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The information on this website (“Web Site”) has been created by Wellpoint. This Web Site and the materials provided herein have been prepared for general informational purposes only and are based on generally accepted medical opinions. The information on this Web Site may not reflect the most current health care developments and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. No warranty is made as to the accuracy of the content of this Web Site.

This site does not contain individualized or customized medical or healthcare advice, and no person should rely on, act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information contained in this Web Site without seeking direct advice from a health care professional. Transmission of the information to or from this Web Site does not create a patient-hospital relationship between Wellpoint and the user. Information on this Web Site does not guarantee or warrant a good clinical outcome. Nothing in this Web Site (including links to other sites) should be interpreted as promoting, referring, recommending, endorsing, guaranteeing or warranting, any particular health care or other service, product, entity or provider.

Reproduction, distribution, republication and retransmission of material contained within the Web Site are prohibited unless the prior written permission of Wellpoint has been obtained. Web links to this Web Site are prohibited unless the prior written permission of Wellpoint has been obtained.

While Wellpoint makes all commercially reasonable efforts to secure communications over this Web Site, Wellpoint cannot guarantee secure transactions at all times. Users who are concerned about the privacy or confidentiality of their communications should telephone or use the mail to contact the recipient directly. Users should not use this Web Site to communicate regarding time‑sensitive or urgent matters, since Wellpoint cannot ensure timely responses.

Wellpoint reserves the right to collect general information regarding usage and users of this Web Site (including, without limitation, the name of the domain of each user, the IP protocol number of each user, and the date and time each web page was visited). Some pages may use cookies to maintain sessions or to automate navigation. However, information which can personally identify individual users will not be collected.

Notwithstanding the above, Wellpoint may collect personally identifiable information regarding users who voluntarily provide such information (for example, email addresses of users who send email from Wellpoint or mailing addresses of users who sign up for notification of upcoming events, news, etc.).

Wellpoint shall not be liable to any party for any claims for damages based on any cause of action whatsoever relating to use of this Web Site by any person or entity.

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