Terms of Use

Terms of Use

This website, located at www.aristamd.com, and any mobile application or platform connected or associated with this website, and any information stored therein as well as any products and services offered through any of the foregoing (collectively, “Website”), are owned and operated by AristaMD, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). The Website provides information, education, and other services and products to a user of the Website (“you” or “User”). Certain features of the Website may be subject to additional guidelines, terms, or rules, which will be posted on the Website in connection with such features. All such additional terms, guidelines, and rules are incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.

Acceptance

This Terms of Use document (“Terms of Use” or “Agreement”) is a legal agreement between you and the Company. It states the terms and conditions under which you may access and use the Website and all written and other information and materials displayed, linked to, or otherwise made available through the Website, including, without limitation,  blogs, videos, webinars, literature, text, pictures, graphics, logos, illustrations, audio clips, video clips, computer software and code, and any and all other information appearing on or via the Website (collectively, the “Website Content”). Your access to and continued use of the Website constitutes your agreement to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not accept these terms and conditions, or if you are under the age of thirteen (13), you must not access or use the Website.

When you visit this Website and and/or communicate with us through the Website (e.g., emails, etc.), you are communicating with us electronically. As such, you consent to receive communications from us electronically. The Company will communicate with you by telephone, text, email or by posting notices on this Website. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically (including by posting on our Website) satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. You further agree that any notices provided by us electronically are deemed to be given and received on the date we transmit any such electronic communication as described in these Terms of Use.

The Company may revise or update the Terms of Use at any time without advance notice by posting un updated Terms of Use; we may but are not obligated to, at our discretion, send you an email notification to the last email address you provided to us (if any) notifying you of an update to the Terms of Use. In the event that the last e-mail address that you have provided us is not valid, or for any reason is not capable of delivering to you the notice described above, our sending the e-mail containing such notice will nonetheless constitute effective notice of the changes described in the notice. In any event, use of the Website after such changes are posted will signify your acceptance of these revised terms and conditions. You should visit this page periodically to review this Terms of Use. If you do not agree to be bound by all of these terms and conditions, do not use this Website.

Eligibility

You represent and warrant that you are at least eighteen (18) years of age and that you possess the legal right and ability to enter into agreements including this Terms of Use. You are solely responsible for knowing and understanding your local laws concerning standards of content legality. In addition, to use the Website Content, you agree to comply with this Terms of Use and AristaMD’s Privacy Policy.

User Privacy

The Company understands the importance of maintaining the privacy of your personal information. Please review the Company’s Privacy Policy carefully. This describes how personal information about you may be used and disclosed.

Code of Conduct

You agree not to use the Website Content or any service the Company provides in an unlawful way or for an unlawful or illegitimate purpose or in any manner that contravenes our policies, guidelines, rules or the terms and conditions of this Agreement. This includes but is not limited to the following: You will not post or transmit a message or information under a false identity for the purpose of misleading others or impersonating any entity, including, without limitation, any Company representative; engage in an unprofessional, unethical, disruptive or discourteous manner; post or transmit information that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, fraudulent, predatory of minors, harassing, threatening or abusive to any person; post or transmit information that infringes or violates any of the intellectual property rights of others or the privacy or proprietary rights of others; attempt to disrupt the operation of our business through use of methods, including, but not limited to: viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, denial of service attacks, flooding, spamming or any other similar programs that may damage the operation of another’s computing device or property; upload or transmit any unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, or any other form of solicitation, commercial or otherwise; use any of our tools and services in any manner that could damage, disable or impair our services or networks; attempt to gain unauthorized access to any user or User Accounts, or computer systems or networks, through hacking, password mining or any other means; use any robot, scraper or other automated or manual means to access any aspect of our website or equipment for any purpose; harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including names, addresses, or e-mail addresses; modify, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or attempt to derive the source code of the Website, or assist any other person or entity in doing so.

User Account

You are not obligated to register with us in order to access and use the Website. However, certain services of the Website are available only to users who have registered with us or certain other persons affiliated with us, who have been granted accounts (“User Accounts”) with usernames and passwords. You represent and warrant that all required registration information you submit regarding your User Account is truthful and accurate, and that you will maintain the accuracy of such information (including email). You may delete your User Account at any time, for any reason, by following the instructions on the Website. Company may suspend or terminate your User Account in accordance with these Terms of Use.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your User Account login information and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your Account. You agree to immediately notify Company of any unauthorized use, or suspected unauthorized use of your User Account or any other breach of security. Company is not liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the above requirements regarding your User Account.

Termination

The Company reserves the right to take whatever lawful actions it may deem appropriate in response to actual or suspected violations of the Code of Conduct or this Agreement, including, without limitation, the suspension or termination of the User’s access and/or User Account, which may involve deletion of any content you have uploaded in connection with your User Account. The Company will not have any liability whatsoever to you for any termination of your rights under these Terms of Use, including for termination of your User Account or deletion of any content you uploaded to the Website.

The Company may cooperate with legal authorities and/or third parties in the investigation of any suspected or alleged crime or civil wrong. Except as may be expressly limited by the Privacy Policy, the Company reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as the Company deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in the Company’s sole discretion. Further, the Company reserves the right at any time, without notice, for any or no reason, to refuse service or access to the Website to anyone, to modify and discontinue any portion or all of the same, and to restrict, suspend and terminate Users’ access or User Accounts. You agree that Company will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Website or any part or service thereof.

You agree that any violation or threatened violation of these Terms of Use constitutes an unlawful and unfair business practice that will cause us irreparable and unquantifiable harm. You also agree that monetary damages would be inadequate for such harm and consent to our obtaining any injunctive or equitable relief that we deem necessary or appropriate. These remedies are in addition to any other remedies we may have at law or in equity.

The Company neither actively monitors general use of this Website under normal circumstances nor exercises editorial control over the content of any third party’s website, e-mail transmission, or other material created or accessible over or through this Website. However, the Company does reserve the right to monitor such use at any time as it deems appropriate and to remove any materials that, in the Company’s sole discretion, may be illegal, may subject the Company to liability, may violate these Terms of Use, or are, in the sole discretion of the Company, inconsistent with the Company’s purposes for this Website.

Disclaimers

Company is not a medical provider. The Website is educational and informational and is provided only as general information and is not medical or psychological advice, opinion, diagnosis, treatment or guarantee.  Any and all eConsults are provided by third party licensed medical providers pursuant to separate written terms and conditions.

WE POST BLOGS, VIDEOS, WEBINARS, LITERATURE, AND OTHER WEBSITE CONTENT FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.  WE HAVE USED REASONABLE EFFORTS IN COLLECTING, PREPARING, AND PROVIDING QUALITY INFORMATION AND MATERIAL BUT MAKE NO GUARANTEE ABOUT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR ADEQUACY OF THE WEBSITE CONTENT. THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. WE DO NOT PROVIDE ANY EXPRESS WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, ACCURACY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED OR HARMED BY ANYTHING RELATING TO THE WEBSITE, YOU MAY LEAVE THE WEBSITE AND THIS WILL BE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS, OR WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE, COMPLETE, LEGAL, OR SAFE. If applicable law requires any warranties regarding the Website, we limit all such warranties to thirty (30) days from the date of first use. Some jurisdictions do not allow exclusion of implied warranties or limitations on their duration so the foregoing sentence may not apply to use.

Limitation of Liability

WE ARE NOT LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, PERSONAL INJURY/WRONGFUL DEATH, LOST PROFITS, GOOD WILL, USE DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES)) OR DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE (INCLUDING DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION), EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER RESULTING FROM: (I) THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, (II) ANY DELAY, FAILURE, INTERRUPTION OR CORRUPTION OF OUR WEB SITE OR ANY DATA OR INFORMATION TRANSMITTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE, (III) PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH CAUSED BY YOUR USE OR MISUSE OF THE WEBSITE, (IV) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO, THROUGH OR FROM OUR WEBSITE, (V) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, (VI) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON OUR WEB SITE, (VII) ANY LOST PROFITS OF USERS FOR SPENDING ANY TIME ON THE WEBSITE OR ANY ARTICLES, INFORMATION OR COMMENTS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE OR, (VIII) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE WEBSITE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL APPLY TO ALL CONTENT, MERCHANDISE AND SERVICES (IF APPLICABLE) AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE. YOUR ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER, DEVICE, SYSTEM, OR DATA. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES, LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.  UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ARISTAMD BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR MORE THAN THE GREATER OF (A) $200 and (B) THE REMEDY OR PENALTY IMPOSED BY THE STATUTE UNDER WHICH SUCH CLAIM ARISES.  THE FOREGOING CAP ON LIABILITY SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY OF AN ARISTAMD PARTY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY ARISTAMD’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE.  THE LIMITATIONS OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN ARISTAMD AND YOU.

Assumption of Risks; Indemnification

You understand, acknowledge, and freely assume all risks relating to your access to and activities with respect to the Website and Website Content, or relating to any activity, information, or service, provided by us or any of our agents or employees or agents. You assume personal responsibility for any injury or harm of any kind (including, but not limited to, psychological or emotional injuries), illness, damage, loss, claim, liability or expense, of any kind or nature, that your person or property may suffer arising out of or in connection with the Website or Website Content or use therein.

By viewing the Website you agree to fully release, indemnify, and hold harmless, including costs and attorneys’ fees, Company from any claim or liability whatsoever and for any damage or injury, personal, financial, emotional, psychological or otherwise, arising at any time out of or in relation to: (a) your use of or reliance on the information presented on the Website; (b) your violation of these Terms of Use or of applicable laws or regulations; or (c) any content you uploaded to the Website. Company reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate with our defense of these claims. You agree not to settle any matter without the prior written consent of Company. Company will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action or proceeding upon becoming aware of it.

Intellectual Property

Except as otherwise expressly stated, all Website Content is the copyrighted work of the Company or its third party content suppliers and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. The compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement and assembly) of all Website Content is also the exclusive property of the Company and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. you may not modify, copy, distribute, display, reproduce, sell, license, or create derivative works from any information or Website Content, in whole or in part, including any text, images, audio, and video in any manner, without the prior written authorization of the Company. The use of Website Content by you is prohibited unless specifically permitted by the Company. Any unauthorized use of text or images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and applicable regulations and statutes. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted to you by the Company to use the Website.

Certain trademarks on the Website are the service marks and trademarks of the Company, its agents and consultants, or other licensees of the Company. You agree that you will not use any such trademarks, service marks, trade dress, or other logos from this Website without the prior written authorization of the Company.

While personal information which you submit will be maintained in accordance with our Privacy Policy, any information you transmit to the Company via this Website, whether by direct entry, submission, e-mail or otherwise, including text messaging (each and collectively, “Transmitted Information”), will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary to you and will become the sole property of the Company. In addition, as Company property, to the extent allowed by law such information may be used by Company for any purpose, including, without limitation, reproduction, solicitations, disclosure, publication, and posting (“Outbound Communications”).  You should never transmit any information about your health or health concerns to the Company. Company shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, or techniques contained in any communication you send to the Company via this Website or by any other means (including Transmitted Information) for any purpose whatsoever, including, without limitation, developing and marketing products using such information. Because Company owns the Transmitted Information, Company has no obligation to User or any third party to provide a record of Transmitted Information to either party upon request. Company is not responsible for any information or content submitted by other users; you agree that any interaction between you and other users of the Website are solely between and that Company is not responsible for any loss, damage, or dispute between you.

Third-Party Content

The Company has no editorial control or responsibility over the content included in the Website provided by third-party content providers or any literature authored by third parties. Therefore, any opinions, statements, products, services or other information expressed or made available by third party suppliers or Users on this Website are those of such third party suppliers or Users, respectively. The Company does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, statement or other information provided by any third party.

This Website may contain hyperlinks to other sites owned and operated by parties other than the Company. Such hyperlinks are provided only for ready reference and ease of use. We do not control such sites and cannot be held responsible for their content or accuracy and do not endorse these sites unless we specifically so state. In the event this Website provides hyperlinks to other sites that are not owned, operated or maintained by the Company, you acknowledge and agree that the Company is not responsible for and is not liable for the content, products, or services on or available from such sites. We accept no liability for any information, products, promotions, advertisements, or services accessible through these third party sites or for any action you may take as a result of linking to any such website. Your reliance on such information is solely at your own risk. Any such websites are likely to set forth specific terms of use and privacy policies that you should review. The Company is under no obligation to maintain any link on this Website and may remove a link at any time in its sole discretion for any reason whatsoever. The Company shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damages or losses caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on such content, products, services or other materials available on or through any such website. The Company is not responsible for the privacy practices of any other websites.

Miscellaneous Terms

Export: You agree that our services are subject to U.S. export controls and agree that you will comply with the same, and represent that you are neither located in a sanctioned country nor a prohibited person. You agree not to export, re-export, or transfer, directly or indirectly, any U.S. technical data acquired from Company, or any products utilizing such data, in violation of the United States export laws or regulations.

Entire Agreement: This Terms of Use constitutes the sole Agreement between you and the Company relating to your use of the Website Content, and no representations, understandings, statements or inducements, oral or written, not contained in this Agreement shall bind either you or the Company.

Severability: We both agree that if we cannot enforce a part of these Terms of Use as written due to a conflict with state or federal law, then that part will be replaced with terms that most closely match the intent of the part we cannot enforce to the extent permitted by law. The invalidity of part of these Terms of Use will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

No Assignment: You may not assign, transfer or delegate your rights or obligations within these Terms of Use in whole or in part without our prior written consent. We may freely transfer, assign or delegate all or any part of these Terms of Use. These Terms of Use shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of the parties, their heirs, successors and permitted assignees of the parties.

No Waiver: Failure to exercise or delay in exercising any right hereunder, or failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Terms of Use, shall not be considered waiver thereof, which can only be made by signed writing. No waiver by the Company of any right under this Terms of Use Agreement will be deemed to be either a waiver of any other right or provision or a waiver of that same right or provision at any other time.

Jurisdiction: The Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, USA and controlling United States Federal Law without regard to any conflicts of law provisions. Subject to the provisions of this Terms of Use, all disputes, controversies or claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement will be resolved through mandatory binding arbitration that will be conducted in San Diego County, California as provided below.

Arbitration: This Agreement contains an arbitration provision to resolve disputes. No class or representative court action or jury trial is permitted. Arbitration is the referral of a dispute to one or more impartial persons for a final and binding determination, and means that there shall not be a jury and that the rules of the proceeding will be conducted in accordance with to JAMS’s most current version of the Streamlined Arbitration Rules and procedures available at http://www.jamsadr.com/rules-streamlined-arbitration/. In order to resolve a dispute with as minimum expense and maximum satisfaction as possible, we recommend contacting us first to resolve any dispute in as easy a fashion as possible, but you are permitted to proceed directly to arbitration, provided that before initiating arbitration, you first send notice to the Company to legal@aristamd.com or AristaMD, Inc., Attn: Legal, 4660 La Jolla Village Dr., Suite 100 #1535, San Diego, CA 921221. Any arbitration will be conducted by JAMS, an established alternative dispute resolution provider. within one year of occurrence or to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any dispute that arises may only be resolved through an individual arbitration, and shall not be brought as a class action, a class arbitration, or any other proceeding where a person serves as the representative of any other person or persons. You agree that there is no right to a jury trial, and this provision will be governed both substantively and procedurally by JAMS to the maximum extent permitted by law. The selected arbitrator is without jurisdiction to conduct a class arbitration or other representative proceeding, and may not consolidate one person’s claims with another. Both parties must keep the dispute confidential, to the maximum extent permitted by law. As in the rest of this Terms of Use, if one part of this arbitration agreement is found to be invalid, the invalid provision shall be severed from the rest of this arbitration clause and agreement and the rest of this clause and agreement shall be valid.

General: The performance of Company hereunder is subject to interruption and delay due to causes beyond its reasonable control including acts of God, acts of government, war, civil disorder, fire, power failure, equipment failure, labor dispute, inability to obtain necessary supplies, and the like.

Survival: Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the following provisions shall survive termination or expiration of the Agreement: Disclaimer; Limitation of Liability; Assumption of Risks; Indemnification; Intellectual Property; Third-Party Content; Miscellaneous Terms.

How to Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about the Terms of Use, please contact us at:

AristaMD, Inc.
Attn: Legal
4660 La Jolla Village Dr.,
Suite 100 #1535
San Diego, CA 92122
legal@aristamd.com

Last Revised:  February 9, 2021