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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: June 21, 2023

The following Privacy Policy governs the online collection, use, and protection of Personally Identifiable Information’ (PII) by Purpose Inc (“we” or “our” or “us”). Specifically, it outlines the types of information that we gather about people visiting the www.schoolafm.com website (the “Site”).

Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of Purpose Inc. The use of the Internet pages of Purpose Inc is possible without any indication of personal data; however, if a user wants to use special enterprise services via the Site, processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no statutory basis for such processing, we generally obtain consent from the user.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a user shall always be in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Purpose Inc. By means of this data protection declaration, our enterprise would like to inform the general public of the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, transfer, use and process. Furthermore, users are informed, by means of this Privacy Policy of the rights to which they are entitled.

As the controller, Purpose Inc has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through the Site. However, Internet-based data transmissions may in principle have security gaps, so absolute protection may not be guaranteed. For this reason, every user is free to transfer personal data to us via alternative means, e.g., by telephone. 

We hereby declare that by this Privacy Policy we respect and safeguard the following rights of the user to the following:

  1. Right of confirmation
  2. Right to access
  3. Right to rectification
  4. Right to erasure/Right to be forgotten
  5. Right to Restriction of Processing
  6. Right to data portability
  7. Right to object
  8. Right to withdraw

INTERPRETATION

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

DEFINITIONS

The Privacy Policy of Purpose Inc is based on the terms used in General Data Protection Regulations spread across the globe in order to make the Privacy Policy legible and understandable for the general public, as well as our customers and business partners. The following terms shall have the meaning elaborated herein-

“Account” means a unique account created for User to access our Service or parts of our Service.

“Company” (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Policy) refers to Purpose Inc, 137 Concord Rd Sudbury, MA 01776.

“Consent” of the user is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the user’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

“Controller” is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

“Cookies” are small files that are placed on your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of your browsing history on that website among its many uses.

“User” is any identified or identifiable natural person, whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.

“Device” means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cell phone or a digital tablet.

“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“user”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

“Processing” is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

“Profiling” means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.

“Processor” is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

“Pseudonymisation” is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific user without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

“Restriction of processing” is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.

“Third party” is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the user, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.

“Third-party Social Media Service” refers to any website or any social network website through which a User can log in or create an account to use the Service.

“Usage Data” refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

“Website” refers to The School of Applied Functional Medicine, accessible from https://schoolafm.com.

“You” means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

COLLECTING AND USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  1. Email address
  2. First name and last name
  3. Phone number
  4. Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
  5. Usage Data

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Information from Third-Party Social Media Services

The Company allows You to create an account and log in to use the Service through the following Third-party Social Media Services:

  • Google
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

If You decide to register through or otherwise grant us access to a Third-Party Social Media Service, We may collect Personal data that is already associated with Your Third-Party Social Media Service’s account, such as Your name, Your email address, Your activities or Your contact list associated with that account.

You may also have the option of sharing additional information with the Company through Your Third-Party Social Media Service’s account. If You choose to provide such information and Personal Data, during registration or otherwise, You are giving the Company permission to use, share, and store it in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.

USAGE OF DATA COLLECTED

We may use the information we collect from you when you register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the Site, or use certain other site features in the following ways:

To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.

To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.

For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.

To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.

To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.

To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.

For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is among the assets transferred.

For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

  • With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyse the use of our Service, to contact You.
  • For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company.
  • With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honour this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
  • With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
  • With other users: when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside. If You interact with other users or register through a Third-Party Social Media Service, Your contacts on the Third-Party Social Media Service may see Your name, profile, pictures and description of Your activity. Similarly, other users will be able to view descriptions of Your activity, communicate with You and view Your profile.
  • With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.

COOKIES

The Internet pages of Purpose Inc use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in a computer system via an Internet browser.

Many Internet sites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which Internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited Internet sites and servers to differentiate the individual browser of the subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific Internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID.

Through the use of cookies, Purpose Inc can provide the users of Website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser.

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

Necessary / Essential Cookies

Type: Session Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.

Notice Acceptance Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.

Functionality Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website.

By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our Site can be optimized with the user in mind. Cookies allow us, as previously mentioned, to recognize our Site users. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to utilize our Site. The Site user that uses cookies, e.g., does not have to enter access data (login credentials) each time the Site is accessed, because this is taken over by the Site, and the cookie is thus stored on the user’s computer system. In other words, it is not necessary to login again every time a new page is requested (a click). Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online store remembers the articles that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

The user may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies through our Site by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used, and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Service may use Cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. If the user deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our Site may be entirely usable.

COLLECTION OF GENERAL DATA AND INFORMATION

The Site of Purpose Inc collects a series of general data and information when a user or automated system calls up the Site. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. Collected may be (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the Site from which an accessing system reaches our Site (so-called referrers), (4) the sub-websites, (5) the date and time (so-called timestamp) of access to the Internet site, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the internet service provider (ISP) of the accessing system, and (8) any other similar data and information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using these general data and information, Purpose Inc does not draw any conclusions about the user. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our Site correctly, (2) optimize the content of our Site as well as its advertisement, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and Site technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. Therefore, Purpose Inc analyses anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise, and to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a user.

REGISTRATION ON OUR WEBSITE

The user has the possibility to register (sign up for a Trial account) on the Site of the controller with the indication of personal data. Which personal data are transmitted to the controller is determined by the respective input mask (sign-up form) used for the registration. The personal data entered by the user are collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller, and for his own purposes. The controller may request transfer to one or more processors (e.g., a parcel service) that also uses personal data for an internal purpose which is attributable to the controller.

By registering on the Site of the controller, the IP address—assigned by the internet service provider (ISP) and used by the user—date, and time of the registration are also stored. The storage of this data takes place against the background that this is the only way to prevent the misuse of our services, and, if necessary, to make it possible to investigate committed offenses. Insofar, the storage of this data is necessary to secure the controller. This data is not passed on to third parties unless there is a statutory obligation to pass on the data, or if the transfer serves the aim of criminal prosecution.

The registration of the user, with the voluntary indication of personal data, is intended to enable the controller to offer the user contents or services that may only be offered to registered users due to the nature of the matter in question. Registered persons are free to change the personal data specified during the registration at any time, or to have them completely deleted from the data stock of the controller.

The data controller shall, at any time, provide information upon request to each user as to what personal data are stored about the user. In addition, the data controller shall correct or erase personal data at the request or indication of the user, insofar as there are no statutory storage obligations. A Data Protection Officer particularly designated in this Privacy Policy, as well as the entirety of the controller’s employees are available to the user in this respect as contact persons.

SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR NEWSLETTERS

On the Site of Purpose Inc, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our enterprise’s newsletter. The input mask used for this purpose determines what personal data are transmitted, as well as when the newsletter is ordered from the controller.

Purpose Inc informs its customers and business partners regularly by means of a newsletter about enterprise offers and clinical tips. The enterprise’s newsletter may only be received by the user if (1) the user has a valid e-mail address and (2) the user registers for the newsletter shipping. A confirmation e-mail will be sent to the e-mail address registered by a user for the first time for newsletter shipping, for legal reasons. This confirmation e-mail is used to prove whether the owner of the e-mail address as the user is authorized to receive the newsletter.

During the registration for the newsletter, we also store the IP address of the computer system assigned by the internet service provider (ISP) and used by the user at the time of the registration, as well as the date and time of the registration. The collection of this data is necessary in order to understand the (possible) misuse of the e-mail address of a user at a later date, and it therefore serves the aim of the legal protection of the controller.

The personal data collected as part of a registration for the newsletter will only be used to send our newsletter. In addition, subscribers to the newsletter may be informed by e-mail, as long as this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or a registration in question, as this could be the case in the event of modifications to the newsletter offer, or in the event of a change in technical circumstances. There will be no transfer of personal data collected by the newsletter service to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter may be terminated by the user at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data, which the user has given for shipping the newsletter, may be revoked at any time. For the purpose of revocation of consent, a corresponding link (‘unsubscribe’) is found in the bottom of each newsletter. It is also possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time directly on the Site of the controller, or to communicate this to the controller in a different way.

NEWSLETTER TRACKING

The newsletter of Purpose Inc contains so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in such e-mails, which are sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and analysis. This allows a statistical analysis of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, Purpose Inc may see if and when an e-mail was opened by a user, and which links in the e-mail were called up (clicked on) by users.

Such personal data collected in the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and analysed by the controller in order to optimize the shipping of the newsletter, as well as to continuously adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. These personal data will not be passed on to third parties. Users are at any time entitled to revoke the respective separate declaration of consent issued by means of the double-opt-in procedure. After a revocation, these personal data will be deleted by the controller. Purpose Inc automatically regards a withdrawal from the receipt of the newsletter as a revocation.

CONTACT POSSIBLITY VIA THE WEBSITE

The Site of Purpose Inc contains information that enables a quick electronic contact to our enterprise, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a user contacts the controller by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the user are automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a user to the data controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the user. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties.

SUBSCRIPTION TO COMMENTS IN BLOG OR COURSE PAGES VIA THE WEBSITE

The comments made in the blog or course pages of Purpose Inc may be subscribed to by third parties. In particular, there is the possibility that a commenter subscribes to the comments following his comments on a particular blog post.

If a user decides to subscribe to the option, the controller will send an automatic confirmation e-mail to check as to whether the owner of the specified e-mail address decided in favor of this option. The option to subscribe to comments may be terminated at any time.

ROUTINE ERASURE & RETENTION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

If the storage purpose is not applicable, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data are routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal requirements.

TRANSFER OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.

DELETE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.

Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.

You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows you to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that You have provided to Us.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

Business Transactions: If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law enforcement: Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements: The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation;
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company;
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service;
  • Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public; and
  • Protect against legal liability.

 CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent’s consent before We collect and use that information.

AUTOMATED INDIVIDUAL DECISION-MAKING, INCLUDING PROFILING
Each user shall have the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her, or similarly significantly affects him or her, as long as the decision (1) is not is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the user and a data controller, or (2) is not authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the user’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is not based on the user’s explicit consent.

If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the user and a data controller, or (2) it is based on the user’s explicit consent, Purpose Inc shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the user’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and contest the decision.

If the user wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated individual decision-making, he or she may at any time directly contact our Data Protection Officer of Purpose Inc or another employee of the controller.

Please see our Social Media Disclaimers.

DATA PROTECTION PROVISIONS REGARDING THE APPLICATION AND USE OF FACEBOOK

On Website, the controller has integrated components of the enterprise Facebook. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is a place for social meetings on the Internet, an online community, which usually allows users to communicate with each other and interact in a virtual space. A social network may serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences or enable the Internet community to provide personal or business-related information. Facebook allows social network users to include the creation of private profiles, upload photos, and network through friend requests.

The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States. If a person lives outside of the United States or Canada, the controller is the Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet Site, which is operated by the controller and into which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-ins) was integrated, the web browser on the information technology system of the user is automatically prompted to download display of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook through the Facebook component. An overview of all the Facebook Plug-ins may be accessed under https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/. During the course of this technical procedure, Facebook is made aware of what specific sub-site of our Site was visited by the user.

If the user is logged in at the same time on Facebook, Facebook detects with every call-up to our Site by the user—and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site—which specific sub-site of our Internet page was visited by the user. This information is collected through the Facebook component and associated with the respective Facebook account of the user. If the user clicks on one of the Facebook buttons integrated into our Site, e.g., the “Like” button, or if the user submits a comment, then Facebook matches this information with the personal Facebook user account of the user and stores the personal data.

Facebook always receives, through the Facebook component, information about a visit to our Site by the user, whenever the user is logged in at the same time on Facebook during the time of the call-up to our Site. This occurs regardless of whether the user clicks on the Facebook component or not. If such a transmission of information to Facebook is not desirable for the user, then he or she may prevent this by logging off from their Facebook account before a call-up to our Site is made.

The data protection guideline published by Facebook, which is available at https://facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. In addition, it is explained there what setting options Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the user. In addition, different configuration options are made available to allow the elimination of data transmission to Facebook, e.g. the Facebook blocker of the provider Webgraph, which may be obtained under http://webgraph.com/resources/facebookblocker/. These applications may be used by the user to eliminate a data transmission to Facebook.

DATA PROTECTION PROVISIONS REGARDING THE APPLICATION AND USE OF GOOGLE ANALYTICS

On this Site, the controller has integrated the component of Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering, and analysis of data about the behaviour of visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects, inter alia, data about the Site from which a person has come (the so-called referrer), which sub-pages were visited, or how often and for what duration a sub-page was viewed. Web analytics are mainly used for the optimization of a website and in order to carry out a cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising.

The operator of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, United States.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyse the traffic on our Site. Google uses the collected data and information, inter alia, to evaluate the use of our Site and to provide online reports, which show the activities on our websites, and to provide other services concerning the use of our Internet site for us.

Google Analytics places a cookie on the information technology system of the user. The definition of cookies is explained above. With the setting of the cookie, Google is enabled to analyse the use of our Site. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and into which a Google Analytics component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the user will automatically submit data through the Google Analytics component for the purpose of online advertising and the settlement of commissions to Google. During the course of this technical procedure, the enterprise Google gains knowledge of personal information, such as the IP address of the user, which serves Google, inter alia, to understand the origin of visitors and clicks, and subsequently create commission settlements.

The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the location from which the access was made, and the frequency of visits of our Site by the user. With each visit to our Internet site, such personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the user, will be transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass these personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties.

The user may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our Site at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Google Analytics from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the user. In addition, cookies already in use by Google Analytics may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.

In addition, the user has the possibility of objecting to a collection of data that are generated by Google Analytics, which is related to the use of this Site, as well as the processing of this data by Google and the chance to preclude any such. For this purpose, the user must download a browser add-on under the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout and install it. This browser add-on tells Google Analytics through a JavaScript, that any data and information about the visits of Internet pages may not be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-ons is considered an objection by Google. If the information technology system of the user is later deleted, formatted, or newly installed, then the user must reinstall the browser add-ons to disable Google Analytics. If the browser add-on was uninstalled by the user or any other person who is attributable to their sphere of competence, or is disabled, it is possible to execute the reinstallation or reactivation of the browser add-ons.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ and under http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html. Google Analytics is further explained under the following Link https://www.google.com/analytics/.

DATA PROTECTION PROVISIONS REGARDING THE APPLICATION AND USE OF GOOGLE REMARKETING

On this Site, the controller has integrated Google Remarketing services. Google Remarketing is a feature of Google AdWords, which allows an enterprise to display advertising to Internet users who have previously resided on the enterprise’s Internet site. The integration of Google Remarketing therefore allows an enterprise to create user-based advertising and thus shows relevant advertisements to interested Internet users.

The operating company of the Google Remarketing services is the Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, United States.

The purpose of Google Remarketing is the insertion of interest-relevant advertising. Google Remarketing allows us to display ads on the Google network or on other websites, which are based on individual needs and matched to the interests of Internet users.

Google Remarketing sets a cookie on the information technology system of the user. The definition of cookies is explained above. With the setting of the cookie, Google enables a recognition of the visitor of our Site if he calls up consecutive web pages, which are also a member of the Google advertising network. With each call-up to an Internet site on which the service has been integrated by Google Remarketing, the web browser of the user identifies automatically with Google. During the course of this technical procedure, Google receives personal information, such as the IP address or the surfing behaviour of the user, which Google uses, inter alia, for the insertion of interest relevant advertising.

The cookie is used to store personal information, e.g., the Internet pages visited by the user. Each time we visit our Internet pages, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the user, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass these personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties.

The user may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our Site at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the user. In addition, cookies already in use by Google may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.

In addition, the user has the possibility of objecting to the interest-based advertising by Google. For this purpose, the user must call up the link to www.google.de/settings/ads and make the desired settings on each Internet browser used by the user.

Further information and the actual data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

DATA PROTECTION PROVISIONS REGARDING THE APPLICATION AND USE OF GOOGLE ADWORDS

On this Site the controller has integrated Google AdWords. Google AdWords is a service for Internet advertising that allows the advertiser to place ads in Google search engine results and the Google advertising network. Google AdWords allows an advertiser to pre-define specific keywords with the help of which an ad on Google’s search results only then displayed, when the user utilizes the search engine to retrieve a keyword-relevant search result. In the Google Advertising Network, the ads are distributed on relevant web pages using an automatic algorithm, taking into account the previously defined keywords.

The operating company of Google AdWords is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, UNITED STATES.

The purpose of Google AdWords is the promotion of our Site by the inclusion of relevant advertising on the websites of third parties and in the search engine results of the search engine Google and an insertion of third-party advertising on our Site.

If a user reaches our Site via a Google ad, a conversion cookie is filed on the information technology system of the user through Google. The definition of cookies is explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after 30 days and is not used to identify the user. If the cookie has not expired, the conversion cookie is used to check whether certain sub-pages, e.g., the shopping cart from an online shop system, were called up on our Site. Through the conversion cookie, both Google and the controller can understand whether a person who reached an AdWords ad on our Site generated sales, that is, executed or cancelled a sale of goods.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie is used by Google to create visit statistics for our Site. These visit statistics are used in order to determine the total number of users who have been served through AdWords ads to ascertain the success or failure of each AdWords ad and to optimize our AdWords ads in the future. Neither our company nor other Google AdWords advertisers receive information from Google that could identify the user.

The conversion cookie stores personal information, e.g., the Internet pages visited by the user. Each time we visit our Internet pages, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the user, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass these personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties.

The user may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies by our Site, as stated above, by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a conversion cookie on the information technology system of the user. In addition, a cookie set by Google AdWords may be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

The user has a possibility of objecting to the interest-based advertisement of Google. Therefore, the user must access from each of the browsers in use the link www.google.de/settings/ads and set the desired settings.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

DATA PROTECTION PROVISIONS REGARDING THE APPLICATION AND USE OF LINKEDIN

The controller has integrated components of the LinkedIn Corporation on this Site. LinkedIn is a web-based social network that enables users with existing business contacts to connect and to make new business contacts. LinkedIn is currently the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world.

The operating company of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, UNITED STATES. For privacy matters outside of the UNITED STATES LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible.

With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the user is automatically prompted to the download of a display of the corresponding LinkedIn component of LinkedIn. Further information about the LinkedIn plug-in may be accessed under https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. During the course of this technical procedure, LinkedIn gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of our Site was visited by the user.

If the user is logged in at the same time on LinkedIn, LinkedIn detects with every call-up to our Site by the user—and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site—which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited by the user. This information is collected through the LinkedIn component and associated with the respective LinkedIn account of the user. If the user clicks on one of the LinkedIn buttons integrated on our Site, then LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn user account of the user and stores the personal data.

LinkedIn receives information via the LinkedIn component that the user has visited our Site, provided that the user is logged in at LinkedIn at the time of the call-up to our Site. This occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on the LinkedIn button or not. If such a transmission of information to LinkedIn is not desirable for the user, then he or she may prevent this by logging off from their LinkedIn account before a call-up to our Site is made.

LinkedIn provides under https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls the possibility to unsubscribe from e-mail messages, SMS messages and targeted ads, as well as the ability to manage ad settings. LinkedIn also uses affiliates such as Eire, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua, and Lotame. The setting of such cookies may be denied under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. The applicable privacy policy for LinkedIn is available under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. The LinkedIn Cookie Policy is available under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

DATA PROTECTION PROVISIONS REGARDING THE APPLICATION AND USE OF TWITTER

On this Site, the controller has integrated components of Twitter. Twitter messages (tweets) are available for everyone, including those who are not logged on to Twitter. The tweets are also displayed to so-called followers of the respective user. Followers are other Twitter users who follow a user’s tweets. Furthermore, Twitter allows you to address a wide audience via hashtags, links or retweets.

The operating company of Twitter is Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, UNITED STATES.

With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a Twitter component (Twitter button) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the user is automatically prompted to download a display of the corresponding Twitter component of Twitter. Further information about the Twitter buttons is available under https://about.twitter.com/de/resources/buttons. During the course of this technical procedure, Twitter gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of our Site was visited by the user. The purpose of the integration of the Twitter component is a retransmission of the contents of this Site to allow our users to introduce this web page to the digital world and increase our visitor numbers.

If the user is logged in at the same time on Twitter, Twitter detects with every call-up to our Site by the user and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited by the user. This information is collected through the Twitter component and associated with the respective Twitter account of the user. If the user clicks on one of the Twitter buttons integrated on our Site, then Twitter assigns this information to the personal Twitter user account of the user and stores the personal data.

Twitter receives information via the Twitter component that the user has visited our Site, provided that the user is logged in on Twitter at the time of the call-up to our Site. This occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on the Twitter component or not. If such a transmission of information to Twitter is not desirable for the user, then he or she may prevent this by logging off from their Twitter account before a call-up to our Site is made.

The applicable data protection provisions of Twitter may be accessed under https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=en.

DATA PROTECTION PROVISIONS REGARDING THE APPLICATION AND USE OF PURPOSE INC

On this Site the controller has integrated components of Purpose Inc. The Purpose Inc components automatically recognize and qualify companies who visit a website. The Purpose Inc component allows the operator of a website that uses the component to generate leads, thus qualifying potential new customers.

The operating company of Purpose Inc is 137 Concord Rd Sudbury, MA 01776.

We use a Purpose Inc tracking pixel. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in a web page to enable log file recording and log file analysis to subsequently perform a statistical analysis. Purpose Inc also sets a cookie on the information technology system of the user. The definition of cookies is explained above. The setting of the cookie enables us to analyses the usage of our Site.

Using the data obtained, usage profiles are created. The usage profiles are used for the purpose of analysing visitor behaviour and enabling an improvement of our Internet offer. Data collected through the Purpose Inc component are not used to identify the user without first obtaining a separate and explicit consent from the user. These data will not be merged with personal data or with other data which contains the same usage profile. By default, Purpose Inc identifies the companies, not the individuals, who are accessing the Site, and presents firmographic information. Personal information is only collected and stored based on opt-in preferences.

With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Site, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the user is programmatically requested to submit data for the purpose of online analysis to the Purpose Inc component. During the course of this technical procedure, Purpose Inc gains knowledge of visitor information, such as the requesting IP address, which inter alia, serves to understand the origin of visitors and clicks.

The cookie is used to store anonymized information, such as the access time, and the frequency of visits to our Site. With each visit of our Internet pages, these visitor data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the user, are logged and stored by the Purpose Inc server. Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Purpose Inc may be retrieved under https://schoolafm.com/privacy-policy.

The user may prevent the setting of cookies through our Site at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Purpose Inc from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the user. In addition, cookies already in use by Purpose Inc may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.

If the controller chooses “Purpose Inc” as lead identification option for their Site, we might transmit personal data of the user to Purpose Inc. By implementing this lead identification option, the controller agrees to the transfer of personal data required for lead identification. The personal data transmitted to Purpose Inc is usually first name, last name, email address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number, or other data necessary for lead identification processing. The transmission of the data is aimed at Lead identification. The controller can transfer personal data to Purpose Inc, in particular, if a legitimate interest in the product or service of the controller is given.

PERIOD FOR WHICH THE DATA WILL BE STORED

The criteria used to determine the period of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiration of that period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, as long as it is no longer necessary for the fulfilment of the contract or the initiation of a contract.

EXISTENCE OF AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING

As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.

CAN SPAM ACT

The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.

We collect your email address in order to:

  • Process orders and to send information and updates pertaining to orders.
  • Send you additional information related to your product and/or service

To be in accordance with CANSPAM, we agree to the following:

  • Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.
  • Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way.
  • Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters.
  • Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.
  • Honour opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly.
  • Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.

To unsubscribe from receiving future emails:

  • Follow the instructions at the bottom of each email, and we will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.

HIPAA COMPLIANCE

We use the PHI in the case reports in the de-identified format. SAFM has de-identified the PHI as per the standards set by Privacy Rule and hence, no Authorization or waiver is necessary for its use or disclosure.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

CONTACT US

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact at Contact SAFM Support or support@schoolafm.com.

NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE CONTROLLER

Purpose Inc
137 Concord Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776
Phone: 1-844-686-5493
Email: support@schoolafm.com
Website: https://schoolafm.com

NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

The Data Protection Officer of the controller is:

Purpose Inc
137 Concord Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776
Phone: 1-844-686-5493
Email: support@schoolafm.com
Website: https://schoolafm.com

Any user may, at any time, contact our Data Protection Officer directly with all questions and suggestions concerning data protection.

 

 

 


Terms of Use

Last Updated: June 21, 2023

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.

Ownership & Use of Website & Services

This website (“Site”) is owned and operated by Purpose Inc (“we” or “our” or “us”). By entering this Site, you are agreeing to accept all of the following Terms of Use, from Purpose Inc, its employees, and representatives, and to use the Site in accordance with these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and any additional Terms of Use that may apply to specific sections of the Site or to products and services available through the Site or from Purpose, Inc. Accessing the Site, in any manner, constitutes use of the Site and your agreement to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you take issue with any of the Terms of Use outlined herein, do not proceed.

Purpose Inc reserves the right to change these Terms of Use or to impose new conditions on use of the Site at any time. The revised Terms of Use will be posted on this Site.

For Educational and Informational Purposes Only-

The information contained in this Site is for educational and informational purposes only and is made available to both healthcare practitioners and the general public.

Not Medical Advice-

The information contained in this Site (and all of its programs, emails, and products) is not intended for any one individual and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment that can be provided by your physician, therapist, or other health care provider. Where presented, actual client case studies are shared only for educational illustration purposes. Do not assume your situation is similar or would have comparable results with the described approach. Always seek the advice of your physician or another qualified health care professional regarding any questions or concerns you have about your specific health situation, including any medications you are currently taking. We advise you to speak with your own physician before implementing any suggestions you glean from our Site. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking professional advice because of information you have read on this Site.

Not Evaluated by the FDA-

The information contained on this Site (and all of its programs, emails, and products) has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, or to be considered medical or psychological advice.

Personal Responsibility-

Our information sharing is designed to educate and empower all of our community. You acknowledge that you take full responsibility for your health, life and well-being, as well as the health, lives and well-being of your family and children and all decisions now or in the future. We are not responsible for your personal actions or choices, and their consequences, before, during or after any of our programs, services and/or products. You accept full responsibility and consequences for your use, or non-use, of any information or recommendation provided by us through any means whatsoever.

Website Use and Consent

The words, design, layout, graphics, photos, images, information, materials, documents, data, databases and all other information and intellectual property accessible on or through this Site (“Content”) is our property and is protected by United States intellectual property laws.

If you have purchased a service, program, product, or subscription or otherwise entered into a separate agreement with us, you will also be subject to the terms of that agreement or those terms of use, which shall prevail in the event of a conflict. Online purchases have additional terms of use relating to the transaction.

By accessing or using this Site and its Content, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old and that you agree to and to abide by these Terms. Any registration by, use of, or access to the Site and its Content by anyone under age 18 is unauthorized, unlicensed and in violation of these Terms.

Intellectual Property Rights

This Site and all the materials available on the Site are the property of us and/or our affiliates or licensors, and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. The Site is provided solely for your personal non-commercial use. You may not use the Site or the materials available on the Site in a manner that constitutes an infringement of our rights or that has not been authorized by us. More specifically, unless explicitly authorized in these Terms of Use or by the owner of the materials, you may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, translate, sell, create derivative works, exploit, or distribute in any manner or medium (including by email or other electronic means) any material from the Site. You may, however, from time to time, download and/or print one copy of individual pages of the Site for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Any special rules for other items accessible on the SAFM Site may be included elsewhere within the Site and are incorporated into these Terms of Use by reference.

Title to all materials on the Site remains with SAFM or its licensors. Any use of the materials on the Site not expressly permitted by this Terms of Use is a breach of this Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. Content and features are subject to change or termination without notice in the editorial discretion of SAFM. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to SAFM and its licensors.

If you violate any of these Terms of Use, your permission to use the materials posted on the Site will be automatically terminated and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of any portion of the materials.

Request for Permission to Use Content

Any request for written permission to use our Content, or any other intellectual property or property belonging to us, should be made before you wish to use the Content by completing the “Contact” form on this Site, or by sending an e-mail to support@schoolafm.com.

We clearly state that you may not use any Content in any way that is contrary to these Terms unless we have given you specific written permission to do so. If you are granted permission by us, you agree to use the specific Content that we allow and only in the ways for which we have given you our written permission. If you choose to use the Content in ways that we do not specifically give you written permission, you agree now that you will be treated as if you had copied, duplicated and/or stolen such Content from us, and you consent to immediately stop use of such Content and take whatever actions as we may request, by the methods and in the time frame that we prescribe, to protect our intellectual property and ownership rights of our Site and its Content.

Interactive Features

This Site may include a variety of features, such as bulletin boards, web logs, chat rooms, and email services, which allow feedback to us and real-time interaction between users, and other features which allow users to communicate with others. Responsibility for what is posted on bulletin boards, web logs, chat rooms, and other public posting areas on the Site, or sent via any email services on the Site, lies with each user – you alone are responsible for the material you post or send. We do not control the messages, information or files that you or others may provide through the Site. It is a condition of your use of the Site that you do not:

  • Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Site.
  • Use the Site to impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
  • Interfere with or disrupt any servers or networks used to provide the Site or its features, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of the networks we use to provide the Site.
  • Use the Site to instigate or encourage others to commit illegal activities or cause injury or property damage to any person.
  • Gain unauthorized access to the Site, or any account, computer system, or network connected to this Site, by means such as hacking, password mining or other illicit means.
  • Obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through this Site.
  • Use the Site to post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane or indecent information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, national or international law.
  • Use the Site to post or transmit any information, software or other material that violates or infringes upon the rights of others, including material that is an invasion of privacy or publicity rights or that is protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right, or derivative works with respect thereto, without first obtaining permission from the owner or rights holder.
  • Use the Site to post or transmit any information, software or other material that contains a virus or other harmful component.
  • Use the Site to post, transmit or in any way exploit any information, software or other material for commercial purposes, or that contains advertising.
  •  Use the Site for harvesting, scraping or otherwise collecting information about others, including email addresses, without their identification for posting or viewing comments;

SAFM may host message boards, chats and other public forums on its Sites. Any user failing to comply with the Terms of Use of this Agreement may be expelled from and refused continued access to, the message boards, chats or other public forums in the future. SAFM or its designated agents may remove or alter any user-created content at any time for any reason. Message boards, chats and other public forums are intended to serve as discussion centres for users and subscribers. Information and content posted within these public forums may be provided by SAFM staff, outside contributors, or by users not connected with SAFM, some of whom may employ anonymous user names. SAFM expressly disclaims all responsibility and endorsement and makes no representation as to the validity of any opinion, advice, information or statement made or displayed in these forums by third parties, nor are we responsible for any errors or omissions in such postings, or for hyperlinks embedded in any messages. Under no circumstances will we, our affiliates, suppliers or agents be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information obtained through these forums. The opinions expressed in these forums are solely the opinions of the participants, and do not reflect the opinions of SAFM or Purpose Inc or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.

SAFM has no obligation whatsoever to monitor any of the content or postings on the message boards, chat rooms or other public forums on the Sites. However, you acknowledge and agree that we have the absolute right to monitor the same at our sole discretion. In addition, we reserve the right to alter, edit, refuse to post or remove any postings or content, in whole or in part, for any reason and to disclose such materials and the circumstances surrounding their transmission to any third party in order to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request and to protect ourselves, our clients, sponsors, users and visitors.

Limitation of Liability

Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall we, our subsidiary and parent companies, affiliates, licensors, suppliers, or any third parties mentioned on the site be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the site, including our messaging, blogs, comments of others, books, emails, products, or services, or third-party materials, products, or services made available through the site or by us in any way, even if we are advised beforehand of the possibility of such damages. (As some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain categories of damages, the above limitation may not apply to you. In such states, our liability and the liability of our subsidiary and parent companies or affiliates is limited to the fullest extent permitted by such state law.) You specifically acknowledge and agree that we are not liable for any defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of any user. If you are dissatisfied with the site, any materials, products, or services on the site, or with any of the site’s terms of service, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the site and the products, services and/or materials. Any claims arising in connection with your use of the site or any content must be brought within one (1) year of the date of the event giving rise to such action occurred. Remedies in these terms of use are exclusive and are limited to those expressly provided for in these terms of use.

Program education and information is intended for a general audience and does not purport to be, nor should it be construed as, specific advice, therapy or counselling tailored to any individual.   All materials, procedures, policies, and standards, all teaching manuals, all teaching aids, all supplements and the like that have been or will be made available by SAFM or its designated facilitators, or any other source, oral or written, are for personal use in or in conjunction with this training program only.  Program content is for personal use only, and may not be sold, tape recorded, videotaped, shared, taught, given away, or otherwise divulged without the express written consent of SAFM, or its designated agent. The information contained in program material is strictly for educational purposes. Therefore, if you wish to apply ideas contained in this material, you are taking full responsibility for your actions. We assume no responsibility for errors or omissions that may appear in any program materials.

Limitations on Linking and Framing

You may establish a hypertext link to the Site so long as the link does not state or imply any sponsorship of your site by us or by the Site. However, you may not, without our prior written permission, frame or inline link any of the content of the Site, or incorporate into another website or other service any of our material, content or intellectual property.

Application of DMCA

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the “DMCA”) provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under the U.S. copyright law. If you believe in good faith that materials hosted by SAFM infringe your copyright, you, or your agent may send Us notice requesting that the material be removed or access to it be blocked. Any notification by a copyright owner or a person authorized to act on its behalf that fails to comply with requirements of the DMCA shall not be considered sufficient notice and shall not be deemed to confer upon SAFM actual knowledge of facts or circumstances from which infringing material or acts are evident. If you believe in good faith that a notice of copyright infringement has been wrongly filed against you, the DMCA permits you to send to SAFM a counter-notice. All notices and counter notices must meet the then current statutory requirements imposed by the DMCA; see http://www.loc.gov/copyright for details. SAFM’s Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement or counter notices can be reached as follows: support@schoolafm.com.

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of SAFM and our respective assigns, successors, heirs, and legal representatives. Neither this Agreement nor any rights hereunder may be assigned without the prior written consent of SAFM.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, all rights and obligations under this Agreement may be freely assigned by SAFM to any affiliated entity or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries.

E- Commerce

You agree to be financially responsible for all purchases made by you or someone acting on your behalf through the Site. You agree to use the Site and to purchase services or products through the Site for legitimate, non-commercial purposes only. You also agree not to make any purchases for speculative, false or fraudulent purposes or for the purpose of anticipating demand for a particular product or service. You agree to only purchase goods or services for yourself or for another person for whom you are legally permitted to do so. When making a purchase for a third party that requires you to submit the third party’s personal information to us or a merchant, you represent that you have obtained the express consent of such third party to provide such third party’s personal information.

International Use

The Purpose Inc. makes no representation or warranty that this Site and its Content are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States. Accessing this Site or the Content from territories in which this Site or the Content is illegal is prohibited. You agree that if you choose to access this Site or Content from any locations outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with international and local laws.

Termination

We may cancel or terminate your right to use the Site or any part of the Site at any time without notice. In the event of cancellation or termination, you are no longer authorized to access the part of the Site affected by such cancellation or termination. The restrictions imposed on you with respect to material downloaded from the Site, and the disclaimers and limitations of liabilities set forth in these Terms of Use, shall survive.

Indemnity

You agree to hold SAFM and any individuals or entities affiliated with SAFM (including officers, directors, and employees) harmless from any and all liabilities, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, related to or in connection with (i) your use of the Site; (ii) your violation of any term of this Agreement; or (iii) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any right of privacy, publicity rights, or intellectual property rights.

Disclaimers about Third Party Websites

This Site may contain links to websites that are not owned, operated, or controlled by SAFM or its affiliates. All such links are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave this Site. Neither we nor any of our respective affiliates are responsible for any content, materials, or other information located on or accessible from any other website.

Account Registration and Security-

You understand that you may need to create an account to make User Submissions and/or have access to parts of the Site. In consideration of your use of the Site, you will provide true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Site’s registration form. You are entirely responsible for the security and confidentiality of your password and account, and any and all activities that occur under your account. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security of which you become aware.

Passwords

To use certain features of the Site, you will need a username and password, which you will receive through the Site’s registration process. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account, and are responsible for all activities (whether by you or by others) that occur under your password or account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security, and to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to protect your password or account information.

Dispute Resolution

You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute with SAFM or in any way relating to your use of the Site, resides in the courts of the State of North Carolina and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the courts of the State of North Carolina in connection with any such dispute including any claim involving SAFM or its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, directors, telecommunication providers, and content providers. These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina and any dispute shall be subject to binding arbitration in North Carolina. If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. No waiver of any of these Terms  of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition.

  1. Class Action Waiver

You may only resolve disputes with us on an individual basis, and may not bring a claim as a plaintiff or a class member in a class, consolidated, or representative action. Class arbitrations, class actions, private attorney general actions, and consolidation with other arbitrations aren’t allowed.

The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims against us, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a class or representative proceeding or claims (such as a class action, consolidated action or private attorney general action) unless all relevant parties specifically agree to do so following initiation of the arbitration.

  1. Severability

If any clause within this Provision (other than the Class Action Waiver clause above) is found to be illegal or unenforceable, that clause will be severed from this Provision, and the remainder of this Provision will be given full force and effect. If the Class Action Waiver clause is found to be illegal or unenforceable, this entire Provision will be unenforceable and the dispute will be decided by a court.

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Social Media Disclaimers

Last Updated: June 21, 2023

The School of Applied Functional Medicine (To be referred as “SAFM” for brevity and convenience) declares the following with respect to usage of any and all social media associated with it, by private and public users:

FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM DISCLAIMERS

SAFM on Facebook and/or Instagram and/or any application(s) within (“this Site”) is intended for the discussion of activities of SAFM and services. All users of this Site must comply with Facebook’s and Instagram’s Terms of Use and the Terms of Use framed by SAFM. If you have concerns about anything posted on this Site, please contact us at support@schoolAFM.com.

SAFM and its affiliates or related entities, and their successors and assigns, and their respective directors, officers and employees, (collectively” SAFM “) are not liable for any errors or omissions on this Site, or for any loss or damages suffered as a result of anything appearing on this Site. Any information or views provided on this Site are current as of the date indicated, and are subject to change without notice. Any information provided on this Site is for information purposes only, and does not constitute any legal, medical or other advice. Where such statements are based on information provided by third parties, they are not guaranteed to be accurate or complete. Any services must be evaluated relative to each individual’s goals and objectives. SAFM is not responsible for anything posted to this Site by third parties, and makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of information contained in such material. The views expressed on this Site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of SAFM. SAFM is not responsible for, and disclaims any liability in relation to, anything posted by contributors to, or users of, the Site.

USE OF SAFM FACEBOOK/INSTAGRAM

The following SAFM Terms of Use apply to those who choose to use the SAFM on Facebook/Instagram site and/or any application(s) within (“Site”). By using this Site and submitting a comment, photo, video links and/or other materials, you (and your parent/legal guardian if you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence) agree to be bound by the SAFM Terms of Use, as follows:

  1. SAFM reserves the right, in its sole discretion, without notice, to remove any content that does not adhere to these Terms of Use.
  2. You will not post any comments, photos, videos, links or other materials on this Site that may be inappropriate in nature. This means that any comments/materials you submit, including linked material, must not be inappropriate, abusive or otherwise offensive, and must not contain, depict or involve (without limitation) any of the following: profanity or otherwise offensive language; nudity or pornographic material; derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, gender, professional, age or religious groups; content that endorses or condones any illegal, inappropriate or risky activity or behavior or any particular political agenda or message; any content that defames, misrepresents or contains disparaging remarks about other people, products or companies; content that endorses any form of hate or hate group; content that communicates message or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which SAFM wishes to associate; or any other content that is or could be considered illegal, inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, all as determined by SAFM in its sole discretion.
  3. You will not post or submit any third-party materials unless you have first obtained consent from the owner of such materials. By posting and/or submitting material or links to this Site, you represent that you have the right to share the material in your submitted content, including (without limitation), intellectual property including, but not limited to trade-marks and copyrighted material. For example: You must obtain consent from every person who helped you create your posted materials (e.g. photographers, videographers, etc.…); You must obtain consent from every identifiable person (and his/her parent/legal guardian if he/she is under the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence) who appears in your posted materials (note: if you cannot obtain the appropriate consent for an identifiable individual appearing in your posted materials, then his/her face must be blurred out);
  4. You cannot post, submit or otherwise use (in any materials you post) any music, logos, trade-marks or other copyrighted materials (e.g., photographs, pictures, texts, lyrics, etc.…) unless you have first obtained consent from the owner of such materials. You (and your parent/legal guardian if you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence) hereby agree to release, and hold harmless SAFM from and against any and all claims based on any materials you post and/or submit, including (without limitation) claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trade-mark infringement or any other intellectual property related cause of action.
  5. You will not post or submit any personal information about yourself or third parties (e.g., addresses, phone numbers, or email addresses) or disclose any financial information pertaining to yourself or others on this Site.
  6. Any comments or opinions posted or otherwise expressed on the Site are those of their respective contributors only.
  7. Any materials that are deemed to contain advertisements, “spam” or junk mail content, or references to other websites will be removed by SAFM at its sole discretion.

This Site and all content are provided “as is”. By accessing and using the Site you (and your parent/legal guardian if you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence) acknowledge and agree that use of the Site and the content is entirely at your own risk. SAFM is not liable for any errors or omissions in the information provided on this Site, or for any loss or damages suffered as a result the information and materials appearing on this Site or relating to any other matter.

LINKEDIN DISCLAIMERS

The SAFM LinkedIn account (“Account”) is intended for the discussion of SAFM and its services. All users of this Account must comply with LinkedIn’s Terms of Service, the SAFM Terms of Use (see below) for this Account. If you have concerns about anything posted on this Account, please contact us at Support@SchoolAFM.com.

The SAFM and its affiliates or related entities, and their successors and assigns, and their respective directors, officers and employees, (collectively “SAFM”) are not liable for any errors or omissions on this Account, or for any loss or damages suffered as a result of anything appearing on this Account. Any information or views provided on this Account are current as of the date indicated, and are subject to change without notice. Any information provided on this Account is for information purposes only, and does not constitute any legal, medical or other advice. Where such statements are based on information provided by third parties, they are not guaranteed to be accurate or complete. SAFM is not responsible for anything posted to this Account by third parties, and makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of information contained in such material. The views expressed on this Account do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of SAFM. SAFM is not responsible for, and disclaims any liability in relation to, anything posted by contributors to, or users of, the Account.

 USE OF SAFM LINKEDIN

The following SAFM Terms of Use apply to those who choose to use the SAFM LinkedIn account (“Account”). By using this Account and submitting a comment, photo, video links and/or other materials, you (and your parent/legal guardian if you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence) agree to be bound by the SAFM Terms of Use, as follows:

  1. SAFM reserves the right, in its sole discretion, without notice, to remove, edit, or otherwise modify any content that does not adhere to these Terms of Use.
  2. You will not post any comments, photos, videos, links or other materials on this Account that may be inappropriate in nature. This means that any comments/materials you submit, including linked material, must not be inappropriate, abusive or otherwise offensive, and must not contain, depict or involve (without limitation) any of the following: profanity or otherwise offensive language; nudity or pornographic material; derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, gender, professional, age or religious groups; content that endorses or condones any illegal, inappropriate or risky activity or behavior or any particular political agenda or message; any content that defames, misrepresents or contains disparaging remarks about other people, products or companies; content that endorses any form of hate or hate group; content that communicates message or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which SAFM wishes to associate; or any other content that is or could be considered illegal, inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, all as determined by SAFM in its sole discretion.
  3. You will not post or submit any third-party materials unless you have first obtained consent from the owner of such materials. By posting and/or submitting material or links to this Account, you represent that you have the right to share the material in your submitted content, including (without limitation), intellectual property including, but not limited to trade-marks and copyrighted material.
  4. You cannot post, submit or otherwise use (in any materials you post) any music, logos, trademarks or other copyrighted materials (e.g. photographs, pictures, texts, lyrics, etc.) unless you have first obtained consent from the owner of such materials. You (and your parent/legal guardian if you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence) hereby agree to release, and hold harmless SAFM from and against any and all claims based on any materials you post and/or submit, including (without limitation) claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trade-mark infringement or any other intellectual property related cause of action.
  5. You will not post or submit any personal information about yourself or third parties (e.g., addresses, phone numbers, or email addresses) or disclose any financial information pertaining to yourself or others on this Account.
  6. Any comments or opinions posted or otherwise expressed on the Account are those of their respective contributors only.
  7. Any materials that are deemed to contain advertisements, “spam” or junk mail content, or references to other websites will be removed by SAFM at its sole discretion.

This Account and all content are provided “as is”. By accessing and using the Account you (and your parent/legal guardian if you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence) acknowledge and agree that use of the Account and the content is entirely at your own risk. SAFM is not liable for any errors or omissions in the information provided on this Account, or for any loss or damages suffered as a result the information and materials appearing on this Account or relating to any other matter.

COMMUNITY GUIDELINES

Legal notices may not be submitted through this website. SAFM disclaims any obligation to respond to any legal notices submitted through the site. By submitting your email address in connection with your question or answer, you agree that SAFM may use your email address to contact you about the status of your question or answer, and/or other administrative purposes.

COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT NOTICE

If you believe your copyright is being infringed by a person using the Site, please attach your written notice of copyright infringement and mail it at support@schoolafm.com. Your notice must include the following:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted words at a single site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
  3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit SAFM to locate the material.
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit SAFM to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an e-mail address.
  5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, the copyright owner’s agent, or the law.
  6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

INTERNET ABUSE

You may not engage in illegal, abusive, or irresponsible behavior, including:

  1. Unauthorized access to or use of data, systems or networks, including any attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures (including those belonging to SAFM and its customers) without express authorization of the owner of the system or network.
  2. Monitoring data or traffic on any network or system without the authorization of the owner of the system or network.
  3. Interference with service to any user, host or network including, without limitation, mail bombing, flooding, deliberate attempts to overload a system and broadcast attacks.
  4. Use of an Internet account or computer without the owner’s authorization, including, but not limited to Internet scanning (tricking other people into releasing their passwords), password robbery, security hole scanning, and port scanning.
  5. Any conduct that is likely to result in retaliation against SAFM.
  6. Use of network of SAFM in a way that unreasonably interferes with use of the network.