Terms of Use

These Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, (“MMHLA Policies”) govern the use of the MMHLA website and the information, services, products, messages, and other content and materials (“Materials”) provided to our visitors. By using our website and using our programs and services, you agree to these Terms of Use and the MMHLA Policies.

Use of MMHLA Website Materials

The Materials contained on the MMHLA website are provided for educational and informational purposes only. MMHLA is not engaged in rendering medical advice or recommendations. The Materials are not a substitute for professional medical advice and treatment or your consultation with qualified physicians and other health care professionals regarding your individual health needs.

We encourage you to take note of the signature date provided at the end of the text of documents contained on the MMHLA Sites. Ongoing advancements in scientific, medical, health care, technology and other related fields may out-date or alter the overall usefulness and accuracy of the Materials we have made available to you. As you view those MMHLA website documents, please take their signature dates into consideration.

Copyrights

Individual documents specifically provided for you to download are copyrighted by MMHLA and may be downloaded for personal, non-commercial use only. Permission to otherwise reprint, copy, electronically reproduce, or use any document on the MMHLA website, in part or in whole, is expressly prohibited unless prior written consent is obtained from MMHLA. In order to obtain consent, please contact MMHLA by emailing info@mmhla.org.

The MMHLA website and all other content that may be found on the MMHLA website, including software, text, illustrations, graphic material, designs, photographs, video or audio clips, product listings and descriptions, and the organization of the database are protected by copyright and are owned by or licensed to MMHLA and may not be copied in any manner, reprinted, modified, distributed or otherwise exploited.

Text, graphics, illustrations, photographs, videos, images and other content that have been posted, uploaded or otherwise submitted by users of the MMHLA website are owned by the user and licensed to MMHLA and may not be reproduced, displayed, modified or distributed in any way.

We encourage you to use the widgets, badges and other tools available through the MMHLA website. You agree that in using these tools, you will not modify our content, that you will include all copyright notices and trademark symbols, without modification, that you will not use them in a manner that would imply endorsement by MMHLA of your or any third party’s website, products or services or any causes other than those of MMHLA, and that you will not use them in any way that is illegal or harmful to any third party or would demean, defame, embarrass, diminish or cause any harm to MMHLA.

Creating Accounts and Communicating with MMHLA

When you sign up to take part in events, submit photographs or video, participate in online discussions or message boards, or purchase products you will be asked to create an account and provide a password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password.

Registration data and other personal information you provide are subject to the MMHLA Privacy Policy.

When you communicate with MMHLA in any way, you may not use a false email address, impersonate any person or mislead as to the origin of your communication. MMHLA takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content represented by you or any third party.

Using the MMHLA Website and Posting Comments

On certain pages of the MMHLA website, you may post comments. When you post a comment, you represent that such comments are unique to you or are used with permission of the copyright holder. You retain the copyright and other rights of your comments. However, by posting the comments to the MMHLA website you hereby grant to MMHLA a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, transferable license to copy, transmit, modify, display and otherwise use the comments in any and all media in the sole discretion of MMHLA in support of its mission and its fundraising efforts.

Comments posted by users to the MMHLA website are the sole responsibility of the person who posts them and any opinions or views expressed are those of the individual users. You understand that you may be exposed to comments that may be offensive, indecent or objectionable.

MMHLA does not control any comments, is not responsible for their accuracy, and is not liable in any way for such comments. However, MMHLA reserves the right in its sole discretion to (i) edit or delete any comments posted to or appearing on the MMHLA website, and (ii) refuse access to the MMHLA website to any user.

By using the MMHLA website, you agree to abide by the following rules:

1. You may not post comments that:

are libelous, defamatory, obscene, fraudulent, harmful, threatening, abusive or hateful.
infringe the property rights of others (including, without limitation, another person’s copyright or trademark), or violate the privacy or publicity rights of others.
violate any law.

2. You may not use the MMHLA website:

To conduct any activity that is illegal.
To harass, abuse, stalk, threaten, defame or otherwise infringe or violate the rights of any other party.
To advertise or sell products or services to others.
To send unwanted email or “Spam.”

3. You may not transmit software viruses or other code, files or programs designed to interfere with the functionality of the MMHLA website or the ability of other visitors to use the MMHLA website as intended, or interfere in any other way with the use and enjoyment of other visitors to the MMHLA website.

4. You may not crawl, scrape or cache any content from the MMHLA website, including personal information or comments, or collect or store any personal information of other users without their express permission.

5. You may not exploit the MMHLA website in any unauthorized way, including but not limited to, by trespass or burdening network capacity.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)

MMHLA respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material appearing on the MMHLA website has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please contact us at info@mmhla.org with the subject line “COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT.”

Electronic Communications

When you create an account, purchase products, make a donation, attend an event, sign up for our email communications, or contact us by email, you are communicating with us electronically and you consent to receive communications from us electronically and agree that such communications satisfy any legal requirement that these communications be in writing.

Links to the MMHLA Website

MMHLA encourages you to appropriately link to our website. You may not frame the content of the MMHLA website or use metatags or other “hidden text” that incorporates the MMHLA name or any MMHLA Marks without our prior written consent.

Links to Third Party Sites

The MMHLA website contain links to other websites that we think may be of interest to you. The linking to such websites does not constitute endorsement of those websites. MMHLA has no control over those websites, makes no representation as to the quality, content, copyright compliance or accuracy of those websites, and assumes no liability with respect to them. These websites are governed by their own terms of use and privacy policies to which you are directed.

Disclaimer

THE MMHLA WEBSITE AND ANY CONTENT, MATERIALS, COMMENTS, USER MATERIALS, FEATURES OR PRODUCTS AVAILABLE OR SOLD ON OR THROUGH THE MMHLA WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT AND NON- INFRINGEMENT. MMHLA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE ON THE MOD SITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR FREE OR FREE OF VIRUSES, WORMS, “TROJAN HORSES” OR OTHER SIMILAR FEATURES. MMHLA DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE MMHLA WEBSITE OR ENDORSE, RECOMMEND, OR MAKE ANY WARRANTIES AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OF ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION, MATERIALS, USER MATERIALS, FEATURES, SERVICES, PRODUCTS, OR STATEMENTS AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE MMHLA WEBSITE OR THROUGH LINKS ON THE MMHLA WEBSITE. THE USE OF THE MMHLA WEBSITE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

MMHLA health information materials provided on the MMHLA website and in other MMHLA content and events are for information purposes only and are not to be used as medical advice. Always seek medical advice from your healthcare provider. Our materials reflect current scientific recommendations at the time of publication.

Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL MMHLA, ITS DIRECTORS, BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, INTERNS, OR CONTRACTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY AND WHETHER OR NOT MMHLA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO (A) THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE MMHLA WEBSITE; (B) ANY CONTENT OR PRODUCTS AVAILABLE OR SOLD ON OR THROUGH THE MMHLA WEBSITE; OR (C) ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT OR MATERIALS (INCLUDING COMMENTS AND USER MATERIALS) OR THE DEFAMATORY, INFRINGING, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY. CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Governing Law

These Terms of Use shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia applicable to contracts made and performed there, without regard to its conflict of laws principles, and where applicable, the laws of the United States. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the Commonwealth of Virginia and waive any jurisdictional, venue or inconvenient forum objections to such courts.

Attorney General Mandated State Disclosure

MMHLA is a tax-exempt charity, registered with the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission is to advocate for national policies that provide universal, equitable, comprehensive, and compassionate mental health care during pregnancy and the year following pregnancy.

You may obtain a copy of the MMHLA annual financial report by writing to:

Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance LLC

3068 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22207

(571) 643-2738

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES ARE DEDUCTIBLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW. REGISTRATION WITH THE STATE AGENCIES DESCRIBED ABOVE DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION.

These Terms of Use are subject to change without notice and become effective upon posting. Please check the site periodically for updates.

Effective Date: as of February 1, 2023

Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance LLC is a not-for-profit organization recognized as tax-exempt under Internal Revenue code Section 501(c)(3). Our mission is to advocate for national policies that provide universal, equitable, comprehensive, and compassionate mental health care during pregnancy and the year following pregnancy.