Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to the websites www.edurad.com, which are operated by EDURAD-a partnership firm, including the mobile optimized versions of these website.

This Privacy Policy describes how we may collect, use and disclose information about users of the Services. The "Services" for purposes of this Privacy Policy means the Sites, the Apps and all information and services provided to you in connection with your use of the Sites and Apps including, without limitation, news, reference content, tools, applications, sponsored programs, advertising, email communications, continuing medical education and discussion boards. We may share information collected under this Privacy Policy among the respective Sites and Apps that we each own or control, but information collected under this Privacy Policy is always protected under the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Information That We Collect

In this section of our Privacy Policy, we discuss the information we may collect about you in connection with your use of the Services, which can include "Personal Information" (i.e., information that we can use to identify you, such as your name or email address) and "Non-Personal Information" (i.e., information that we do not use to identify you). As described below, we may associate Non-Personal Information with Personal Information and upon doing so such information will become Personal Information.

• Registration. When you register to become a member of the EDURAD’s website www.edurad.com, we request certain Personal Information from you such as your name and e-mail address, zip code, profession, occupation and specialty. You may choose to update and/or supplement the Personal Information that you provided at registration at any time through your account settings.
• Public Forums: When you post a comment on a discussion board or other public/social forum, by default your username, specialty and degree will be displayed along with your comment. You may choose to display additional information in your public forum profile by adjusting your discussion profile settings, and in some instances you may be able to customize your username specifically for commenting purposes. Information that you post within a public forum is public information and may be used by us and third parties, as further described in the Edurad Terms of Use.
• Sponsored Programs: When you use the Services you may be presented with advertisements and opportunities to engage in industry-sponsored informational programs consisting of sponsor-selected materials ("Sponsored Programs"). All advertisements and Sponsored Programs (including any links to Sponsored Programs) will be identified to you by the label Advertisement, Information from Industry, Sponsored, Professional or some similar designation indicating that the content has been selected by a third-party sponsor. Examples of Sponsored Programs include information resources featuring branded or unbranded commercial content, interactive programs that provide information about medical conditions, treatments and products, and multi-media presentations including videos featuring key opinion leaders. We may make Sponsored Programs available to you through email or on-site or in-App media units, all of which will be identified as described above. When you choose to engage in a Sponsored Program, you may be asked to provide Personal Information which may be provided directly to the third-party sponsor and also used by us as described in this Privacy Policy. In addition, you may be presented with polling questions from the sponsor. We also collect Non-Personal Information about your use of Sponsored Programs through cookies and web beacons, as described below.
• Market Research: From time to time, we may invite you to participate in market research surveys for  EDURADand market research surveys conducted on behalf of third party sponsors either by EDURAD or a third party ("Sponsored Surveys"), where in this context "sponsor" means the provider of products and services who commissioned the survey. EDURAD surveys may be administered by one of our companies or by a third party acting on our behalf. For some surveys, you may be asked to provide contact information for honoraria fulfillment.
• Continuing Medical Education. When you participate in a Continuing Medical Education (CME) or a Continuing Education (CE) activity made available to you through EDURAD, you may be asked to provide Personal Information as required by that particular activity.
• Tools: Clinical tools may be available through the Services. These tools may require you to provide Personal Information for the tools to operate.
• Additional Forms: From time to time we may offer you the opportunity to receive additional information or services from us or from third parties (e.g., sample request, sales rep visit, etc.). If you wish to receive such information, you may be asked to provide additional Personal Information to fulfill the request. We may use such information as described in this Privacy Policy and the third party, if applicable, will use such Personal Information as described at the point of collection.
• Cookies and Web Beacons. We collect Non-Personal Information about your use of the Sites and the Apps, as further described in the Mobile Device Application section, below, through the use of cookies and web beacons. "Cookies" are small data files that we assign to your computer's hard drive when you visit a Site, an App, or open an email. "Web beacons" are graphic image files imbedded in a web page typically used to monitor activity on a web page and send back to its home server (which can belong to the host site, a network advertiser or some other third party) information from your browser, such as the IP address, the URL of the page on which the beacon is located and the content viewed, the type of browser that is accessing the site and the ID number of any cookies on your computer previously placed by that server. Most browser software can be set to reject all cookies, however, if you choose to reject cookies then your ability to access and use the Sites and Services will be limited.

We use web beacons and cookies to: (i) track usage of the Services; (ii) help us deliver more relevant advertising and content to users of the Services; (iii) assess which Services our users access; and (iv) track who has opened our emails. If you are registered on EDURAD’s website, we may elect to associate our cookies and the information collected by our cookies with your registration information, thereby making the cookie information Personal Information.

Third parties under contract with EDURAD may use cookies or web beacons to help EDURAD deliver advertising to you on properties within the EDURAD Network and on properties outside of the EDURAD Network that are not owned and operated by EDURAD. Advertisers that market to you through the Services may use their own cookies, web beacons or other online tracking technologies in the sponsored content served to you, including banner advertisements, sponsored links and pages on the Site ("Brand Pages") that consist solely of advertisements or other content from our advertisers. Some advertisers use companies other than EDURAD to serve their sponsored content on their behalf and to monitor users' responses to this content. These companies ("Ad Servers") may also collect Non-Personal Information through the use of cookies or web beacons. While we generally permit the use of these third party cookies on the assumption that they comply with our Advertising Policy and we assist our advertisers with the placement of cookies or beacons on Brand Pages, we do not have control over these third parties' use of cookies or web beacons or how they manage the Non-Personal Information they gather through them and we may be unable to verify compliance with our Advertising Policy. Our Advertising Policy prohibits advertisers and their Ad Servers from collecting Personal Information from our users based on their use of the Services. Our Advertising Policy also prohibits advertisers from linking any Non-Personal Information that they collect from our users' use of the Services to Personal Information about our users that they or others collect in other ways or from other sources.

• Mobile Device Application. You must register with the EDURAD Network to access the Apps which means that all information that we collect about your use of the Apps is Personal Information that we may use in the same manner as information about your use of the Sites as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not want us to collect Personal Information about your use of our Apps, then please do not use our Apps. We do not obtain any information about your mobile device other than its brand, make and model and the type of operating software that it uses.
   
• Non-registered Users. You must register on EDURAD’s website to access all of the content, services and offers from the third parties, however, you may be able to access certain limited Services without registering. Even if you have not registered, we collect Non-Personal Information about your use of the Services through the use of cookies. The Non-Personal Information we collect includes the referring website, if applicable, the type of browser you use, the material viewed, and the time and date that you accessed the Services.
   
• Emails You Send to Us. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information, content, business information, ideas, concepts or inventions that you send to us by email or other non-Site communication. If you want to keep content or business information, ideas, concepts or inventions private or proprietary, do not send them to us in an email or other non-Site communication such as regular mail.
• Information from Third Party Sources. We may also collect additional information about members of  DURAD’s website from third party sources to assist us in providing the Services. For example, we may use third party information to verify and update your registration information and to personalize the Services provided to you, including advertising.

 

Disclaimer

edurad’s services, sites, apps and content are provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied without limiting the foregoing, we expressly disclaim any warranties, express implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, quiet enjoyment or non-infringement, and any warranties arising out of course of dealing or usage of trade. we make no warranty that edurad’s services, sites, apps and content will meet your requirements or be available on an uninterrupted, secure, or error-free basis. we make no warranty as to the accuracy, timeliness, completeness or reliability of any content obtained through the services. no information provided through the services or by us in oral or written form will create any warranty not expressly made herein your reliance upon the content obtained or used by you through the services is solely at your own risk. you are solely responsible for all of your communications and interactions with other. you understand that we do not assume responsibility for screening any user nor do we verify or take responsibility for user content. we do not provide medical advice and we do not recommend or endorse any specific products, product users, therapies, tests, physicians, healthcare professions or opinions.

Terms & Conditions

 

EDURAD, provides users with a wide array of services including, without limitation, news, reference resources, sponsored programming, personalized content, continuing medical education and communication platforms (collectively, the "Services") in Radiology & Imaging. The Services are provided to users of the By using the Services, you agree to these Terms, whether or not you are a registered member of EDURAD’s website www.edurad.com. These Terms govern your use of the Services and create a binding legal agreement that we may enforce against you in the event of a violation. If you do not agree to all of these Terms of Use, do not use the Services!

Scope of these Terms of Use

The EDURAD services include the website edurad.com. EDURAD owns, operates and admins edurad.com. References to "EDURAD" in these Terms of  Use mean "we" or "our”.

Account Registration

You must register an account on the website www.edurad.com to access all of the Content/Services. Registration requires you to provide us with your name, email address, profession, specialty and other information specified in the registration form ("Registration Information"), and to select a email/username and password that will be associated with your account. You agree that your Registration Information is true, accurate, current, and complete, and you will promptly update your Registration Information as necessary so that it continues to be true, accurate, current and complete. We may attempt to verify the accuracy of the Registration Information that you have provided and update it as necessary. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your email/username and password and you may not permit another person to use your username and password to access the Services. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account. If you believe that the security of your account information has been compromised, you should immediately change your username and password through the account settings feature or notify us and we will assist you. We shall have no liability for any unauthorized access to or use of your account information.

Use of the Services

The Services are intended for physicians/Radiologists and other healthcare professionals. By using the Services, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to agree to and abide by these Terms and that you are not prohibited from using the Services or any portion thereof.

The information and tools that we make available through the Services are provided for educational and informational purposes only. While we hope you find the Services useful to you as a healthcare professional, they are in no way intended to serve as a diagnostic service or platform, to provide certainty with respect to a diagnosis, to recommend a particular product or therapy or to otherwise substitute for the clinical judgment of a qualified healthcare professional. You agree that you will not use the Services with the intention of creating any kind of physician/patient relationship, e.g., to diagnose or treat users. You are solely responsible for evaluating the information obtained from the Services and for your use or misuse of such information in connection with your treatment decisions or otherwise. You agree that you shall be solely responsible for your compliance with all laws and standards of professional practice applicable to you and the practice of medicine or other relevant health profession.

If you are a consumer who chooses to access the professional-level information made available through the Services, you should not rely on that information as professional medical advice or use the Services as a replacement for any relationship with your physician or other qualified healthcare professional. For medical concerns, including decisions about medications and other treatments, consumers should always consult their physician or, in serious cases, seek immediate assistance from emergency medical personnel.

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, you are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable and non-sublicensable license to use the Services and to view the information and materials made available through the Services, including User Content, as defined below, ("Edurad Content") solely for your personal and professional use. You shall not use, copy, adapt, modify, prepare derivative works based upon, distribute, license, sell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, stream, broadcast or otherwise exploit the Services, Edurad’s Content, Sites or Edurad’s Apps, except as expressly permitted in these Terms. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to Edurad and their respective licensors, as applicable.

Edurad’s website/apps may contain links to third-party websites or resources which are not part of Edurad. You agree that we are not responsible or liable for these websites and resources including, without limitation, their availability or the content and information that they provide. The inclusion in Edurad’s website of third party resources, including links to third party websites, does not imply our endorsement of these resources or products.

You agree that you will not engage in any of the following activities in connection with your use of the Services:

1. Forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the Services;
2. Use, display, mirror or frame a Edurad’s Site or App, or any component thereof, or Edurad’s trademark, logo or other proprietary information, without the written consent of EDURAD, as applicable;
3. Remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained within the EDURAD’s website and any of their respective licensors;
4. Infringe or use the EDURAD brand, logos and/or trademarks in any business name, email, URL or other context unless expressly approved in writing by EDURAD, as applicable;
5. Attempt to circumvent any protective technological measure associated with the Services;
6. Attempt to access or search EDURAD Site or App or any content contained therein through the use of any engine, software, tool, agent, device or mechanism (including scripts, bots, spiders, scraper, crawlers, data mining tools or the like) other than through software generally available through web browsers;
7. Post, upload, transmit or otherwise distribute chain letters, pyramid schemes, advertising or spam;
8. Impersonate or misrepresent your affiliation with another person or entity;
9. Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including email addresses;
10. Interfere with or disrupt any of the Services or the associated computer or technical delivery systems;
11. Interfere with, or attempt to interfere with, the access of any user, host or network, including, without limitation, sending a virus, overloading, flooding, spamming, or mail-bombing a EDURAD Site or App;
12. Fail to respect another user's privacy. This includes revealing another user's password, phone number, address, instant messenger I.D. or address or any other personally identifiable information; or
13. Use a EDURAD Site or App, the Services or any EDURAD website content in any manner not permitted by these Terms.

We may (but are not obligated to) do any or all of the following without notice:

1. Record or pre-screen User Content submissions to public areas within the EDURAD services or events;
2. Investigate your use of the Services as we deem appropriate to comply with any applicable law, regulation, government request or legal process;
3. Remove User Content which we believe does not comply with these Terms of Use;
4. Terminate your access to the EDURAD’s site upon our determination that you have violated these Terms of Use; and
5. Edit EDURAD’s site Content.

Information that you Make Available through the Services

Certain Services enable users to submit content which may include, without limitation, text, images, photographs, figures, charts, graphics, reports, data and sound ("User Content"). User Content does not include Registration Information. When you submit User Content through the Services you automatically grant to us a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid up, transferable, sub-licensable (through multiple tiers) license to distribute, transmit, copy, host, publicly display and perform, excerpt, index, tag, modify, adapt, sell, create derivative works from, and otherwise use and exploit such User Content in any media, form or format now known or hereafter developed, both within and outside of the EDURAD’s site for any purpose that is consistent with the EDURAD’s Privacy Policy. You agree that you are solely responsible for all User Content that you submit through the Services. You represent and warrant that you either are the sole and exclusive owner of all User Content or you have all rights, licenses, consents and releases that are necessary to grant to us the rights in such User Content as specified in these Terms.

You are solely responsible for ensuring that the User Content that you make available through the Services complies with applicable laws including, without limitation, those relating to privacy, and also best clinical and ethical practices. Prior to submitting any User Content to the Services, you must remove any information that identifies an individual or could reasonably enable the identification of an individual, e.g., name, e-mail address, social security number, insurance number or other unique identification number, biometric identifiers, facial photographs, photographs of identifying marks such as tattoos or scars. You shall be solely responsible for any claims arising from your failure to de-identify User Content that you submit through the Services.

You agree that you will not use the Services to make available User Content that:

1. you do not have the right to make available under any contractual or fiduciary agreement or law;
2. infringes, misappropriates or violates a third party's patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy;
3. results in the violation of any applicable law or regulation, including, but not limited to, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) or any other applicable privacy laws;
4. is unlawful, harmful, obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, slanderous, offensive, or embarrassing to any other person or entity;
5. promotes discrimination, bigotry, racism, hatred, harassment or harm against any individual or group;
6. promotes illegal activity;
7. is fraudulent, false, misleading or deceptive;
8. constitutes an advertisement or solicitation of business; or
9. contains viruses or other harmful computer code designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the use of any computer software or hardware.

Proprietary Rights

You acknowledge and agree that services and any software used in connection with EDURAD’s site/App,  contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that the EDURAD’s content is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly permitted by applicable law or as authorized by us or the applicable licensor, you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, transmit, broadcast, publicly perform, create derivative works from, or "scrape" for commercial or any other purpose, EDURAD’s Content or the Software, in whole or in part. Any use of EDURAD’s Services not expressly permitted by these Terms is a breach of these Terms and may violate our and third parties' intellectual property rights.

You may view information provided through the Services online, download individual articles to your computer or mobile device for later reading or print a copy of an article for yourself. You may not remove any copyright notices from our materials. You agree not to access the Services by any means other than through the interface that is provided by us for use in accessing the Services.

Privacy Policy

EDURAD’s Privacy Policy, located elsewhere on this site, provides information about our collection, use and disclosure of information about users of the Services. By accessing and using the Services, you agree to the terms of the Privacy Policy and acknowledge and agree that the Privacy Policy forms an integral part of these Terms.

Dealing with Third Parties

Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers or other third parties found on or through the Services, including requests for and delivery of goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such third party. You agree that we shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the introduction of such third parties through the Services.

Laws that Govern this Agreement

We control those components of the Services made available through our respective website from our office in Mumbai within the state of Maharashtra, India. By accessing the Services, you agree that the statutes and laws of India, without regard to choice of laws principles, will apply to all matters relating to use of the Services.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may be subject to certain obligations and responsibilities associated with the jurisdiction in which you practice medicine or another health profession. We make no representation as to the legal compliance of EDURAD’s Services or  Content and you are solely responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction, with respect to your use and misuse of the Services and the EDURAD Content.

Termination and Modification

You agree that we may, under certain circumstances and without prior notice, discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Services (or any part thereof) or eliminate your account and remove any User Content that you have made available through the Services, with or without notice, for any of the following reasons (which are not intended to be exclusive): (a) breaches or violations of these Terms or other incorporated agreements or guidelines, (b) requests by law enforcement or other government agencies, (c) a request by you, (d) discontinuance or material modification to the Services (or any part thereof), (e) technical or security issues or problems, (f) extended periods of inactivity, and/or (g) your engagement in fraudulent or illegal activities. You agree that all terminations for cause shall be made at our sole discretion, and we shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your account or access to the Services.

Disclaimer

EDURAD’s SERVICES, SITES, APPS AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT EDURAD’s SERVICES, SITES, APPS AND CONTENT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY AS TO THE ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS OR RELIABILITY OF ANY CONTENT OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES. NO INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICES OR BY US IN ORAL OR WRITTEN FORM WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN YOUR RELIANCE UPON THE CONTENT OBTAINED OR USED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICES IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF YOUR COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE DO NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR SCREENING ANY USER NOR DO WE VERIFY OR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR USER CONTENT. WE DO NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE AND WE DO NOT RECOMMEND OR ENDORSE ANY SPECIFIC PRODUCTS, PRODUCT USERS, THERAPIES, TESTS, PHYSICIANS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS OR OPINIONS.

Liability

In no event will EDURAD or any other person or entity involved in creating, developing or delivering the Sites, the Apps, the Services or the Content be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, personal injury/wrongful death, lost profits, or damages resulting from lost data or business interruption) arising out of or in connection with these Terms or from the use of or inability to access or use the EDURAD’s Site, Apps, Services or the Content, or from any communications or interactions with other persons with whom you communicate or interact as a result of your use of the Services, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory, and whether or not we, our licensors, ours suppliers, or any third parties mentioned with the Services are advised of the possibility of such damages. We, our licensors, our suppliers, or any third parties mentioned within the Services are not liable for any personal injury, including death, caused by your use or misuse of the Services or any information provided through the Services.

Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold each of us and our respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers, harmless from and against any claims, actions or demands, liabilities and settlements including without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your access to or use of EDURAD’s Site, the Apps, the Services and the Content or your violation of these Terms.

Notice and Take Down Procedures and Copyright Agent

If you believe any materials within the EDURAD’s website www.edurad.com infringe your copyright, you may request removal of those materials (or access thereto) by contacting EDURAD at secretary@edurad.com and providing the following information:

1. Identification of the copyrighted work that you believe to be infringed. Please describe the work, and where possible include a copy or the location (e.g., URL) of an authorized version of the work.
2. Identification of the material that you believe to be infringing and its location. Please describe the material, and provide us with its URL or any other pertinent information that will allow us to locate the material.
3. Your name, address, telephone number and (if available) e-mail address.
4. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the complained of use of the materials is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
5. A statement that the information that you have supplied is accurate, and indicating that "under penalty of perjury," you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
6. A signature or the electronic equivalent from the copyright holder or authorized representative.

We may terminate the account of any user who we determine is a repeat infringer.

Modifications

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify, discontinue or terminate any of the Services, the Content or these Terms, at any time and without prior notice. By continuing to access or use the Services after we have modified these Terms, you agree to be bound by the modified Terms. If the modified Terms are not acceptable to you, you agree to immediately stop using the EDURAD website and the Services.

Complete Agreement

Except as expressly provided in a particular "legal notice" on the website, these Terms constitute the entire agreement between you, EDURAD with respect to your use (and prior use) of the EDURAD Services and Content.

These Terms constitute the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between EDURAD and you regarding the Services and these Terms supersede and replace any and all prior oral or written understandings or agreements between EDURAD and you regarding the Services.

Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms, by operation of law or otherwise, without EDURAD's prior written consent. Any attempt by you to assign or transfer these Terms, without such consent, will be null and of no effect. EDURAD may assign or transfer these Terms, at its sole discretion, without restriction. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns

Notices

Any notices or other communications permitted or required hereunder, including those regarding material modifications to these Terms, will be in a written form and given: (i) by us via email (in each case to the email address included in your Registration Information); or (ii) by posting within the. For notices made by e-mail, the date of receipt will be deemed the date on which such notice is transmitted.

No Waiver

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of future enforcement of that right or provision. Except as expressly set forth in these Terms, the exercise by either party of any of its remedies under these Terms will be without prejudice to its other remedies under these Terms or otherwise.

Contact Us

If you have questions about the Services or these Terms, or you wish to provide feedback, please contact us at secretary@edurad.com. By submitting feedback and suggestions, you grant a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, and royalty-free license to any intellectual property rights you may have in your feedback and suggestions to us to use to improve the Services.