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Effective Date: 9/8/2025
Last Updated: 9/8/2025

Welcome to Bedsider Providers™, a platform provided by Power to Decide (“Power to Decide,” “we,” or “us”). These Terms of Use govern your access and use of the Bedsider Providers website located at providers.bedsider.org and any Bedsider Providers mobile sites and mobile apps (collectively, the “Sites”) and any Subscription Services (as defined in Section 6 below), including Bedsider Providers+™ provided by us via the Sites.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the Sites or Subscription Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to all terms in this Terms of Use, you may not access or use the Sites or Subscription Services.

2. Not a Healthcare Provider

The Sites and the Subscription Services are designed exclusively for licensed healthcare professionals and other qualified reproductive health stakeholders (collectively, the “Healthcare Professionals”). However, the Sites or Subscription Services are not intended to provide, or facilitate, or support Healthcare Professionals to provide, medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or clinical protocol. The Sites and the Subscription Services are not a substitute for clinical judgment, formal medical guidance, or professional licensing obligations.

Power to Decide is not a health care provider or clinic. We do not provide clinical services. Any information, services, design, compilation, materials, data, trademarks or resources on the Sites or provided via Subscription Services (“Content”) are for general informational purposes only and are not intended to be—nor should they be construed as—medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or clinical protocol.

While the platform is intended for use by Healthcare Professionals, we do not warrant and hereby disclaim all express and implied warranty on the accuracy, currency, or applicability of any Content and are not responsible for how the Content is used in practice.

3. Not Legal Advice

The Sites and the Subscription Services are provided for general informational purposes only and do not, and are not intended to, constitute legal advice. No reader, user, or browser of the Content should act, or refrain from acting, on the basis of information contained herein without first seeking professional counsel from a duly licensed attorney in the relevant jurisdiction. The transmission and receipt of the Content, whether via electronic means or otherwise, does not create, and is not intended to create, an attorney–client relationship between Power to Decide and you. While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the Content presented, laws and regulations are constantly evolving, and Power to Decide makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, regarding the completeness, accuracy, or currency of the Content. Any reliance on the Content is strictly at your own risk. 

4. User Responsibilities

You are solely responsible for verifying the clinical accuracy and appropriateness of any Content. You agree to use the Sites, the Subscription Services and the Content in accordance with these Terms of Use and all applicable laws. You agree not to:

  • Use the Sites, the Subscription Services and the Content for unauthorized commercial activity, spam or solicitation or to violate any third party rights;
  • Submit false or misleading information about you and/or your professional background or impersonate another person;
  • Attempt to interfere with the Sites’ security or functionality;
  • Attempt to obtain a password, other account information, or other private information from any other user of the Sites or Subscription Services
  • Copy, reproduce, distribute, republish, or commercialize Content without permission;
  • Make use of any payment methods or refund systems to access, purchase, or refund Services for fraudulent purposes, or without permission of the authorized owner, or otherwise concerning a criminal offense or other unlawful activity.

We may restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to the Sites and/or the Subscription Services without notice to you if we believe that you have violated these Terms of Use.

5. Account

To purchase and use Subscription Services, you will be required to set up an account (an “Account”). To obtain an Account, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. You agree to provide truthful, accurate, current, and complete information, and to update this information anytime it changes.

You acknowledge that your Account is personal to you and you agree not to provide any other person with access to the Subscription Services or portions of it using your username, password, or other security information. If you choose, or are provided with, a username, password or any other information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your username or password or any other breach of security by contacting providersplus@besider.org. 

We may rely on the authority of anyone accessing your Account or using your login credentials and in no event and under no circumstances shall we be held liable to you for any liabilities or damages resulting from or arising out of (i) any action or inaction by us under this provision, (ii) any compromise of the confidentiality of your Account or password, and (iii) any unauthorized access to your Account or use of your password.

6. Subscription Services; Bedsider Providers+

We may offer you the ability to subscribe to certain services by make recurring payments (“Subscription Services”), including Bedsider Providers+. All Subscription Services renew automatically at the end of each billing cycle unless canceled in advance. A billing cycle is either one month (monthly subscription) or one year (annual subscription) from the initial payment date. You may activate, update, or cancel any recurring payments for Subscription Services at any time. You must cancel before your renewal date to avoid the next charge. To cancel, log in to your account, navigate to your subscription and click “cancel.” If you purchase or update a Subscription Service, you authorize us to automatically charge you payment method, on a going-forward basis and until cancellation of either the recurring payments or your Account, for the cost of the subscription on or before the payment due date for the accrued sums. 

All fees are non-refundable to the extent permitted under applicable law. We may change the fees for the Subscription Services, upon notification to you of such changed or new fees. Such notification will be made reasonably in advance, and you may terminate any Subscription Services if you do not agree with the change; however, and to the extent not prohibited under applicable law, you will be deemed to have accepted the changes and such changed or new fees will be applicable after the end of the notice period if you have not terminated the Subscription Service. 

If you wish to purchase Subscription Services, payment may be made by credit card, debit card or any other such method as we, in our sole discretion, may introduce from time to time (collectively, “Payment Method”). This includes, but is not limited to, Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, ApplePay and Google Wallet. We reserve the right to accept or refuse any payment made in any form. By submitting your Payment Method information, you are expressly agreeing that we are authorized to charge to the Payment Method any fees for your purchase of the Subscription Services, together with any applicable taxes. You represent and warrant that you have the legal right to use your designated Payment Method(s) submitted on the Sites in connection with any purchase of Subscription Services, that the charges incurred by you on the Sites will be honored by your Payment Method issuer, and that the information you supply to us is true, correct, and complete.

For additional subscription terms, payment terms and refund terms for Bedsider Providers+, the Subscription Service for recurring newsletters, and members only content on our Sites, see our Payment & Refund Policy. The Payment & Refund Policy is hereby incorporated to these Terms of Use by reference.

7. Intellectual Property

The Sites, Subscription Services, and Content are owned by Power to Decide and protected by intellectual property and other laws of the United States and other countries. All Content is the property of Power to Decide or its third-party licensors. You acknowledge and agree that you shall not acquire any ownership rights whatsoever by downloading Content or by purchasing Subscription Services. You agree to use the Sites, Subscription Services, and Content only for your own personal and non-commercial use, provided you maintain attribution and do not alter the materials. We do not grant you a license to use the Sites, Subscription Services, and Content for any other purpose. Except for User Content you have posted, you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, enter into a database, display, perform, modify, create derivative works, transmit, or in any way exploit any part of the Site, Subscription Services, or Content without our express written permission. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you may not distribute any part of the Site, Subscription Services, or Content over any network, including a local area network, nor sell or offer it for sale. Power to Decide reserves all rights to the Sites, Subscription Services, and Content not granted expressly in these Terms of Use.

8. Clinical Scenarios Q&A Feature

Bedsider Providers+includes a Clinical Scenarios Q&A feature that enables Healthcare Professionals to anonymously submit clinical or counseling scenarios for feedback from peers (such submissions or feedback, the “User Content”).

This feature is intended strictly for:

  • Professional discussion of clinical situations
  • Peer insight into counseling, decision-making, and reproductive health delivery

This feature must not be used for:

  • Any illegal activities
  • Any activities that involve infringement of the intellectual property, trade secret, privacy, publicity, or other proprietary rights of others
  • Personal health questions or emergencies
  • Protected Health Information (as defined by HIPAA)
  • Soliciting products or services
  • Real-time clinical consultation
  • Uploading sensitive or personally identifiable information or protected health information

You understand that all User Content, whether you have publicly posted on Clinical Scenarios Q&A or privately transmitted to another user or to us, is your sole responsibility. We do not expressly or implicitly endorse, support, or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any User Content. Although the Sites are designed to be a safe place to share such User Content, we cannot guarantee that other users will not misuse the User Content that you share. If you have any User Content that you would like to keep confidential and/or do not want others to use, do not post it to any of the Sites.

By submitting User Content to the Sites, you represent and warrant that you have all rights, power, and authority necessary to grant the rights to your User Content contained within these Terms of Use.

You retain any ownership rights you have in your User Content, but you grant Power to Decide a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, copy, modify, adapt, prepare derivative works of, distribute, store, perform, and display your User Content in all media formats and channels now known or later developed anywhere in the world. You irrevocably waive any claims and assertions of moral rights or attribution with respect to your User Content.

Although we have no obligation to screen, edit, or monitor User Content, Power to Decide may moderate User Content and reserves the right to warn, restrict, or permanently revoke access to the Clinical Scenarios Q&A feature for violations, including misuse or unprofessional conduct.

If you notice that any other user’s submissions appear to violate these Terms of Use, or if any other user ever makes you feel harassed or unsafe, please contact us by e-mailing providersplus@besider.org.

9. Notice of Copyright Infringement

If you believe in good faith that your copyrighted work has been reproduced on or linked from the Sites without authorization in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our designated copyright agent with the following information:

(a) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed; (b) identification of the allegedly infringing material on the Sites that is requested to be removed; (c) your name, address and daytime telephone number, and an e-mail address if available, so that we may contact you if necessary; (d) a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the copyrighted work is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; (e) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the signatory is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive copyright right that is allegedly infringed; and (f) an electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or someone authorized on the owner’s behalf to assert infringement of copyright and to submit the statement.

Our copyright agent for notice of claims of infringement on Bedsider.org is: Mark Adam, madam@powertodecide.org.

Power to Decide
1015 15th St
Suite 1225
Washington, DC 20005
(tel) 202-478-8500
(fax) 202-478-8588

This contact information is only for suspected copyright infringement. Contact information for other matters is provided elsewhere on the Sites.

We will remove any content that infringes upon the copyright of any person under the laws of the United States upon receipt of such a statement (or any statement in conformance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)), and will terminate the access to the Sites and Subscription Services by those who repeatedly infringe on the copyright of others. United States law imposes substantial penalties for falsely submitting a notice of copyright infringement.

10. Third Party Links and Content

The Sites and the Subscription Services may contain links to third party websites or tools. Such links are provided only as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will access the third party websites. We do not control or endorse any such third party websites. You agree that Power to Decide will not be responsible or liable for any content, goods, or services provided on or through these outside websites or for your use or inability to use such websites. You will use these links at your own risk. 

11. Limitation of Liability

THE SITES, SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES, AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, LEGAL, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. POWER TO DECIDE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITES, SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES, AND CONTENT ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT, OR ERROR FREE. POWER TO DECIDE DOES NOT CONTROL, ENDORSE, OR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY CONTENT AVAILABLE ON OR LINKED TO THE SERVICES OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY THIRD PARTY OR USER. POWER TO DECIDE AND ITS AFFILIATES DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SITES, SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES, AND CONTENT OR SERVERS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, POWER TO DECIDE AND ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AND PARTNERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITES, SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES, OR CONTENT, including but not limited to:

  • Use or misuse of content or tools provided on the Sites
  • Clinical decisions or outcomes based on the Content
  • Loss of data, loss of profits, or interruptions in service

IN NO EVENT WILL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF POWER TO DECIDE EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100) OR ANY AMOUNT YOU PAID POWER TO DECIDE IN THE PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS FOR THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES. THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS SECTION WILL APPLY TO ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, INCLUDING THOSE BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, STATUTE, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF POWER TO DECIDE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH DAMAGE, AND EVEN IF ANY REMEDY SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

12. Indemnification

Except to the extent prohibited by law, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Power to Decide, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, contractors, and agents from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to:

  • Your violation of these Terms of Use
  • Your use or misuse of Subscription Services, including Bedsider Providers+ or its features (for example, Clinical Scenarios Q&A)
  • Any content you submit, share, or transmit through the Sites, including your User Content
  • Your violation of any applicable laws, regulations, or third-party rights (including intellectual property and privacy rights)
  • Any clinical decisions or outcomes resulting from your reliance on information accessed through the Site, Subscription Services, or Content

We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, and you agree to cooperate fully with us in such cases.

13. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Site, Subscription Services, and/or Content at our sole discretion, including for violations of these Terms of Use.

You may terminate your use of the Site, Subscription Services, and Content at any time and for any reason by deleting your Account and canceling all Subscription Services. If you stop using the Subscription Services without deleting your Account, your Account may be deactivated due to prolonged inactivity.

The following sections will survive any termination of these Terms of Use or of your Account: 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15.

14. Governing Law

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, these Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia, without regard to conflict of law principles. All disputes related to these Terms of Use, the Sites, Subscription Services, or Content will be brought solely in the federal or state courts located in the District of Columbia, and you and Power to Decide consent to personal jurisdiction in these courts.

14. Changes

Power to Decide may update and/or change these Terms of Use from time to time. If there are any material changes and/or updates to these Terms of Use (as determined in our sole discretion), you will be notified within the Sites themselves, via email or both. 

Power to Decide may change, modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Sites or Subscription Services at any time. Except as otherwise set forth herein, Power to Decide does not guarantee that any particular Site or Subscription Service, or any particular features or components thereof, will be available at all times, at any given time, or in all countries and/or geographic locations, or that Power to Decide will continue to offer the Sites or Subscription Services, or all features or components thereof, for any particular length of time. If you have purchased any Subscription Services and we subsequently discontinue such Subscription Services, you will receive a pro-rated refund of the pre-paid fees for such Subscription Services.
Contact: providersplus@besider.org