Terms and Conditions

ACHC TERMS OF USE

Please read these Terms of Use (“Agreement”, “Terms of Use”) carefully before using www.achc.org (“the Site”) operated by ACHC (“us”, “we”, or “our”). This Agreement sets forth the legally binding terms and conditions for your use of cc.achc.org.

By accessing or using the Site in any manner, including, but not limited to, visiting or browsing the Site or contributing content or other materials to the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. Capitalized terms are defined in this Agreement.

Intellectual Property
The Site and its original content, features and functionality are owned by ACHC and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

Termination
We may terminate your access to the Site, without cause or notice, which may result in the forfeiture and destruction of all information associated with you. All provisions of this Agreement that by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

Links To Other Sites
Our Site may contain links to third-party sites that are not owned or controlled by ACHC.

ACHC has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party sites or services. We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of any third-party site that you visit.

Governing Law
This Agreement (and any further rules, polices, or guidelines incorporated by reference) shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of North Carolina, United States, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.

Changes To This Agreement
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms of Service by posting the updated terms on the Site. Your continued use of the Site after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms of Service.

Please review this Agreement periodically for changes. If you do not agree to any of this Agreement or any changes to this Agreement, do not use, access or continue to access the Site or discontinue any use of the Site immediately.

Contact Us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below.

[email protected]
139 Weston Oaks Ct.
Cary, North Carolina 27513
USA
855-937-2242

This policy was last modified on 22 July 2013

ACHC PRIVACY POLICY

Your privacy is important to ACHC. Our Privacy Policy covers how we collect, use, disclose, transfer, and store your information. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy practices. Please contact with questions.

What information do we collect?
We collect information from you when you register on our site, place an order, subscribe to our newsletter, respond to a survey or fill out a form.

When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, email address, mailing address, phone number, credit card information, Medical Provider Number and/or NPI’s, as well as other important business ownership information.

What do we use your information for?
Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:

  • To personalize your experience (your information helps us to better respond to your individual need
  • To improve our website (we continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you)
  • To improve customer service (your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs)
  • To process transactions

Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever, without your consent, other than for the express purpose of delivering the purchased product or service requested.

  • To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature
  • To send periodic emails

The email address you provide for order processing, may be used to send you information and updates pertaining to your order, in addition to receiving occasional company news, updates, related product or service information, etc.

How do we protect your information?
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order or enter, submit, or access your personal information.

We offer the use of a secure server. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our Payment gateway providers database only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential.

After a transaction, your private information (credit cards, social security numbers, financials, etc.) will not be stored on our servers.

Do we use cookies?
Yes (Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computers hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information

We use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart (accreditation deposit and final payment), understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.

Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent.

Online Privacy Policy
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.

Your Consent
By using our site, you consent to our online privacy policy.

Changes to our Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page.

Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below.
[email protected]
139 Weston Oaks Ct.
Cary, North Carolina 27513
USA
855-937-2242

This policy was last modified on 22 July 2013

ACHC RETURN & REFUND POLICY

ACHC Accreditation
ACHC will not offer refunds for any payments submitted during the accreditation process, including deposits and final payments.

ACHC Workshops
ACHC will not offer refunds for any payments submitted towards workshops. In the event that you are unable to attend, ACHC will offer a spot in a future workshop within one year from the time of cancellation.

ACHC Guide to Success Workbook
ACHC will not offer refunds for any payments submitted for an ACHC Guide to Success Workbook. All workbooks will be shipped using UPS ground.

In the event that the workbook is damaged upon delivery, ACHC will exchange the damaged book for a new item.

The workbook must have suffered significant damage during shipment for a full exchange.

Please email [email protected] to request an exchange and return your damaged workbook to:
ACHC
Attn: Marketing
139 Weston Oaks Ct.
Cary, NC 27513

Include in your package a signed letter stating the reason for your return and the original receipt.

The new Guide to Success workbook will be shipped once the returned item is received.

OFFICIAL RULES FOR ACHC SWEEPSTAKES (“Sweepstakes”)

NO PURCHASE OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

WHO MAY ENTER: THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. YOU MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IF YOU ARE NOT A LEGAL U.S. RESIDENT. The following persons are not eligible to enter this Sweepstakes: (a) employees of Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. (“Sponsor”), its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, or employees; (b) officers, employees, or agents of any organizations directly involved with this Sweepstakes; and (c) immediate family members and persons living in the same household as the persons identified in (a) and (b) above. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.

HOW TO ENTER: Drop your business card or contact information including your name, telephone number, mailing address, and email address, into the box labelled “ACHC Sweepstakes” between 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. est. on the date identified on the box (“Sweepstakes Period”). You may also enter by sending an email during the Sweepstakes Period to [email protected] containing your name, telephone number, mailing address, and email address. All winners must meet the eligibility requirements set forth in these Official Rules in order to qualify for the prize. Limit one entry per person. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incomplete or illegible entries. Sponsor is not responsible for the failure of any email or entry to be received.

ODDS OF WINNING: The actual odds of winning will depend upon the actual number of entries received for this Sweepstakes.

RANDOM DRAWING: There will be one (1) winner. The winner will be selected in a random drawing at the end of the Sweepstakes Period from among all eligible entries received. Winners will be notified in person or by email. Decisions of judges are final.

PRIZES: Prize consists of a gift card valued between $50.00 and $500.00. Only the prize specified will be awarded. Prizes are non-transferable, with no cash redemption or equivalent. All federal, state and local income taxes, insurance, licensing, registration and title fees connected to the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Sponsor shall only be responsible for awarding the number of prizes as stated in these Official Rules. Sponsor expressly disclaims any responsibility or liability for injury or loss to any person or property relating to the delivery and/or subsequent use of prizes awarded. Sponsor makes no representation or warranties concerning the appearance, safety or performance of any prizes awarded.

CLAIMING PRIZE: All properly claimed prizes will be awarded. As a condition of winning the prizes, the winners must complete, sign and return any applicable forms required by a taxing authority within ten (10) days of receipt of written prize notification or prizes will be forfeited and an alternate winner selected. Further, by accepting the prize, the winner consents to Sponsor’s use of their name, photograph and/or likeness, address, voice, and statements made by or attributed to them, in perpetuity, in any and all media now known or hereafter developed (including, without limitation, print, broadcast and Internet), for all legitimate business purposes including advertising and promotional activities without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. If any correspondence of the Sweepstakes judge or any prize is returned as undeliverable, the corresponding prize will be forfeited and will be awarded to an alternate winner. Any unclaimed prizes will be awarded in a random drawing to be held as necessary.

PRIVACY: Sponsor will be collecting personal data about entrants in accordance with its privacy policy. Please review the Sponsor’s privacy policy at https://www.achc.org/terms-and-conditions/. By participating in this Sweepstakes, you hereby agree to Sponsor’s collection and usage of your personal information and acknowledge that you have read and accepted Sponsor’s privacy policy.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By participating in this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to release, hold harmless, and agree not to institute any claim against Sponsor and each of their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising from or in connection with, either directly or indirectly, (1) the awarding, acceptance, receipt, possession, use, and/or misuse of any prize awarded herein; and/or (2) participation in this Sweepstakes or any prize related activities, including but not limited to traveling to or from any prize related activity. Upon delivery of the prize to the winner, Sponsor will be deemed to have awarded the prize to the winner with winner assuming full responsibility for the prize. Under no circumstances will entrants be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrants hereby waive all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys’ fees, and entrants further waive all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS: If, for any reason, this Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including any causes beyond the control of the Sponsor, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Sweepstakes and select a winner from among all eligible entries prior to the cancellation. Persons found tampering with or abusing any aspect of this Sweepstakes, or whom Sponsor believes to be causing malfunction, error, disruption, or damage will be disqualified.

CHOICE OF LAW: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrants and Sponsor in connection with this Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the substantive laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to North Carolina conflict of law principles.