Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions explain the basic terms for using the P.A.R.T. USA website, communicating with P.A.R.T. USA, and participating in P.A.R.T. USA advocacy-related communications, including email, phone, and SMS/text message communications.

By using this website, submitting information, contacting P.A.R.T. USA, or choosing to receive communications from P.A.R.T. USA, you agree to these Terms and Conditions.

1. About P.A.R.T. USA

P.A.R.T. USA is a national advocacy organization focused on chronic pain patient rights, public education, legislative advocacy, and patient-centered policy reform.

2. Website Use

You agree to use this website for lawful purposes only. You may not use this website to submit false information, interfere with website operations, attempt unauthorized access, misuse forms, send spam, or engage in conduct that harms P.A.R.T. USA, its website, its communications systems, or other users.

3. Educational and Advocacy Information

Information provided by P.A.R.T. USA is for advocacy, education, awareness, and general informational purposes only. P.A.R.T. USA does not provide medical advice, legal advice, diagnosis, treatment, professional counseling, or emergency services.

Visitors should consult qualified medical, legal, or other appropriate professionals for advice about their individual circumstances.

4. No Doctor-Patient or Attorney-Client Relationship

Use of this website or communication with P.A.R.T. USA does not create a doctor-patient relationship, attorney-client relationship, or other professional relationship. P.A.R.T. USA does not replace the advice or judgment of licensed healthcare providers, attorneys, or other professionals.

5. Communications With P.A.R.T. USA

If you contact P.A.R.T. USA by email, phone, website form, text message, or other method, you agree that P.A.R.T. USA may respond using the contact information you provide.

P.A.R.T. USA may use communications to respond to questions, provide organizational updates, share advocacy-related information, coordinate volunteer or membership activity, and communicate about P.A.R.T. USA programs, events, initiatives, or public policy efforts.

6. SMS/Text Messaging Terms

P.A.R.T. USA may send SMS/text messages from its toll-free number: 833-401-PART / 833-401-7278.

By providing your mobile phone number to P.A.R.T. USA and agreeing to receive text messages, you consent to receive SMS/text messages from P.A.R.T. USA. Messages may include advocacy updates, organizational announcements, event information, volunteer coordination, membership-related messages, responses to inquiries, or other P.A.R.T. USA communications.

Consent to receive SMS/text messages is not a condition of making a donation, becoming a member, volunteering, using this website, or participating in P.A.R.T. USA advocacy efforts.

7. SMS Opt-Out and Help Instructions

You may opt out of SMS/text messages at any time by replying STOP. After you reply STOP, P.A.R.T. USA will make reasonable efforts to stop sending SMS/text messages to that mobile number, except for messages necessary to confirm your opt-out or as otherwise permitted by law.

For help, reply HELP or email info@partusa.org.

8. Privacy and Personal Information

P.A.R.T. USA respects privacy and does not sell, rent, trade, or share personal information, email addresses, phone numbers, mobile opt-in information, or SMS consent information with third parties for marketing or promotional purposes.

Please review our Privacy Policy for more information about how P.A.R.T. USA collects, uses, protects, and shares information.

9. Donations, Memberships, and Payments

If P.A.R.T. USA accepts donations, memberships, or payments through this website or third-party providers, payment processing may be handled by outside payment processors. P.A.R.T. USA does not store full credit card numbers on its website.

Any donation, membership, or payment terms shown at the time of transaction will also apply.

10. Third-Party Links

The P.A.R.T. USA website may include links to third-party websites or resources. These links are provided for convenience, reference, advocacy, or educational purposes. P.A.R.T. USA is not responsible for the content, privacy practices, terms, or operations of outside websites.

11. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, website content, graphics, logos, text, design elements, and other materials associated with P.A.R.T. USA are owned by or licensed to P.A.R.T. USA and may not be copied, reproduced, modified, or used in a misleading manner without permission.

You may share P.A.R.T. USA public advocacy materials for educational or advocacy purposes as long as they are not altered in a misleading way and proper attribution is given when appropriate.

12. User Submissions

If you submit information, comments, stories, messages, documents, or other materials to P.A.R.T. USA, you are responsible for ensuring that the information you provide is accurate to the best of your knowledge and that you have the right to share it.

Submitting information to P.A.R.T. USA does not guarantee that it will be published, used, shared, acted upon, or included in advocacy materials.

13. No Guarantee of Results

P.A.R.T. USA works to support patient advocacy, public education, and policy reform. However, P.A.R.T. USA cannot guarantee any specific legislative outcome, policy change, medical result, legal result, insurance result, or individual case outcome.

14. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, P.A.R.T. USA is not responsible for damages arising from use of this website, reliance on website information, inability to access the website, third-party websites, communication delays, technical issues, or actions taken based on general advocacy or educational information.

15. Website Availability and Security

P.A.R.T. USA may update, change, suspend, or discontinue any part of the website at any time. P.A.R.T. USA may also take reasonable steps to protect the website and communications systems from spam, malware, abuse, unauthorized access, or misuse.

16. Changes to These Terms

P.A.R.T. USA may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. Continued use of the website or P.A.R.T. USA communications after updates are posted means you accept the updated terms.

17. Contact Us

For questions about these Terms and Conditions, contact: