terms

Use and participation in the Ardent web site is contingent upon your acceptance of the following terms of use and rules. By using our web site, you accept these terms of use. In addition, your continued use of our web site after a change has been made to the policies of our web site implies your assent to those changes. "ARDENT" refers to Ardent Health Services LLC., and its parent companies, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies.

The material and content contained in the Ardent web site is provided for general information only.

Links to Other Sites
Ardent chooses its business partners carefully. However, Ardent is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of web sites operated by third parties that are linked to the Ardent web site. These links are meant for the visitor's convenience only. Links to third party web sites do not constitute sponsorship, endorsement, or approval by Ardent of any content, policies or practices of such site. Once you have left the Ardent web site via such a link, you should check the applicable terms of use and privacy policies of the third party sites. Ardent's web site may also be linked to web sites operated by companies affiliated with Ardent. Visitors to those sites should refer to their separate terms of use, privacy policies and practices.

2. RULES OF CONDUCT

Ardent is not responsible for any material posted on our message boards or other forums.
a. You shall not post or transmit through Ardent's web site any defamatory, threatening, obscene, harmful, pornographic or other material which would violate or infringe in any way upon the rights of others, or which would give rise to criminal or civil liability and/or violate federal or local law or regulation. Ardent will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing Ardent to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such e-mails or materials. Further, you shall not post or transmit through Ardent any material which advertises or otherwise solicits funds or is a solicitation for goods or services.
b. You shall not upload, post, or otherwise make available on Ardent web site any material protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of such copyright, trademark or other proprietary interest.
c. You shall not upload, post or transmit through Ardent's web site any advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or spamming of the same message to multiple boards.
d. By posting messages, uploading files, inputting data, or engaging in any other form of communication through Ardent's web site, you hereby waive any and all rights to any stories, ideas, drawings, opinions, and other creative "materials" posted to Ardent's web site. You authorize Ardent to utilize, royalty-free, in any manner it sees fit and for eternity, the materials posted on the site, which shall become the property of Ardent and shall include the right to exploit any proprietary rights in such communication, including, but not limited to, rights under copyright, trademark, service mark, or patent laws under any relevant jurisdiction. You release Ardent from any and all claims or liability (now known or hereafter arising) in connection therewith, and you agree to indemnify Ardent in connection therewith pursuant to the terms of Paragraph 3 below. You agree and acknowledge that your participation in Ardent's web site shall not give rise to any confidential, fiduciary, implied-in-fact, implied-in-law, contractual or other special relationship between you and Ardent (other than the contractual relationship entered into between you and Ardent by virtue of your agreement to the Terms of Use and Ardent's Privacy Policy).

3. VISITOR'S INDEMNIFICATION / OBLIGATIONS

a. In consideration for your use of and access to the Ardent web site, you agree that in no event will Ardent, its affiliated or related entities, its content providers or any other party involved in creating, producing or delivering this web site or any site linked to this web site, be responsible or liable to you or entity in any manner whatsoever (including, but not limited to, persons who may use or rely on such data or materials or to whom such data and materials are furnished) for any loss, damage (whether actual, consequential or punitive), injury, claim, liability, or other cause of any kind or character whatsoever based upon or resulting from any information provided in Ardent's web site, or arising from any decision made or action or non-action taken by you or any other person in reliance upon the information provided through Ardent web site, even if you advise Ardent of the possibility of any claims or damages.
b. You, as a visitor and/or user of Ardent's web site, agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Ardent, its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims, losses, costs, and expenses (including attorneys' fees) arising out of your use of Ardent's web site, or arising out of any violation of laws or these Rules of Conduct committed by you, including, without limitation, any communication by you which is claimed to be defamatory, obscene or otherwise unlawful, or which is claimed to violate the copyright, trademark, proprietary or other rights of third parties, or which constitutes a submission of materials.

4. TERMINATION

Ardent shall have the right to immediately terminate your use of Ardent web site if Ardent determines, in its sole discretion, that you have violated the Rules of Conduct set forth above in Paragraph 2 or otherwise breached this agreement, or have engaged in conduct which Ardent determines, in its sole discretion, to be unacceptable. While Ardent recognizes that its message boards may be regarded as a public forum, it is not applicable under the First Amendment as a venue of free speech. Ardent reserves the right to remove any postings to our message boards at our sole discretion.

5. DISCLAIMER

Ardent has made and will continue to make efforts to include accurate and current information on this web site. However, the materials in Ardent's web site are provided "as is" and to the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, Ardent disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, without limitation, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Ardent does not assume any responsibility or risk for your use of the web site. Ardent does not warrant that the functions contained in the materials will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that Ardent's web site or server that makes such site available is free of viruses or other harmful components. Ardent does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of any of the materials on Ardent's web site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, completeness, timeliness, or otherwise. None of the information contained in this web site shall be construed as an indication of Ardent's views, opinions or recommendation, or endorsement thereof. Except as specifically stated otherwise, Ardent does not endorse, operate, control or assume responsibility for any product, brand, method, treatment, information or services on the web site, in any way.

You assume the sole cost of all necessary servicing, repair, or correction. Applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.

6. MISCELLANEOUS
This agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee, and the parties consent to the jurisdiction of the courts in the Davidson County, Tennessee, without regard to its conflict of laws.

If any term or provision of this agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remaining portions of this agreement shall continue to be valid and will be performed, construed, and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the invalid, illegal or unenforceable term or provision will be amended and limited in accordance with the intent of the parties, as determined from the face of this agreement, to the extent necessary to permit the maximum enforceability and/or validation of such term or provision.

These web site are governed by a Privacy Policy, which can be found at Privacy. Some sections of Ardent's web site may have additional privacy practices, which are described in detail at those specific web sites. When you access Ardent's web site from other locations, you do so at your own volition and you shall comply with any applicable local laws governing interactive sites.

THIS WEBSITE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR AUDIENCES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

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