PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE.
By using this site, you signify your assent to these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to all of these Terms and Conditions, do not use this site!
HCV Advocate may revise and update these Terms and Conditions at any time. Your continued usage of the HCV Advocate website (“HCV Advocate Site,” or the “Site,”) will mean you accept those changes.
The Site Does Not Provide Medical Advice
The contents of the HCV Advocate Site, such as text, graphics, images, and other materials created by HCV Advocate or obtained from HCV Advocate’s licensors, and other materials contained on the HCV Site (collectively, “Content”) are for informational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on the HCV Advocate Site!
If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. HCV Advocate does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the Site. Reliance on any information provided by HCV Advocate, HCV employees, others appearing on the Site at the invitation of HCV Advocate, or other visitors to the Site is solely at your own risk.
Children’s Privacy
We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. You should be aware that this Site is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 13. We do not collect personally identifiable information from any person we actually know is a child under the age of 13.
Use of the Content
The Content posted on this Site is protected by the copyright laws in the United States and in foreign countries. HCV ADvocate authorizes you to view or download a single copy of the Content solely for your personal, noncommercial use if you include the copyright notice located at the end of the material, for example: “©2016, HCV Advocate, LLC. All rights reserved” and other copyright and proprietary rights notices that are contained in the Content. Any special rules for the use of certain software and other items accessible on the HCV Advocate Site may be included elsewhere within the Site and are incorporated into these Terms and Conditions by reference.
Title to the Content remains with HCV Advocate or its licensors. Any use of the Content not expressly permitted by these Terms and Conditions is a breach of these Terms and Conditions and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. Content and other features are subject to change or termination without notice in the editorial discretion of HCV Advocate. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to HCV Advocate and its licensors. Certain Content on this Site is licensed under U.S. Patent No. 6,585,516.
If you violate any of these Terms and Conditions, your permission to use the Content automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of any portion of the Content.
Liability of HCV ADvocate And Its Licensors
The use of the HCV Advocate Site and the Content is at your own risk.
When using the HCV Advocate Site, information will be transmitted over a medium that may be beyond the control and jurisdiction of HCV Advocate and its suppliers. Accordingly, HCV Advocate assumes no liability for or relating to the delay, failure, interruption, or corruption of any data or other information transmitted in connection with use of the HCV Advocate Site.
The HCV Advocate Site and the Content are provided on an “as is” basis. HCV Advocate, ITS LICENSORS, AND ITS SUPPLIERS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES’ RIGHTS, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Without limiting the foregoing, HCV Advocate, its licensors, and its suppliers make no representations or warranties about the following:
- The accuracy, reliability, completeness, currentness, or timeliness of the Content, software, links, or communications provided on or through the use of the HCV Advocate Site or HCV Advocate.
- The satisfaction of any government regulations requiring disclosure of information on prescription drug products or the approval or compliance of any software tools with regard to the Content contained on the HCV Advocate Site.
In no event shall HCV Advocate, its licensors, its suppliers, or any third parties mentioned on the HCV Advocate Site be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, personal injury/wrongful death, lost profits, or damages resulting from lost data or business interruption) resulting from the use of or inability to use the HCV Advocate Site or the Content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory, and whether or not HCV Advocate, its licensors, its suppliers, or any third parties mentioned on the HCV Advocate Site are advised of the possibility of such damages. HCV Advocate, its licensors, its suppliers, or any third parties mentioned on the HCV Advocate Site shall be liable only to the extent of actual damages incurred by you, not to exceed U.S. $1000. HCV Advocate, its licensors, its suppliers, or any third parties mentioned on the HCV Advocate Site are not liable for any personal injury, including death, caused by your use or misuse of the Site, Content, or Public Areas (as defined below). Any claims arising in connection with your use of the Site, any Content, or the Public Areas must be brought within one (1) year of the date of the event giving rise to such action occurred. Remedies under these Terms and Conditions are exclusive and are limited to those expressly provided for in these Terms and Conditions.
User Content and Submissions
The personal information you submit to HCV Advocate is governed by the HCV policy. To the extent there is an inconsistency between this Agreement and theHCV Advocate privacy policy, Agreement shall govern.
The Site contains functionality and other interactive areas, including blogs, user reviews of drug information, user reviews on the Physician Directory, etc. (collectively “Public Areas”) that allow users to post or upload content and other information, including comments, images, questions, reviews, and other materials (the “User Content”). Users may also upload User Content via our official brand presence on social media platforms and branded hashtags, including, without limitation Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube, Instagram, and Pinterest, (collectively “Social Media Platforms”). You agree that you will not post, upload, or transmit any communications or User Content of any type to the Public Areas or Social Media Platforms that infringe or violate any rights of any party. By submitting communications or User Content to the Public Areas or Social Media Platforms, you agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions and other applicable polices, such as our Reviews Guidelines. HCV Advocates reserves the right to remove User Content for any reason, including User Content that we believe violates these Terms and Conditions or our other policies, such as our HCV Advocate By submitting any communications or User Content to the Public Areas or Social Media Platforms, you further agree that such submission is non-confidential for all purposes. It is important to note that HCV Advocate is not responsible for the operation, terms of use or policies of any Social Media Platform. Before using any Social Media Platform you should review its terms of use and policies, including its privacy policy.
If you make any submission or post User Content to a Public Area or a Social Media Platform, you agree that you will not send or transmit to HCV Advocate by email, (including through the email addresses listed on the “Contact Us” page) any communication or content that infringes or violates any rights of any party. If you submit any business information, idea, concept or invention to HCV Advocate by email, you agree such submission is non-confidential for all purposes.
If you make any submission or post User Content to a Public Area or a Social Media Platform or if you submit any business information, idea, concept or invention to HCV Advocate by email, you automatically grant-or warrant that the owner of such content or intellectual property has expressly granted-HCV Advocate a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, fully sublicensable right and license to use, reproduce, create derivative works from, modify, adapt, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform, and publicly display such submission or User Content in any media or medium, or any form, format, or forum now known or hereafter developed. HCV Advocate may sublicense its rights through multiple tiers of sublicenses. If you wish to keep any business information, ideas, concepts or inventions private or proprietary, do not submit them to the Public Areas or Social Media Platforms or to HCV Advocate by email. We try to answer every email in a timely manner, but are not always able to do so.
User Submissions — Image, Video, Audio Files
You agree to only post or upload media (like photos, videos, or audio) on the HCV Advocate Site or a Social Media Platform that you have taken yourself or that you have all rights to transmit and license and which do not violate trademark, copyright, privacy, or any other rights of any other person. Photos or videos of celebrities and cartoon or comic images are usually copyrighted by the owner.
To protect your privacy, you agree that you will not submit any media that contains Personally Identifiable Information (like name, phone number, email address or web site URL) of you or of anyone else. Uploading media like images or video of other people without their permission is strictly prohibited.
By uploading any media on the HCV Advocate Site or a Social Media Platform, you warrant that you have permission from all persons appearing in your media for you to make this contribution and grant rights described herein. Never post a picture or video of or with someone else unless you have their explicit permission.
It is strictly prohibited to upload media of any kind that contain expressions of hate, abuse, offensive images or conduct, obscenity, pornography, sexually explicit or any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable law or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms and Conditions, the HCV Advocate Advertising Policy or the HCV Advocate Privacy Policy.
You agree that you will not upload any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or this Web site.
By uploading any media on the HCV Advocate Site or a Social Media Platform like a photo or video: (a) you grant to HCV Advocate a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully sublicensable right and license to use, copy, print, publicly display, reproduce, modify, publish, post, transmit, create derivative works from, and distribute the media and any material included in the media; (b) you certify that any person pictured in the submitted media (or, if a minor, his/her parent/legal guardian) authorizes HCV Advocate to use, copy, print, publicly display, reproduce, modify, publish, post, transmit, create derivative works from, and distribute the media and any material included in such media; and (c) you agree to indemnify HCV Advocate and its affiliates, directors, officers and employees and hold them harmless from any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising from the media and/or your failure to comply with these Terms and Conditions.
HCV Advocate reserves the right to review all media prior to submission to the site and to remove any media for any reason, at any time, without prior notice, at our sole discretion.
Passwords
HCV ADvocate has several tools that allow you to record and store information. You are responsible for taking all reasonable steps to ensure that no unauthorized person shall have access to your HCV ADvocate passwords or accounts. It is your sole responsibility to: (1) control the dissemination and use of sign-in name, screen name and passwords; (2) authorize, monitor, and control access to and use of your HCV Advocate account and password; (3) promptly inform HCV Advocate if you believe your account or password has been compromised or if there is any other reason you need to deactivate a password. To send us an email, use the “Contact Us” links located at the bottom of every page of our site. You grant HCV Advocate and all other persons or entities involved in the operation of the Site the right to transmit, monitor, retrieve, store, and use your information in connection with the operation of the Site. HCV Advocate cannot and does not assume any responsibility or liability for any information you submit, or your or third parties’ use or misuse of information transmitted or received using HCV Advocate tools and services.
User Content Guidelines
If you use, or post User Content on, a Public Area such as blogs, or our Physician Directory, or post on any Social Media Platform, you are solely responsible for your own communications, the consequences of posting those communications, and your reliance on any communications found in the Public Areas or on the Social Media Platforms. HCV Advocates and its licensors are not responsible for the consequences of any communications in the Public Areas or on Social Media Platforms. In cases where you feel threatened or believe someone else is in danger, you should contact your local law enforcement agency immediately. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately.
In consideration of being allowed to use the Public Areas and Social Media Platforms, you agree that the following actions shall constitute a material breach of these Terms and Conditions:
- Using a Public Area or Social Media Platform for any purpose in violation of local, state, national, or international laws;
- Posting material that infringes on the intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of others;
- Posting material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, slanderous, hateful, or embarrassing to any other person or entity as determined by HCV Advocate in its sole discretion;
- Posting advertisements or solicitations of business;
- After receiving a warning, continuing to disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, or posting comments that are not related to the topic being discussed (unless it is clear the discussion is free-form);
- Posting chain letters or pyramid schemes;
- Impersonating another person;
- Distributing viruses or other harmful computer code;
- Harvesting, scraping or otherwise collecting information about others, including email addresses, without their identification for posting or viewing comments;
- Allowing any other person or entity to use your identification for posting or viewing comments
- Posting the same note more than once or “spamming”; or
- Engaging in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Public Area, Social Media Platform or the Site, or which, in the judgment of HCV Advocate, exposes HCV Advocate or any of its customers or suppliers to any liability or detriment of any type.
Reviews posted on the Physician Directory are further subject to the HCV Advocate Reviews Guidelines.
HCV Advocate Reserves the Right (but is Not Obligated) to Do Any or All of the Following:
- Record the dialogue in public chat rooms.
- Investigate an allegation that a communication(s) do(es) not conform to the terms of this section and determine in its sole discretion to remove or request the removal of the communication(s).
- Remove communications which are abusive, illegal, or disruptive, or that otherwise fail to conform with these Terms and Conditions.
- Terminate a user’s access to any or all Public Areas and/or the HCV Advocate Site upon any breach of these Terms and Conditions.
- Monitor, edit, or disclose any communication in the Public Areas or on a Social Media Platform.
- Edit or delete any communication(s) posted on the HCV Advocate Site, regardless of whether such communication(s) violate these standards.
HCV ADvocate or its licensors have no liability or responsibility to users of the HCV Advocate Site or any other person or entity for performance or nonperformance of the aforementioned activities.
Advertisements, Searches, and Links to Other Sites
HCV Advocate may provide links to third-party web sites. HCV Advocate also may select certain sites as priority responses to search terms you enter and HCV Advocate may agree to allow advertisers to respond to certain search terms with advertisements or sponsored content. HCV ADvocate does not recommend and does not endorse the content on any third-party websites. HCV Advocate is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites, sites framed within the HCV Advocate Site, third-party sites provided as search results, or third-party advertisements, and does not make any representations regarding their content or accuracy. Your use of third-party websites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such sites. HCV Advocate does not endorse any product, service, or treatment advertised on the HCV Advocate Site. For more information, read our Advertising Policy and our Sponsor Policy.
Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold HCV Advocate, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers, harmless from and against any claims, actions or demands, liabilities and settlements including without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from: (a) your use of the Site, (b) any User Content you post or upload, (c) your use of or reliance on any User Content, or (d) your violation of these Terms and Conditions.
General
HCV Advocate is based in New York, New York, in the United States of America with principal offices in New York, New York and Atlanta, Georgia. HCV Advocate makes no claims that HCV Advocate,Health Manager, or any Site within the HCV Advocate Network and the Content are appropriate or may be downloaded outside of the United States. Access to the Content may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the HCV Advocate Network from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.
The following provisions survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever: Liability, User Submissions, User Submissions – image, video, audio files, Indemnity, Jurisdiction, and Complete Agreement.