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Terms of Use

This page states the Terms and Conditions under which you may use Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D.’s Web Site. Please read this page carefully. If you do not accept the Terms and Conditions stated here, do not use the Web Site. Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D. may revise these Terms and Conditions at any time by updating this posting. You should visit this page periodically to review the Terms and Conditions, because they are binding on you. This website and the information and material contained within is explicitly not to be used to diagnose, detect, or treat any type of mental or behavioral health issue, and is for informational purposes only. Use of this website does not in any way constitute a doctor-patient, psychologist-patient, counselor-patient, licensed sex offender treatment provider-client relationship between yourself and Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D.

Section 1. Use of Material.

Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D. is authorized to allow you to view and download a single copy of the material on this Web site (“Web Site”) solely for your use. Special rules may apply to the use of certain software and other items provided on the Web Site. Any such special rules are listed as Legal Notices on this Web Site and are incorporated into this Agreement by reference.

The text of this website is the property of Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D. unless provided by other entities and/or individuals for the purpose of demonstration or display on this website; the graphics, images and other material of this website are property of Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D. unless provided by other entities and/or individuals for the purpose of demonstration or display on this website. The content of this website such as text, graphics, images and other material is hereafter designated “Material”. All of the Material on this website is protected by copyright under both United States and foreign laws. Unauthorized use of the Material may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. You must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original Material on any copy you make of the Material. You may not sell or modify the Material or reproduce, display, publicly perform, distribute, or otherwise use the Material in any way for any public or commercial purpose, unless explicit permission to do so is granted by Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph.D. The use of the Material on any other Web site or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited. The Material contained in this website is strictly for information purposes only, and should not be considered or used as a substitute for professional medical and/or mental health advice, diagnosis, and treatment. The Material is provided on an “as is” basis, without any warranty, express or implied.

If you violate any of these Terms, your permission to use the Material automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of the Material.

Section 2. Liability of Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D.

The Material may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D. makes no representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the Material or about the results to be obtained from using the Web Site and the Material. The use the Web Site and the Material is at your own risk. Changes are periodically made to the Web Site and may be made at any time.

Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D. DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEB SITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT THIS WEB SITE AND ITS SERVER ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES AND OTHER HARMFUL GOODS. IF YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITE OR THE MATERIAL RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA, MATTHEW L. FERRARA, PH.D. IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS. THE WEB SITE AND MATERIAL ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. MATTHEW L. FERRARA, PH.D. AND ITS SUPPLIERS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES’ RIGHTS, AND THE WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. MATTHEW L. FERRARA, PH.D. AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE MATERIAL, SERVICES, SOFTWARE TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND LINKS.

Section 3. Disclaimer of Consequential Damages.

IN NO EVENT SHALL MATTHEW L. FERRARA, PH.D., ITS SUPPLIERS, OR ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED AT THIS SITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEB SITE AND THE MATERIAL, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT MATTHEW L. FERRARA, PH.D. IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Section 4. User Submissions.

Generally, any communication which you post to the Web Site is considered to be non-confidential. If particular Web pages permit the submission of communications which will be treated by Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D. as confidential, that fact will be stated in Legal Notices on those pages. By posting communications to the Web Site, you automatically grant Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D. a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable nonexclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform, and display the communication alone or as part of other works in any form, media, or technology whether now known or hereafter developed, and to sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sub licensees.

As a User, you are responsible for your own communications and are responsible for the consequences of their posting. You must not do the following things: Post material that is copyrighted, unless you are the copyright owner or have the permission of the copyright owner to post it; post material that reveals trade secrets, unless you own them or have the permission of the owner; post material that infringes on any other intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of others; post material that is obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful, or embarrassing to another User or any other person or entity; post a sexually-explicit image; post advertisements or solicitations of business; post chain letters or pyramid schemes; or impersonate another person.

Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D. does not represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any of communications posted by other Users or endorse any opinions expressed by Users. You acknowledge that any reliance on material posted by other Users will be at your own risk.

Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D. does not screen communications in advance and is not responsible for screening or monitoring material posted by Users. If notified by a User of communications which allegedly do not conform to this Agreement, Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D. may investigate the allegation and determine in good faith and its sole discretion whether to remove or request the removal of the communication. Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D. has no liability or responsibility to Users for performance or nonperformance of such activities. Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D. reserves the right to expel Users and prevent their further access to the Web Site for violating this Agreement or the law and the right to remove communications which are abusive, illegal, or disruptive.

Section 5. Links to Other Sites.

The Web Site contains links to third party Web sites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D. of the contents on such third-party Web sites. Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D. is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such third party Web sites. If you decide to access linked third-party Web sites, you do so at your own risk.

Section 6. Software Licenses.

All software that is made available for downloading from the Web Site (“Software”) is protected by copyright and may be protected by other rights. The use of such software is governed by the terms of the software license agreement or designated Legal Notice accompanying such software (“License Agreement”). The downloading and use of such software is conditioned on your agreement to be bound by the terms of the License Agreement.

Section 7. Limitation of Liability.

Unless otherwise expressly provided in a Software License or Legal Notice, the aggregate liability for Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D. to you for all claims arising from the use of the Materials (including Software) is limited to $100.

Section 8. Indemnity.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D., its officers, directors, employees, and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, alleging or resulting from your use of the Material (including Software) or your breach of the terms of this Agreement. Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D. shall provide notice to you promptly of any such claim, suit, or proceeding and shall assist you, at your expense, in defending any such claim, suit or proceeding.

Section 9. Export Control.

The United States controls the export of products and information. You agree to comply with such restrictions and not to export or re-export the Materials (including Software) to countries or persons prohibited under the export control laws. By downloading the Materials (including Software), you are agreeing that you are not in a country where such export is prohibited or are a person or entity to which such export is prohibited. You are responsible for compliance with the laws of your local jurisdiction regarding the import, export, or re-export of the Product.

Section 10. User Information.

Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D. may use the information it obtains relating to you, including your IP address, name, mailing address, email address and use of the Web Site, for its internal business and marketing purposes and may disclose the information to third parties for such purposes.

Section 11. General.

This Web Site is based in Austin, Texas. Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D. makes no claims the Materials are appropriate or may be downloaded outside of the United States. Access to the Materials (including Software) may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Web Site from outside of the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction. This Agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws of the State of Texas, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of this Agreement shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term. Except as expressly provided in a particular Legal Notice or Software License or material on particular Web pages, this Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between you and Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D. with respect to the use of Web Site. Any changes to this Agreement must be made in writing, signed by an authorized representative of Matthew L. Ferrara, Ph. D.

Section 12. Web Site Privacy Policy

This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for www.doctorferrara.com. This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this web site. It will notify you of the following:

  1. What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the web site, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.
  2. What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.
  3. The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
  4. How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information. 

Information Collection, Use, and Sharing

We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via website forms, email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.

We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g. contact your physician with your authorization.

Your Access to and Control Over Information

You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the phone number given on our website:

  • See what data we have about you, if any.
  • Change/correct any data we have about you.
  • Have us delete any data we have about you.
  • Express any concern you have about our use of your data.

Links

This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Online Communication

In order to communicate with us via our website (e.g. send text messages, upload documents, agree to our Terms of Use, etc.), a user is required to give certain information (such as name and email address). This information is used to contact you about the services on our site in which you have expressed interest. At your option, you may also provide demographic information (such as gender or age) about yourself, but it is not required.

Affiliate Program

Matthew Ferrara is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com