Acceptable Use Policy
This acceptable use policy (“Policy”) sets forth the general guidelines and acceptable and prohibited uses of the culturedhealthcare.org website (“Website” or “Service”) and any of its related products and services (collectively, “Services”). This Policy is a legally binding agreement between you (“User,” “you,” or “your”) and Cultured Healthcare Foundation (“Cultured Healthcare Foundation,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). If you are entering into this Policy on behalf of a business or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind such entity to this Policy, in which case the terms “User,” “you,” or “your” shall refer to such entity.
If you do not have such authority or disagree with the terms of this Policy, you must not accept this Policy and may not access and use the Website and Services. By accessing and using the Website and Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms of this Policy. You acknowledge that this Policy is a contract between you and Cultured Healthcare Foundation, even though it is electronic. You have not physically signed it, which governs your use of the Website and Services.
Prohibited activities and uses
You may not use the Website and Services to publish content or engage in activity that is illegal under applicable law, that is harmful to others, or that would subject us to liability, including, without limitation, in connection with any of the following, each of which is prohibited under this Policy:
- Distributing malware or other malicious code.
- Disclosing sensitive personal information about others.
- Collecting or attempting to collect personal information about third parties without their knowledge or consent.
- Distributing pornography or adult-related content.
- Promoting or facilitating prostitution or any escort services.
- Hosting, distributing, or linking to child pornography or content that is harmful to minors.
- Promoting or facilitating gambling, violence, terrorist activities, or selling weapons or ammunition.
- Engaging in the unlawful distribution of controlled substances, drug contraband, or prescription medications.
- Managing payment aggregators or facilitators such as processing payments on behalf of other businesses or charities.
- Facilitating pyramid schemes or other models intended to seek payments from public actors.
- Threatening harm to persons or property or otherwise harassing behavior.
- Manual or automatic credit card or other available payment methods testing using bots or scripts.
- Misrepresenting or fraudulently representing products or services.
- Infringing the intellectual property or other proprietary rights of others.
- Facilitating, aiding, or encouraging any of the above activities through the Website and Services.
System abuse
Any User violating the Website and Services security is subject to criminal and civil liability, as well as immediate account termination. Examples include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Use or distribute tools designed to compromise the security of the Website and Services.
- Intentionally or negligently transmitting files containing a computer virus or corrupted data.
- Accessing another network without permission, including to probe or scanning for vulnerabilities or breach security or authentication measures.
- Unauthorized scanning or monitoring of data on any network or system without proper authorization of the owner of the system or network.
Service resources
You may consume only a reasonable amount of the resources of the Website and Services or use the Website and Services in any way which results in performance issues or interrupts the Services for other Users. Prohibited activities that contribute to excessive use include, without limitation:
- Deliberate attempts to overload the Website and Services and broadcast attacks (i.e., denial of service attacks).
- Engaging in other activities that degrade the usability and performance of the Website and Services.
- Hosting or running malicious code or other scripts or processes that adversely impact the Website and Services.
- Operating a file-sharing site or scripts for BitTorrent or similar, which includes sending or receiving files containing these mechanisms.
- Web proxy scripts, such as those allowing anyone to browse a third-party website anonymously, are prohibited.
No spam policy
You may not use the Website and Services to send spam or bulk unsolicited messages. We maintain a zero-tolerance policy for the use of the Website and Services in any manner associated with the transmission, distribution, or delivery of unsolicited bulk or unsolicited commercial email or the sending, assisting, or commissioning the transmission of commercial email that does not comply with the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (“SPAM”).
Your products or services advertised via SPAM (i.e., Spamvertised) may not be used with the Website and Services. This provision includes but is not limited to, SPAM sent via fax, phone, postal mail, email, instant messaging, or newsgroups.
Emails sent through the Website and Services to purchased email lists (“safe lists”) will be treated as spam. We may terminate the Service of any User who sends out SPAM with or without notice.
Defamation and objectionable content
We value the freedom of expression and encourage Users to respect the content they post. We are not a publisher of user content and cannot investigate the veracity of individual defamation claims or determine whether certain material we may find objectionable should be censored. However, we reserve the right to moderate, disable, or remove any content to prevent harm to others, us, or the Website and Services, as determined in our sole discretion.
Copyrighted content
Copyrighted material must not be published via the Website and Services without the copyright owner's explicit permission or a person explicitly authorized to give such permission by the copyright owner. Upon receipt of a claim for copyright infringement or a notice of such violation, we will immediately run a full investigation and, upon confirmation, will notify the person or persons responsible for publishing it and, in our sole discretion, will remove the infringing material from the Website and Services. We may terminate the Service of Users with repeated copyright infringements. Further procedures may be carried out if necessary. We will assume no liability to any User of the Website and Services for removing any such material. If you believe your copyright is infringing by a person or persons using the Website and Services, please contact us to report copyright infringement.
Security
You take full responsibility for maintaining reasonable security precautions for your account. You are responsible for protecting and updating any login account provided for the Website and Services. You must safeguard the confidentiality of your login details, and you should change your password periodically. You are responsible for ensuring all user-provided software you install on the Website, and Services is updated and patched following industry best practices.
Enforcement
We reserve our right to be the sole judge in determining the seriousness of each infringement and to immediately take corrective actions, including but not limited to:
- Suspending or terminating your Service with or without notice upon violating this Policy. Any violations may also result in immediate suspension or termination of your account.
- Disabling or removing any content that is prohibited by this Policy, including to prevent harm to others or to us or the Website and Services, as determined by us in our sole discretion.
- Reporting violations to law enforcement as determined by us in our sole discretion.
- Failure to respond to an email from our abuse team within 2 days, or as otherwise specified in the communication to you, may result in suspending or terminating your account.
Suspended and terminated User accounts due to violations will not be re-activated. A backup of the User’s data may be requested; however, we may not be able to provide you with one, and, as such, you are strongly encouraged to take your own backups.
Nothing contained in this Policy shall be construed to limit our actions or remedies in any way concerning any of the prohibited activities. We reserve the right to take any additional actions we deem appropriate concerning such activities, including, without limitation, to recover the costs and expenses of identifying offenders and removing them from the Website and Services and levying cancellation charges to cover our costs. In addition, we reserve all rights and remedies available to us concerning such activities at law or in equity.
Reporting violations
If you have discovered and would like to report a violation of this Policy, please contact us immediately. We will investigate the situation and provide you with full assistance.
Changes and amendments
We reserve the right to modify this Policy or its terms related to the Website and Services at any time at our discretion. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We may also provide notice to you in other ways at our discretion, such as through the contact information you have provided.
An updated version of this Policy will be effective immediately upon posting the revised Policy unless otherwise specified. Your continued use of the Website and Services after the effective date of the revised Policy (or such other act specified at that time) will constitute your consent to those changes.
Acceptance of this policy
You acknowledge that you have read this Policy and agree to all its terms and conditions. By accessing and using the Website and Services, you agree to be bound by this Policy. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Policy, you are not authorized to access or use the Website and Services.
Contacting us
If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding this Policy, we encourage you to contact us using the details below:
https://www.culturedhealthcare.org/contact
This document was last updated on November 23, 2024