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[edit] General Disclaimer

DIFFEN MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY

Diffen is an online open-content collaborative resource, that is, a voluntary association of individuals and groups working to develop a common resource of human knowledge. The structure of Diffen allows anyone with an Internet connection to alter its content. Please be advised that nothing found here has necessarily been reviewed by people with the expertise required to provide you with complete, accurate or reliable information.

That is not to say that you will not find valuable and accurate information on Diffen; much of the time you will. However, Diffen cannot guarantee the validity of the information found here. The content of any given article may recently have been changed, vandalized or altered by someone whose opinion does not correspond with the state of knowledge in the relevant fields.

[edit] No formal peer review

Diffen is not uniformly peer reviewed; while readers may correct errors or engage in casual peer review, they have no legal duty to do so and thus all information read here is without any implied warranty of fitness for any purpose or use whatsoever. Even articles that have been vetted by informal peer review may later have been edited inappropriately, just before you view them.

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[edit] No contract; limited license

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There is no agreement or understanding between you and Diffen regarding your use or modification of this information beyond the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL); neither is anyone at Diffen responsible should someone change, edit, modify or remove any information that you may post on Diffen or any of its associated projects.

[edit] Trademarks

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[edit] Jurisdiction and legality of content

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[edit] Not professional advice

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[edit] Risk Disclaimer

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If an article contains suggestions regarding dangerous, illegal or unethical activities, remember that anyone can post this information on Diffen. The authors may not be qualified to provide you with complete information or to inform you about adequate safety precautions or steps you can take to prevent injury, bodily damage, or other damages to your person, property or reputation. If you need specific advice (for example, medical, legal, risk management) please seek a professional licensed or knowledgeable in that area.

Diffen is not uniformly peer reviewed; while readers may correct errors or remove erroneous suggestions, they have no legal duty to do so, and thus all information read here is without any implied warranty of fitness for any purpose or use whatsoever.

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[edit] Medical Disclaimer

DIFFEN DOES NOT GIVE MEDICAL ADVICE

Diffen contains articles on many medical topics; however, no warranty whatsoever is made that any of the articles are accurate. There is absolutely no assurance that any statement contained or cited in an article touching on medical matters is true, correct, precise, or up-to-date. The overwhelming majority of such articles are written, in part or in whole, by nonprofessionals. Even if a statement made about medicine is accurate, it may not apply to you or your symptoms.

The medical information provided on Diffen is, at best, of a general nature and cannot substitute for the advice of a medical professional (for instance, a qualified doctor/physician, nurse, pharmacist/chemist, and so on). Diffen is not a doctor.

None of the individual contributors, system operators, developers, sponsors of Diffen nor anyone else connected to Diffen can take any responsibility for the results or consequences of any attempt to use or adopt any of the information presented on this web site.

Nothing on Diffen.com should be construed as an attempt to offer or render a medical opinion or otherwise engage in the practice of medicine.


[edit] Legal Disclaimer

DIFFEN DOES NOT GIVE LEGAL OPINIONS

Diffen contains articles on many legal topics; however, no warranty whatsoever is made that any of the articles are accurate. There is absolutely no assurance that any statement contained in an article touching on legal matters is true, correct or precise. Law varies from place to place and it evolves over time - sometimes quite quickly. Even if a statement made about the law is accurate, it may only be accurate in the jurisdiction of the person posting the information; as well, the law may have changed, been modified or overturned by subsequent development since the entry was made on Diffen.

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Nothing on Diffen.com should be construed as an attempt to offer or render a legal opinion or otherwise engage in the practice of law.



[edit] Content Disclaimer

DIFFEN CONTAINS SPOILERS AND CONTENT YOU MAY FIND OBJECTIONABLE

In its ambitious mission of documenting all human knowledge about differences between entities, Diffen contains articles on a vast array of topics. A relatively small fraction of these topics are frequently censored by educational, governmental, corporate, parental and other filtering schemes.

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Diffen's current policy is to include such content, provided it breaches neither any of our existing policies (especially Neutral point of view) nor the laws of the United States, where Diffen is hosted. Some of these articles contain warnings, but many do not.

In any case, Diffen is (and always will be) a work in progress, and many articles contain errors, bias, duplication, or simply need attention. We encourage readers to help us fix these problems. The great majority of articles are written primarily or solely by individuals who are not subject matter experts, and may lack academic or professional credentials in the area.

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