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Terms and Conditions for Use of Karger Online Publications by Visitors / Non-subscribers

Visitor / Non-subscriber: one who does not have a subscription to a publication and is not affiliated with an institution that holds a subscription, but would like to view article full text; a transactional user.

Online access to Karger titles by private users or online visitors is defined as site-wide admission to open access areas (areas not requiring a password) of Karger's Web site. Open access areas include journal homepages, all tables of contents, article abstracts, and free sample issues as well as services, informational pages, and other pages not requiring password verification.

Private users wishing to view the full text of an article are requested to order the document via the Pay-per-View option or a document delivery service.

For a list of article delivery options including Pay-per-View, please go to Reprint Options


Data Delivery

The Licensed Materials (Electronic Journals) are currently delivered in standard Internet formats using HTML and Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format. The Publisher reserves the right to change delivery formats, as well as the access method, display or any other feature that may affect the manner in which Authorized Users access and make use of the Licensed Materials.

The Publisher shall use reasonable efforts to provide continuous availability of the Licensed Materials through the Internet. Such availability will be periodically interrupted due to maintenance of the servers, software installation and downtime related to equipment or services outside of the Publisher's control.

The Publisher reserves the right to withdraw from the Licensed Materials any item or part of an item that it no longer retains the right to publish, or which it has reasonable grounds to believe infringes copyright or is otherwise offensive, defamatory or erroneous.


Data Protection and Linking Policy

The Publisher recognizes the importance of protecting the information it collects and will take reasonable steps to maintain the security, integrity and privacy of this information.

The Publisher may provide links to third-party Web sites. Where such links exist, the Publisher disclaims all responsibility and liability for the content of such third-party Web sites. Users assume the sole responsibility for the accessing of third-party Web sites and the use of any content appearing on such Web sites.


Warranty Limitations

The Web site of the Publisher and all materials contained therein are approved on an 'as is' basis, without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The use of the Electronic Journals, Karger Online Publications and all materials is at the User's own risk. Access to Karger Online Publications and the Electronic Journals might be interrupted and may not be error free.




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