Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Welcome to Sharp.com, the website for Sharp HealthCare, San Diego's health care leader. Sharp is a nonprofit public benefit, tax-exempt health care system in San Diego, Calif. This site and all associated trademarks are owned and maintained by Sharp HealthCare.

Our Vision
Our vision is to be the best health care system in the universe.  Sharp will attain this position by being:

• The best place to work
• The best place to practice medicine, and
• The best place to receive care

Terms and Conditions
Please read this agreement entirely and carefully before accessing this website. By accessing the site, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions below.

Disclaimer
Sharp.com is an online information and communication service that Sharp HealthCare provides to the community for educational purposes only. The information provided should in no way be taken to be the provision or practice of medical, nursing or health care diagnosis, advice or services. Sharp HealthCare has used reliable sources in an effort to provide broad consumer understanding and knowledge of health related topics. This information should not be considered complete or to be a substitute for a call, visit, consultation or advice from your physician or other health care providers, as necessary. If you have specific health-related questions, please call your physician or other health care provider. If you have a health problem, or think you may, please consult your own physician. Do not depend on the information presented on this site, as each individual case is different.

Except for information, products or services clearly identified as being supplied by Sharp HealthCare, Sharp HealthCare does not operate, control or endorse in any way information, products or services on the Internet.

In accessing this web site and the Internet generally, you assume all responsibility and risk for use. While Sharp HealthCare takes reasonable measures to protect its web site, Sharp HealthCare cannot guarantee that files available for downloading will be free of contaminating or destructive properties. Users are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures to protect themselves and their own computer systems.

Links to other we sites are provided as a service to you. However, you must understand that other sites are neither managed nor controlled by Sharp HealthCare. While Sharp HealthCare makes reasonable efforts to include other sites that provide relevant information, neither Sharp HealthCare nor its employees, agents or contractors, review, control or take responsibility for the content of these sites.

This web site is provided without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to, those of title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or noninfringement or any warranty arising from a course of dealing, usage or trade practice. Sharp HealthCare will not be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by you or anyone else in reliance upon the information provided.

Online Conduct
You agree not to use this service for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by this agreement. We reserve the right to deny access to any part of this service at our sole discretion. You are personally responsible for the material that you send.

Consents and Copyrights
All trademark, logo or copyrighted material contained within these pages is the sole property of Sharp HealthCare. Any reproduction or redistribution of this material beyond personal use is prohibited without the express written consent of Sharp HealthCare. Any reproduction of illustrations or photographs appearing on these pages beyond personal use is strictly prohibited, unless prior written authorization is obtained from Sharp HealthCare.

Privacy Policy
Sharp HealthCare is dedicated to protecting privacy of website users.

Collection of Information
Sharp HealthCare collects information about you only with your consent.

By using this website, you consent to the collection and use of information as discussed below. Changes in this policy will be posted on this page so you will always know what information is being collected, how it is being used, and under what circumstances it is being disclosed.

Use of Collected Information
Sharp HealthCare does not send unsolicited email messages to users. Email messages sent to Sharp eCare users are strictly limited to e-newsletter subscriptions, responses to questions or other uses in which the user has specifically requested the message.

You may be asked for your email address and name as part of a newsletter subscription, survey, feedback form or other communication with or within Sharp HealthCare and Sharp HealthCare Foundation. You may choose to provide more information.

Sharp HealthCare does not sell, trade, rent or share personal information about its users.

The information collected about the domain name of the server from which you are visiting is aggregated and used to determine the number of visitors to our site each day, and sources of traffic.

Share Your Opinion
Sharp HealthCare welcomes your questions and comments about privacy. Please feel free to Contact Us.

Last updated: June 9, 2009