TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

Your access and use of this site and its services constitute acceptance of these Terms and Conditions of Use (the “Agreement”). If you do not agree to this Agreement, you may not use the site or its services.

PreventPregnancyLoss.Org, Inc. (“PPL”) may modify this Agreement at any time. Any modifications made to this Agreement will be effective immediately upon posting on the site. By accessing or using the PPL web site (the “Site”), you agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement as posted on the Site at the time of your access or use.

Additional Information

The contents of the Site, such as text, graphics, images, and other material contained on the Site ("Content") are for informational and educational purposes only. PPL does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. The information provided on the Site is not designed to replace a physician’s independent judgment about the appropriateness or risks of treatment for a particular patient. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on Site.

If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. PPL does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the Site. Reliance on any information provided by PPL, PPL’s representatives, others appearing on the Site at the invitation of PPL, or other visitors to the Site is solely at your own risk. THE SITE AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. PPL makes no commitment to update the Content, and does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the Content.

You hereby grant PPL a royalty free, perpetual and irrevocable license to (i) use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, redistribute, transmit, perform or display worldwide any feedback, suggestions, or other information that do not personally identify you and that you submit to us through the Site; (ii) incorporate any such feedback, suggestions, or other information that you submit to PPL through the Site into other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed without further permission or license from you; (iii) use any ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques, and suggestions contained in any communications that do not personally identify you and that you send to PPL through the Site for any purpose whatsoever, including without limitation to create and market our services or products using such information.

By using this Web site, you are representing to PreventPregnancyLoss.org that you are at least 18 years of age and legally competent to enter into a binding contract.

Because the Site is to be used for informational and educational purposes only, you agree that it does not constitute "doing business" in any specific jurisdiction or soliciting business for PPL or any of its affiliated entities or establishing "minimum contacts" with any jurisdiction outside of Massachusetts. This Agreement is entered into and performed and shall all be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Massachusetts applicable to agreements made and to be performed in Massachusetts. You agree that any legal action or proceeding between PPL and you for any purpose concerning this Agreement, the Site or the parties’ obligations hereunder shall be brought exclusively in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Massachusetts. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to this Agreement, the Site or the parties’ obligations hereunder must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred.

Privacy & Security

Welcome

Welcome to PreventPregnancyLoss.org. This Privacy Policy is designed to tell you about our practices regarding collection, use, and disclosure of information that you may provide via this site. Note that we will not sell your personal information to any third parties, although we reserve the right to transfer your personal information, along with the rest of the organization, if we merge or transfer all or substantially all of PreventPregnancyLoss.org to another nonprofit organization. The information we collect is used exclusively for the direct purposes of PreventPregnancyLoss.org. Please be sure to read this entire Privacy Policy before using or submitting information to this site.

Your Consent - By using this site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the PreventPregnancyLoss.org Terms of Use. Whenever you submit information via this site, you consent to the collection and use of that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

About Children - This site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information via this site from visitors in this age group. We encourage parents to talk to their children about their use of the Internet and the information they disclose to Web sites.

Information You Provide - This site actively collects information from its visitors by asking you specific questions and by permitting you to communicate directly with via e-mail, surveys and through other forms. You may also choose to post information in public areas of our site, such as message boards. Some of the information that you submit may include personally identifiable information (that is, information that can be uniquely identified with you, such as your full name, address, e-mail address, phone number, and so on).

Some areas of this site may ask you to submit personally identifiable information in order for you to benefit from the certain features (for example, you may be asked to submit your email address to subscribe to one of our newsletters). In these circumstances, you will be informed what information is required and what information is optional.

Passive Information Collection - As you navigate through this site, certain information can be passively collected (that is, gathered without your actively providing the information) using various technologies, such as cookies, Internet tags or web beacons, and navigational data collection (log files, server logs). Your Internet browser automatically transmits to this site some of this information, such as the URL of the Web site you just came from and the Internet Protocol (IP) address and the browser version your computer is currently using. This site may also collect anonymous information from your computer through cookies and Internet tags or web beacons. You may set your browser to notify you when a cookie is sent or to refuse cookies altogether, but certain features of this site may not work without cookies.

This site may use and combine or aggregate such passively collected information to provide better service to site visitors, customize the site based on your preferences, compile and analyze statistics and trends, and otherwise administer and improve the site for your use.

Use and Disclosure of Information - Except as otherwise stated, we may use information collected via this site to improve the content of our site, to communicate information to you (if you have requested it), for our marketing and research purposes, and for any other purpose specified. In addition, we may make full use of all information acquired through this site that is not in personally identifiable form.

If you provide personally identifiable information to this site, we may combine such information with other actively collected information. We will not disclose personally identifiable information you provide via this site to third parties except :

(i) to contractors we use to support our business, such as credit card payment processors.

(ii) to respond to law enforcement requests or where required by applicable laws, court orders, or government regulations.

(iii) we reserve the right to transfer your personal information, along with the rest of the organization, if we merge or transfer all or substantially all of PreventPregnancyLoss.org to another nonprofit organization

The collection, use, and disclosure of information contemplated in this Privacy Policy may involve a transfer of the information to jurisdictions located outside your country of residence that may not have equivalent laws and rules regarding personally identifiable information.

Public Areas - Our site also has public areas such as message boards. Please remember that any information you share in these areas becomes public, so you should be careful about what you disclose. By using these areas, you consent to allow PreventPregnancyLoss.org to publish messages for editorial purposes, in advertising and/or marketing materials, or legislative efforts. Preventpregnancyloss.com encourages frank and open discussion among members and visitors. However, it is critical that the message board be used responsibly, and that individuals posting and reading messages understand and adhere to a few basic rules:

Preventpregnancyloss.com has no direct control over the content posted on this message board, and therefore cannot take responsibility for the accuracy of any information contained in posts, including the identify or expertise of the individuals who submit them. The views expressed in posts may not necessarily reflect the views of Preventpregnancyloss.com.
Nothing on the message boards should be interpreted as medical or legal advice, or the rendering of medical, legal or other professional services. If you are in need of such services, please find a professional, who can provide advice and care tailored to your specific situation.
Individuals posting on this message board are responsible for ensuring that posts comply with all applicable laws (such as those regarding copyright, defamation, etc.), and do not include inappropriate statements, such as racial slurs, obscenities, etc. Individuals submitting posts are responsible for ensuring that all content is original to them, or that they have any required permission to post it. In addition, individuals should not includethe names of other individuals (such as doctors, nurses, patients, etc.); the intent of this message board is to provide a venue for people to share their own experiences generally, not to call out others for praise or criticism.
This is a public forum, and it is understood that posts may be read widely. In addition to appearing on this message board, Preventpregnancyloss.com may use posts (including their content and the submitted first name and last initial of the poster) on other parts of this web site, in printed promotional material, or otherwise, without further permission or any compensation. As an organization that seeks to improve lives largely through education and raising awareness, Preventpregnancyloss.com feels that posts submitted here provide an unique opportunity for it to fulfill its mission. Also, the posts on this message board are for your personal use only; they may not be reprinted, distributed or compiled without the express written permission of Preventpregnancyloss.com.
This is not a place to solicit services or promote the sale of any goods, whether or not related to pregnancy loss. For example, we ask that you do not submit posts that relate to the sale or exchange of medical services, medications or devices.
Individuals submitting posts to this message board agree to hold Preventpregnancyloss.com, its agents, employees, officers and directors harmless from any loss, claim or damage arising from your use of any of the information and ideas contained on the site, including following suggestions or advice posted on this message board.
Preventpregnancyloss.com may remove any posts that, in its sole discretion, fail to comply with these rules or with its privacy policy or terms of use.

Access, Correction, and Deletion - To keep personally identifiable information that you provide via this site accurate, current, and complete, please contact us as specified below and we will take appropriate steps to update or correct such information in our possession, or to delete your information from our contact list.

PreventPregnancyLoss.org
831 Beacon Street, Suite 247
Newton Centre, MA 02459

Security - This site takes reasonable steps to protect personally identifiable information transmitted to our site and to protect such information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. You should keep in mind that no Internet transmission is ever completely secure or error-free. In particular, e-mail sent to or from this site may not be secure.

Links to Other Web Sites - This site may contain links or references to other Web sites to which this Privacy Policy does not apply. We encourage you to read the Privacy Policy of every Web site you visit.

Changes to This Privacy Policy - If this Privacy Policy changes, the revised policy will be posted on this site. Please check back periodically, and especially before you provide any personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy was last updated on June 7, 2007.