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Health Literacy Innovations does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed. Health Literacy Innovations, LLC assumes no legal liability of any kind regarding the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product or process disclosed. The Health Literacy Advisor is a voluntary, optional tool to suggest "easy to use" literate health care terms. The information contained in the Health Literacy Advisor and this website is not supplied for use in the treatment of any type of medical condition. Rather, the information is solely intended for your general information only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for specific medical conditions. You should always seek the advice, care and/or treatment for any health related issue from your physician and/or other appropriate medical provider, and it is recommended that you do so before beginning any form of care and/or treatment.

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Privacy Policy

All visitors to the HealthLiteracyInnovations.com website are covered by this privacy policy. We value our privacy and know that you value yours, too.

We will never divulge your personal information

Visitors to this website do not need to provide us with any information in order to simply browse this site. Those who send us email, post a comment on our blog, or engage our product support may provide us with information they consider personal.

For each visitor to this website, like most websites, we may collect the Internet Protocol address from which you accessed this site, the contents of forms, search terms and queries, what links you clicked on our various pages, information about the browser you are using, and other usage information that we use to maintain the usefulness of our website.

We collect similar information plus name and email information in order to provide various services such as providing a trial demo version of our software. We use that information to follow up with you about your experience with the service. We will never sell, lease, give away, or divulge in any way any of your personal information, ever, to any outside party.

No spam

We may send you a follow-up email after we have provided a service such as providing a trial demo version of our software to you. If you purchase a software license from us we may send you email if there are important issues with that license. We respond to email enquiries, and we use email to support our software and to verify software registrations. We will never send you any newsletters or similar email without first getting your explicit agreement to "opt-in" by providing us with your email address expicitly for this purpose. All newsletters or similar emails we send will provide a link so that you may safely unsubscribe at any time.

Blog Comment Policy

The views expressed in the blog comments reflect those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official views of Health Literacy Innovations (HLI).

We want to publish your comments, and in order to do so we ask you to provide your name and e-mail address. We request your name to make it easier to carry on a conversation. For this reason, we publish your name along with your comment. We ask for your e-mail address so that we can contact you if necessary. It is our policy not to publish your e-mail address. We expect discussion in the comments generally to be courteous, and to that end HLI has the right, in HLI’s sole discretion, to refuse or remove any comment that, in HLI’s reasonable opinion, violates this or any other HLI policy or is in any way harmful or objectionable.

If you make content, including but not limited to text, web links, and images, available on our website by posting a comment on our blog, you are entirely responsible for that content and any harm resulting from it. By making content available, you represent and warrant that:

• the content does not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark or trade secret rights, of any third party;
• if your employer has rights to intellectual property you create, you have either (i) received permission from your employer to post or make available the content, or (ii) secured from your employer a waiver as to all rights in or to the content;
• the content is not spam, is not machine- or randomly-generated, does not contain unethical or unwanted commercial content, and does not promote or endorse commercial services or products;
• the content is not pornographic and does not contain obscene, indecent, or profane language;
• does not contain inflamatory language, threats, or incite violence towards individuals or entities, and does not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party; and
• you grant HLI and anyone viewing your content a world-wide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to copy, distribute, make derivatives, display, or perform it publicly and free-of-charge.

Health Literacy Advisor EULA

INDIVIDUAL END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ("EULA")

1. This is a Licensing Agreement between "you," the individual, company, or organization using the Health Literacy Advisor ("this software"), and Health Literacy Innovations, LLC ("HLI"). Please read this EULA carefully. If you do not agree with these terms and conditions, do not proceed with the installation of this software, and/or uninstall all copies of this software from your computer(s).

2. This software is licensed, not sold. This EULA only gives you certain rights to use the software. HLI reserves all other rights.

3. Each user seat licensed from HLI grants you a nonexclusive right to install and use this software on a single computer, for the use of a single person at a time, for the time period indicated to you at the time of the license ("the term of your license").

4. This EULA is only for non-commercial use of this software. You are allowed to use this software to evaluate and revise documents owned and used by you. Examples of commercial use that would not be allowed under this EULA include, but are not limited to, using this software to evaluate and revise documents owned by others for a fee or as part of a contract or consulting arrangement, or using this software to craft documents that you offer for sale or license to others.

5. You may make back-up copies of this software for archival purposes only.

6. This software is protected by the copyright laws of the U.S. and other countries, and HLI retains all intellectual property rights in this software. You may not circumvent or reverse engineer any password or any other protection scheme used by HLI to protect the source code or data for this software. You may not separately publish, sell, market, make access to the Software available to others in connection with a service bureau, application service provider, or similar business, distribute, lend, lease, rent, or sublicense any portion of the source code or data or words generated from this software. However, this EULA is not to be construed as prohibiting or limiting any fair use sanctioned by copyright law.

7. HLI warrants that this software will provide the features and functionality described in the product specification on our website HealthLiteracyInnovations.com at the time that you licensed it, and as described in the included product documentation, for the term of your license. Media on which this software is furnished, if any, will be free from defects in materials and workmanship.

8. HLI does not warrant that this software or your ability to use it will be uninterrupted or error-free. To the extent permitted by applicable law, HLI disclaims all implied warranties, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

9. Your exclusive remedy under this limited warranty shall be, at HLI's option, either a full refund of the license price or correction of the defective software or media. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, HLI disclaims all liability for indirect or consequential damages that arise under this license agreement.

10. HLI has taken all reasonable steps to keep this software free of viruses, spyware, adware, malware, or any other harmful code. HLI will not track or collect any information about you, your data or documents, or your use of this software except as you specifically authorize. Other than limitations inherent in any trial or evaluation mode of this software, HLI will not intentionally deprive you of your ability to use any features of this software during the term of your license.

11. This software will not contact HLI or any third party for any reason without express confirmation from you. It will not download or install patches for any reason without express confirmation from you. It will not download or install any third party software for any reason without express confirmation from you.

12. This software includes content relating to general principles of medical conditions and medical care. This content should not be construed as specific instructions for individual patients. Application of this information in a particular situation remains the professional responsibility of a licensed practitioner of medicine.

13. This software offers suggested replacements for certain words and phrases. Choosing an offered replacement is completely voluntary on your part. It is your exclusive responsibility to insure that any such changes that you choose are appropriate with regard to your intended meaning.

14. By accepting this EULA, you agree to indemnify and otherwise hold harmless HLI , its officers, employees, agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers and other partners from any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages arising out of, or relating to, or resulting from your use of this software or any other matter relating to this software.

15. Unless you notify HLI otherwise, HLI maintains the right to identify your company by name as a customer and to issue a press release that discloses that your company has licensed this software. This right does not apply to your trial or evaluation use of this software.

16. You agree that you will not, without the prior written permission of HLI: (a) Use in advertising, publicity, packaging, labeling, or otherwise any trade name, trademark, trade device, or service mark of HLI; (b) Make public reference to your use of health literacy software or an interactive health literacy software tool without referencing this software specifically by name, with the prior written permission of HLI; or (c) Represent, directly or indirectly, that any product or service of yours is a product or service of HLI.

17. If any part of this agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining parts will remain in effect. This agreement does not prejudice the statutory rights of any party dealing as a consumer.

18. This agreement does not supersede any express warranties HLI may have made to you in writing. Any modification to this agreement must be agreed to in writing by both parties.

19. The interpretation and enforcement of this EULA shall be governed by the statutory and common law of the State of Maryland, United States. Any dispute arising under this EULA or relating to this software shall be resolved by arbitration.

       EULA in Spanish / CLUF en español…

el Asesor de Alfabetización en Salud Contrato de Licencia del Usuario Final Individual

CONTRATO DE LICENCIA DEL USUARIO FINAL INDIVIDUAL ("CLUF", "EULA" en inglés)

1. Este es un acuerdo para obtener licencia entre "usted", individuo, empresa u organización con el Asesor de Alfabetización en Salud por sus siglas AAS (Health Literacy Advisor en inglés) ("este software"), y la compañía Health Literacy Innovations, LLC ("HLI"). Por favor, lea este Contrato de Licencia del Usuario Final ("EULA") detenidamente. Si no está de acuerdo con estos términos y condiciones, no proceda con la instalación de este software, y/o desinstale todas las copias de este software de su(s) computadora(s).

2. Este software sólo da licencia de uso, no es vendido. Este EULA sólo le da ciertos derechos a utilizar el software. HLI se reserva todos los otros derechos.

3. Cada asiento del usuario con licencia del AAS le concede un derecho no exclusivo para instalar y utilizar este software en una sola y única computadora, o para el uso de una sola persona a la vez, y para el período de tiempo indicado en el periodo de la licencia ("el plazo de su licencia").

4. Este EULA es sólo para uso no comercial de este software. Usted está autorizado a utilizar este software para evaluar y revisar los documentos de su propiedad y uso. Ejemplos de uso comercial que no se pueden beneficiar de este EULA incluyen, pero no se limitan a usar este software para evaluar y revisar los documentos que le pertenecen a terceros por un precio o como parte de un contrato o acuerdo de consultoría, o el uso de este software para desarrollar documentos que se ofrecen para la venta o para la licencia de uso a otras personas.

5. Usted puede hacer copias de seguridad de este software para efectos de archivo.

6. Este software está protegido por las leyes de los derechos de autor (copyright en inglés) de los EE. UU. y otros países, y HLI se reserva todos los derechos de propiedad intelectual en este software. Usted no puede eludir ni aplicar ingeniería para invertir la contraseñas, clave o cualquier otro sistema de protección utilizado por HLI para proteger el código fuente o los datos para este software. Usted no puede, por su cuenta, publicar, vender, comercializar, dar acceso a la disposición de este software a otras personas en relación con una oficina de servicios, el proveedor de servicios de aplicaciones, o negocios similares, ni distribuir, prestar, arrendar, alquilar o sublicenciar cualquier parte del código fuente o el software datos o palabras generadas de este software. Sin embargo, este EULA no debe interpretarse como una prohibición o limitación del uso justo sancionado por la ley de derechos de autor.

7. HLI garantiza que este software proporciona las características y la funcionalidad descrita en los documentos de condiciones en nuestro sitio web HealthLiteracyInnovations.com en el momento que obtuvo la licencia, y como se describe en la documentación del producto que se incluye con el mismo, por el término de su licencia. El medio en el que se proporciona este software, si alguno, estará libre de defectos en sus materiales y su construcción.

8. HLI no garantiza que este software o su capacidad de uso no será interrumpido o libre de errores. En la medida permitida por la ley aplicable, HLI se exime de cualquier garantía implícita, incluyendo pero sin limitarse a las garantías de comerciabilidad o idoneidad para un propósito específico.

9. Su único derecho bajo esta garantía limitada será, una opción de HLI, o un reembolso completo del precio de la licencia o la corrección del software defectuoso o medios de comunicación. En la máxima medida permitida por la legislación aplicable, HLI se exime de toda responsabilidad por daños indirectos o consecuentes que resulten del presente contrato de licencia.

10. HLI ha tomado todas las medidas razonables para mantener este software libre de virus, spyware, adware malware, o cualquier otro código dañino. HLI no realizará el seguimiento o recopilará cualquier información sobre usted, sus datos o documentos, o el uso de este software, excepto lo que expresamente usted autorice. Aparte de las limitaciones inherentes a cualquier modo de prueba o evaluación de este software, HLI no intencionalmente le prevendrá de su capacidad para utilizar las funciones de este software durante la vigencia de su licencia.

11. Este software no contactará a HLI o cualquier tercero por cualquier razón sin la confirmación expresa de usted. No va a descargar o instalar programas de corrección sin la confirmación expresa de usted. No va a descargar o instalar ningún software de terceros por cualquier razón sin la confirmación expresa de su parte

12. Este software incluye contenidos relativos a los principios generales de las condiciones médicas y la atención médica. Este contenido no debe interpretarse como instrucciones específicas para cada paciente. La aplicación de esta información en una situación particular, sigue siendo la responsabilidad de un profesional con licensia en la medicina.

13. Este software sugiere ciertas palabras y fraces de reemplazo. Elegir un reemplazo que se ofrece es totalmente voluntario por parte del usuario. Es su exclusiva responsabilidad asegurarse que cualquier cambio que usted elige sea pertinente en cuanto a su significado y uso para la comprension.

14. Al aceptar este EULA, usted acepta indemnizar y mantener indemne a HLI, sus funcionarios, empleados, agentes, subsidiarios, afiliados, proveedores y otros socios de los daños directos, indirectos, incidentales, especiales, a consecuencia de o punitivos que surjan de, o relacionados, o que derive de la utilización de este software o cualquier otro asunto relacionado con este software.

15. A menos que usted notifique lo contrario a HLI, HLI se reserva el derecho a identificar a su empresa por su nombre como cliente y emitir un comunicado de prensa que revela que su empresa tiene licencia de este software. Este derecho no se aplica a la versión de prueba o evaluación del uso de este software.

16. Usted acepta que usted no, sin el permiso previo por escrito que HLI: (a) Usará en publicidad, anuncios, paquetes o envaces, etiquetas, o de otra manera en cualquier nombre comercial, marca registrada, dispositivo de comercio o marca de servicio de HLI, (b) Hará pública referencia al uso del software de alfabetización de la salud sin hacer referencia a este software específicamente por su nombre, con el permiso previo por escrito de HLI, o (c) Representará, directa o indirectamente, cualquier producto o servicio suyo como un producto o servicio de HLI.

17. Si alguna parte de este acuerdo es considerada inválida o no ejecutable, las partes restantes permanecerán en vigor. Este acuerdo no afectará los derechos legales de cualquier grupo que opere como consumidor.

18. Este acuerdo no reemplaza ninguna garantía expresada que HLI le haya hecho por escrito. Cualquier modificación a este acuerdo debe ser aceptada por escrito por ambas partes.

19. La interpretación y la ejecución de este EULA se regirá por la ley estatutaria y común del Estado de Maryland, de los Estados Unidos. Cualquier disputa que surja bajo este EULA o en relación con este software será resuelta por arbitraje.

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