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Medical Disclaimer
The information provided on Sassy Dama is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Content on this website reflects general knowledge, professional experience, and lived experience related to aging, wellness, elder care, hospice support, and life after 50. While the author has a background in microbiology and hospice nursing, the information shared on this site does not replace individualized medical care or professional judgment.
Not a Substitute for Professional Medical Advice
Always seek the advice of a licensed physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, symptoms, or treatment options.
Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you have read on this website.
No Doctor–Patient Relationship
Use of this website does not create a doctor–patient, nurse–patient, or healthcare provider–patient relationship between you and the author or Sassy Dama.
Any decisions you make regarding your health or medical care should be made in consultation with your healthcare provider.
Health Topics, Symptoms, and At-Home Measures
Articles discussing health topics, symptoms, comfort measures, lifestyle choices, or commonly used at-home approaches are provided for general education only. Individual health needs vary, and what may help one person may not be appropriate for another.
Information on this site should not be interpreted as a recommendation to start, stop, or change any medication, supplement, or treatment plan without professional guidance.
Accuracy and Updates
While reasonable efforts are made to ensure that information on this site is accurate and up to date, medical knowledge evolves over time. Sassy Dama makes no guarantees regarding the completeness, accuracy, or timeliness of the information provided.
Emergency Situations
If you believe you are experiencing a medical emergency, call your local emergency number immediately or seek urgent medical care.
Acceptance of This Disclaimer
By using this website, you acknowledge and agree to this Medical Disclaimer and understand that you are responsible for your own health decisions.
This Medical Disclaimer is part of the Sassy Dama Legal Policies and should be read in conjunction with the site’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Affiliate Disclosure
While you’re going through some posts on this website, you may come across affiliate links. These are links to products and services that we recommend.
When you click on these links and make purchases, we may receive a small commission. However, this does not impact our reviews and recommendations, and it NEVER results in additional charges to you.
There will also be no increase in the cost of the product you’re purchasing. We try our best to keep things fair and balanced, in order to help you make the best choice for you.
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As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Website Terms and Conditions of Use
1. Terms
By accessing this web site, you are agreeing to be bound by these web site Terms and Conditions of Use, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws.
If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this website are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.
2. Use License
- Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on Sassy Dama’s web site for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license, you may not:
- modify or copy the materials;
- use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);
- attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on Sassy Dama’s website;
- remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
- transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server.
- This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Sassy Dama at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.
3. Disclaimer
- The materials on Sassy Dama’s website are provided “as is”. Sassy Dama makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, Sassy Dama does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its Internet web site or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.
- Our content and products are for informational purposes only. Sassy Dama does NOT provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
4. Limitations
In no event shall Sassy Dama or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption,) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on Sassy Dama’s Internet site, even if Sassy Dama or a Sassy Dama authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage.
Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.
5. Revisions and Errata
The materials appearing on Sassy Dama’s website could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors.
Sassy Dama does not warrant that any of the materials on its web site are accurate, complete, or current.
Sassy Dama may make changes to the materials contained on its website at any time without notice.
Sassy Dama does not, however, make any commitment to update the materials.
6. Links
Sassy Dama has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its Internet website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site.
The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Sassy Dama of the site. Use of any such linked website is at the user’s own risk.
7. Site Terms of Use Modifications
Sassy Dama may revise these Terms of Use for its website at any time without notice.
By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use.
8. Governing Law
Any claim relating to Sassy Dama’s web site shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Privacy Policy
Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, we have developed this Policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate and disclose and make use of personal information.
The following outlines our privacy policy.
- Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected.
- We will collect and use personal information solely with the objective of fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other compatible purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual concerned or as required by law.
- We will only retain personal information as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.
- We will collect personal information by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or consent of the individual concerned.
- Personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date.
- We will protect personal information by reasonable security safeguards against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.
- We will make readily available to customers information about our policies and practices relating to the management of personal information.
Personal Data Disclosure
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we may collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year.
If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profiles. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username).
Website administrators can also see and edit that information. We are committed to conducting our business in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained.
Third-party use of personal information
We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to do so. Additionally, we may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of our website.Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
We currently use the following third-party service providers:
MailChimp- If you sign up for our newsletter voluntarily, your email will be obtained and hosted by MailChimp. They are never shared with others. Your information will never be taken without your full knowledge and consent.
Newsletters are meant to enhance your experience with sassydama.com by receiving health & lifestyle guides and tips, safe product tips, recent blog posts, and exciting news. You are able to unsubscribe from our newsletters at any time.
For your convenience, this the link to Mail Chimp’s Privacy Policy: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/
Google Analytics – This service tracks our usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on our website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.
Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business.
This may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.