Terms of Use

Last Updated: February 25, 2026

This website, www.thisisworthy.com ("Site"), is owned and operated by Worthy ("we" or "us"). "You" refers to you as the user of the Site.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS ("TERMS OF USE" OR "TERMS") CAREFULLY AND COMPLETELY BEFORE USING THE SITE. BY USING THIS SITE AND THE LINKS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THIS SITE, YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND ANY OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT THROUGHOUT THE SITE.

The Terms of Use set forth a variety of information, including but not limited to, Worthy's disclaimers of warranty, Privacy Policy, limitation of liability and indemnification. If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, please do not use this website.

Worthy is a non-partisan platform to share a vision of a more efficient health care system in the United States of America. The purpose of the website is to inform and motivate this vision through collective action and news about progress.

Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use the Site. If you are under the age of majority in your state of residence, a minor, your parent or legal guardian must agree to these Terms on your behalf and you may only access and use the Site with permission from your parent or legal guardian.

Privacy

Your Privacy is very important to us. Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, protect, and when we share personal information and other data with others. All personal information that you provide on this Site is handled and protected as set forth in the Privacy Policy, which is incorporated here by reference.

General Prohibitions

You agree not to do any of the following while using this Site or content contained on the Site:

Post, publish or transmit any text, graphics or other material that: (i) is false or misleading; (ii) is defamatory; (iii) invades another's privacy; (iv) is obscene, pornographic, or offensive; (v) promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any individual or group; (vi) infringes another's rights, including any intellectual property rights; (vii) violates or encourages others to violate any applicable law or regulation; or (viii) would give rise to civil liability;
Access, tamper with, or use any non-public areas of the Site, Worthy's computer systems, or the technical delivery systems of Worthy's providers;
Attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any system or network or breach any security or authentication measures;
Attempt to access or search the Site or content with any engine, software, tool, agent, device or mechanism other than software and/or search agents provided by Worthy or other generally available third party web browsers;
Send unsolicited email, junk mail, "spam," promotional or advertising for products or services, or chain letters;
Forge any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any electronic communication or posting, or in any way use the Site or content to send altered, deceptive or false source-identifying information;
Attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software used to provide the Site or content;
Interfere with, or attempt to interfere with, the access of any user, host or network, including without limitation sending a virus, overloading, flooding, spamming, or mail-bombing the site;
Impersonate or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity; or
Use the Site or content in any way that violates any applicable law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including but not limited to those pertaining to consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination, false advertising or export control).

Interactive features

Worthy may offer certain interactive features through this site from time to time. Interactive features may include the opportunity to post or upload content, and evaluate Worthy news or services.

By using any of these interactive features, you represent and warrant that:

you are the sole author and owner of all intellectual property rights contained content submitted to Worthy; and
you are at least 18 years of age.

With respect to any content you submit to the site, you further represent, warrant and agree that:

the content is accurate, and does not contain any information you know to be false or misleading;
the content does not infringe any third party's copyright, patent, secret, or other confidential or proprietary rights, nor rights of publicity or privacy;
you have not been compensated or received any consideration from any third party to submit the content;
the content has not been previously published or exploited in any manner or medium;
the content does not include any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, or other contact information; and
nothing within any content submitted, nor use of that content, would violate these Terms of Use or any applicable laws.
the content does not contain any material that is sexually explicit or suggestive, contains full or partial nudity or any material that is violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group or that is otherwise lewd, offensive, inappropriate or obscene;
the content will not contain or promote the products or services of any company or entity or promote any brand or product of any kind other than Worthy.
the content will not contain any material that is derogatory, profane, defamatory, libelous, slanderous or disparaging.

For any content that you submit, you hereby grant to Worthy a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, display, distribute, modify, and create derivative works based upon any content you submit, including incorporating the content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. You further voluntarily waive any "moral rights" you may have in such content.

All content that you submit may be used at Worthy's sole discretion. Worthy reserves the right to change, condense or delete any content on the site that Worthy deems, in its sole discretion, to violate content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use. Worthy does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Worthy or third parties to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Worthy reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission for any reason. You acknowledge that you, not Worthy, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidentiality on the part of Worthy, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers and their respective directors, officers and employees.

Should you provide your email address in connection with your submitted content, you agree that Worthy and its third-party service providers may use your email address to contact you about the content and for other administrative purposes.

Trademarks/Copyrights

Worthy is a Registered® mark of Ascendium, Inc. All materials on this server and this Site, including the Site's design, layout, and organization, are owned and copyrighted by Worthy or its suppliers or vendors, and is protected by copyright law.

It is Worthy's policy to respond to notices of alleged infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and other applicable intellectual property laws, which may include removing or disabling access to material claimed to be the subject of infringing activity. Pursuant to 17 United States Code Section 512(c)(2) (Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998), Worthy's designated agent for notice of alleged copyright infringement appearing on the site is:

601 12th Street, Oakland, CA 94602

help@thisisworthy.com

Filing a notice of infringement with Worthy requires compliance with the requirements specified in Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. The text of this statute can be found at the U.S. Copyright Office website, http://www.copyright.gov (visited October, 2013).

Restrictions On Use Of Materials

Only personal use of such materials is permitted, which means that you may access, download, or print such materials for your personal, non-commercial use only. You agree not to change or delete any copyright or proprietary notice from materials downloaded from this site or any site accessible through this site.

Without the prior written permission of Worthy, you may not publish, copy, reproduce, distribute, transfer, upload, post, transmit, or otherwise use any materials contained on this Site, or any materials accessible through this Site, in whole or in part. Requests for Worthy's permission to publish, copy, reproduce, distribute, transfer, or otherwise use such materials should be emailed to Worthy's Web Master.

Disclaimer

INFORMATION, SERVICES, PRODUCTS, MATERIALS AND OTHER RESOURCES ON THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WORTHY AND ITS SUPPLIERS AND VENDORS DISCLAIM ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THE INFORMATION, SERVICES, PRODUCTS, MATERIALS, AND ANY OTHER RESOURCES CONTAINED ON OR ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THIS SITE. NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION IS MADE THAT THE INFORMATION ON THIS SITE IS ERROR-FREE.

All information provided on this Site is intended only for informational purposes and for your general knowledge and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment, or for the care that patients receive from their physicians. Nothing on this Site is intended to be used for medical diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician before beginning any new treatment or if you have any questions regarding a medical condition. The opinions expressed by visitors or third parties through interactive features of the site are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect those of Worthy. Worthy does not endorse any specific product, service or treatment identified by site visitors or third parties in interactive features of the site. You should not disregard medical advice from a qualified medical professional because of something you read on this site.

This Site and its health-related information and resources are not intended, and must not be taken, to be the rendering of medical, nursing, or professional health care advice or services, or the practice of medicine, nursing, or professional health care, in any jurisdiction.

Worthy's Terms of Use and the disclaimers concerning medical advice apply to all information and materials, including material provided by or related to non-Worthy parties and online health experts, on this Site.

While Worthy and its suppliers and vendors will attempt to keep the information and the resources contained on or accessible through this Site both timely and accurate, Worthy and its suppliers and vendors make no guarantees, and disclaim any implied warranty or representation about the information's or the resources' accuracy, relevance, timeliness, completeness, or appropriateness for a particular purpose.

Your use of this Site is also subject to all additional disclaimers and caveats that may appear throughout the Site.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.

Links to External Sites

This Site also includes links to other websites and online resources. A link to a third party's website does not mean that we endorse it or that we are affiliated with it. Worthy is not liable and disclaims any express or implied representations or warranties about the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, completeness, or appropriateness for a particular purpose of the information or the resources contained on these or any other websites.

Worthy is not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices of other websites. Your access and use of these and any other sites, including the information, services, products, materials, and any other resources contained on them, are solely at your own risk. Please review any terms of use and privacy statements of other Internet sites you visit.

Limitation Of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WORTHY, ITS AFFILIATES OR ITS SUPPLIERS OR VENDORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM ANY LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LITIGATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE, OR WITH THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO MAKE AVAILABLE ANY INFORMATION, SERVICES, PRODUCTS, MATERIALS, OR OTHER RESOURCES CONTAINED ON OR ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THIS SITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE SITE WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO YOU ABSENT SUCH LIMITATIONS.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Worthy and its suppliers and vendors from any liability, loss, claim, and expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) related to your violation of these Terms.

Changes To The Site

Information on this website may be changed or updated without notice. Worthy and its vendors and suppliers have no obligation to update information presented on the Site, so information contained herein may be out of date at any given time. Worthy may also make improvements and/or changes in the products and/or programs described in this information at any time without notice.

Worthy and its suppliers and vendors may change or modify the information, services, products, materials, and any other resources contained on or accessible through the Site, or discontinue this Site altogether, at any time without notice.

Worthy may modify this Agreement at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting of the modified terms and conditions. Accordingly, you agree to review the Terms periodically, and your continued use of this site shall be deemed your acceptance of the modified terms and conditions.

Miscellaneous

Worthy's failure to insist upon strict enforcement of any provision(s) of these terms and conditions shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right.

These Terms and the resolution of any dispute related to these Terms on this Site shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of California, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. Any legal action or proceeding between Worthy or its suppliers or vendors and you related to these Terms on this Site shall be brought exclusively in a state or federal court of competent jurisdiction sitting in the County of Alameda, California, or the Northern District of California.