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HearPeers WEB SITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

THE HearPeers PROGRAM IS A VOLUNTEER SERVICE, DEVELOPED TO CREATE A SUPPORT NETWORK BETWEEN PERSONS INTERESTED IN CI AND MED-EL CI RECIPIENTS.

1. Your use of this website in accordance with our terms and conditions.
Thank you for registering on the MED-EL. ("MED-EL" or "we") HearPeers web site. Your submission, access to and use of this site is conditional upon your acceptance, without modification, of the terms and conditions of the HearPeers Website. By accepting these, you acknowledge that you have read and understood, accept and agree to be bound by, the following terms and conditions.

2. We reserve the right to alter our terms and conditions.
We reserve the right to change these terms and conditions from time to time or change or discontinue any aspect of this web site in our sole discretion, and by registering with the HearPeers program and/or accessing or the HearPeers Site, you agree to be bound by any such changes. MED-EL may terminate your access to the web site at any time for any reason. If you violate or breach any of these terms and conditions, MED-EL reserves the right to pursue all remedies available at law and in equity for such violations or breaches. These terms and conditions apply to all your visits to this web site, both now and in the future.

3. Your contribution to this website is voluntary.
By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting information to MED-EL as part of the HearPeers program and web site (each a "Submission") you are granting MED-EL, its affiliated companies and any sublicenses a revocable, non-exclusive, royalty fee, world-wide license and permission to use your Submission in connection with MED-EL's business including, without limitation, the rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission (both on MED-EL's web site or in paper copy). You acknowledge that you are not entitled to any fee, commission, payment, or other remuneration as a direct or indirect result of your submission.

4. Information you provide must not infringe any copyright or be offensive.
You represent and warrant to MED-EL that you are the owner of any such Submission and that such Submission does not infringe or otherwise violate the rights of any other person or entity. You agree to not post as part of a Submission or include as part of any web site you link from the HearPeers web site any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic or profane material, or any other material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under the law. YOU ALSO AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL MED-EL OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES (WHETHER CONSEQUENTIAL, DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH, A THIRD PARTY'S UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO YOUR LINKED WEB SITE OR INFORMATION POSTED THEREON, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARE BASED ON CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, TORT OR OTHER THEORIES OF LIABILITY, AND ALSO REGARDLESS OF WHETHER MED-EL WAS GIVEN ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE THAT DAMAGES WERE POSSIBLE.

5. MED-EL does not have responsibility for communication you enter into with others via this website.
Your profile displayed on this website discloses the personal information you supply in the registration form. As the objective of this website is to facilitate contact between HearPeers and persons interested in CI's, email contact between you and other website visitors is facilitated via a central email system, and your personal email address will not be publicly visible on this site. However, please note that your email address may be revealed to others if you choose to reply to an enquiry from someone seeking information via this website. MED-EL is in no way responsible for any information exchange between people using this site. Any communication, by whatever means, is solely at the discretion of the individuals involved.

6. MED-EL supply links to other websites in good faith.
If you supply a link to your own personal website (URL), MED-EL provide this link in good faith to other website visitors. MED-EL is not responsible if your linked site is not working appropriately as MED-EL is allowing your link only as a convenience, and the inclusion of your link does not imply endorsement by MED-EL of the site. We make no warranty or representation regarding your web site or the information, data, opinions, advice or statements appearing thereon or any of the products or services described thereon. Links do not imply that we are legally authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyrighted material displayed in or accessible through your link (unless such information is included in a Submission), or that your linked web site is authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyrighted material of MED-EL or any of its affiliates.

7. MED-EL reserves the right to refuse or terminate membership of the HearPeers program at anytime.
MED-EL at all times reserves the right to accept, deny or remove any Submission on the HearPeers web site. Furthermore, MED-EL will remove any Submission upon receipt of a written request sent to MED-EL at [HearPeers c/o Website Co-ordinator, MED-EL GmbH, Fuerstenweg 77a, A-6020 Innsbruck, AUSTRIA] or by email to [info@hearingcompanions.com].

8. Limited License to Use MED-EL's Web site Information.
Your visits to the HearPeers website are also covered by the Terms and Conditions of the whole MED-EL website, which can be viewed at www.medel.com

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MED-EL CORPORATION

HearPeer Program
AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OR DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION

1. I authorize MED-EL Corporation to use or disclose my protected health information as described in this authorization. The specific Information that I authorize MED-EL Corporation to use or disclose is my e-mail or other contact information listed below along with the fact that I am a recipient of a Cochlear Implant, and all pertinent information concerning the type, model number, and other data related to the characteristics of my Cochlear Implant.

2. MED-EL is authorized to release my information to each person who visits the MED-EL web site and indicates an interest in obtaining information about Cochlear Implants. I understand that MED-EL will direct those visitors to its web site who want to contact a current recipient to get information about Cochlear Implants, without further investigation or qualification by MED-EL to me and or other "HearPeers." The website visitors will be directed through a series of questions that solicit information about the general nature of their hearing problems; and depending upon the information such a person provides, my e-mail address or other contact information may be furnished to any such person.

3. I am giving this authorization so that MED-EL can identify me as an informational resource for other persons who are considering the possibility of a Cochlear Implant, whether for themselves or for someone else. I understand that as a result of MED-EL's use and disclosure of my information to these other persons, it is possible that the individuals involved may decide to receive a MED-EL Cochlear Implant and that as a result, MED-EL may receive income from the sale of the Cochlear Implant and any other related goods or services. I also understand that each of the points listed on the reverse side of this form apply to this Authorization.

I understand each of the following seven points apply to this Authorization:

1. I may refuse to sign this authorization and MED-EL will not condition treatment based upon my providing a signature on this authorization.

2. Any information used or disclosed because I have signed this authorization may no longer be protected by privacy laws and may be subject to re-disclosure by the person or organization receiving it.

3. I have a right to revoke this authorization at any time by doing so in writing and presenting my written revocation to the Medical Records Department of MED-EL Corporation.

4. Any request to revoke my authorization will not apply to actions that MED-EL Corporation has taken action in reliance upon my authorization.

5. Any request to revoke this authorization will not apply to my insurance company when the law provides my insurer with the right to contest a claim under my policy.

6. I may inspect or copy any information to be used or disclosed based upon this authorization.

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