
LEGAL NOTICES
WEBSITE TERMS OF USE
Last Modified: May 1, 2022
WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE OF THE ACCESS TO ADVANCED HEALTH INSTITUTE (“AAHI”), A NONPROFIT BIOTECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE CREATING NOVEL PLATFORM TECHNOLOGIES FOR VACCINES AND IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS, AND COLLABORATING TO MAKE SUCH PRODUCTS EQUITABLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PEOPLE WHO MOST NEED THEM.
These Website Terms of Use (“Terms of Use”) set out below are entered into by and between you and AAHI (“Company,” “we,” or “us“). These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of AAHI.org, including any content, functionality and services now or ever offered on or through AAHI.org (the “Website“).
Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Website.
BY USING THE WEBSITE, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND AND ABIDE BY THESE TERMS OF USE AND OUR PRIVACY POLICY, FOUND AT https://www.aahi.org/about/legal-notices/, INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.
If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Website.
PERSONS WHO CANNOT ENTER INTO A BINDING CONTRACT ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO USE OUR SITES.
Changes to the Terms of Use
We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them, and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter.
Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page each time you access this Website so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.
Accessing the Website and Account Security
We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website, to users.
You are responsible for both:
Intellectual Property Rights
The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof), are owned by the Company, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
These Terms of Use permit you to use the materials provided on our Website for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows:
You must not:
YOU MUST NOT ACCESS OR USE FOR ANY COMMERCIAL PURPOSES ANY PART OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR MATERIALS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE, ABSENT SEPARATE WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM AAHI.
If you wish to make any use of material on the Website other than that set out in this section, please address your specific request here.
No right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by the Company. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.
Trademarks
The Company name and/or the terms “Access to Advanced Health Institute,” “AAHI,” “Infectious Disease Research Institute,” “IDRI,” the Company logo and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of the Company or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of the Company. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.
Prohibited Uses
You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use.
You agree not to use the Website:
Additionally, you agree not to:
Reliance on Information Posted
THE INFORMATION PRESENTED ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS MADE AVAILABLE SOLELY FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES.
We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
This Website may include content provided by third parties. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by the Company, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Company. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.
Not all product candidates and/or services referenced in the Website are proprietary to the Company and may be owned or controlled by third parties, including the Company’s affiliates or licensees.
Changes to the Website
While the Company intends to periodically update this Website, it undertakes no obligation to do so and makes no representations or warranties as to its accuracy or completeness. Access to and use of the content is solely at your own risk, and neither the Company nor any party involved in creating content for the Website and/or maintaining or delivering this Website shall be liable for any damage of any kind arising out of the access, use or the inability to access or use this Website, or for any omissions or errors contained on the Website. Any of the material on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.
Information About You and Your Visits to the Website
All information we collect on this Website is subject to our Privacy Policy, accessible below or at Legal Notices | AAHI. By using the Website, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
Links from the Website
If the Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any third party websites that may be linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.
Geographic Restrictions
The owner of the Website is based in the state of Washington in the United States. We provide this Website for use only by persons located in the United States. We make no claims that the Website or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. Access to the Website may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Website from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
Disclaimer of Warranties
You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data.
WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.
YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED; THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED; THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.
THE COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
Limitation on Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, any use of the Website’s content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use, or your use of any information obtained from the Website.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
All matters relating to the Website and these Terms of Use, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Washington or any other jurisdiction).
Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of Washington, in each case located in the City of Seattle and King County, although we retain the right to bring any suit, action, or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms of Use in your country of residence or any other relevant country. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.
Arbitration
At Company’s sole discretion, it may require you to submit any disputes arising from these Terms of Use or use of the Website, including disputes arising from or concerning their interpretation, violation, invalidity, non-performance, or termination, to final and binding arbitration under the Rules of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association applying Washington law.
Limitation on Time to File Claims
ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE WEBSITE MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
Waiver and Severability
No waiver of by the Company of any term or condition set forth in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.
Entire Agreement
The Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and our Copyright Notice collectively constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and AAHI with respect to your use of the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the Website.
Notices to You
You agree that we may give all notices we are required to give you by posting notice on the sites or, if we have your email address, by sending notice by email at our discretion. These include, without limitation, disclosures that we are required to give you, legal notices, notice of subpoenas or other legal process, and all other communications. When we communicate by email, we may use any email address you provide when communicating with us or that we otherwise have in our records. Only supply to us an email address at which you are willing to receive all communications, including legal or potentially sensitive communications such as information about a job or a contract. You agree to check for notices posted on the sites.
Notices to us (including your comments and concerns): We receive many emails and not all employees are trained to deal with every kind of communication. Accordingly, you agree to send us notice by email or by mailing it to our legal notice address:
General Counsel
Access to Advanced Health Institute
1616 Eastlake Ave E., Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98102
All notices of copyright infringement claims should be sent to the copyright agent designated in our Copyright Policy in the manner and by the means set forth therein.
All other feedback, comments, requests for technical support and other communications relating to the Website can be submitted via our contact form.
THANK YOU.
ACCESS TO ADVANCED HEALTH INSTITUTE
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
In accordance with the Public Health Service (“PHS”) Financial Conflict of Interest regulation (42 CFR Part 50 Subpart F and 45 CFR Part 94), the Access to Advanced Health Institute (“AAHI”) will make certain information regarding financial conflicts of interest of senior and/or key personnel on PHS-funded research projects available on written request. Requests for information regarding such financial conflicts of interest may be made by sending an e-mail with “Financial Conflict of Interest Request” in the subject line to Candice.Decaire at AAHI.org or by mail to the following address:
Access to Advanced Health Institute
Attention: General Counsel
1616 Eastlake Avenue E, Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98102
We will respond within five business days of our receipt of a written request, with the following information:
PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated: March 2, 2022
The Access to Advanced Health Institute (“AAHI“) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing information you may choose to provide upon visiting our website (“Website“). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this Privacy Policy.
We reserve the right to amend our Privacy Policy, at our discretion. If and when we make any changes, we will post the updated Policy on our Website. Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes.
You may visit our Website without disclosing any information about yourself; we do not collect information other than what you choose to provide by contacting us to submit your inquiry and certain anonymous information that we collect to improve the content and functionality of our website. It is not our intention to collect personally identifiable information unless you share it with us via our website forms. If you contact us and choose to provide information, we may use that information to respond to your inquiry, and as permitted by law and this terms of this Privacy Policy.
No Medical Advice or Services
The content of the Website is for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or recommendations of any kind. The Website is not intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease. Visiting the Website or providing information to AAHI, including through any forms provided by AAHI, does not create a physician-patient relationship, or any other relationship, between you and AAHI.
Not Intended for Children under the Age of 13
Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect any information, much less personal information, from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, user name, address, or email address. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us by email via our contact form.
Notification of Changes to This Policy
AAHI is continually improving and adding new functionality and features to our Website and improving and adding to our existing products, services, and programs. Because of these ongoing changes, changes in the law and the changing nature of technology, AAHI data practices will change from time to time. If and when our data practices change, AAHI will notify you by posting the changes on this page of our Website. These changes to the Privacy Policy will become effective when posted. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Policy applies to all personal data that we have about you. We stand behind the promises we make and will not materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of personal data collected in the past without the consent of affected individuals. We encourage you to check this page frequently by clicking on the Legal Notices link on any page of our Website.
Information Collected Through the Website
The only personal information AAHI currently collects through this Website is the information you send to us when you contact AAHI with your direct questions and comments through this Website or when you complete a questionnaire through this Website. The information AAHI collects includes: personal information such as name, postal address, email address, telephone, or any other identifiers by which you may be contacted online or offline; information that is about you but individually does not identify you; and specific information you are requesting. We also collect records and copies of your correspondence, if you contact us.
Security
AAHI takes certain precautions to protect our users’ information and to limit the risk that it will be accessed without authorization, including use of certain industry standard technologies and practices. We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to AAHI, and you do so at your own risk. If AAHI learns of a security systems breach, then we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. AAHI may post a notice on the Website if a security breach occurs. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing. To receive a free written notice of a security breach, or if you have any questions about the security of the Website, please contact us by email via our contact form.
Unsecured Email Warning
Please note that any information you send to AAHI via email is sent via an unsecured email link. Due to the nature of the Internet, there is a possibility that unsecured (unencrypted) email could be intercepted and read by third parties. Although we take every precaution to protect any and all information you send, AAHI assumes no responsibility for interception of confidential information (including in a resume or CV) that you send in an unsecured email message.
Use of Personal Data Collected Through This Website
AAHI uses the information you provide to respond to your e-mail, to answer your questions, to resolve your problem, or to contact you with further information you have requested regarding AAHI, including information regarding AAHI’s or its affiliates’ products and services or information regarding clinical trials sponsored by AAHI or its affiliates. AAHI also uses this information to help us improve the content and functionality of our Website, to better understand our customers and markets, and to improve our products and services.
Anonymous Data Collected Through This Website
In addition to the information you provide when you use our Website, AAHI uses technology to collect anonymous information about the use of our Website. For example, we may use technology to track information such as how many visitors access our Website, the date and time of their visit, the length of their stay, and which pages they view. We may also use technology to determine which Web browsers our visitors use and the address from which they accessed our site (for example, if they connected to this Website by clicking on our link from another website) Such technology does not identify you personally. It simply enables us to compile statistics about our visitors and their use of our Website. AAHI and our affiliates use this anonymous data and share it with third parties to improve the content and functionality of our Website, to better understand our customers and markets, and to improve our products and services.
Cookies
To collect the anonymous data described in the preceding paragraph, AAHI may use temporary “cookies” that collect the first level domain name of the user (for example, if your email address is “fred@123.com,” the cookie collects the “123.com” portion of your email address) and the date and time you accessed this Website. Cookies by themselves cannot be used to discover the identity of the user. A cookie is a small piece of information which is sent to your browser and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies keep track of non-personal information such as the URL that you came from and go to next, your navigation through the Website (for example, the advertisements that you click on), the browser and operating system that you use, and your IP address. Cookies do not damage your computer. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. This enables you to decide if you want to accept it or not. The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. Additionally, you can disable or delete similar data used by browser add-ons, such as Flash cookies, by changing the add-on’s settings or visiting the website of its manufacturer. At the present time, AAHI only uses temporary or “session” cookies. These cookies expire when your browser window is closed.
Opt Out of Behavioral Tracking
Contact us by email via our contact form. for information on how you can opt out of behavioral tracking on the Website and how we respond to web browser signals and other mechanisms that enable consumers to exercise choice about behavioral tracking.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data
AAHI may share personal data collected through this Website with our affiliates, who will only use this data in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Both AAHI and our affiliates may share personal data collected through this website with third-party vendors who act for or on behalf of AAHI or our affiliates, for example, companies that provide support services to us, including data processing services, or that help us market our products and services. These companies receive only information necessary to perform their functions and are not authorized to use the information we share with them for any other purpose. In addition, there may be some other limited circumstances in which AAHI or our affiliates may share or transfer the personal data in our databases, for example, to comply with a legal requirement; to enforce the Terms and Conditions governing the use of this Website; to protect your interests; or in the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar event if you have not opted out of these disclosures.
If you have any questions or concerns, or wish to opt out of personal data sharing in the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization dissolution, or similar event, please contact us by email via our contact form.
Link to Other Sites
This Privacy Policy applies only to AAHI. AAHI and our affiliates operate many different types of websites for different purposes and in different countries where different laws may apply. If you visit one of our affiliates’ Website, please take a moment to review the privacy policy posted on that site to learn what personal data may be collected through that site and how it is processed. This Website may contain hyperlinks to websites that are not operated by AAHI or one of our affiliates. These hyperlinks are provided for your reference and convenience only and do not imply any endorsement of the activities of these third-party Websites or any association with their operators. AAHI does not control these Websites and is not responsible for their data practices. We urge you to review the privacy policy posted on any Website you visit before using the site or providing any personal data about yourself.
COPYRIGHT POLICY
Reporting Claims of Copyright Infringement
We take claims of copyright infringement seriously. We will respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable law. If you believe any materials accessible on or from this site (the “Website“) infringe your copyright, you may request removal of those materials from the Website by submitting written notification to our copyright agent (designated below). In accordance with the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512) (“DMCA“), the written notice (the “DMCA Notice“) must include substantially the following:
Our designated copyright agent to receive DMCA Notices is:
General Counsel
Access to Advanced Health Institute
1616 Eastlake Ave E., Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98102
206-381-0883
If you fail to comply with all of the requirements of Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA, your DMCA Notice may not be effective.
Please be aware that if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity on the Website is infringing your copyright, you may be held liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.
Repeat Infringers
It is our policy in appropriate circumstances to disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers.