The Kidney Community of Southern California

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This website provides only general information. It does not provide information for specific patients. It does not endorse any specific test, procedure or medication that may be mentioned in the web site. It does not replace medical or other advice offered by health care providers, professionals or physicians.

Visitors should not make any diagnosis or treatment decision based on information on this or self-prescribe medication based on this site. Only a physician or qualified nurse practitioner can make a diagnosis, a decision to treat, prescribe medication or refer a patient to a dialysis facility.

This web site provides links to other web sites. This is done solely as a convenience to visitors. This web site, Kidney411.org, has no responsibility for or control over the content and accuracy of other web sites. Further, this web site has no control over the extent to which other web sites protect visitor privacy, send visitors cookies or use visitor information for advertising and marketing purposes. Visitors to this site visit other sites at their own risk.

The content of this website is copyrighted or trademarked by The Kidney Community of Southern California, unless otherwise indicated. A document will indicate if it is copyrighted or trademarked by a person other than The Kidney Community of Southern California.

Copyright and trademark law prohibit unauthorized reproduction or distribution of any copyrighted, service marked or trademarked material. You may download, store or print the web content for personal use. If you wish to use it in any other way you must obtain prior permission from the Kidney Community of Southern California board in writing.

In the event this web site asks a visitor for information that personally identifies the visitor, the web site will indicate the purposes for which the information will be used, including whether it will be used for demographic or research purposes or for marketing or advertising purposes. No visitor shall be required to provide this information. The visitor may indicate what limitations, if any, he/she wishes to place on the use of the information.

Unless the web site specifically states otherwise at the time of requesting information, this web site will protect the privacy and confidentiality of all patient and provider information, including information solicited solely for demographic purposes, in accordance with all applicable federal and state law.

Visitors may remove or correct any information about themselves by contacting Kidney Community of Southern California. The webmaster will provide the visitor with complete information about removing or correcting information.

If a visitor believes that the web site has violated these rules, the visitor should contact The Kidney Community of Southern California.

The web site does not endorse or recommend the use of any product, facility or service whose name, trademark or service mark appears on the web site. The web site does not warrant the safety or efficacy of any product, facility or service whose name, trademark or service mark appears on the web site. Views and opinions expressed on the web site do not necessarily reflect those of The Kidney Community of Southern California or the United States Government

The United States Government, its employees and contractors and The Kidney Community of Southern California, its employees, officers, directors and contractors do not make any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, document, product, facility or service mentioned on this web site or represent that any use would not infringe privately owned property rights.

This site is not intended for the use of minors. Any minor should consult his or her legal guardian before providing any information to this site or making use of any information on this site.