Terms and Conditions

Please thoroughly review these Terms and Conditions (as well as our Privacy Policy), as they preside over your use of this website and legally bind you to these terms and policies. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy, you are obligated to refrain from using this website, including any and all related content, affiliates and services.

1. Statement of Intellectual Property and Copyright

Content, materials, and corresponding mobile applications on this website are either (a) fully owned by this website and/or (b) fully owned by the content providers, who license their content, material and mobile applications to us, and/or (c) in the public domain or licensed under a creative commons license*. All content – and the specific way in which it has been gathered, displayed, and presented on this website – is protected by United States and international copyright laws and treaties.

This website and/or the content providers which license their content to us holds all title and intellectual property rights of all content herein, including, but not limited to texts, illustrations, designs, graphics, logos, PDF and other files as well as any other materials downloaded or otherwise received. Any publication, replication, broadcasting, distribution, transmission, modification, reproduction, or any other unauthorized usage outside of these Terms and Conditions without the prior written consent of the owner of this website or its content providers is inadmissible and strictly prohibited.

*Public Domain and Creative Commons Licensed Content

On occasion, Sympathink.com may use content that is in the public domain or has a creative commons license. Content in the public domain means the copyright is either inapplicable, has expired or has been forfeited. Creative commons licenses are used in cases where the creator may wish to share their copyrighted content under specific conditions and guidelines. To determine how creative commons licensed content can be used and how it should be attributed, please consult the creative commons website.

2. Prohibited Uses

Users shall not use this website in any manner which violates any local, federal or international law, or give an inaccurate account of the relationship between themselves and Sympathink.com or its content providers. Web scraping, hotlinking, automated viewing, recording or downloading by bots or any other means is strictly prohibited.

3. Liability and Usage Disclaimer

This website provides the service of researching, reviewing and offering general content to its readers, but shall not be used as a substitute for professional advice. All attempts at accuracy and comprehensiveness have been made, however, this document explicity disclaims any commitment on the Sympathink.com’s part for updating content or materials, any liability or responsibility for outdated material, and any deficiencies in accuracy, availability or efficacy. This website contains no stated nor implicit warranty or guarantee of any kind including – but not limited to – the quality or the ability or capacity of any product or service to perform as intended.

The user agrees to utilize and view the content on Sympathink.com only for their own non-commercial, personal use, and acknowledges that it is (a) intended for information purposes only, (b) general in nature, and (c) does not contain professional or medical advice. This disclaimer indisputably releases the website of any and all responsibility related to the information it has provided. This website is further disclaimed from any liability for damages concerning any third party that may or may not have used information on this website, regardless of how claims are advanced.

This website is not a manufacturer, advertiser, distributor or seller of any product or service, and it disclaims that it will be completely free from any errors, incompleteness, outdated information, or other discrepancies.

Sympathink.com is not legally bound by the following: any mistakes, typos or other errors in these Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy or the website including, but not limited to grammatical errors, technical issues such as server downtime or errors, glitches in website or individual page availability, and other problems out of its control including, but not limited to malicious user activity, and hacks.

Any activity or discourse pertaining to Sympathink.com’s brand or website outside the control of its website and domain – i.e. social media, third-party blogs etc. – is not Sympathink.com’s responsibility.

This website and its content does not address or diagnose medical conditions, nor should it be used to replace professional medical advice from a physician.

Sympathink.com and the content herein are not responsible or liable in any way to the user. If the user cannot agree to the Terms and Conditions and/or Privacy Policy or is not satisfied with the content provided on the website, the user agrees to not use or to stop using the website.

4. Editorial Independence

We retain a strict policy on editorial independence during our writing and research process. Please read our affiliate disclosure for more information.

5. Third-Party Autonomy

Apart from the circumstances described in our affiliate marketing disclosure, Sympathink.com is not affiliated with, nor does it endorse, any websites that it links to, or any sites that link to it. Linking done on Sympathink.com’s part to other websites does not indicate endorsement of those websites. The user agrees to assume all risk in regard to using any linked sites, as Sympathink.com is independent of them, and has no control in regard to the content or materials contained therein.

6. Class Action Waiver

The user agrees that any legal claims against the website must be on an individual basis whether it be in arbitration or in court, and will not join in any consolidated claims or act as a plaintiff or class member in any class action.

7. Amendments and Updates

The user accepts that the website may update, revise, or otherwise alter these Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Policy without prior notice, and has the right to do so with no legal responsibility to its users or visitors, and that the user is bound to any revisions made. It is the user’s responsibility to visit this page and our Privacy Policy regularly to ensure they are aware of any changes.

8. Contact

If there are any questions, concerns or other information needed, please contact us via our contact form.

This document was last updated on February 25, 2022.