Introduction

Welcome to Anxiety.org (the “Website” or “Site”), an authoritative platform providing valuable information and news. By accessing, browsing or using any of its pages or submitting content for publication by any means (including but not limited to computers, tablets or mobile phones), you agree to comply with and be bound by the following Terms and Conditions of Use (“TCU” or “Terms” or “Agreement”). These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, govern the relationship between Anxiety.org and you in relation to your use of this website. Please read these Terms carefully and if you disagree with any part of them, please do not use the Website.

The terms “anxiety.org”, “us” and “we” refer to the legal owner of the website, while the terms “you”, “your” and “user” refer to the individuals accessing or viewing our website.

The services offered on the Site (the “Services”) include various features such as tools, applications, email services, bulletin and message boards, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, calendars and downloadable mobile applications associated with or made available through the Site. These TOS govern the use of the Site and the services provided. You should read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the Site or the Services. Each time you access or use the Site or Services, you agree to be bound by these TOS. If you do not agree to all of these TOS, do not access or use the Site or Services.

Please note that certain health or medical content on this Site may contain sexually explicit material. If you find such material offensive, please do not use this site.

By using this website, you agree to the reasonableness of the exclusions and limitations of liability set out in each of the disclaimers in these T&Cs. If you find them to be unreasonable, you should not use this website.

Medical disclaimer

This website provides general information about medical conditions and treatments. However, please note that the information provided is not advice and should not be construed as such.

The medical information on this site is provided “as is” without any representation or warranty, express or implied. No representations or warranties are made as to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, timeliness or freedom from misleading content of the medical information on this website.

Under no circumstances should you rely on the information on this website as a substitute for medical advice from a qualified healthcare professional. If you have specific questions about a medical matter, you should consult your physician or other healthcare professional.

If you suspect that you may be suffering from a medical condition, it is imperative that you seek medical attention immediately.

Never delay seeking medical advice, disregard medical recommendations or discontinue medical treatment based solely on information provided on this website.

We do not endorse or recommend any specific tests, doctors, products, procedures, opinions or other information that may be mentioned on this site. In addition, we do not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, legal advice, financial advice or other professional services. You acknowledge and accept that your use of the Internet, access to the Site and use of its content is at your own risk.

Privacy, children and minors

Your use of this Site is subject to our Privacy Policy, which is accessible elsewhere on this Site. Please read this policy carefully as it governs the Site and informs users of our data collection practices and use of personally identifiable information.

We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. Please note that this Site is not intended or designed to attract individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information, online or offline, from anyone under the age of thirteen. If you are under 18, you may use this Site only with the permission of your parent or legal guardian.

Grant of licence

You are hereby granted a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable and limited licence to access and use this Site strictly in accordance with these TOS. As a condition of your use of the Site, you agree that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and any local, state, national or international laws, rules or regulations. You must not engage in any activity that could harm, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other person’s use and enjoyment of the Site. This includes transmitting or posting any material that contains computer viruses or corrupted data. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site.

You may not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the sale or transfer of, create derivative works from, or exploit any content found on the Site, in whole or in part. Anxiety.org content is not for resale. Your use of the Site does not grant you any right to make unauthorised use of any proprietary content. In particular, you may not remove or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices contained in the Content. Protected Content may only be used for personal purposes and no other use of the Content may be made without the express written consent of Anxiety.org and the copyright owner. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights in the Protected Content. Except as expressly provided in these Terms, no licence, express or implied, is granted to you in respect of the intellectual property of Anxiety.org, the Site or our licensors and related parties.

This licence may be revoked at any time for any breach of these Terms.

Password security and liability

Certain services provided on the Site may require you to register for an account by providing certain information and selecting a user name and password. If you use these services, it is your sole responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of your account and password and to restrict access to your computer. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. Your account may not be assigned or transferred to another person or entity. Please note that the Site and its operator are not liable for any unauthorised access to your account resulting from theft or misappropriation. If you suspect that your account or password has been compromised, or if there are any other reasons why your password should be deactivated, you must notify the SITE immediately.

By using the Site, you grant Anxiety.org and any other person or entity involved in the operation of the Site the right to transmit, monitor, access, store and use your information in connection with the operation of the Site. Anxiety.org cannot and does not accept any responsibility or liability for the information you submit or for the use or misuse of such information transmitted or received through the Site’s tools and services.

Neither Anxiety.org nor its affiliates shall be liable for any losses incurred as a result of unauthorised use of your password or account, whether with or without your knowledge. You may be held liable for any loss incurred by Anxiety.org or any other party due to unauthorised use of your account or password.

Communication services and public areas

The public area of the Site includes various communication facilities such as bulletin boards, news services, chat areas, blog posts, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, and other means of public or group communication (collectively, “Communication Services” or “Services”). These platforms are public forums, and any information you post on the Site or through the Services can be viewed by anyone on the Internet. Users retain the ability to edit or delete their own posts. It is important that you use the Communication Services only to post messages and materials that are appropriate and relevant. You are entirely responsible for your own communications, the consequences of sharing such communications, and your reliance on any information found in the Public Areas. Please note that postings in the Public Areas do not reflect the opinions of Anxiety.org.

If you find yourself in a situation where you feel threatened or believe that someone’s safety is at risk, it is imperative that you contact your local law enforcement authorities immediately. In the case of a possible medical emergency, call your doctor or dial 911 immediately.

Use good judgement and tact when discussing sensitive topics while posting information on the Site or using the Services.

For example, if you use a public area communication service on this site, you agree not to

• Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten, intimidate, defraud, incite or otherwise violate the legal rights (including intellectual property rights or rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
• Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, pornographic, indecent, bigoted, hateful, racially offensive, vulgar, libellous, abusive, embarrassing, unlawful or otherwise objectionable topics, names, materials or information.
• Post any material that infringes or may infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual or proprietary right of any party, or any material for which you do not have the express permission of the owner of the copyright, trademark or other proprietary right.
• Post anything that violates the privacy or publicity rights of any person, including personally identifiable information (such as addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, social security numbers, credit card numbers) or any trade secrets or confidential information that you have an obligation to keep confidential.
• Post or upload another person’s personal information, pictures, videos or other media without their express permission.
• Post statements or materials that could be harmful to minors.
• Impersonate any person or entity, whether real or fictitious, including Anxiety.org employees and representatives, or misrepresent your affiliation with any entity or Anxiety.org.
• Allow anyone else to use your identification to post or view comments.
• Post statements or materials that violate any other contractual or fiduciary rights, duties or agreements.
• Post statements or materials that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law or regulation in any jurisdiction.
• Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal notices, proper notices, or proprietary designations or labels indicating the origin or source of software or other material contained in an uploaded file.
• Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.
• Delete or alter any material posted by another person or entity.
• Upload or distribute files that contain viruses, corrupted files, malicious computer code or other similar software that may damage the operation of another person’s computer, network or the Site.
• Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, is not legally distributable.
• Advertise or engage in the purchase or sale of any goods or services for any business purpose, unless specifically permitted by the Communication Service.
• Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters.
• Repeatedly post the same message or distribute statements or materials that constitute junk mail, spam, unauthorised advertising or promotional content, including links to commercial products, services or political campaigns.
• Collect information about others, including email addresses, without their consent.
• Violate any code of conduct or guidelines that may apply to a particular Communication Service.
• Use a Public Area for any purpose that violates any local, state, national or international law, rule or regulation.
• Post any material which, in our sole discretion, is objectionable, restricts or inhibits any person or entity from using or enjoying the interactive features or other areas of the Site, or which may expose Anxiety.org or its users to any harm or liability of any kind.

While Anxiety.org has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services, it reserves the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and, in its sole discretion, remove any objectionable content.

Anxiety.org reserves the right to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request. Additionally, Anxiety.org reserves the right in its sole discretion to edit, refuse to post or remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, at any time.

Please use caution when giving out any personally identifiable information about yourself or your children through any Communication Service. Anxiety.org does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Service. Therefore, Anxiety.org specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Service.

Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to certain restrictions on use, reproduction and dissemination. It is your responsibility to comply with any such limitations when uploading materials. By submitting or transmitting to us any content, images, video, audio, creative suggestions, ideas, notes, concepts, information or other materials (collectively, “Submission Materials”), or by posting such Submission Materials on the Websites, you grant to us and our designees a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable right to use such Submission Materials, assignable, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right to use, reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works from, publicly perform, publicly display, digitally perform, sell, offer for sale and import such Submission Materials in any media now known or hereafter devised for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without any compensation to you. You represent and warrant that any person or entity named or depicted in the Submission Materials has granted all necessary licences, rights or consents to permit Anxiety.org’s use of the Submission Materials. None of the Submission Materials that are shared or posted on message boards, chats or other public forums are subject to any confidentiality or attribution obligations. If you wish to keep your business information, ideas, concepts or inventions private or proprietary, you should not submit them to the public areas.

No compensation will be provided for the use of your submission as described herein.

Copyright, Intellectual Property and Third Party Rights

The Service includes various content, such as text, graphics, logos, images, and software used on the Site, which is the collective property of Anxiety.org, its suppliers, content contributors, and other respective owners (collectively, the “Content Owners”). This Content is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You must respect and comply with all copyright and other proprietary notices, legends and restrictions on such Content and refrain from making any modifications.

Any unauthorised use of the Content not expressly permitted by these Terms and Conditions is a breach of these Terms and Conditions and may violate copyright, trademark and other laws, which may result in severe penalties. Content and features are subject to change or termination without notice at the discretion of the Site. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by the content owners. It is important to note that use of our services does not give you ownership of any intellectual property rights in our services or the content you access. You may use content from our Services only with the permission of the owner or as otherwise permitted by law. These Terms do not grant you any right to use any of the trade marks or logos used in our Services. You may not remove, obscure or alter any legal notices displayed in or alongside our Services.

We will act promptly on notices of alleged copyright infringement and terminate the accounts of repeat infringers in accordance with the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the “Act”). If you have a good faith belief that material on this Site infringes your copyright, you or your authorised agent may submit a notification requesting that the material be removed or disabled. Any notice that does not comply with the requirements of the Act will not be considered sufficient notice. If you have a good faith belief that a notice of copyright infringement has been filed against you in error, the Act allows you to file a counter-notice.

Dealing with third parties

This website may contain links to other third party websites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of Anxiety.org and Anxiety.org is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. The inclusion of any link is for convenience only and does not imply endorsement or association with the operators of the linked site.

If you decide to use the services offered by third party websites, you may be asked to provide personally identifiable information. Anxiety.org is not responsible for the privacy practices of such sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every website you visit. This Agreement applies solely to this Site and Anxiety.org is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site.

Certain services available on this website are provided by third party websites and organisations. By using any product, service or functionality from this domain, you acknowledge and agree that Anxiety.org may share your information and data with any third party with whom Anxiety.org has a contractual relationship in order to provide the requested product, service or functionality on behalf of the users and customers of this site.

Any opinions, advice, statements, services, promotions, offers or other information or content provided by third parties through the Websites, including information providers, are the sole responsibility of the respective authors or distributors and not of Anxiety.org. Third party content is the responsibility of the entity providing it.

Your engagement, correspondence or business dealings with any third party found on or through our Site and Services, including advertisers and other users, regarding payment, delivery of goods and services, and any related terms, conditions, representations or warranties, are solely between you and such third party. You agree that Anxiety.org shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage or other matters resulting from such dealings.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Anxiety. org, its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, affiliates, licensors, suppliers, managers, contractors, sponsors and third parties from and against any and all claims, actions, demands, losses, costs, liabilities, settlements and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to your breach of this Agreement, any allegation of intellectual property infringement, your use or inability to use the Site or the Services, any User Submissions you make, your breach of any of the terms of this Agreement, your violation of any third party rights, or your violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation. Anxiety.org reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you agree to cooperate fully with Anxiety.org in asserting any available defenses.

Warranties Disclaimer

The following terms and conditions govern your use of this website, its services and any content, tools, products or services accessed or obtained through it. Please note that they are provided on an “as is”, “as available” basis without any express, implied or statutory warranties of any kind, including but not limited to title, non-infringement, availability, timeliness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Anxiety.org, its licensors, affiliates, suppliers and agents expressly disclaim the following

• Uninterrupted, error-free or secure use of the Site, Services and related tools and features.
• The accuracy, reliability or completeness of any information obtained through the Site.
• The correction of defects in the Site.
• The absence of viruses or other harmful components in the software, services, sites or servers that make the site or services available.

Your use of the Site, Services and any information or materials provided is entirely at your own risk. We make no representations or warranties regarding the products or services advertised or sold on this site, nor do we guarantee compliance with government regulations regarding the disclosure of information about prescription drugs. In addition, we make no representations or warranties regarding the efficacy or use of any medicine, drug, or information provided through the Site or Services. Nothing on this site should be construed as advice of any kind.

Disclaimer and limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Anxiety.org, its owners, directors, officers, employees, managers, contractors, shareholders, suppliers, agents, licensors or sponsors shall not be liable for any loss, injury or damage, including but not limited to direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special or consequential damages. This includes damages for loss of use, data or profits arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of the site, with delay or inability to use the site or related services, the provision or failure to provide services, errors or omissions, or with information, software, products, services and related graphics obtained through the site, or otherwise arising out of the use of the site, whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or any other legal theory, even if Anxiety.org or any of its suppliers has been advised of the possibility of damages. Please note that some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the above limitation may not apply to you. If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the Site or these Terms of Use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Site.

Updates

Anxiety.org reserves the exclusive right to change the terms and conditions governing the use of this site without prior notice. The latest version of the Terms will supersede all previous versions. It is your responsibility to periodically review the Terms to be aware of any updates.

Your continued access or use of the Site or Services following any changes to the Terms will constitute your acceptance of the modified Terms. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, your only recourse is to discontinue accessing the Site and using the Services.

Termination

Anxiety.org reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your password, account and access to the Site and related services, or any part thereof, at any time, without notice, for any reason or no reason. Any such action may be taken without prior notice to you. We also reserve the right to discontinue, suspend or modify the Site, including its design, features or functionality.

General provisions

The Site and the Service are operated and administered by Anxiety.org from its offices within the United States. If you access the Service from a location outside the USA, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree not to use any Anxiety.org content accessed through Anxiety.org in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable law, restriction or regulation.

We may perform our obligations or exercise our rights under these Terms and Conditions through one or more of our affiliates (including any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with us).

Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement: (i) the term “or” is not exclusive; (ii) the term “including” means “including but not limited to”; and (iii) the terms “herein”, “hereof”, “hereto”, “hereunder” and similar terms refer to this Agreement as a whole and not just to the specific section, subsection, paragraph or clause in which such terms appear. The headings and section/section/paragraph numbers in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not define, limit or affect the interpretation of any term or provision of this Agreement. References to the singular include the plural where appropriate and references to the masculine include the feminine and neuter where appropriate.

If any part of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law, including but not limited to the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision. The remainder of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

Surviving provisions of this Agreement shall survive the completion, termination, cancellation or expiration of this Agreement based on their contextual meaning.

In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Privacy Policy, this Agreement shall prevail.

The failure of Anxiety.org to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these TOS to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severable from these TOS and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, specifically Orange County, and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of California courts in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Site. Unauthorised use of the Site in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including this section, is prohibited.

Anxiety.org may assign, sub-contract or otherwise deal with your rights and obligations under these terms and conditions without notifying you or obtaining your consent.

You may not assign, sub-contract or otherwise deal with your rights and obligations under these terms and conditions.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the User and Anxiety.org with respect to the Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the User and Anxiety.org with respect to the Site.