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Terms of Use

Terms of Use

April 14, 2024

Hello and welcome to the MoodChangeMedicine.com Website Terms Of Use.

PLEASE REVIEW THESE TERMS OF USE (THE “TERMS”) FOR MOOD CHANGE MEDICINE (“MOOD CHANGE MEDICINE”), MoodChangeMedicine.com WEBSITE (THE “SITE”). BY USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO FOLLOW AND BE BOUND BY THE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THE TERMS, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE.


Changes to Terms

Please review the Terms regularly. The Terms may change at any time. By using the Site after a change in the Terms, you agree to follow and be bound by the Terms as changed.


Site Content

Unless otherwise expressly noted, you should assume everything you see, hear, or otherwise receive from or on the Site (the “Content”) is copyright, trademark, trade dress or other intellectual property owned or licensed by Mood Change Medicine. The Content includes, without limitation, images, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, trademarks, logos, text, sounds, music, the Site as a whole and any other materials at the Site.

The information in this Site is provided as a courtesy by Mood Change Medicine. References to specific products, processes or services do not constitute or imply recommendation or endorsement by the Mood Change Medicine.


Third Party Content

Nothing in the Terms transfers to you any right, title or interest in any Content, including any intellectual property or content of third parties included on the Site.


Your Use of the Site

Content is provided for research or educational purposes, or for your personal, noncommercial purposes. No other use of any Content is permitted except contractual webhost uses.

You agree that you will make only lawful use of the Site, and will use the Site only in compliance with all federal, state and local laws and regulations. You agree that you will make no use of the Site that violates anyone else’s rights, including copyright, trademark, patient, trade secret, privacy, publicity or other rights.

You agree that you will not upload, post, transmit, distribute or otherwise publish on or to the Site (“Publish”) any materials that contain a software virus or other harmful component. You agree that you will not Publish any materials that contain advertising or commercial material of any kind. You agree that you will not Publish any materials that are false, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise unlawful, or that violate any rights of privacy or publicity or any trademark, copyright, patent or other rights. You are solely responsible for the content of any material you Publish. Mood Change Medicine is not responsible or liable for the conduct of any person using the Site.

Mood Change Medicine may change, suspend, discontinue or remove any aspect of the Site at any time, without prior notice, including the availability of any Site feature, services or Content or any material you have Published. Mood Change Medicine may restrict your access to certain features, services or Content at any time, without prior notice.


Use by Children

The Site is intended for adults aged 18 and older. It is not intended for or directed at persons under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18, you may not register or submit personally identifiable information to or through the Site.


Medical, Disclaimers and Other Information

The Moodchangemedicine.com website is designed only for research and educational purposes and is not provided as a professional service or as medical advice for specific patients. It is not a substitute for professional medical care, diagnosis or treatment of any health condition, concern or problem. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health problem, you should consult your health care provider.

If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately.

Website users should not rely on information provided on this site to address health problems. The information on this website does not endorse any treatments or medications as safe, effective, or approved for treating a specific individual. Health questions should be directed to your physician or another healthcare provider. An expressed or implied physician-patient relationship is not created by the use of this website.

Never delay seeking medical care or advice from a qualified healthcare professional because of any information provided in this website. Never disregard medical advice from your doctor or qualified healthcare professional because of any information provided in any part of this website.

Neither Mood Change Medicine nor the MoodChangeMedicine.com website—including any users or guest authors whose comments, opinions, or statements are viewable on this website—are dispensing medical advice. Any content is solely intended for general educational purposes only.

MoodChangeMedicine.com makes no warranties or representations expressed or implied pertaining to the efficacy, appropriateness or suitability of any specific tests, products, procedures, treatments, services, opinions, health care providers or any other information that may be contained on or available through this website.

Mood Change Medicine makes no warranties nor express or implied representations whatsoever regarding the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, comparative or controversial nature, or applicability of any information contained or referenced on this website. Mood Change Medicine does not assume any risk whatsoever for your use of this website or the information it contains. Because health information so often changes as new data becomes available, information contained on this website may be outdated, incomplete or incorrect. The content of this website does not include all information about conditions, treatments, medications, side effects, or risks that may apply to a specific individual. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not evaluated statements or opinions made about the drugs, supplements, devices or other products mentioned on this website.

Before you make any decisions, take any action, or not take any actions in regard to any health care concern, problem or issue you might have at any time—now or in the future—you are hereby advised to consult with a physician or other professional health-care provider. In using this website, you agree that neither Mood Change Medicine nor any other party is or will be liable or otherwise responsible for any decision made or any action taken or not taken due to your use of any information on this website.


Links to Other Sites

The Site may contain links to third party sites. Any outside links are provided only as a convenience. Your use of outside links is at your sole risk. Any links from the Site do not constitute the Mood Change Medicine’s endorsement of any third party, its Web site, or its goods or services.

Mood Change Medicine is not responsible for any Web sites, services or other materials linked to or from the Site, and disclaims all liability for any injury you may experience by using such materials. If you have any concerns regarding any Web site linked to or from the Site, please direct them to the owner or operator of the Web site.

MoodChangeMedicine.com has no control over the content of embedded links including but not limited to any content placed by the Site’s webhost and is not responsible or liable for any content on other sites linked to the MoodChangeMedicine.com website. Website users are advised to read the terms of use and policies on other sites that are linked to MoodChangeMedicine.com.

You may not create hyperlinks to the Site that portray the Mood Change Medicine in a false or misleading light. You may not use any “framing” or similar techniques to enclose any portion of the Site.


User Comments and Submissions

We welcome your comments regarding our Site and services. However, if you are dissatisfied with the Site, any of its Content, or any of the Terms, your sole and exclusive legal remedy is to stop using the Site. Any comments, ideas, suggestions or other information you transmit to the Site are not confidential or proprietary. Mood Change Medicine will be free to use any comment, idea, suggestion or other information you transmit to us through the Site on an unrestricted basis. This may include personal information about you and your use of the Site. Please review the Mood Change Medicine’s Privacy Policy for more information.


Copyright Policy and Infringement Claims

Mood Change Medicine respects the intellectual property of others and is committed to complying with copyright laws. In particular, Mood Change Medicine requires all users of the Site to comply with copyright laws. Therefore, users of the Site may not store any material or content, or access, share or distribute any material or content, in any manner that constitutes an infringement of third-party copyright rights.

If you believe that your work has been infringed on the Site, please send a written notice to the Mood Change Medicine’s DMCA Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement:

Send a short comment through a “leave-a-comment” box on the Site saying that you wish to file a written infringement notice and include your email address. In response you will receive an email to which you can address the notice. The notice should include the following:

  1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
  3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit Mood Change Medicine to locate the material;
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Mood Change Medicine to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
  5. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
  6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

It is Mood Change Medicine’s policy, in appropriate circumstances, to terminate the use of the Site by any user who is either found to infringe third party copyright or other intellectual property rights, including repeat infringers, or who Mood Change Medicine believes in its sole discretion is infringing these rights. Mood Change Medicine may terminate use of the Site at any time with or without notice to any affected user.

Be aware that leaving a comment on the website is not confidential or private. If you wish this communication to be private contact us via the ChARM patient portal.


Trademarks

This website and its contents are owned by Mood Change Medicine or third parties and are protected by law, including but not limited to copyright and trademark law. Certain trademarks, including but not limited to MOOD CHANGE MEDICINE, MOODCHANGEMEDICINE.COM, and graphical icons associated with Mood Change Medicine’s logo are registered trademarks of Mood Change Medicine. Other trademarks appearing on the Site are the property of their respective owners. Use of any Mood Change Medicine trademark is subject to the prior written permission of Mood Change Medicine.


Privacy Policy

Mood Change Medicine has a Privacy Policy that describes how we collect information from you or about you, why we collect this information, how we will use or disclose this information. In addition, Mood Change Medicine’s Privacy Policy sets forth our general policies on information security. View Privacy Policy here.


Additional Disclaimers

YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, MOOD CHANGE MEDICINE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE. MOOD CHANGE MEDICINE PROVIDES THIS SITE, ALL CONTENTS, ALL INFORMATION AND SERVICES OFFERED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE “AS IS.” MOOD CHANGE MEDICINE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, QUIET ENJOYMENT, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT OF ANY CONTENT OFFERED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE.

JOIE MEISSNER AND MOOD CHANGE MEDICINE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, COMPENSATORY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, EVEN IF MOOD CHANGE MEDICINE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Mood Change Medicine does not warrant that your use of the Site, the operation or function of the Site, or any services offered on or through the Site, will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Site or its server are free of viruses or other harmful elements. Mood Change Medicine does not make any representations regarding the currency, accuracy or reliability of information on the Site.


Indemnification

You assume full responsibility for any use of any information, goods or services offered on or through the Site. You understand and agree that Mood Change Medicine will not be responsible or liable for any claim, loss or damage arising from the use of any information, goods or services.

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Mood Change Medicine and its officers, directors, owners, agents, employees, affiliates, licensees and licensors from and against any and all claims, damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from or related to your use of the Site in violation of any of the Terms.


Termination

Your failure to comply with the Terms automatically revokes your authorization to use the Site and terminates any and all rights granted to you under the Terms. Your obligations to Mood Change Medicine will continue upon termination of your rights under the Terms, including restrictions regarding the Content, disclaimers, indemnification obligations and liability limitations under the Terms. Upon termination of your rights, you must promptly destroy all Content downloaded or obtained from this Site, as well as all copies of any Content.


Applicable Law

The Terms will be construed according to Washington law, without regard to provisions governing conflicts of laws. Any dispute arising under or relating to the Terms, the Content, the use of the Site, or any services obtained using this Site, will be resolved exclusively by the state and federal courts of the State of Washington. Your use of the Site constitutes your consent to the jurisdiction and venue of such courts with respect to any such dispute.


Miscellaneous

If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of the Terms, or any portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the Terms, and the remainder of the Terms will remain in full force and effect. The Terms are the entire agreement between you and Mood Change Medicine relating to the Site. Any other agreements between you and the Mood Change Medicine regarding the subject matter of the Terms are superseded and have no force or effect. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.


Statement of Purpose

The mission of the MoodChangeMedicine.com website is to enrich the general knowledge of website visitors. The Site does not provide medical advice. Dr. Meissner provides in-person medical services to patients seen at her Mood Change Medicine clinic. In line with our mission of enriching the general knowledge of healthcare consumers, Mood Change Medicine provides the information free of charge.

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