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The Global Brain Care Coalition ("GBCC"), an initiative of Mass General Brigham, Incorporated, operates the Brain Care Score website ("Website"). The Website provides educational tools, a self-reported assessment survey, and informational resources focused on proactive brain health awareness.

This Website terms of use (the "Terms") sets forth the legally binding terms and conditions governing your access to and use of the Website. As used herein, "you" or "your" refers to you, the individual accessing the Website as a user (all users are collectively referred to herein as "users").

These Terms incorporate by reference the Privacy Policy (the "Privacy Policy"), as it may be amended from time to time.

Important Medical Disclaimer

This Website does not provide medical advice.

Use of the Website does not establish a doctor–patient relationship.

Do not use this Website for emergencies. If you think you have a medical emergency, call your doctor or dial 911 immediately.

This Website is provided to the general public for reference and educational purposes only. The content is not meant to be complete or exhaustive or to be applicable to any specific individual's medical condition. This website is not an attempt to practice medicine or provide medical advice, and it should not be used to make a diagnosis or to replace or overrule a health care provider's judgment. The content on this website is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult with a qualified and licensed physician or other medical care provider, and follow their advice without delay regardless of anything read on this Website.

Do not rely on communication through this Website for immediate, urgent medical needs. This Website is not designed to facilitate medical emergencies. Users should not rely upon this Website for emergency medical treatment.

Acceptance of these Terms; Right to Modify

By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not accept and agree to be bound by these Terms in their entirety, you are strictly prohibited from accessing, registering and/or using the Website, except as necessary to review these Terms. If you disagree with any part of these Terms, your sole remedy is to discontinue your use of the Website.

We may modify these Terms at any time and for any reason by posting an updated Terms of Use to the Website and updating the "Last Updated" date above to reflect the date of the modifications. Unless otherwise specified by us, all modifications shall be effective upon posting. Therefore, you are encouraged to check this webpage frequently. By accessing or using the Website after any modified terms become effective, you agree to be bound by such modifications. If you do not agree to any modifications to these Terms, you must immediately terminate access to the Website.

Eligibility to Use the Website

By requesting to use, registering to use, or using the Website, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into these Terms, and that you will abide by these Terms. You also represent and warrant that you meet the following eligibility criteria:

You are an adult (have reached the age of majority under applicable law); and

If you are accepting these Terms on behalf of someone else, you confirm that you have the legal authority to bind that person to these Terms.

Rules of Conduct

While using the Site, you are required to comply with these Terms and all applicable laws, rules and regulations. We also expect users of the Website to respect the rights and dignity of others. Do not use the Website to harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights of others. Do not impersonate anyone. Do not disrupt the operation of the Website. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to restrict or terminate access that does not comport with these Rules of Conduct and to remove any materials that violate these Terms or which we find objectionable.

Security

We maintain safeguards intended to protect the integrity and security of the Website. However, we cannot guarantee that the Website will be secure, complete or correct, or that access to the Website will remain uninterrupted.

No Endorsements

Reference to any product, recording, event, process, publication, service, or offering of any third party by name, trade name, trademark, service mark, company name or otherwise does not constitute or imply the endorsement or recommendation of such by us. Any views expressed by third parties on the Website are solely the views of such third party and we assume no responsibility for the accuracy or veracity of any statement made by such third party.

External Links

The Website may contain links to third-party websites. Linked sites are not under our control and we are not responsible for the content of any linked site. Links are provided as a convenience only, and a link does not imply that we endorse, sponsor, or are affiliated with the linked site. Your use of third-party websites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such sites; these Terms do not apply to other websites. We encourage you to review the third party websites' terms of use and learn about the privacy practices of each website before providing them with personal information. Where possible, we will warn you when you are leaving the Website and connecting to a site operated by a third party.

Third Party Tools and Software

We may incorporate third party tools and software as part of certain of the Website. We do not operate, control, or supply any information, product, or service that is not clearly identified as being supplied by us. Your use of such third party tools and software is subject to any and all applicable additional terms and conditions governing such use provided by the third party provider. Where applicable, additional notices relating to the third party tools and software may be provided by us, which for example may contain attribution and disclaimer notices applicable to the third party tools and/or software.

Data Collection and Use; Privacy

You understand and agree that the Privacy Policy shall govern the collection, use and disclosure of certain information obtained by us through your access to and use of the Website.

License

You acknowledge and agree that all trademarks, service marks, and graphical elements presented on or through the Website will remain property of The General Hospital Corporation (hereinafter "Hospital"), and are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, and/or other proprietary rights and related laws, rules and regulations. The Website, including, but not limited to, editorial content, photographs, graphics, video and audio content and any other elements thereof that are produced by or for Hospital, is protected by copyright as a collective work or compilation under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. You agree to abide by all additional copyright notices or restrictions contained in any content.

No title or ownership of the Website or any portion thereof is transferred to you hereunder. Hospital reserves all rights not expressly granted hereunder. You agree not to change or delete any copyright or proprietary notice related to materials downloaded from the Website.

You may not use the name, trademark, service mark, logo or other identifying characteristic ("Name") of Hospital or its respective affiliates, directors, trustees, officers, appointees, employees, staff, representatives or agents, in any advertising, promotional or sales literature, publicity or in any document employed to obtain funds or financing without the prior written approval of Hospital.

Subject to the terms of this license, you may use the Website and its contents solely for non-commercial, non-revenue generating research purposes. To obtain a license for any other use, please contact Mass General Brigham's Innovation office.

You may provide input, comments or suggestions regarding the Website ("Feedback"). You acknowledge and agree that we may use any Feedback without any obligation to you and you hereby grant us a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable license to reproduce, display, perform, distribute, publish, modify, edit or otherwise use such Feedback as we may deem appropriate, without restriction, for any and all commercial and/or non-commercial purposes, in its sole discretion.

Disclaimer

THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENTS ARE TO BE USED SOLELY FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND SHOULD NOT BE USED TO REPLACE OR OVERRULE A LICENSED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER'S JUDGMENT. THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND HOSPITAL IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE CLINICALLY SOUND, WITHOUT ERROR OR OTHERWISE SUCCESSFUL. HOSPITAL SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.

IN NO EVENT SHALL HOSPITAL OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE TRUSTEES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MEDICAL OR PROFESSIONAL STAFF, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU, YOUR COMPANY OR LEGAL ENTITY OR ANY OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE RIGHTS GRANTED UNDER THIS LICENSE, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ECONOMIC DAMAGES OR INJURY TO PROPERTY OR LOST PROFITS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER HOSPITAL SHALL BE ADVISED, SHALL HAVE OTHER REASON TO KNOW, OR IN FACT SHALL KNOW OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FOREGOING. IN NO EVENT SHALL HOSPITAL'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS LICENSE, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED $100 TO YOU, YOUR COMPANY OR LEGAL ENTITY PURSUANT TO THIS LICENSE.

You, and your company or legal entity shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Hospital and its affiliates and their respective trustees, directors, officers, medical and professional staff, employees, and agents and their respective successors, heirs and assigns (the "Indemnitees"), against any third party claims, suits, investigations, inquiries, losses, damages, costs, fees, expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses of litigation), and other liabilities (collectively, "Losses") to the extent relating to or arising from, in whole or in part, (a) any use by you of the Website, or (b) you, your company or legal entity's breach of its obligations under this License. Neither Hospital, you or your company or legal entity shall settle any Loss without the prior written consent of the other, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

By accessing this Website, you accept this License. If you are accessing this Website on behalf of your company or legal entity, then you represent and warrant that you have the authority to enter into this License and on behalf of your company or legal entity.

Limitation of Liability

We recognize that some laws provide consumers specific rights and remedies and expressly prohibit waiver of these rights. Except with respect to these laws, you waive all damages under any cause of action other than actual damage for out-of-pocket loss. For example, except with respect to these laws, you waive nominal damages, liquidated damages, statutory damages, consequential damages, presumed damages, as well as the imposition of costs and attorney's fees.

Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Mass General Brigham, its affiliates, and its directors, officers, employees, agents, and representatives, from and against all claims, losses, costs and expenses (including without limitation attorneys' fees) arising out of any violation of these Terms by you.

Availability; Termination; Modifications to the Website

You understand that the Website is provided as a courtesy to you and that we may modify, suspend, or terminate all or a portion of the Website at any time in our discretion without prior notice to you. We shall use reasonable commercial efforts to maintain the availability of the Website but we do not guarantee any specific level of availability of the Website. You agree that Mass General Brigham, nor any of our affiliates, shall be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the Website.

Dispute Resolution Terms (Please Read Carefully)

Choice of Arbitrator and Rules. Any disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with your use of the Website (each, a "Dispute") must be submitted exclusively to the American Arbitration Association (AAA) to be heard under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. If for any reason AAA is unable or unwilling to conduct the arbitration consistent with these terms, you and we will pick another arbitrator pursuant to 9 U.S. Code § 5.

Mandatory (Individual) Arbitration. You agree that any Dispute between us shall be resolved exclusively in individual (non-class) arbitration. The parties intend to be bound to the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. An arbitration means there will be no jury, and no judge.

Scope of Arbitration. The arbitrator shall exclusively determine all issues as to the Dispute, applying these Terms. The arbitrator shall also determine any question as to whether any Dispute or issue is subject to arbitration. The arbitrator shall not have the power to hear any Dispute as a class action, mass action, or representative action. The arbitrator shall not have any power to issue relief to anyone but You or us.

Exception to Arbitration (Small Claims Court). Disputes that can be fully resolved in small claims court need not be submitted to arbitration.

Choice of Venue (Boston, Massachusetts). You agree that any Disputes shall be heard exclusively in Boston, Massachusetts unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties or determined by the arbitrator. You consent to jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for all purposes.

Choice of Law (Massachusetts). These Terms and your use of the Website are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, U.S.A., without regard to its choice of law provisions. However, any determination as to whether a Dispute is subject to arbitration, or as to the conduct of the arbitration, shall be governed exclusively by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.

Class Action Waiver. You agree that any Dispute between us shall be resolved in an individual action. Under no circumstances will you file, seek, or participate in a class action, mass action, or representative action in connection with a Dispute.

Remedies Available in Arbitration. The arbitrator may grant any remedy, relief, or outcome that the parties could have received in court, including awards of attorney's fees and costs, in accordance with the law(s) that applies to the case, except injunctive relief.

Injunctive Relief. The arbitrator may not issue any injunction. If either party in a Dispute seeks injunctive relief, the arbitrator will complete arbitration of the Dispute, issue an award of monetary compensation (if any), and then the party seeking injunctive relief may file a new action in state or federal court in Boston, Massachusetts, solely for injunctive relief. The findings of fact and conclusions of law of the arbitrator shall not be submitted as evidence or constitute precedent in this subsequent suit.

Miscellaneous

Notices. Notices to you may be made via posting to the Website, by email, or by regular mail, in our sole discretion. Notices to us should be made using the contact information below.

Evidence. You agree that a printed version of these Terms and of any notice given in electronic form, including by posting to the Website, shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these Terms.

Information or Complaints. If you have any questions, concerns, complaints or suggestions regarding our Website Terms or otherwise need to contact us, please email us at globalbraincarecoalition@mgb.org, call us at 617-724-8515, or contact us by US postal mail at the following address:

Attn: Suite 11E29, 399 Revolution Drive, Somerville, MA 02145

Claims of Copyright Infringement / Digital Millennium Copyright Act Notice. We respect the intellectual property rights of others and require that our users do the same. If you believe that any content available on our Website or other activity taking place on our Website constitutes infringement of a work protected by copyright, please notify us:

Attn: Suite 11E29, 399 Revolution Drive, Somerville, MA 02145

Email: globalbraincarecoalition@mgb.org

Phone: 617-724-8515

Your notice must comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §512) (the "DMCA"). Upon receipt of a compliant notice, we will respond and proceed in accordance with the DMCA.

We have implemented a repeat infringer policy to address instances in which a particular user is subject to multiple DMCA notifications. If we determine that a user has violated our Repeat Infringer Policy, then we may take, in our sole discretion, any number of steps including, but not limited to, issuing warnings to the applicable user, suspending or terminating that user's account, and any other interim measures that we deem appropriate.

Severability. If any provision of these Terms is found for any reason to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, then that provision will be given its maximum enforceable effect or shall be deemed severable from these Terms and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provision.

No Partnership. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and us as a result of these Terms or your use of the Website.

Assignment. We may assign our rights under these Terms, in whole or in part, to any person or entity at any time with or without your consent. You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent, and any unauthorized assignment by you shall be null and void.

Electronic Documents. This electronic document, and all other electronic documents incorporated in these Terms, will be: (a) deemed for all purposes to be a "writing" or "in writing", and to comply with all statutory, contractual, and other legal requirements for a writing; and (b) legally enforceable as a signed agreement. A printed version of these Terms and any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial proceedings or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these Terms of Use to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

No Waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms shall in no way be construed to be a present or future waiver of such provision, nor in any way affect the right of any party to enforce each and every such provision thereafter. The express waiver by us of any provision, condition or requirement of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of any future obligation to comply with such provision, condition or requirement.

Force Majeure. In no event shall we or our affiliates be liable to you for any damage, delay or failure to perform resulting directly or indirectly from any event outside of our reasonable control or any force majeure event.

Entire Agreement. These Terms, including the documents expressly incorporated by reference, constitutes the entire agreement between you and us with respect to the Website, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications, whether electronic, oral or written.

Changes to the Website. We may modify or discontinue the Website and its Contents at any time, in our sole discretion.

Changes to the Terms. We may change these Terms at any time. We will provide reasonable notice, by posting a revised version of these Terms through the Website. By continuing to use the Website, you agree to the new Terms.

The Global Brain Care Coalition ("GBCC"), an initiative of Mass General Brigham Incorporated ("we," "us" and "our"), is committed to protecting your privacy.

This website privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") provides important information regarding the collection, use and disclosure of information, including personal information, we receive from users of the Brain Care Score website ("Website"). As used herein, "you" or "your" refers to you, the individual accessing the Website as a user (all users are collectively referred to herein as "users").

The Website is a web-based platform that is designed to provide educational tools, a self-reported assessment survey, and  informational resources focused on proactive brain health awareness.

Your Consent

By accessing or using the Website, and/or providing information to us in connection with the Website, you agree to the terms and conditions described in this Privacy Policy and you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your information, including your personal information, as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If you are accessing or using the Website, you represent that you are authorized to accept this Privacy Policy on such individual's behalf.

Your access and use of the Website is also subject to our Terms of Use, as it may be amended from time to time.

What is Personal Information?

Personal information is any information relating to a natural person who is, or can be, identified either directly or indirectly from such information and includes information such as a user's name, e-mail address, internet activity (such as browsing history) or other information directly linked to that person. You are not legally required to provide personal information to us. However, certain personal information is required to access and use the features available on the Website, which will not be available to you if you choose not to provide the necessary personal information.

Information That We Collect

Personal Information Provided by Users

We collect personal information from users when such users (or their authorized representatives) use features available on the Website. The personal information you provide to us may include:

Your name and e-mail address;

Demographic information (age range, sex, location, etc.);

Survey Information (including lifestyle factors; physical health indicators; social and emotional indicators, etc.); and

Records and copies of your correspondence (including e-mail address) between you and us.

From time to time, we may also use or augment the personal information we have about you with information obtained from other sources, such as public databases and other third parties.

Personal Information We Collect Automatically

In addition to collecting personal information that you directly provide to us, we may automatically collect certain personal information when you use the Website, such as an IP address, information about your browser, device or operating system, or similar information. IP addresses are ID numbers for the location of your computer or network on the internet. Log files are recordings of the traffic to and from a server. We may also automatically collect information about your use of the Website, including the date and time you visit the Website, use or click through to any of features available on the Website, the amount of time you spend viewing or using the Website, and other click-stream or site usage data. In addition to other uses described herein, we may use this information to help us provide and improve the Website.

How We Use Your Personal Information

We may use your personal information to:

Provide, maintain, and improve the Website;

Identify and authenticate your rights to access the Website;

Communicate with you about the Website, including sending you e-mails;

Respond to your queries and requests;

Provide assessment results;

Improve the Brain Care Score tools and resources;

Develop educational content;

Conduct de-identified research and impact evaluation;

Protect the security of the Website; and

Act as we believe to be necessary or appropriate: (a) under applicable law; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to requests from public or government authorities; (d) to enforce our Terms of Use; (e) to protect our operations or those of any of our affiliates; (f) to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, or that of our affiliates, you or others; or (g) to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.

We may also use aggregate or de-identified data that is not personally identifiable for any legally permissible purposes without restriction.

How We Share Your Personal Information

We do not sell, rent, share, or otherwise disclose personal information covered under this Privacy Policy that we collect about you to any unaffiliated organization without your permission. Your personal information covered under this Privacy Policy may be disclosed to:

Our third party service providers that provide services such as e-mail, information technology and web services, and our professional advisors such as accountants, auditors and lawyers;

A third party in the event of any reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer, liquidation or other disposition of all or any portion of our business (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceeding); and

A third party as we believe to be necessary or appropriate: (a) under applicable law; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to requests from public or government authorities; (d) to enforce the Website Terms of Use; (e) to protect our operations or those of any of our affiliates; (f) to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, or that of our affiliates, you or others; or (g) to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.

We may also disclose to third parties aggregate or de-identified data that is not personally identifiable for any legally permissible purposes.

Cookies

A cookie is a small piece of information that a website can store on a computer and sometimes later use to recognize a user. The purpose of cookies is to enhance your ability to receive the information you want. We use "session" cookies, which is a type of cookie that expires when the user closes the browser in which the website was viewed. In the future, we may use other types of cookies to enhance the experience of users. As with all cookies, you can personalize your web browser settings to reject cookies. However, some cookies that are strictly necessary to operate the Website cannot be toggled off.

Some of our service providers with whom we contract to carry out Platform features (e.g., website providers) may use their cookies on the Website. Our service providers may also acquire device identifiers and specific information about the browser you use. In some cases, this information may be unique to you.

Third Parties

This Privacy Policy does not address, and we are not responsible for, the privacy practices of any third parties, including any third party websites, applications, devices or services that are not operated or controlled by us. We encourage all users to review the privacy policies of each website, application, device and service you use. As with any third party technologies or devices that are not operated or controlled by us, your interactions with these third parties are governed by the privacy policy of the applicable third party. We have no control over, do not review, and cannot be responsible for, these third party services.

Children's Privacy

You must be an adult (have reached the age of majority under applicable law) to use the Website.

We are concerned about the safety and privacy of children online. Because of this, we will make all efforts to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 ("COPPA"). COPPA and its accompanying FTC regulations establish United States federal law that protects the privacy of children using the internet. The Website is intended only for the parents/legal guardians who may access and use the Website on a minor's behalf and is neither intended for nor designed to attract users under the age of thirteen (13). It is possible that by fraud or deception by others we may receive information given to us or pertaining to minors, including children under thirteen (13). If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of thirteen (13), we will promptly delete that information. If you believe we have collected personal information from a child under the age of thirteen (13), please contact us at CISPO@partners.org.

Data Security

We are committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information you provide to us via the Website. Accordingly, we use reasonable physical, technical, and administrative measures to protect personal information under our control. This includes using a secure firewall and a security infrastructure that is intended to protect the integrity and privacy of your personal information. As an additional security measure, your personal information is also encrypted during transmission using appropriate technology including Transport Layer Security.

Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or data storage system is 100% secure and therefore we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us through the Website, and you do so at your own risk. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of any account you might have with us has been compromised), please immediately notify us of the problem by contacting us at globalbraincarecoalition@mgb.org.

Storage of Data

We will only store personal information for as long as it is needed to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, subject to applicable data retention periods imposed upon us by applicable law and institutional policy. This may mean that your personal information is stored by us for a number of years, depending on the purpose and need for that data to be processed.

Users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland

EEA or Switzerland residents are entitled to the rights under Chapter III of the EU General Data Protection Regulation or Section 2 of the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection with respect to the processing of personal data, which includes the right to access, rectify and request erasure of personal data. Please contact us at feedback@massgeneralinfo.org with your request. In order to verify your identity, we may require you to provide us with personal information prior to accessing any records containing information about you.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will become effective when we make the revised Privacy Policy available on the Website. We will update the "Effective Date" date at the top of this Privacy Policy if we make any such changes to this Privacy Policy. Your use of the Website and any of its features following any change means that you accept the revised Privacy Policy. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about how we collect, use and disclose personal information.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by e-mail at globalbraincarecoalition@mgb.org.