1. INTRODUCTION
Last Updated August 27, 2020
Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group (“PREG,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is proud to offer pregonline.com and related subdomains (our “Websites”), to provide users (“you,” “your”) access to information about our services. Please read these Terms carefully, as they constitute a legally binding agreement between you and us. By using or accessing our Websites, you are agreeing to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy, which is expressly incorporated in these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you are not authorized to use or access any of our Websites.
2. PERMISSION TO ACCESS OUR WEBSITES
Provided you abide by these Terms, we grant you permission to access our Websites for any authorized purpose, including acquiring information about us and the services we offer.
3. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
The contents of our Websites are protected by the copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws of the United States. We reserve all intellectual property rights to our Websites and to any registered or unregistered trademark, service mark, logo, or other proprietary material appearing on our Websites. Nothing in these Terms grants you a right or license to use any registered or unregistered trademark, design right, or copyright owned or controlled by us or by any third party, except as specifically provided in these Terms.
The information on our Websites, including all text, data, graphics, photographs, images, audio, video, software, systems, processes, trademarks, service marks, trade names, or other material (the “Content”) is proprietary to us and is protected by United States copyright and trademark laws. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, publish, post, transmit, distribute, display, perform, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any Content without our prior, express consent. You may download, print, or otherwise reproduce the Content for your own non-commercial, informational purposes provided you agree to maintain any and all copyright or other proprietary notices contained in such Content.
4. EXTERNAL LINKS
Our Websites may provide links to other websites that are owned and operated by third parties. We have no control over the content of such websites, and we make no warranty or representation as to the accuracy, timeliness and/or completeness of the information contained on such websites. The availability of links to third-party websites does not imply that we sponsor, endorse, or are affiliated with or associated with such third parties.
5. SOCIAL MEDIA
PREG operates or controls accounts on several social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, and Twitter, that are accessible from our Websites. In addition to viewing content posted by PREG, one or more of these sites may offer you the ability to participate by “liking” our page, reposting content that we post, or by submitting comments or other content. Your participation on our social media accounts is governed by the following terms:
- You agree you will not post any of the following:
- Protected health information regarding yourself or any other person, even if you have their permission
- Abusive or offensive comments, including personal attacks or language that insults or demeans any person or group based on race, gender or gender identity, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or socioeconomic status
- Personal information of any person, including photographs or videos, without their consent
- Off-topic and redundant comments (this includes promotion of events, groups, pages, Web sites, organizations and programs not related to, approved by, or affiliated with PREG)
- You understand and acknowledge that PREG’s social media accounts are public and content posted on those sites may be copied, published, used or reproduced by persons beyond PREG’s control.
- You agree that PREG may use content you post on our social media sites for our own purposes, including reposting on other social media sites or for other promotional purposes.
- You understand and acknowledge that while PREG makes reasonable efforts to monitor and/or moderate content on our social media sites, we do not guarantee that we will review or respond to all comments.
- You understand and acknowledge that PREG reserves the right to review, edit, or delete any content on any of our social media sites for any reason whatsoever.
6. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
By accessing our Websites and accepting these Terms, you agree that you will not:
- Use our Websites or any of the Content for any commercial purpose, except as specifically authorized by us.
- Violate, circumvent, or infringe our rights or the rights of any other person or entity, including without limitation any intellectual property, contract, privacy, or publicity rights;
- “Frame,” “mirror,” or otherwise replicate or incorporate any portion or aspect of our Websites, our name, logo, trademarks, or proprietary information, into any other website without our express written consent;
- Damage, disable, or overburden our servers or network, impair or impede the operation of our Websites, or interfere with someone else’s access to our Websites.
- Post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable law, ordinance, regulation, or court order.
- Modify, adapt, decipher, translate, decompile, disassemble, edit or reverse engineer any of the software used by us in connection with our Websites, or attempt to do so;
- Solicit, encourage, or assist any person in doing, or attempting to do, any of the foregoing actions.
7. AVAILABILITY
We will make reasonable efforts to ensure that our Websites are available at all times. However, from time to time our Websites may be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance, service upgrades, or unscheduled disruptions of service.
8. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
To the maximum extent permitted by law, our Websites are provided “AS IS” without warranty of any kind, whether expressed or implied. All implied warranties, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement, are hereby expressly disclaimed.
We cannot and do not guarantee or warrant our Websites will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and safeguards to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our Websites for reconstruction of any lost data.
9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Use of our Websites is at your own risk. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any loss or damage, under any legal theory and in any form, arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, our Websites.
10. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless us and our affiliates, licensors, and service providers, including our and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors and assigns, from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of our Websites.
11. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
All matters arising from or relating to our Websites or these Terms, including any dispute or claim, shall be governed by the law of the state of South Carolina without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule.
Jurisdiction for any court proceedings arising out of or relating to our Websites or these Terms shall be vested exclusively in, and venue shall be laid in, the state or federal courts sitting in South Carolina. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.
12. NON-WAIVER; SEVERABILITY
Any failure by us to enforce or assert our rights under any provision in these Terms shall not constitute a waiver or our right to enforce or assert rights under that provision or any other provision of these Terms.
If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of these Terms will continue in full force and effect.
13. EFFECTIVE DATE AND MODIFICATIONS
These Terms are effective as of the “last updated” date, above. We reserve the right to modify these Terms at our discretion and without notice by posting the changes here. We encourage you to visit this page periodically in order to remain informed of any changes. Changes to these Terms will be effective as of the date they are posted to this page.
13. CONTACTING US
If you have any questions or concerns regarding these Terms, please contact us as follows:
Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group
17 Caledon Court, Suite C
Greenville, South Carolina 29615
privacy@pregonline.com
