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This site is Online information provided by The Cleveland Spine Institute and is subject to your agreement with all of the terms and conditions offered below. Please read and understand this Agreement carefully before accessing or using this website/service. By accessing or using The Cleveland Spine Institute website, you agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions below, which are intended to be fully effective and binding upon the Provider and users. The Provider may modify this Agreement at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting the modified Agreement. You agree to review the Agreement periodically to be aware of such modifications, and your accessing or using the Service constitutes your acceptance of the Agreement as it appears at the time of your access or use. When you leave the Service and go to another site (whether operated by the Cleveland Spine Institute or a third party), different terms may apply, and you agree to review those terms prior to using that site.
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The Service is presented by the Provider for the sole purpose of disseminating health information for public benefit. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE, AND YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE, THE PROVISION OR PRACTICE OF MEDICAL, NURSING, OR PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE ADVICE OR SERVICES IN ANY JURISDICTION. THE SERVICE IS NOT TARGETED TO USERS IN ANY PARTICULAR LOCALITY, NOR IS IT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE, AND YOU AGREE THAT IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE, THE DOING OF BUSINESS IN ANY JURISDICTION. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE SERVICE IS NOT INTENDED TO BE AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION OF BUSINESS ANYWHERE ON BEHALF OF THE CLEVELAND SPINE INSTITUTE.
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