Welcome
to the EMPOWHER’s Beta Web site (the "Site")! Please explore the Site,
and when you are ready, share your feedback with us. By registering,
you provide us with the information we need to enable you to become an
active participant on the Site and its related services (the
"Services").
1. General Terms
The Site is an informational resource for you, but decisions about the
best lifestyle choices and medical treatments for you should be made in
consultation with your personal health care providers, whom you choose
based on your own private medical needs. Set forth below are our Terms
of Service; you should also review the other policies linked to at the
end of this document. Please read them carefully because we want to be
sure you understand and accept them before you use or register for this
Site. Please note that, as explained more fully below, we offer the
Site and Services "AS IS" and without warranties.
2. About the Beta Site
The Beta Site contains a range of information and tools relating to
health and wellness. There are articles, images, interviews,
discussions and other content ("Content") that we have written,
commissioned from medical writers or that have been created by our
members. Some Content has been licensed from well respected sources
(such as EBSCO & HealthDay) and other Content is created by experts
in the medical community or submitted by members of the site. The
Content we write or commission is written by medical and health experts
and reviewed by medical experts before it is posted. Content provided
by our partners is, when appropriate, subject to review by their health
and medical experts. Content submitted by users is not reviewed or
verified by us. For more information, please see our Editorial Policy.
Most of what's on the Site is viewable without registering with us, but
to actively participate in our community you must be a registered
member. Information on registration is provided below.
3. Registration
To register you will need to provide basic information to us, such as
your email address, zip code, areas of interest, your screen
name/nickname and your choice for password. You may not use a screen
name that is vulgar, offensive, threatening, attempts to impersonate
another person, or violates the rights of others.
4. Your Personal Information
Our Privacy Policy explains the information practices that apply to the
personal information that we may have about you, including your options
for controlling how that information is used.
5. Your Responsibilities
You are responsible for keeping your password confidential, not using
your real name, keeping private all personal medical information you
deem private and for promptly notifying us if your password has been
hacked or stolen. You may notify us by contacting Customer Support at support@empowHer.com.
You may use the Site and Services for lawful, non-commercial purposes
only. When participating in our communities you must comply with any
associated Posting Guidelines. You may not use the Site in any manner
that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair our servers or
networks, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the
Site and Services. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to
any Services, user accounts, or computer systems or networks, through
hacking, password mining or any other means. We may take any legal and
technical actions available to prevent the violation of this provision
and to enforce these Terms of Service.
6. Changes to the Services
We may from time to time add new Services, substitute a new Service for
an existing Service, or discontinue an existing Service. Information
about new Services will be included on the Site, and the use of new
Services will be governed by these Terms of Service.
7. Additional Terms Applicable to Specific Services
Certain Services on the Site may have additional terms (such as
policies, guidelines, and rules) that will further govern your use of
that particular Service and supplement these Terms of Service. If you
choose to register for or access any such Service, you will be
presented with any relevant additional terms and conditions at that
time. By using those Services, you agree to comply with such additional
guidelines and rules.
8. Links to Other Sites
The Site may include links to other websites, including links provided
as automated search results. Some of these sites may contain materials
that you find objectionable, unlawful, or inaccurate. These links are
provided for your convenience only and do not mean that we endorse
these sites or the products and services they provide. You acknowledge
and agree that we are not responsible or liable for the content or
accuracy of these other sites.
9. No Spam
You are prohibited from using the Site or Services to post or send (a)
messages that are unrelated to a particular topic of discussion of a
news group or message board facilitated by the Site, (b) unsolicited
commercial email, (c) unsolicited bulk email, (d) mass email, (e) junk
email, (f) chain letters, (g) pyramid schemes or (f) messages
advertising goods or services that are addressed to a recipient with
whom you do not have an existing business or personal relationship or
is not sent at the request of, or with the express consent of, the
recipient (collectively, "Spam"). Other types of Internet abuse which
also qualify as Spam include, but are not limited to, (i) disrupting
the normal flow of dialogue, or causing the screen to "scroll" faster
than other users of the Products and Services are able to type, or
otherwise acting in a manner that negatively affects another users'
ability to engage in real-time exchanges, (ii) using "bots" or
otherwise harvesting other users' email addresses from the EmpowHer
site for purposes of sending unsolicited or unauthorized material, and
(iii) uploading, posting, emailing, or transmitting the same message,
URL, or post multiple times. In addition to any of the foregoing,
electronic messages sent or caused to be sent using the Site or
Services may not contain false or misleading information in the subject
line or otherwise contain false or misleading content; employ any
technique to otherwise misrepresent, hide or obscure any information
identifying the point of origin or the transmission path; use or
contain invalid or false headers; use any other means of deceptive
addressing; use a third party's internet domain name, or be relayed
from or through a third party's computer system, without permission of
such third party; or use or contain invalid, non-existent or otherwise
false domain names. Any violations of these Terms of Service or this
Spam policy may result in legal action against the violator and the
termination, without notice, of the violator's ID and/or any other of
the violator's rights or access associated with the Site, including,
but not limited to, email accounts, posts, published Content and
profiles. Nothing in this policy is intended to grant any right to
transmit emails or messages to or through the Site. We do not waive any
rights by the failure to enforce this policy in every instance in which
it might apply.
10. Content You Post or Submit
In many cases, users of the Site are allowed to post messages,
information, video, images and other user Content to the Site
("Postings"), for example within community areas such as forums,
diaries, blogs, and personal stories. Postings can be accessed and
viewed by others, including the public in general. You agree that you
will not use the Site to post any material that is knowingly false or
defamatory, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane,
threatening, libelous, invasive of anyone's, or is otherwise in
violation of any law. URLs to other forums, boards, or websites
containing such information will not be allowed to be linked from our
Site. Users are not permitted to impersonate any person. We reserve the
right to edit or delete any Postings that may violate these Terms of
Service. Please be thoughtful with your Postings, and avoid offending
others or infringing their rights. You may only post Postings to public
areas on the Site that you created or where you otherwise have
permission to post. Certain areas of the Site may include additional
posting guidelines and, if so, such guidelines are incorporated into
these Terms of Service. You may have the opportunity to submit ratings
of doctors and hospitals on the Site. It is important that you act
responsibly when providing these ratings. Please give clear, honest
information about the doctor or hospital and your experiences, but do
not use inappropriate language or make gratuitous personal criticisms
or comments. You may also have the opportunity to rate articles and
user contributed Content. Please be respectful and thoughtful with your
ratings. By submitting Postings to the Site, you grant us and our
affiliates the right to use, copy, display, perform, distribute
(through multiple tiers of distributors), adapt, translate, edit, and
promote your Postings in any medium and any manner we choose, and to
use your display name to attribute your Postings to you if we so
choose. Individuals submitting Postings certify that they own the
Content being submitted, or otherwise have the right to freely
redistribute the Content without limitation, and that submitting this
Content will not violate or infringe upon the rights of any third
party, including but not limited to, copyrights, patents, trademarks,
trade secrets, right of publicity or other proprietary rights.
Individuals submitting Content further certify that their submissions
contain no harmful or destructive Content or output (or links to same),
including but not limited to any viruses, worms, and Trojan horses. We
assume no liability with respect to disputes over Content ownership,
copyright, or trademarks. In the event that we are notified by a
rightful owner that an infringement of ownership, copyright, or
trademark has occurred, we will remove the material in question in a
timely manner, with no obligation to notify the original submitter. If
you believe that any Content included on the Site is your proprietary
work and has been copied in a way that constitutes an infringement of
your copyrights in that work, please immediately notify us pursuant to
the DMCA Procedures outlined below. All reports and inquiries will be
kept confidential, except to the extent necessary to investigate any
alleged violation and enforce the terms and conditions of these Terms
of Service. While some community areas are monitored for topicality, we
have no obligation to prescreen Postings, and are not responsible for
their Content. We encourage you to notify us of inappropriate or
illegal Content by using any "Report Abuse" links included within
community areas, and we reserve the right to remove Postings for any
reason with or without notice to the posting user. We are not, however,
responsible for any failure or delay in removing Postings. Keep in mind
that the Postings of others are simply their opinions and you should
not rely on them. In addition to Postings, you may submit feedback to
us. You agree that we may use in any manner and without limitation all
comments, suggestions, complaints and other feedback that you provide
relating to the Site or Services, and that we will own all intellectual
property that we create based upon or incorporating your feedback.
11. Your Use of Content
All of the Content available on or through the Services and/or the Site
is owned by us, our suppliers, and our contributors, and is protected
by copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secret laws, other
proprietary rights, and international treaties, and also may have
security components that protect digital information. You may not
distribute, circulate of invite people to use this Beta site.
12. Advertising & Promotions
We accept advertising that complies with our Advertising &
Promotions Policy. Please keep in mind that any dealings that you have
with advertisers found on the Site are between you and the advertiser
and you acknowledge and agree that neither we nor our suppliers are
liable for any loss or claim you may have against an advertiser.
13. Linking to the Site
You generally do not need to obtain permission from us to put a text
link on your site that links back to the Site, but because this is
simple Beta site, for private internal testing only, no links to this
Beta site will be allowed.
14. Important Information About Specific Services
You should always speak to your health care provider before beginning,
changing or stopping any medication or nutritional, dietary, herbal or
homeopathic supplement or adopting any treatment for a health problem.
You are solely responsible for any decisions or actions you take based
on the information in the Conditions and Treatments area, including
choosing to seek or not to seek professional medical care, or choosing
or not choosing specific treatments.
15. International Use
The Site and Services, including the information provided on the Site,
are designed for and intended for users in the United States. We make
no representation that the Site or Services are applicable to,
appropriate for, or available to users in locations outside the United
States. Accessing the Site and Services from territories where the
content is illegal is prohibited. If you choose to access the Site and
Services from a location outside the U.S., you are responsible for
compliance with your local laws.
16. Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitation of Liability
WHILE WE USE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO INCLUDE ACCURATE AND UP-TO- DATE
INFORMATION ON THE SITE, WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE ACCURACY,
QUALITY, TIMELINESS, AVAILABILITY, OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION,
DOCUMENTS, SUBMITTED CONTENT OR OTHER MATERIALS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE
SITE OR SERVICES, AND YOU SHOULD NOT RELY UPON THEM. EMPOWHER PROVIDES
THE SITE AND SERVICES ON AN "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. YOU USE IT AT
YOUR OWN RISK, AND NEITHER EMPOWHER, ITS EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS OR AGENTS
WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ITS CONTENT OR DELIVERY,
OR FOR ANY FORM OF LOSS OR DAMAGE (INCLUDING ANY CONSEQUENTIAL,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, EVEN IF KNOWN TO
US) THAT MAY RESULT FROM ITS USE. EMPOWHER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. WE AND OUR SUPPLIERS ALSO DO
NOT GUARANTEE THE SATISFACTION OF GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS REQUIRING
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRODUCTS. NO WARRANTY
NOT SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE WILL BE VALID. IF ANY OF THE
ABOVE PROVISIONS ARE VOID UNDER GOVERNING LAW, OUR LIABILITY SHALL BE
LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL
CONSUMER RIGHTS UNDER YOUR LOCAL LAWS THAT THIS CONTRACT CANNOT CHANGE.
THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED
BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION,
DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS,
COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS
TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORD, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT,
TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. YOU
SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT EMPOWHER IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE
DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR
THIRD-PARTIES AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS
ENTIRELY WITH YOU.
17. Disclaimer of Medical Advice
THIS SITE AND THE SERVICES OFFER HEALTH, FITNESS AND NUTRITIONAL
INFORMATION, BUT ARE DESIGNED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. YOU SHOULD
NOT RELY ON THIS INFORMATION AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR, NOR DO THEY REPLACE,
PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT. IF YOU HAVE ANY
CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR HEALTH, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CONSULT WITH
A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONAL. DO NOT DISREGARD, AVOID
OR DELAY OBTAINING MEDICAL OR HEALTH RELATED ADVICE FROM YOUR
HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONAL BECAUSE OF SOMETHING YOU MAY HAVE READ ON THIS
SITE. THE USE OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS SITE IS SOLELY AT
YOUR OWN RISK. NOTHING STATED OR POSTED ON THIS SITE OR AVAILABLE
THROUGH ANY SERVICES ARE INTENDED TO BE, AND MUST NOT BE TAKEN TO BE,
THE PRACTICE OF MEDICAL OR COUNSELING CARE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
AGREEMENT, THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND COUNSELING INCLUDES, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOTHERAPY, OR PROVIDING HEALTH
CARE TREATMENT, INSTRUCTIONS, DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS OR ADVICE.
DEVELOPMENTS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH MAY IMPACT THE HEALTH, FITNESS AND
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION THAT APPEARS HERE. NO ASSURANCE CAN BE GIVEN
THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SITE WILL ALWAYS INCLUDE THE
MOST RECENT FINDINGS OR DEVELOPMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE PARTICULAR
MATERIAL. Your access or use of this Site and the Services does not
create in any way a physician/patient, confidential, or privileged
relationship, or any other relationship that would give rise to any
duties on our part or the part of our suppliers. We do not recommend or
endorse any specific tests, physicians, procedures, opinions, or other
information that may appear on the Site. If you rely on any of the
information provided by this Site, its employees, or its guests or
visitors, you do so solely at your own risk.
18. Termination
We may terminate and/or suspend your registration immediately, without
notice, if there has been a violation of these Terms of Service or
other policies and terms posted on the Site by you or anyone else using
your password or computer. We may also cancel or suspend your
registration for any other reason, including inactivity for an extended
period. Your right to use the Services will end once your registration
is cancelled or terminated, and any data you have stored on our Site
may be unavailable or deleted.
19. Indemnification
Upon a request by us, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless
us, our employees, contractors, officers, directors, agents, parent,
other affiliated companies, and suppliers, from all liabilities,
claims, and expenses, including attorney's fees, that arise from your
use or misuse of the Site and the Services, including but not limited
to any Postings made by you or other use by you of the Site or the
Services that infringes or violates any rights of third parties. We
reserve the right to assume control of the defense of any third party
claim that is subject to indemnification by you, in which event you
will cooperate with us in asserting any available defenses.
20. Breach
You hereby acknowledge that your breach of the Terms of Use may result
in immediate and irreparable harm to us, for which there may be no
adequate remedy at law, and that we shall be entitled to equitable
relief to compel you to cease and desist all unauthorized use,
evaluation and/or disclosure of information obtained through the Site.
Your breach of the Terms of Service may also entitle us to bring an
action against you for any and all other remedies available at law or
in equity.
21. Jurisdiction
We operate and control our Site from our location in the State of
Arizona, in the United States of America. We make no representation
that any information, materials or functions included on or through our
Site are appropriate for use in any other jurisdiction. If you choose
to access our Site from locations other than within the State of
Arizona, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for
compliance with applicable laws and regulations You agree that the
Terms of Use, and the rights and obligations hereunder, shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of
Arizona. You further agree that any legal action or proceeding between
you and us arising out of or relating to the Terms of Use or your use
of the Site shall be brought exclusively in a federal or state court of
competent jurisdiction sitting in Phoenix, Arizona, and you hereby
expressly and irrevocably consent to be bound by the personal
jurisdiction and venue of such courts.
22. No Waiver; Severability
A waiver of any breach of any provision of the Terms of Use shall not
be deemed to be a waiver of any repetition of such breach or in any
manner affect any other terms or conditions of the Terms of Use. In the
event that any provision of the Terms of Use is held to be
unenforceable, it will not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remaining provisions and will be replaced by an enforceable provision
that is the closest to the intention underlying the unenforceable
provision.
23. DMCA Procedures
We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask our
suppliers and those posting to this Site to do the same. If you believe
that your copyrighted work has been copied and is accessible on this
Site in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify
us pursuant to the terms of this Section. When reporting an
infringement, please ensure you provide all of the following
information: (i) a detailed description of the Content on the Site that
you, in good faith, believe is an infringement of your ownership
rights; (ii) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that
the disputed use has not been authorized by you, the copyright owner;
(iii) a statement by you declaring under penalty of perjury that (A)
the foregoing information is accurate, and (B) that you are the owner
of the copyright interest involved or that you are authorized to act on
behalf of the actual owner; and (C) your physical address, telephone
number, and email address. We will remove the infringing posting(s),
subject to the procedures outlined in the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act (DMCA). As a general matter, we do not pre-screen user or third
party Content posted on the Site, except for certain areas where we may
employ certain automated screening software, although we reserve the
right to do so. We do not guarantee that any screening will be done to
your satisfaction or that any screening will be done at all. We reserve
the right to monitor some, all, or no areas of the Site and Services
for adherence to these Terms of Service or any other rules or
guidelines posted by EMPOWHER. Our agent for DMCA notices under this
Section can be reached as follows: By mail: EMPOWHER, 3104 E. Camelback
Road #539, Phoenix, Arizona 85015; By phone: 480-614-4942
24. Trademark Notices
All trademarks appearing on the Services are the property of their
respective owners, including, without limitation, EMPOWHER. No right,
license or interest to such trademarks is granted by this Agreement.
25. Changes to Terms of Service
We reserve the right, at any time and without notice, to add to,
change, update or modify these Terms of Service, simply by posting such
change, update or modification on the Site. Any such change, update or
modification will be effective immediately upon posting on the Site. If
you have any questions or concerns about our policy or its
implementation, you may contact us at this email address: support@EmpowHer.com.
These Terms of Service were last updated 1/21/07