Terms of use

1. Acceptance of these terms

By accessing, browsing or using Health Facts (the “Site”), including all content and features made available through it, you (“you” or “your”) acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (“Terms”). If you do not agree with any part of them, you must stop using the Site.

These Terms are a legally binding agreement between you and Coaching Companies LLC (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), a Delaware limited liability company with its principal mailing address at 867 Boylston St, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02116.

We may update or replace any part of these Terms at our sole discretion. Changes take effect when posted, and we will update the effective date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site after a change means you accept it.

2. Eligibility

By using this Site you represent that you are at least eighteen (18) years old and have the legal authority to enter into this agreement.

3. What this Site is — and what it is not

Health Facts is an online publication. It publishes articles, newsletters and related editorial material on blood sugar, metabolic health, nutrition, heart health, healthy aging, sleep and body composition.

Using this Site does not create any client, coaching, advisory or professional relationship between you and the Company. We provide no coaching, no consultations, no 1-on-1 service and no individual guidance of any kind. There is nothing to enrol in and nothing to buy on this Site. Reading an article, subscribing to the newsletter or leaving a comment does not make you a client and creates no obligation on our part beyond what is set out in these Terms.

4. No medical advice

Everything published here is for general informational and educational purposes only. It does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing, dietetics or any other professional healthcare service, including the giving of medical advice. No doctor-patient or other healthcare professional relationship is formed by your use of this Site.

Neither the Company nor any of its owners, employees, writers, editors, agents or representatives is a licensed medical professional. Never disregard or delay seeking professional medical advice because of something you read here, and never change a prescribed medication without consulting the physician who prescribed it. Our full medical disclaimer is incorporated into these Terms by reference and you should read it.

5. No guarantee of results

We make no express or implied guarantee about any health outcome, including changes in A1C, blood sugar readings, weight, medication use or any other measurable metric. Individual results vary and depend on your own health condition, medical history, consistency, dietary choices and other factors beyond our control. Where testimonials or reader stories appear, they represent individual experiences and are not a promise of what anyone else will achieve.

6. Intellectual property and permitted use

All content on this Site — text, graphics, logos, images, data compilations, software, and the overall design and arrangement — is the exclusive property of the Company and is protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws.

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the Site for personal, non-commercial purposes, subject to the restrictions below. You may not:

1. Modify, copy, reproduce, republish or distribute our content without prior written consent
2. Use the Site or its content for any commercial purpose or public display
3. Attempt to decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble any software on the Site
4. Remove, alter or obscure any copyright, trademark or proprietary notice
5. Transfer, sublicense or make our content available to any third party
6. Use data mining, scraping or similar automated data-gathering tools on the Site

Quoting a short passage with attribution and a link, for the purposes of commentary, criticism, news reporting or research, is permitted. This licence terminates automatically if you breach these restrictions.

7. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Use the Site for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any law
• Transmit material that is harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, vulgar, obscene or otherwise objectionable
• Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with one
• Introduce viruses, malware or other harmful code
• Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Site
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Site, its systems or networks

8. Comments

Where comments are enabled, you are responsible for what you post. In addition to the acceptable-use rules above, you agree not to post medical advice directed at another reader, spam or promotional content, or another person’s private information.

Do not post your own health information in a comment. Comments are public. We do not want your lab results, diagnoses or medication details, we have no way to protect them once posted, and this Site is not a place to seek individual medical guidance.

We reserve the right to review, edit or remove any comment that is inappropriate, offensive, misleading or promotional, without notice, and to withhold or remove comments at our discretion. We are under no obligation to publish or retain any comment.

By submitting a comment you grant the Company a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable and sublicensable right to use, reproduce, adapt, publish and display that comment in connection with the Site. This licence covers the comment you posted and nothing else. Views expressed in comments are those of their authors, not ours.

9. Commercial content

Some articles on this Site discuss products and services owned by the Company. We disclose that relationship on our advertising disclosure page. Any purchase you make on another website is governed by that website’s own terms, not these, and we are not a party to it.

10. Third-party links and content

The Site links to third-party websites, studies and resources we do not own or control. We assume no responsibility for their content, privacy policies or practices, and the inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement or recommendation. We are not liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused by your use of or reliance on third-party content, goods or services.

11. Privacy

Your use of the Site is also governed by our privacy policy and cookie policy, both incorporated into these Terms by reference.

12. Disclaimer of warranties and limitation of liability

THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT; WARRANTIES THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE; WARRANTIES AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY CONTENT; AND WARRANTIES THAT THE SITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY, ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA OR USE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE; ANY RELIANCE PLACED ON INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH IT; ANY HEALTH-RELATED DECISION, ACTION OR OUTCOME RESULTING FROM THAT INFORMATION; ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR DATA; OR ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY.

IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE SITE EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. In jurisdictions that do not allow these exclusions, our liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

13. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company, its owners, officers, employees, agents, affiliates and representatives from and against any claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from your use of or access to the Site, your violation of these Terms, your violation of any law or third-party right, or any content you submit.

14. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms and any dispute arising from them are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any legal proceeding arising out of these Terms shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, and you irrevocably submit to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

15. Limitation on claims

Regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to your use of the Site or these Terms must be filed within one (1) year after it arose. Failing to file within that period permanently bars the claim.

16. Accuracy of materials

Material on the Site may contain technical, typographical or photographic errors. We do not warrant that any of it is accurate, complete or current, and we may change it at any time without notice. Where we correct a substantive error we record it, as described in our editorial standards.

17. General

Severability. If any provision is found invalid or unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or severed, and the remaining provisions continue in full force.

Waiver. Our failure to enforce any right or provision is not a waiver of it. A waiver is effective only if made in writing and signed by an authorized representative.

Assignment. You may not transfer or assign these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign them freely, including in connection with a merger, acquisition, sale of assets or reorganization.

Survival. Sections 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15 and this section 17 survive any termination of your use of the Site.

Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the privacy policy, cookie policy, medical disclaimer and advertising disclosure, constitute the entire agreement between you and the Company regarding your use of the Site, and supersede all prior communications on that subject.

18. Contact

For any question about these Terms: