TMSWiki:General disclaimer
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THE TMS WIKI DOES NOT GIVE MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
The Contents of The TMS Wiki Site, such as text, graphics, images, and other material contained on The TMS Wiki Site (“Content”) are for informational purposes only. No Content on The TMS Wiki should be considered medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment recommendations. The TMS Wiki does not recommend or endorse any specific doctor, therapist, service provider, product, procedure, opinion, or other information that may be mentioned on The TMS Wiki Site.
The TMS Wiki Site contains information on many medical-related topics; however, no warranty whatsoever is made that any of the information is accurate. There is absolutely no assurance that any statement contained or cited on the Site touching on medical matters is true, correct, precise, or up-to-date. The overwhelming majority of such web pages are written, in part or in whole, by nonprofessionals. Even if a statement made about medicine is accurate, it may not apply to you or your symptoms.
The medical information provided on The TMS Wiki Site is, at best, of a general nature and cannot substitute for the advice of a medical professional (for instance, a qualified doctor/physician, nurse, pharmacist/chemist, and so on). The TMS Wiki is not a doctor.
None of the individual administrators, moderators, editors, developers, sponsors, members, contributors, experts, users, or visitors of The TMS Wiki nor anyone else connected to The TMS Wiki can take any responsibility for the results or consequences of any attempt to use or adopt any of the information appearing on The TMS Wiki Site.
Nothing on The TMS Wiki or included as part of any project of TMS Wiki Inc., should be construed as an attempt to offer or render a medical opinion or otherwise engage in the practice of medicine.
USE THE TMS WIKI AT YOUR OWN RISK
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY FIND IN THE TMS WIKI MAY BE INACCURATE, MISLEADING, DANGEROUS, ADDICTIVE, UNETHICAL OR ILLEGAL.
Some information on The TMS Wiki may create an unreasonable risk for readers who choose to apply or use the information in their own activities or to promote the information for use by third parties.
None of the administrators, moderators, editors, sponsors, members, contributors, experts, users, visitors, system operators, developers, or anyone else connected with The TMS Wiki, in any way whatsoever, can be responsible for your use of the information contained in or linked from the Site. Reliance on any information provided by The TMS Wiki, its administrators, moderators, editors, developers, sponsors, members, contributors, experts, users, or visitors is at your own risk.
Please take all steps necessary to ascertain that information you receive from The TMS Wiki is correct and has been verified. Double-check all information with independent sources.
If any part of the Site contains suggestions regarding dangerous, illegal or unethical activities, remember that anyone can post this information on The TMS Wiki Site. The authors may not be qualified to provide you with complete information or to inform you about adequate safety precautions and other measures to prevent injury, or other damage to your person, property or reputation. If you need specific medical advice please seek a professional licensed or knowledgeable in that area.
The TMS Wiki is not uniformly peer reviewed; while readers may correct errors or remove erroneous suggestions, they have no legal duty to do so. ALL INFORMATION FOUND ON THE SITE IS WITHOUT ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE OR USE WHATSOEVER.
No consequential damages can be sought against The TMS Wiki, as it is a voluntary association of individuals formed to create freely licensed online educational, cultural and informational resources. This information is being given to you gratuitously and there is no agreement or understanding between you and The TMS Wiki regarding your use or modification of this information beyond the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA) and the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).
DO NOT RELY UPON ANY INFORMATION FOUND IN THE TMS WIKI WITHOUT INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION.
THE TMS WIKI MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY OF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED
The TMS Wiki is an online open-content collaborative resource, that is, a voluntary association of individuals and groups working to develop a common resource of knowledge about TMS. The structure of the project allows anyone with an Internet connection to alter its Content. Please be advised that nothing found here has necessarily been reviewed by people with the expertise required to provide you with complete, accurate or reliable information. A large majority of the information found on this site originate from http://www.tmswiki.wikifoundry.com, and used under the Creative Commons License, and was the previous location of the TMS Wiki.
That is not to say that you will not find valuable and accurate information in The TMS Wiki; much of the time you will. However, The TMS Wiki cannot guarantee the validity of the information found here. The content of any given web page may recently have been changed, vandalized or altered by someone whose opinion does not correspond with the state of knowledge in the relevant fields.
No formal peer review
The TMS Wiki is not uniformly peer reviewed; while readers may correct errors or engage in casual peer review, they have no legal duty to do so and thus all information read here is without any implied warranty of fitness for any purpose or use whatsoever. Even Content that has been vetted by informal peer review processes may later have been edited inappropriately, just before you view them.
None of the administrators, moderators, editors, developers, sponsors, members, contributors, experts, users, visitors, or anyone else connected with The TMS Wiki in any way whatsoever can be responsible for the appearance of any inaccurate or libelous information or for your use of the information contained in or linked from these web pages. No contract; limited license
Please make sure that you understand that the Content provided here is being provided freely, and that no kind of agreement or contract is created between you and the individual TMS Wiki administrators, moderators, editors, developers, sponsors, members, contributors, experts, users, visitors, or anyone else who is in any way connected with this project or sister projects subject to your claims against them directly. You are being granted a limited license to copy anything from this site; it does not create or imply any contractual or extracontractual liability on the part of The TMS Wiki or any of its administrators, moderators, editors, developers, sponsors, members, contributors, experts, users, or visitors.
There is no agreement or understanding between you and The TMS Wiki regarding your use or modification of this information beyond the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA) and the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL); neither is anyone at The TMS Wiki responsible should someone change, edit, modify or remove any information that you may post on The TMS Wiki or any of its associated projects.
Trademarks
Any of the trademarks, service marks, collective marks, design rights or similar rights that are mentioned, used or cited in the web pages of The TMS Wiki are the property of their respective owners. Their use here does not imply that you may use them for any purpose other than for the same or a similar informational use as contemplated by the original authors of these web pages under the CC-BY-SA and GFDL licensing schemes. Unless otherwise stated The TMS Wiki web pages are neither endorsed by nor affiliated with any of the holders of any such rights and as such The TMS Wiki cannot grant any rights to use any otherwise protected materials. Your use of any such or similar incorporeal property is at your own risk.
Personality rights
The TMS Wiki contains material which may portray an identifiable person who is alive or deceased recently. The use of images of living or recently deceased individuals is, in some jurisdictions, restricted by laws pertaining to personality rights, independent from their copyright status. Before using these types of content, please ensure that you have the right to use it under the laws which apply in the circumstances of your intended use. You are solely responsible for ensuring that you do not infringe someone else's personality rights.
Jurisdiction and legality of content
Publication of information found in The TMS Wiki may be in violation of the laws of the country or jurisdiction from where you are viewing this information. Laws in your country or jurisdiction may not protect or allow the same kinds of speech or distribution. The TMS Wiki does not encourage the violation of any laws; and cannot be responsible for any violations of such laws, should you link to this domain or use, reproduce, or republish the information contained herein. Not professional advice
If you need specific advice (for example, medical, legal, financial, or risk management) please seek a professional who is licensed or knowledgeable in that area.
THE TMS WIKI CONTAINS CONTENT THAT MAY BE OBJECTIONABLE
In its informational function, The TMS Wiki contains information on a vast array of topics. A relatively small fraction of these topics are frequently censored by educational, governmental, corporate, parental, and other filtering schemes.
- Some The TMS Wiki web pages discuss words or language that are considered profane, vulgar, or offensive by some readers.
- Web pages may contain audio, visual, or written representations of people or events which may be protected by some cultures.
- The TMS Wiki contains many different images, some of which are considered objectionable or offensive by some readers. For example, some web pages contain graphical depictions of violence, human anatomy, or sexual acts.
- Many web pages contain frank discussion of controversial topics. Some subjects that are discussed have criminal applications in some jurisdictions. Others contain information on dangerous or otherwise risky activities.
- The TMS Wiki may contain triggers for people with post-traumatic stress disorder.
- The TMS Wiki may contain images and videos which can trigger epileptic seizures and other medical conditions.
- Since The TMS Wiki is open to contributions from the public, there may at any time be graffiti present on The TMS Wiki.
- There may be medical, legal or other information that is normally also the subject of professional opinions; The TMS Wiki is not a substitute for seeking the help of a professional. Please note: The TMS Wiki does not give legal advice or medical advice.
