Linking TO www.HRSonline.org
The Heart Rhythm Society (“the Society”) grants a nonexclusive, limited permission to websites to place a text link to the Heart Rhythm Society containing the exact words "Heart Rhythm Society" or "The Heart Rhythm Society" or our domain name (www.HRSonline.org) on their site to develop a link between their site and the Society’s website(s).
Content Integrity, Link Location
Links to the Heart Rhythm Society website must be text-only. The use of the Heart Rhythm Society logo cannot be used as a link and any other use of the Society logo is strictly prohibited without express written consent of the Heart Rhythm Society marketing and communications department. The materials on the linking site should not imply any association with or relation to the Society or imply in any way that any materials from our website are maintained within or originate from the linking website. The Society does not permit any content from our website to be framed within another site. Material may not be copied from our website for publication in any form without express written permission. Companies advertising products are not allowed to link to the Heart Rhythm Society site from any advertising or marketing pages, to include any pages that refer specifically to a particular drug by brand or device name through overt logo use or textual reference. All links must be for non-profit or educational purposes only.
Format of Link
No changes or modifications to the text link to the Heart Rhythm Society may be made. Use of the text link to the Society for purposes other than linking to www.HRSonline.org
is expressly forbidden. The text link to the Society must not be used or associated with any obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, indecent, profane, defamatory or unlawful site or materials in any way, or in any manner that would adversely affect the name, reputation and goodwill of the Society. The Heart Rhythm Society retains and reserves all rights to the Society's trade names, trademarks and logos, copyrights and all other intellectual property. Use of any other trademarks, trade names, graphic banners, copyrighted material or any other intellectual property of the Society for any purpose is expressly forbidden, unless explicit written permission for that use has been granted.
Disclaimers
All information is provided “as is,” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or noninfringement. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the foregoing exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding the exclusion of implied warranties.
The Heart Rhythm Society shall not be responsible for any loss, damage, liability or expense that may accompany or result from your use of the link, text link to the Society or graphic banner(s), including but not limited to any computer virus; technical, hardware or software failures of any kind; lost or unavailable network connections; or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions. The granting of this Permission does not indicate nor should it be construed in any way to represent an endorsement by the Society of any materials on a website containing a text link to the Society or graphic banner(s) or any other intellectual property. The Heart Rhythm Society reserves the right to request that verbiage to this effect be placed on the page containing a link to www.HRSonline.org as a condition of inclusion of the link.
The Heart Rhythm Society controls and operates its websites from the United States of America. The Society in no way implies that the text link to the Society is appropriate or available for use outside of the United States. If you use our materials from locations outside of the United States, you are responsible for compliance with any applicable laws.
The Heart Rhythm Society may at any time revise this Linking Policy. You are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the then-current Linking Policy to which you are bound.
The display of a text link to the Heart Rhythm Society on a website indicates agreement by the website to the foregoing terms and conditions. Please forward any questions about this policy to webmaster@HRSonline.org.
Linking FROM www.HRSonline.org
The Heart Rhythm Society places certain links on its websites and uses the following criteria to evaluate sites for linking.
The linked site should:
- relate to the mission of the Heart Rhythm Society;
- complement and enhance the information on our website;
- provide credible, accurate, current, science-based information;
- be subject to adequate procedures for the review and updating of material;
- be primarily focused on information or educational content, rather than the promotion of a product or service;
- adhere to adequate policies regarding external links and privacy of user data.
The Heart Rhythm Society reserves the right to change these criteria at any time. Sites requesting a link should send an email containing the link and any relevant informationto webmaster@HRSonline.org.