PLEASE NOTE: Always consult a physician before starting a fitness program or changing your diet. Information found on this website is meant to support and not replace the relationship with your physician. This website is intended for people age 18 and over who are not pregnant or breastfeeding and do not have Type 1 diabetes or other serious medical conditions. Not all exercises or activities are suitable for everyone. If you feel discomfort or pain, stop. The instructions and advice presented are in no way intended as a substitute for medical or psychological counseling.

Let's get the Disclaimer out of the way:
By registering for SparkPeople.com (NOTE that SparkPeople.com refers to the web site itself, affiliated websites: SparkRecipes.com and SparkFitness.com; the parent company SparkPeople, Inc., SparkPeople Coaching, and anyone associated with the site, either through giving advice, writing articles and providing content.), you certify that you have received consent from your physician to participate in the programs, workouts, and exercises to be provided by SparkPeople.com. In addition, you agree to the following terms and conditions. The terms and conditions of this Agreement may be amended or modified at any time. Any amendments or modifications will be posted on our web site. Your continued usage after such changes are posted constitutes acceptance of each revised provision of the Agreement. If you do not agree with the terms of this Agreement or any revised Agreement, please refrain from using SparkPeople.com, SparkRecipes.com, BabyFit.com or any affiliated site.

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SparkPeople.com requires that you consult with your physician before following any training instructions you receive through SparkPeople.com or participating in any event announced on our site. We're not a licensed medical care provider and have no expertise in diagnosing, examining, or treating medical conditions of any kind, or in determining the effect of any specific exercise on a medical condition. SparkPeople.com is not a prescription system and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. You should understand that when participating in any exercise or exercise program, there is the possibility of physical injury and or death.

SparkPeople.com is not responsible for any health problems that may result from training programs, products, or events you learn about through SparkPeople.com. If you engage in any exercise program you receive through SparkPeople.com, you agree that you do so at your own risk, and are voluntarily participating in these activities.

We try to provide only the most helpful and accurate information, but we cannot verify, endorse or vouch for the information, services or recommendations available through SparkPeople.com. SparkPeople.com is not responsible for the accuracy, reliability, effectiveness, or correct use of information you receive through SparkPeople.com, or for any health problems that may result from training programs, products, or events you learn about through the site.

USER GENERATED CONTENT
SparkPeople.com owns 100% of all user generated content. This includes, but is not limited to message board posts, SparkTeam posts, SparkPage posts and blogs, Success Stories, recipe submissions and user comments.

EMAIL RULES
Some of our members will make their email addresses available if they wish to converse with others users with similar interests and/or goals. If you use this information, you agree not to transmit "spam" or other unwanted solicitations, or any material that is harassing, threatening, racially offensive, obscene, abusive, harmful, defamatory, invasive of another's privacy, infringing of another's intellectual property rights, or illegal. Members found using email information in this manner will be stripped of their membership. SparkPeople.com is not responsible for the content of email messages sent by its members or from a third party.

MESSAGE BOARDS
Message boards on the SparkPeople website will contain information that can be posted and viewed by anyone on the internet. SparkPeople does not endorse any information posted on the message boards. Please consult a physician or other relevant expert (depending on the nature of the information) before practicing anything you read on the message boards or using any information from the boards. SparkPeople is not responsible for the information posted on the boards or for editing any factual errors or making any type of corrections to information presented on the message boards. Any action taken by a viewer of the boards based on information presented on the boards is at your own risk and could be dangerous or life-threatening.

In using our Message Boards you agree to follow our Community Guidelines which includes these provisions:

• Respect everyone’s opinions. Even though you might not agree with someone, that doesn’t mean they are wrong or deserve to be belittled. Remember that what works for you may not work for everyone else. Give everyone the same courtesy you would expect in return.
• No profanity or explicit content.
• No profile pictures that might be considered "inappropriate".
• No posts that could be interpreted as threatening or harassment.
• No advertising or product promotion is permitted.
• SparkPeople has the right to remove a post if it does not meet these standards.
• You have the right to edit any of your posts.
• If you have started a thread (such as a journal) that you want to close, please post a message indicating "THREAD CLOSED". We do not typically delete threads on request.
• Understand that posts made by members do not necessarily reflect the views of SparkPeople and should not be taken as medical advice.
• Posts submitted to the SparkPeople Message Boards are not considered confidential. These posts may be used by SparkPeople for any purpose without requiring permission from the originator.
• All SparkPeople diet advice has been approved by a Registered Dietician because it is considered to be a serious health issue. Because of this, please be careful about what you recommend to others, as it could be dangerous if you go outside of medically-accepted boundaries. We encourage members to help each other using the SparkPeople recommendations.

This agreement covers SparkPeople.com and any other URLs and web sites administered by SparkPeople Inc, including SparkAmerica.com, SparkCincinnati.com, BabyFit.com and SparkPeopleService.com.

If you need more information contact us at support@sparkpeople.com.



Last updated May 12, 2005