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Terms of Use Agreement
Thank you for visiting www.alternativemedicinedirect.com.
These Terms of Use set forth the agreement between Alternative Medicine Direct, owned and operated by Trina S. Alternative Medicine Direct is a leading provider of online information, products and services for optimum health and wellness, and each user governing the use of the Websites. Our Website is designed to provide a convenient, private and informative experience for our visitors through services created to facilitate an active, healthy lifestyle. Alternative Medicine Direct and our respective subsidiaries and affiliates (“we”, “us”, “our”) want each visitor to our Websites to have a safe, pleasurable visit, so we have established the following terms and conditions so that we (and you) know what to expect from each other.
Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using our Websites. By using the Websites, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions contained in these Terms of Use, you may not access or otherwise use the Websites. We may make changes to our Websites, these terms and conditions, or the policies and conditions that govern the use of our Websites at any time. We encourage you to review our Websites and these terms periodically for any updates or changes. Your continued access or use of our Websites shall be deemed your notification and acceptance of these changes.
OUR WEBSITES DO NOT PROVIDE ANY MEDICAL ADVICE
Information on the Websites is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other healthcare professional or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging. You should not use the information on the Websites for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing any medication or other treatment. You should always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before taking any medication or nutritional, herbal or homeopathic supplement, or adopting any treatment for a health problem. For any products or services purchased from the Websites, you should read carefully all product packaging and instructions. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, promptly contact your health care provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking professional advice because of something you have read on the Websites.Information provided on the Websites and the use of any products or services purchased from our Websites by you DOES NOT create a doctor-patient relationship between you and any of the physicians affiliated with our Websites. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
YOUR CONDUCT ON OUR WEBSITES
Any conduct by you on our Websites that we believe, in our sole discretion, restricts or inhibits any other user from using or enjoying our Websites will not be permitted. You agree to use our Websites only for lawful purposes. You are prohibited from posting on or transmitting through our Websites any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, profane, hateful, fraudulent, racially, ethnically, or derogatory remarks to another’s faith or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including, but not limited to, any material that encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law. You also agree not to use our Websites to post petitions for any issue or cause or post an advertisement or solicitation of funds, goods or services.
You may not defame, libel or slander another person. Any verbiage that may be possibly construed to be defaming, libel or slanderous, at the sole discretion of the staff of our Websites, will be removed from the Community boards.
You may not post a message impersonating another user, nor post any message that contains any personal information such as messages which identify phone numbers, social security numbers, account numbers, addresses or employer references or chain letters of any kind.
Any threat or suggestion to commit suicide will be reported to the proper authorities and the posting will be removed from the Community boards. If you are in need of someone to talk with, call the National Crisis/Suicide Hotline at 1-(800) 999-9999. If you are in immediate danger, call 911!
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of our Websites, use of our Websites, or access to our Websites. You agree not to access our Websites by any means other than through the interface provided by us for use in accessing our Websites. You understand that the robots.txt file is the only means by which robots are authorized to access our Websites. You agree not to violate any of the robot access policies.
You hereby acknowledge that any violation of any of our policies may result in termination of your access to our Websites, deactivation or deletion of your account and all related information and files in your account, and preclusion of any further access to such files or our Websites, without prior notice.
USAGE OF OUR WEBSITES BY MINORS
Due to the nature of the internet, we cannot prohibit minors from visiting our Websites. However, all purchases of goods or services on our Websites must be made by adults 18 years of age or older, and all users who register with our Websites must be 18 years of age or older or provide parental consent (see our Privacy Policy.)
DISCLAIMERS
The Websites are provided for your use on an “as is,” “as available” basis. We, along with our affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, third-party content providers, merchants, sponsors, licensors, or the like (collectively, “associates”), do not make any representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, with respect to our Websites or its Content, including, without limitation, the products, services or information offered or sold on or through our Websites or any other website to which our Websites link and the uninterrupted or error-free use of our Websites. We expressly disclaim all such representations and warranties, including, without limitation, all warranties of merchantability, accuracy, timeliness, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement to the fullest extent permitted by law. We do not warrant that our Websites or files available on our Websites will be free from corrupted data, computer viruses or similar destructive or contaminating code. No oral advice or written information provided by us or our affiliates shall create a warranty of any kind. Your use of the Websites and any website linked to our Websites is expressly at your own risk.
All information contained on our Websites, including information relating to medical and health conditions, products and treatments, is for informational purposes only, and not as medical advice. Such information is often presented in summary or aggregate form and is not meant to be a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other medical professional(s) or for any information contained on or in any product packaging or labels. You should not use the information contained on the Websites for the diagnosis of a health problem or the prescription of medication.
You should always consult your physician and medical advisors before purchasing or using any products, services or information available on our Websites. In addition, you should carefully read all information provided by the manufacturers of the products or in the product packaging and labels before using any product purchased from our Websites. Information provided on the Websites and the use of any products or services purchased from our Websites by you DOES NOT constitute a doctor-patient relationship between you and any of the physicians affiliated with our Websites. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Further, we explicitly disclaim any responsibility for any product or service or the accuracy, content, or availability of information found on other websites that contain links to or from our Websites. Because some websites employ automated search results or otherwise link you to websites containing information that may be deemed inappropriate or offensive, we cannot be held responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, or decency of material contained in third-party websites, and you hereby irrevocably waive any claim against us with respect to such websites.
Price and availability information on our Websites are subject to change without notice.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Under no circumstances shall we or any other party involved in creating, producing, or distributing our Websites be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages or loss of profits, good will, use, data or other intangible losses (even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages) that result from (i) any delay, failure, interruption or corruption of our Websites or any data or information transmitted in connection with the use of the Websites. (ii) personal injury or death caused by your use or misuse of our Websites, (iii) the cost of procurement of substitute goods and services resulting from your use of any goods, data, information or services purchased or obtained or messages received or transactions entered into, through or from our Websites (iv) unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data, (v) statements or conduct of any third party on our Websites, or (vi) any other matter relating to our Websites. You hereby acknowledge that this paragraph shall apply to all content, merchandise, and services available through our Websites. Because some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states, liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Notwithstanding the above, our sole liability for any reason to you, and your sole and exclusive remedy for any cause or claim whatsoever, shall be limited to the amount paid by you for any product, information or service purchased by you from us through our Websites.
INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless us, our officers, directors, employees, agents, providers, merchants, sponsors, licensors and affiliates from and against all claims, actions, demands, judgments, losses, and liabilities (including, without limitation, costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees) by you or any third-party resulting or arising, directly or indirectly, out of Content you submit, post to or transmit through our Websites, your use of our Websites, your connection to our Websites, your violation of these Terms of Use, or your violation of any rights of another person.
PRIVACY
We respect your privacy in accordance with the terms of our Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to monitor our Websites and to disclose any information recorded or posted on, submitted to, or transmitted through our Websites to the extent that we, in our sole discretion, deem such disclosure necessary or appropriate to comply with any law, regulation, subpoena, or government request, to operate our Websites, or to protect our rights or property or the rights or property of our users. In addition, we are committed to protecting the privacy of children. The Websites are not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 13 (see Usage of our Websites by Minors above).
EXPORT
The United States export control laws regulate the export and re-export of technology originating in the United States. This includes the electronic transmission of information and software to foreign countries and to certain foreign nationals. You agree to abide by these laws and their regulations, including, but not limited to, the Export Administration Act and the Arms Export Control Act, and not to transfer, by electronic transmission or otherwise, any Content derived from our Websites to either a foreign national or a foreign destination in violation of such laws.
OUR RIGHTS
We may elect to electronically monitor areas of our Websites. We are not responsible for screening, policing, editing, or monitoring Content on our Websites. If notified of allegedly infringing, defamatory, damaging, illegal, or offensive Content, we may investigate the allegation and determine, in our sole discretion, whether to remove or request the removal of such Content from our Websites. We may terminate your access, or suspend your access to all or part of our Websites, without notice, for any conduct that we believe, in our sole discretion, is in violation of any applicable law or is harmful to us, our interests or the interests of another user, a third-party provider, merchant, sponsor, licensor, or service provider. Because customer service is paramount to our business, we reserve the right to refuse to sell products to you if it reasonably appears to us that you intend to resell the products. In addition, we reserve the right to limit quantities of items purchased by each customer.
APPLICABLE LAW; JURISDICTION AND VENUE
We control our Websites from our offices within the United States. We make no representation that the Content on our Websites is appropriate, legal or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access our Websites from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. You may not use or export the Content in violation of United States export laws and regulations. Any claim relating to our Websites, the services provided through our Websites or the Content shall be governed by the internal laws of the state of Arizona, without reference to its choice of law provisions. If there is a dispute between you and us, you expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction and venue reside in the state and federal courts located in Portland Oregon.
TERMINATION
These terms are effective until terminated by either party. If you no longer agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, you must cease your use of our Websites. Subject to applicable law, we reserve the right to suspend or deny, in our sole discretion, your access to all or any portion of our Websites with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to our Websites may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that we may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and bar any further access to such files or our Websites. Further, you agree that we shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to our Websites.
ADVERTISING POLICY
We clearly identify those items which are advertisements separately from those items which contain editorial content.
GENERAL INFORMATION
These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and us and govern the use of our Websites. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use affiliate services, third-party content or third-party software. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these Terms of Use remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of our Websites or these Terms of Use must be filed within one year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. The section titles in the Terms of Use are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.
COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS
We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on our Websites in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify us by providing our copyright agent the following information:
- An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
- A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, including the URL (i.e., web page address) of the location where the copyrighted work exists or a copy of the copyrighted work;
- Identification of the URL or other specific location on our Websites where the material that you claim is infringing your copyright interest is located;
- Your address, telephone number, and email address;
- A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
- A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.