Public users are not required to seek permission to use the Wheelchair Satisfaction Questionnaire (“WSQ”) posted on our website. However, by using the WSQ you expressly agree to this conditions of use agreement. Please read and review these conditions carefully before accessing or using the WSQ. By accessing or using the WSQ you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the conditions of use agreement. If you do not agree to the conditions of use, you may not access or use the WSQ.
- The WSQ and any other associated materials are being provided to you under a limited license agreement, subject to the terms stated herein. The license may be revoked at any time, for any reason.
- This license allows you to use a copy of the materials for your personal use.
- You may not sell, rent, lease, lend, sub-license, charge a fee for use, or otherwise commercially exploit the WSQ material in any way without the written permission of LeTourneau University (LETU).
- You may not place the WSQ material on a website.
- You must use these materials in accordance with the ethical and integrity standards required by your jurisdictions.
- Alternative or derivative use of WSQ material may only be carried out with the written permission of LETU.
- WSQ materials may be copyright protected.
- In any written material arising from your use of the WSQ, you agree to acknowledge LETU as the author.
- For any modified version of the WSQ materials (e.g. for a research project) the original version must be cited and the modifications must be explicitly described.
- Where a conflict arises between private and public interests, you are expected to take the necessary measures to ensure that the public interest is protected.
- You agree that your access to and use of the WSQ is at your own risk. LETU disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. LETU makes no warranty as to the quality, suitability, completeness, or error-free nature of the materials. Neither LETU nor any party involved in creating, producing, or delivering this material shall be liable for any damages including, without limitation, direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages, arising out of access to use of or inability to use the LLQF or related material.
- The WSQ may contain references to medical conditions and/or their treatment. Any such information is not meant to be a substitute for advice provided by a qualified health care professional. Patients should not rely upon information provided in the WSQ for diagnosing a medical condition or disease. Patients should always consult with a doctor or other health care professional for medical advice about diagnosis and treatment.
- You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless LETU, its officers, directors, faculty, employees, agents, and third party partners from and against any losses, expenses, damages, and costs including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from your use of the WSQ, or your violation of these conditions of use.
- Your use of the WSQ is subject to any applicable federal, state, or other laws of your jurisdiction including, without limitation, those protecting the privacy of a patient’s medical condition or records. All information collected through your use of the WSQ must be maintained in strict confidence and used only for the purpose for which it was originally collected. WSQ data must be stored in a secure manner to prevent unauthorized access and must be transmitted using secure techniques. When such data is no longer required, it must be destroyed in a secure manner.
- If the WSQ is used for research purposes, the research must have been approved by a research ethics board or institutional review board in the user's jurisdiction.
- Any translation of the WSQ or these conditions of use not provided by LETU is the responsibility of the local user. In the event of a dispute, the English version of such documents shall govern.
- Your rights under this license will terminate automatically without notice if you fail to comply with any of the conditions of use herein.
- This conditions of use agreement and your use of the WSQ shall be governed by the laws of the United States of America and the State of Texas, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. Any legal proceeding related to the WSQ and related materials shall be brought exclusively to a federal or state court of appropriate jurisdiction and venue sitting in Texas.
- If any provision of this conditions of use agreement is held to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, then such provision shall be severable without affecting the enforceability of all remaining provisions. LETU reserves the right to alter or delete materials from this web site at any time at its discretion.
