffering, personal injury/wrongful death, loss of income, loss of consortium, business interruption, medical bills, damages for loss of data, loss of programs, and/or cost of procurement of substitute services or service interruptions.

All users expressly agree to not post any material that:

  1. is defamatory, libelous, abusive, or obscene, including, without limitation, material which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, federal, or international law;

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  3. would invade the privacy of any other person;

  4. is intended to advertise to or solicit others without our express permission;

  5. constitutes charity solicitations, chain letters or pyramid schemes;

  6. contains a virus, worm, trojan horse, time bomb, or any other harmful program or component; or

You further expressly agree that you will not:

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  • (d) harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including email addresses, without their consent;

  • (e) interfere with or disrupt networks connected to the website, or used for purposes of delivering the content (or violate the regulations, policies or procedures of such networks);

  • (f) attempt to gain unauthorized access to restricted areas of the website, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the website, through password mining or any other means; or

  • (g) interfere with another user’s use and enjoyment of the website.

DearJohnMD.com reserves the right to remove material that is abusive, illegal, or disruptive. Further, we reserve the right to edit and /or delete any material on DearJohnMD.com.

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The content in the Advice Column is offered for informational and educational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. DearJohnMD.com does not offer or give medical advice. We do not provide medical or diagnostic services. Instead, the content is intended to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between you and your physician. You should not act upon this information without seeking professional advice and counsel.