our Terms & Conditions

Use of BreastCancerTrials.org (BCT) is subject to these Terms of Use. By using this website you agree that you have read, understand, and accept our Terms & Conditions.

BreastCancerTrials.org is a website that provides information about clinical trials and tools to assist users find trials. The information we provide is educational and should not be used in place of a medical consultation with a professional healthcare provider.

A BCT Member is either a) a person ("User") who creates and manages BCT records that contain his/her medical history, or b) a person ("Navigator") who creates and manages BCT records that contain the medical history of others. If you choose to become a BCT Member, you will be asked to register a user name (email address) and password. As a registered user, you agree:

1. To provide accurate registration information, and keep it updated
2. Not to use another person's account without their authorization
3. If you are a Navigator, to use BCT with client consent and in compliance with your organization’s Privacy and/or HIPAA policy
4. To take reasonable measures to protect the security of your password

You are responsible for all usage or activity on your account. You must notify us of any suspected unauthorized use of your account, or any suspected breach of security, including loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure of your password.

BCT technology and its content (such as articles, bulletin boards, software, calculators, directories, databases and editorial information) are the property of BCT, and are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

Except as permitted by these Terms of Use, you agree not to modify, copy, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on BCT, in whole or in part.

You may display and print contents from BCT for your own use only. In this case, permission to use documents from BCT is granted, provided that all copyright notices and other proprietary rights notices appear. Any other copying, modification, redistribution, publication or retransmission is strictly prohibited without our prior written consent.

You acknowledge that BreastCancerTrials.org is a trademark of QuantumLeap Healthcare Collaborative, and that you may not use it without our prior written consent.

You agree that your use of BCT is at your sole risk and responsibility. BCT is provided on an "AS IS" basis without warranties of any kind, expressed or implied.

You agree that in no event shall BCT be liable for any incidental or consequential damages resulting from use of its website. That includes damages for loss of use, data or profits - whether or not you advise us of the possibility of such damages. That also includes damages arising from your use of any information.

Any material downloaded or obtained through the use of BCT is done at your own discretion and risk. In particular, BCT disclaims any responsibility for any damage to your computer system or loss of data resulting from the download of such material.

BCT makes no warranty that the results generated by a match will be free from error, or if used will ensure compliance with the relevant health information laws. Before relying on the website's results, you should carefully evaluate their accuracy and completeness for your purposes, and obtain appropriate expert advice.

Given these limitations, the results generated by the matching service will be approximate in nature.

We provide third-party links on BCT only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by us. Any hyperlink, association, connection or reference made by third party sites or any other commercial or non-commercial organizations to BCT is strictly prohibited without our prior written consent.

If you become a BCT Member, we will generally store the data you enter into the web site for your own later use. You may access your data for up to six months from initial entry into the web site. After that time, we may, at our option, delete the data, unless you have updated it upon request.

This Terms and Conditions applies only to our website, http://www.breastcancertrials.org/. It does not apply to any website links we may provide on our site. Once you leave our site, we are not responsible for how other websites treat your privacy. Therefore, you should read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each of the websites you visit after leaving BCT.

We may, from time to time, make changes to our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. We will alert you to such changes by posting them on our website in a timely manner. Please check periodically to make sure you have read the most current terms and conditions and policy.

In the unlikely event that the change affects the way we handle BCT Members' personal information, we will ask you to agree to these changes by electronic consent. Minor changes to our Terms and Conditions or Privacy Policy that, in our judgment, do not affect the handling of your personal information will not require that we contact you beforehand, and will not require your authorization prior to continued use of your information.

In spite of conscientious efforts we make to prevent unauthorized parties from gaining access to the information you submit to us, we cannot guarantee that such access or tampering will never occur, or that the information submitted by you will be protected against loss, misuse, or alteration by third parties.

These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of the State of California. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of California. You also agree that any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the BCT website will be barred unless filed within one year after the claim or cause of action arises.

Use of BCT is subject to your agreement with these Terms of Use, which may be modified at any time without notice to you. You may use various services on BCT as an unregistered guest or as a BCT Member.

We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue, with or without notice, BCT or any of the services on the website.