Disclaimer

The Partners Private Care (PPC) web site is intended to provide general information about Partners Private Care and its services. The information on the website is written and maintained by PPC staff. This site also provides links to the web sites of Partners Home Care and Partners HealthCare System members and affiliates that provide health information that may be written by their respective staff, physicians or health care providers, or contracted from outside providers. We also provide access (links) to some external web sites for your convenience. PPC is not responsible for the availability, accuracy, or content of those outside sites, nor does it endorse them.

This site is not an attempt to practice medicine or provide specific medical advice, nor does use of the site establish a doctor-patient relationship. For emergency medical treatment or answers to personal questions, we strongly encourage you to consult with a qualified health care provider.

You assume full responsibility for using the information on this site, and you understand and agree that Partners and its affiliates are not responsible or liable for any claim, loss, or damage resulting from its use by you or any user. While we try to keep the information on the site as accurate as possible, we disclaim any warranty concerning its accuracy, timeliness, and completeness, and any other warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. PPC also does not warrant that access to the site will be error- or virus-free.

Material on the PPC web site is protected by copyright law. Unless otherwise stated, users may print or download information from this site for personal, non-commercial use only, provided they identify the source of the material and include a statement that the materials are protected by copyright law. Permission to reprint or otherwise reproduce any document in whole or in part is prohibited, unless prior written consent is obtained from the copyright owner.

By choosing to use the PPC web site you acknowledge and agree to the terms of this Disclaimer and our Privacy Policy. We encourage you to read these. We reserve the right to modify these terms and policies and recommend that you periodically review them, because if you use the site you will be expected to comply with these.

Information for Reporting Claims of Copyright Infringement

In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512 (the "DCMA") Partners Home Care, Inc., the parent corporation to PPC ("PHC") , is registered as a Service Provider with the United States Copyright Office. Notifications of copyright infringement claims occurring on PPC’s network should be reported to PHC’s designated agent, as follows:

Robert Pappagianopoulos
Partners Healthcare System, Inc.
One Constitution Center, 2nd floor
Charlestown, MA 02129

Email: dmca-agent@partners.org

Any such notice must be in writing, and must include the following information as required by the DMCA:

• A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or the person authorized to act on its behalf;
• A description of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
• A description of the infringing material and information reasonably sufficient to permit PHC to locate the material;
• Your contact information, including your address, telephone number, and email;
• A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
• A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and, under the pains and penalties of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.