terms of use and privacy policy

Please read these terms and conditions of use carefully before using the Reproductive Solutions Inc. website.

By using the Reproductive Solutions website (sometimes referred to as the Website), you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please do not use the Website. Whether or not you are a Reproductive Solutions member, each time you access this Website you are a Visitor. In these Terms and Conditions of Use you will be referred to as “you” or as a “Visitor.”

1.0               restrictions of use of the website

Reproductive Solutions is committed to providing information on a wide range of topics for the use of patients and health care professionals. The information available on the website is for informational purposes only, and is not to be used for commercial purposes. Visitors may not use the information gathered from this site to compile a mailing list or telephone call list for the purposes of surveys, dissemination of product information, commercial concerns, or any other reason. All Reproductive Solutions materials are developed by Reproductive Solutions committees, leadership, and staff. No portion herein may be reproduced in any form without written permission from Reproductive Solutions.

Although medical and health information is published on the Reproductive Solutions website, this is no substitute for proper medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or care. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. We encourage you to review all information on the Website and to consult your physician if you still have questions. In no event shall Reproductive Solutions be liable to Visitors or anyone else for any decision or action taken by you in reliance on information available on the Reproductive Solutions Website.

There are portions of the Reproductive Solutions Website that allow you to search for physicians or clinics with particular specialties (the “Directories”).  Inclusion of a physician or clinic in a Directory does not constitute a recommendation of any specific physician or clinic. The Directories list physicians and clinics in specific locations and with a self-designated practice descriptors. Some physicians listing their practice description as Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility have not completed certification with the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Sub-Specialty of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. The responsibility for selecting a physician and/or a clinic is and must remain that of the patient. We suggest that Visitors make their selection after conducting their own investigation and discussing their selection with a physician of their choice.

This Website contains material which is protected by copyright and trademark laws. Visitors may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit or distribute in any way any information, content or material from this Website.  Visitors may download material from this Website only for their personal, non-commercial use, provided all copyright and other proprietary notices remain intact on all downloaded materials. You may not sell any of the information, content or materials  from this Website for any reason.

Visitors agree to use the Website for lawful purposes only and further agree not to transmit through the Website any material which violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others; which is obscene, threatening, abusive, defamatory, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, or which is otherwise objectionable; or which constitutes or encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate the law.  Reproductive Solutions, Inc. may prohibit or enjoin any conduct or use of the Website by Visitors that restricts or prevents any other visitor from using or enjoying the Reproductive Solutions Website, and Reproductive Solutions shall have the right to deny access to any Visitor that Reproductive Solutions deems unfit to use its Website for any reason.
Notwithstanding the above, Reproductive Solutions has no obligation to monitor the use of the Website; however, it reserves the right to do so.

2.0               privacy policy

Reproductive Solutions is dedicated to protecting the privacy of Visitors to the Reproductive Solutions Website and the particular medical interests of Visitors. This privacy policy applies to the Reproductive Solutions Website. Once you enter another Website, via a link provided on the Reproductive Solutions Website or by other methods, the Reproductive Solutions is no longer responsible for the privacy practices of the linked site. You should review the privacy statements of those Websites as posted on the individual sites.

Information Collected

Reproductive Solutions reserves the right to monitor usage of the Reproductive Solutions Website through Visitor Statistics. Visitor Statistics will be used to track Reproductive Solutions online publications as well as Visitor interests, which may be used to enhance and improve the Reproductive Solutions Website in the future. Visitor Statistics do not include personally identifiable information.
This Website does not track or gather information on a Visitor’s interests regarding particular medical condition(s). Cookie files placed on a Visitor’s machine are only for the purpose of enhancing navigation on the Reproductive Solutions Website.

No personally identifiable information is tracked or collected for non-Reproductive Solutions Members unless such Visitor voluntarily provides personally identifiable information to Reproductive Solutions via web forms or surveys on the Reproductive Solutions Website or for purposes of receiving Reproductive Solutions online publications. Reproductive Solutions Members are required to submit certain personally identifiable information as part of the membership application or membership renewal processes, and may voluntarily provide other personally identifiable information to Reproductive Solutions via web forms or surveys on the Reproductive Solutions Website.

Reproductive Solutions maintains an online directory listing of all members and their contact information (the “Online Member Directory”). The Online Member Directory is available only to other members who have logged in to the “Members Only” portion of the website using their user ids and passwords. Use of the Online Member Directory is subject to certain restrictions that are posted with the Online Member Directory. If you are a member and prefer for your information not to be listed in the Online Member Directory, please notify Reproductive Solutions, Inc. by email and we will remove your contact information from the Online Member Directory so that only your name is listed.
Reproductive Solutions may, on occasion, choose to share Member’s personally identifiable contact information (such as your mailing address or your email address) with select third parties whose products or services Reproductive Solutions feels are consistent with Reproductive Solutions policies and practice standards and may be of interest to you. While many of Reproductive Solutions Members and users of the Website find these mail or email promotions valuable, if you prefer not to have your personally identifiable contact information shared with third parties that Reproductive Solutions approves, please email Reproductive Solutions and request that your name be deleted from such lists.

Children’s Privacy

The Reproductive Solutions Website is not designed or intended to attract children under the age of 18. Reproductive Solutions does not collect any personally identifiable information, whether or not such information is voluntarily provided, from any person it actually knows is under the age of 18. If a parent or guardian accesses the Reproductive Solutions Website on behalf of a person under the age of 18, that parent or guardian is responsible for protecting that child’s personally identifiable information.

3.0               Disclaimer

Although Reproductive Solutions makes every attempt to keep the information on the Reproductive Solutions Website accurate and up-to-date, Reproductive Solutions, Inc. cannot attest at all times to the accuracy and completeness of the information contained on this Website. ALL INFORMATION ON THE REPRODUCTIVE SOLUTIONS, INC. Website IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND REPRODUCTIVE SOLUTIONS, INC. MAKES NO WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ABOUT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, OR CORRECTNESS OF THE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE. REPRODUCTIVE SOLUTIONS, INC. EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES REGARDING THE WEBSITE, THE MATERIAL AND INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE OR VISITORS’ ABILITY TO ACCESS AND USE THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
Nothing on this Website shall be deemed to create any contract between Reproductive Solutions and a Visitor or to give a Visitor any rights against Reproductive Solutions for damages of any kind, whether direct, indirect, or consequential.

All Website information is subject to change without prior notice. Reproductive Solutions makes no warranties or representations concerning the availability or functionality of information contained on its Website or that the Website will be accessible on an uninterrupted or error-free basis or that this Website will be free of viruses or other harmful components or programs.

This Website may contain health or medical related materials which some Visitors may find sexually explicit. It is the intent of Reproductive Solutions to provide educational content about reproductive science and the medical benefits of solutions to infertility.

4.0               Limitation of Liability of Reproductive Solutions Inc.

The use of the Reproductive Solutions Website and information contained on the Website is at Visitor’s own risk.
Under no circumstances shall Reproductive Solutions, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives be liable for direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from the use of or the inability to use the Reproductive Solutions Website, even if Reproductive Solutions has been advised of such a possibility.

The Reproductive Solutions Website has been developed with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) with the intent to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements. There may be instances where the Website has not accounted for certain accessibility plugins and features some Visitors require. It is not the intention of Reproductive Solutions to exclude any individual with disabilities from using the Website. If you are dissatisfied with any materials, information, or accessibility features provided on the Reproductive Solutions Website, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Reproductive Solutions Website.

When you are using the Website, information that you submit will be transmitted via the internet and such transmission is beyond the control of Reproductive Solutions. Reproductive Solutions assumes no liability for or relating to the delay, failure, interruption, or corruption of any data or other information transmitted in connection with use of this Website.

5.0               Visitor submissions to the website

Confidential information of any type, including without limitation, personally identifiable information and/or patient identifiable information, should never be disclosed on the Reproductive Solutions, Inc. Website. Neither Reproductive Solutions Members nor non-Member physicians or health care providers who are visiting the Reproductive Solutions Website should, under any circumstances, disclose any information that could directly or indirectly lead to the identification of a client/patient and such physician or health care provider Visitors should only disclose the information necessary to receive helpful consultation from other health professionals.

In addition to the restrictions set forth above in the section entitled Restrictions on Use of the Website, Visitors agree not to upload or transmit any information of any type that infringes or violates any rights of a third party. By posting messages, uploading files, inputting data, or engaging in any other forms of communication through this Website, you are granting the Reproductive Solutions a royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive, unrestricted worldwide license to use, copy, publish, sublicense, adapt, transmit and display any such communication or to sublicense third parties to exercise any of the foregoing rights.

Visitors agree not to upload to or transmit via the Reproductive Solutions Website any material for a commercial or business purpose. Visitor specifically acknowledges and agrees that the Reproductive Solutions is not liable for postings by any Visitors that are in violation of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

Visitors acknowledge and agree that the Reproductive Solutions has no obligation to monitor Visitor submissions to the Website; however, Reproductive Solutions reserves the right to monitor such submissions to record any such submissions, to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any submitted information or materials, in whole or in part, that, in Reproductive Solutions sole discretion, are objectionable, in violation of the law, or in violation of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

6.0               Links

Reproductive Solutions has not reviewed the entire contents of external Websites listed on the Reproductive Solutions Website, nor can Reproductive Solutions endorse such Websites or the views expressed within. Reproductive Solutions is not responsible for the contents, truthfulness or propriety of any links to or from the Reproductive Solutions Website. Visitors acknowledge and agree that Reproductive Solutions is not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any information, content, goods, or services available on or through any such linked site.

7.0               Indemnity

Visitors agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Reproductive Solutions, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives harmless from and against any claims, actions, causes of action, demands, liabilities or settlements, including without limitation attorneys’ fees (collectively the “Claims”), resulting from, or alleged to result from, Visitor’s violation of these Terms and Conditions of Use, including without limitation, Claims arising out of or resulting from Visitor’s submission of personally identifiable information or personal health information of the Visitor or any third party.

8.0               General Information

This Terms and Conditions of Use and Visitor’s use of the Reproductive Solutions Website shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Alabama without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
By using this Website, Visitor agrees that any dispute arising out of or in conjunction with the Reproductive Solutions, Inc. Website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of and venue in the state or federal courts sitting in Lubbock County, Texas.

The failure of Reproductive Solutions at any time to enforce any provision of these Terms and Conditions of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof or of Reproductive Solutions right to thereafter enforce any provision hereof.

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions of Use is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed severed from these Terms and Conditions of Use and the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

These Terms and Conditions of Use represent the entire agreement between you, the Visitor, and Reproductive Solutions with regard to use of this Website. These Terms and Conditions of Use can be altered or amended at any time, without notice, by Reproductive Solutions by posting such changes to this Website.

If you have any questions regarding the Website, Reproductive Solutions or the Reproductive Solutions policies, please contact Reproductive Solutions.