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The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) presents the information on this website as a service to our donors, grant recipients and applicants, and the general public. Although we believe the information on this site to be accurate and timely, we make no warranty or guarantee concerning the accuracy or reliability of the content at this site or other sites to which we link.

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Under no circumstances shall the OREF be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive or consequential damages that result in any way from your use of or inability to use this web site, your reliance on or use of the information, services or merchandise provided on or through this web site, or that result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files, errors, defects, delays in operation, or transmission or any failure of performance. The OREF specifically disclaims any and all liability for injury and/or other damages that result from an individual using techniques discussed on this web site, whether a physician or any other person asserts these claims.

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Governing Laws and Venue
The OREF is incorporated in the State of Illinois in the United States of America, which laws and regulations you agree shall govern the OREF website regardless of where you reside or where you made your posting, transaction or connection with the OREF website. You agree to be bound by all applicable laws that may pertain to the site, including U.S. export and re-import laws and regulations. If any case or controversy arises regarding your use of the OREF website, you agree that such case or controversy will be arbitrated or decided in the State of Illinois in the United States of America.

Changes in Terms of Use
OREF reserves the right to change or modify its Terms of Use at any time. By using this website, the user understands that such changes or modifications may happen at any time, including while the user is viewing and browsing this website.

By accessing this website, user acknowledges, understands, and submits to the Terms of Use.

Contacting OREF
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, you may contact:

OREF Website Inquiry
6300 N. River Road, Suite 700
Rosemont, IL  60018

You may also send an e-mail to: communications@oref.org

Last updated August 15, 2014.