Ownership Information
Virtual-addiction.com (the โWebsiteโ) is an informational resource that aspires to educate the public on behavioral addiction and to assist people who may have already become addicted themselves. The Website is owned by Tech Treatment, LLC, which is a for-profit organization creating health-related web products. All funding and financial sponsorship for virtual-addiction.com comes from Tech Treatment, LLC.
Tech Treatment, LLC is not owned or operated by any treatment centers. No treatment centers are involved in any day-to-day operations of virtual-addiction.com. Tech Treatment, LLC does not have any ownership interest in, or receive distribution of profits from, any treatment centers.
Relationship with Advertisers
The Website accepts and hosts paid advertisements from the companies listed on the Website. All paid advertisements are clearly separated from the informational content on the Website. Paid advertisements are a separate revenue stream from any informational content and content given to the Website from our many contributors. All advertisements clearly and prominently identify the advertiser. The appearance of an advertisement is not a guarantee or endorsement on behalf of Tech Treatment, LLC or the Website. Some ads may be personalized, meaning that they are displayed to you based on information collected about your visits to this site and elsewhere over time. However, information provided by advertisers is separate from information content provided to you by the Website. Virtual-addiction.com is not responsible for any third-party content that may be accessed through this Website or any related services provided by a third party.
No Medical Advice
The Website is not providing medical advice and the owners of the Website are not medical providers. Any communications through the Website, or information transmitted to Tech Treatment, LLC, does not constitute or create a doctor-patient relationship.
Tech Treatment, LLC does not recommend or endorse any specific products, procedures, opinions or other information that may be referenced on the Website or on any websites or sources referenced on the Website, and does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, attorneys, hospitals, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the Website or on any websites or sources referenced on the Website. Tech Treatment, LLC (a) does not guarantee that the information provided by any treatment center in its advertising or in any phone call or Live Chat session, or from any hospital, physician, attorney, support group, government agency, or other healthcare or professional service provider is accurate or complete in any respect, and (b) does not assume any responsibility or liability for the information provided from any of these sources.
Information Submitted
Information submitted to virtual-addiction.com will not be shared, sold or provided to any third party unless you expressly authorize us to do so on your behalf. Virtual-addiction.com strives to maintain the most up-to-date and current information on drug and alcohol abuse and treatment.
The information provided on Virtual-addiction.com is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient and his/her healthcare provider. Nothing on this Website should be taken as medical advice, but instead the Website should be considered as a resource for providing general information that may be useful to the general public. All visitors are encouraged to consult with a physician or other licensed medical professional for any form of medical advice.
Transmissions to Virtual-addiction.com, in part or in whole, and/or communication with Virtual-addiction.com via Internet or e-mail through this Website does not constitute or create a doctor-patient relationship.
Blog Moderation Policy
Authority
The Websiteโs blogs are monitored occasionally by volunteers. Therefore, there is not regular upkeep with posted comments. The internet users making remarks on each blog should not be considered health professionals. You should contact a medical professional before taking any advice from comments posted from other internet users.
Complementarity
Information provided within blogs was written to supplement, not take the place of, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician.
Confidentiality
As a reminder, any site visitor has the ability to read and save your comments. There is no available option to erase your own comments.
Comments
We ask that all users commenting on any blog behave with respect and honesty at all times. We have the right to delete any comments that are disrespectful or inaccurate or that would cause wrongful action to viewers.
Internet users are discouraged from posting any commercial/advertising comment. All such content may be deleted.
All remarks and comments posted on a blog must be true and correct to the writerโs knowledge. We encourage commenters to provide resources (references, links, โฆ) on health/medical claims when possible and relevant to the blog and/or your comment.
Moderators hold the right to remove, without notification, any comment they deem inappropriate.
