Terms of Use
The Advocating 4 Your Health (“Advocating”) website provides general information about the healthcare-related services we provide. This website is intended for use by individuals (non-professionals) for non-commercial, personal purposes.
By choosing to use the Advocating website you acknowledge and agree to these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy below. Advocating reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy, and we recommend that you periodically review this page of our website to make sure you are aware of any changes that affect you.
Information and Support – Not Medical Advice
The information and resources on this website are intended to help individuals better understand [e.g. the options available for their medical and support needs], but not to provide medical advice. Advocating is not a health care provider or an insurance company, and we are not affiliated with any provider or insurance company. Individuals should consult their health care providers for all diagnosis, treatment, and answers to personal health care questions; and they should consult their insurers for all health insurance questions.
Appropriate Use of Website
Material on the Advocating website is protected by copyright law. Unless otherwise stated, you may print or download information from this website for personal, non-commercial use only, provided you identify the source of the material and include a statement that the materials are protected by copyright law. Reprinting or otherwise reproducing any material, in whole or in part, is prohibited unless prior written consent is obtained from the copyright owner. You may not use this website for any illegal or unauthorized purpose.
No Endorsement, Guarantee of Accuracy, or Warranty
The information and resources found on this website do not necessarily reflect the views of Advocating or its owner. Advocating does not endorse the information or resources and cannot guarantee their accuracy. Your transactions and/or communications with any resource that is referenced on this website and any conditions, warranties or representations associated with your transactions or communications, are solely between you and that resource. Advocating is not responsible for any injury or loss incurred in connection with such transactions or communications.
Links to Other Sites
The Advocating website contains links to websites operated by parties other than Advocating. These links are provided for reference only. Advocating does not control these websites and is not responsible for their contents or their privacy policies or practices. Our inclusion of links to other websites does not imply our endorsement of the material on the websites or any association with their operators.
Website Provided “As Is”
The Advocating website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Advocating makes no representations or warranties that service will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that the site or server that makes it available are free from viruses, worms, or other harmful components.
Limitation of Liability; Indemnity
Neither Advocating nor anyone involved in the creation, production, or delivery of this website will be liable for any claim, liability, loss, or expense of any kind, or for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special or consequential damages (collectively, “Loss”) arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy or use of this website. You agree to make Advocating whole for any Loss arising from your use of this website or any violation of these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Governing Law; Severability
These Terms of Use and Privacy Policy are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Massachusetts except with regard to its conflicts or choice of law rules. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Boston, Massachusetts. If, for any reason, a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy to be unenforceable, the remainder of these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy will continue in full force and effect.
Privacy Policy
Personally Identifiable Information
Advocating understands the importance of privacy for our website visitors. We do not collect any personally identifiable information about any individual visiting this website.
Non-Personal Information
When users visit the Advocating website, we automatically collect non-personal information about their use of the site such as their browser type, requested URLs, times accessing the site, and pages visited.
Cookies
We do this through the use of “cookies”—small data files that are stored on the hard drive of a computer to view a website. This data is used in the aggregate and cannot be used to identify or contact users. Third parties under contract with Advocating (such as Google Analytics) may use these cookies for analytic purposes—for example, to monitor the effectiveness of the site, make improvements, and learn which topics are of greatest interest to users. Advocating prohibits third parties from collecting any personally identifiable information from this website without the owner’s consent. Most browsers offer instructions on how to reset the browser to reject Cookies in the “Help” section of the toolbar. If you reject our Cookies, certain of the functions and conveniences of the Advocating website may not work properly, but you do not have to accept our Cookies in order to use the website.