Copyright and Disclaimer Statement
The content of this website is owned by Dr. Sagar J. Desai, Orthopaedic Surgeon from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Your use of this website is subject to the following terms and conditions and your use of the website constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions and your agreement to be bound by them. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use this website or any services provided by this website.
The purpose of the disclaimer/terms of use is to inform you about the appropriate use of the website and the content provided in this website. You may print and keep this information for your records.
Website Purpose/ Content
The purpose of this website is to provide information and educational material to Dr. Desai’s patients only. All general treatment protocols and educational/informational material (hereinafter referred to as “Material”) on this website are recommended by Dr. Desai for his patients only. The information provided is general in nature, and should be used only for educational and informational purposes. It is not intended to be and should not be used as a substitute for individual diagnosis and/or treatment of patients by medical professionals. These Material are not meant for any other physician or surgeon’s patients as Dr. Desai realizes all clinicians have different approaches and protocols when managing their own patients.
The Material on this website is general information/education developed by Dr. Desai as per his education and expertise in this area. Although specific surgery information, x-rays and videos are presented, Dr. Desai may use other equipment or surgical techniques which are customized to your particular surgery. Furthermore, the post-operative protocols may vary for each individual patient. These are general protocols which may change based on patient and surgical factors. If there are any modifications Dr. Desai will inform you of these pre- or post-operatively as he sees fit.
Use of Website
You may use this website for lawful, personal, non-commercial purposes only.
Intellectual Property
The use of this website does not confer on you any right, title, or interest in any content presented on the website. Unless otherwise indicated, Dr. Desai reserves complete title and full intellectual property rights to all material contained on this website. Except as expressly authorized, you may not use, alter, copy, distribute, transmit, or derive another work from any material obtained from the website.
All X-rays and clinical photographs on this website are from Dr. Desai’s patients only. Permission has been granted from each patient (or legal guardian) for use of these X-rays of photographs. No names, faces or any identifying information is ever used. All photographs of Humber River Hospital were used with permission from Humber River Hospital and/or the Humber River Hospital Foundation. The photographs of the City of Toronto were also used with permission from the owner of the photographs.
All questions, comments, suggestions or other information offered to us by you through this website shall be deemed and shall remain our property. We own all rights to this information and can use it for any purpose without compensation to the provider of the information.
Other Website Links
There may be circumstances where access to this website is provided by a hypertext link located at another website. Links to websites not under the control of Dr. Desai are provided solely for Dr. Desai’s patients only, and Dr. Desai is not responsible for the content of any other website. Dr. Desai does not endorse, authorize, approve, certify, maintain, or control these external Internet addresses and does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy or timeliness of the information located at these addresses. Dr. Desai is not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites. The Dr. Desai encourages patients to review the privacy policies of any linked websites before navigating any website or disclosing personal information online.
Privacy Policy
Dr. Desai takes your privacy and privacy concerns seriously. Dr. Desai does not automatically gather any personal information from you, such as your name, address, phone number or e-mail address. This information is only obtained if you supply it voluntarily, usually through contacting us by e-mail or registering in a secure webpage of the website. Your personal information is not used for any purpose other than to respond to you.
Any personal information you do provide is managed according to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (“FOIP Act”). This means that, at the point of collection, you will be informed that your personal information is being collected, the purpose for which it is being collected, and a contact person who can answer any questions you may have regarding the collection activity will be identified on the website. Dr. Desai collects only what is necessary for the operation of the website and to respond to your needs. The disclosure of your personal information is limited by the privacy protection provisions of the FOIP Act. When you visit this website, our web server automatically collects a limited amount of standard information essential to the operation and evaluation of the website. This information includes:
· the page from which you arrived
· the date and time of your page request
· the IP address your computer is using to receive information
· the type and version of your browser
This information helps Dr. Desai assess information services and is used only for this purpose. It is collected in compliance with the FOIP Act. This information is not used to identify individuals who come to the web site. None of this information is disclosed to third parties including other public bodies, private organizations or persons (“Third Party”).
Limitation of Liability
The website is designed for educational and informational purposes only. Dr. Desai disclaims liability for any outcomes or complications arising from a medical professional’s decision to use or not to use the information on this website. Dr. Desai makes every effort to ensure that the Material is kept up-to-date and accurate. However, it must be noted that there may be instances where information is not as current as it could possibly be.
The educational material on this site is provided “as is” without warranties or conditions of any kind either expressed or implied. To the fullest extent possible under applicable law, Dr. Desai disclaims all warranties and conditions, expressed or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement or other violation of rights. Dr. Desai does not warrant or make any other representations regarding the use, accuracy, timelines, applicability, performance, security, availability or reliability of this website or any sites linked to this site, or the results from the use of this website or any sites linked to this website, or otherwise respecting the educational material on this website or any sites linked to this website.
Your use of the website is at your risk. Dr. Desai is not liable for any virus or other damage that may infect your computer on account of downloading Material from this website. Dr. Desai is not liable for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or the inability to use, the website or the Material or both.