Terms and Conditions

Date of Last Revision: 09/27/2022

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY. THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH THE IMPORTANT TERMS YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SERVICES.

YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ADS DOES NOT REPLACE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ANY PHYSICIAN. THESE SERVICES MIGHT NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR ALL MEDICAL CONDITIONS OR CONCERNS. IF YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, IMMEDIATELY CALL YOUR DOCTOR OR DIAL 911.

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITES OR SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREED TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY AND COMPLY WITH THESE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT OR CANNOT AGREE WITH ANY PART OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOU MAY NOT USE THE SITES OR ANY SERVICES PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE SITES.

THE TERMS OF USE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS PROVIDED HEREIN.

1. INTRODUCTION

North Coast Medical Supply, LLC, dba Advanced Diabetes Supply^®, and US MED, LLC, United States Medical Supply, LLC, and their respective affiliates (collectively, “ADS,” “we ”, “us”, or “our”) own and operate the websites located at https://NorthCoastMed.com, https://www.usmed.com, and https://usmeddirect.com, (collectively, the “Websites,” and collectively with any affiliated mobile application (the “Sites”), and the content contained on those Sites (“Content”). The Sites are intended to facilitate the provision of the Services to registered users. The “Services” may include (i) providing individuals with products necessary to treat the Diabetes disease state, including therapies for its associated comorbidities (“Products”); (ii) administrative support in connection with scheduling, payment for health care provider services, and payment for Content and Products; and (iii) telecommunications support for using the Services as a means of direct access to Content and Products provided by ADS.

These terms and conditions of use (“Terms of Use”) describe your rights and responsibilities with regard to the ADS Sites that you may use to receive Services. Your access to and use of the Sites is subject to these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy (https://northcoastmed.flywheelstaging.com/privacy-policy, https://www.usmed.com/privacy-policy/), as well as all applicable laws and regulations. In these Terms of Use, the terms “you” and “yours” refer to the person using the Services. Even though you may have arrived to the Sites through a website or mobile application operated or controlled by a third party, including by an affiliate of ADS, you understand and agree that these Terms of Use are entered into between you and ADS. If you do not accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, you are not authorized to access or otherwise use the Sites, Services or any information or Content provided through the Sites or Services. The Sites and Services are continually under development, and ADS reserves the right to review or remove any part of these Terms of Use in its sole discretion at any time and without prior notice to you. You should check the Terms of Use from time to time when you use the Sites or Services to determine if any changes have been made. Any changes to these Terms of Use are effective upon posting to the Sites. Unless otherwise indicated, any new Content added to the Services is also subject to these Terms of Use upon posting to the Sites. If you disagree with these Terms of Use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue your use of the Sites and/or Services. Your continued use after a change has been posted constitutes your acceptance of the changes.

2. AVAILABILITY

Certain of ADS’s Services are currently only available to individuals located in certain states.

3. ELIGIBILITY

In order to qualify to use the Services, the following must be true:

• You are age 18 or over.
• You are located in the United States, in a State where ADS operates (depending on the type of Services).
• You agree to be legally bound by and comply with these Terms of Use.
• You understand and agree that satisfying the above requirements does not guarantee that you will receive Services through ADS.

In addition to the above requirements, ADS and certain affiliated professional entities reserve the right to change or include new requirements as deemed appropriate in their sole discretion without providing prior notice to you.

If you are below the age of majority in your place of residence, you may only download, install, access or use ADS’s Services under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. If you are a parent or legal guardian of a minor child, you may, in compliance with these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, access or use ADS’s Services on behalf of such minor child. Any information that provided to ADS while using ADS’s Services on behalf of such minor child will be treated as provided in these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy.

ADS’s Services are controlled, operated and administered by us from our offices within the United States of America. ADS makes no representations that ADS’s Services are permissible, appropriate or available for use in other jurisdictions. If you access any Services from a location outside the United States of America, then you do so by your own volition and you are solely responsible for compliance with all laws, regulations and rules (including local laws and any applicable United States export control laws). You will not use ADS’s Services or any Content in a manner prohibited by any applicable state, federal, international or local laws, rules, restrictions or regulations.

4. REQUIREMENTS FOR USE

You must have compatible computing and/or mobile devices, access to the Internet, and certain necessary software in order to use the Sites. Fees and charges may apply to your use of the mobile services and to the Internet.

5. YOUR INFORMATION AND SECURITY

To access or use ADS’s Services, you may be required to provide certain registration details or other information (“Your Information”). If you provide Your Information to us, then you agree to provide true, current, complete and accurate information, and not to misrepresent your identity. You also agree to keep Your Information current and update Your Information if any of Your Information changes. Our collection, use and disclosure of Your Information are governed by these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy.

If you are required to create a password to use certain portions of ADS’s Services, then it is your sole responsibility to maintain the security of that password. We will not be liable for any loss that you may suffer as a result of the authorized or unauthorized use of your password by a third party. You will not allow any minor to use ADS’s Services via your registration or password. We have the right to disable any user name, password or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our sole opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.

You agree to immediately notify ADS of any unauthorized use of your password, any unauthorized use of any account that you may have with us, any violation of these Terms of Use, or any other breach of security known to you in connection with any product or service available on or through ADS’s Services.

6. PRIVACY POLICY

ADS understands the importance of confidentiality and privacy regarding your health information. Please see our Privacy Policy available on the Sites (https//northcoastmed.flywheelstaging.com/privacy-policy, https://www.usmed.com/privacy-policy/) for a description of how we may collect and use your personal information. The Privacy Policy and ADS Professionals Notice of Privacy Practices are hereby incorporated into these Terms of Use by reference and constitute a part of these Terms of Use.

7. YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ADS

ADS does not provide any medical services, including via the Sites and Services. Nothing in or on ADS’s Services is intended to be, and must not be taken to be, the practice of medicine, dentistry, nursing or any other professional healthcare advice or opinion. ADS does not provide medical advice or medical care. Your use of ADS’s Services, the Content, and the Products is solely at your own risk.

ADS does not recommend or endorse any specific healthcare providers, Products, Services or other information that may appear on or through ADS’s Services. If you rely on any Content (including any reviews, ratings or other information), you do so solely at your own risk.

By accepting the Terms of Use, you agree and consent to ADS and its affiliates sending you disclosures, notices, messages, reports, and other communications. It is your responsibility to monitor these communications. You acknowledge and agree that you will not hold us or any ADS affiliate liable for any loss, injury, or claim of any kind resulting from your failure to read these communications or for your failure to comply with any recommendations contained in these communications.

8. SITE CONTENT

None of the Content you receive through the Sites should be considered medical advice.

9. REGISTRATION AND USER ACCOUNTS

Although certain parts of the Sites are accessible by any individual, you are obligated to register with ADS in order to access the Services. The Services are available only to users who have registered with ADS and to other persons affiliated with ADS who have been granted accounts with usernames and passwords (“Secure Users”). If you are a Secure User, you agree to provide information that is accurate, complete and correct, and to accurately maintain and update any information about yourself that you have provided to ADS. If you do not maintain such information, or ADS has reasonable grounds to suspect as much, ADS has the right to suspend or terminate your account and your use of the Services. You also agree to immediately notify ADS of any unauthorized use of your username, password or any other breach of security that you become aware of involving or relating to the Services by emailing ADS at PrivacyOfficer@northcoastmed.com. ADS may take any and all actions it deems necessary or reasonable to maintain the security of the Sites, Services and your Secure User account.

You agree to keep confidential your username and password and to exit from your Secure User account at the end of each session. You are responsible for all activities that occur under your account and for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You are responsible for changing your password promptly if you think it has been compromised. You may not transfer or share your password with anyone, or create more than one account. You may not use anyone else’s account at any time. ADS explicitly disclaims liability for any and all losses and damages arising from your failure to comply with this section. You acknowledge and agree that: (1) all or any part of the Sites may not be accessible at any time, for any period, or for any reason; and (2) ADS will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Sites are unavailable at any time or for any period.

10. ACCESS RIGHTS AND PROHIBITED USE

Subject to your compliance with these Terms of Use, we hereby grant to you a personal, limited, revocable, non-exclusive, and nontransferable right to view, download, access, and use the Sites in the United States and to use the Services solely for your personal and non-commercial use and only as permitted under these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy. No other right, title, or interest in or to the Sites is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by ADS or its licensors. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to deny or suspend use of the Sites or Services to anyone for any reason. You agree that you will not, and will not attempt to: (a) impersonate any person or entity or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; (b) use the Sites or Services to violate any local, state, national or international law; (c) reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, or translate any software or other components of the Sites; (d) distribute, input, upload, transmit, or otherwise run or propagate any virus, application, Trojan horse, or any other harmful computer code that could damage or alter a computer, portable device, computer network, communication network, data, or our Sites, or any other system, device, or property; (e) access or use the Sites in any manner or for any purpose that infringes, misappropriates, or otherwise violates any intellectual property right or other right of any third party; (f) license, sublicense, sell, resell, transfer, assign, distribute or otherwise commercially exploit or make available to any third party the Sites, Services or related materials in any way; (g) use or access the Sites to create or develop competing products or services or for any other purpose that is to ADS’s detriment or commercial disadvantage; (h) take any action or use the Sites in any manner which could damage, destroy, disrupt, disable, impair, overburden, interfere with, or otherwise impede or harm in any manner our Sites or any content, in whole or in part; (i) disrupt, interfere with, violate the security of, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to our Sites or any computer network; (j) bypass, breach, avoid, remove, deactivate, impair, descramble, or otherwise circumvent any security device, protection, or technological measure implemented by ADS or any of our service providers to protect our Sites; (k) remove, delete, alter, or obscure any trademarks, specifications, warranties, or disclaimers, or any copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights notices from our Sites or any content made available to you on or through our Sites; (l) use any manual process or automated device to monitor or copy any content made available on or through our Sites for any unauthorized purpose except as permitted by this section; (m) copy, duplicate, download, store in a retrieval system, publish, transmit or otherwise reproduce, transfer, distribute, store, disseminate, aggregate, use as a component of or as the basis for a database or otherwise use in any form or by any means any data, text, reports, or other materials related to ADS or third-party content from the Sites; (n) otherwise use the Sites in any manner that exceeds the scope of use granted above; or (o) encourage or enable any other individual to do any of the foregoing.

11. OWNERSHIP OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED VIA THE SITES

With the exception of any personal data or information you submit maintained in accordance with our Privacy Policy (which may be governed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and its related regulations and amendments from time to time (collectively, “HIPAA”) or related state-specific privacy laws and regulations), you understand and agree that any information you provide to ADS on or through the Sites or Services, whether by direct entry, submission, email or otherwise, including, but not limited to, data, questions, comments, forum communications, or suggestions, will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and will become the property of ADS and/or similar affiliated professional entities.

Such information may be used for any purpose, including, without limitation, reproduction, solicitation, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast, and posting. ADS shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication you send to ADS via the Services or by any other means for any purpose whatsoever, including, without limitation, developing and marketing products using such information.

For any personal data or information subject to the foregoing exception, and to the extent permitted by law, you: (1) understand and agree that any such information provided by you may be used, copied or displayed by ADS, ADS may create derivative works of any such data in performance of their services; and (2) grant ADS, our service providers, our successors and assigns, and affiliated health care providers, and their affiliated professional entities, the fully transferable and sublicensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, analyze, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any data or information you submit on or through the Sites for the purposes of providing services to you; conducting research or analyses of such data; and designing, developing, implementing, modifying and/or improving new, current or future features, products and services of ADS using such data.

12. OWNERSHIP OF SITE CONTENT

As between ADS and you, ADS is the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in and to the Sites and their content, features and functionality (including, without limitation, all information, software, text, displays, images, video, audio, design, selection, arrangement and look and feel), other Content, and all intellectual property rights therein, and any suggestions, ideas or other feedback provided by you. You are not permitted to reproduce, publish, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, transmit, sell or participate in any sale of, or exploit in any way, in whole or in part, any of the material on our Sites except as generally and ordinarily permitted through the Sites according to these Terms of Use. Any copy, modification, revision, enhancement, adaptation, translation, or derivative work of the Sites or Content shall be owned solely and exclusively by ADS or its licensors, including all intellectual property rights therein. You may not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Sites or Content.

13. TRADEMARKS

Certain names, logos, and other materials displayed in and through the Sites may constitute trademarks, trade names, service marks or logos (“Marks”) of ADS or its affiliates. You are not authorized to use any such Marks without the express written permission of ADS. Ownership of all such Marks and the goodwill associated therewith remains with us or our affiliates.

14. LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY HYPERLINKS AND WEBSITES

The Sites may contain hyperlinks or references to other websites (“Linked Sites”) operated by third parties. The Linked Sites may not be under our control, therefore, we are not responsible for the information, products or services described thereon, or for the content of any Linked Site, including, without limitation, any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. We are providing these Linked Sites to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not necessarily imply endorsement of the Linked Site or any association with its operators. Your use of these Linked Sites is at your own risk, and we are not liable to you in any way, either directly or indirectly, for any content, errors, damage or loss caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on information contained in or provided to Linked Sites.

You may have arrived to the Sites through a Linked Site, including a Linked Site controlled by a parent, subsidiary or affiliate of ADS. You understand and agree that we are not responsible for the information, products or services described on those Linked Sites and only these Terms of Use will apply to your use of or access to the Sites.

15. TERMINATION

The Terms of Use will remain in full force and effect as long as you continue to access or use the Sites or Services. You may terminate the Terms of Use at any time by discontinuing use of the Sites. Your permission to use the Sites automatically terminates if you violate these Terms of Use.

ADS may terminate or suspend any of the rights granted by these Terms of Use and your access to and use of the Sites or Services with or without prior notice, for any reason, and at any time. The following provisions survive the expiration or termination of these Terms of Use for any reason whatsoever: Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitation of Liability; Indemnification; Governing Law, Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Venue, Severability of Provisions; No Waiver; and Assignment.

Subject to applicable law, ADS reserves the right to maintain, delete or destroy all communications and materials posted or uploaded to the Sites pursuant to its internal record retention and/or content destruction policies. After such termination, ADS will have no further obligation to provide the Services, except to the extent an affiliated professional entity is obligated to provide you access to your health records or is required to provide you with continuing care under applicable legal, ethical and professional obligations to you. You agree that if your use of the Services is terminated pursuant to these Terms of Use, you will not attempt to use the Services in any way, and further agree that if you violate this restriction after such termination, you will indemnify and hold ADS harmless from any and all liability that ADS may incur therefore.

16. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SITES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE SITES AND ANY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SITES ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. ADS AND ITS AFFILIATES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ALL AFFILIATED PROFESSIONAL ENTITIES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MANAGERS, PARTNERS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY “RELATED PERSONS”) MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SITES AND SERVICES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT, TITLE, AVAILABILITY, SECURITY, OPERABILITY, CONDITION, QUIET ENJOYMENT, VALUE, ACCURACY OF DATA, FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR MALWARE, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, FUNCTIONALITY, RELIABILITY, SEQUENCING OR SPEED OF DELIVERY OR SYSTEM INTEGRATION. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITES OR SERVICES WILL NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER ADS NOR ITS RELATED PERSONS WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY YOUR RELIANCE ON INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITES. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY OR USEFULNESS OF THE SITES. FURTHERMORE, ADS DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, OR FREE FROM ERROR, DEFECT, LOSS, DELAY IN OPERATION, CORRUPTION, CYBER ATTACK, VIRUSES, INTERFERENCE, HACKING, MALWARE, OR OTHER SECURITY INTRUSION, AND ADS DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY RELATING THERETO.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY CONTENT, MATERIAL AND/OR INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITES ARE USED AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER OR MOBILE PHONE OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH CONTENT, MATERIAL AND/OR INFORMATION.

17. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW AND EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION, IN NO EVENT WILL ADS, ITS RELATED PERSONS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY CLAIMS, LIABILITIES, LOSSES, COSTS OR DAMAGES UNDER ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, WHETHER IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY), CONTRACT, WARRANTY, STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF REVENUES, PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE OR DATA, SERVICE INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER OR MOBILE PHONE DAMAGE, OR SYSTEM FAILURE, OR THE COST OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, OR FOR ANY DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL OR BODILY INJURY OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, INCLUDING DEATH, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACCESS, USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE SITES OR ANY SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THE SITES, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SITES. THIS IS TRUE EVEN IF ADS OR RELATED PERSONS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES.

To the extent that we may not, as a matter of applicable law, disclaim any implied warranty or limit liabilities, the scope and duration of such warranty and the extent of our liability will be the minimum permitted under such applicable law.

18. INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless ADS, its affiliates (including without limitation all affiliated professional entities), subsidiaries, and their directors, officers, employees, contractors, licensors, suppliers, representatives, proprietors, partners, shareholders, servants, principals, agents, predecessors, successors, assigns, accountants, and attorneys harmless from and against any and all third-party suits, actions, claims, proceedings, damages, settlements, judgments, injuries, liabilities, obligations, losses, risks, costs, and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, litigation expenses, and accounting fees), relating to or arising from, or alleged to arise from, your use of materials or features available on the Sites in an unauthorized manner, fraud, violation of law, or willful misconduct, or any breach by you of these Terms of Use.

19. MODIFICATIONS TO THE SITES

ADS reserves the right at any time and for any reason to modify, or temporarily or permanently discontinue, the Sites or Services or any portion thereof, with or without notice. You agree that ADS shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Sites or Services.

20. PAYMENT

You agree to pay all fees due for services requested. You will see a prompt for your payment details, such as your credit card information and any promotional codes you may have. By entering your payment information and submitting your request, you authorize us, our affiliates, or our third-party payment processors to charge the amount due.

You understand and agree that you are responsible for all fees due to receive health care services and pharmacy services, including any fees charged by the health care organization(s) or provider(s). In the event that your credit card expires or ADS, our affiliates, or our third-party payment processors are unable to process your payment, you may receive notice for you to provide an alternative payment method. ADS has no obligation to provide any health care services unless and until full payment has been received and/or verified.

21. SPECIAL NOTICE TO MEDICARE AND MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES

Federal and state health care programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, do not pay for all health care costs, even for some health care services and products that you or your health care provider have good reason to think you need. If you are a beneficiary of a federal or state health care program, and such program does not pay for certain services or products rendered to you, you may have to pay for these services and products.

22. GOVERNING LAW; DISPUTE RESOLUTION; ARBITRATION; VENUE; SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT REQUIRES YOU AND ADS TO RESOLVE ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN US THROUGH BINDING INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AND LIMITS THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF FROM ADS.

These Terms of Use and your use of the Sites shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws. The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded. Any dispute arising under or relating in any way to these Terms of Use will be resolved exclusively by final and binding arbitration in Miami-Dade County, Florida under the rules of the American Health Lawyers Association, except that either party may bring a claim related to intellectual property rights, or seek temporary and preliminary specific performance and injunctive relief, in any court of competent jurisdiction. The parties agree that the courts located in Miami-Dade County, Florida shall have exclusive personal jurisdiction, subject matter jurisdiction, and venue for any such claim.

All parts of these Terms of Use apply to the maximum extent permitted by law. ADS and you both agree that if we cannot enforce a part of this contract as written, then that part will be replaced with terms that most closely match the intent of the part we cannot enforce, to the extent permitted by law. The invalidity of part of these Terms of Use will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions. The section headings are for convenience only and do not have any force or effect.

23. PROHIBITION OF CLASS AND REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS AND NON-INDIVIDUALIZED RELIEF

YOU AND WE AGREE THAT EACH OF US MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT AS PART OF ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING. UNLESS BOTH YOU AND WE AGREE OTHERWISE, THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE OR JOIN MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S OR PARTY’S CLAIMS, AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF A CONSOLIDATED, REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS PROCEEDING. ALSO, THE ARBITRATOR MAY AWARD RELIEF (INCLUDING MONETARY, INJUNCTIVE AND DECLARATORY RELIEF) ONLY IN FAVOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTY SEEKING RELIEF AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE RELIEF NECESSITATED BY THAT PARTY’S INDIVIDUAL CLAIM(S). ANY RELIEF AWARDED CANNOT AFFECT OTHER USERS.

THEREFORE, YOU DO NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO COURT TO ASSERT OR DEFEND YOUR RIGHTS AND YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN OR BRING CLASS ACTIONS. BY USING ADS’S SERVICES, YOU CONSENT TO THESE RESTRICTIONS.

24. NO WAIVER

No waiver by ADS of any term or condition set forth in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure by ADS to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

25. NO AGENCY RELATIONSHIP

Neither these Terms of Use, nor any Content, materials or features of the Services create any partnership, joint venture, employment, or other agency relationship between us and you. You may not enter into any contract on our behalf or bind us in any way.

26. REMEDIES

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

27. ASSIGNMENT

You may not assign any of your rights under these Terms of Use, and any such attempt will be null and void. ADS, LLC and their affiliates may, in their individual discretion, transfer, without further consent or notification, all contractual rights and obligations pursuant to these Terms of Use if some or all of the business of ADS is transferred to another entity by way of merger, sale of its assets or otherwise.

28. DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT

ADS reserves the right to remove any content or any other material or information available on or through our Sites, at any time, for any reason. ADS otherwise complies with the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) applicable to Internet service providers (17 U.S.C. § 512, as amended), and responds to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement. This Section describes the procedure that should be followed to file a notification of alleged copyright infringement with ADS.

Notification of Claimed Copyright Infringement. If you have objections to copyrighted content or material made available on or through our Sites, you may submit a notification to our Designated Agent at the following address:

Chief Compliance Officer – compliance@usmed.com

Any notification to ADS under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c) alleging copyright infringement must include the following information:

• An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right being infringed;
• An identification of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works;
• An identification of the content or material that you claim is infringing and where it is located on our Sites;
• Information sufficient forADS to contact you, such as your address, telephone number, and/or email address;
• A statement by you that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the content or material of which you are complaining is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
• A signed statement by you that the above information in your notice is accurate and that, under penalty of perjury, you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

29. AMENDMENT

ADS may update, amend or change these Terms of Use at any time, in our sole discretion and without notice. Amendments will take effect immediately upon us posting such updates. We encourage you to periodically check these Terms of Use for changes, as your continued access and use of our Services following the posting of any changes will automatically be deemed your acceptance of all changes. If you do not agree to any change to these Terms of Use, you must discontinue using our Services. These Terms of Use replace all previous notices or statements with respect to this subject, and cannot be modified orally or in writing by any of our associates, representatives or any other third parties.