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US FOOT AND ANKLE SPECIALISTS TERMS OF SERVICE

Effective Date: June 19th, 2023

These US Foot and Ankle Specialists Terms of Service (“Terms of Service”) apply when you access, use or visit the US Foot and Ankle Specialists website located at https://us-fas.com/ (the “Site”) that is provided by US Foot and Ankle Specialists, LLC (referred to in these Terms of Service as the “Company,” “we”, “us”, and “our”) and the content and other materials made available through the Site. We prepared these Terms of Service to help explain the terms that apply to your use of the Site. 

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE CAREFULLY. BY ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE. If at any time you do not accept the terms and conditions set forth in these Terms of Service, you must immediately stop using the Site. 

Notice regarding arbitration and dispute resolution: YOU AND THE COMPANY AGREE THAT ANY FUTURE DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND THE COMPANY WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION, UNLESS YOU OPT-OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.6.  UNLESS YOU OPT-OUT OF ARBITRATION, YOU ARE WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING, AND YOU WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED TO SEEK RELIEF (INCLUDING MONETARY, INJUNCTIVE, AND DECLARATORY RELIEF) ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. IF YOU WISH TO OPT OUT OF ARBITRATION, FOLLOW THE OPT-OUT PROCEDURE SPECIFIED IN SECTION 9.6 BELOW. 

  • Updates to these Terms of Service.  We may change, modify or amend these Terms of Service from time to time. We will notify you of material changes to these Terms of Service by posting the amended terms on the Site at least thirty (30) days before the effective date of the changes. In addition, you will be required to affirmatively accept the new Terms of Service the first time you visit the Site after the new Terms of Service take effect. If you do not agree with the proposed changes, you should discontinue your use of the Site prior to the time the new Terms of Service take effect.  If you continue using the Site after the new Terms of Service take effect, you will be bound by the modified Terms of Service. 
  • Privacy Policy.  In connection with your use of the Site, please review our Privacy Policy, to understand how we use information we collect from you when you access, visit, or use the Site. The Privacy Policy is part of and is governed by these Terms of Service and by agreeing to these Terms of Service, you agree to be bound by the terms of the Privacy Policy and agree that we may use information collected from you in accordance with its terms.  
  • Affirmative Representations Regarding Your Use of the Site. When you use the Site, you represent that: (A) the information you submit to the Site is truthful and accurate; (B) your use of the Site does not violate any applicable laws or regulations; and (C) you are of sufficient legal age or otherwise have legal capacity to legally enter into these Terms of Service.
  • License to Use the Site. The Company grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to receive, access and use the Site for your personal, non-commercial use.
  • Prohibited Activities. You agree that, in connection with your use of the Site, you will not:
    • impersonate any other person or entity, provide false or misleading identification information, or invade the privacy, or violate the personal or proprietary right, of any person or entity;
    • use the Site for any unauthorized purpose including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of other users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email or other electronic communications;
    • link to the Site without our express written consent;
    • interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Site or the networks or services connected to the Site, including without limitation, hacking into the Site;
    • “frame” or “mirror” any part of the Site; 
    • violate our or any other person’s privacy rights, publicity rights, intellectual property rights (including without limitation copyrights) or contract rights;
    • engage in spidering or harvesting, or participate in the use of software, including spyware, designed to collect data from the Site, including from any user of our Site, or use any means to scrape or crawl any part of the Site;
    • participate in any fraudulent or illegal activity, including phishing, money laundering, or fraud; 
    • misrepresent your identity, your age, your current or previous positions, qualifications or affiliations with a person or entity;
    • stalk or harass any other user of the Site;
    • access or use the Site for purposes of obtaining information to build a similar or competitive website, application or service;
    • remove any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices contained on the Site;
    • transmit any virus, other computer instruction, or technological means intended to, or that may, disrupt, damage, or interfere with the use of computers or related systems;
    • decompile, disassemble, modify, translate, adapt, reverse engineer, create derivative works from or sublicense the Site, or any portion thereof; or
    • circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security related features of the Site or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Company Content (as defined in Section 6) or enforce limitations on use of the Site or the Company Content on the Site.
  • Our Intellectual Property Rights. We or our licensors own (and you acknowledge that we and our licensors own) all right, title, and interest in and to: (A) the Site and all related intellectual property, including the “look and feel” of the Site and all software, ideas, processes, data, text, media, audiovisual works and other content available on the Site; and (B) our trademarks, logos, and brand elements (the foregoing individually and collectively, “Company Content”).  The Site and the Company Content are each protected under U.S. and international laws. You may not duplicate, copy, or reuse any portion of Company Content without our prior express written consent. We reserve all rights in and to the Site and the Company Content. 
  • Our Management of the Site; User Misconduct
    • Our Right to Manage the Site. We reserve the right, but do not undertake the obligation to: (A) monitor or review the Site for violations of these Terms of Service and for compliance with our policies; (B) report to law enforcement authorities and/or take legal action against anyone who violates these Terms of Service; (C) refuse, restrict access to or the availability of, or remove, delete, edit or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any Company Content or any portion thereof; (D) manage the Site in a manner designed to protect our, our users’, and third parties’ rights and property or to facilitate the proper functioning of the Site; and/or (E) terminate or block you your use of the Site for violating these Terms of Service.
    • Our Right to Terminate Users. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE OR ANY REMEDY WE MAY HAVE UNDER LAW OR IN EQUITY, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION, AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON AT ALL, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, OR VIOLATION OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION.
  • Third Party Sites.  The Site may contain links to websites operated by third parties, such as third party social media services (“Third Party Sites”); however, we do not own or operate the Third Party Sites, and we have not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including products or services, made available through Third Party Sites. The availability of these links on the Site does not represent, warrant or imply that we endorse any Third Party Sites or any materials, opinions, products or services available on them. Third party materials accessed through or used by means of the Third Party Sites may also be protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. THESE TERMS OF SERVICE DO NOT APPLY TO THIRD PARTY SITES. BEFORE VISITING A THIRD PARTY SITE THROUGH LINKS OR OTHER MEANS PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE, YOU SHOULD REVIEW THE THIRD PARTY SITE’S TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY, AND INFORM YOURSELF OF THE REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF THESE THIRD PARTY SITES. 

 

  • Legal Disputes and Arbitration Agreement

Please Read This Following Clause Carefully – It May Significantly Affect Your Legal Rights, Including Your Right to File a Lawsuit in Court

  • Initial Dispute Resolution.  We are available by email at info@us-fas.com to address any concerns you may have regarding your use of the Site. Most concerns may be quickly resolved in this manner. Each of you and we agree to use best efforts to settle any dispute, claim, question, or disagreement directly through consultation and good faith negotiations which shall be a precondition to either party initiating a lawsuit or arbitration.
  • Agreement to Binding Arbitration.  If we do not reach an agreed upon solution within a period of thirty (30) days from the time informal dispute resolution is pursued pursuant to Section 9.1, then either party may initiate binding arbitration. All claims arising out of or relating to these Terms of Service (including their formation, performance and breach), the parties’ relationship with each other and/or your use of the Site provided by the Company shall be finally settled by binding arbitration administered by JAMS, in accordance with the JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures, excluding any rules or procedures governing or permitting class actions. Each party will have the right to use legal counsel in connection with arbitration at its own expense. The parties shall select a single neutral arbitrator in accordance with the JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures. The arbitrator, and not any federal, state or local court or agency, shall have exclusive authority to resolve all disputes arising out of or relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of these Terms of Service, including, but not limited to, any claim that all or any part of these Terms of Service is void or voidable. You or we may elect to appear at the arbitration by phone or, if you and we both agree, to conduct it online, in lieu of appearing live. The arbitrator shall be empowered to grant whatever relief would be available in a court under law or in equity.  The arbitrator’s award shall be in writing and provide a statement of the essential findings and conclusions, shall be binding on the parties and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. The interpretation and enforcement of these Terms of Service shall be subject to the Federal Arbitration Act.  

 

The JAMS rules governing the arbitration may be accessed at https://www.jamsadr.com/adr-rules-procedures. If you initiate arbitration, to the extent the filing fee for the arbitration exceeds Two Hundred and Fifty U.S. Dollars ($250.00), we will pay the additional cost.  If we are required to pay the additional cost of the filing fees, you should submit a request for payment of fees to JAMS along with your form for initiating the arbitration, and we will make arrangements to pay all necessary fees directly to JAMS.  We will also be responsible for paying all other arbitration costs arising in connection with the arbitration, other than costs incurred by you for legal counsel, travel and other out-of-pocket costs and expenses not constituting fees or amounts payable to JAMS. You will not be required to pay fees and costs incurred by us if you do not prevail in arbitration. We will also pay JAMS to reimburse you for any portion of the $250 filing fee that is more than what you would otherwise have to pay to file suit in a court of law. 

The parties understand that, absent this mandatory provision, they would have the right to sue in court and have a jury trial.  They further understand that the right to discovery may be more limited in arbitration than in court.

  • Class Action and Class Arbitration Waiver. You and we each further agree that any arbitration shall be conducted in our respective individual capacities only and not as a class action or other representative action, and you and we each expressly waive our respective right to file a class action or seek relief on a class basis. If any court or arbitrator determines that the class action waiver set forth in this paragraph is void or unenforceable for any reason or that an arbitration can proceed on a class basis, then the arbitration provision set forth above in Section 9.2 shall be deemed null and void in its entirety and the parties shall be deemed to have not agreed to arbitrate disputes.
  • Exception – Small Claims Court Claims. Notwithstanding the parties’ agreement to resolve all disputes through arbitration, either party may seek relief in a small claims court for disputes or claims within the scope of that court’s jurisdiction.
  • Exception – California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) Action.  Notwithstanding the parties’ agreement to resolve all disputes through arbitration, either party may seek relief in a court of law for a claim arising under California’s Private Attorneys General Act.
  • 30 Day Right to Opt-Out. You have the right to opt-out and not be bound by the arbitration and class action waiver provisions set forth in Sections 9.2 and 9.3 by sending written notice of your decision to opt-out by emailing us at info@us-fas.com.  The notice must be sent within thirty (30) days of your initial use of the Site, otherwise you shall be bound to arbitrate disputes in accordance with the terms of those sections. If you opt-out of these arbitration provisions, we also will not be bound by them.
  • Exclusive Venue for Litigation.  To the extent that the arbitration provisions set forth in Section 9.2 do not apply, of if you want to pursue any legal remedies to which you would otherwise be entitled but that are not available to you pursuant to this Section 9, the parties agree that any litigation between them shall be filed exclusively in state or federal courts located in Maryland (except for small claims court actions which may be brought in the county where you reside). The parties expressly consent to exclusive jurisdiction in Maryland for any litigation other than small claims court actions. In the event of litigation relating to these Terms of Service or the Site, the parties agree to waive, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any right to a jury trial. 

 

  • Warranty Disclaimers; Limitation on Liability

  • Disclaimer of Warranties

(A) TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SITE, THE COMPANY CONTENT, THIRD PARTY CONTENT, AND/OR ANY OTHER CONTENT, MATERIAL OR ITEMS PROVIDED THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND. BY OPERATING THE SITE, WE DO NOT REPRESENT OR IMPLY THAT WE ENDORSE ANY CONTENT, MATERIAL OR ITEMS AVAILABLE ON OR LINKED TO BY THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTENT HOSTED ON THIRD PARTY SITES, OR THAT WE BELIEVE THE COMPANY CONTENT, THIRD PARTY CONTENT, AND/OR OR ANY OTHER CONTENT, MATERIAL OR ITEMS TO BE ACCURATE, USEFUL OR NON-HARMFUL. WE CANNOT GUARANTEE AND DO NOT PROMISE ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM USE OF THE SITE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE AND EACH OF OUR AFFILIATES, ADVERTISERS, LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, INVESTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OTHER CONTRACTORS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE AND YOUR USE THEREOF. 

(B) TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SITE, THE COMPANY CONTENT, THIRD PARTY CONTENT, AND/OR ANY OTHER CONTENT, MATERIAL OR ITEMS ON THE SITE OR LINKED TO BY THE SITE. WE ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, MATERIAL OR ITEMS (FOR CLARITY, ON OR OFF THE SITE), (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION STORED ON THE SITE, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION TO OR FROM THE SITE, (V) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (VI) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT, MATERIAL OR ITEMS OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT, MATERIAL OR ITEMS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION COMPANY CONTENT) POSTED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE. 

  • Limited Liability.  TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY, AS A RESULT OF CONTRACTUAL BREACH, TORT, PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT DAMAGES, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE, COMPANY CONTENT, THIRD PARTY CONTENT, AND/OR ANY OTHER CONTENT, MATERIAL OR ITEMS ON OR MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU IN RESPECT OF ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE SUFFERED BY YOU AND ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, THE SITE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR FOR BREACH OF STATUTORY DUTY OR IN ANY OTHER WAY SHALL NOT EXCEED $50. 


  • Exclusions and Limitations. 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.


  • Indemnity. You agree to indemnify and hold us and our affiliates and each of our and their respective licensors, suppliers, officers, directors, investors, employees, agents, service providers and other contractors harmless from any claim or demand including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees, arising out of or in connection with your violation of these Terms of Service and/or the terms and conditions that are applicable to your use of Third Party Sites. You will not be required to indemnify and hold us or any other indemnified party harmless from and against any applicable claims or demands to the extent resulting from the Company’s own negligent conduct.


  • Notice to California Users. Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, users located in California are entitled to the following consumer rights notice: If a user has a question or complaint regarding the Site, please send an email to  info@us-fas.com. Users may also contact us by writing to  info@us-fas.com. California residents may reach the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs by mail at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210.

 

  • Independent Contractors. Nothing in these Terms of Service shall be deemed to create an agency, partnership, joint venture, employer-employee or franchisor-franchisee relationship of any kind between us and any user. 

 

  • Non-Waiver. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service shall not operate as a waiver of the applicable right or provision. 

 

  • Severability. These Terms of Service operate to the fullest extent permissible by law. If any provision or part of a provision of these Terms of Service is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms of Service and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. 

 

  • Assignment. We may assign our rights under these Terms of Service without your approval and with or without notice to you. 

 

  • No Modifications by Our Employees.  If any of our employees offers to modify the terms of these Terms of Service, he or she is not acting as an agent for us or speaking on our behalf.  You may not rely, and should not act in reliance on, any statement or communication from our employees or anyone else purporting to act on our behalf.

 

Contact Information.  If you have any questions about these Terms of Service or the Site, please contact us at  info@us-fas.com.