Terms of Services
Kidney Nutrition Institute
Last Updated: March 10, 2025
1. INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the Kidney Nutrition Institute ("Website", "KNI", "we", "us", or "our"). This website is created and run by Kidney Nutrition Institute (and any employees, independent contractors, volunteers, and interns) (together, "we", "us").
By navigating this website, you agree to these Terms of Service ("Terms"). We reserve the right to change or modify these Terms at any time. Any and all updates made are effective immediately, and you will be notified of any changes via email or prominent notification on the website. By agreeing to the changes, you may continue to use our Services. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not access or use our Site or services.
2. ELIGIBILITY
You must be at least 18 years of age to use our Site and services. By using our Site, you represent and warrant that you meet this eligibility requirement.
3. SERVICES
KNI provides educational resources, nutritional guidance, and related services for individuals with kidney health concerns. Our services are informational in nature and are not intended to replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
4. HEALTH DISCLAIMER
KNI is run by registered dietitian nutritionists, Board Certified Renal Nutrition Specialists, and Certified LEAP Therapists.
Please note that our team members are not licensed physicians, and cannot diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical conditions. Always let your physician know about any of your health concerns, and check with your doctor before making any diet, medication, exercise, or lifestyle changes. Our work is guided by the Code of Ethics for the Profession of Dietetics.
All information on this website is NOT meant to be interpreted as medical advice for any individual. This information does not replace the advice of a medical professional, and should not be relied on as medical advice or advice on diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. If you have concerns about your health, you should always consult with a medical professional. Do not delay consultation or treatment from a medical professional because of something read on this website. Use of any information provided on this website is 100% AT YOUR OWN RISK.
No information provided on kidneynutritioninstitute.org should be interpreted as medical nutrition therapy, nutrition counseling, diagnosis, prognosis, health care treatment, instruction, advice, or any other individualized medical service. The information is for educational purposes only.
You should not use the information on this website for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing any medication or other treatment.
KNI is committed to presenting all sides of the information on various topics, to allow the readers to form their own conclusions.
5. ACCOUNT REGISTRATION
Some features of our Site may require you to register for an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.
6. USER CONTENT
If you submit any content to our Site, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform such content in connection with providing our services.
7. PROHIBITED CONDUCT
When using our Site and services, you agree not to:
- Violate any applicable law or regulation
- Infringe the rights of any third party
- Interfere with the proper functioning of the Site
- Attempt to access any unauthorized areas of the Site
- Use the Site to transmit any malicious code or viruses
- Engage in any activity that could harm, disable, or impair our servers or networks
8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
All content available on kidneynutritioninstitute.org is written in our own words, unless otherwise indicated. All the materials available on the site are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You agree to use the site solely for personal noncommercial use.
Unauthorized copying, reproducing, republishing, downloading, uploading, posting, transmitting, translating, selling, exploiting, distributing, or creating derivative works of the information without our explicit consent is not allowed and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent available under the law. This includes transmitting the information via email or other electronic means without consent. You are allowed to print the material for personal, non-commercial use, with proper attribution.
By posting any information on our site, including comments or information on discussion boards or social media, you agree that you are the owner of any materials posted, and are not violating any copyright or intellectual property laws.
You may hyperlink back to our site, as long as the link does not imply that kidneynutritioninstitute.org does not sponsor or endorse anything on your site without our express consent.
All content, features, and functionality of our Site, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, and software, are owned by KNI or its licensors and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, and other intellectual property laws.
9. COMMUNICATION PREFERENCES
Email Communications
By providing your email address to KNI, you consent to receive communications from us via email. We may send you emails concerning our services, updates, promotional offers, and newsletters. You can opt out of receiving marketing emails by following the unsubscribe instructions contained in each email or by contacting us at support@knicare.org.
Text Message Communications
If you provide your mobile phone number to KNI, you may receive text message communications from us. Standard message and data rates may apply. You can opt out of text messages by replying "STOP" to any message or by contacting us at support@knicare.org.
10. THIRD-PARTY LINKS
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites or services. These links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the content and practices of these sites and cannot accept responsibility for their content, policies, or practices.
11. TERMINATION
We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to our Site and services at our sole discretion, without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users of the Site, us, or third parties, or for any other reason.
12. SERVICE DISCLAIMER AND WARRANTIES
We do our best to ensure continued service of the Website. In the event of any emergency repairs, natural disasters, or unforeseen technological errors that may interrupt our Website, you agree to under no conditions hold us liable for any losses, lack of availability, discontinuance, suspension, or termination of our Website. You agree that your access and use of Services is on an "As Is" and "As Available" condition.
We also reserve the right to modify Website at any time, and will not be held liable for any price increases, service changes, or discontinuation of Services. We are not responsible for any technical malfunctions of online systems, servers, service providers, or email accounts that prevent the timely delivery of our Services. We are also not responsible for any damages that may occur from downloading any content from our Website. Use of these Services is at your own risk.
OUR SITE AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
The information, products, and services offered on kidneynutritioninstitute.org and by KNI and its associates, are provided on an "as-is" basis, with no express or implied warranties of any kind. We disclaim all warranties to the fullest extent allowable under the law, including any implied warranties of the use of the information for any particular purpose. We do not warrant that the site or its contents will be error-free, accurate, timely, or reliable, although efforts will be made to correct errors when found.
13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, KNI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SITE OR SERVICES.
14. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to hold us (Kidney Nutrition Institute and all staff, contractors, volunteers, interns, employees, and partners) harmless and indemnify us from and against any third party claim(s) arising from your use of our Services. This includes any liability or expenses arising from all claims, losses, damages, suits, judgments, litigation costs, and attorney fees. You also agree to relinquish any and all rights or benefits you may have under any other state or federal statue or common law principle of similar effect, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
15. GOVERNING LAW AND APPLICABLE LAW
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree that by using our Services, the laws of Florida will govern these Terms and any dispute that may arise between you and the company.
16. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Any dispute arising from or relating to these Terms or your use of our Site or services shall be resolved exclusively through final and binding arbitration in Brevard County, Florida, using the rules of the American Arbitration Association.
17. CHANGES TO TERMS
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. If we make changes, we will provide notice by posting the updated Terms on our Site and updating the "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of our Site following the posting of updated Terms means you accept and agree to the changes.
18. CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:
Kidney Nutrition Institute
5155 Volusia Ave
Titusville, FL 32780
Email: support@knicare.org
19. SEVERABILITY
If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the Terms will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.
20. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and KNI regarding your use of the Site and services, superseding any prior agreements between you and KNI relating to your use of the Site or services.
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