Terms and Conditions
Terms and Conditions
Digital Marketing
SMS/MMS MOBILE MESSAGE MARKETING PROGRAM TERMS AND CONDITIONS
B12 RX & MORE® (hereinafter, “We,” “Us,” “Our”) is offering a mobile messaging program (the “Program”), which you agree to use and participate in subject to these Mobile Messaging Marketing Program Terms and Conditions (the “Agreement”). By opting in to or participating in any of our Programs, you accept and agree to these terms and conditions, including, without limitation, your agreement to resolve any disputes with us through binding, individual-only arbitration, as detailed in the “Dispute Resolution” section below. This Agreement is limited to the Program and is not intended to modify other Terms and Conditions or Privacy Policy that may govern the relationship between you and Us in other contexts.
User Opt In: The Program allows Users to receive SMS/MMS mobile messages by affirmatively opting into the Program, such as through online or application-based enrollment forms. Regardless of the opt-in method you utilized to join the Program, you agree that this Agreement applies to your participation in the Program. By participating in the Program, you agree to receive autodialed or prerecorded marketing mobile messages at the phone number associated with your opt-in, and you understand that consent to receive such autodialed or prerecorded marketing mobile messages is not required to make any purchase from Us. While you consent to receive messages sent using an autodialer, the foregoing shall not be interpreted to suggest or imply that any or all of Our mobile messages are sent using an automatic telephone dialing system (“ATDS” or “autodialer”). Message and data rates may apply.
User Opt Out: If you do not wish to continue participating in the Program or no longer agree to this Agreement, you agree to reply STOP, END, CANCEL, UNSUBSCRIBE, or QUIT to any mobile message from Us in order to opt out of the Program. You may receive an additional mobile message confirming your decision to opt out. You understand and agree that the foregoing options are the only reasonable methods of opting out. You also understand and agree that any other method of opting out, including, but not limited to, texting words other than those set forth above or verbally requesting one of our employees to remove you from our list, is not a reasonable means of opting out.
Duty to Notify and Indemnify: If at any time you intend to stop using the mobile telephone number that has been used to subscribe to the Program, including canceling your service plan or selling or transferring the phone number to another party, you agree that you will complete the User Opt Out process set forth above prior to ending your use of the mobile telephone number. You understand and agree that your agreement to do so is a material part of these terms and conditions. You further agree that, if you discontinue the use of your mobile telephone number without notifying Us of such change, you agree that you will be responsible for all costs (including attorneys’ fees) and liabilities incurred by Us, or any party that assists in the delivery of the mobile messages, as a result of claims brought by individual(s) who are later assigned that mobile telephone number. This duty and agreement shall survive any cancellation or termination of your agreement to participate in any of our Programs.
YOU AGREE THAT YOU SHALL INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD US HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIM OR LIABILITY RESULTING FROM YOUR FAILURE TO NOTIFY US OF A CHANGE IN THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE PROVIDED, INCLUDING ANY CLAIM OR LIABILITY UNDER THE TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 47 U.S.C. § 227, et seq., OR SIMILAR STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS, AND ANY REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER RESULTING FROM US ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT YOU AT THE MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBER YOU PROVIDED.
Program Description: Without limiting the scope of the Program, users that opt into the Program can expect to receive messages concerning the marketing and sale of digital and physical products, services, and events.
Cost and Frequency: Message and data rates may apply. The Program involves recurring mobile messages, up to 4 messages per month, and additional mobile messages may be sent periodically based on your interaction with Us.
Support Instructions: For support regarding the Program, text “HELP” to the number you received messages from. Opt outs must be submitted in accordance with the procedures set forth above.
MMS Disclosure: The Program will send SMS TMs (terminating messages) if your mobile device does not support MMS messaging.
Our Disclaimer of Warranty: The Program is offered on an “as-is” basis and may not be available in all areas at all times and may not continue to work in the event of product, software, coverage or other changes made by your wireless carrier. We will not be liable for any delays or failures in the receipt of any mobile messages connected with this Program. Delivery of mobile messages is subject to effective transmission from your wireless service provider/network operator and is outside of Our control. T-Mobile is not liable for delayed or undelivered mobile messages.
Participant Requirements: You must have a wireless device of your own, capable of two-way messaging, be using a participating wireless carrier, and be a wireless service subscriber with text messaging service. Not all cellular phone providers carry the necessary service to participate. Check your phone capabilities for specific text messaging instructions.
Age Restriction: You may not use of engage with the Platform if you are under thirteen (13) years of age. If you use or engage with the Platform and are between the ages of thirteen (13) and eighteen (18) years of age, you must have your parent’s or legal guardian’s permission to do so. By using or engaging with the Platform, you acknowledge and agree that you are not under the age of thirteen (13) years, are between the ages of thirteen (13) and eighteen (18) and have your parent’s or legal guardian’s permission to use or engage with the Platform, or are of adult age in your jurisdiction. By using or engaging with the Platform, you also acknowledge and agree that you are permitted by your jurisdiction’s Applicable Law to use and/or engage with the Platform.
Prohibited Content: You acknowledge and agree to not send any prohibited content over the Platform. Prohibited content includes:
Any fraudulent, libelous, defamatory, scandalous, threatening, harassing, or stalking activity;
Objectionable content, including profanity, obscenity, lasciviousness, violence, bigotry, hatred, and discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age;
Pirated computer programs, viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or other harmful code;
Any product, service, or promotion that is unlawful where such product, service, or promotion thereof is received;
Any content that implicates and/or references personal health information that is protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) or the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITEC” Act); and
Any other content that is prohibited by Applicable Law in the jurisdiction from which the message is sent.
Dispute Resolution: In the event that there is a dispute, claim, or controversy between you and Us, or between you and B12 RX & MORE®, or any other third-party service provider acting on Our behalf to transmit the mobile messages within the scope of the Program, arising out of or relating to federal or state statutory claims, common law claims, this Agreement, or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof, including the determination of the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate, such dispute, claim, or controversy will be, to the fullest extent permitted by law, determined by arbitration in Walpole, Massachusetts before one arbitrator.
The parties agree to submit the dispute to binding arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) then in effect. Except as otherwise provided herein, the arbitrator shall apply the substantive laws of the Federal Judicial Circuit in which B12 RX & MORE®’s principle place of business is located, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Within ten (10) calendar days after the arbitration demand is served upon a party, the parties must jointly select an arbitrator with at least five years’ experience in that capacity and who has knowledge of and experience with the subject matter of the dispute. If the parties do not agree on an arbitrator within ten (10) calendar days, a party may petition the AAA to appoint an arbitrator, who must satisfy the same experience requirement. In the event of a dispute, the arbitrator shall decide the enforceability and interpretation of this arbitration agreement in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). The parties also agree that the AAA’s rules governing Emergency Measures of Protection shall apply in lieu of seeking emergency injunctive relief from a court. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding, and no party shall have rights of appeal except for those provided in section 10 of the FAA. Each party shall bear its share of the fees paid for the arbitrator and the administration of the arbitration; however, the arbitrator shall have the power to order one party to pay all or any portion of such fees as part of a well-reasoned decision. The parties agree that the arbitrator shall have the authority to award attorneys’ fees only to the extent expressly authorized by statute or contract. The arbitrator shall have no authority to award punitive damages and each party hereby waives any right to seek or recover punitive damages with respect to any dispute resolved by arbitration. The parties agree to arbitrate solely on an individual basis, and this agreement does not permit class arbitration or any claims brought as a plaintiff or class member in any class or representative arbitration proceeding. Except as may be required by law, neither a party nor the arbitrator may disclose the existence, content, or results of any arbitration without the prior written consent of both parties, unless to protect or pursue a legal right. If any term or provision of this Section is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Section or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction. If for any reason a dispute proceeds in court rather than in arbitration, the parties hereby waive any right to a jury trial. This arbitration provision shall survive any cancellation or termination of your agreement to participate in any of our Programs.
Miscellaneous: You warrant and represent to Us that you have all necessary rights, power, and authority to agree to these Terms and perform your obligations hereunder, and nothing contained in this Agreement or in the performance of such obligations will place you in breach of any other contract or obligation. The failure of either party to exercise in any respect any right provided for herein will not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. Any new features, changes, updates or improvements of the Program shall be subject to this Agreement unless explicitly stated otherwise in writing. We reserve the right to change this Agreement from time to time. Any updates to this Agreement shall be communicated to you. You acknowledge your responsibility to review this Agreement from time to time and to be aware of any such changes. By continuing to participate in the Program after any such changes, you accept this Agreement, as modified.
Privacy
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
This Notice describes the privacy policies of the Provider, and applies to the physicians, health care professionals, employees, staff and other personnel who provide services at the Provider. The people and organizations to which this notice applies (referred to as “we,” “our,” and “us”) have agreed to abide by the terms of this notice. We may share your information with each other regarding the purposes of treatment, and as necessary for payment and operations activities as described below.
This notice applies to any information in our possession that would allow someone to identify with you and learn something about your health. It is intended to describe the policies that protect medical information relating to your past, present and future medical conditions, health care treatment and payment for that treatment (called “Protected Health Information” or “PHI”). It does not apply to information that could not reasonably be used to identify you.
OUR LEGAL DUTIES
* We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information.
* We are required to provide this notice of our privacy practices to anyone who asks for it.
* We are required to abide by the terms of this notice until we officially adopt a new notice.
HOW WE MAY USE OR DISCLOSE YOUR HEALTH INFORMATION.
We may use your PHI, or disclose your PHI to others, for a number of different reasons. This notice describes the categories of reasons for using or disclosing your information. For each category, we have provided a brief explanation, and in many cases have provided examples. The examples given do not include all of the specific ways we may use or disclose your PHI. However, any time we use or disclose your PHI, it will be for one of the categories of listed below.
Treatment
We will use your health information to provide you with medical care and services. This means that our employees and staff and others who work under our direct control may read your health information to learn about your medical condition and use it to make decisions about your care. For instance, a medical assistant may read your medical chart in order to care for you properly. We will also give your information to others who need it in order to provide you with medical treatment or services. For instance, we may send your doctor the results of laboratory tests or x-rays we perform.
Payment
We will use your health information, and disclose it to others, as necessary to obtain payment for the services we provide to you. For instance, an employee in our business office may use your health information to prepare a bill. And we may send that bill, and any health information it contains, to your insurance company. We may also disclose some of your health information to companies with whom we contract for payment-related services. We may give information about you to a health plan that pays for your benefits. We will not use or disclose more information for payment purposes than is necessary.
Health Care Operations
We may use your health information for activities that are necessary to operate this organization. This includes reading your health information to review the performance of our Staff. We may also use your information and the information of other patients to plan what services we need to provide, expand, or reduce. For example, we may disclose your health information to a company that assists us with quality assurance. We may disclose your health information as necessary to others who we contract with to provide administrative services. This includes our lawyers, auditors, accreditation Services, and consultants, for instance.
To Business Associates
The Provider may hire third parties that may need your PHI to perform certain services on behalf of the Provider. These third parties are “Business Associates” of the Provider. Business Associates must protect any PHI they receive from, or create and maintain on behalf of, the Provider.
Family & Friends
We may disclose your health information to a member of your family or to someone else who is involved in your medical care or payment for care. We may notify family or friends if you are in the hospital, and tell them your general condition. In the event of a disaster, we may provide information about you to a disaster relief organization so they can notify your family of your condition and location. We will not disclose your information to family or friends if you object. We may also disclose to your personal representatives who have authority to act on your behalf (for example, to parents of minors or to someone with a power of attorney).
Public Health Oversight
We may disclose your health information to a public health oversight agency for oversight activities authorized by law. This includes uses or disclosures in civil, administrative or criminal investigations; licensure or disciplinary actions (for example, to investigate complaints against health care providers); inspections; and other activities necessary for appropriate oversight of government programs (for example, to investigate Medicaid fraud).
To Report Abuse
We may disclose your health information when the information relates to a victim of abuse, neglect or domestic violence. We will make this report only in accordance with laws that require or allow such reporting, or with your permission.
Legal Requirement to Disclose Information
We will disclose your information when we are required by law to do so. This includes reporting information to government agencies that have the legal responsibility to monitor the health care system. For instance, we may be required to disclose your health information, and the information of others, if we are audited by Medicare or Medicaid.
Privacy
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
This Notice describes the privacy policies of the Provider, and applies to the physicians, health care professionals, employees, staff and other personnel who provide services at the Provider. The people and organizations to which this notice applies (referred to as “we,” “our,” and “us”) have agreed to abide by the terms of this notice. We may share your information with each other regarding the purposes of treatment, and as necessary for payment and operations activities as described below.
This notice applies to any information in our possession that would allow someone to identify with you and learn something about your health. It is intended to describe the policies that protect medical information relating to your past, present and future medical conditions, health care treatment and payment for that treatment (called “Protected Health Information” or “PHI”). It does not apply to information that could not reasonably be used to identify you.
OUR LEGAL DUTIES
* We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information.
* We are required to provide this notice of our privacy practices to anyone who asks for it.
* We are required to abide by the terms of this notice until we officially adopt a new notice.
HOW WE MAY USE OR DISCLOSE YOUR HEALTH INFORMATION.
We may use your PHI, or disclose your PHI to others, for a number of different reasons. This notice describes the categories of reasons for using or disclosing your information. For each category, we have provided a brief explanation, and in many cases have provided examples. The examples given do not include all of the specific ways we may use or disclose your PHI. However, any time we use or disclose your PHI, it will be for one of the categories of listed below.
Treatment
We will use your health information to provide you with medical care and services. This means that our employees and staff and others who work under our direct control may read your health information to learn about your medical condition and use it to make decisions about your care. For instance, a medical assistant may read your medical chart in order to care for you properly. We will also give your information to others who need it in order to provide you with medical treatment or services. For instance, we may send your doctor the results of laboratory tests or x-rays we perform.
Payment
We will use your health information, and disclose it to others, as necessary to obtain payment for the services we provide to you. For instance, an employee in our business office may use your health information to prepare a bill. And we may send that bill, and any health information it contains, to your insurance company. We may also disclose some of your health information to companies with whom we contract for payment-related services. We may give information about you to a health plan that pays for your benefits. We will not use or disclose more information for payment purposes than is necessary.
Health Care Operations
We may use your health information for activities that are necessary to operate this organization. This includes reading your health information to review the performance of our Staff. We may also use your information and the information of other patients to plan what services we need to provide, expand, or reduce. For example, we may disclose your health information to a company that assists us with quality assurance. We may disclose your health information as necessary to others who we contract with to provide administrative services. This includes our lawyers, auditors, accreditation Services, and consultants, for instance.
To Business Associates
The Provider may hire third parties that may need your PHI to perform certain services on behalf of the Provider. These third parties are “Business Associates” of the Provider. Business Associates must protect any PHI they receive from, or create and maintain on behalf of, the Provider.
Family & Friends
We may disclose your health information to a member of your family or to someone else who is involved in your medical care or payment for care. We may notify family or friends if you are in the hospital, and tell them your general condition. In the event of a disaster, we may provide information about you to a disaster relief organization so they can notify your family of your condition and location. We will not disclose your information to family or friends if you object. We may also disclose to your personal representatives who have authority to act on your behalf (for example, to parents of minors or to someone with a power of attorney).
Public Health Oversight
We may disclose your health information to a public health oversight agency for oversight activities authorized by law. This includes uses or disclosures in civil, administrative or criminal investigations; licensure or disciplinary actions (for example, to investigate complaints against health care providers); inspections; and other activities necessary for appropriate oversight of government programs (for example, to investigate Medicaid fraud).
To Report Abuse
We may disclose your health information when the information relates to a victim of abuse, neglect or domestic violence. We will make this report only in accordance with laws that require or allow such reporting, or with your permission.
Legal Requirement to Disclose Information
We will disclose your information when we are required by law to do so. This includes reporting information to government agencies that have the legal responsibility to monitor the health care system. For instance, we may be required to disclose your health information, and the information of others, if we are audited by Medicare or Medicaid.
Law Enforcement
We may disclose your health information for law enforcement purposes. This includes providing information to help locate a suspect, fugitive, material witness or missing person, or in connection with suspected criminal activity. We must also disclose your health information to a federal agency investigating our compliance with federal privacy regulations.
For Lawsuits and Disputes
We may disclose PHI in response to an order of a court or administrative agency, but only to the extent expressly authorized in the order. We may also disclose PHI in response to a subpoena, a lawsuit discovery request, or other lawful process, but only if we have received adequate assurances that the information to be disclosed will be protected.
Specialized Purposes
We may disclose your health information for a number of other specialized purposes. We will only disclose as much information as is necessary for the purpose. For instance, we may disclose your information to coroners, medical examiners and funeral directors; to organ procurement organizations (for organ, eye, or tissue donation); or for national security and intelligence purposes. We may disclose the health information of members of the armed forces as authorized by military command authorities. We also may disclose health information about an inmate to a correctional institution or to law enforcement officials to provide the inmate with health care, to protect the health and safety of the inmate and others, and for the safety, administration, and maintenance of the correctional institution. We may also disclose your health information to your employer for purposes of workers’ compensation and work site safety laws (OSHA, for instance). We may disclose PHI to organizations engaged in emergency and disaster relief efforts.
To Avert a Serious Threat
We may disclose your health information if we decide that the disclosure is necessary to prevent serious harm to the public or to an individual. The disclosure will only be made to someone who is able to prevent or reduce the threat.
Research
We may disclose your health information in connection with medical research projects if allowed under federal and state laws and rules. The Provider may disclose PHI for use in a limited data set for purposes of research, public health or health care operations, but only if a data use agreement has been signed.
Information to Patients.
We may use your health information to provide you with additional information. This may include sending you appointment reminders. This may also include giving you information about treatment options or other health-related services that we provide.
YOUR RIGHTS
Authorization
We will ask for your written authorization if we plan to use or disclose your health information for reasons not covered in this notice,
including but not limited to uses and disclosures relating to psychotherapy notes, marketing activities, and any sale of your PHI. If you authorize us to use or disclose your health information, you have the right to revoke the authorization at any time. If you want to revoke an authorization, send a written notice to the Privacy Official listed at the end of this notice. You may not revoke an authorization to the extent that we have already given out your information or taken other action in reliance on the authorization. If the authorization is to permit disclosure of your information to an insurance company, as a condition of obtaining coverage, other laws may allow the insurer to continue to use your information to contest claims or your coverage, even after you have revoked the authorization.
Request Restrictions.
You have the right to ask us to restrict how we use or disclose your health information. You must make this request in writing. We will consider your request, but we are not required to agree. If we do agree, we will comply with the request unless the information is needed to provide you with emergency treatment. We cannot agree to restrict disclosures that are required by law.
Right to Request Restrictions for Self-Pay Procedures.
You have a right to request that we not disclose PHI to health plans because you paid for services or items out of pocket and in full. However, you should be aware that if you choose to use a medical expense reimbursement/flexible spending account (FSA) or a health savings account (HSA) to pay for the health care items or services that you wish to have restricted, those plans will still require you to provide the necessary substantiation of the expenses in order to receive reimbursement.
Confidential Communication.
You have the right to request that we communicate with you about health matters in a certain way or at a certain location. For example, you may ask if we contact you only at home or only by mail. If you want us to communicate with you in a special way, you will need to give us details about how to contact you, including a valid alternative address. You also will need to give us information as to how payment will be handled. We may ask you to explain how disclosure of all or part of your health information could put you in danger. We will honor reasonable requests. However, if we are unable to contact you using the requested ways or locations, we may contact you using any information we have.
Access to and Copies of Health Information.
You have a right to access certain PHI that we have in our records, which is limited to the medical and billing records, and any other information about you that is used in whole or part to make decisions about you (the “Designated Record Set”). To the extent PHI in your Designated Record Set is maintained electronically, you have a right to request an electronic copy of those records. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee for copying, mailing, and transmitting the records, and the cost of any specific media you request, to the extent allowed by state and federal law.
To ask to inspect your records, or to receive a copy, send a written request to the Privacy Official listed at the end of this notice. We also have an authorization form for release of information available on our website. Your request should specifically list the information you want copied. We will respond to your request within a reasonable time, but generally no later than 30 days. If we cannot respond to your request within 30 days, an additional 30 days is allowed if we provide you with a written statement of the reason(s) for the delay and the date by which access will be provided. We may deny you access to certain information, such as if we believe it may endanger you or someone else, in which case we will also explain how you may appeal the decision.
Amend Health Information.
You have the right to request us to amend health information about you in your Designated Record Set which you believe is not correct, or not complete. You must make this request in writing and give us the reason you believe the information is not correct or complete. We will respond to your request in writing within 30 days. We may deny your request if we did not create the information, if it is not part of the records we use to make decisions about you, the information is something you would not be permitted to inspect or copy, or if it is complete and accurate.
Accounting of Disclosures.
You have a right to receive an accounting of certain disclosures of your PHI to others. This accounting will list the times we have given your health information to others. The list will include dates of the disclosures, the names of the people or organizations to whom the information was disclosed, a description of the information, and the reason. We will provide the first list of disclosures you request at no charge. We may charge you for any additional lists you request during the following 12 months. You must request this list in writing. You must tell us the time period you want the list to cover, which may not exceed the most recent six years. Disclosures for the following reasons will not be included on the list: disclosures for treatment, payment, or health care operations; disclosures incident to a permitted use or disclosure; disclosures as part of a limited data set; disclosures to your family members, other relatives, or friends who are involved in your care or who otherwise need to be notified of your location, general condition, or death; disclosures for national security purposes; certain disclosures to correctional or law enforcement personnel; disclosures that you have authorized; and disclosures made directly to you or your representatives.
Right to Notification of Breach of Unsecured PHI.
We will comply with the requirements of HIPAA and its implementing regulations to provide notification to affected individuals, HHS, and the media (when required) if we or a business associate discover a breach of unsecured PHI.
State Rights More Stringent Than HIPAA.
In certain instances, protections afforded under applicable state law may be more stringent than those provided by HIPAA and are therefore not preempted. For instance, certain records pertaining to substance abuse records are subject to more stringent protections pursuant to Section 397.501(7) F.S., and certain mental health records are protected under Section 394.4615(2) F.S. Disclosures of such records (i.e., if subpoenaed) typically require consent of the patient or a court order.
Paper Copy of this Privacy Notice.
You have a right to receive a paper copy of this notice. If you have received this notice electronically, you may receive a paper copy by contacting the privacy official listed at the end of this notice.
Complaints.
You have a right to complain if you think your privacy has been violated. We encourage you to contact our Privacy Official if you have a complaint, or question how your PHI is being used or disclosed. You may also file a complaint with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.
OUR RIGHT TO CHANGE THIS NOTICE.
We reserve the right to change our privacy practices, as described in this notice, at any time. We reserve the right to apply these changes to any health information which we already have, as well as to health information we receive in the future. Before we make any change in the privacy practices described in this notice, we will write a new notice that includes the change. We will post the new notice in our office and make copies available upon request. The new notice will include an effective date. A copy of the latest version of this notice will also be maintained on our website.