Wikiversity:General disclaimer

General disclaimer - Use Wikiversity at your own risk! - Wikiversity contains content you may find objectionable. - Effort is made to create and maintain an extensive and accurate collection of learning resources, but errors can sometimes escape notice.

W IKIVERSITY M AKES N O G UARANTEE O F V ALIDITY

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Wikiversity Does Not Give Medical Advice Or Legal Opinions
Wikiversity contains modules on medical and legal topics; however no warranty whatsoever is made that any of the modules are accurate. The information provided on Wikiversity is, at best, of a general nature and cannot substitute for the advice of a licensed professional (for instance, a qualified doctor/physician, nurse, pharmacist/chemist, lawyer, and so on). There is absolutely no assurance that any statement contained in a module touching on medical or legal matters is true, correct or precise. Even if a statement made about medicine or the law is accurate, it may not apply to your situation or it may only be accurate in the jurisdiction (place) of the person posting the information; as well, the law may have changed, been modified or overturned by subsequent development since the entry was made. Law varies from place to place and it evolves over time &#8212; sometimes quite quickly. Wikiversity is not a doctor or lawyer.

This disclaimer is adapted from the General Disclaimer in use at Wikiquote.org