Acceptable Use Policy
Last revised: 10/13/25
Welcome to the Global Ultrasound Institute website and platform services known as ScanHub and The Essentials Courses (the “Platform Services”) which are provided by Global Ultrasound Institute, Inc. (“GUSI”).
Please read this Acceptable Use Policy (this “Policy”) and our Privacy Policy carefully because they govern your use of and interaction with our Platform Services, products, materials, and our communications with you. By using the Platform Services, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by this Policy. If you do not agree with any part of this Policy, you must not use the Platform Services.
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER
YOU AGREE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLLOWING:
(1) GUSI IS NOT A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER AND ANY CONTENT OBTAINED OR RECEIVED FROM GUSI, OR OTHERWISE THROUGH THE PLATFORM SERVICES OR ANY OTHER SERVICES OFFERED BY GUSI, IS FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES ONLY.
(2) NO CONTENT IS INTENDED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR, NOR DOES IT REPLACE, PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT.
(3) NOTHING STATED, POSTED, OR AVAILABLE THROUGH ANY PLATFORM SERVICES, OR OTHER SERVICES OFFERED BY GUSI, IS INTENDED TO BE, AND SHALL NOT BE TAKEN TO BE, THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE, NURSING, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE ADVICE, OR THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL CARE.
(4) NO LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL/PATIENT RELATIONSHIP IS CREATED WHEN YOU ACCESS OR USE THE PLATFORM SERVICES, RECEIVE OTHER SERVICES FROM GUSI, OR RECEIVE ANY CONTENT FROM GUSI.
Changes to Terms and Platform Services
Our Platform Services are evolving, and hence we may update them and this Policy from time to time. If we modify this Policy, we will let you know either by posting the updated Policy on our website or through other communications. It is important that you review this Policy whenever we update it or when you use the Platform Services. If you continue to use the Platform Services after we have posted an updated Policy, you are agreeing to be bound by the updated Policy. If you do not agree to be bound by the updated Policy, then you may not use the Platform Services anymore. We may, at our sole discretion, change or discontinue all or any part of the offerings we provide via our Platform Services, at any time and without notice.
Who May Use the Platform Services?
GUSI engages with organizations, such as healthcare systems and educational institutions, to provide the Platform Services to their employees, service providers and other affiliated individuals. These organizations will separately agree to our Enterprise Platform Terms and Conditions or enter into a written agreement with GUSI (a “GUSI Agreement”). You may only use the Platform Services if you are affiliated with an organization who has entered into a GUSI Agreement (the “Client”) and the Client has authorized you to use the Platform Services.
This Policy remains effective until the Client’s GUSI Agreement expires or terminates, or your access to the Platform Services has been terminated by the Client or GUSI.
Further, you may use the Platform Services only if you are 18 years or older (or the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction), capable of forming a binding contract with GUSI, and are not barred from using the Platform Services under applicable law.
GUSI MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO YOU RELATING TO THE PLATFORM SERVICES, WHICH ARE PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.
Your Account
You may have to create an account to use the Platform Services (an “Account”). You agree that you won’t disclose your Account credentials (such as a username and password) to anyone or otherwise share access to your Account with anyone. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your Account. If you share your credentials or access to your Account with others, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your Account.
GUSI reserves the right to disable any Account or credentials at any time, in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, there has been a violation of any provision of this Policy or the GUSI Agreement. Further, your Account may be suspended due to actions or omissions of the Client or for which the Client is responsible pursuant to the GUSI Agreement.
Scope of Use of the Platform Services
You shall only use the Platform Services for the internal business purposes of the Client and within the scope of the relationship that you have with the Client. Your license to use the Platform Services are in your capacity as an end user of the Client and not in your personal capacity.
Feedback
We welcome feedback, comments and suggestions for improvements to the Platform Services (“Feedback”). To the extent that Feedback is not owned by the Client, you grant to us a non-exclusive, transferable, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, fully-paid, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, under any and all intellectual property rights that you own or control to use, copy, modify, create derivative works based upon and otherwise exploit the Feedback for any purpose.
Ownership of Platform Services and Data
Except with respect to Client Data (as defined below), GUSI and its licensors exclusively own all right, title and interest in and to the Platform Services, including, but not limited to, all data accessible through the Platform Services and all associated intellectual property rights. You acknowledge that the Platform Services are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of the United States and foreign countries. “Client Data” means data submitted, stored, sent or received via the Platform Services by you or the Client.
You acknowledge that, through your provision of Client Data to GUSI or the Platform Service, the GUSI Agreement requires that the Client grants to GUSI an irrevocable worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable and transferable license to use the Client Data (including to reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works, display and perform it) in connection with the Platform Services and GUSI’s (and its successors’ and Affiliates’) business, including for the purpose of promoting or redistributing part or all of the Platform Services, or generally internally improving GUSI products and services (such as training algorithms).
As such, you shall only provide to GUSI (or to the Platform Services) Client Data for which Client has all rights that are necessary to grant us the license rights in such Client Data under this Policy and under the terms and conditions of the GUSI Agreement.
AS BETWEEN US AND THE CLIENT, YOU AGREE THAT IT IS SOLELY THE CLIENT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO (A) INFORM YOU OF ANY RELEVANT CLIENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES AND ANY SETTINGS THAT MAY IMPACT THE PROVISION OF CLIENT DATA TO THE SERVICE; (B) OBTAIN ANY RIGHTS, PERMISSIONS OR CONSENTS FROM YOU AND ANY USERS AUTHORIZED BY CLIENT THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THE LAWFUL USE OF CLIENT DATA AND THE OPERATION OF THE PLATFORM SERVICES; AND (C) ENSURE THAT THE TRANSFER AND PROCESSING OF CLIENT DATA UNDER THE CONTRACT IS LAWFUL.
No Protected Health Information.
The Platform Services are not designed with security and access management for processing protected health information (“PHI”) and you shall not, provide any PHI to, or process any PHI through, the Platform Services. You must review all content that you intend to use with the Platform Services prior to providing it to the Platform Services and must ensure that no Client Data constitutes or contains any PHI. You represent and warrant that none of the Client Data includes any PHI.
Your Obligations
You agree you will not (a) copy, modify, or create a derivative work of the Platform Services; (b) reverse engineer, decompile, translate, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to extract any or all of the source code of, the Platform Services; (c) sell, resell, sublicense, transfer, or distribute any or all of the Platform Services; or (d) access or use the Platform Services (i) in violation of this Policy, or (ii) in violation of any applicable law including privacy laws related to PHI.
Limitation of Liability
GUSI DOES NOT MAKE AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW (A) ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED USE OF THE PLATFORM SERVICES; AND (B) ANY REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT CONTENT OR INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE PLATFORM SERVICES.
EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, GUSI, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUES, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, GOODWILL; LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA; INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS; PUNITIVE DAMAGES CAUSED BY: (a) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES ON THE PLATFORM SERVICES; (b) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM USE OF THE PLATFORM SERVICES; (c) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE PLATFORM SERVICES; (d) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF THE PLATFORM SERVICES; (e) ANY VIRUSES OR MALICIOUS CODE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE PLATFORM SERVICES BY ANY THIRD PARTY; (f) ANY DATA OR CONTENT PROVIDED BY GUSI OR ON OR THROUGH THE PLATFORM SERVICES, INCLUDING YOUR USE OF SUCH CONTENT; AND/OR (g) THE REMOVAL OR UNAVAILABILITY OF ANY CONTENT. THIS PROVISION APPLIES TO ANY CLAIM, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CLAIM ASSERTED IS BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY.
Governing Law
This Policy will be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. The Platform Services are professional tools intended for use by businesses and organizations and not for consumer purposes. To the maximum extent permitted by law, you hereby acknowledge and agree that consumer laws do not apply.
Dispute Resolution
IT IS THE CLIENT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO RESPOND TO AND RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE WITH YOU RELATING TO OR BASED ON CLIENT DATA OR YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM SERVICES.
Notices
Any notices or other communications provided by GUSI under this Policy, including those regarding modifications to this Policy, will be given: (i) via email; or (ii) by posting to the Platform Services. For notices made by e-mail, the date of receipt will be deemed the date on which such notice is transmitted.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Policy or the Platform Services, please contact GUSI at: