Generation Lyme Website Terms of Use 

LAST UPDATED: May 6, 2023 

The Generation Lyme Website, with its homepage at https://genlyme.org (the "Site"), is the official website of Generation Lyme, Inc. (“Generation Lyme”), a community built to empower people facing Lyme disease.

The Site includes the Generation Lyme website at genlyme.org, including all web pages whose domain name contains genlyme.org, www.genlyme.org, and any other web pages operated by Generation Lyme, Inc.    

Visitors are encouraged to use information on the Site. If you do so, you agree to the following Terms of Use:

Your Use of Content. The following terms apply to your use of the Site’s “Content,” which includes without limitation all data, information, text, graphics, images, and materials: 

(a) Use. You may freely copy, distribute, publish, display, and otherwise use Content on the Site, with proper attribution to Generation Lyme. You may prepare, publish, and distribute derivative works based on the Content, with proper attribution to Generation Lyme. You may allow others to copy, distribute, publish, display, use, and prepare derivative works based on the Content as long as you require others using the Content to provide proper attribution to Generation Lyme.

(b) Attribution. You must attribute Site Content to Generation Lyme using the formats shown below. Others you allow to use Site Content must provide the same attribution to Generation Lyme.

(i) Minimum attribution statement. All users of Content (including, without limitation, media, social media, and educational uses) must attribute Generation Lyme Site Content to Generation Lyme using the format shown below, at a minimum. Others you allow to use Site Content must provide the same minimum attribution to Generation Lyme:

MINIMUM ATTRIBUTION STATEMENT: 
Generation Lyme, genlyme.org 

(c) Restrictions on Use. You may not, nor may you permit, authorize, or encourage others to alter any underlying data or data points that Generation Lyme has developed or sourced from vetted resources. 

(d) Other Potential Restrictions. You must abide by any and all additional copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in the Content, if applicable to any Content.

(e) No Affiliation. You may not use the Content in any way that creates an impression of affiliation, endorsement, partnership, or sponsorship with or by Generation Lyme, in any manner that defames or disparages Generation Lyme, or in any way that is deceptive or misleading. 

(f) Discontinue Use. You must immediately discontinue use of any Content or other parts of the Site if requested to do so by Generation Lyme. 

Copyright. All Content on the Site is owned by Generation Lyme or its affiliates, partners, or third-party licensors and is protected by copyright under U.S. copyright laws, international conventions, and other copyright laws. The Site is protected by copyright as a collective work or compilation. 

Accuracy and Currency of Data. To the extent possible, up-to-date information included in the Site is from published materials authored, produced, and distributed by Generation Lyme appears with the most recent publication date and contains references and citations for source materials. In most cases, methodological information can be found in the research source materials. Generation Lyme strives to provide the most accurate data on a range of issues related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, patient support needs, and organizational events and resources, and is committed to promptly correcting any errors on its part, so Generation Lyme periodically incorporates, without notice, revisions, updates, and improvements to the Site Content according to the sources’ availability but undertakes no obligation to do so. Generation Lyme does not dispense legal, medical, or other technical advice on the Site. If you have any questions regarding research methods or findings or would like clarification, please contact: info@genlyme.org.

Third-Party-Resources Disclaimer. The Site may contain links and pointers to other related Internet sites and resources. Links to and from the Site to third-party sites do not constitute an endorsement by Generation Lyme or its affiliates or partners of those sites or their contents.

Limitation of Liability. Generation Lyme is not liable for your use of the Site (including, without limitation, the Content and any errors in the Content), which is at your own risk. Generation Lyme is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages; lost profits; or damages resulting from lost data or business interruption) resulting or arising from your use of, or inability to use, the Site, or sites linked to or from the Site, no matter the cause of action or legal theory, and whether or not Generation Lyme was advised of the possibility of those damages.

Disclaimer of Warranties. Generation Lyme provides the Site, including without limitation its Content, features, and technical processes, on an “as is” basis. Generation Lyme, its affiliates, and its partners make no warranties, including without limitation noninfringement, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose, or that the Site’s Content, features, or technical processes will be reliable, uninterrupted, accurate, or free from errors, defects, security risks, viruses, or other harmful components. 

Changes to the Site. Generation Lyme may change, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Site at any time, including the availability of any Site Content or feature.  

Changes to Terms of Use. Generation Lyme has the right, in its sole discretion, to change, add, or remove any portion of these Terms of Use at any time. Notification of changes in these Terms of Use will be posted on the Site. 

Indemnification. You must indemnify Generation Lyme, its affiliates, and their directors, officers, agents, employees, legal advisors, information providers, licensors, and licensees (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against all liability and costs, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses, incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of your breach of any term of these Terms of Use. You must cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any claim. You must not settle any matter without the written consent of Generation Lyme. Generation Lyme may, at its own expense, assume control of the defense of any indemnifiable claim.

Choice of Law; Jurisdiction. New York State law applies to all matters arising under or relating to these Terms of Use without regard to its conflicts-of-laws provisions. Exclusive jurisdiction for any action or proceeding arising out of or related to these Terms of Use is in an appropriate state or federal court in New York State.

Administrative Terms. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between Generation Lyme and you with respect to your use of the Site. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any term of these Terms of Use to be unenforceable, that term must be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, so as to effect the intent of these Terms of Use, and the rest of these Terms of Use continue in effect.

Contact Information. You may contact us through any of the following ways:

By Email: info@genlyme.org
By Mail:  322 WEST 52ND STREET, PO BOX 337, NEW YORK, NY, 10019