Terms and Conditions

What this website is for

The site shares information about Dr. Barathan's training, his hospital and academic appointments, his areas of care and his publications. It is offered in English, Russian and Arabic. It also has a form you can use to ask the office to contact you about an appointment.

Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle the details you send us. Please read it together with these terms.

General information, not medical advice

Everything on this site is general information. It is not medical advice, and it is not a diagnosis or a treatment plan for you. Health questions depend on your own history and an examination, so the site cannot take the place of a visit with a doctor.

Visiting the site, reading its pages or sending the form does not make you Dr. Barathan's patient, and it does not start a physician-patient relationship. Please talk with your own doctor about any health concern, and do not delay care or stop a treatment because of something you read here.

When the site mentions a medicine, test, treatment or product, it does so for information only. It is not a recommendation for you.

If you have an emergency

Do not use this website or its form for an emergency. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call 911 right away if you are in the United States, or call your local emergency number if you are somewhere else.

Asking for an appointment

The appointment request form asks for your name, email address, phone number and the best time to call you. You may also add a short reason for your visit. Sending a request does not book an appointment, and we cannot promise that one will be available. An appointment is confirmed only when our office talks with you by phone.

At some times, online requests may not be available. When that happens, the form shows our office phone number so that you can call us instead.

When you use the form, please follow these rules:

• Give contact details that are correct and that you are allowed to use.
• Keep the reason brief and general.
• Do not include medical records, test results or other health documents.
• Do not use the form to tell us about urgent symptoms. Call 911 or your local emergency number instead.
• If you are under 18, ask a parent or guardian to help you.

Membership and patient agreements

The practice's concierge membership, its fees and the agreement between Dr. Barathan and a patient are set out in separate written agreements. These website terms do not cover them. If one of those agreements says something different from these terms, that agreement applies to the matter it covers.

How accurate the information is

We try to keep the site correct and up to date. Even so, a page may contain mistakes, leave something out or become out of date. We may fix or change any content at any time without notice. If you rely on the site's content, you do so at your own risk, so please check anything important with the office or with your own doctor.

Who owns the content

The text, photographs of Dr. Barathan, design and other material on this site belong to the practice or are used with the owner's permission. Copyright and other laws protect them.

You may view the pages and print a copy for your own personal use, as long as it is not for business. Please leave any copyright notice in place. You may not copy, change, publish, sell or share the content in any other way unless we agree in writing. Viewing or printing the content does not give you ownership of it.

The site also shows the names of other organisations, such as hospitals, medical groups and journals. Those names and any logos belong to their owners. Showing them does not mean those organisations endorse this site.

What you must not do

You must use the site lawfully and only for its intended purpose. In particular, you must not:

• break any law or regulation while using the site;
• use the site to harass, threaten or harm anyone, or to post anything abusive or offensive;
• send false information or pretend to be someone else in the form;
• copy or collect content or data from the site with automated tools;
• try to break into the site, test its security, or disrupt how it works;
• upload or send viruses or any other harmful code;
• suggest that you are linked to or approved by the practice when you are not;
• use the site for advertising or other business purposes.

Links to other websites

The site links to websites that we do not run, such as Dr. Barathan's profiles on a hospital website, a group practice website and LinkedIn, and to articles in medical journals. We do not control those websites and we are not responsible for what they say or do. Their own terms and privacy policies apply when you visit them. A link is not a promise that the other site is accurate or safe, and your use of it is at your own risk.

Access to the site

We do not promise that the site will always be online. It may be unavailable at times, for example during updates or because of problems we cannot control. We may change, pause or remove any page or feature, including the request form, at any time.

If someone uses the site in a way that breaks these terms, we may block their access. If we believe the site is being used to break the law, we may report it to the proper authorities. If you notice anyone misusing the site, please let us know by calling the office.

No guarantees

We provide the site and its content as they are and as available. As far as the law allows, we make no promises of any kind about the site, whether stated or implied. For example, we do not promise that the content is complete, correct or suitable for your needs, or that the site will be secure, free of errors or free of viruses. Please use up-to-date security software on your own devices.

Limits on our responsibility

As far as the law allows, the practice and its staff will not be responsible for any loss or harm that comes from using the site, being unable to use it, or relying on its content or on any linked website. This includes direct and indirect losses, loss of data and damage to your device, even if we were told that such a loss could happen.

Nothing in these terms limits any responsibility that the law does not allow us to limit. These limits apply to the website only. They do not change the medical care you receive as a patient, which is covered by your separate agreements with the practice and by law.

If your use of the site leads to a claim

If you break these terms, break the law or violate someone else's rights while using the site, and someone makes a claim against the practice or its staff because of it, you agree to cover the resulting losses and costs, including reasonable legal fees, as far as the law allows.

Translations

These terms are available in English, Russian and Arabic. We provide the translations to help you understand them. If a translation differs from the English version, the English version is the one that applies.

Changes and other legal points

We may update these terms from time to time. When we do, we will post the new version on this page and change the date at the top. If you keep using the site after that date, you accept the updated terms.

The laws of the State of California, USA, govern these terms, without regard to rules that would apply the law of another place.

If a court decides that part of these terms cannot be enforced, the rest of the terms still apply. If we do not enforce a term straight away, we have not given up our right to enforce it later. Together with our Privacy Policy, these terms are the full agreement between you and the practice about using the website.