The following are the rules, conditions, and guidelines that apply to the Hudson IPA Website (http://www.hudsonipa.com), a division of Hudson Management Services Organization, Inc. (referred to herein as "Hudson IPA").

The Hudson IPA Website is provided by the Hudson IPA for educational, market research and scientific purposes. Hudson IPA makes no representations or warranties about the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or suitability of this information for any purpose. Errors and omissions may occur, and information may become outdated without notice. THEREFORE, HUDSON IPA DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO ANY MATTER RELATING TO THIS SERVICE AND ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. In no event shall Hudson IPA be liable for any damages -- including, without limitation, and indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages -- arising out of any use of or reliance on any information contained herein. Nor does Hudson IPA assume any responsibility for failure or delay in updating or removing the information contained herein. Each user assumes full responsibility and risk for any use made of information posted on the Hudson IPA Website, and is expressly notified and advised that it is the user's obligation to independently verify from other sources any information upon which user intends to rely for any purpose.

Moreover, information provided on the Website does not constitute, and is not to be used as the basis for, medical advice or treatment. No information, posting or interaction occurring in or through the HudsonIPA Website should be used or considered as a replacement of the patient/physician relationship or a physician's professional judgment. HUDSON IPA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR TREATMENT, DIAGNOSIS, DECISIONS AND ACTIONS TAKEN OR NOT TAKEN IN RELIANCE UPON INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS WEBSITE, EACH OR WHICH IS SOLELY AND COMPLETELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROFESSIONAL PROVIDER TAKING OR WITHHOLDING ANY SUCH ACTION.

The Hudson IPA Website provides chat and bulletin board services for its members to discuss pertinent professional, educational and scientific issues and information. The Hudson IPA Website serves only as a medium for such exchanges, and is not otherwise a participant. All opinions presented and information stated are those of the discussants only. Hudson IPA does not exert any editorial control over the content of any messages or discussions posted or exchanged on the Hudson IPA Website. The material posted or exchanged by discussants represents only the individual approach or opinion of such discussants. No such information may be attributed to or considered the opinion of Hudson IPA Website, nor should any such posting or exchange be deemed to present the only or necessarily best information on the particular subject. Hudson IPA disclaims any and all liability for injury and other damages that may result from an individual using or relying on any information discussed or posted on the Hudson IPA Website, whether a physician or any other person asserts these claims. IN ADDITION, HUDSON IPA SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT IT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OR SUITABILITY OF THE CONTENT OF ANY MATERIAL PRESENTED OR DISCUSSED ON THE HUDSON IPA WEBSITE.

Hudson IPA is committed to maintaining the privacy of those who communicate to us on our web site. Any information which is voluntarily provided to Hudson IPA through this web site is kept confidential and protected and is treated with the same consideration and confidentiality.

Our web site requires users to give us unique identifiers in order to log into many areas of the site. These unique identifiers are collected to verify the user's identity and eligibility, in order to protect our members from the release of sensitive or personally identifiable information to unauthorized users.

Hudson IPA urges all Internet users to take responsible and appropriate steps to safeguard their identification numbers to help protect their privacy.

• Built-in firewalls (a combination of computer hardware and software) to keep unauthorized users from accessing information through Health Net's computer network.
• Encryption technology, including Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

As a condition of using the Hudson IPA Website, and to maintain an informative and valuable Website that meets the needs of all, Members agree that they must at all times adhere to the following Rules for Use. Failure to abide by such rules may, in Hudson IPA's sole discretion, result in the termination or suspension of membership. Members agree that HudsonIPA may without notice monitor all discussions and postings for compliance with these Guidelines.

1. Members are forbidden to use the Hudson IPA Website to share or discuss any information concerning: (i) fees they charge or minimum reimbursements they will accept for services they render, (ii) amounts they will pay for supplies and services they use, or (iii) concerted action intended establish prices or restrict fair competition among health care payors, providers or suppliers. Without limitation, members may not post any anticompetitive information or material, such as information or material regarding specific prices or fees charged or paid. Members or others also should not post any information or material concerning discounts or terms or conditions of sale or service either obtained by or offered to another person or entity. Members are expressly put on notice that all postings and discussions may be retained in digital or printed form, although Hudson IPA shall be under no obligation to do so. In the opinion of Hudson IPA, any records or copies of postings and discussion would be subject to disclosure through subpoena or other legal process.
   
   
2. All materials posted on this site are subject to copyrights owned by Hudson IPA and other individuals or entities. Members may download, print or transmit information from the Hudson IPA Website for personal and professional use. Any reproduction, retransmission, or republication of all or part of any document found on this site is expressly prohibited, unless Hudson IPA or the copyright owner of the material has expressly granted its prior written consent to so reproduce, retransmit, or republish the material. All other rights are reserved.
   
   
3. By posting any material, the posting party warrants and represents that such material is in the common domain, or if it is not in the common domain that it owns the copyright with respect to such material or has received permission from the copyright owner to use it in such manner (including all uses contemplated by the remaining sentences of this Paragraph 3). By posting communications, a Member grants Hudson IPA a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, translate, distribute, perform and display those communications alone or as part of other works in any form, media, or technology, whether known or hereafter developed and sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sublicenses. A Member further agrees to grant other Members the right to access, view, store, and reproduce the communications for personal use.
   
   
4. Members may not post or transmit any messages that are libelous, defamatory, abusive, anti-competitive, illegal, or violate any other person's copyrights, privacy rights, trademarks, trade secrets, or rights in other confidential information.
   
   
5. Hudson IPA does not intend to discourage Members from taking controversial positions or expressing what may be unpopular views; however, Hudson IPA reserves the right to remove from the Website, and to take such other action as it deems appropriate, in cases where the Hudson IPA Website is used to disseminate statements or materials that are reasonably construed (as determined in Hudson IPA's sole discretion) as abusive, destructive, harmful, threatening to the safety of others, or in violation of norms of good taste and decency.
   
   
6. The names, trademarks, service marks and logos of Hudson IPA appearing on this site may not be used in any advertising or publicity, or otherwise used to indicate Hudson IPA's sponsorship, endorsement of, or affiliation with any product or service, without Hudson IPA's prior express written permission.
   
   
7. Hudson IPA does not actively monitor the site for inappropriate postings, nor does Hudson IPA exercise editorial control over postings. Notwithstanding the above, in the event that any inappropriate posting is brought to its attention, Hudson IPA reserves the right, but has no obligation, to review and remove such postings that Hudson IPA considers to be inappropriate, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable. HudsonIPA reserves the right, without further notice, to monitor all discussions and postings for compliance with these Guidelines.
   
   
8. Hudson IPA reserves the right to terminate access to any member or person who does not abide by these Guidelines. In the event that any Member violates these Guidelines, such Member shall indemnify Hudson IPA for any and all damages resulting therefrom, including claims or suits by third parties and reasonable legal fees.

As a benefit to its members, Hudson IPA has developed a list of online resources on the Web. The purpose of the resources is to empower visitors to the Hudson IPA site with the ability to quickly and easily access desired information. By providing links to other Websites, Hudson IPA does not endorse or approve of the policies or practices of, or opinions expressed on, those sites; nor does Hudson IPA make any representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or suitability of any items or claims contained therein.

Although this Website includes links providing direct access to other Internet sites, Hudson IPA takes no responsibility for the content or information contained on other sites, and does not exert any editorial or other control over any other sites.

The nature of the Internet allows for limitless links from one Website to another without knowledge of, or permission by, the site host. Therefore, Hudson IPA cannot be responsible for the content on any Website connected via Hyperlink to the Hudson IPA Website. Upon request, however, Hudson IPA will investigate links to its Website and attempt to determine if they are inappropriate or contrary to Hudson IPA's mission. In such cases, Hudson IPA will request that the link be removed.