When you use the National Marrow Donor Program's Be The Match® Community Website (located at community.bethematch.org, referred to herein as the "Website"), you agree to be bound by the Terms of Use stated below. These Terms explain your legal obligations when using this Website. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use this Website. For the purposes of these Terms of Use, National Marrow Donor Program® shall be referred to as “NMDP”.
The Terms of Use covers the following main areas:
- Privacy
- Medical Disclaimer
- Membership Eligibility
- Registration
- Rules of Conduct
- Membership Termination
- Website for Non-Commercial Use Only
- Ownership of Website Content
- Miscellaneous Terms
Privacy
You agree that you have read, understood, and accept NMDP’s Privacy Statement
Medical Disclaimer
Please remember that any information contained or content posted on this Website is not a substitute for professional medical judgment, advice, or treatment. The NMDP recommends that you discuss you specific, individual health concerns with your doctor or health care professional.
The NMDP does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the Website. Reliance on any information provided by the NMDP, by persons appearing on the Website, or by other members is solely at your own risk.
Membership Eligibility
To become a member and access the area on this Website reserved for members (the “Member Area” or “Be Connected” section), NMDP requires that you are either (a) a diagnosed patient of the particular community you are joining or a parent or legal guardian acting for such a patient who is under 18 years of age or incapacitated, or (b) a caregiver or family member of a patient eligible to join such community.
Children under the age of 13 are prohibited from registering as members. By registering as a member you represent that you are age 13 or older.
Registration
- In consideration of your use of this Website, you agree that if you register on this Website, you will provide accurate, current and complete information about yourself and will maintain and update such information promptly if any of it changes. You agree that if any information you provide is inaccurate, not current or incomplete, the NMDP may prohibit your access to sections of the Website requiring registration.
- You are responsible for keeping your password confidential and agree not to allow anyone else to use your user name or password to access this Website. You are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your user name and password. You agree to immediately notify the NMDP of any unauthorized use of your password or user name or any other breach of security of which you become aware.
- You may not register with a user name or e-mail address that is already being used by someone else or that belongs to another person, unless you have his or her consent. The NMDP may refuse to accept a user name for registration if someone else has already registered with that user name or for any other reason at its own discretion.
- You agree that the NMDP may access, preserve and disclose your registration information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that it is necessary to:
- Respond to your requests for customer service;
- Comply with legal process;
- Enforce these Terms of Use;
- Respond to claims that information you have provided violates the rights of others; or
- Protect the rights, property or personal safety of the NMDP, its users and the public.
- You agree that the NMDP may stop accepting your password and user name and cancel your membership of the Be The Match E-Community without prior notice if the NMDP believes you have violated these Terms of Use or for any other reason. You agree that the NMDP is not liable to you or any third party for denying you access to any portion of the Website.
Rules of Conduct
We encourage you to participate on this page by posting comments, questions, photos, videos and feedback. However, while using the Website, you agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. In addition, the NMDP expects the users of the Website to respect the rights and dignity of others. Please keep your posts relevant and respectful to ensure everyone has a positive experience on the Website. When using this Website, you agree not to:
- Post or submit information about another person or company without the authorization to do so.
- Interfere with any other user’s right to privacy by trying to access or collect information about any individual users of this Website.
- Interfere with the functioning of the Website or with other people’s use of the Website in any way, including:
- Posting or transmitting any file or computer code or program (for example, viruses, worms, Trojan horses) that could damage or interfere with the operation of any hardware, software or telecommunications equipment.
- Interfering with the functioning of the Website, its servers or networks.
- Hacking, defacing or modifying any portion of the Website.
- Copy, republish, sell or use for commercial purposes any portion of this Website unless you have prior written permission from the NMDP. This includes framing or mirroring any part of the Website, systematically downloading and storing any content, putting the content in a database or republishing it.
- NMDP may, at its sole discretion, remove any posts that it considers: (a) false, inaccurate, or misleading; (b) inappropriate or offensive, including posts that are harassing, abusive, obscene, or hateful; (c) an infringement on any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy of any party; (d) promotional of commercial products or illegal activities; or (e) that otherwise violate the NMDP’s Terms of Use. Individuals continuing to make such posts will be removed from the community at the NMDP’s discretion.
- While some community areas in the Member Area are monitored periodically for topicality, NMDP has no obligation to prescreen postings and is not responsible for their content. We encourage you to notify NMDP of inappropriate or illegal content. The NMDP reserves the right to remove postings for any reason.
Membership Termination
You agree that NMDP may, with or without cause, immediately terminate your membership or limit or terminate your access to the Member Area or the Website without prior notice. Without limiting the foregoing, the following may lead to a member’s termination of use of the Website: (a) breaches or violations of these Terms of Use or other incorporated agreements or guidelines, (b) requests by law enforcement or other government agencies, (c) a request by you (self-initiated membership cancellation), (d) unexpected technical issues or problems, and (e) extended periods of inactivity. NMDP has no obligation to maintain, store, or transfer to you information or data that you have posted on or uploaded to the Website.
Website for Non-Commercial Use Only
The Website content, including the Member Area and the content and information contained in the Member Area, is for the personal use of individual members only and may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors. Organizations, companies, and/or businesses may not become members and should not use the Website without express consent from NMDP. Members of the Be The Match Community with individual commercial interests may not solicit or overtly promote their products or services within the Member Area. All content shared within the Website is not for external use. Please direct all media inquiries to media@nmdp.org and all research requests to contractus@cibmtr.org.
Ownership of Website Content
The Member Area includes community areas where members may post messages, images, and other content (“User Submissions”). If you are a member, you (or the author) own the copyright in your User Submissions; however, by posting such content within the Member Area, you grant NMDP and Be The Match Foundation® the right to use, copy, display, perform, distribute, translate, edit, and create derivative works of your User Submissions, subject to the terms of the Privacy Statement.
As a member, you are solely responsible for all information and materials, including data and images you post, upload, transmit, or make available to others using this Website. Under no circumstances will the NMDP be liable in any way for any content posted on or made available through this Website by you, any other contributor, or by any third party.
Miscellaneous Terms
All other NMDP Terms of Use are incorporated herein by reference. Terms of Use. To the extent there is a discrepancy between this Website’s Terms of Use and other NMDP Terms of Use, the Terms of Use for this Website shall apply.