Medline Website Terms of Use

Please review the Medline Industries, LP (“Medline”) website Terms of Use. All access to and use of this website is governed by these terms. Entering or otherwise using this website indicates that you have reviewed the website Terms of Use and have agreed to be bound by these terms.

This website is intended for a United States audience. If you live outside the U.S., you may see information on this website about products or therapies that are not available or authorized in your country.

The website is not medical advice and does not replace consultation with a doctor, pharmacist or other health care professional. Talk to your health care provider to determine if any product is right for you.

Agreement and Terms

These website Terms of Use (“Terms”) describe the rules for using this website. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you, the person using this website, and Medline. If you are helping another person use this website, these Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between both the helper and the person being helped and Medline. Terms such as “we,” “us,” “our,” and “Company” refer to Medline and its affiliate entities.

By using this website, you agree to be bound by the most recent Terms as well as the most recent version of our Privacy Policy. We may change these Terms at any time, and such changes will be posted on this or a similar page of this website. It is your responsibility to review these Terms each time you use this website. By continuing to use this website, you consent to be bound by the then-current version of the Terms.

By using this website, you acknowledge and agree that any activity on this website is subject to monitoring by the Company at any time, and that the Company may use the results of such monitoring without limitation, subject to applicable law.

Privacy and Your Personal Data

Our Privacy Policy and HIPAA Privacy Notice describe how Medline may collect various types of personal data from website visitors, and how we will protect your privacy and handle your personal data when using this site.

Prohibited Uses of the website

By visiting a Medline website, you agree not to:

  • Damage, interfere with, violate the security of, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website or any computer network;
  • Circumvent any technological measure implemented by Medline, any of our providers, or any other third party (including another user of the website) to protect the website;
  • Use our website in any manner that could disable, damage or impair our website or interfere with another party’s use of our website;
  • Upload, transmit, distribute, or run any computer virus, Trojan Horse or any computer code or other material that could harm or alter a computer or communication network, data, the website, or any other system, device, or property;
  • Use any software robots, spiders, crawlers, or other automatic device, process or means to access our website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any content on our website;
  • Transmit, or cause the sending of any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any “junk mail,” “chain letter,” “spam” or any other similar solicitation;
  • Attempt, in any manner, to obtain the password, account, credentials, or other security information from any other user; or jeopardize the security of your account or anyone else’s account;
  • Impersonate or attempt to impersonate Medline, a Medline employee, another website user or any other person or entity;
  • Use our website in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the United States or other countries); or
  • Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of our website.

License to Use this Website and Content Ownership

Subject to these Terms, the Company grants you a personal, nontransferable, nonexclusive, revocable, limited license to view the Content on the website for the sole purpose of collecting information regarding our products and services. All rights, title and interest in and to the website, including the Content, and all intellectual property rights, including all copyright, trademark, patent and trade secret rights therein shall remain with the Company and our licensors and vendors, and no ownership interest is transferred to you or any other person or entity by virtue of Medline making the Content available on the website, granting the foregoing licenses or entering into this Agreement.

In the event you choose to provide us with any feedback, suggestions, or similar communications, all such messages (collectively, “Feedback”) will be considered non-personal, non-confidential (except for personal information as described in our Privacy Policies) and nonproprietary. You hereby grant the Company a perpetual, sublicensable, assignable, unrestricted, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, practice, modify, create derivative or collective works, transmit and distribute your Feedback Messages, in whole or in part, and including all intellectual property rights therein.

Some websites operated by the Company include trademarks or logos belonging to other third-party licensors and are used pursuant to an agreement with such third parties.

We may terminate this license at any time for any reason. If you breach any of these Terms, your license to the Content terminates immediately. Upon the termination of this license you must stop using this website, including all Content, and return or destroy all copies, including electronic copies, of the Content in your possession or control.

Third Party Links

While visiting this website you may click on a link to other websites and leave this website. We provide links to other websites that may contain information that may be useful or interesting to you. We do not endorse, nor are responsible for, the content, accuracy and accessibility of linked websites operated by third parties or for any of your dealings with such third parties. You are solely responsible for your dealings with such third parties and we encourage you to read the terms of use and privacy policies on such third-party websites.

Access and Use of Information

Access to this website is limited to viewing the linked web pages solely for legitimate business purposes to access the information provided by Medline at this website. Any access or attempt to access other areas of the Medline computer system or other information contained on the system for any purposes is strictly prohibited. You may not use any information contained on this website other than in connection with a legitimate business purpose.

Cross Reference Information

Product cross-reference comparisons do not imply that all products compared are available, or in the case of functional equivalency, that performance and other characteristics are perfectly comparable. For critical applications, review specifications prior to purchase.

Trademarks

This website contains many Medline and third-party trademarks and service marks. All marks are the property of their respective companies. All rights in the intellectual property contained in this website including copyright, trademarks, trade secret and patent rights are reserved. Access to this website does not constitute a right to copy or use any of the intellectual property of Medline or its suppliers. Statutory notice contained herein represents trademark status in the United States.

Hypertext Links

This website may be linked to other websites which are not maintained by Medline. Medline is not responsible for the content of those websites. The inclusion of any link to such websites does not imply endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation by Medline of the websites. Medline disclaims any liability for links: (i) from another website to Medline; and (ii) to another website from Medline.

Copyright

All materials contained on this website are subject to the ownership rights of Medline and its Supplier Partners. Medline hereby authorizes you to make a single copy of the content herein for your use in learning about, evaluating, or acquiring Medline services or products. You agree that any copy made must include Medline copyright notice. No other permission is granted to you to print, copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, upload, download, store, display in public, alter, or modify the content contained on this website.

Submissions

All remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics or other information communicated to Medline through this website will forever be the property of Medline. Unless otherwise specified in writing, all material submitted to Medline will be presumed to be public and Medline will not be required to treat the information as confidential. Medline shall have exclusive ownership of all present and future existing rights in the information, without compensation to the person sending the information.

Security

Medline places the utmost importance on protecting information transmitted via the website and will take security precautions to protect all such information; however, Medline cannot guarantee that any electronic commerce is totally secure. Medline will take measures to secure and protect all customer-specific information from loss, misuse, and alteration.

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Purchaser acknowledges that it is not the agent of Medline and represents and warrants that it has not and covenants that it will not pay anything of value to any government employee in connection with the resale of the products.

Governing Law; Limitations

These Terms of Use shall be construed, interpreted and performed exclusively according to the, excluding conflict of law rules, of the State of Illinois, United States of America. Any legal action with respect to any transaction must be commenced within one year after the cause of action has arisen. The provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted by the State of Illinois, and not the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, shall apply.

Dispute Resolution

Actions by Medline for nonpayment by the Purchaser of the purchase price of products sold by Medline, or for redress of other breaches by the Purchaser of the Terms of Use of Sale, may be brought by Medline, at its option, before any judicial court of competent jurisdiction. At Medline option, disputes between the Purchaser and Medline, including all claims for non-performance by Medline, shall be finally settled by arbitration in Chicago, Illinois, USA, under the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, which Rules with respect to matters not regulated by them shall incorporate the UNCITRAL arbitration rules by one or more arbitrators appointed in accordance with said Rules applying these Terms of Use and consistent provisions of the internal laws (except conflict of law rules) of the State of Illinois, USA.

Disclaimer

All information provided on this website is subject to change without notice. While efforts have been made to make this website helpful and accurate, due to the open nature of this website, and the potential for errors in the storage and transmission of digital information, Medline does not warrant the accuracy of information obtained from this website. ALL MATERIALS POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE ARE “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. MEDLINE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. MEDLINE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT FUNCTIONS CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERUPPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS WEBSITE OR THE SERVER ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. MEDLINE DOES NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THE USE OF THE MATERIALS ON THIS WEBSITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.

Questions Regarding Terms of Use

Questions regarding Medline’s Terms of Use should be directed to
Attn: Legal, Medline Industries, LP
Three Lakes Drive, Northfield IL 60093

California Compliance Declaration

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These terms were last updated on 04/05/2022 and are effective immediately.