TERMS OF USE

Terms of Use for the We Work For Health Website

Thank you for visiting our website (collectively, the Service), which is provided by We Work For Health ("WWFH").

These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the Service. By visiting or posting comments, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, so please review them carefully. We may occasionally revise the Terms of Use, so please check back frequently by clicking on the "Terms of Use" link on the Service websites. Continuing use of the Service constitutes your acceptance to these changes. You will know whether the Terms of Use have changed by checking the effective date below.

1. Eligibility:

You represent and warrant that you are above the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence, you have not previously been suspended or removed from the Services, and you have the full power and authority to enter into these Terms and in doing so will not violate any other agreement to which you are a party. These Services are not intended for anyone under the age of eighteen (18) years old.

2. User Content and Communications:

The Service may allow you to post content and communicate with others. This content may include text, images, photographs, audio, video, or material in any other form (collectively, "User Submissions"). By submitting User Submissions, you understand and agree that you are fully responsible for the content that you post. In particular, you may not submit, add, transmit, post, or provide content to, on, or through the Service that:

Violates any applicable local, state, national, or international law;
Infringes on the copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual property rights of any third party;
Violates a third party's right to privacy or publicity;
Is false, misleading, libelous, defamatory, obscene, abusive, hateful, profane, or sexually-explicit;
Degrades others on the basis of gender, race, class, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual preference, disability or other classification;
Contains epithets or other language or material intended to intimidate or to incite violence;
Contains any commercial material, solicits funds, or promotes third parties, their products, or services;
Constitutes or encourages conduct that would give rise to a criminal offense or civil liability;
Violates these Terms of Use or any other agreement you enter into with WWFH; or
In WWFH’s sole discretion, is otherwise objectionable or inappropriate.

Please retain copies of your User Submissions, as we are under no obligation to store or return any such content to you. Your submission of content will not be subject to any obligation of confidentiality, attribution, compensation, or otherwise.

WWFH is not responsible for any User Submissions. WWFH may monitor, review, remove, or reject user comments at any time, without prior notice and in its sole discretion. WWFH may terminate the account of or disable access to users who, in WWFH's sole discretion, do not comply with these Terms of Use. You use and/or rely on any information contained in User Submissions at your own risk. WWFH is not in any manner endorsing the content that users post and cannot vouch for its reliability.

3. License:

You understand and agree that for all of the content that you post through the Service, you grant WWFH a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, and fully sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display, in whole or in part, the content worldwide and to incorporate it in other works, in any form, media or technology now known or later developed, including for promotional purposes.

We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access the Service and view the content therein for your personal, non-commercial use in accordance with these Terms of Use, and not for distribution, resale, sublicensing, time-sharing, or service bureau usage. We reserve all rights not expressly granted in the foregoing sentence. Any unauthorized use or other activity by you in violation of these Terms of Use will cause the license granted to you by us in this paragraph to terminate immediately and automatically.

4. What's Not Allowed:

By visiting the Service, you agree not to:

Delete or revise any material or other information of any other user, WWFH, its affiliates, or any third party;
Harvest or otherwise collect information about others without their consent;
Take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the Service's infrastructure;
Use any device, software, or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Service or any activity conducted on the Service;
Use or attempt to use any engine, software, tool, agent, or other device or mechanism (including, without limitation, browsers, spiders, robots, avatars, or intelligent agents) to navigate or search the Service other than the search engine and search agents available on the Service and other than generally available third-party web browsers;
use or launch any automated system, including, without limitation, “robots,” “spiders,” or “offline readers,” to access content or systems of WWFH, including any such systems that “scrape” content;
attempt to introduce viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs that interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment
Attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse-engineer any of the software comprising in or in any way making up a part of the Service; or
Engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Service.

You further agree not to violate or attempt to violate the security of the Service, including, without limitation:

Accessing data not intended for you or logging into a server or account that you are not authorized to access;
Attempting to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization;
Attempting to interfere with service to any user, host, or network, including, without limitation, by way of submitting a virus to, or overloading, flooding, spamming, mailbombing or crashing, the Service;
Sending unsolicited e-mail, including promotions or advertising of products or services;
Attempting to remove, alter, bypass, avoid, interfere with, or circumvent any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices marked on the content of this Service or any digital rights management mechanism, device, or other content protection or access control measure associated with the content on this Service, including geo-filtering mechanisms; or
Forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or posting.

Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. WWFH and its affiliates may investigate and work with law enforcement authorities to prosecute users who are involved in such violations.

You may not build a business utilizing the content on this Service, whether or not for profit. In addition, you are strictly prohibited from creating derivative works or materials that otherwise are derived from or based on any of the content on this Service, including without limitation, montages, mash-ups and similar videos, and merchandise, unless it is expressly permitted by us in writing. This prohibition applies even if you intend to give away the derivative materials free of charge.

5. Trade and Service Mark Rights:

All rights in the company names, trade names, logos, service marks, and slogans, whether or not appearing in large print or with the trademark symbol, belong exclusively to WWFH or its affiliates and are protected from reproduction, imitation, dilution, or confusing or misleading uses under national and international trademark laws. The use or misuse of these trademarks or any materials, except as permitted herein, is expressly prohibited, and nothing stated or implied on the Service confers on you any license or right under any patent or trademark of WWFH, its affiliates, or any third party.

6. Privacy:

Your use of the Service will also be governed by our Privacy Policy (https://weworkforhealth.org/privacy-policy).

7. Copyrights:

The Service is protected under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. All copyright rights in the Service are owned by WWFH or its third-party licensors to the full extent permitted under the U.S. Copyright Act and all international copyright laws. Except for content that you have posted on the Services, or unless expressly permitted in writing, you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, enter into a database, display, perform, modify, create derivative works, transmit, or in any other way exploit any part of this Service. To obtain written consent, please contact info@weworkforhealth.org and we will review your request.

8. Notice of Infringement:

WWFH respects the intellectual property rights of others, and requests that users do the same. If you believe in good faith that your work has been reproduced or is accessible on the Service in a way that constitutes copyright infringement or that your intellectual property rights have otherwise been violated, please provide WWFH's Designated Agent with the following information in writing:

Identification of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property claimed to have been infringed;
Identification of the allegedly infringing material, reference, or link that is to be removed and information reasonably sufficient to permit WWFH to locate the material, reference, or link;
Your name, address and daytime telephone number, and an e-mail address if available, so that WWFH may contact you if necessary;
A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright or other intellectual property owner, its agent, or the law; and
A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

WWFH’s Designated Agent may be contacted at info@weworkforhealth.org.

Upon receipt of a notice of claimed infringement (or any statement in conformance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)), WWFH will expeditiously remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing content. WWFH will terminate the service privileges of users who repeatedly infringe the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of others. Please note that U.S. law provides penalties for falsely submitting a notice of copyright infringement.

9. Links To Third-Party Websites:

The Service may contain links to third-party websites that are not controlled or operated by WWFH ("Linked Sites"). WWFH does not endorse, sponsor, recommend, or otherwise accept responsibility for any of these Linked Sites.

10. Applicable Laws:

As a condition of your access to and use of the Service, you represent and warrant that you will not use the Service for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use. These Terms of Use will be governed by the laws of the District of Columbia, with the exception of conflicts of law.

11. Registration and Security:

You agree to provide accurate, current and complete information about yourself as requested or directed on the Service and to promptly update this information to maintain its accuracy by following our established procedures for updating your information. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and username, and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to immediately notify WWFH if you become aware of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. WWFH has the right to suspend or terminate your account and to refuse any and all current or future use of the Service if it suspects that such information is inaccurate or incomplete or that the security of the account has been compromised.

12. Disclaimer of Warranties:

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS." WWFH MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER RELATING TO THE SERVICE, LINKED SITES, OR OTHER CONTENT THAT MAY BE ACCESSIBLE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH THE SERVICE. WWFH DISCLAIMS TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY AND ALL SUCH REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, WWFH DISCLAIMS TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY AND ALL (A) WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, (B) WARRANTIES AGAINST INFRINGEMENT OF ANY THIRD-PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OR PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, (C) WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE TRANSMISSION OR DELIVERY OF THE SERVICE, (D) WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CORRECTNESS, OR COMPLETENESS OF DATA MADE AVAILABLE ON THE SERVICE OR OTHERWISE BY WWFH, AND (E) WARRANTIES OTHERWISE RELATING TO PERFORMANCE, NONPERFORMANCE, OR OTHER ACTS OR OMISSIONS BY WWFH OR ANY THIRD PARTY. FURTHER, THERE IS NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR NEEDS OR REQUIREMENTS OR THE NEEDS OR REQUIREMENTS OF ANY OTHER PERSON.

13. Limitation of Liability:

IN NO EVENT WILL WWFH OR ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SERVICE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS, USE, MISUSE, OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE OR ANY LINKED SITES, OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, OR LINE OR SYSTEM FAILURE. IN THE EVENT THAT YOU HAVE A DISPUTE WITH ANOTHER USER RELATED TO, ARISING FROM, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH USE OF THE SERVICE, YOU RELEASE WWFH FROM ANY CLAIMS, DEMANDS, AND DAMAGES OF EVERY KIND AND NATURE ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH SUCH A DISPUTE.

THESE LIMITATIONS APPLY WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF WWFH HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WWFH'S LIABILITY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

14. Indemnification:

YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS WWFH, AND ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND MEMBERS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LOSSES, EXPENSES, DAMAGES AND COSTS (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES) RESULTING FROM YOU’RE your CONDUCT WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES AND/OR YOUR VIOLATION OF THE TERMS OF USE (WHETHER BY YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON USING THE SERVICES ON YOUR BEHALF).

15. Termination:

WWFH may terminate these Terms of Use for any reason at any time. WWFH reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to and use of the Service, with or without prior notice. Otherwise applicable sections of the Terms of Use shall survive termination.

15. No Waiver: The failure of WWFH to enforce any provisions of the Terms of Use or respond to a breach by you or other parties shall not in any way waive its right to enforce subsequently any terms or conditions of the Terms of Use or to act with respect to similar breaches.

16. No Waiver:

The failure of WWFH to enforce any provisions of the Terms of Use or respond to a breach by you or other parties shall not in any way waive its right to enforce subsequently any terms or conditions of the Terms of Use or to act with respect to similar breaches.

17. System Outages, Slowdowns, and Capacity Limitations:

At times you may experience difficulty accessing the Services or communicating with WWFH through the Internet, or other electronic wireless services, as a result of high Internet traffic, transmission problems, systems capacity limitations, or other problems. Any computer system or other electronic device, whether it is yours, ours, or an Internet service provider’s, can experience unanticipated outages or slowdowns or have capacity limitations. WWFH is not responsible for failure or delay of performance caused by such problems.

18. Severability/No Waiver:

If any provision of these Terms shall be deemed unlawful, void, or unenforceable for any reason, then such provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Our failure to enforce the strict performance of any provision of these Terms or the additional terms and conditions for any product or service will not constitute a waiver of our right to subsequently enforce such provision or any other provisions of these Terms or the additional terms and conditions.

19. Miscellaneous:

You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and WWFH as a result of these Terms of Use or your access to and use of the Service. Unless otherwise specified herein, the Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and WWFH and govern your use of the Service. If any portion of the Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intention of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.

Effective: September 22, 2023