Medical Disclaimer
The KnowYourMeds website ( www.knowyourmeds.com ), the KnowYourMeds app, the information, content, data, functionality, or services, available on or through that site or app (including that available from other sites or parties we partner with or through other sites we link to) are designed to offer you general health information for informational and educational purposes only.
Data Sources
"Selected from data included with permission and copyrighted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the Uppsala Monitoring Centre, UMC, which is the WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring. This copyrighted material has been downloaded from a licensed data provider and is not for distribution, except as may be authorized by the applicable terms of use."
What is VigiAccess?
VigiAccess is the public representation of VigiBase, the World Health Organization's global database of individual case safety reports (ICSRs) - i.e. reports of suspected adverse effects of medicinal products that have been spontaneously reported for individual patients by for example patients themselves, doctors, nurses, pharmacists or other health care professionals. Data has been collected in VigiBase since 1968 for the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring, World Health Organization's response to the thalidomide tragedy of the early 1960s. The purpose was to collect information about the adverse effects of medicines from as many sources as possible across the world, to ensure that the first signs of possible danger from medicines would not be missed. Uppsala Monitoring Centre, UMC, is the WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring and has developed and maintained VigiBase on behalf of the member countries since 1978. Over 130 countries contribute to this database and it covers over 100,000 different medicinal products. For more information, see www.who-umc.org.
What do I need to know about VigiAccess information?
A report in VigiAccess represents a suspicion that an adverse effect could have occurred as a result of treatment with a medicinal product, but it is not a systematic register of adverse effects. Therefore, it cannot be concluded that the medicinal product in question, or the active ingredient(s), generally causes the observed effect or is unsafe to use.
VigiAccess data is heterogeneous, due to e.g. differences in national legislation and policies. Reporting may be influenced by many different factors, such as the availability and extent of use of the product, and the nature of the adverse effects.
Spontaneous reports must be interpreted with caution; it is not possible to calculate the frequency of any adverse effect, as only a small proportion of occurring events are reported and there is no information available on the total number of patients that have been using the product, so comparisons between various medicinal products based on spontaneous reports are misleading.
The balance between the benefit and risk of a specific medicinal product varies between individual patients, and benefit-risk analysis always requires a detailed evaluation and scientific assessment of all available data.
If you think that you may be experiencing a side-effect from a medicinal product, please seek advice from a health professional as soon as possible.
Never stop or change the dose for prescription medicines without consulting your physician.
To maintain patient confidentiality and comply with data protection laws, the public VigiAccess information is aggregated, i.e. with information on the continent or WHO Region instead of the country, and age groups instead of the patient's age.
If you want to know more about how you can use this data for research or other purposes, please visit www.who-umc.org/vigibase/vigibase
About the release of this data:
The UMC takes great care to ensure that the data contained herein is an accurate record of data collected by the national drug authorities and transmitted to the UMC. The UMC does, however, not guarantee, warrant or make any representation whatsoever regarding the data contained herein, including but not limited to guarantees, warranties or representations of accuracy, reliability, completeness, currency, suitability, fitness or usefulness for any particular purpose or with respect to non- infringement of any third-party rights. In no event shall the UMC be liable for any loss, damage, cost or other expense whatsoever (whether direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special or consequential) arising out of or in any way connected with the use of or reference to any data contained herein. In no event shall the UMC be liable other than i) under Swedish substantive law and ii) subject to the courts of Sweden with the district court of Uppsala as first instance.
Terms of Use
Introduction
In these Terms of Use, the words "we", "us", "our" and "Know Your Meds" refer to Know Your Meds Inc. as well as any affiliate company that it owns or controls, and to our provision of the Services (as defined below). The words "you" and "your" refer to anyone who accesses or uses any portion of the Services , and to anyone claiming through such person.
COPPA Disclaimer
We do not direct the Services towards children under the age of 13, nor do we knowingly collect any information from children we know to be under the age of 13.
Consideration
Your use of any of: (1) the Know Your Meds website at www.knowyourmeds.com or www.knowyourmeds.org or any affiliated website or any subdomain of any of the foregoing ("Site"), (2) the Know Your Meds app ("App"), or (3) any of the information, content, data, functionality, or services, available on or through the Site or App, including that available from other sites or parties we partner with or through other sites we link to, and regardless of the means or medium by which it is presented to you (together, the "Services") are contingent on your agreement and continuing adherence to the terms and conditions ("Terms") described below.
Future Changes
We may at any time in the future modify these terms and conditions. Those modifications shall be effective immediately when they are posted on the Site or App. You agree to review the agreement periodically to be aware of such modifications. Each access or use by you of the Site, App, or Services, constitutes your acceptance of the Terms posted at the time of your access or use.
Requirement
If you do not agree with the Terms you may not make any use of the Site, App or Services. Any such use you do make is at your sole risk.
Provided As-Is
THE SITE, APP, AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS AND WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT YOUR USE THEREOF WILL BE FREE OF ERROR, DEFECT, RISK (INCLUDING, AS EXAMPLES, COMPUTER VIRUSES OR OTHER MALICIOUS CODE), DISRUPTION, OR UNAVAILABILITY. THE SERVICES ARE NOT INTENDED TO COVER ALL POSSIBLE USES, DIRECTIONS, PRECAUTIONS, ADVERSE EFFECTS, OR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER DRUGS, SUPPLEMENTS, OR OTHER SUBSTANCES. THE SERVICES SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED TO INDICATE THAT USE OF A PARTICULAR DRUG (OR OTHER COURSE OF TREATMENT) IS SAFE, APPROPRIATE OR EFFECTIVE FOR YOU OR ANYONE ELSE.
ALWAYS CONSULT THE ADVICE OF A QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL IMMEDIATELY IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT A MEDICAL CONDITION, ISSUE, OR TREATMENT, OR BEFORE CHANGING ANY DIET OR COMMENCING, CHANGING, OR DISCONTINUING ANY COURSE OF TREATMENT.
DISCLAIMER
WE DO NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE OR DIAGNOSIS. THE SERVICES DO NOT CONSTITUTE MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE PRACTICE. WE DO NOT ENDORSE, NOR DO WE WARRANT, THE APPROPRIATENESS, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, EFFECTIVENESS, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, APPLICABILITY TO A PARTICULAR PERSON, OR SAFETY OF ANY MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL TREATMENT OR SERVICE PROVIDER, OR OF ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICES.
ANY USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. FOR ANY CLAIM, COMPLAINT OR FOTHER ISSUE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE THEREOF: (1) WE DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY FOR SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR OTHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, REGARDLESS OF THEORY OF LAW ON WHICH SUCH DAMAGES MAY BE BASED; (2) YOUR SOLE, EXCLUSIVE REMEDY WILL BE TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND SERVICES. SOME JURISDICTIONS LIMIT THE EFFECT OF DISCLAIMERS OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, SO THE APPLICABILITY OF PORTIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Intellectual Property
The term "KNOW YOUR MEDS" is our trade or service mark. Other marks displayed on the site are the property of their respective owners.
We provide you with Services for your own personal use and that provision is not transferable by you. You agree that you will not do or permit to be done any of the following: (i) copy, distribute, publish, translate (other than for your own personal and non-commercial use), or create derivative works from any Services, (ii) "data-mine", "web-scrape", "harvest", bulk download, access via automated means, reverse-engineer, or make commercial use of any portion of the Services, (iii) link to, re-frame, embed or take any action with regard to, any of the Services, in any way that makes it appear to end-users that any portion of those Services are being provided by any person or entity other than us.; or (iv) violate any applicable law or regulation.
Copyright & Takedown
The appearance, content and organization of the Site, App, and Services are our copyrighted property and are protected by international copyright laws. Unless you have our prior written permission, you may not reproduce, re-publish, re-transmit, modify, prepare derivative works from, or make commercial use of any portion thereof.
We respect intellectual property rights and comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, as from time to time amended. If you reasonably believe that any portion of the Services violates your valid copyright, please send to [support@knowyourmeds.com] a notice containing each of the following:
Your name, mail address, email address, and telephone number.
A reasonably detailed description of the copyrighted work you believe the Site infringes.
The location(s) on the Site of any such alleged infringement.
Your statement, made in good faith, that you truthfully believe that any such infringement is unauthorized by the copyright owner (or that owner's representative) or by applicable law.
A statement, made and signed (by physical or valid electronic means) by you under penalty of perjury, that (a) the information in items (1)-(4) above is correct and (b) that you are either the copyright owner or their authorized representative.
Account Information
You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any account information--including but not limited to any account name or password--that you use on the Site or App.
Reservation of Rights
We reserve the right, without prior notice and in our sole discretion, to update, edit, change or discontinue the Site or App, or any portion of the Services, or to suspend or terminate your access thereto.
Third Party Links and Resources
The Site may contain links to other websites operated by third parties or to information provided by third parties. These links do not represent any endorsement or sponsorship of (nor do we make any representation or warranty regarding) these other sites or the information and services they contain. These links are provided solely for your convenience. Your use of those sites will be subject to the terms, conditions, and policies posted there.
Jurisdiction & Choice of Law
For any dispute arising from or related to your use of the Site and Services, sole jurisdiction shall vest in the state and federal courts located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States of America.
Survival
Any section of these Terms of Use which by their nature would be intended to be continue past your use of the Site or App (including, but not limited to, those sections related to Intellectual Property, Copyright & Takedown, Disclaimer, Third Party Links and Resources, Jurisdictions & Choice of Law), will survive in perpetuity.
Severability
If any portion of these Terms of Use is adjudicated unenforceable, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
Merger
Other than any additional legal terms that we affix to, and that pertain specifically to, any particular Service available on or through the App or Site (which additional terms shall be deemed to augment these Terms of Use), these Terms of Use represent the entire agreement between us, you, and anyone claiming through you, that arise from or relate to any use of the App, Site, or Services.
Contact
Any questions related to the Site or Services should be sent to [support@knowyourmeds.com].
Last Update
These Terms of Use were last updated on [March 15, 2018].
Privacy Policy
For the purposes of this privacy policy, the terms "We", "Us", "Our" refers to KnowYourMeds "App" or "Mobile Application" or "KnowYourMeds Mobile Application" refers to the mobile application developed by KnowYourMeds. The terms "You", "Your" and "end-user" refer to you as a user of the KnowYourMeds Mobile Application. This privacy policy applies to KnowYourMeds Inc. This privacy policy describes how KnowYourMeds Inc collects and uses the personal information You provide. It also describes the choices available to You regarding our use of Your personally identifiable information (PII), how you can access and update this information and what information may be shared with third party service providers.
If you have an unresolved privacy or data use concern, please contact Us at:
KnowYourMeds Inc
400 Totten Pond Rd, Suite 201
Waltham, MA 02451
USA
Telephone: +1 617 834 2025
By e-mail: support@knowyourmeds.com
KnowYourMeds does not collect personally identifiable information about You when You use Our Mobile Application unless otherwise stated or unless You choose to provide this information to Us (such as through registration or on information submission forms).
We may collect and store in log files certain information automatically. This information is not shared with anyone beyond Our third party analytics provider and authorized web site support staff, except when required by law enforcement investigation (such as to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order or subpoena), and will be used only as a source of anonymous statistical information. This information may include: Internet Protocol (IP) address of the domain or the proxy provided by Your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Date and time the IP accessed Our site.
Pages or screens viewed.
Address of the pages or screens You view in the App.
KnowYourMeds Inc is the sole owner of the information collected in the Mobile Application. We may use aggregate statistics to help Us make our App more useful to end-users, such as assessing what information is of most and least interest, and for other purposes such as determining the App's technical design specifications and identifying performance or problem areas. We may combine this automatically collected log information with other information We collect about you. We do this to improve services We offer you, to improve marketing, analytics, or App functionality.
The Mobile Application contains links to other apps or web sites that are not owned or controlled by Us. Please be aware that We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other entities.
This privacy statement applies only to information collected by this Mobile Application.
Third Party Service Providers
KnowYourMeds employs the services of several third party service providers. These partners provide essential services such as relevant content, search results, advertising and analytics. We share some aggregate, non personally identifiable information with these providers in order to improve App functionality and record analytics data.
Tracking Technologies
Technologies such as: cookies, beacons, tags and scripts are used by KnowYourMeds and our third party service providers. Tracking technologies are used in analyzing trends, administering the App, tracking user's movements around the Mobile Application and to gather demographic information about Our user base as a whole. We may receive reports based on the use of these technologies by these companies on an individual as well as aggregated basis.
We use cookies to remember user's settings (e.g. language preference) and for authentication. Users can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. If you reject cookies, you may still use our site, but your ability to use some features or areas of our site may be limited.
Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
Form Submission
You may choose to provide Us with personally identifiable information, by sending email with questions or comments or by filling out an online form and submitting it to Us through Our web site. We may use this information to:
Gather the requested information
Respond to Your message
Follow-up as appropriate
Conduct statistical research
KnowYourMeds does not create individual profiles with the information You provide. If information is collected, it will be used solely in connection with KnowYourMeds, or for such other purposes as are described at the point of collection. We will share Your personally identifiable information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this privacy policy.
KnowYourMeds will not share any personally identifiable information unless specifically agreed to by You, or:
when required by law enforcement investigation (such as to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order or subpoena). when We believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect Our rights, protect Your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.
in exceptional cases such as in response to threats of physical harm to You or others. To conduct research where personally identifiable information will be de-identified, analyzed and compared at an aggregate level for statistical purposes.
if KnowYourMeds is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, You will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Web site of any change in ownership or uses of Your personally identifiable information, as well as any choices You may have regarding Your personally identifiable information.
However, email and online forms are not secure against interception and senders cannot expect guaranteed privacy.
Registration
In order to use some parts of this App, you must first complete the registration form. During registration You are required to provide contact information such as Your name, age, email address, preferred username, password and preferred subscriptions. We will only use this information to contact You about the services in which You have expressed interest. You also have the option to provide demographic information to Us; We encourage you to submit this information so We can provide You a more personalized experience.
To store any medication list, You will need to create a KnowYourMeds account. You control who can access or edit Your medication list. Your account will not be accessible to anyone else except for authorized web site support staff or when required by law enforcement investigation (such as to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order or subpoena).
Community Interaction
If You choose to participate in any community oriented parts of the KnowYourMeds App or web site, such as a forum, bulletin board, blog, chatroom, Q&A, reviews or comments section, You should be aware that any personally identifiable information You choose to submit can be read, collected, used by others and may appear in search engines. Such information may also be shared with Our third party service providers. We are not responsible for the personally identifiable information You choose to submit. KnowYourMeds also reserves the right to terminate the accounts of users who abuse these services in a manner inconsistent with the KnowYourMeds Terms of Use.
Public Profile
Any profile You create in our App will be publicly accessible unless otherwise indicated. If you choose to add personal details about yourself or any other person, this information will be publicly accessible. You may change the privacy settings of Your profile(s) through Your account portal or within a KnowYourMeds app.
Social Media
Our App includes social media features, such as the Facebook like button and widgets, such as a share button or interactive mini-programs. These features may collect Your IP address, which page or screen You are visiting, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly by KnowYourMeds. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.
Opting Out
We provide You the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having personally identifiable information used for certain purposes, when We ask for this information. For example, if You set up an account but do not wish to receive any additional marketing material from Us, You can indicate Your preference during signup. If You no longer wish to receive Our newsletters, You may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or by signing into Your account or by emailing us.
For advertising opt-out options please click here.
Removal
To request the removal of publicly displayed personally identifiable information published on the KnowYourMeds web site, You may contact Us through Our support system. In order for Us to consider Your request, You are required to include links to any page(s) where You believe any such personally identifiable information exists. For each instance, You must also provide clear instructions describing the exact position/location of the personally identifiable information on any page and how it relates to You.
Updating and Closing Your Account
If Your personally identifiable information changes, or if You no longer desire our service, You may update, delete, or deactivate your information by signing into Your account or by emailing Our Customer Support or by contacting Us by telephone or via courier at the contact information listed above. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.
You may update or close/delete Your account at any time. When a member is signed in, a prominent link is provided to comprehensive account settings including options to permanently delete their account and to opt in or out of email newsletters. Deleting Your account will also remove any personally identifiable information connected with this account.
Collection and Use of 3rd Party Personally identifiable information
You may also provide personally identifiable information about other people, such as their name and email address. This information is only used for the sole purpose of completing Your request or for whatever reason it may have been provided. This information may be stored in log files. To request removal please contact Customer Support.
Email Disclosure
If You subscribe to receive email, We will only send messages to notify You about the services on Our site in which You have expressed interest. These emails may contain an occasional sponsor message. Email messages sent to You will always contain at least one clearly visible link to unsubscribe.
Other Personal Information
You may also provide personal information which is not directly identifiable, such as the phrase entered during a search or when creating a medication list.
Search
When You search in the KnowYourMeds Mobile Application, We share Your search phrase with third party partners in order to provide relevant search results, advertisements and to provide Us with aggregate analytics which We use to improve App functionality.
Medication Lists
When You build a medication list in the KnowYourMeds Mobile Application, We do not share any personal information with third party partners except for the purpose of collecting and reporting aggregate drug usage statistics, drug interaction data and drug treatment combinations.
Security
KnowYourMeds follows generally accepted industry standards to protect the personally identifiable information submitted to Us, both during transmission and once We receive it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect all personally identifiable information, We cannot guarantee its absolute security. We use SSL (Secure Socket Layer) technology to protect Your sensitive information (if any) on Our site. If You have any questions about security in our App, you can send an email using Our contact form.
Data Retention
We will retain Your information for as long as reasonably useful to provide You services. We will retain and use Your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
URLs
Our web site URLs ( www.knowyourmeds.com ) may or may not contain words related to content within the web page. We may share URLs You visit with third party service providers in order to provide relevant advertising and to provide Us with aggregate analytics which We use to improve site functionality.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
If we decide to change Our privacy policy, We will post those changes to this privacy policy and provide notifications on the homepage, and other places We deem appropriate so that You are aware of what information We collect, how We use it, and under what circumstances, if any, We disclose it. We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. If We make material changes to this policy, We will notify You here, or by email, or by means of a notice on our homepage prior to the change becoming effective.
Updated: September 17, 2018
