Terms and Conditions/Privacy Statement

LEGAL AGREEMENT

PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE POLICIES SET FORTH BELOW, COVERING TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY, BEFORE USING THIS SITE. Your access to and use of this website is subject to the provisions contained in this legal agreement. By accessing or using this site, you agree to enter into a legally binding agreement with CME Peer Review, LLC on the subject matters set forth herein. CME Peer Review, LLC reserves the right to modify this agreement by posting such modifications to this website. Your continued access to or use of this website after such posting will signify your agreement to such modifications, if any.

Use of this Website

The information generally accessible on this website, including for example the educational materials, scientific content, graphic designs, video, audio, photographic or literary content, is owned by CME Peer Review, LLC, its business associates, or other third parties. This information is provided to you solely for your personal use. You may not access or use this information for any public, commercial, competitive, or any other purposes, except on behalf of CME Peer Review, LLC in connection with employment or pursuant to an expressed written agreement with CME Peer Review, LLC. You may not modify, republish, post, transmit or distribute any information without the express written consent of CME Peer Review, LLC. Absent CME Peer Review, LLC’s agreement to the contrary, you may copy this information only to the extent necessary for your personal use. CME Peer Review, LLC expressly retains all right, title and interest in and to any proprietary information. Failure to adhere to these provisions could subject you to serious penalties under federal copyright law.

Client-Furnished Information. Information passed back and forth between CME Peer Review, LLC, its employees and independent contractors, and clients of the company under agreements for review and audit of educational content is protected by password and/or private virtual network communication channels. It is an unauthorized use of this website to hack or gain access to, or to attempt to hack or gain access to, such protected information.

Your Password or Account. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any user name and password you use to access this website and are fully responsible for all activities that occur thereunder. You agree to (i) immediately notify CME Peer Review, LLC of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security, and (ii) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. CME Peer Review, LLC cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these provisions.

Disclosure of Affiliations. CME Peer Review, LLC works with a variety of third parties to provide the services available on this website, and provides links to other websites. These third parties include, for example, accrediting bodies, content providers, and suppliers of medical products, information and services. These entities may supply information that is posted on or that is accessible through this website, and, solely in the case of accrediting bodies, may set standards applicable to certain content, but they do not control the content or the operation of this website.

Links to Other Websites. The website may provide links to the websites or services of other third party sites. Links to such third-party sites do not constitute an endorsement by CME Peer Review, LLC of such third-party sites, or the products, content, materials or information presented or made available by such sites. You acknowledge and agree that CME Peer Review, LLC is not responsible for any damages or losses caused or alleged to have been caused by the use of any third-party sites, or from the products, content, material or information presented by or available through those sites.

Copyright Policy/DMCA. You may not post, modify, distribute, or reproduce in any way copyrighted or other proprietary materials without obtaining the prior written consent of the copyright owner of such materials. CME Peer Review, LLC may terminate an account, deny access to the site, or terminate any user who is alleged to have infringed the copyright or proprietary rights of another.

Without limiting the foregoing, if you believe that your copyright or other rights have been infringed, please provide our Designated Agent written notice with the following information:

  • An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other interest
  • A description of the copyrighted work or other work that you claim has been infringed
  • A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on our sites, networks or other repositories
  • Your address, telephone number, and email address
  • A written statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
  • A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf

Our Designated Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement can be reached as follows:

CME Peer Review, LLC

Attn: Copyright Agent

Email: DMCAagent@cmepeerreview.com

If the disputed materials were posted by a third party identifiable through reasonable efforts, we will provide reasonable notice to the third party of the charge. If the third party responds with a valid counter-notification, we will provide you with a copy so that you may take any other steps you may consider appropriate.

Privacy Policy

CME Peer Review, LLC is very sensitive to privacy and security issues. We respect your right to privacy and know that you want us to keep your information that you send to us secure. This Privacy and Security Policy ("Privacy Policy"), along with the CME Peer Review, LLC Terms and Conditions, describe the terms and conditions under which we offer you access to our website. We want you to understand what private information we collect about you, and how we use your private information. The nature of the services that we provide through our website requires that we collect and use information about you as more fully described below.

Private Information We Collect about You. When you register on our website, we will ask you for certain private information such as, for example, your address, telephone number, and e-mail address. If you send CME Peer Review, LLC correspondence, such as e-mails or letters, or if other users or third parties such as businesses send us correspondence about your activities in connection with your use of the website, CME Peer Review, LLC may retain that information. Further, if any third parties provide information to us about you, we will treat that information in accordance with this privacy policy.

The cmepeerreview.com website software automatically tracks certain information about you based upon your behavior while visiting the website. CME Peer Review, LLC uses this information to better understand and serve you by responding to your particular interests. This information may include the uniform resource locator (url) that you just came from (whether this url is on the site or not), which url you next go to (whether this url is on the site or not), what browser you are using, and your IP address. CME Peer Review, LLC may collect this information and may store this session information about you on our system. Any such information as associated with you personally is subject to this privacy policy.

CME Peer Review, LLC uses "cookies" technology to obtain usage information from our online visitors. "Cookies" do not identify a specific user and are not used to collect any personal information. A "cookie" is a message given to your Web browser by our Web server. The message is then sent back to our server each time your browser requests a page from our server. The "cookies" used by cmepeerreview.com are "session cookies", which means they are erased from your computer when you close your Web browser.

You may disable your cookie information by adjusting your browser preferences on your personal computer at any time. In order to provide the best possible service and relevant information to you, we use cookies to:

Track resources and data accessed on the Site per visitor; Keep track of your password and to personalize your Web page; Record general Site statistics and activity; and Assist users experiencing Web Site problems.

How we use Private Information. We do not sell or share the personal or identifiable information provided by you through the registration process or collected by our website software outside of CME Peer Review, LLC and its employees and independent contractors. We use the information you provide through the registration process to provide you with the information and services you request; to communicate with you on matters relating to the website and your account; and to provide you with information about related services and/or products. In addition, our employees and independent contractors may use information provided by a client for the specified contractual use, activity or project, and they are contractually bound to hold the information to the same or higher privacy and security standards as CME Peer Review, LLC itself.

Communications Opt-out. If you do not wish to receive certain communications from CME Peer Review, LLC you may have the ability to opt out by informing us that you no longer wish to receive such communications. We will comply with your request unless such communications are necessary for the administration of your account, required by law, or necessary to protect our rights.

Use of Electronic Mail. We may provide email links on our site to further facilitate communication between you and us. Information collected through electronic mail may be shared with our employees, independent contractors, or other third parties that perform services on our behalf. Unless otherwise noted, electronic mail on our site is not a completely secure and confidential means of communication. Non-encrypted electronic communications or communications not passing through a password protected or a private virtual network channel may be accessed and viewed by other internet users without our or your knowledge and permission while in transit to us.

Protecting Your Personal Information. CME Peer Review, LLC uses commercially reasonable efforts to limit the unauthorized disclosures of private information. Technical and legal circumstances beyond our control prevent CME Peer Review, LLC from ensuring that your information will never be disclosed in ways not otherwise described herein. For example, we may be required by law, regulation or court order to disclose information to government representatives or third parties under certain circumstances. If CME Peer Review, LLC is requested by law enforcement officials or judicial authorities to provide information on individuals, CME Peer Review, LLC may, without your consent, provide such information. In matters involving claims of personal or public safety or in litigation where the data is pertinent, CME Peer Review, LLC may disclose your personal information without your consent pursuant to court process. Unauthorized parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions despite the deployment of commercially reasonable security efforts by CME Peer Review, LLC. Even with such deployment, no website is 100% secure. Further, corporate restructuring, sale of assets, merger, divestiture and other changes of control or financial status affecting CME Peer Review, LLC may require disclosure as an incidental result of a transfer of assets by operation of law or otherwise. Therefore, CME Peer Review, LLC does not promise, and you should not expect, that your private information shall remain private under all circumstances.

Your Rights. You may at any time print, download, or request a printed copy of this legal agreement including this privacy policy. If you have any questions that are not answered elsewhere on this site, if you believe that this policy has been violated, or if you have discovered inaccurate information about yourself please contact us at support@cmepeerreview.com. Our response to such inquiries may be limited to information under our direct control.

This privacy policy only applies to information collected by CME Peer Review, LLC. Any information you provide to, or that is collected by, third-party sites may be subject to the privacy policies of those sites, if any. It is the sole responsibility of such third parties to adhere to any applicable restrictions on the disclosure of your private information, and CME Peer Review, LLC shall not be liable for wrongful use or disclosure of your private information by any third party.

General Terms and Conditions

CME Peer Review, LLC does not practice medicine or law, and does not offer any other professional advice or services. You assume full responsibility for appropriate use of the information available through this website.

Disclaimer of warranty. THIS WEBSITE AND ALL SERVICES AND INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS", "WHERE IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ACCURACY OF INFORMATIONAL CONTENT. CME Peer Review, LLC does not warrant through these policies covering terms of use and privacy that this website or any services or information made available on or through this website, including without limitation any third-party software, products, items or other materials used in connection with this website, will be timely, secure, uninterrupted or error free, or that defects will be corrected.

Except as may apply in the case of agreements covering CME Peer review, LLC’s relationships with clients, any information downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of this website is done at your own discretion and risk and you are solely responsible for any damage or loss of data that results from the downloading or use of the information and for any results or lack of results from the use of such data.

Limitation of Liability. In no event shall CME Peer Review, LLC be liable for any claims or losses whatsoever of any kind, whether direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive, and whether arising from an action in contract, tort, or otherwise, related to or in connection with this website or any services or information made available on or through this website. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, CME Peer Review, LLC shall not be liable for any claims or losses in connection with errors, omissions, or inaccuracies of informational content, or any decision made in reliance on the information contained on or accessible through the website. Your sole remedy for any claims in connection with this website is to discontinue using this website and the related content and services. The foregoing limitation shall apply and survive notwithstanding any failure of essential purpose of any remedy.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages. Accordingly, some of the above limitations may not apply to you.

Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless CME Peer Review, LLC from any and all claims or losses arising from your misuse of or inappropriate reliance on this website or any services or information made available on or through this website.

Choice of law. This legal agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the United States and of the Commonwealth of Virginia, as may apply, without giving effect to any choice of law provisions thereof. The parties hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of and agree that venue is proper and convenient in the state and federal courts situated in Virginia.

Severability. If any provision of this legal agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable in any particular circumstance, the remaining provisions of this legal agreement, and the particular provision in other circumstances, shall continue in full force and effect.

Waiver. The failure of CME Peer Review, LLC to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this legal agreement will not be deemed a waiver of such right or provision.

Survival. The provisions of this legal agreement which by their nature would continue beyond termination or expiration of this legal agreement shall survive such termination or expiration.