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- Access to MDGuidelines; User Agreement. Use of MDGuidelines (defined below), which is accessed by log-in on this Website, is governed by license agreements (each, a “User Agreement”), including, without limitation, the License Agreement below. These Terms are incorporated into any User Agreement under which you access MDGuidelines through this Website, and the terms of a User Agreement shall prevail in the event of a conflict with these Terms. To request access to MDGuidelines you may submit your request to guidelines_sales@mdguidelines.com. “MDGuidelines” means ReedGroup’s proprietary database, reference tools, and analyzer tools that provide evidence-based clinical guidelines and data analysis for disability durations, return-to-work, occupational health and related fields, including, without limitation, all tables of content, indexes, database content, indexing information, explanatory text, commentary, and other textual material, along with the compilation, arrangement, and format of the preceding items, which has been developed, selected, evaluated, coordinated, and assembled through the exercise by ReedGroup of substantial independent, creative effort and judgment contained therein and any upgrades, enhancements, modified versions, and additions thereto.
- Durations Analyzer Tool. Customer’s use of the Durations Analyzer Tool is subject to Customer’s provision a Disability Data Set to ReedGroup in the template provided by ReedGroup with all data de-identified in conformity with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and its implementing regulations and any other applicable law. No personally identifiable information may be included in the Disability Data Set provided by Customer. Customer is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the Disability Data Set and acknowledges that ReedGroup will rely on such information for providing the Durations Analyzer Reports. Customer represents and warrants that it owns (and will continue to own) the Disability Data Set. Customer hereby grants ReedGroup a perpetual, worldwide, non–exclusive, irrevocable, transferrable, and royalty–free license to use, display, publish, copy, make, have made, perform, modify, sublicense, and prepare derivative works from the Disability Data Set. Customer agrees that, as between ReedGroup and Customer, ReedGroup is the owner of the Durations Analyzer Reports and all intellectual property rights associated therewith; provided, however, that such ownership does not extend to the underlying Disability Data Set, which is subject to the license in the immediately preceding sentence. Subject to these Terms and any applicable User Agreement, ReedGroup grants Customer a limited perpetual, license to use, copy, excerpt, and display the Durations Analyzer Report for internal purposes only, in accordance with this Agreement. All other rights are reserved by ReedGroup. Without limiting the foregoing reservation of rights, Customer is prohibited from displaying, distributing or disclosing the Durations Analyzer Report or any portion thereof or derivative work created therefrom (i) to any third party, or (ii) on any website, social media page or any other medium or platform accessible by parties other than Customer, without ReedGroup’s written permission. Upon receipt of such permission, Customer agrees to retain the copyright and confidentiality notices with respect thereto. “Disability Data Set” means Customer’s disability duration data and other related data provided by Customer to ReedGroup. “Durations Analyzer Tool” means the data analysis tool of MDGuidelines that may be used on this Website, or licensed by Customer as a Module, for comparing Customer’s Disability Data Set against ReedGroup’s proprietary database of disability and associated information resulting in the creation of Durations Analyzer Reports. “Durations Analyzer Report” means a report generated by the Durations Analyzer Tool.
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- Dispute Resolution. Any claim between the parties arising out of or relating to these Terms or use of this Website (each, a “Claim”) will be resolved by a single arbitrator in Denver, Colorado, pursuant to proceedings administered by the American Arbitration Association under its rules for resolution of commercial disputes on an expedited basis with minimal discovery. The arbitrator’s award will be final and binding. The courts of the State of Colorado or the United States District Court for the District of Colorado will have exclusive jurisdiction and venue over (a) any action concerning the enforcement of an arbitration award, or (b) if arbitration is not permitted by law, any Claim. The laws of the United States and the State of Colorado govern these Terms without regard to conflict of laws principles. Regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim, controversy, or cause of action arising out of or related to these Terms or use of this Website must be filed by you within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose, or forever be barred. EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL IN ANY CLAIM.
- Miscellaneous
a. Entire Agreement. These Terms, together with any applicable User Agreement, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding your access to and use of this Website and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, regarding the Website.
b. Admissibility. A printed version of these Terms, any evidence of the existence of these Terms and/or any associated terms (including without limitation click-throughs), and of any notice given in electronic form will be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these Terms to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
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License Agreement
By accessing MDGuidelines you (“you,” “Customer”) agree to be bound by the terms of this License Agreement (“License Agreement”) (formerly titled the “MDGuidelines End User License Agreement”), which is located at the footer of www.mdguidelines.com. The terms of this License Agreement may be relocated and modified by ReedGroup from time to time. By continuing to access MDGuidelines, you agree to be bound by any such modifications. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT, DO NOT ACCESS MDGUIDELINES.
This License Agreement incorporates the Website Terms of Use above when your access to MDGuidelines occurs through the www.mdguidelines.com website (the “Website”), provided that this License Agreement shall control in the event of a conflict with the Website Terms of Use. “ReedGroup” means Reed Group, LLC., a Colorado corporation d/b/a Reed Software and Services, Inc. in certain states.
- Definitions
“Authorized User” means a unique individual provided access to MDGuidelines by Customer whose access has not been terminated. If Customer is purchasing access only for him/herself, Customer is also an Authorized User.
“Customer’s System” means the software controlled by Customer that connects to ReedGroup’s application programming interface (“API”) for access to MDGuidelines, if applicable.
“Effective Date” means the earlier of (a) the Effective Date defined in an Order (as defined below), or (2) the date of Customer’s first access to MDGuidel