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Last updated December 01, 2023

 

AGREEMENT TO OUR LEGAL TERMS

We are iJourney Inc ("Company," "we," "us," "our"), a company registered in South Dakota, United States at 25 FIRST AVENUE SW STE A, WATERTOWN, SD 57201.

 

We operate the websites www.ijourneyinc.com (the "Site"), https://ijourney360.com (the "Web Portal"), the mobile application iJourney360 (the "App"), as well as any other related products and services that refer or link to these legal terms (the "Legal Terms") (collectively, the "Services").

 

The iJourney360 is an engagement management and process management tool designed as a multi-user type platform for use by individuals and/or organizations along with their employees and contractors (authorized users) and customers (end users). The iJourney360 platform allows users to send and receive information via various platform tools including web pages, app pages, emails, text, voice calls, etc. "Authorized Users" means the number of identifiable unique persons consisting of your personnel and outside consultants who are authorized to access and use the Services, as specified in the applicable Service Plan. Authorized Users may include your third-party consultants, outsourcers, contractors, and other service providers. "End Users" means your customers who use the Services to provide information, feedback, other data, etc. to you. 

 

You can contact us by phone at 612.888.0331, email at support@ijourneyinc.com, or by mail to 25 FIRST AVENUE SW STE A, WATERTOWN, SD 57201, United States.

 

These Legal Terms constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity ("you"), and iJourney Inc, concerning your access to and use of the Services. You agree that by accessing the Services, you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all of these Legal Terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SERVICES AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.

 

Supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be posted on the Services from time to time are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make changes or modifications to these Legal Terms from time to time. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Last updated" date of these Legal Terms, and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change. It is your responsibility to periodically review these Legal Terms to stay informed of updates. You will be subject to, and will be deemed to have been made aware of and to have accepted, the changes in any revised Legal Terms by your continued use of the Services after the date such revised Legal Terms are posted.

 

The Services are intended for users who are at least 13 years of age. All users who are minors in the jurisdiction in which they reside (generally under the age of 18) must have the permission of, and be directly supervised by, their parent or guardian to use the Services. If you are a minor, you must have your parent or guardian read and agree to these Legal Terms prior to you using the Services.

 

We recommend that you print a copy of these Legal Terms for your records.

1. OUR SERVICES

The information provided when using the Services is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the Services from other locations do so on their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Our intellectual property

Owner or the Licensee of all Intellectual Property Rights. We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Services, including all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics in the Services (collectively, the "Content"), as well as the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the "Marks").

 

Content and Marks

Our Content and Marks are protected by copyright and trademark laws (and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws) and treaties in the United States and around the world. The Content and Marks are provided in or through the Services "AS IS" for your personal, non-commercial use or internal business purpose only.

Your use of our Services

Competitors.  No employee, independent contractor, agent, or affiliate of any company providing engagement management, business process management, customer relationship management (CRM) or similar types of software services for personal or business use is permitted to view, access, or use any portion of the Service without express written permission from iJourney Inc. By viewing, using, or accessing the Service, you represent and warrant that you are not a competitor of iJourney Inc, or acting on behalf of a competitor of iJourney Inc. in using or accessing the Service.

Subject to your compliance with these Legal Terms, including the " PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES " section below, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to:

  • access the Services; and

  • download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access. solely for your personal, non-commercial use or internal business purpose.

 

Except as set out in this section or elsewhere in our Legal Terms, no part of the Services and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.

 

If you wish to make any use of the Services, Content, or Marks other than as set out in this section or elsewhere in our Legal Terms, please address your request to: support@ijourneyinc.com. If we ever grant you the permission to post, reproduce, or publicly display any part of our Services or Content, you must identify us as the owners or licensors of the Services, Content, or Marks and ensure that any copyright or proprietary notice appears or is visible on posting, reproducing, or displaying our Content.

 

We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Services, Content, and Marks.

 

Any breach of these Intellectual Property Rights will constitute a material breach of our Legal Terms and your right to use our Services will terminate immediately.

Your Data

We will maintain certain data that you transmit to the Services for the purpose of managing the performance of the Services, as well as data relating to your use of the Services. Although we perform regular routine backups of data, you are solely responsible for all data that you transmit or that relates to any activity you have undertaken using the Services. You agree that we shall have no liability to you for any loss or corruption of any such data, and you hereby waive any right of action against us arising from any such loss or corruption of such data.

 

No Commingling of your data. The Services will be operated in an environment where (i) all your data will be stored on files totally separate from those of other customers of ours or (ii) all files containing your data are partitioned sufficiently to protect the security and privacy of your data.

Data Ownership. We acknowledge that all your data used with the Services and all the data derived from such is and will remain your property.

Trial Version Data. A trial version of the Services gives you access to the Services for a limited amount of time (the "Trial Period") as described in the Services Plan. At the end of the Trial Period, you will have no access to any of your acquired or created during this Trial Period unless you upgrade to a paid version of the Services.

Use of Your Data is at Your Own Risk. We shall have no responsibility for the accuracy, quality, integrity, legality, reliability, or appropriateness of any of your data including, but not limited to, your supplied content. You acknowledge that use of any of your data generated, obtained, or acquired through the use of the Services is at your sole risk and discretion. We are not liable or responsible for any results generated using your data. 

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE USING THE SERVICES/PORTAL AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU ASSUME ALL RISKS AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES AND UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR DATA IS STORED AT YOUR OWN RISK.

 

 

Your submissions and contributions

 

Please review this section and the " PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES " section carefully prior to using our Services to understand the (a) rights you give us and (b) obligations you have when you post or upload any content through the Services.

 

Submissions: By directly sending us any question, comment, suggestion, idea, feedback, or other information about the Services "Submissions"), you agree to assign to us all intellectual property rights in such Submission. You agree that we shall own this Submission and be entitled to its unrestricted use and dissemination for any lawful purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.

 

Contributions: The Services may invite you to chat, contribute to, or participate in blogs, message boards, online forums, and other functionality during which you may create, submit, post, display, transmit, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or through the Services, including but not limited to text, writings, video, audio, photographs, music, graphics, comments, reviews, rating suggestions, personal information, or other material ("Contributions"). Any Submission that is publicly posted shall also be treated as a Contribution.

 

You understand that Contributions may be viewable by other users of the Services and possibly through third-party websites.

 

When you post Contributions, you grant us a license (including use of your name, trademarks, and logos): By posting any Contributions, you grant us an unrestricted, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right, and license to: use, copy, reproduce, distribute, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle, store, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part), and exploit your Contributions (including, without limitation, your image, name, and voice) for any purpose, commercial, advertising, or otherwise, to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, your Contributions, and to sublicense the licenses granted in this section. Our use and distribution may occur in any media formats and through any media channels.

 

This license includes our use of your name, company name, and franchise name, as applicable, and any of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, and personal and commercial images you provide.

 

You are responsible for what you post or upload: By sending us Submissions and/or posting Contributions through any part of the Services or making Contributions accessible through the Services by linking your account through the Services to any of your social networking accounts, you:

  • confirm that you have read and agree with our " PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES " and will not post, send, publish, upload, or transmit through the Services any Submission nor post any Contribution that is illegal, harassing, hateful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, bullying, abusive, discriminatory, threatening to any person or group, sexually explicit, false, inaccurate, deceitful, or misleading;

  • to the extent permissible by applicable law, waive any and all moral rights to any such Submission and/or Contribution;

  • warrant that any such Submission and/or Contributions are original to you or that you have the necessary rights and licenses to submit such Submissions and/or Contributions and that you have full authority to grant us the above-mentioned rights in relation to your Submissions and/or Contributions; and

  • warrant and represent that your Submissions and/or Contributions do not constitute confidential information.

 

You are solely responsible for your Submissions and/or Contributions and you expressly agree to reimburse us for any and all losses that we may suffer because of your breach of (a) this section, (b) any third party’s intellectual property rights, or (c) applicable law.

 

We may remove or edit your Content: Although we have no obligation to monitor any Contributions, we shall have the right to remove or edit any Contributions at any time without notice if in our reasonable opinion we consider such Contributions harmful or in breach of these Legal Terms. If we remove or edit any such Contributions, we may also suspend or disable your account and report you to the authorities.

 

3. USER REPRESENTATIONS

By using the Services, you represent and warrant that: (1) all registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete; (2) you will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such registration information as necessary; (3) you have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Legal Terms; (4) you are not under the age of 13; (5) you are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside, or if a minor, you have received parental permission to use the Services ; (6) you will not access the Services through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script or otherwise; (7) you will not use the Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose; and (8) your use of the Services will not violate any applicable law or regulation.

 

If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Services (or any portion thereof).

 

4. USER REGISTRATION

You may be required to register to use the Services. You agree to keep your password confidential and will be responsible for all use of your account and password. We reserve the right to remove, reclaim, or change a username you select if we determine, in our sole discretion, that such username is inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.

 

5. PURCHASES AND PAYMENT

 

We accept the following forms of payment:

- Visa

- American Express

- Mastercard

- Businesses may use ACH and/or business checks 

You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made via the Services. You further agree to promptly update account and payment information, including email address, payment method, and payment card expiration date, so that we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed. Sales tax will be added to the price of purchases as deemed required by us. We may change prices at any time. All payments shall be in US dollars.

 

You agree to pay all charges at the prices then in effect for your purchases and any applicable shipping fees, and you authorize us to charge your chosen payment provider for any such amounts upon placing your order. If your order is subject to recurring charges, then you consent to our charging your payment method on a recurring basis without requiring your prior approval for each recurring charge, until such time as you cancel the applicable order. We reserve the right to correct any errors or mistakes in pricing, even if we have already requested or received payment.

 

We reserve the right to refuse any order placed through the Services. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household, or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same payment method, and/or orders that use the same billing or shipping address. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our sole judgment, appear to be placed by dealers, resellers, or distributors.

 

6. FREE TRIAL

We may offer a free trial period to new users who register with the Services. If you have a free trial subscription, the account will be charged according to the user's chosen subscription at the end of the free trial.

 

7. CANCELLATION

All purchases are non-refundable. You can cancel your subscription at any time by logging into your account. Your cancellation will take effect at the end of the current paid term.

 

If you are unsatisfied with our Services, please email us at support@ijourneyinc.com or call us at 612.888.0331.

 

8. SOFTWARE

We may include software for use in connection with our Services. If such software is accompanied by an end user license agreement ("EULA"), the terms of the EULA will govern your use of the software. If such software is not accompanied by a EULA, then we grant to you a non-exclusive, revocable, personal, and non-transferable license to use such software solely in connection with our services and in accordance with these Legal Terms. Any software and any related documentation is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. You accept any and all risk arising out of use or performance of any software. You may not reproduce or redistribute any software except in accordance with the EULA or these Legal Terms.

 

9. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

You may not access or use the Services for any purpose other than that for which we make the Services available. The Services may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.

 

As a user of the Services, you agree not to:

  • Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.

  • Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.

  • Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Services and/or the Content contained therein.

  • Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Services.

  • Use any information obtained from the Services in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.

  • Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.

  • Use the Services in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.

  • Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Services.

  • Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Services or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Services.

  • Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.

  • Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content.

  • Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user.

  • Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats ("gifs"), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as "spyware" or "passive collection mechanisms" or "pcms").

  • Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or the networks or services connected to the Services.

  • Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Services to you.

  • Attempt to bypass any measures of the Services designed to prevent or restrict access to the Services, or any portion of the Services.

  • Copy or adapt the Services' software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.

  • Except as permitted by applicable law, decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Services.

  • Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Services, or use or launch any unauthorized script or other software.

  • Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Services.

  • Make any unauthorized use of the Services, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses.

  • Use the Services as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Services and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise.

  • Use the Services to advertise or offer to sell goods and services.

  • Sell or otherwise transfer your profile.

 

10. USER GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS

The Services may invite you to chat, contribute to, or participate in blogs, message boards, online forums, and other functionality, and may provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display, transmit, perform, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or on the Services, including but not limited to text, writings, video, audio, photographs, graphics, comments, suggestions, or personal information or other material (collectively, "Contributions"). Contributions may be viewable by other users of the Services and through third-party websites. As such, any Contributions you transmit may be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. When you create or make available any Contributions, you thereby represent and warrant that:

  • The creation, distribution, transmission, public display, or performance, and the accessing, downloading, or copying of your Contributions do not and will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights of any third party.

  • You are the creator and owner of or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, releases, and permissions to use and to authorize us, the Services, and other users of the Services to use your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Services and these Legal Terms.

  • You have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in your Contributions to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Services and these Legal Terms.

  • Your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or misleading.

  • Your Contributions are not unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, pyramid schemes, chain letters, spam, mass mailings, or other forms of solicitation.

  • Your Contributions are not obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, harassing, libelous, slanderous, or otherwise objectionable (as determined by us).

  • Your Contributions do not ridicule, mock, disparage, intimidate, or abuse anyone.

  • Your Contributions are not used to harass or threaten (in the legal sense of those terms) any other person and to promote violence against a specific person or class of people.

  • Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law, regulation, or rule.

  • Your Contributions do not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party.

  • Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law concerning child pornography, or otherwise intended to protect the health or well-being of minors.

  • Your Contributions do not include any offensive comments that are connected to race, national origin, gender, sexual preference, or physical handicap.

  • Your Contributions do not otherwise violate, or link to material that violates, any provision of these Legal Terms, or any applicable law or regulation.

 

Any use of the Services in violation of the foregoing violates these Legal Terms and may result in, among other things, termination or suspension of your rights to use the Services.

 

11. CONTRIBUTION LICENSE

By posting your Contributions to any part of the Services or making Contributions accessible to the Services by linking your account from the Services to any of your social networking accounts, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to us an unrestricted, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right, and license to host, use, copy, reproduce, disclose, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle, archive, store, cache, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, transmit, excerpt (in whole or in part), and distribute such Contributions (including, without limitation, your image and voice) for any purpose, commercial, advertising, or otherwise, and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such Contributions, and grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. The use and distribution may occur in any media formats and through any media channels.

 

This license will apply to any form, media, or technology now known or hereafter developed, and includes our use of your name, company name, and franchise name, as applicable, and any of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, and personal and commercial images you provide. You waive all moral rights in your Contributions, and you warrant that moral rights have not otherwise been asserted in your Contributions.

 

We do not assert any ownership over your Contributions. You retain full ownership of all of your Contributions and any intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights associated with your Contributions. We are not liable for any statements or representations in your Contributions provided by you in any area on the Services. You are solely responsible for your Contributions to the Services, and you expressly agree to exonerate us from any and all responsibility and to refrain from any legal action against us regarding your Contributions.

 

We have the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, (1) to edit, redact, or otherwise change any Contributions; (2) to re-categorize any Contributions to place them in more appropriate locations on the Services; and (3) to pre-screen or delete any Contributions at any time and for any reason, without notice. We have no obligation to monitor your Contributions.

 

12. GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWS

We may provide you areas on the Services to leave reviews or ratings. When posting a review, you must comply with the following criteria: (1) you should have firsthand experience with the person/entity being reviewed; (2) your reviews should not contain offensive profanity, or abusive, racist, offensive, or hateful language; (3) your reviews should not contain discriminatory references based on religion, race, gender, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability; (4) your reviews should not contain references to illegal activity; (5) you should not be affiliated with competitors if posting negative reviews; (6) you should not make any conclusions as to the legality of conduct; (7) you may not post any false or misleading statements; and (8) you may not organize a campaign encouraging others to post reviews, whether positive or negative.

 

We may accept, reject, or remove reviews in our sole discretion. We have absolutely no obligation to screen reviews or to delete reviews, even if anyone considers reviews objectionable or inaccurate. Reviews are not endorsed by us, and do not necessarily represent our opinions or the views of any of our affiliates or partners. We do not assume liability for any review or for any claims, liabilities, or losses resulting from any review. By posting a review, you hereby grant to us a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid, assignable, and sublicensable right and license to reproduce, modify, translate, transmit by any means, display, perform, and/or distribute all content relating to review.

 

13. MOBILE APPLICATION LICENSE

Use License

If you access the Services via the App, then we grant you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to install and use the App on wireless electronic devices owned or controlled by you, and to access and use the App on such devices strictly in accordance with the terms and conditions of this mobile application license contained in these Legal Terms. You shall not: (1) except as permitted by applicable law, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of, or decrypt the App; (2) make any modification, adaptation, improvement, enhancement, translation, or derivative work from the App; (3) violate any applicable laws, rules, or regulations in connection with your access or use of the App; (4) remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notice (including any notice of copyright or trademark) posted by us or the licensors of the App; (5) use the App for any revenue-generating endeavor, commercial enterprise, or other purpose for which it is not designed or intended; (6) make the App available over a network or other environment permitting access or use by multiple devices or users at the same time; (7) use the App for creating a product, service, or software that is, directly or indirectly, competitive with or in any way a substitute for the App; (8) use the App to send automated queries to any website or to send any unsolicited commercial email; or (9) use any proprietary information or any of our interfaces or our other intellectual property in the design, development, manufacture, licensing, or distribution of any applications, accessories, or devices for use with the App.

 

Apple and Android Devices

The following terms apply when you use the App obtained from either the Apple Store or Google Play (each an "App Distributor") to access the Services: (1) the license granted to you for our App is limited to a non-transferable license to use the application on a device that utilizes the Apple iOS or Android operating systems, as applicable, and in accordance with the usage rules set forth in the applicable App Distributor’s terms of service; (2) we are responsible for providing any maintenance and support services with respect to the App as specified in the terms and conditions of this mobile application license contained in these Legal Terms or as otherwise required under applicable law, and you acknowledge that each App Distributor has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the App; (3) in the event of any failure of the App to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify the applicable App Distributor, and the App Distributor, in accordance with its terms and policies, may refund the purchase price, if any, paid for the App, and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the App Distributor will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the App; (4) you represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a US government embargo, or that has been designated by the US government as a "terrorist supporting" country and (ii) you are not listed on any US government list of prohibited or restricted parties; (5) you must comply with applicable third-party terms of agreement when using the App, e.g., if you have a VoIP application, then you must not be in violation of their wireless data service agreement when using the App; and (6) you acknowledge and agree that the App Distributors are third-party beneficiaries of the terms and conditions in this mobile application license contained in these Legal Terms, and that each App Distributor will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce the terms and conditions in this mobile application license contained in these Legal Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.

 

14. SOCIAL MEDIA

As part of the functionality of the Services, you may link your account with online accounts you have with third-party service providers (each such account, a "Third-Party Account") by either: (1) providing your Third-Party Account login information through the Services; or (2) allowing us to access your Third-Party Account, as is permitted under the applicable terms and conditions that govern your use of each Third-Party Account. You represent and warrant that you are entitled to disclose your Third-Party Account login information to us and/or grant us access to your Third-Party Account, without breach by you of any of the terms and conditions that govern your use of the applicable Third-Party Account, and without obligating us to pay any fees or making us subject to any usage limitations imposed by the third-party service provider of the Third-Party Account. By granting us access to any Third-Party Accounts, you understand that (1) we may access, make available, and store (if applicable) any content that you have provided to and stored in your Third-Party Account (the "Social Network Content") so that it is available on and through the Services via your account, including without limitation any friend lists and (2) we may submit to and receive from your Third-Party Account additional information to the extent you are notified when you link your account with the Third-Party Account. Depending on the Third-Party Accounts you choose and subject to the privacy settings that you have set in such Third-Party Accounts, personally identifiable information that you post to your Third-Party Accounts may be available on and through your account on the Services. Please note that if a Third-Party Account or associated service becomes unavailable or our access to such Third-Party Account is terminated by the third-party service provider, then Social Network Content may no longer be available on and through the Services. You will have the ability to disable the connection between your account on the Services and your Third-Party Accounts at any time. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR THIRD-PARTY ACCOUNTS IS GOVERNED SOLELY BY YOUR AGREEMENT(S) WITH SUCH THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS. We make no effort to review any Social Network Content for any purpose, including but not limited to, for accuracy, legality, or non-infringement, and we are not responsible for any Social Network Content. You acknowledge and agree that we may access your email address book associated with a Third-Party Account and your contacts list stored on your mobile device or tablet computer solely for purposes of identifying and informing you of those contacts who have also registered to use the Services. You can deactivate the connection between the Services and your Third-Party Account by contacting us using the contact information below or through your account settings (if applicable). We will attempt to delete any information stored on our servers that was obtained through such Third-Party Account, except the username and profile picture that become associated with your account.

 

15. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT

The Services may contain (or you may be sent via the Site or App) links to other websites ("Third-Party Websites") as well as articles, photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, music, sound, video, information, applications, software, and other content or items belonging to or originating from third parties ("Third-Party Content"). Such Third-Party Websites and Third-Party Content are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us, and we are not responsible for any Third-Party Websites accessed through the Services or any Third-Party Content posted on, available through, or installed from the Services, including the content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions, reliability, privacy practices, or other policies of or contained in the Third-Party Websites or the Third-Party Content. Inclusion of, linking to, or permitting the use or installation of any Third-Party Websites or any Third-Party Content does not imply approval or endorsement thereof by us. If you decide to leave the Services and access the Third-Party Websites or to use or install any Third-Party Content, you do so at your own risk, and you should be aware these Legal Terms no longer govern. You should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any website to which you navigate from the Services or relating to any applications you use or install from the Services. Any purchases you make through Third-Party Websites will be through other websites and from other companies, and we take no responsibility whatsoever in relation to such purchases which are exclusively between you and the applicable third party. You agree and acknowledge that we do not endorse the products or services offered on Third-Party Websites and you shall hold us blameless from any harm caused by your purchase of such products or services. Additionally, you shall hold us blameless from any losses sustained by you or harm caused to you relating to or resulting in any way from any Third-Party Content or any contact with Third-Party Websites.

 

16. SERVICES MANAGEMENT

We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: (1) monitor the Services for violations of these Legal Terms; (2) take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates the law or these Legal Terms, including without limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities; (3) in our sole discretion and without limitation, refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any of your Contributions or any portion thereof; (4) in our sole discretion and without limitation, notice, or liability, to remove from the Services or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to our systems; and (5) otherwise manage the Services in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Services.

 

17. PRIVACY POLICY

We care about data privacy and security. Please review our Privacy Policy: www.ijourneyinc.com/PrivacyPolicy. By using the Services, you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Legal Terms. Please be advised the Services are hosted in the United States. If you access the Services from any other region of the world with laws or other requirements governing personal data collection, use, or disclosure that differ from applicable laws in the United States, then through your continued use of the Services, you are transferring your data to the United States, and you expressly consent to have your data transferred to and processed in the United States. Further, we do not knowingly accept, request, or solicit information from children or knowingly market to children. Therefore, in accordance with the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, if we receive actual knowledge that anyone under the age of 13 has provided personal information to us without the requisite and verifiable parental consent, we will delete that information from the Services as quickly as is reasonably practical.

 

18. TERM AND TERMINATION

These Legal Terms shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Services. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES (INCLUDING BLOCKING CERTAIN IP ADDRESSES), TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THESE LEGAL TERMS OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. WE MAY TERMINATE YOUR USE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE SERVICES OR DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT AND ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION THAT YOU POSTED AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT WARNING, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION.

 

If we terminate or suspend your account for any reason, you are prohibited from registering and creating a new account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party, even if you may be acting on behalf of the third party. In addition to terminating or suspending your account, we reserve the right to take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and injunctive redress.

 

19. MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS

We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Services at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on our Services. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Services.

 

We cannot guarantee the Services will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Services, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors. We reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise modify the Services at any time or for any reason without notice to you. You agree that we have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the Services during any downtime or discontinuance of the Services. Nothing in these Legal Terms will be construed to obligate us to maintain and support the Services or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases in connection therewith.

 

20. GOVERNING LAW

These Legal Terms and your use of the Services are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota applicable to agreements made and to be entirely performed within the State of Minnesota, without regard to its conflict of law principles. 

 

21. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Informal Negotiations

To expedite resolution and control the cost of any dispute, controversy, or claim related to these Legal Terms (each a "Dispute" and collectively, the "Disputes") brought by either you or us (individually, a "Party" and collectively, the "Parties"), the Parties agree to first attempt to negotiate any Dispute (except those Disputes expressly provided below) informally for at least thirty (30) days before initiating arbitration. Such informal negotiations commence upon written notice from one Party to the other Party.

 

Binding Arbitration

If the Parties are unable to resolve a Dispute through informal negotiations, the Dispute (except those Disputes expressly excluded below) will be finally and exclusively resolved by binding arbitration. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WITHOUT THIS PROVISION, YOU WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUE IN COURT AND HAVE A JURY TRIAL. The arbitration shall be commenced and conducted under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") and, where appropriate, the AAA’s Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes ("AAA Consumer Rules"), both of which are available at the American Arbitration Association (AAA) website. Your arbitration fees and your share of arbitrator compensation shall be governed by the AAA Consumer Rules and, where appropriate, limited by the AAA Consumer Rules. If such costs are determined by the arbitrator to be excessive, we will pay all arbitration fees and expenses. The arbitration may be conducted in person, through the submission of documents, by phone, or online. The arbitrator will make a decision in writing, but need not provide a statement of reasons unless requested by either Party. The arbitrator must follow applicable law, and any award may be challenged if the arbitrator fails to do so. Except where otherwise required by the applicable AAA rules or applicable law, the arbitration will take place in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Parties may litigate in court to compel arbitration, stay proceedings pending arbitration, or to confirm, modify, vacate, or enter judgment on the award entered by the arbitrator.

 

If for any reason, a Dispute proceeds in court rather than arbitration, the Dispute shall be commenced or prosecuted in the state and federal courts located in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and the Parties hereby consent to, and waive all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction, and forum non conveniens with respect to venue and jurisdiction in such state and federal courts. Application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act (UCITA) are excluded from these Legal Terms.

 

In no event shall any Dispute brought by either Party related in any way to the Services be commenced more than one (1) years after the cause of action arose. If this provision is found to be illegal or unenforceable, then neither Party will elect to arbitrate any Dispute falling within that portion of this provision found to be illegal or unenforceable and such Dispute shall be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction within the courts listed for jurisdiction above, and the Parties agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of that court.

 

Restrictions

The Parties agree that any arbitration shall be limited to the Dispute between the Parties individually. To the full extent permitted by law, (a) no arbitration shall be joined with any other proceeding; (b) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be arbitrated on a class-action basis or to utilize class action procedures; and (c) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be brought in a purported representative capacity on behalf of the general public or any other persons.

 

Exceptions to Informal Negotiations and Arbitration

The Parties agree that the following Disputes are not subject to the above provisions concerning informal negotiations binding arbitration: (a) any Disputes seeking to enforce or protect, or concerning the validity of, any of the intellectual property rights of a Party; (b) any Dispute related to, or arising from, allegations of theft, piracy, invasion of privacy, or unauthorized use; and (c) any claim for injunctive relief. If this provision is found to be illegal or unenforceable, then neither Party will elect to arbitrate any Dispute falling within that portion of this provision found to be illegal or unenforceable and such Dispute shall be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction within the courts listed for jurisdiction above, and the Parties agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of that court.

 

22. CORRECTIONS

There may be information on the Services that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions, including descriptions, pricing, availability, and various other information. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the information on the Services at any time, without prior notice.

 

23. DISCLAIMER

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SERVICES' CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBSITES OR MOBILE APPLICATIONS LINKED TO THE SERVICES AND WE WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (1) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT AND MATERIALS, (2) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES, (3) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (4) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE SERVICES, (5) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SERVICES BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (6) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT AND MATERIALS OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE SERVICES. WE DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SERVICES, ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE, OR ANY WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND WE WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND ANY THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.

 

24. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE LESSER OF THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO US DURING THE SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OR $600.00 USD. CERTAIN US STATE LAWS AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

 

25. INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless, including our subsidiaries, affiliates, and all of our respective officers, agents, partners, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, made by any third party due to or arising out of: (1) your Contributions; (2) use of the Services; (3) breach of these Legal Terms; (4) any breach of your representations and warranties set forth in these Legal Terms; (5) your violation of the rights of a third party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights; or (6) any overt harmful act toward any other user of the Services with whom you connected via the Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve 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, at your expense, with our defense of such claims. We will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding which is subject to this indemnification upon becoming aware of it.

 

26. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND SIGNATURES

The Services provided by us may require use of third-party providers of communication services to send electronic communications to you.

Visiting the Services, sending us emails, and completing online forms constitute electronic communications. You consent to receive these electronic communications, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically, via email and on the Services, satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing. YOU HEREBY AGREE TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, CONTRACTS, ORDERS, AND OTHER RECORDS, AND TO ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF NOTICES, POLICIES, AND RECORDS OF TRANSACTIONS INITIATED OR COMPLETED BY US OR VIA THE SERVICES. You hereby waive any rights or requirements under any statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, or other laws in any jurisdiction which require an original signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records, or to payments or the granting of credits by any means other than electronic means.

 

As of October 2023, the United States government implemented mandatory regulation regarding text (“SMS”) messages from businesses to customers. This regulation is referred to as A2P 10DLC.  A2P means Application-to-Person and 10DLC refers to a 10-digit phone number.  To comply with this regulation, we provide an option that allows you to consent to (opt in) receive SMS communications for notifications, account notifications, delivery notifications, and to provide customer care (support, account management and other customer interactions) via our app. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. As always, message and data rates may apply for any messages sent to you from us and to us from you. You will receive messages at various frequencies based on Services provided. If you have any questions about your text plan or data plan, it is best to contact your wireless provider. You can cancel the SMS service at any time.  Just reply to the text with "STOP". After the SMS message "STOP" is sent, we will send and SMS message confirming that have you have unsubscribed to SMS messages. After this, you will no longer receive SMS messages us. If you want to join again, go to the app communication preferences, select to receive SMS messages and we will start sending SMS messages to you again. 

 

By using the Services and providing us with your phone number(s), you are consenting to be contacted us by telephone (including on a recorded line), automated calling, automated telephone dialing system calling, automated system calling, artificial voice or pre-recorded calling, fax, or other electronic means for marketing, solicitation, informational or other purposes, even if your phone number(s) is registered on the National Do Not Call List, a state Do not Call List, or the internal Do Not Call List of the Company. You may be required to respond to complete a communication preference online via the app, respond to an initial call, email or text message (assuming you have opted in to receive SMS/text messages) as instructed to complete your registration and confirm enrollment to receive such calls, automated calls, faxes, etc. You do not have to consent to receive calls from us for marketing or solicitation purposes to purchase our products or services. In the event you no longer wish to receive such calls, you agree to notify us or opt out of Telephone Calls (telephone (including on a recorded line), automated calling, automated telephone dialing system calling, automated system calling, artificial voice or pre-recorded calling, fax, etc.) communication preferences within the app.  In the event you change or deactivate your listed telephone number(s), you agree to promptly update your account information to ensure that our communications are not placed to a person that acquires your old telephone number. 

 

27. CALIFORNIA USERS AND RESIDENTS

If any complaint with us is not satisfactorily resolved, you can contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, California 95834 or by telephone at (800) 952-5210 or (916) 445-1254.

 

28. MISCELLANEOUS

Technical Support, Training, and Consulting Services. During the term of this Agreement, we will provide technical support in the form of responses to questions by e-mail or telephone. The support time typically will be 9:00AM-6:00PM EST/EDT Monday – Friday. Consulting Services will be negotiated by the Parties and agreed upon in writing.

HIPAA HITECH Compliance. We shall comply with (i) HIPAA as amended by HITECH and (ii) the terms and conditions of the Business Associate Agreement attached as the HIPAA HITECH Exhibit.

GLB Compliance. We shall comply with the terms and conditions of the attached GLB Exhibit regarding Services to you whereby we receive from or create or receive on behalf of you "Nonpublic Personal Information," as defined under the privacy or security regulations issued under Gramm-Leach-Bliley act also knows as the Financial Service Modernization Act of 1999 ("GLB").

These Legal Terms and any policies or operating rules posted by us on the Services or in respect to the Services constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Legal Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. These Legal Terms operate to the fullest extent permissible by law. We may assign any or all of our rights and obligations to others at any time. We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage, delay, or failure to act caused by any cause beyond our reasonable control. If any provision or part of a provision of these Legal Terms is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Legal Terms and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. There is no joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship created between you and us as a result of these Legal Terms or use of the Services. You agree that these Legal Terms will not be construed against us by virtue of having drafted them. You hereby waive any and all defenses you may have based on the electronic form of these Legal Terms and the lack of signing by the parties hereto to execute these Legal Terms.

 

29. CONTACT US

 

In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Services or to receive further information regarding use of the Services, please contact us at:

 

iJourney Inc

25 FIRST AVENUE SW STE A

WATERTOWN, SD 57201

United States

Phone: 612.888.0331

info@ijourneyinc.com

 HIPPA HITECH EXHIBIT

 

We, in our capacity as a Business Associate, and you, in your capacity as a Covered Entity, shall comply with the following rights, duties, and obligations regarding ePHI transmitted by you for processing and/or storage on our system in connection with the Services. 

 

1. As required by Section 13401(a) of the HITECH Act, the following sections of the HIPAA Regulations will also apply to us in our capacity as a Business Associate: 

 

a. 45 CFR 164.308 (Administrative Safeguards); 

b. 45 CFR 164.310 (Physical Safeguards); 

c. 45 CFR 164.312 (Technical Safeguards); and 

d. 45 CFR 164.316 (Policies and Procedures and Documentation Requirements). 

 

Regarding implementation specifications, we may use our discretion regarding compliance with the addressable specifications. For clarification and not in limitation of the foregoing, we shall implement appropriate safeguards to prevent unauthorized use or disclosure of ePHI, including implementing requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule with regard to ePHI. 

 

2. As required by Section 13404 of the HITECH Act: 

 

a. We may use and disclose ePHI that we obtain or create under this Agreement only if such use or disclosure, respectively, is in strict compliance with, and limited to, used and disclosures permitted by the Services Agreement and otherwise in compliance with each applicable provision of 42 CFR 164.512(e); and 

 

b. If we know of any use or disclosure of ePHI not provided for in the Services Agreement or knows of a pattern of activity or practice that constitutes a material breach of this Agreement by you in your capacity as a Covered Entity or violation by you in your capacity as a Covered Entity of the standards of 45 CFR 164.502(e) or 45 CFR 164.504(e) with respect to this Agreement, we shall notify you of such material breach or violation by you and unless you take reasonable steps to cure the breach or end the violation, and if such steps are unsuccessful, we shall either: 

 

  1. Terminate this Agreement; or 

  2. If termination is not feasible, report the problem to the Secretary. 

 

3. We shall report to you any Breach of Unsecured ePHI that we become aware of as required under the HITECH Act. The report will include the name of each individual whose unsecured ePHI has been, or is reasonably believed by us to have been, accessed, acquired, or disclosed as a result of such Breach. We shall submit such reports within five (5) business days of when we become aware of such Breach. The reports will contain such information we reasonably believe is required for you to further investigate. We shall also provide such assistance and further information as reasonably requested by you.

 

4. As required by Section 13405(d)(1) of the HITECH Act, and unless approved by you consistent with the exceptions set forth in Section 13405(d)(2) of the HITECH Act, we shall not directly or indirectly receive remuneration in exchange for any ePHI of an individual unless you have obtained from the individual a valid authorization that includes a specification of whether the ePHI can be further exchanged for remuneration by the entity receiving the ePHI of that individual. 

 

5. As defined by Section 13406(a) of the HITECH Act and 45 CFR 164.508, and unless approved by you, we shall not directly or indirectly perform marketing to your patients using ePHI that was either provided by you, or created or otherwise acquired by us on behalf of you. 

 

6. As provided for in Section 13411 of the HITECH Act, we shall be subject to audits by the Secretary to ensure we are in compliance with the HITECH Act as well as 45 CFR 164 subparts C and E. For clarification and not in limitation of the foregoing, we shall make available to the Secretary, our internal practices, books, and records relating to the use and disclosure of ePHI received from, or created or received by us on behalf of you for purposes of the Secretary’s determination regarding whether you are in compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule. 

 

7. We agree to document such disclosures of ePHI and information related to such disclosures as would be required for you to respond to a request by an individual for an accounting of disclosures of ePHI in accordance with 45 CFR 164.528 and Section 13405(c) of the HITECH Act. We further agree to provide you or an individual, as applicable, in a time and manner as prescribed by the HIPAA Regulations and the HITECH Act, such information collected in accordance with this subsection in response to a request for an accounting of disclosures of ePHI in accordance with 45 CFR Section 164.528 of the HITECH Act. Such time and manner will comply with the obligations under the HIPAA Regulations or the HITECH Act. 

 

8. We will limit requests for and use and disclosure of ePHI to the minimum necessary to accomplish the intended purpose of the applicable request, use or disclosure. 

 

9. We shall require that any subcontractors we may engage on our behalf that will have access to ePHI agree to the same restrictions and conditions that apply to us with respect to ePHI. 

 

10. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, all capitalized terms in this exhibit not otherwise defined have the meaning established for purposes of HIPAA and HITECH and regulations promulgated under HIPAA and HITECH, as amended from time to time. 

 

GLB EXHIBIT

 

1. Applicability. This exhibit will apply in the event that we create, receive, maintain, or transmit on behalf of your nonpublic personal information ("Personal Information"), as defined under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and implementing regulations ("GLB"), during the performance of our obligations under this Agreement. Except as otherwise specified herein, we may use or disclose any Personal Information to perform Services for, or on behalf of, you as specified in this Agreement, provided that such usage or disclosure would not violate the privacy or security regulations issued under GLB. 

 

2. Privacy and Security Safeguards. During the term of this Agreement, we shall implement and maintain the following privacy and security safeguards. 

 

3. Administrative Safeguards. 

 

a. Security Management Process. 

 

  1. Implement policies and procedures to prevent, detect, contain and correct security violations. 

  2. Perform periodic audits of our security controls (i.e., physical and logical security, network configuration, change/problem and vulnerability management and recovery services), and provide to you written reports regarding such audits. Such reports will be considered our Confidential Information under the Agreement. 

 

b. Assigned Security Responsibility. Provide to you, upon request, the name of our security official with whom you may interact regarding security issues. 

 

c. Workforce Security. Implement policies and procedures to ensure that our workforce members have appropriate access to Personal Information, and to prevent those workforce members without authorized access from obtaining it. 

 

d. Information Access Management. Implement access authorization policies and procedures to ensure access to Personal Information is appropriate. 

 

e. Security Awareness and Training. Implement security awareness, training, and updates for all our workforce members, and implement procedures to:

 

  1. Guard, detect, and report viruses and other malicious software, as appropriate; and to

  2. Create, change, and safeguard passwords.

 

 f. Security Incident Procedures. 

  1. Implement policies and procedures to address security incidents;

  2. Identify and respond to security incidents, mitigate their harmful effects, to the extent possible, and to document the incidents and the outcomes.

 

 

g. Contingency Plan. Establish and implement appropriate policies and procedures for responding to occurrences that could damage systems that contain Personal Information. 

 

h. Evaluation. Periodically evaluate policies and procedures in light of the requirements contained in this exhibit, and make changes to such policies and procedures, as appropriate. 

 

4. Physical Safeguards. We shall provide the following physical safeguards or secure the services of a third-party service provider to provide for the following physical safeguards: 

 

a. Facility Access Controls. Implement policies and procedures to limit physical access to electronic information systems and the facilities in which they are housed only to those workforce members whose access is authorized by us and is appropriate. 

 

b. Workstation Use. Implement policies and procedures regarding the protections for workstations that access Personal Information to minimize risks of disclosure of Personal Information. 

 

c. Workstation Security. Implement physical safeguards to reduce the risk that unauthorized users will access workstations that access Personal Information. 

 

d. Device and Media Controls. Implement policies and procedures regarding the physical movement of hardware and media that contains Personal Information. 

 

5. Technical Safeguards. 

 

a. Access Control. Implement technical policies and procedures to:

 

  1. allow access to Personal Information only to those persons or software programs that have been granted appropriate access rights; and 

  2. (ii) use encryption technology with respect to Personal Information transmissions over public networks. 

 

b. Audit Controls. Implement hardware, software, and/or procedural mechanisms that record and examine activity in information systems that contain or use Personal Information. 

 

c. Integrity. Implement policies and procedures to protect Personal Information form improper alteration or destruction. 

 

d. Person or Entity Authentication. Implement procedures to verify the person or entity accessing Personal Information is the one claimed. 

 

e. Transmission Security. Implement technical measures to protect the Personal Information against unauthorized access when being transmitted. 

 

6. Each term and condition of this exhibit required by GLB will be effective on the compliance date applicable to you or the Effective Date of this Agreement. 

 

7. Upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement, for any reason, we shall return all Personal Information to you or destroy all Personal Information and retain no copies in any form whatsoever. This provision will also apply to Personal Information that is in the possession of subcontractors, vendors, or agents of ours. 

 

8. We agree that this Agreement may be terminated by you upon written notice to us in the event that you determine that we have violated any material term of this exhibit. Alternatively, you may choose to provide us with written notice of the existence of an alleged material breach of this exhibit and allow us an opportunity to cure the breach upon mutually agreeable terms. Failure to cure, or a determination by you that a cure is not practicable or possible, will be grounds for the immediate termination of this Agreement. 

 

9. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, all capitalized terms in this exhibit not otherwise defined have the meaning established for purposes of GLB and regulations promulgated under GLB, as amended from time to time. 

 

10. The Parties agree to take such action as is necessary to amend this Agreement from time to time for you to comply with the requirements of GLB and the GLB privacy and security regulations applicable to you. We agree to cooperate with and assist you in order for you to meet your obligations under applicable privacy and security laws and regulations. 

 

11. This exhibit will survive any termination of this Agreement. 

 

12. The terms and conditions of this exhibit required by GLB will be construed in light of any applicable interpretation of and/or guidance on the GLB privacy and security requirements that may be issued by the appropriate authorities from time to time. 

 

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