TERMS OF USE
The Direct Care Careers (DCC) website (“Site”) provides states, providers, and direct service professionals with information regarding employment opportunities, educational opportunities, and learning to advance the knowledge of those who use it. You may contribute to and use the Site if you agree to abide by these Terms of Use.
The Site is provided in partnership with the Altarum Institute (“Altarum,” “our,” “us,” “we”) and Advancing States ("ADvancing States", "us", "we" or "our"). These Terms of Use (“Terms”, “Agreement”) outline your use of the Site. This Agreement sets forth the general terms and conditions of your use of the Site and any of our websites or other online services (collectively, "Website" or "Services"). Please read these Terms carefully.
By using our Site, you agree that you have read and understood, and, as a condition of your use of the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. You further acknowledge that your use of the Site may be subject to additional terms and conditions, including our Privacy Policy, which is part of this Agreement. If you do not agree to these Terms, you are not permitted to access or use the Site.
WHO CAN USE OUR SITE
When your account is created, and you use the Site, the information provided must be truthful. You agree to update your information to keep it accurate and complete. Use of the Site by anyone under the age of eighteen (18) is prohibited.
ACCOUNTS
If you create an account on the Site, you are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under the account and any other actions taken in connection with it. We may, but have no obligation to, monitor and review new accounts before you may sign in and use our Services. Providing false contact information of any kind may result in the termination of your account. You must immediately notify us of any unauthorized uses of your account or any other breaches of security. We will not be liable for any acts or omissions by you, including any damages of any kind incurred as a result of such acts or omissions. We may suspend, disable, or delete your account (or any part thereof) if we determine that you have violated any provision of this Agreement or that your conduct or content would tend to damage our reputation and goodwill. If we delete your account for the foregoing reasons, you may not re-register for our Services. We may block your email address and Internet protocol address to prevent further registration.
LICENSE TO USE OUR SITE
Subject to these Terms and our Privacy Policy, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to use our Site. You may download content from our Site only for your personal, non-commercial use unless you obtain Altarum’s written permission to do otherwise. You also agree that you will create, access, and/or use only one user account, and you will not share access to your account with any third party. Using our Site does not give you ownership of any intellectual property rights in our Site or the content you access.
MODIFICATIONS
We reserve the right to cancel, interrupt, modify, or remove any content. Resources and education courses offered are subject to the Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability sections that follow.
USER CONTENT
You give us, third-party vendors, and third-party partners permission to use, display, host, share, and back up any personal identifying information, such as your name, address, email address, phone number, professional experience, work history, and certifications and the like (“User Content”) that you may share on the Site. By submitting any of this information, you also permit us to identify you by your username and as the contributor of User Content.
We reserve the right to remove or modify User Content for any reason, including User Content that we believe violates these Terms.
THIRD-PARTY CONTENT
Users may have the ability to access and/or use content provided by other users, and/or other third parties and links to websites and services maintained by third parties. Altarum cannot guarantee that such content, in the Site or elsewhere, will be free of material you may find objectionable or otherwise inappropriate or of malware or other contaminants that may harm your computer, mobile device, or any files therein. Altarum and ADvancing States disclaim any responsibility or liability related to your access or use of such third-party content.
Additionally, this Site uses Moodle, an open-source learning management system, to deliver educational content, manage user accounts, and track learning progress. By using our Site, you acknowledge and agree that your data may be processed by Moodle in accordance with its own privacy and security policies. We are not responsible for the content, functionality, or data handling practices of Moodle or any individual instance operated by another third party. For more information, please review Privacy Notice - Moodle. Altarum is not responsible for the content or practices of Moodle’s privacy policy.
PHI
“Protected Health Information” means information related to a person’s physical or mental health, such as: Medical history, family history, medical diagnosis, health background, and current health status, sexual behavior, and sexual orientation; Demographic information, including race, ethnicity, marital status, salary, education, political, religious, and trade union information; Information related to the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions, over-the-counter and prescription medications, laboratory test results, and payments for treatment and health insurance information; Other information under applicable law such as HIPAA or an equal State law covering the use or sharing of PHI and as defined by HIPAA.
If you choose to upload and or share any PHI to this Site, you do so at your own risk and it may be re-disclosed and not protected by HIPAA. Altarum and ADvancing States cannot protect the confidentiality of this type of information if uploaded or shared on this Site and is in no way liable or responsible for not doing so.
ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS
You acknowledge that you have read this Agreement and agree to all its terms and conditions. By using the Website or its Services you agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Agreement, you are not authorized to use or access the Website and its Services.
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at generalcounsel@altarum.org.