You are viewing the terms of use for the website created and maintained by the Respiratory Antiviral Alliance (RAA) (“Alliance,” “we,” “our,” “us”). When you access or use this website, you agree to be bound by the following terms and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. We may change these terms at any time, for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice, and you agree to waive any right to be notified of any changes. By accessing or using this site, you recognize that the Alliance has provided sufficient consideration by offering this website free of charge, and, in exchange for such consideration, you agree to be bound by the then-current version of these terms. If you do not agree with one or more of these terms or if you violate any provision of these Terms of Use, the Alliance’s Privacy Policy, or any other published policy of the Alliance applicable to you, then you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The information provided on the website is provided by the Alliance as a convenience to you. The content contained therein does not obligate Alliance to provide any specific information, material, product, or service to you.
1. Acceptance and Conduct; License
We grant you permission to access, use, download temporarily the content and materials (information or software) on this website for your personal, non-commercial, transitory viewing only provided that you are at least 18 years of age or you’re represented by a parent or legal guardian having the full legal capacity over you, with the understanding that all terms set forth in these Terms of Use or any other policy of the Alliance shall be binding upon you and your parent or legal guardian. This is a grant of a limited, fully revocable, nonexclusive, non-assignable license, not a transfer or grant of ownership rights. Pursuant to this license, you may not modify, copy, reproduce, or post the materials, use the materials for any commercial purpose or any public display (commercial or non-commercial), attempt to decompile, reverse engineer, or create derivative work of any materials, information, or any software contained on this site, remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials, or transfer, sell, share, distribute, or transmit the materials to another person, or “mirror” the materials on any other server, unless we expressly agree otherwise in advance and in a separate writing signed by our authorized representative. Any use of data mining, robots or similar data gathering or extraction tools or processes in connection with the website, and any reproduction or circumvention of the navigational structure or presentation of the website or its content is strictly prohibited. You agree not to use the website for any unlawful purpose. If you violate any of these terms, this license shall terminate automatically, and you may not access or use this website or any content or material therein for any reason. Otherwise, we may terminate this license at any time, for any reason, or no reason at all. Upon termination of this license, you must destroy any materials you have downloaded, in whatever format you have kept them, whether electronic, printed, or otherwise.
2. Disclaimer; No Warranties
The Alliance created the website to provide general information about infectious diseases and vaccines. The website and content contained therein is for informational purposes only. The Alliance makes no representation that any or all of the information, materials, content, stories, articles, posts, or links contained on the website are accurate, appropriate, or available for use. The information provided on the website is provided by the Alliance as a convenience to you. The Content or User Content contained on this website does not obligate Alliance to provide any specific material, information, article, product, or service to you. The Alliance does not warrant and cannot guarantee the accuracy, availability, completeness or authenticity of the information contained on the website, or its suitability for any purpose at all.
DISCLAIMER: THE ALLIANCE, THIS WEBSITE, OR ANY ALLIANCE REPRESENTATIVES OR SERVICE DO NOT PROVIDE OR ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE, NOR DOES IT CONSTITUTE MEDICAL ADVICE OR TREATMENT. YOU SHOULD CONSULT WITH A LICENSED PHYSICIAN OR QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER REGARDING YOUR MEDICAL CONCERNS. YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON THIS WEBSITE OR ANY CONTENT HEREIN FOR MAKING MEDICAL DECISIONS. NO PROVIDER-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP IS FORMED FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES BY THE PROVISION OR USE OF THE SERVICES.
THE USE OF THE WEBSITE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK AND ANY MATERIALS DOWNLOADED, INFORMATION PROVIDED OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE (INCLUDING CONTENT), ARE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR AND WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR PERSON, BUSINESS, COMPUTER SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT, INTERNET ACCESS, OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OR USE OF SUCH CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR INFORMATION.
THE ALLIANCE MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION AS TO THE SECURITY OF ANY INFORMATION YOU TRANSMIT TO THE ALLIANCE OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE, OR AS TO THE WEBSITE, MATERIALS, CONTENT, AND INFORMATION’S COMPLIANCE TO ANY RULES, REGULATIONS, OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAW. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, AND USEFULNESS OF THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, OR SERVICES PROVIDED, INCLUDING THEIR COMPLIANCE TO ALL APPLICABLE LAWS.
We provide the materials on this website on an “as is” basis. We make no warranties, expressed or implied, and disclaim and negate all other warranties, including but not limited to implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, the materials appearing on this website could include typographical, technical, informational, and/or other errors. Whether or not this site contains any such error(s), we do not warrant that any of the materials on this site, or on any site that is linked from or to this site, are accurate, complete, current, or reliable, and additionally we do not warrant or make any representations concerning the likely results of the use of the materials on this site or on any site that is linked from or to this site. Further, the Alliance does not warrant that your use of the website, any content therein, or of Alliance’s services or products will be secure, uninterrupted, always available, or error-free.
3. Limitations
In no event shall we or our vendors be liable for any damages of any kind, including but not limited to any direct, indirect, special, incidental, exemplary, or consequential damages, damages for loss of data or profit or due to business interruption, property damage, bodily harm, injury or death arising out of your use or inability to use this website, its materials contained therein, Alliance services or Alliance products, even if we or our authorized representative has been notified of the possibility of such damage, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory. (Because the law of some jurisdictions does not allow limitations on certain warranties or limitations for certain types of damages, these limitations may not apply to you.) You assume all responsibility and risk for your use of the website and related materials, and you hereby release the Alliance, its owners, affiliates, officers, employees, agents, successors, and assigns from any and all claims or liabilities arising from or related to such use or your conduct on or off the website. The Alliance will not be responsible for any reliance you place on the website or its contents, your sole and exclusive remedy for any dissatisfaction with the website is to discontinue use, and the Alliance shall be entitled to equitable relief in the event of your breach of this Agreement.
In no event whatsoever shall the Alliance be liable for damages greater than the amount of money, if any, that you paid to the Alliance for a particular service or good, in the three-month period preceding the event giving rise to such claim.
4. Revisions
Without committing to update the materials on this site, we reserve the right to change the materials on this site at any time, for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice.
5. Intellectual Property
The website, including the content and materials contained therein, and any information about or provided by the Alliance through the website or the provision of services or products (the “Content”) are the sole property of the Alliance and/or its licensors, as applicable, and are protected by United States copyright, trademark, and other laws. All other trademarks, service marks, and/or confidential and proprietary information contained on the website are the property of their respective owners. The Alliance retains all proprietary rights to the Website and Content. Without limiting the foregoing, you may not reproduce, copy, modify, display, sell, or distribute the Content, or use it in any other way for public or commercial purposes. This includes any code that the Alliance creates to generate or display the Content, or the pages making up the website. The use of the Content on any other website or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is strictly prohibited.
If you download or print a copy of the Content for your use, you must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein. You agree not to circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the website or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on use of the website or the content therein. If you believe any trademarks, service marks, or logos used on the website to be the property of someone other than the Alliance or its licensors, please notify the Alliance in writing.
6. Confidentiality
You agree to not use, disclose, divulge, reveal, recreate, reproduce, publish, or transfer to any person any and all confidential information of the Alliance, which term shall include any information not in the public domain, in any form, possessed by, used by, under the control of, emanating from, or otherwise relating to Alliance.
7. User Content
The website may contain features that allow you and any other user to submit certain content and information that are publicly available to other users, such as testimonials (“Common Spaces”). Any content that you submit, contribute, post, upload, or send through the Common Spaces of the website (“User Content”) may be used by the Alliance in any manner consistent with these Terms and Conditions and the Alliance’s Privacy Policy. Note that User Content only includes content that is submitted by you on the Common Spaces. It does not include any content that is shared with the Alliance through other means. The Alliance reserves the right to use any User Content as it deems appropriate including, without limitation, by changing, deidentifying, redacting, modifying, editing, rejecting, or refusing to use, upload, publish or post it. You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for all User Content you make available through the website. By submitting, providing, contributing, posting, uploading, or sending User Content on or through the website, you represent and warrant that: (i) the User Content is original to you; (ii) no other party has any exclusive rights thereto; (iii) you either own the User Content or have the rights necessary to grant Alliance and other users rights in the User Content, as provided for below; (iv) the submitting, contributing, providing, posting, uploading, or sending of the User Content through the website, or Alliance’s exercise of the rights granted to it in the User Content, will not violate the rights of any third parties (for example, patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy) or any applicable statutes, laws, rules, regulations, guidelines, or ordinances; and (v) no payments of any kind shall be due to any third party. Alliance is not responsible for maintaining any User Content that you provide on the website and may delete or destroy any such User Content at any time and for any reason and without notice to you. We reserve the right to prevent any user from posting any User Content on the website at any time for any reason.
8. Third Parties
Through the website you may come across, access, review, use, rely upon, or purchase content, material, links, products, services, software, technology, commentary, analyses, reports, articles, news items, or information provided by third-parties, including other website users, as well as materials publicly displayed, performed, or communicated to the public through third-party platforms or links accessible via the website (“Third-Party Materials”). The website may include links to other websites or webpages, or information and articles created and maintained by independent organizations or individuals. These links are provided solely for your informational convenience, and the Alliance does not endorse or guarantee any such linked sites, their content, or any products or services offered therein. When you access a link to an external site, you leave the Alliance website and become subject to the terms of use, privacy, and security policies of that third-party site. The Alliance disclaims responsibility for any personal information you provide to, or that is collected by, such third parties. Any commentary, research, or news accessible through the website is provided for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as professional, medical, legal, or other advice.
You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for and assume all risks arising from your access to, purchase or use of, or reliance on any Third-Party Materials, and Alliance disclaims any liability that you may incur arising from your access to, use of, or reliance on Third-Party Materials. You also acknowledge and agree that Alliance: (i) has no responsibility for the availability or accuracy of Third-Party Materials; (ii) has no liability to you or any third party for any harm, injuries, or losses suffered as a result of your purchase of, access to, use of, or reliance on such Third-Party Materials; (iii) does not make any promises to remove Third-Party Materials from the website or from being accessed through the website, and (iv) neither endorses nor guarantees in any way the Third-Party Materials. Nothing in these Terms of Use authorizes you to, and you may not, reproduce, transmit, distribute, make available, create derivative works of, or otherwise use or exploit any Third-Party Materials except as expressly permitted by the website, these Terms of Use, or any other published policy of Alliance.
Note that these Terms of Use do not apply to your access or use of, or any data or information that may be collected or provided by any third parties, so please refer to their respective terms and conditions, privacy policies, terms of use, and data practices for more information. Third parties may modify or update their respective terms and conditions, privacy policies, terms of use, and/or data practices from time to time, so please periodically refer to their policies as well for the most current version. We may not have reviewed some or all of the sites linked to or from this site, or some or all of the pages, subpages, and/or the materials on those sites. Regardless, we are not responsible for the contents of any website that is linked to or from this site, or the collection of any of your personal information that may occur by these third parties on third party sites, and your use of any such site is at your own risk. The inclusion of a link on this site does not express or imply our endorsement of that site, the content on that site, or the individual or organization to whom or which it belongs.
9. Newsletter and Communications.
By voluntarily subscribing to our newsletter or other communications through the website, you consent to receive periodic emails, updates, marketing materials, or other communications from the Alliance. You may unsubscribe from such communications at any time by following the opt-out instructions included in each email or by contacting the Alliance directly. Subscribing to the newsletter is entirely optional and does not create any obligation or relationship between you and the Alliance beyond the scope of these Terms of Use and the Alliance’s Privacy Policy. The Alliance does not warrant the availability, accuracy, or frequency of such communications and disclaims all liability for any failure, delay, or error in their transmission or delivery.
10. Legal
Any claim arising out of, regarding or relating in any way to these terms and/or your access or use of this website shall be brought in a state or federal court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue in the District of Columbia and governed by the laws of the District of Columbia without regard to its choice or conflict of law provisions. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of all or part of a provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts and provisions of the Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect. In the event of any legal action arising hereunder or between you and Alliance, and Alliance is the prevailing party, Alliance shall be entitled to recover all costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in enforcing, attempting to enforce, or defending any of the Terms of Use, including costs incurred prior to commencement of legal action and in any appeal.
11. Waiver of Jury Trial
YOU HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FOR ANY DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF OR OTHERWISE RELATED TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE.
12. Privacy Policy
Information regarding Alliance’s processing of your personal information is set forth in its Privacy Policy and is incorporated into these Terms of Use. By using our website and/or any Alliance services, you agree that we may collect, use, and store your personal information in the manner set forth in the Privacy Policy.