Welcome to Essentia Health’s website. Our website is provided for the benefit of our patients, the public and the healthcare community. Your use of this website and related services is conditioned upon your agreement with the Terms of Use outlined below. Your continued use of this site indicates that you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.
As used throughout these Terms of Use, "site" and "website" include any and all websites with the Essentia Health family. The words “us,” “our,” and “we” refer to Essentia Health and its affiliated entities.
Changes
Essentia Health reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use or the content of the website at any time. Any modification to the Terms of Use is effective upon posting.
No Medical Advice
Neither Essentia Health’s website, nor any of its content, is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice and should not be used for purposes of medical diagnosis or treatment. Neither your use of this website, nor any electronic communication you send to Essentia Health or any of its healthcare providers or employees via the website establishes a physician-patient relationship and will not be considered privileged communication.
You should consult your healthcare provider to discuss any questions or concerns you have about your health. IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE EXPERIENCING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY DIAL 9-1-1.
Website Use
You agree that you will not:
- Use the website to communicate any information that infringes on the rights of any party;
- Use the website for any purpose which violates any applicable law or rule;
- Use the site as a means to distribute advertising or to otherwise solicit any third party;
- Use this website for any purpose or in any manner which is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous, slanderous, threatening, harassing, or embarrassing;
- Attempt to disable, “hack” or otherwise interfere with the proper functioning of this website.
Security
Essentia Health reserves the right to monitor all traffic to this website. Essentia Health reserves the right to suspend your access to the website if it determines, in its sole discretion, that you have violated the Terms of Use or for any other reason.
Intellectual Property Rights
The website, including its contents, is subject to the protection of the copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws of the United States. Essentia Health authorizes you to print or download a single copy of the content of the website for your personal, non-commercial use or as otherwise permitted by applicable law. Any other use of Essentia Health’s website content without the express, written permission of Essentia Health is strictly prohibited.
Links to Other Sites
The website contains links to other non-Essentia Health websites. These links are provided for your convenience only. Essentia Health makes no representations regarding the content or security of any non-Essentia Health website and bears no responsibility for it. The inclusion of a link does not mean that Essentia Health endorses the linked website or its content or that Essentia Health is, in any way, affiliated with the website or its creator or owner.
Class Cancellation Policy
This site provides features and functionality for online class registrations and secure credit card payments. For individual class cancellation policies, please refer to the class cancellation policy contained in each class description. Any payments refunded by Essentia Health for classes will be processed after the class has taken place.
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS IN THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. ESSENTIA HEALTH DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ESSENTIA HEALTH DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ESSENTIA HEALTH DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.
THE USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. IN NO EVENT SHALL ESSENTIA HEALTH BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR ANY OTHER MONETARY DAMAGES, FEES, FINES, PENALTIES OR OTHER LIABILITIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY NON-ESSENTIA HEALTH WEBSITES LINKED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE WEBSITE IS TO STOP USING IT.
Privacy and Protection of Personal Information
Subject to the Essentia Health Privacy Statement, any material, information or other communication you transmit or post to this site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. Essentia Health will have no obligations with respect to such communications. Essentia Health and its designees will be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate and otherwise use the communications and all data, images, sounds, text, and other things embodied therein for any and all commercial or non-commercial purposes. All statements, suggestions, materials and ideas submitted or communicated to Essentia Health by you become the property of Essentia Health upon submission and you agree that all intellectual property rights therein belong to Essentia Health. You should not include patient-identifying or other private information in any transmission to this website, as Essentia Health cannot guarantee its confidentiality.
Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms of Use and your compliance with them shall be governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota, exclusive of its choice of law provisions. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota for any dispute with Essentia Health, or its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, directors, telecommunication providers, and content providers related to the website, including these Terms of Use.
Severability and Waiver
If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition.
Contacting Us
Essentia Health welcomes your questions and comments regarding the website, including these Terms of Use. Please e-mail us at
webfeedback@essentiahealth.org.