Email group rules and conditions
- Iowa Hospital Association email groups are provided by the association to further its nonprofit and tax-exempt purposes. These groups may be used only by Iowa Hospital Association members and only for the purpose of discussing matters about or arising from hospital industry represented by Iowa Hospital Association.
- The Iowa Hospital Association accepts no responsibility for the opinions and information posted on these email groups by others. The Iowa Hospital Association denies warranties with information posted on these email groups, whether posted by an Iowa Hospital Association representative or others. This includes implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. The Iowa Hospital Association is not liable for damages of any kind whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits arising from the use or performance of information posted on these email groups.
- These email groups must not be used in violation of federal or state antitrust laws or other laws prohibiting anticompetitive practices. The antitrust laws prohibit agreements or understandings inconsistent with the right and obligation of competitors to exercise independent business judgment in pricing their products or services, dealing with their customers and suppliers, and selecting the markets in which to compete. No express agreement or understanding is required; one can be inferred from statements or conduct.
- Collection or discussion of wage, benefit or price information through the email groups is prohibited. The Iowa Hospital Association provides salary survey services that operate within the safety zones specified by the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. These surveys often are completed through members’ human resources departments. Do not post information about specific prices or fees charged or paid, pricing practices, discounts or other terms or conditions of sale either obtained by or offered to another entity. Do not post information about market shares, salaries, costs, sales territories or profit margins, or encourage the selection or rejection of customers or suppliers.
- Do not post defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal information or material, and do not illegally use the email groups. Do not post information or other material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner. Do not use words, logos or other artwork that would infringe on the trademark, service mark, certification mark or other intellectual property rights of the marks’ owners without their permission. Do not post confidential information or information that would infringe on others’ proprietary, privacy or personal rights.
- Anyone posting material warrants and represents copyright ownership, permission from the copyright owner or use of public domain material. They also warrant and represent that they otherwise have the full and unencumbered right to post such material and that such posting will not infringe on rights or interests of others. In addition, they grant the Iowa Hospital Association and users of these email groups nonexclusive, irrevocable license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print and use such information or material in any way, without payment to the posting party.
- Postings must be informational in nature and for informational purposes only. Commercial or other unauthorized use of these email groups is prohibited. Do not use the email groups to solicit or conduct business, including marketing of products or services. The email groups may not be used to provide information, materials, products or services in exchange for compensation.
- The Iowa Hospital Association does not monitor these email groups for inappropriate postings and does not undertake editorial control of postings. But if inappropriate posting or unauthorized use of the email groups is brought to the Iowa Hospital Association’s attention, the association will take appropriate action. The Iowa Hospital Association may terminate without notice the email group access of a user who does not follow these guidelines.
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