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 Staying Abreast: Disclaimers, Permissions, and Copyright
Health Statements and Disclaimers: Please note that the information provided on this website is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physicians or medical team.
The information provided by Annie Toglia, M.E.S. and Staying Abreast Inc. should be used as a general guide to help patients make educated choices with proper direction from their physicians and medical team. The most important part of making these choices is the patient's consulting with the physicians, nurses, and physical or occupational therapists who are most familiar with the patient's individual condition.
Another important part of making these choices is to understand the risks of any exercise program in which any patient is going to participate. The patient must understand and agree that, with respect to the information provided by Annie Toglia, Staying Abreast Inc., and Staying Abreast.com, the patient/reader assumes the risks of any information or any exercises selected, and that Annie Toglia, Staying Abreast Inc., and any authors or practitioners contributing to Staying Abreast Inc. or Staying Abreast.com cannot be held responsible for any adverse effects, injuries, or conditions resulting from any of the following: (1) information conveyed in the Staying Abreast Fitness Guides (posters); (2) information conveyed in the book Staying Abreast, Rehabilitation Exercises for Breast Cancer Surgery; (3) information in the website www.stayingabreast.com; (4) and/or any written or audio-visual material provided by Annie Toglia or Staying Abreast Inc.
Post-surgery patients as well as experienced exercisers must follow recommendations from their physicians and health care practioners regarding any and all Staying Abreast exercises and information. We also require that readers discuss any and all past and present health concerns with their physicians and health care providers.
Content: The bulk of Staying Abreast.com's website content is directly derived from and directly related to the breast cancer exercise book, "Staying Abreast, Rehabilitation Exercises for Breast Cancer Surgery" authored and published by Annie Toglia, M.E.S., who is also the author, administrator, and owner of www.stayingabreast.com. The web pages, therefore, do not warrant source references or constant updating. The site also contains non-clinical information directly related to Annie Toglia and Staying Abreast, Inc., e.g. Media, Interviews, Press, and Events. These pages are updated as soon as new information develops.
Annie Toglia and Staying Abreast Inc. do not recommend or endorse any particular concepts, philosophies, products, or specific treatment methods. Material is presented throughout www.stayingabreast.com and on our RESOURCES page primarily to inform and motivate readers and website users.
Any and all written materials submitted to Staying Abreast.com are expected to conform to ethical and medical standards and are subject to approval by Staying Abreast Inc. Any such information contained on this site, e.g., Contributor's articles, Press or Media articles, Events, and announcements will be supported by clear references to source data and, where possible, have specific links to that data. Annie Toglia and Staying Abreast Inc. disclaim any responsibility or liability for any such materials and do not guarantee, warrant, or endorse any methods, products, treatments or services mentioned or recommended on www.stayingabreast.com.
Funding: Staying Abreast Inc. is self-funded, does not receive any funding from sponsors, organizations, government agencies, pharmaceutical companies, or commercial entities, does not host or receive any funding from advertisers or advertising, and does not display advertisements on its website.
Privacy Statement: Confidentiality of data relating to individual patients and visitors to www.stayingabreast.com, including their names and identities, will be respected and protected by Staying Abreast Inc. Annie Toglia, M.E.S. and Staying Abreast Inc. undertake to honour or exceed the legal requirements of medical/health information privacy that apply in New York State and the United States of America.
All private or semi-private information such as identities, email addresses, email content, and email exchanges with visitors to www.stayingabreast.com shall be treated with confidentiality and will not be made available to mailing lists or outside sources. Testimonials or emails to Annie Toglia that are submitted to the Contact or Testimonial page for public usage will not be posted or published without permission of the writer or contributor.
Copyrights and Permissions: Reproduction, revision, duplication, or manipulation of any written information, text, design layouts, brochures, posters, exercise photos, exercise illustrations, advertising materials, promotional materials, press/publicity materials, audio-visual materials, illustrations, drawings, titles, sub-titles, graphics, photographs, logos, copyrights, service marks, and/or trademarks of StayingAbreast.com, Staying Abreast Inc., Staying Abreast® and "Staying Abreast, Rehabilitation Exercises for Breast Cancer Surgery" that are included herein or otherwise, are prohibited without express written permission of Annie Toglia, M.E.S. or the appointed representatives of Staying Abreast Inc.
Design Credits: Staying Abreast: logo and book cover photo by Steven Klein
Book cover produced by Pascal Dangin - box ltd. nyc
Exercise illustrations by Loren E. Mack for Staying Abreast e-mail
Web site by Arturan
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