1. Introduction

Welcome to CancerThrombosis.org. CancerThrombosis.org is an educational website that aims to provide a comprehensive resource dedicated to cancer-associated thrombosis and the benefits of antithrombotic therapy.

We hope this website will serve as the primary source of information to educate healthcare professionals about the risk of venous thromboembolism in oncologic patients, thereby leading to better patient care.

All of the material posted on this website has been reviewed by members of the Steering Committee, as we are committed to ensuring the integrity of the content resources available.

The site contains information for healthcare professionals. CancerThrombosis.org is supported by a donation from Pfizer, Ltd. This website is provided free of charge by Thrombosis Education, Ltd.

Healthcare Professionals. We require that all healthcare professionals register to access some of the pages on this site. CancerThrombosis.org will provide you with a reliable source of high-quality information and education resources. The information contained on the website does not constitute medical advice. Appropriate medical judgment must be used in the management of each individual patient.

2. Privacy statement

CancerThrombosis.org respects and protects the privacy of our users and promises never to sell, exchange or release your personal information. Personal information includes name, e-mail address, postal address and answers to survey questions. We use this information only for internal purposes and to help us further develop this Internet site.

What information do we collect from our users?

CancerThrombosis.org collects personal identification information from our users during online registration. We contact only those people who specifically ask us to do so.

3. How do we use cookies?

A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. We use cookies to help track an individual's movements around the CancerThrombosis.org Internet site and to monitor the presentation of advertisements. They are not used to retrieve information from your computer that was not originally sent in a cookie. If you prefer not to receive cookies, you are able to set your browser to refuse them.

4. Copyright and legal notice

To the extent permissible under applicable laws, no responsibility is assumed and responsibility is hereby disclaimed by Thrombosis Education, Ltd. and CancerThrombosis.org for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a result of any actual or alleged libelous statements, infringement of intellectual property or privacy rights, or products liability, whether resulting from negligence or otherwise, including, without limitation, such injury and/or damage arising from any use or operation of any ideas, instructions, procedures, products or methods contained in the material herein. Access to this site is provided on an "as is" basis, and Thrombosis Education, Ltd. and CancerThrombosis.org do not warrant that the information or software contained herein is complete, accurate or free from error.

We assure users that every effort has been taken to validate the data in the CancerThrombosis.org Internet site. Thrombosis Education, Ltd. and CancerThrombosis.org cannot, however, accept responsibility for any errors or gaps in the data. Certain links on CancerThrombosis.org lead to websites maintained by third parties over whom Thrombosis Education, Ltd. and CancerThrombosis.org have no control. Thrombosis Education, Ltd. and CancerThrombosis.org accept no responsibility as to the accuracy or any other aspect of the information contained on such sites.

5. Your membership to CancerThrombosis.org

Your membership is personal to you whether you are acting in a personal, business, professional, or representative capacity. You must not, therefore, share your password with any other person or entity and will be held responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and for any loss resulting from disclosure of it. This is to help CancerThrombosis.org keep your information and material secure. Either you or CancerThrombosis.org may terminate or suspend your membership, at any time by notification. In case of CancerThrombosis.org the notification will be sent to your last known registered e-mail address.

6. Your use of material

You may download public domain material (e.g. images, text and programs) using the site providing that you comply with all relevant copyright laws in doing so. It is your responsibility to check that such material is in the public domain and Thrombosis Education, Ltd. and CancerThrombosis.org shall not be responsible for your failure to do so. You must not distribute or copy copyright material unless expressly permitted. Copyright material may not be changed nor can any author-attribution notice or copyright notice appearing on any copyright material be altered. Note that information and images contained on CancerThrombosis.org site are copyright 2008 Thrombosis Education, Ltd. and CancerThrombosis.org unless otherwise indicated.

You may also download for your personal use or make a single copy of the material available on CancerThrombosis.org in which Thrombosis Education, Ltd., or CancerThrombosis.org owns the copyright. If you do so, you must preserve any copyright or other notices (if any) contained in or associated with them. Thrombosis Education, Ltd. and CancerThrombosis.org cannot guarantee that you have any right to use proprietary material on the CancerThrombosis.org site belonging to any third party and you must obtain permission from such a third party before using such material.