Discussion Forum Rules
Your engagement in the TAVR Talk discussion forum is valued and appreciated. We welcome conversation but reserve the right to moderate or remove comments in accordance with legal and regulatory guidance for medical device and healthcare companies.
Conduct
We expect conversations to follow the rules of polite discourse and we ask that participants treat each other, as well as our employees and non-profit partners, with respect. Comments will be monitored and are subject to removal based on, but not limited to, the following qualities:
• Comments featuring profanity, vulgar or abusive language
• Sexually harassing or obscene content
• Any threats of physical or other harm
• Discriminatory language on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age, marital status, or religion
Comments straying from the designated topic may also be subject to removal.
If any User is deemed, in Edwards’ sole discretion, to repeatedly violate these Terms, Edwards reserves the right to limit access of such User to this forum.
Copyright
Users agree to grant a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license to the rest of the world for their submissions to this site. Edwards respects the intellectual property of others, and we expect users of this forum to do the same.
In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other applicable law, we have adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion, users, subscribers, or account holders who are deemed to be repeat infringers of the intellectual property of others. We may also, at our sole discretion, limit access to this discussion forum of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.
If you believe that any material on this TAVR Talk page infringes upon any copyright that you own or control, or that any link on this TAVR Talk page directs users to another website that contains material that infringes upon any copyright that you own or control, you may file a notification of such infringement with our Designated Agent as set forth below. Notifications of claimed copyright infringement must be sent to TAVRTalk@edwards.com.
Privacy
With respect to content collected through this TAVR Talk discussion forum, Edwards follows the Privacy Policy available on its website, www.edwards.com.
To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, please DO NOT include personally identifiable information or private health information, in your comments. Please use discretion when providing information about yourself or others. Edwards cannot control or be held responsible for how others may use or share the information you post on this page. Edwards will use the information you provide only to respond to your inquiry or concern.
By commenting or including content on the TAVR Talk discussion forum, you agree to the following terms.
I will not:
• Infringe on the rights of any third-party, including photos, intellectual property, private/confidential collateral or publicity rights;
• Post material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening, abusive, slanderous, or embarrassing to any other person or entity as determined by Edwards Lifesciences in its sole discretion;
• Impersonate another person;
• Allow any other person or entity to use my identification for posting or viewing comments;
• Post the same note more than once or “spam”;
• Post chain letters, pyramid schemes, advertisements or solicitations of business;
• Post phone numbers or email addresses belonging to me or any other individual or entity; or
• Post private health information or other confidential information that is not my own.
Edwards reserves the right to:
• Remove communications that violate these Terms;
• Edit or delete any communications posted regardless of whether such communications violate these standards or not; and
• Ban future posts from people who violate these Terms.
Content posted to this forum will be archived after 18 months.