Purpose: The HOSA web site is designed to provide information about HOSA for HOSA members, their parents, schools, health care partners and corporate sponsors.

1. Links to HOSA - HOSA will grant permission for educational and healthcare sites to link to the HOSA website, provided the educational or healthcare site is reputable and consistent with HOSA’s mission. Written permission from HOSA, Inc. must be obtained in order for another web site to use HOSA’s emblem. Permission to use HOSA’s emblem will only be granted to Associate Partners and Corporate Sponsors.

2. Right of Refusal – HOSA reserves the right to decline to link to a web site for the following reasons:

• The web site contains information which may be objectionable to the HOSA membership or HOSA, Inc. Board of Directors.
• The web site would create a conflict of interest with HOSA’s existing partners.
• The content of the web site is not consistent with the mission of HOSA.
• The web site is NOT a health care web site.

3. State Affiliates – HOSA provides state leadership information at www.hosa.org or will link to a state’s web site, provided the request to establish the link is made by the state advisor. Links to individual chapters should be through the state’s web site.

4. Partnership Links – All HOSA partners and sponsors will be listed on the Partnership Links page.

5. Career Center: Alumni Hall of Fame – Alumni Hall-of-Fame entries must meet the criteria posted on the web site.

6. Career Center: Workforce Information and Links – HOSA provides links on this page that provide instructional resources for HOSA members. HOSA reserves the right to add or delete links from this page.

7. Career Center: Specific Career Profiles and Links – This page is designed to provide Career Information for HOSA members. Professional associations are contacted regarding inclusion on this page. When permitted by the association, an association logo is used to illustrate the link. Associations/careers are added as requested by an association, health professional, or HOSA member when determined appropriate by HOSA management.

8. Career Center: Career Information and Investigation Links – These sites are provided to assist the HOSA member in making a career decision. Sites are added as requested by an association, health professional, or HOSA member when determined appropriate by HOSA.

9. Career Center: College Center – These sites are provided to assist the HOSA member in making a college choice. Sites are added as requested by an association, health professional, or HOSA member when determined appropriate by HOSA.

10. Career Center: AHEC Links – These sites link to AHEC Career Information to assist the HOSA member in investigating health careers. Sites are added as requested by an AHEC, health professional, or HOSA member when determined appropriate by HOSA.

11. HOSA Home Page – HOSA reserves the right to add corporate logos with links to a corporate description page and web site for Gold Sponsors and Corporate Associates.

12. Use of Photos – HOSA National Leadership Conference participants grant permission, through the conference permission form, for HOSA to use pictures taken during the NLC on the HOSA web site. HOSA will remove any picture on the web site upon written request of the student in the picture. Names of students are never used, except as permitted by members of the National Executive Council.

13. Use of Personal Information – HOSA collects personal information when a user completes and submits a contact form. HOSA will only use personal information for internal purposes only. HOSA does not provide personal information to other persons or entities. Whenever a user voluntarily discloses personal information online, others may be able to collect and use that information. HOSA cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information provided to us; thus, users do so at their own risk.

14. Disclaimer - HOSA has provided links and pointers to Internet sites maintained by third parties. HOSA does not operate or control in any respect any information, products, or services on these third-party sites. The materials at www.hosa.org and the third-party sites are provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind either express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, HOSA disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. HOSA does not warrant that the functions contained in the materials will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or their server that makes it available, are free of viruses or other harmful components. HOSA does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials in this site or in third-party sites in terms of their correctness, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, or otherwise. The user (and not HOSA) assumes the entire cost of all necessary maintenance, repair, or correction.