Terms of Use
Last Updated: July 14, 2026
Acceptance of Terms
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the ASEM website (the “Website”), operated by ASEM (“ASEM,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). When you access or use this Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms from time to time, and any changes will be effective upon posting to the Website. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes. By accessing or using this Website, you recognize that ASEM has provided sufficient consideration by offering this Website free of charge and, in exchange for such consideration, you agree to be bound by the then-current version of these Terms. If you do not agree with one or more of these Terms or if you violate any provision of these Terms, ASEM’s Privacy Policy, or any other published policy of ASEM applicable to you, then you are prohibited from using or accessing this Website. The content contained therein does not obligate ASEM to provide any specific information, material, product, or service to you.
Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years of age to use this Website, or you must be represented by a parent or legal guardian having full legal capacity over you, with the understanding that all terms set forth in these Terms or any other policy of ASEM shall be binding upon you and your parent or legal guardian. By using the Website, you represent and warrant that you meet these eligibility requirements.
Medical Disclaimer
The content provided on this Website is for informational, educational, and storytelling purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. ASEM does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and nothing on this Website should be interpreted as such. The Website does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. You should always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare professional regarding any medical condition, diagnosis, or treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you have read or accessed on this Website. If you believe you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or your local emergency number immediately. The Website is not intended for use in emergency situations and does not provide emergency services or guidance. In addition, while we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information, and due to the rapidly evolving nature of medical science, the content on this Website may not always reflect the latest developments in medical science, regulatory guidance, or clinical practice. As such, we cannot guarantee that all information provided is current, complete, or applicable to all situations.
The Website provides general information about pharmaceutical compounding, drug supply chain integrity, and related patient safety topics, including the regulatory framework governing compounded medications, sourcing and quality concerns, adverse event data, and FDA enforcement activity. The Website discusses FDA-approved medications as well as risks associated with mass-compounded and non-FDA-approved alternatives. However, the mention of any medication, treatment, or manufacturer on the Website does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement of that specific product. The availability, appropriateness, and effectiveness of any treatment option varies by individual and should be discussed with a qualified healthcare provider. Nothing on this Website should be interpreted as a promise or guarantee regarding the safety, effectiveness, or outcome of any medication, nor as medical advice. Patients with questions about their current treatment should consult a licensed healthcare provider before making any changes.
User Submissions and Content
The Website may allow you to submit stories, comments, or other content (“User Content”). Any User Content that you submit, contribute, post, upload, or send through the Website may be used by ASEM in any manner consistent with these Terms and ASEM’s Privacy Policy. ASEM reserves the right to use any User Content as it deems appropriate including, without limitation, by changing, deidentifying, redacting, modifying, editing, rejecting, or refusing to use, upload, publish or post it. You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for all User Content you make available through the Website. By submitting, providing, contributing, posting, uploading, or sending User Content on or through the Website, you grant ASEM a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, modify, publish, and display such content in any media, and you represent and warrant that: (i) the User Content is original to you; (ii) no other party has any exclusive rights thereto; (iii) you either own the User Content or have the rights necessary to grant ASEM and other users rights in the User Content; (iv) the submitting, contributing, providing, posting, uploading, or sending of the User Content through the Website, or ASEM’s exercise of the rights granted to it in the User Content, will not violate the rights of any third parties (for example, patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy) or any applicable statutes, laws, rules, regulations, guidelines, or ordinances; and (v) no payments of any kind shall be due to any third party. You acknowledge that your User Content, including any personal or health-related information, may be publicly accessible and widely shared. ASEM is not responsible for maintaining any User Content that you provide on the Website, and ASEM may delete or destroy any such User Content at any time and for any reason and without notice to you. We reserve the right to prevent any user from posting any User Content on the Website at any time for any reason. You agree not to submit unlawful, abusive, misleading, or harmful content.
Downloadable Resources
The Website offers downloadable resources, including informational guides, planning documents, and campaign materials. These resources are provided for personal, non-commercial, educational use only and are subject to the Intellectual Property Rights and License provisions set forth above. You may not modify, reproduce, distribute, or commercially exploit these materials without ASEM’s prior written consent. ASEM reserves the right to modify, update, or remove any downloadable resources at any time without notice. The information contained in downloadable resources is provided for general informational purposes and does not constitute medical, legal, or financial advice.
Intellectual Property Rights and License
The Website, including the content and materials contained therein, and any information about or provided by ASEM through the Website (the “Content”) are the sole property of ASEM and/or its licensors, as applicable, and are protected by United States copyright, trademark, and other laws. All other trademarks, service marks, and/or confidential and proprietary information contained on the Website are the property of their respective owners. ASEM retains all proprietary rights to the Website and Content. ASEM grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, fully revocable license to access and use the Website for personal, non-commercial use only. Without limiting the foregoing, you may not reproduce, copy, modify, display, sell, or distribute the Content, or use it in any other way for public or commercial purposes. This includes any code that ASEM creates to generate or display the Content or the pages making up the Website. The use of the Content on any other website or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is strictly prohibited. If you download or print a copy of the Content for your use, you must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein. You agree not to circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Website or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on use of the Website or the content therein. Any use of data mining, robots or similar data gathering or extraction tools or processes in connection with the Website, and any reproduction or circumvention of the navigational structure or presentation of the Website or its Content is strictly prohibited. You agree not to use the Website for any unlawful purpose. If you violate any of these terms, this license shall terminate automatically and you may not access or use this Website or any content or material therein for any reason. Otherwise, we may terminate this license at any time, for any reason, or no reason at all. Upon termination of this license, you must destroy any materials you have downloaded, in whatever format you have kept them, whether electronic, printed, or otherwise. If you believe any trademarks, service marks, or logos used on the Website to be the property of someone other than ASEM or its licensors, please notify ASEM in writing.
DMCA Notice
If you believe content infringes your copyright, you may submit a DMCA notice including required details to info@safeandeffectivemeds.org. We will respond in accordance with applicable law.
Privacy
Information regarding ASEM’s processing of your personal information is set forth in our Privacy Policy and is incorporated into these Terms. By using our Website and/or any ASEM services, you agree that we may collect, use, and store your personal information in the manner set forth in the Privacy Policy.
Third-Party Links, Partners, and Sponsors
Through the Website you may come across, access, review, use, rely upon, or purchase third-party content, material, links, products, services, software, technology, commentary, analyses, reports, articles, news items, or information provided by third-parties (“Third-Party Materials”). The Website may include links to other websites or webpages, or to information and articles created and maintained by independent organizations or individuals. These links are provided solely for your informational convenience, and ASEM does not endorse or guarantee any such linked sites, their content, or any products or services offered therein. When you access a link to an external site, you leave the ASEM Website and become subject to the terms of use, privacy, and security policies of that third-party site. You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for and assume all risks arising from your access to, purchase or use of, or reliance on any Third-Party Materials, and ASEM disclaims any liability that you may incur arising from your access to, use of, or reliance on Third-Party Materials. You also acknowledge and agree that ASEM: (i) has no responsibility for the availability or accuracy of Third-Party Materials; (ii) has no liability to you or any third party for any harm, injuries, or losses suffered as a result of your purchase of, access to, use of, or reliance on such Third-Party Materials; (iii) does not make any promises to remove Third-Party Materials from the Website or from being accessed through the Website, and (iv) neither endorses nor guarantees in any way the Third-Party Materials. Nothing in these Terms authorizes you to, and you may not, reproduce, transmit, distribute, make available, create derivative works of, or otherwise use or exploit any Third-Party Materials except as expressly permitted by the Website, these Terms, or any other published policy of ASEM. Note that these Terms do not apply to your access or use of, or any data or information that may be collected or provided by any third parties, so please refer to their respective terms and conditions, privacy policies, terms of use, and data practices for more information. Third parties may modify or update their respective terms and conditions, privacy policies, terms of use, and/or data practices from time to time, so please periodically refer to their policies as well for the most current version. We may not have reviewed some or all of the sites linked to or from this Website, or some or all of the pages, subpages, and/or the materials on those sites. Regardless, we are not responsible for the contents of any website that is linked to or from this Website, or the collection of any of your personal information that may occur by these third parties on third party sites, and your use of any such site is at your own risk. The inclusion of a link on this Website does not express or imply our endorsement of that site, the content on that site, or the individual or organization to whom or which it belongs. ASEM disclaims responsibility for any personal information you provide to, or that is collected by, such third parties.
Confidentiality
You agree to not use, disclose, divulge, reveal, recreate, reproduce, publish, or transfer to any person any and all confidential information of ASEM, which term shall include any information not in the public domain, in any form, possessed by, used by, under the control of, emanating from, or otherwise relating to ASEM.
In addition to all other representations contained herein, you expressly represent, warrant, and agree that you will not use (or plan, encourage, or help others to use) the Website, including any Company service for any purpose in any manner that is prohibited by these Terms, the Privacy Policy, any other published policy of ASEM, or by applicable law.
Accessibility
Social Media
The Website may provide links to ASEM’s social media accounts on third-party platforms. Your use of those social media platforms is governed by the terms of service and privacy policies of those respective platforms, not by these Terms. ASEM is not responsible for any content, communications, or interactions that occur on third-party social media platforms, even if such content relates to or references ASEM. Any content you post on third-party social media platforms referencing ASEM is your sole responsibility.
ASEM is committed to accessibility and aims to align with WCAG standards. Contact info@safeandeffectivemeds.org for accessibility concerns.
Disclaimer of Warranties
We provide the materials on this Website on an “as is” and “as available” basis. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AND DISCLAIM AND NEGATE ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, ACCURACY, TITLE, EFFECTIVENESS, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OR OTHER VIOLATION OF RIGHTS. By continuing to use this Website, you acknowledge and agree that you will be solely responsible for and waive any and all claims with respect to any damage to your person, computer, equipment, or loss of data that results from the download or use of the Website and its content. ASEM does not warrant that the Website will operate error-free or is free of computer viruses or other harmful mechanisms. If your use of the Website results directly or indirectly in the need for servicing or replacing equipment or data, ASEM is not responsible for those costs. Further, the materials appearing on this Website could include typographical, technical, informational, and/or other errors. Whether or not this Website contains any such error(s), we do not warrant that any of the materials on this Website, or on any site that is linked from or to this Website, are accurate, complete, current, or reliable, and additionally we do not warrant or make any representations concerning the likely results of the use of the materials on this Website or on any site that is linked from or to this Website. Further, ASEM does not warrant that your use of the Website, any content therein, or of ASEM’s services or products will be secure, uninterrupted, always available, or error-free. THE USE OF THE WEBSITE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK AND ANY MATERIALS DOWNLOADED, INFORMATION PROVIDED OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE (INCLUDING CONTENT), ARE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. ASEM MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION AS TO THE SECURITY OF ANY INFORMATION YOU TRANSMIT TO ASEM OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE, OR AS TO THE WEBSITE, MATERIALS, CONTENT, AND INFORMATION’S COMPLIANCE TO ANY RULES, REGULATIONS, OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAW. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, AND USEFULNESS OF THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, OR SERVICES PROVIDED, INCLUDING THEIR COMPLIANCE TO ALL APPLICABLE LAWS.
Limitation of Liability
YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF THE WEBSITE AND THE INFORMATION AND CONTENT THEREIN. In no event shall ASEM or its agents, representatives, affiliates, or website creators/maintainers be liable for any damages of any kind, including but not limited to any direct, indirect, special, incidental, exemplary, or consequential damages, damages for loss of data or profit or due to business interruption, property damage, bodily harm, injury or death, including for any health decisions you may make or any outcomes based on the information provided on this Website, arising out of your use or inability to use this Website, its materials contained therein, ASEM services or ASEM products, even if we or our authorized representative has been notified of the possibility of such damage, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory. (Because the law of some jurisdictions does not allow limitations on certain warranties or limitations for certain types of damages, these limitations may not apply to you.) You assume all responsibility and risk for your use of the Website and related materials, and you hereby release ASEM, its owners, affiliates, officers, employees, agents, successors, and assigns from any and all claims or liabilities arising from or related to such use or your conduct on or off the Website. ASEM will not be responsible for any reliance you place on the Website or its contents, your sole and exclusive remedy for any dissatisfaction with the Website is to discontinue use, and ASEM shall be entitled to equitable relief in the event of your breach of these Terms. In no event whatsoever shall ASEM be liable for damages greater than the amount of money, if any, that you paid to ASEM for a particular service or good, in the three-month period preceding the event giving rise to such claim.
California Residents
If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code Section 1542, which says: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.”
Geographic Restrictions
ASEM is based in the United States. This Website is provided 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.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless ASEM, its owners, affiliates, officers, employees, agents, successors, and assigns from any and all claims, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from your use of the Website, your User Content, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any rights of another.
Downtime; Service Suspensions; Termination
Your access to and use of the Website, including the Content and any ASEM service may be suspended for the duration of any anticipated, unanticipated, scheduled or unscheduled downtime, maintenance, system updates, malfunction, or other unavailability of any portion or all of the Website for any reason, including as a result of power outages, system failures, or other interruptions. ASEM shall be entitled, without any liability to you, to suspend access to any portion or all of the Website at any time, on a system-wide basis: (a) for scheduled downtime to permit ASEM to conduct maintenance or make modifications to the Website; (b) in the event of a denial of service attack or other attack on the Website or other event that ASEM determines, in ASEM’s sole discretion, may create a risk to the Website if the Website is not suspended; or (c) in the event that ASEM determines that the Website is prohibited by law, or ASEM otherwise determines that it is necessary or prudent to do so for legal or regulatory reasons. You further agree that ASEM reserves the right to terminate your access to any part of the Website for any reason in ASEM’s sole discretion, at any time, without notice. ASEM also reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Website with or without notice. You acknowledge and agree that ASEM shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Website.
Governing Law
Any claim arising out of, regarding or relating in any way to these Terms and/or your access or use of this Website shall be brought in a state or federal court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue in the District of Columbia and governed by the laws of the District of Columbia without regard to its choice or conflict of law provisions. If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of all or part of a provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts and provisions of the Terms, which shall remain in full force and effect. In the event of any legal action arising hereunder or between you and ASEM, and ASEM is the prevailing party, ASEM shall be entitled to recover all costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in enforcing, attempting to enforce, or defending any of the Terms, including costs incurred prior to commencement of legal action and in any appeal.
Waiver of Jury Trial
YOU HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FOR ANY DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF OR OTHERWISE RELATED TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE.
No Waiver
No waiver by ASEM of any term or condition set forth in these Terms 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 ASEM to assert a right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
Entire Agreement/Reservation of Rights
These Terms, the Privacy Policy, and any other applicable terms and conditions or policy of ASEM that is published or provided to you, which are incorporated herein by reference, represent the entire agreement between you and ASEM with respect to the use of the Website and Content, and supersede all prior communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written between you and ASEM with respect to the Website, Content, or use and/or disclosure of Personal Information. In the event ASEM provides you with terms and conditions relating to services you receive from ASEM and such service terms and conditions conflict with or differ from any provision in these Terms, then such service terms and conditions shall prevail and govern for all purposes and in all respects, unless otherwise provided by ASEM. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Any attempt to alter, supplement or amend these Terms is null and void, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by you and ASEM.