Terms of Use for UChicago Medical Laboratories’ Clients

Welcome to the University of Chicago Medicine's Laboratory Handbook. Your use of the website is deemed acceptance of these terms, which we may modify at any time.

Purpose: This site does not provide medical advice or guidance for the treatment of a particular patient. Rather, its purpose is to educate providers about the laboratory services offered by The University of Chicago Medicine, and provide the process to request testing services, obtain or handle specimens, and receive results. It also provides a directory of individuals in the Laboratories, as well as access to the Lab’s policies and procedures.

Confidentiality/Intellectual Property: You may only use this website for the purpose stated in this Terms of Use, and you may not disclose the content of this website to any third party without the express written permission of the Director of the Laboratory. In addition, you may not use the names of either The University of Chicago Medicine or The University of Chicago except to the extent necessary to secure the Lab services offered. In no event may you use our logos.

Use of Your Information: We respect the right to privacy of all visitors to this website. We do not collect information that would personally identify you. The University of Chicago Medicine web server automatically collects the IP address of the computers that access our site. We may use this information in aggregate form to understand how our site is being used and how we can better serve our visitors. It also may collect information about visitors to our site using “cookies.” We may use cookies to recognize a repeat visitor or to track a visitor’s path through our site during a visit, with the goal of helping us understand how people use our site.

DISCLAIMER: WITHOUT LIMITATION, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICINE DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICINE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT COSTS, FINES, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE.