Last Updated: April 2021

 

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY.

By clicking “I agree”, “I accept,” or other similar language, or by accessing or using this website, or by attending one of CRF’s virtual summits through CRF’s website or other electronic means CRF makes available to you (collectively, this "Website" or the "Site(s)"), you agree to these terms and conditions of use, and all of the terms incorporated herein by reference, including all modifications thereto (“Terms and Conditions”).  The Website is operated by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation ("CRF") for your and others' personal, noncommercial enjoyment, subject to the terms of these Terms and Conditions.  NOTE THAT SECTION 16 OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINS MANDATORY ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER PROVISIONS THAT REQUIRES THE USE OF ARBITRATION ON A PERSONAL BASIS AND LIMITS THE FORUM AND/OR REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO YOU IN THE EVENT OF CERTAIN DISPUTES.

 

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE MANDATORY ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER IN SECTION 16, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE.

 

CRF may change the Terms and Conditions from time to time and at any time, in CRF’s sole discretion.  If CRF make changes to these Terms and Conditions, CRF will provide notice of such changes by sending an email notification, providing notice through the Sites, or updating the “Last Updated” date at the beginning of these Terms and Conditions.  You should check these Terms and Conditions periodically for changes.  By using this Website after CRF posts any changes to these Terms and Conditions, you agree to accept those changes, whether or not you have reviewed them.  If at any time you choose not to accept the revised Terms and Conditions, you may not use this Website.

 

THIS WEBSITE IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION

 

This Website, including any and all information, product information, data, text, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials ("Content") that may appear thereon, is intended for general educational and informational purposes only and is not intended to be used to make medical or health-related decisions.

 

Physicians - The Content on this Website is not a substitute for professional judgment in diagnosing and treating patients.  CRF does not give medical advice, nor does CRF provide medical or diagnostic services.  Your reliance upon Content obtained by you at or through this Website is solely at your own risk.

 

Patients - The information on this Website is not a substitute for, nor does it supersede professional medical advice.  If you are seeking medical advice, you should consult a physician or a qualified healthcare provider.  Never hesitate in seeking medical attention based on any Content you may view on this Website.  Your reliance upon Content obtained by you at or through this Website is solely at your own risk.

 

1.     USER CONDUCT

 

The Website may include interactive features and areas that allow users to create, post, share or store content, including, without limitation, photos, videos, music, sound, text, graphics, code, items or other materials (collectively, “User Content”).  CRF grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to access, use and display this Website and the materials thereon, provided that you comply with these Terms and Conditions.  By posting User Content in or accessing and using any communications service, message board, newsgroup or other interactive service available to you on or through this Website, you agree that you are the sole person responsible for your own User Content and communications and the consequences of posting your User Content and communications; you, and not CRF, are entirely responsible for the accuracy, completeness and ownership of all User Content that you upload, post, email or otherwise transmit via this Website.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, by using this Website, you agree not to:

 

• Upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any User Content that is unlawful, harmful, tortious, defamatory, obscene, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another's privacy or hateful;

 

• Engage in any harassing, threatening, intimidating, predatory or stalking conduct;

 

• Use or attempt to use another user’s account;

 

• Use the Website in any manner that could interfere with, disrupt, negatively affect or inhibit other users from fully enjoying the Website or that could damage, disable, overburden or impair the functioning of the Website in any manner;

 

• Reverse engineer any aspect of the Website or do anything that might discover source code or bypass or circumvent measures employed to prevent or limit access to any Content, area or code of the Website;

 

• Attempt to circumvent any content-filtering techniques CRF employs or attempt to access any feature or area of the Website that you are not authorized to access;

 

• Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;

 

• Forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any User Content transmitted through this Website;
  
   
• Upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any Content that infringes upon any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;

 

• Upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation;

 

• Upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any User Content or other material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment or any other similarly destructive activity;

 

• Harvest, collect or store information about the users of this Website; or

 

• Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, including, without limitation, all export rules and regulations, or encourage or promote any activity that violates these Terms and Conditions.

 

2.     REGISTERED USERS

 

CRF reserves the right, at any time in CRF’s sole discretion, to limit certain areas of this Website to registered users, and require use of a password to access these areas.  By creating an account, you agree to (A) maintain the confidentiality of your password, (B) prevent other users from using your password, (C) notify CRF of any unauthorized use of your password, and (D) be responsible for the acts and omissions of any third-party who has authority to access or use the Website on your behalf.

 

By creating an account, you also consent to receive electronic communications from CRF (e.g., via email or by posting notices to the Website).  These communications may include notices about your account (e.g., payment authorizations, password changes and other transactional information) and are part of your relationship with CRF.  You agree that any notices, agreements, disclosures or other communications that CRF sends to you electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements, including, without limitation, that such communications be in writing.  You should maintain copies of electronic communications received from CRF by printing a paper copy or saving an electronic copy of any such communication.  CRF may also send you promotional communications via email, including, without limitation, newsletters, special offers, surveys and other news and information that CRF believes will be of interest to you.  You may opt out of receiving these promotional emails at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions provided therein.

 

3.     TERMS OF SALE

 

From time to time, CRF may offer users, the opportunity to register for or upgrade to enhanced subscriptions, educational experiences, or other services for which a fee may be required.  If you purchase a membership or register for any CRF educational experiences, you agree to the following terms of sale:

 

3.1.          Payment and Billing Information

 

By providing a credit card or other payment method that CRF accepts, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to use the designated payment method and that you authorize CRF (or CRF’s third-party payment processor) to charge your payment method for the total amount of your purchase (including any applicable taxes and other charges) (each, a “Transaction”).  If the payment method cannot be verified, is invalid or is otherwise not acceptable, your Transaction may be suspended or cancelled.  You must resolve any payment method problems before CRF proceeds with your Transaction.  If you want to change or update your payment method information, you can do so at any time by logging into your account.

 

You acknowledge that the amount billed may vary due to promotional offers, preferences you select or changes in applicable taxes or other charges, and you authorize CRF (or CRF’s third-party payment processor) to charge your payment method for the corresponding amount.

 

3.2.          Pricing and Availability

 

All prices on the Website are shown in U.S. dollars and applicable taxes and other charges, if any, are additional.  CRF reserves the right to adjust prices as CRF may determine in CRF’s sole discretion, at any time and without notice, including, without limitation, as based on geographic or other criteria as CRF may establish from time to time.  CRF will not, however, be able to notify you of changes in any applicable taxes.

All of CRF’s online and educational services, memberships and subscriptions are subject to availability, and CRF reserves the right to impose quantity limits on any Transaction, to reject all or part of a Transaction and to discontinue offering certain services or memberships without prior notice.

 

3.3.          Taxes

 

If applicable, CRF will collect sales, use and other taxes (collectively, "Tax") on online and other educational services, memberships and subscriptions for which CRF determines CRF has a duty to collect Tax applicable to your purchase.  If a service is subject to Tax, you agree that the amount of Tax shown at checkout may be adjusted.  Several factors may cause this, such as variances between processor programs and changes in applicable Tax rates.

 

4.     VIRTUAL SUMMITS

 

Each attendee, for herself/himself and her/his employees, agents or assigns (which may be referred to as ‘you’ or ‘your’ as applicable) must register and agree to these Terms and Conditions by clicking “I agree”, “I accept”, or other similar language in order to attend and participate in one of CRF’s virtual summits or conferences (each, a “Virtual Summit”).

 

CRF’s Virtual Summit is a private business event for which CRF monitors registration and attendance.  Registration and/or attendance may be denied to any person or entity by CRF, in CRF’s sole discretion.  The sharing of user IDs and/or passwords is strictly prohibited and CRF may revoke the access privileges of anyone caught using or sharing user IDs.

 

CRF reserves the right, in CRF’s sole discretion, to unilaterally abbreviate or terminate a Virtual Summit.  In these circumstances, you expressly agree to release CRF and CRF’s associated/affiliated entities, agents, or assigns, in all respects to the fullest extent permitted by law from any and all responsibility and liability and expressly waive any and all claims that you may have against CRF and CRF’s associated/affiliated entities, agents, or assigns, in connection with and resulting in any way from your attendance of a Virtual Summit.

 

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless CRF from any and all claims, demands and causes of action arising out of or relating to your participation in the Virtual Summit, including attendance at official Virtual Summit presentations and on-demand business programming (“On-Demand Content”), and live or taped continuing education programs/webinars (“CE Programs,” together with On-Demand Content, the “Virtual Content”), use of the Virtual Summit applications and any related applications (collectively, the “Interface”).

 

4.1.          Acceptable Use and Anti-Abuse Policy

 

While CRF cannot guarantee a safe online experience, CRF is committed to providing a harassment- and discrimination-free experience for everyone during the Virtual Summit, an experience that embraces the richness of diversity.  It is CRF’s policy that all attendees are entitled to respectful treatment.  Any form of abusive and unwanted communication, bullying, discrimination, harassment, sexual or otherwise, is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.  This policy applies to all aspects of the Virtual Summit.

 

Unauthorized spamming or solicitation, with the exception of personal, one-on-one communications expressly permitted through the Virtual Summit, is prohibited.

 

If an attendee engages in prohibited behavior or violates these access and use restrictions, or the User Conduct requirements in Section 1 of these Terms and Conditions, CRF reserves the right at any time in CRF’s sole discretion to take any action CRF deems appropriate, including immediately revoking access privileges to the Virtual Summit without warning or refund.

 

4.2.          Functionality of the Virtual Summit Interface

 

CRF has contracted with third-parties to provide a high-quality virtual experience.  CRF cannot, however, guarantee that the Interface or Virtual Content will operate without any interruptions or malfunctions.  No assurances or guarantees can be given about the availability, quality, operation or support services for data traffic, on the networks, or lines of the participant’s internet provider.  CRF accepts no liability or responsibility if the Interface and/or Virtual Content are interrupted, partially restricted, otherwise inaccessible in whole or in part or impossible as a result of an event beyond CRF’s reasonable control, even if CRF theoretically could have protected against such event.

 

4.3.          Modification of the Program of On-Demand Content Sessions

 

CRF reserves the right, at any time in CRF’s sole discretion, to modify the program of On-Demand Content.

 

4.4.          Physician Payments Sunshine Act

 

In order to help sponsors, supporters and/or exhibitors comply with the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, the names and contact information of all US licensed physicians participating in industry supported functions during a Virtual Summit may be provided to the supporters of that function.  The information provided may be used for reporting purposes only as part of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act submission and may appear on the CMS Open Payments website in the next reporting cycle.

 

4.5.          Recording (Audio, Video and Still Photography)

 

Photography, audio, video, or screen recording for strictly personal, educational, and/or social use are permitted at all CRF meetings. Substantial portions of poster, slides, and presentations may not be copied or reproduced in any form for sale or commercial use.

 

Media must obtain approval from CRF before filming, screen recording, or taking screenshots for the purpose of original news or social media coverage. Please note that once approval to film and/or photograph is obtained, filming, videotaping, and photography are limited to agreed-upon terms.

 

4.6.          Social Media Policy

CRF promotes the free exchange and rapid dissemination of research and educational content from all CRF meetings. The slides from CRF-sponsored courses and symposia are immediately posted on TCTMD to facilitate scientific discourse and enhance patient care.

 

Communicating through social media is welcome and strongly encouraged provided that embargo rules for late-breaking clinical trials and science are honored. Photographs, screenshots, images of slides from sessions, and brief audio/video clips can be shared via social media. However, posting or live streaming entire sessions or live cases (the latter to respect patient privacy) and use of any CRF course content for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited.

 

 

5.     MONITORING CONTENT

 

You agree that CRF has the right, but not the obligation, to monitor User Content posted on this Website at any time for any reason in CRF’s sole discretion to determine compliance with these Terms and Conditions and any other operating rules that CRF may establish from time to time.  Notwithstanding this right, CRF does not and cannot review all User Content, and CRF is not responsible for any Content or User Content on this Website.  CRF reserves the right at all times in CRF’s sole discretion to edit, disclose, refuse to post, request removal of or remove any Content or User Content as may be necessary to comply with any law, regulation or government or agency request (including, without limitation, patient-physician confidentiality requests) or if, in CRF's sole discretion, such information is objectionable or in violation of these Terms and Conditions.

 

Any or all User Content on this Website may be purged periodically in CRF's sole discretion.  You acknowledge and agree that User Content you view or post is at your own discretion and risk, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of such User Content.  In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on any User Content created by CRF or CRF’s third-party suppliers, or Content that is submitted to CRF.  You further acknowledge and agree that the views expressed on this Website do not necessarily reflect the views of CRF, and CRF does not support or endorse any statements, opinions, User Content or otherwise posted on this Website.

 

The views expressed on this Website are those of the authors of the Content, and not CRF.  CRF is not responsible for the accuracy, appropriateness, reliability, timeliness or usefulness of any statements, opinions or the Content on this Website.

 

6.     RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF MATERIAL

 

CRF owns, controls, licenses or has the right to use and provide this Website and all material on this Website, including, without limitation, all Content.  This Website is protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to U.S. copyright laws, international conventions and other copyright laws.  CRF is the owner of the copyright in the entire Website and owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of this Website.  You agree to abide by any and all copyright notices, information or restrictions displayed on this Website.

 

You may not modify, create derivative works from, participate in the transfer or sale of, post on the World Wide Web or in any way exploit this Website or any portion thereof for any public or commercial use without the express written permission of CRF.  You may download one (1) copy of Content from this Website, or multiple copies of "Factoids" for your personal use only, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such Content, including, without limitation, trademarks and service marks of CRF and CRF’s third-party authors, suppliers or the copyright holder identified in the individual Content's copyright notice.  You are responsible for complying with all applicable laws, rules and regulations regarding your use of any downloaded Content.  If, with permission, you copy, redistribute or publish material from this Website, you shall not change or delete any author attribution, trademark, legend or copyright notice.

 

7.     UNSOLICITED MATERIALS

 

In operating this Website, CRF does not solicit nor does CRF desire to receive any confidential, secret or proprietary information.  Any information or material submitted or sent to CRF will be deemed not to be confidential and not to include or contain any trade secrets.  By submitting or sending information or other material to CRF, you represent and warrant that the information is original to you and that no other party has any enforceable rights to the material, including, without limitation, intellectual property rights, and CRF shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of this information for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgement or compensation to you or any other party.

 

8.     USER'S GRANT OF LIMITED LICENSE

 

By submitting or sending User Content or other material to CRF through the Website, you hereby grant CRF the royalty-free, unrestricted, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully sub-licensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, sub-license and display such User Content or other material (in whole or part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed.

 

9.     LINKED SITES

 

This Website contains links to and advertisements for other sites on the internet that are owned and operated by third-parties ("Linked Sites").  CRF is not responsible for the content, availability, products, policies or practices, including, without limitation, any privacy policy, of any Linked Site, any site that links to the Website or of any sponsor, partner or advertiser who advertises on the Website.  Additionally, links to and from Linked Sites do not constitute any endorsement by CRF or CRF’s third-party suppliers of such Linked Sites or the materials contained therein.  Links do not imply that CRF is affiliated or associated with such sites.  In no event shall CRF be liable, directly or indirectly, to anyone for any loss or damage arising from or occasioned by the use of any Linked Site or the information or material accessed through a Linked Site.

 

It is your sole responsibility to comply with the appropriate terms of service of the Linked Sites as well as with any other obligation under copyright, secrecy, defamation, decency, privacy, security and export laws related to the use of such Linked Sites and any content contained thereon.  You should direct any concerns you may have to that site's administrator or webmaster.  CRF reserves the exclusive right, in CRF’s sole discretion, to add, change, decline or remove, without notice, any feature or link to any of the Linked Sites from the TCTMD Website and/or introduce different features or links to different users.

 

10.  CHILDREN UNDER 16

 

This Website is not directed at, nor is it intended to be used by, children under the age of 16.

 

11.  PRIVACY POLICY

 

CRF is committed to protecting your privacy and security and have explained in detail the steps CRF takes to do so and CRF urges you to read CRF’s Privacy Policy.

 

12.  DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

 

THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS," "WHERE IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.  WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE FOREGOING, CRF SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATON: (A) ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, APPROPRIATENESS, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, USEFULNESS OR OTHERWISE REGARDING THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE; (B) ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; (C) WARRANTIES REGARDING PRODUCTS OR SERVICES FROM OR HYPERTEXT LINKS TO SITES OPERATED BY THIRD-PARTIES OR THOSE CONCERNING ANY BREACH OF SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION THROUGH THIS WEBSITE OR ANY LINKED SITE; AND (D) WARRANTIES REGARDING THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE, THE VIRTUAL SUMMIT OR ANY OTHER SERVICES OR ANY PORTION THEREOF.  THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, AS A RESULT OF (i) ANY ERROR, OMISSION, DELETION OR DEFECT IN THE CONTENT OF; OR (ii) ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE OF, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION OR DEFECT IN, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION OF, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF THIS WEBSITE, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, DEFAMATION OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION, AND REGARDLESS OF WHEHTER CRF HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OR LIKLIHOOD OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING.  CRF DOES NOT PROMISE, WARRANT OR IN ANY RESPECT GUARANTEE: (a) THAT THIS WEBSITE OR ANY PORTION THEREOF WILL BE FREE OF INFECTION BY VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR ANYTHING ELSE MANIFESTING CONTAMINATING OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES; OR (b) THAT ACCESS TO THIS WEBSITE OR ANY PORTION THEREOF WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE.

 

APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

 

THE CONTENT ON THIS WEBSITE IS POSTED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT OR ANY ADVICE WHICH MAY BE PROVIDED BY A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL.  THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE IS NOT SUFFICIENT OR PROVIDED IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE OR TREAT ANY HEALTH RELATED SYMPTOMS OR DISEASE, OR TO PRESCRIBE ANY MEDICATION.  CRF DOES NOT REPRESENT OR ENDORSE THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY ADVICE, OPINION, STATEMENT OR OTHER INFORMATION DISPLAYED OR DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE.  YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY RELIANCE UPON ANY SUCH OPINION, ADVICE, STATEMENT, MEMORANDUM OR INFORMATION SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

 

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING ALL PRECAUTIONS YOU BELIEVE NECESSARY OR ADVISABLE TO PROTECT YOU AGAINST ANY CLAIM, DAMAGE, LOSS OR HAZARD THAT MAY ARISE BY VIRTUE OF YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE.

 

13.  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

 

IN NO EVENT WILL CRF'S LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID TO CRF FOR USE OF THE SERVICES ON THIS WEBSITE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EVENTS GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) IF NO SUCH PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY YOU, FIFTY ($50) DOLLARS.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WILL CRF OR CRF’S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARENTS, AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS OR THIRD-PARTY SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY (i) FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATON, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR REVENUE, PERSONAL INJURY OR WRONGFUL DEATH), OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE AVAILABILITY, USE, RELIANCE ON OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE, EVEN IF CRF SHALL HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE; OR (ii) FOR ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN, OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES OF THIS WEBSITE.  IN ANY STATE OR JURISDICTION THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, CRF'S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

 

14.  INDEMNIFICATION

 

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold CRF and CRF’s affiliates, officers, directors and employees harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of, based upon or resulting from (A) your use of this Website or the Content; (B) any User Content you create, post, share or store through the Website; (C) any feedback you provide; (D) your violation of these Terms and Conditions; and (E) your violation of the rights of another individual or entity.  CRF reserves the right, at CRF’s own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you and you shall not in any event settle or dispose of any matter without the written consent of CRF.

 

15.  COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICE

 

All Content on this Website is: Copyright © 2000 - 2021 CRF and/or CRF’s third-party suppliers.  All rights reserved.

 

Trademarks on this Website are either trademarks or registered trademarks of CRF or CRF’s third-party suppliers.  The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

 

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

 

Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), if you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please forward the following information to the Copyright Agent named below:

 

• Your address, telephone number and email address;

 

• A description of the copyrighted work(s) that you claim has been infringed;

 

• A description of where the alleged infringing material is located, or information reasonably sufficient to permit CRF or the Copyright Agent to locate the material;

 

• A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law;

 

• An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; and

 

• A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

 

Copyright Agent

Cardiovascular Research Foundation

1700 Broadway,  9th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Attn: Stephanie Gutch

Phone: 646-434-4605

Email: sgutch@crf.org

 

Upon receipt of the written notification containing the information outlined above, CRF shall:

 

• Remove or disable access to the material that is alleged to be infringing;

 

• Forward the written notification to the alleged infringer ("Infringer"); and

 

• Take reasonable steps to promptly notify the Infringer that CRF has removed or disabled access to the material.

 

Counter Notification: To be effective, a Counter Notification must be a written communication to the same CRF Copyright Agent, and include:

 

• A physical or electronic signature of the Infringer;

 

• Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled;

 

• A statement under penalty of perjury that the Infringer has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled;

 

• The Infringer's name, address and telephone number; and

 

• A statement that the Infringer consents to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or if the Infringer's address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which CRF may be found, and that the Infringer will accept service of process from the person who provided notification or an agent of such person.

 

Upon receipt of a Counter Notification containing the information outlined above CRF shall:

 

• Provide the original complaining party with a copy of the Counter Notification;

 

• Inform the original complaining party that CRF will replace the removed material or cease disabling access to it within ten (10) business days;

 

• Replace the removed material or cease disabling access to the material within ten (10) to fourteen (14) business days following receipt of the Counter Notification, provided the Copyright Agent has not received notice from the original complaining party that an action has been filed seeking a court order to restrain Infringer from engaging in infringing activity relating to the material on this Website.

 

16.  DISPUTE RESOLUTION; ARBITRATION

 

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IN THIS SECTION 16 CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT REQUIRES YOU TO ARBITRATE CERTAIN DISPUTES AND CLAIMS WITH CRF AND LIMITS THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF FROM CRF, INCLUDING A CLASS ACTION WAIVER.  This Section 16 applies to all Disputes (unless excluded under Section 16.1) between you and CRF.

 

16.1.       Binding Arbitration

 

EXCEPT FOR ANY DISPUTES, CLAIMS, SUITS, ACTIONS, CAUSES OF ACTION, DEMANDS OR PROCEEDINGS (COLLECTIVELY, “DISPUTES”) IN WHICH EITHER PARTY SEEKS TO BRING AN INDIVIDUAL ACTION IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT OR SEEKS INJUNCTIVE OR OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF FOR THE ALLEGED UNLAWFUL USE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES, LOGOS, TRADE SECRETS OR PATENTS, YOU AND CRF AGREE (A) TO WAIVE YOUR AND CRF’S RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO HAVE ANY AND ALL DISPUTES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, OR THE SERVICES OR CONTENT, RESOLVED IN A COURT, AND (B) TO WAIVE YOUR AND CRF’S RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL.  INSTEAD, YOU AND CRF AGREE TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES THROUGH BINDING ARBITRATION (WHICH IS THE REFERRAL OF A DISPUTE TO ONE OR MORE PERSONS CHARGED WITH REVIEWING THE DISPUTE AND MAKING A FINAL AND BINDING DETERMINATION TO RESOLVE IT INSTEAD OF HAVING THE DISPUTE DECIDED BY A JUDGE OR JURY IN COURT).

 

16.2.       No Class Arbitrations, Class Actions or Representative Actions

 

YOU AND CRF AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR ANY CONTENT IS SPECIFIC TO YOU AND CRF AND THAT SUCH DISPUTE WILL BE RESOLVED SOLELY THROUGH ARBITRATION ON A PERSONAL BASIS, AND WILL NOT BE BROUGHT AS A CLASS ARBITRATION, CLASS ACTION OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.  You and CRF agree that there will be no class arbitration or arbitration in which an individual attempts to resolve a Dispute as a representative of another individual or group of individuals.  Further, you and CRF agree that no Dispute can be brought as a class or other type of representative action, whether within or outside of arbitration or on behalf of any other individual or group of individuals.

 

16.3.       Federal Arbitration Act

 

You and CRF agree that these Terms and Conditions affect interstate commerce and that the enforceability of this Section 16 shall be both substantively and procedurally governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. (the “FAA”), to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

 

16.4.       Notice; Informal Dispute Resolution

 

You and CRF agree that each party will notify the other party in writing of any arbitrable or small claims Dispute within thirty (30) days of the date it arises, so that the parties can attempt in good faith to resolve the Dispute informally.  Notice to CRF shall be sent by certified mail or nationally recognized overnight courier (e.g., Federal Express or United Parcel Service) to Cardiovascular Research Foundation 1700 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, New York 10019 Attn: Chief Legal Officer.  Your notice to CRF must include (A) your name, postal address, telephone number, the email address you use or used for your Account and, if different, an email address at which you can be contacted, (B) a description in reasonable detail of the nature or basis of the Dispute, and (C) the specific relief that you are seeking.  CRF’s notice to you will be sent electronically in accordance with Section 2 and will include (i) CRF’s name, postal address, telephone number and an email address at which CRF can be contacted with respect to the Dispute, (ii) a description in reasonable detail of the nature or basis of the Dispute, and (iii) the specific relief that CRF is seeking.  If you and CRF cannot agree how to resolve the Dispute within thirty (30) days after the date notice is received by the applicable party, then either you or CRF may, as appropriate and in accordance with this Section 16, commence an arbitration proceeding or, to the extent specifically provided for in Section 16.1, file a claim in court.

 

16.5.       Process

 

EXCEPT FOR DISPUTES IN WHICH EITHER PARTY SEEKS TO BRING AN INDIVIDUAL ACTION IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT OR SEEKS INJUNCTIVE OR OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF FOR THE ALLEGED UNLAWFUL USE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES, LOGOS, TRADE SECRETS OR PATENTS, YOU AND CRF AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE MUST BE COMMENCED OR FILED BY YOU OR CRF WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR OF THE DATE THE DISPUTE AROSE; OTHERWISE THE UNDERLYING CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED (WHICH MEANS THAT YOU AND CRF WILL NO LONGER HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASSERT SUCH CLAIM REGARDING THE DISPUTE).  You and CRF agree that: (A) any arbitration will occur either (i) in person in the State of New York, County of New York; or (ii) telephonically; (B) arbitration will be conducted confidentially by a single arbitrator in accordance with the American Arbitration Association’s (“AAA”) Consumer Arbitration Rules that are in effect at the time the arbitration is initiated, as modified by the terms and conditions set forth herein (“AAA Rules”), which are hereby incorporated by reference; and (C) that the seat of the arbitration shall be New York, New York and that state or federal courts of the State of New York and the United States, respectively, sitting in the State of New York, County of New York, have exclusive jurisdiction over any litigation in aid of arbitration and the enforcement of any arbitration awards.  The parties shall attempt to agree on the single arbitrator to be appointed to resolve the dispute.  If the parties are unable to reach agreement within thirty (30) days after commencement of the arbitration with the AAA, the arbitrator selection process identified in the AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules shall apply.  You may also litigate a Dispute in the small claims court located in the county of your billing address if the Dispute meets the requirements to be heard in small claims court.  Each party shall be responsible for its costs incurred in such arbitration or small claims court, but the arbitrator shall not have the authority to re-allocate those costs in an award or otherwise.  If you cannot afford to pay for the arbitration, you agree to provide CRF the option of paying the arbitrator before seeking to initiate any other form of dispute resolution, including litigation.  As part of the arbitration, both you and CRF will have the opportunity to reasonable discovery of non-privileged information that is relevant and material to the Dispute, including the ability to request from each other, and third-parties, documents, information and testimony that is relevant and material to the Dispute.

 

16.6.       Authority of Arbitrator

 

As limited by the FAA, these Terms and Conditions and the applicable AAA Rules, the arbitrator will have (A) the exclusive authority and jurisdiction to make all procedural and substantive decisions regarding a Dispute, including the determination of whether a Dispute is arbitrable, and (B) the authority to grant any remedy that would otherwise be available in court; provided, however, that the arbitrator does not have the authority to conduct a class arbitration or a representative action, which is prohibited by these Terms and Conditions.  The arbitrator may only conduct an individual arbitration and may not consolidate more than one individual’s claims, preside over any type of class or representative proceeding or preside over any proceeding involving more than one individual.

 

16.7.       AAA Rules

The AAA Rules and additional information about the AAA are available on the AAA website.  By agreeing to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, you either (A) acknowledge and agree that you have read and understand the AAA Rules, or (B) waive your opportunity to read the AAA Rules and claim that the AAA Rules are unfair or should not apply for any reason.

 

16.8.       Severability

If any term, clause or provision of this Section 16 is held invalid or unenforceable, it will be so held to the minimum extent required by law, and all other terms, clauses and provisions of this Section 16 will remain valid and enforceable.  Further, the waivers set forth in Section 16.2 are severable from the other provisions of these Terms and Conditions and will remain valid and enforceable, except as prohibited by applicable law.

 

16.9.       Opt-Out Right

 

You have the right to opt out of binding arbitration within thirty (30) days of the date you first accepted the terms of this Section 16 by writing to: officeoflegalaffairs@crf.org.  In order to be effective, the opt out notice must include your full name and clearly indicate your intent to opt out of binding arbitration.  By opting out of binding arbitration, you are agreeing to resolve Disputes in accordance with Section 17.

 

17.  APPLICABLE LAWS; JURISDICTION

 

You agree that the laws of the State of New York, excluding its conflicts-of-law rules, shall govern these Terms and Conditions and your access to and use of the Website.  Any Dispute between the parties that Section 16.1 permits to be resolved other than through arbitration or small claims court shall be resolved on a personal basis (in accordance with Section 16.2) in the state or federal courts of the State of New York and the United States, respectively, sitting in the State of New York, County of New York.

 

18.  NON-U.S. RESIDENTS

 

CRF controls and operates this Website from CRF’s offices in the United States of America.  CRF does not represent that any of the materials on this Website are appropriate or available for use in other locations.  Persons who choose to access this Website from other locations do so on their own initiative, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

 

19.  MISCELLANEOUS

 

These Terms and Conditions represent the complete agreement between CRF and you concerning the licenses granted hereunder, replacing all prior or contemporaneous oral or written communications concerning its subject matter.  If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is held to be unenforceable, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable.  You may not assign, transfer or delegate your rights under these Terms and Conditions without CRF's prior written consent.

 

These Terms and Conditions will be binding on and inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors and permitted assignees of the parties.  Failure to exercise or delay in exercising any right hereunder shall not be considered a waiver thereof, which can only be made by signed writing.  No single waiver shall be considered a continuing or permanent waiver.  The captions and headings used in these Terms and Conditions are inserted for convenience only.

 

20.  HOW TO CONTACT CRF

 

Any inquiries concerning these Terms and Conditions of Use should be directed to CRF via the Contact CRF form.

 

Effective Date:  March 2025

Your privacy is of great importance to the Cardiovascular Research Foundation^®, 1700 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, New York 10019 United States of America (“CRF^®”) and CRF^® is committed to being responsible custodians of the information you provide and the information CRF^® collects in the course of operating its business.

CRF^® takes your personal privacy seriously.  This privacy statement (this “Statement”) describes how CRF^®, as a data controller, may collect, use and share information, particularly in association with the operation of CRF^®’s websites and mobile apps (collectively, the “CRF Website(s)”), when you register and attend any of CRF^®’s live, in-person or virtual conferences or events, or engage CRF^® to provide services (collectively, “CRF Services”).  This Statement applies to all personal data collected by CRF^® from individuals in the United States, European Union or from countries that have similar data protection laws.

Because CRF^® wants to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy, CRF^® share its information practices with you, including:

• What personal data is collected in connection with the CRF Website(s) and CRF Services.
• The organizations collecting the personal data.
• How the collected personal data is used.
• With whom the personal data may be shared.
• What rights and choices are available to users of the CRF Website(s) and CRF Services.
• The security procedures in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information that is under CRF^®’s control.

What Personal Data is Collected

CRF^® collects your personal data when you provide it, for instance by registering for and attendin by entering into a business relationship or contract with CRF^® for CRF Services.  “Personal data” is any information that can be used to identify you or that CRF^® can link to you, such as your photo, name, title, address, e-mail address, or IP address.  CRF^® may  automatically collect certain information when you use, access or interact with CRF^® via the CRF Website(s), for instance through browser settings or cookies.  CRF^® may also collect information from other sources, such as social media platforms that may share information about how you interact with CRF^®’s social media content, or if you interact with CRF^® via its social media accounts.

All personal data you provide to CRF^® or that CRF^® (automatically) collects is provided voluntarily.  However, without providing certain data, such as your e-mail address or other contact information, CRF^® may not be able to respond to your requests or deliver the CRF Services to you.

The CRF Website(s) and CRF Services are generally not directed to children under 16.  CRF^® does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 16 without parental consent.  If you become aware that CRF^® has collected personal data from a child under the age of 16 without parental consent, please let CRF^® know so that it can take appropriate action.

If you attend certain of CRF^®’s live, in-person conferences or events, CRF^® may attach a wearable beacon to the conference badge issued to you.  As you enter and exit various public areas at these events, your registration information will be captured by electronic readers.  The information obtained through this process will be used to measure event attendance and to analyze aggregated event data for CRF^®’s internal business purposes.  CRF^® may also use this information to send promotional and informational communications that CRF^® believes may be of interest to you, both during and after the event.  You have the option of requesting that the beacon not be attached to your badge either via e-mail or at the time you pick up your badge at the event.  Please check the terms and conditions of the applicable event when registering for additional information about the use/opt-out of the beacons.  If you do not request to have the beacon removed at or during the event, you will later have the option not to receive promotional e-mails from CRF^® by using the “unsubscribe” link included in each promotional e-mail.

How CRF^® Uses the Information It Collects

CRF^® will process  personal data in the United States and only process personal data where CRF^® has a legal basis to do so.  For example, CRF^® may use the information it collects:

• To enter into a contract with you, or to take steps, at your request, prior to entering into a contract (such as account registration for which CRF^® requires your name, e-mail address, city, state, country, zip/postal code, and clinical/non-clinical classification);
   
• To respond to your inquiries, to provide you with the CRF Services that you request, to communicate and engage with third-parties to provide the CRF Website(s) and CRF Services to you, to maintain business administration records and prevent fraud, which is in CRF^®’s legitimate interest;
   
• For other communications with you.  For example, CRF^® sends each new member a welcome e-mail to verify username and password.  Thereafter, members who elect to join one or more of CRF®’s electronic communication distribution lists will occasionally receive communications about features, products, services or updates from CRF^® or in relation to the CRF Website(s).  It is in CRF^®’s legitimate interest to send these communications.  Members who elect to join one or more of CRF^®’s electronic communication distribution lists and consent to receiving third-party communications may also occasionally receive communications about features, products, services or updates sponsored by third-parties that may be of interest to users of CRF Website(s);
   
• To keep records and administration on how the CRF Services are provided, claims and complaints are handled, including the documents underlying such services, claims and complaints, which is in CRF^®’s legitimate interest;
   
• To understand how people use the CRF Websites and CRF Services and to operate, maintain and improve the CRF Website(s) and CRF Services, which is in CRF^®’s legitimate interest;
   
• To comply with legal obligations applicable to CRF^®, such as responding to legal process or requests for information issued by government authorities or other third-parties.

How CRF^® May Share the Information It Collects

CRF^® and its affiliated entities share information with each other and/or with third-party service providers/subprocessors, including but not limited to, consultants, attorneys and other professionals (collectively, “3rd Party Service Providers”) for CRF^®’s general business purposes, such as internal administration and providing you or your organization with the CRF Services.  CRF^® also works with 3rd Party Service Providers to provide a more customized experience for you when you visit the CRF Website(s).  To do so, CRF^® may disclose personal data to these 3rd Party Service Providers, though CRF^® does not permit such third-party service providers to re-sell or use your personal data for their own purposes.  These 3rd Party Service Providers may collect and profile your information in order to monitor and analyze the CRF Website(s)’ traffic for the purposes of business intelligence, provide personalized suggestions and content recommendations, including advertisements, and/or monitor the CRF Website(s) for purposes of developing service improvements.

CRF^® and its affiliated entities may share information with other third-parties (including law enforcement agencies and potential transaction partners, sponsors, supporters, exhibitors and investors) where CRF^® and its affiliated entities have a legal basis to do so.

During your attendance at an in-person conference or event organized by CRF^®, your conference badge containing personal data or information that reasonably identifies you (e.g., name, photo, city, state, country, and clinical/non-clinical classification, etc.) will be:

• visible to people present at the conference or event (e.g., other attendees, staff, vendors, workers, etc.) as conference badges must be worn at all times during the conference for security, identification and networking  purposes;
• scanned for administrative and legal compliance purposes.  At both in-person and virtual conferences or events organized by CRF^®, CRF^® will provide third-parties (i.e., sponsors, supporters, and industry) with your personal data or information for administrative, logistical, and legal reporting purposes, as applicable, and where CRF^® has a legal basis to do so,  such third-parties’ independent use in compliance with their privacy statements.
• scanned at exhibition booths if you choose to allow the scanning of your badge during your visit to the exhibition booth. By allowing the scan of your badge at the exhibition booth you are opting in to receiving communications from that exhibitor, which are subject to such exhibitor’s privacy policies.  To stop receiving such exhibitor communications, you must opt-out directly with the exhibitor directly and not through CRF^®. This Statement does not address the privacy, security, or other practices of the exhibitor and CRF^® does not endorse, screen or approve, and is not responsible for, the privacy practices or content of such exhibitor communications and polices.  Scanning of your badge at an exhibition booth is strictly voluntary.

During your attendance at a virtual event organized by CRF^®, if you submit comments, questions, feedback or other information during any of the sessions, you understand that your first and last name will be tied to your submission, both of which will be shared publicly with other participants in that session.  You further understand that these sessions (and the information you submit during a session) may be recorded and made available publicly on any of the CRF Website(s).

In addition, during your attendance at an in-person conference or event organized by CRF^®, you may be photographed or videotaped by CRF^® or CRF^®’s designated vendor(s) capturing the event. Some of these photographs or videos may be displayed by CRF^® in publications or materials connected with the conference or other CRF^® conferences. You hereby grant CRF^® an irrevocable, worldwide, sublicensable, royalty-free, fully paid-up license to reproduce, copy, display, perform, share, create derivative works, or otherwise use any photos, videos, or audio recordings taken of you (whether individually or as part of a group) by CRF^® or CRF^®’s designated vendor(s) during the conference or any other conference-related activity or event for (a) promotional/marketing use (e.g., brochures, association publications, and web-based media such as blogs, websites, e-newsletters, etc.) and (b) such uses as are reasonable and customary for conferences. You hereby agree to unconditionally release and hold harmless CRF^® and CRF^®’s associated/affiliated entities, agents or assigns, from all claims, demands, causes of action, and liability related to said the use of such materials.

If CRF^® transfers your personal data to a recipient outside of the European Union, CRF^® will only do so in compliance with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation.  If you have questions about the international transfers of your personal data or the appropriate safeguards CRF^® has in place or wish to obtain a copy of such safeguards, please contact CRF^® via officeoflegalaffairs@CRF.org.

Third-Party Services and Content

CRF^® engages third-parties that support the operation of the CRF^® Websites, such as analytics providers.  For instance, CRF^® uses Google Analytics, and Feathr.co to analyze the audience of the CRF Websites and improve CRF^®’s content.  These third-parties may use various technologies to track your online activities over time and across different websites and online platforms.  By visiting CRF Website(s), these  third-parties may place cookies on your browsers for the purpose of targeting and online behavioral advertising and used by such third parties to target advertising on other sites or applications based on your online activity.  For further information on the privacy policies concerning these third-party services, please visit their respective websites:

• Google Analytics: http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html; and
• Feathr.co: https://www.feathr.co/privacy-policy. 

The CRF Website(s) may also include integrated content or links to content provided by third-parties (such as social media platforms).  This Statement does not address the privacy, security or other practices of the third-parties that provide such content.  CRF^® does not endorse, screen or approve, and are not responsible for, the privacy practices or content of such other websites.  Visiting these other websites is at your own risk.  CRF^® recommends that you review the privacy policies applicable to third-party websites prior to visiting those websites.

Protection and Storage of the Information CRF^® Collects

CRF^® deploys administrative, technical and physical safeguards designed to safeguard the information that it collects.  However, no safeguards or systems can be 100% secure.  This means that CRF^® cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal data.  Moreover, CRF^® is not responsible for the security of information you transmit to CRF^® over networks that CRF^® does not control, including the internet and wireless networks, or that you submit to third-parties through their websites, services or otherwise.

CRF^® retains the information it collects in an identifiable form as reasonably necessary and only for as long as required to fulfill the purposes for which CRF^® collected the information and to comply with CRF^®’s legal obligations. In connection with CRF^®’s conferences, registration information is retained for three years by our 3rd Party Service Provider however, the photos submitted for use in the conference badges are deleted after one year’s time.

Your Choices and Rights

CRF^® encourages you to contact CRF^® to update or correct your information if it changes or if you believe that any information that CRF^® collected about you is inaccurate.  If provided for under applicable law, you can also ask CRF^® to see what personal data CRF^® has about you, to rectify or erase your personal data or to port your personal data.  You may also tell CRF^® if you object to or want to restrict CRF^®’s use of your personal data.  If you would like to discuss or exercise such rights, please notify officeoflegalaffairs@crf.org.  You can also use this address to lodge a complaint.  Depending on your location, if you are not satisfied about the manner in which CRF^® handles your complaint, you may also lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority.

If CRF^® process your personal data on the basis of your consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting CRF^® at officeoflegalaffairs@crf.org.  Depending on your location, where CRF® processes your personal data on the basis of CRF^®’s or a third-party’s legitimate interest, you may object to such processing at any time by contacting CRF^® at  officeoflegalaffairs@crf.org.

Changes to This Statement

CRF^® may update this Statement at any time.  The effective date of the current Statement is noted at the beginning of this Statement.  CRF^® encourages you to periodically review this page.  If CRF^® make changes, CRF^® will inform you by revising the effective date and, in some cases (for example, if CRF^® intends to use your information in a way that materially differs from what is described in this Statement), CRF^® may provide you with an additional notice (such as adding a statement to CRF Website(s) homepages or sending you a notification).  Your continued use of the CRF Website(s) and/or CRF Services following the posting of any changes to this Statement means you consent to such changes.

Use of Cookies

CRF^® collects certain information by automated means when you visit the CRF Website(s) through the use of cookies.  A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that CRF^® stores on your browser or the hard drive of your computer.  Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.  Cookies are used to speed up your access to the CRF Website(s) and the information you wish to see, as well as for website analytics, marketing efforts and for functionality.

Cookies are also used to distinguish you from other users of the CRF Website(s).  This helps CRF^® to provide you with a good experience when you browse the CRF Website(s) and allows CRF^® to improve them.  The CRF Website(s) may also use web beacons along with cookies (either directly or through CRF^®’s third-party service providers such as  Feathr) to understand your browsing and buying activities and to determine if you have visited a particular site, which aids CRF^® in providing you with more relevant advertising and allows CRF^® to measure the success of online advertising campaigns.  Web beacons allow CRF^® to obtain information such as the IP address of the computer that downloaded the page on which the beacon appears, the URL of the page on which the beacon appears, the time the page containing the beacon was viewed, the type of browser used to view the page, and the information in cookies set by the third-party.  CRF^® also collects IP addresses, either directly or through CRF^®’s third-party service providers such as  Feathr.  An IP address is a unique identifier that certain electronic devices used to identify and communicate with each other on the internet.  When you visit the CRF Website(s), CRF^® may view and/or store the IP address of the device you use to connect to the internet.  For a third-party cookie or web beacon, the third-party will have access to the collected information in order to provide CRF^® with information or services to enhance the performance or functionality of the CRF Website(s).  CRF^® uses this information to determine the general physical location of the device and understand from what regions of the world visitors to the CRF Website(s)come from.  CRF^® uses the information collected from these technologies to compile reports, help CRF^® improve the CRF Website(s)such as by providing you with more relevant advertising, and allows CRF^® to measure the success of online advertising campaigns.

The Types of Cookies CRF^® Uses

CRF^® uses the following types of cookies on the CRF Website(s):

• Permanent and Strictly Necessary Cookies.  These are cookies that are required for the operation of the CRF Website(s).  They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of the CRF Website(s), use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.  They also remember your login details and password, so you don’t have to type them in every time you use the CRF Website(s).
   
• Analytical/Performance Cookies.  These are cookies that allow CRF^® to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the CRF Website(s)when using them.  These cookies help CRF^® to improve the way the CRF Website(s)work, for example, by helping users to easily find what they are looking for.
   
• Functionality Cookies.  These are cookies that are used to recognize you when you return to a CRF Website(s).  These cookies enable CRF^® to personalize content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
   
• Targeting Cookies.  These are cookies that are used to profile your interests and habits by recording or monitoring your visits to the CRF Website(s)and providing information such as the browser used to access the CRF Website(s), date and time, the URL of the webpage being loaded, any previously assigned cookie identification, your geographic location, the pages you have visited, the links you have followed, the ads you have viewed and the length of time spent viewing such items on the CRF Website(s).  CRF^® will use this information to make the CRF Website(s) and the advertising displayed on them more relevant to your interests.  Targeting cookies are also placed by CRF^®’s third-party service providers that enable them to uniquely identify you so as to also provide you with personalized ads on the CRF Website(s) or on other websites visited by you. You may may opt-out from receiving targeted advertisements from Feathr by visiting the NAI website opt-out page here:   
   
  • http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ or
  • The DAA opt-out page here: http://www.aboutads.info/ or
  • For EU users, the EDAA opt-out page here: http://youronlinechoices.eu/.               
     
• Session Cookies.  These are temporary cookies that expire when the browser is closed.

Controlling Cookies

You may control cookie settings in your web browser by refusing to allow the setting of all or some cookies.  For detailed guidance on how to control or disable cookies, CRF^® recommends you visit  https://www.aboutcookies.org/how-to-control-cookies/.  If you view a CRF Website(s) without changing your cookie settings, you are indicating your consent to receive all cookies from the CRF Website(s).  However, if you change your cookie settings to block cookies, some features and functionality of the CRF Website(s) may not operate as expected.

TCTMD collected anonymous stories from physicians and other healthcare providers about their experiences prescribing exercise. Here is a sample of their responses.

“A couple years ago, I had an obese patient in the office and I said, ‘What does your doctor tell you for diet for weight loss and working on weight?’ And he said, ‘He never brings it up.’ I said, ‘I can’t believe that you go to a primary care physician that doesn’t ever bring it up.’ So the next time I saw that primary care physician in the hospital, I said, ‘Hey I saw one of your patients and he says you never even talk to him about obesity or losing weight.’ He said, ‘Hell no, I never talk to him about any of that. You know what happens when you talk to him about any of that? You waste 10 minutes of your time, and they walk out pissed off.’ That’s the mentality.”

“We have cardiac rehab for people who suffer myocardial infarction. Some of the doctors that I’ve talked to around here are like, ‘I don’t even know how to do that. I don’t know how to prescribe or recommend someone to go seek a cardiac rehab specialist.’ . . . It was just striking to me, like, shouldn’t you know how to do that? . . . Cardiac referral rates are really low. You always wonder what are the barriers, why are referrals not happening, why aren’t people attending, and maybe physicians don’t know the process and the steps to go about doing so."

“One of our physicians is very good at prescribing cardiac rehab, and the other ones don’t as routinely prescribe some of it. It could be old habit and changing routine. It wasn’t something that they started in their early practice, and it wasn’t part of their habit. I think there’s a little bit of the fact that I’m younger than them that may play a role. I also do think that being a nurse brings in a little bit of a different element. I’m very open to interdisciplinary practice and using various resources. . . . I think I often do spend more time in general on education with the patient, and it’s not that the physicians don’t know that, but I also think the demands on their schedule may often be greater than mine. And so I have a little more freedom to talk about those things that perhaps they don’t.”

“There are a few patients who I’ve had a lot of success with what we might consider nontraditional forms of exercise. One lady hates walking or biking, but she likes to line dance. So we talked about is there a club or group you could join. She started line dancing several days a week, and she’s actually lost a lot of weight! . . . Just figure out what their interests are because if they are not enjoying it, it’s really hard to get them to maintain even if you can get them to initiate it.”

“I would say about half my colleagues in a large group practice of 30 or so just don’t prescribe it to patients. Whether they could in theory is moot, because they show they can’t, or just don’t for whatever reason do it in practice. I’d guess 70% do at least some exercise themselves and probably have at least rudimentary understanding of it.”
 

To read TCTMD’s feature story on the struggles healthcare providers face with prescribing exercise, click here.

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It is the aim of TCTMD to provide balance in its news and scientific content. We seek opinions of individual thought leaders because we believe it is important to present divergent viewpoints. These opinions (including uncensored posted comments) are those of the individuals quoted and not of TCTMD, TCT, or the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF). The material on TCTMD is reviewed by experienced editors and physicians with the exception of the content contained in the "Around the Web" section. A firewall is strictly enforced such that news and editorial content are produced independently from sponsored educational materials. Editorial decisions are at the sole discretion of the Editorial Director and kept strictly separate from CRF's other activities. 

TCTMD is not responsible for any content posted on web sites reached through links found on the TCTMD web site.

 

TCTMD provides a valuable marketing channel for industry to communicate with interventional cardiologists, endovascular physicians and allied clinical professionals. TCTMD provides a high quality venue in which to deliver Internet-based corporate communications programs, market research, product launch and product line marketing efforts, and product training and education.  

TCTMD Online Media Kit

Advertisements are displayed only in specific areas of the site as designated.  All advertisements are posted at the discretion of TCTMD management and may be removed at any time if deemed inappropriate.  All content on TCTMD, not specifically referenced as an advertisement, is deemed editorial content and is not impacted in any way by advertisements or their sponsors.

For more information on how you can connect with your customers when they visit TCTMD, please contact

Cassandra Stewart at cstewart@crf.org or visit our contact us page and select "sponsorships".

TCTMD is the most comprehensive on-line resource in interventional cardiology and provides in-depth coverage across the spectrum of cardiovascular disease research and practice. Since its launch at TCT 2000, TCTMD has provided clinicians and industry professionals myriad ways to keep up-to-date in the ever-evolving field, including news and education from conferences hosted around the world as well as information about the latest devices and drugs used in the daily practice of cardiovascular medicine.

TCTMD is produced and administered by employees of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF); editorial content is determined and overseen by the Editorial Director and kept strictly separate from CRF's other activities. 

CRF's mission is to strive to improve the quality of life for patients with cardiovascular disease. The organization's goal is to advance the development and use of safe and effective minimally invasive cardiovascular treatments. For more information, visit our Web site at http://www.crf.org. 

Subscription to TCTMD is free through completion of a registration form found at www.tctmd.com/register.  The majority of funding for TCTMD is derived from unrestricted sponsorships and grants from medical device and pharmaceutical companies.  

 

TCTMD Leadership

 

Tricia Rawh is Executive Director of CRF’s Center for Education, where she is responsible for the strategic direction and execution of CRF’s global educational portfolio. Since assuming the role in 2017, she has led the growth of CRF’s flagship conferences, including Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT), New York Valves, and Technology and Heart Failure Therapeutics (THT), among others. She has also spearheaded the international expansion of CRF’s programs through TCT Plus events in Latin America, the Middle East, and India. In addition, she oversees CRF’s digital strategy through platforms such as TCTMD, the foundation’s news and education hub for interventional cardiovascular professionals, and CRF Connect, its on-demand learning platform. She also leads CRF’s branding, public relations, and communications efforts.

Before becoming Executive Director, Ms. Rawh helped lead strategic initiatives across CRF’s business development, program management, and marketing teams, contributing to the foundation’s growth since joining in 2008.

Her leadership has advanced professional education for healthcare providers worldwide and strengthened CRF’s position as a global leader in cardiovascular innovation and education. She holds a B.A. in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a Project Management Certificate from New York University.
 

Mamas Mamas BMBCh, DPhil, is the Senior Clinical Editor at TCTMD. He is the Clinical Director for the Centre for Prognosis Research and a professor of interventional cardiology at Keele University, as well as an honorary consultant cardiologist at Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent, England. He was previously a senior lecturer at the University of Manchester and did his medical training at Oxford. His research interests lie in big data, linking electronic health and national audit databases to evaluate population level outcomes in real-world patients with cardiovascular disease. He has published over 450 peer-reviewed papers and was recently voted as one of the top 100 health pioneers in the UK by the #MadeAtUni campaign.  

Editorial Team
 

Caitlin E. Cox is News Editor of TCTMD and Associate Director, Editorial Content at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. She produces the Rox Heart Radio podcast, and her work on outpatient peripheral vascular interventions won the 2020 National Institute for Health Care Management's Trade Journalism Award. Prior to her career as a journalist, she earned a BS in Biology at the University of Georgia and did 2 years of bench research on HDL cholesterol at Tufts University. Cox holds an MA in Journalism from New York University’s Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program. She has written for a variety of publications, including the Christian Science Monitor and Natural History. Before joining TCTMD in 2008, she spent over a year as a freelance medical journalist in New Delhi, India.

 

Michael O’Riordan is the Managing Editor for TCTMD. He completed his undergraduate degrees at Queen’s University in Kingston, ON, and his graduate degree in journalism at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, specializing in medical reporting. His work on advances in the treatment of ASCVD won a Digital Health Award in 2023. Prior to joining TCTMD in 2015, he was a senior journalist with theheart.org and Medscape Cardiology, both from WebMD. He was a member of theheart.org team that won the Online News Association Journalism Award (Specialty Site) in 2010 and the Gold Medal for Best Website from the Association of Healthcare Publication Editors in 2013.

 

Yael L. Maxwell is Senior Medical Journalist for TCTMD and Section Editor of TCTMD's Fellows Forum. She served as the inaugural media fellow for the Center for Health, Media & Policy at Hunter College from 2015 to 2016. Her 2022 news story about radiation exposure for structural imagers won the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Media Excellence Award from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and her 2021 feature story about expired cardiac devices won a Bronze Digital Health Award. Prior to working for CRF, Yael spent 2 years managing all research-related communications at the Lymphoma Research Foundation. She has also worked for the Editorial department of the PBS-affiliated science documentary series NOVA and the public affairs office of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and she has contributed to Genewatch, the monthly publication of the Council for Responsible Genetics. Her work has been published in mental_floss, Refinery29, and ScienceNOW. Yael studied Environmental Science and Journalism at Boston University.  

 

L.A. McKeown is a Senior Medical Journalist for TCTMD, the Section Editor of CV Team Forum, and Senior Medical Editor/Writer for CRF. Her 2021 feature story on racial disparities in the cath lab won a Gold Digital Health Award. Laura has over 20 years of experience as a clinical and consumer medical writer for many publications, websites, and organizations, including Medical Tribune, WebMD, MSNBC, Reuters Health, the American Lung Association, the North American Menopause Society, and New York Medical College. In addition, she has extensive experience in medical education, including serving as managing editor of a series of patient education videos under former US Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, MD. She earned a BS in Journalism and Mass Media from Rutgers University.  

 

Todd Neale is the Associate News Editor for TCTMD and a Senior Medical Journalist. He got his start in journalism at Audubon Magazine and made a stop in publishing before heading to MedPage Today, where he worked with a focus on cardiology for more than 6 years before joining CRF. He received a BS in Biology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and an MA in Journalism from the Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program at New York University.  

Content and Marketing Team

 
 

Cassandra Stewart is Manager of Business Development for Digital. Cassandra joined CRF in 2013 as the Senior Coordinator of Exhibits and Sponsorships where she advanced to the Manager of Business Development and Industry Relations. She was responsible for overseeing and managing all exhibits and sponsorship business for CRF sponsored events such as CTO, Echo, Fellows, TVT, and TCT. Prior to joining CRF, Cassandra managed exhibits and sponsorships for several conferences across a broad range of industries including Broadcast Media, Printing, and Defense & Space in the Washington, DC area.  She studied Elementary and Middle School Education with a focus in Math and Science with a minor in History at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia.

 

Hannah Dellabella is the Content and Operations Manager at TCTMD. She completed her undergraduate degree in creative writing and professional writing at Carnegie Mellon University and holds a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Purdue University. Prior to joining CRF, Hannah worked both as a college instructor and as a writer in various industries, including architecture/design, SEO product copywriting, and medical journalism. She was previously the Associate Digital Content Editor for The Clinical Advisor, the leading industry publication for nurse practitioners and physician assistants. In addition to her professional pieces, Hannah's creative work has appeared in top literary magazines.  

 

Sam Montgomery is the Sr. Digital Marketing Manager at TCTMD. Sam has over 7 years of experience working in marketing and digital media. Sam’s experience in the health care industry includes roles at a major academic medical center and a start-up focused on improving access to continuing medical education. Prior to his career in marketing, Sam worked as a professional chef for 3 years. Sam graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in English and earned his graduate degree in Marketing Analytics at Zicklin School of Business in New York City.

 

 

Sofia Ciprian is the Associate Project Manager at CRF. She completed her undergraduate degree in Political Science and Communications with a minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Northeastern University. Prior to joining CRF, Sofia has worked in editorial content and media with civic organizations, as well as with an academic journal. Sofia also was a bilingual teaching assistant in Madrid for 2 years.

 

 

Christine Macahilig is the Content Management Associate at TCTMD. Prior to joining CRF, Christine has 7 years of experience working in digital therapeutics and mental health for a start up company. She completed her undergraduate degree in Media Studies with a minor in English from Hunter College of the City University of New York.

 

 

 

Content Catalysts

The TCTMD editorial team believes the social media conversations prompted by our content can serve as a catalyst: to disseminate knowledge, translate research into practice, and challenge the status quo. We work with cardiologists across the world who can engage diverse voices and elicit new viewpoints.

 

Benoy Shah, MBBS, MD (Res)

University Hospital Southampton

Benoy Shah is a consultant cardiologist at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, England, and the clinical lead for the regional Wessex Heart Valve Clinic, which he established in 2018...Read More
 

Ritu Thamman, MD

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Ritu Thamman is a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, a fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), and a fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography (FASE), where she also serves on the board of directors...Read More

 

Shelley Zieroth, MD

University of Manitoba

Shelley Zieroth is a professor in the Max Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba as well as director of their heart failure (HF) and heart transplant clinics...Read More

 

Han Naung Tun, MBBS, MD

University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine

Han Naung Tun, MBBS, MD is a cardiologist and researcher affiliated with the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine and a fellow of both the American College of Cardiology and the European Society of Cardiology. He is a member...Read More

 

 

 

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Former Editors

 

Shelley Wood was the Editor-in-Chief of TCTMD and the Editorial Director at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) from October 2015 to March 2025. Over the course of her career, Shelley has garnered a range of awards in journalism and medicine for herself, the journalists, and the publications she’s led. Under her editorial oversight, TCTMD grew from a niche, US-focused, interventional cardiology website into the respected, award-winning resource it is today, recognized by cardiologists internationally and across subspecialties. Shelley was instrumental in elevating TCTMD into the premier, trusted, and impartial news source for cardiology it is today. 

 

Jason R. Kahn, the former News Editor of TCTMD, worked at CRF for 11 years until his death in 2014 at age 45. In his tenure, Kahn transformed the cardiology news coverage of TCTMD from a single-person operation into a vibrant editorial team. He received an undergraduate degree in Communications from the University of Michigan and an MA in Journalism from NYU’s Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program. The Jason Kahn Fellowship in Medical Journalism, established in Jason’s memory, is given each year to an aspiring medical journalist who works with, and is mentored by, the TCTMD staff. Recipients include Nicole Lou (2015), Michael H. Wilson (2016), Ashley Lyles (2017), Lucy Hicks (2018), and Marcus Banks (2019).