This site is owned and operated by JACQUII COOKE. WLSJourney.org (henceforth referred to as "The Journey") maintains the interactive portion(s) of the Web site as a service free of charge. By using any interactive services provided herein, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the terms, conditions and notices relating to its use.

Additional Information: Privacy Policy Posting Policy

IMPORTANT TERMS OF USING THIS SITE

1. As a condition of your use of this Web site and the interactive services contained therein, you represent and warrant to THE JOURNEY that you will not use this Web site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices.

2. This Web site contains one or more of the following interactive services: bulletin boards, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities and/or other message or communication facilities.   You agree to use such services only to send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular service, area, group, forum, community or other message or communication facility. In addition to any other terms or conditions of use of any bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities and/or other message or communication facilities, you agree that when using one, you will not:

1. Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, derogatory, defamatory, infringing, improper, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
2. Advertise any goods or services for any commercial purpose without explicit permission from THE JOURNEY.
3. Offer to sell any goods or services for any commercial purpose without explicit permission from THE JOURNEY.
4. Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
5. Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying any of the bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities and/or other message or communication facilities.

3. Because of the nature of online interactives, any content posted here at THE JOURNEY becomes a part of the community and as such, you grant us perpetual electronic publishing rights to all shared content posted within our community forums. This holds true even if you no longer wish to retain your WLSJourney.org membership.

4. THE JOURNEY does not delete by request accounts, content and/or posts of registered Members' whose post count is 1 or greater. Selectively deleting posts will generally disrupt the continuity and flow of community conversations, which we try to avoid at all times. Exception to this policy may be allowed at the sole discretion of The Journey Administrator, Jacquii Cooke.

5. Contact The Journey Administrator if you no longer wish to be identified within our community. We will be happy to oblige such requests by closing your account and altering your profile information as to remove all identifying characteristics. After successful account closure, you will no longer be able to participate in this community. This action is not reversible.

6. THE JOURNEY has no obligation to monitor the bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities and/or other message or communication facilities. However, THE JOURNEY reserves the right at all times to disclose any information deemed by THE JOURNEY necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part.

7. You acknowledge that communications to or with bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities and/or other message or communication facilities are not private communications, therefore others may read your communications without your knowledge. You should always use caution when providing any personal information about yourself or your children.

8. The information, products, and services included on this Web site may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. THE JOURNEY may make improvements and/or changes in this Web site at any time. Advice received via this Web site should not be relied upon for personal, legal or financial decisions and you should consult an appropriate professional for specific advice tailored to your situation.

9. THE JOURNEY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES CONTAINED ON THIS WEB SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.

10. DUE TO THE FACT THAT CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT OR RECOGNIZE AN EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THIS WEB SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THIS WEB SITE.

11. THE JOURNEY reserves the right in its sole discretion to deny any user access to this Web site, any interactive service herein, or any portion of this Web site without notice, and the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which this Web site is offered.

12. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and THE JOURNEY with respect to this Web site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written with respect to this Web site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. Fictitious names of companies, products, people, characters and/or data mentioned herein are not intended to represent any real individual, company, product or event. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

13. THE JOURNEY is an online support group for WLS patients and those seeking information about weight loss surgery offered by:

JACQUII COOKE, Administrator
C/O THE JOURNEY (WLSJourney.org)
PO BOX 6794
OAK RIDGE, TN  37831.

14. All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owner. The comments are property of their posters, all the rest © 2009 - 2010 WLSJourney.org.

You are responsible for reviewing THE JOURNEY Terms Of Service. THE JOURNEY reserves the right to modify this Terms Of Service policy at any time. Your continued use of THE JOURNEY constitutes your agreement to accept these terms of service and acceptance of any such future changes.

Last modified: Jan. 21, 2010