We value your trust above all else and we are proud to introduce you to BHO’s team of experts: the people who ensure that you receive the most professional online medical advice possible, and that everything BHO publishes adheres to the highest standards for accuracy, integrity, and balance. We always have your best interests at heart and we will work very hard all the time to provide you with highly relevant information that is accessible, actionable, and authoritative.
Ubaka Emelumadu
Oil and Gas Consultant, Lagos, Nigeria. Retired GM & VP, Shell Sub-Sahara Africa/Shell Nigeria
Sumer Jabri
IT Specialist/IT Management, Chief Technical Office, Rivet Logic, Washington D.C. Metro Area
Engr. (Sir) Chris Okoye, FIoD, FNIT, FNIA, F.ASCE FNIHTE, FNSE
Civil Engineering Consultant, Crown Crest Global Engineers Ltd, Nigeria
Dwomoa Adu MD
Consultant Nephrologist, Ghana
Dr. Emeka Agbasi
Assistant Director, Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Abuja, Nigeria.
Engineer Joseph C Ani
Vice President, Airtel Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria
Ebun L. Bamgboye MD
Director and Consultant Nephrologist, St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria
Obiora Egbuniwe MIS MBA PhD
Nurture Healthcare Services LLC. IT & Telemedicine Specialist.
Emeka Ifezulike
Chartered Accountant/SA to Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment, Abuja, Nigeria.
Obi Nwakanma PhD
Professor of English and Transnational Literatures at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.Poet, Journalist and Literary critic.
Dr. Okwi Nwodo
Former Governor, Enugu State/Physician
Dr. Jonathan Obaje
Director R&D/CEO, Urah Transdermal Pte Ltd., Singapore, Singapore.
Dr. Sam Onyishi MON DBA DPA
Chairman, Peace Mass Transit Ltd., Nigeria
Senator Sonni Ogbuoji
Federal Senator, Abuja, Nigeria
DR. Ibrahim Wada
Fertility Specialist/OB-GYN/Entrepreneur, Abuja, Nigeria.
Background
Ubaka Emelumadu is currently an Oil and Gas Consultant since June, 2016. Before then, he was a General Manager and Vice President Gas, Shell Sub-Sahara Africa/Shell Nigeria at different times between 2008 and 2015, responsible for upstream and midstream gas commercial activities as well as for the downstream company Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG). During his over 35-year working career in Shell, he also held various positions in Petroleum Engineering, Transformation Manager, Planning, Economics and Strategy Manager for Sub-Sahara Africa and Community Affairs Director.
Experience
A competent and seasoned professional with over 38 years experience in the oil industry with varied corporate leadership experience - 8 years as an executive director of the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC), past chairman of the Board of Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG), Board member of World Bank Rivers State Community Foundation and past Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) Executive Director and representative on the Board of Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI). He is currently and a non-executive director of Neconde Energy Limited. Ubaka is a graduate of Geology and an alumnus of Wharton Business School.
Background
Sumer Jabri is a pragmatic technology leader with a focus on solid foundations. Sumer has a proven track record of building large-scale, mission-critical systems along with the engineering teams behind them. In 2005, he co-founded Rivet Logic, a top 5% services organization focusing on open source software. Following that success, he co-founded Crafter Software where he's focusing on a fresh approach to enterprise content management.
Experience
Prior to starting these ventures, Sumer focused on building elegant and scalable solutions in various fields including Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence, Hybrid Satellite/Terrestrial Data Communication Networks, Real-time Embedded Systems and Commercial Software.
Sumer has a number of publications in the field of Computer Vision and Image Understanding.
Sumer received his B. Sc. from the American University in Cairo and M. SC. in Computer Science from George Mason University in 1999.
Background
Engr. Chris Okoye is an accomplished professional and civil engineer of phenomenal proportions; an intellectual; a member of many professional bodies; a public policy expert and entrepreneur in building institutions; a philanthropist; a mentor to many professionals;
He was awarded a Bachelor of science honours degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering in 1976 at UW, Madison and an M.Sc in Civil Engineering, specializing in Geotechnical engineering at the University of Houston.
Engr. Okoye started his career as a Research/ Teaching assistant at the University of Houston and has attended a number of special courses in various spheres of human endeavour.
Experience
He started his professional career as a consultant Engineer with the international firm of Harding- Lawson Associates and worked on a number of important projects, inclusive of the Bonny/LNG gas project in Minima and numerous highway projects. Also played active roles in the power sector from 1991 to 1994.
The desire to acquire extensive field experience lured Engr. Okoye into the domain of construction in which he played an active part for more than 25years.
Currently active in Civil Engineering planning/design/supervision Consultancy.
Engr. Okoye is a Fellow of many professional Associations such as American Society of civil Engineers, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Nigerian Society of Materials Engineering, Nigerian Institute of Technicians, Nigeria Institute of Corporate Administrators and institute of Directors.
He is also a member of America Society of Professional Estimators, International Society of Soil and Foundation Engineers, Institute of Management, etc.
Engr. Okoye has served the Nigerian Society of Engineers at the branch and central levels in many capacities: Full Council member of Nigerian Society of Engineers, past chairman of the Road Institutional Framework Committee in which he successfully led the Reform of the Highway sector management and delivery systems in Nigeria for 4years. Chairman, Nigeria Content Committee, NSE. Past Chairman, Board of Fellows/College of Fellows. Engr. Okoye has had publications in many journals and other technical fora.
Engr. Okoye has also had outstanding accomplishments in public service: Past Chairman, Bulning Mining Company Nig Ltd – a joint venture company between Nigeria and the Government of Bulgaria for production of Coal at Okaba and Owukpa.
He was an Anambra State delegate to 2005 Constitutional Reform Conference. Past Chairman, Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Management, Past Council member, Trinity college Umuahia, Past Council Member, Paul University, Awka, Past Chairman, Board, center for Entrepreneurial Development Research UNN, (CEDR), Chairman, South East Nigeria Economic Commission, Steering Committee, Past Member, Board of Trustees and current member Anambra State Elders Council, Chairman, Federal Government Technical Committees: the Nigerian Railway Reform/Bill, National Road Fund Bill, Federal Road Reform/Bill and National Transport Commission Bill and a Past member of Federal Government Committee on Re-introduction of Tolling on Federal Roads, he was a member of the old Anambra State Sports Council for many years and also served as a chairman of various Associations on local and national levels, was also the chairman of premier Hard courts – An ATP international Tennis Tournament in Enugu.
Engr. Okoye has also distinguished himself in many private sector institutions too numerous to mention. He is a recipient of so many awards; He continues to serve the Church, his community and various NGOs in many capacities. He was a Past President General of his Community – Enugwu-ukwu and Past Chairman of Ohanaeze Planning/Strategic Committee.
He is married to Prof. Ifeoma Okoye, of the department of Radiation Medicine UNTH, Enugu, and they are blessed with four children.
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Advertising Policy
BlackHealthOnline (BHO) requires advertisers to provide ads that are accurate, in good taste, and otherwise comply with our Advertising Policy.
The following guidelines have been established by Black Health Online, Inc. to govern various aspects of Advertising on the BHO Network, which includes websites and mobile applications directed to consumers, which we refer to as the "BlackHealthOnline Consumer Properties," and websites and mobile applications directed to healthcare professionals, which we refer to as the "BlackHealthOnline Professional Properties." As used in this policy, the terms "Advertising" and "Advertisements" include third party banners, badges, contextual advertising, and sponsored content. The guidelines in this policy govern issues like acceptance of Advertisements by BHO, how Advertisements are displayed on the BHO Network, and the removal of Advertisements from the BHO Network. BHO has sole and absolute discretion with respect to interpretation and enforcement of this policy and all other issues associated with Advertising on the BHO Network. BHO may change this policy at any time in its sole discretion by posting a revised policy to the applicable BHO Property.
1. BHO has sole discretion for determining the types of Advertising that will be accepted and displayed on the BHO Network, and under no circumstances will BlackHealthOnline's acceptance of any advertisement be considered an endorsement of the product(s) and/or service(s) advertised or for the company that advertises, manufactures, distributes, or promotes the products or services.
2. BHO will not accept Advertising that, in BlackHealthOnline's opinion, is not factually accurate and in good taste.
3. There are certain categories of advertisements that BHO will not permit on the BHO Network at any time. These categories include but are not limited to the following:
- Illegal, 'objectionable', 'ineffective' and/or 'dangerous' products (BlackHealthOnline reserves the right to determine what is 'objectionable', 'ineffective' and/or 'dangerous')
- Fraudulent, deceptive, illicit, misleading or offensive material
- Material that misrepresents, ridicules, discriminates (real or implied) or attacks an individual or group on the basis of age, national origin, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other status deemed inappropriate for the BHO Network
- Alcohol
- Weapons, firearms, ammunition, or fireworks
- Gambling
- Pornography or related themes
- Tobacco use of any kind
- The simulation of news or an emergency
- Material that directly advertises products to or is intended to attract children under the age of 13
- Media or messages for or that reference "M" rated video games or content
- Unreasonable, unlikely or extraordinary product or service claims
- Media messages or imagery that strobe or flash
- Media or messages that contain unsubstantiated "miracle" weight loss or other miracle claims of cure
- Advertising units that extend beyond the defined advertising space or interfere with the content or impact the readability of the content without user initiation
- Advertising units that do not retract to the defined advertising space upon user scroll off or do not contain a "close" or "X" for user to retract or close the ad unit/message after user initiation
- Advertising units that mimic computer functions or deceptively indicate a computer or other function that would be reasonable to the average user to assume as a reason to click the unit
4. BHO recognizes and maintains a distinct separation between advertising and sponsored content and editorial content. All Advertising or sponsored content on the BHO Network will be clearly and unambiguously identified. BHO will not allow any Advertising on a BHO Consumer Property that is not identified with the label of "Advertisement", "From Our Sponsor" or a similar designation, or on a BHO Professional Property that is not identified with the label of "Advertisement," "Information from Industry," "From Our Sponsor" or some similar designation indicating that the content is being provided by or on behalf of the sponsor.
5. A click on an Advertisement may only link the end user to the third-party advertiser's site or to relevant sponsored content area on a BHO Property.
6. BHO retains the exclusive right to determine how any and all search results for specific information by keyword or topic are displayed on applicable BHO Properties based on BHO delivered search results. Content listed in search results is displayed with its source, e.g., "BlackHealthOnline News" or "Journal Article." If sponsored content appears in the search results, it is labeled as "BlackHealthOnline Sponsor" on the applicable BHO Consumer Properties and "Industry Information" on the applicable BHO Professional Properties so that users can make informed decisions about the content they wish to view. In addition, BHO provides a separate area on the search results page of applicable BHO Consumer Properties labeled "BlackHealthOnline Sponsors" or "Featured Sponsor on BlackHealthOnline" in which sponsors and advertisers may purchase space to list their content or advertising.
7. As described in the "Ads by Google" hyper link in the Ads by Google section on applicable BHO Consumer Properties Search pages, these "Ads by Google" are listings that have been purchased by companies that want to have links to their websites appear adjacent to search results in response to specific terms. BHO may receive payment from Google in connection with displaying the sponsored link results on these BHO Consumer Properties or based on clicks on these links.
8. While third party (sponsor or advertiser produced) content must adhere to this Advertising Policy, labeling of sponsored content on the BHO Consumer Properties is governed by Our Sponsor Policy, which describes how we label information from our Sponsors and the steps we take to help our end users understand the differences between BHO content and sponsored content.
9. Advertising on the BHO Professional Properties may not link directly to a registration/email capture page. Any user registration or email capture pages resulting from an ad click on a BHO Professional Properties must be, at minimum, two clicks away from the original Advertisement. The BHO Professional Properties will not run Advertising that requires registration and/or log-in in order to view a significant portion of the content of the Advertising or the related site. BHO reserves the right to determine what level is 'significant'.
10. BHO reserves the right to approve whether it will accept, reject, cancel, or remove at any time any Advertising from the BHO Network for any reason and will provide prompt notice to the advertiser upon rejection, cancellation, or removal of any Advertising, together with an explanation following the rejection, cancellation, or removal. BHO cannot provide any assurances that client programs or components will perform without error on all platforms, including websites, mobile devices and Apps.
11. It is the Advertiser's responsibility to comply with all domestic and foreign laws and regulations applicable to its Advertising within the BHO Network (and to include all legally required legends, disclosures and statements in such Advertising), including without limitation the current FDA guidelines for Direct to Physician (DTP) and Direct to Consumer (DTC) advertising. BHO will not monitor compliance with such laws and regulations. However, BHO reserves the right to review all Advertising for compliance with applicable laws and regulations and, if BHO becomes aware of any breach or potential breach of any applicable law or regulation or of these guidelines, BHO may remove the Advertising from the BHO Network.
12. No Advertising on the BHO Network shall include any pixels, tags, flash containers or any other type of information collection software code or shall place any beacons, cookies or other information collection devices on the browsers of users of the BHO Network unless expressly approved in writing by BHO. No personally-identifiable information may be collected from any user of the BHO Network without the express written consent of BHO and the express opt-in consent of such user. No non-personally-identifiable information that is collected from a user of the BHO Network may be linked to any personally-identifiable information available to an advertiser without the express written consent of BHO.
We urge you to take the time to read our entire Privacy Policy for complete detail about our privacy practices and your information.
Editorial Policy
Our mission is to bring you objective, trustworthy, and timely health information.
Our daily goal is to ensure that BlackHealthOnline (BHO) is your practical and relevant content source for health and medicine. We are committed to providing information on a wide variety of health topics, and rather than filtering certain types of information that may or may not be applicable to any one individual's personal health, we rely on you, our reader, to choose the information that is most appropriate for you. Be aware, however, that information on BHO or any other web site should not be used as a substitute for professional healthcare. You should always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on our site or any site.
The following sections detail our content policies and procedures.
Editorial Selection Criteria for Original Content Created by BHO
BHO creates original content based upon the following criteria:
Relevance --Issues that could affect how you manage your own health and that of your family's. Topics include coverage of breaking health news; drug and product launches, recalls, and alerts; health advisories; and expert commentary on managing diseases and conditions and staying healthy.
Clinical Significance --The latest medical findings published in peer-reviewed medical journals, such as The Journal of the American Medical Association, The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, Pediatrics, Diabetes Care, Circulation, and many others.
Trends --Seasonal interests, such as "Summer Safety," "Allergy Seasons," and "Cold and Flu;" public health awareness, such as "Breast Cancer Awareness Month," and "Healthy Heart Month;" and emerging health trends, such as the latest in nutrition, fitness, disease prevention, healthy living, alternative approaches, and much more.
Our Content Is Different
It's more reliable. In a medium often accused of providing outdated and inaccurate information, BHO stands out as a credible, authoritative source of health information. Our news and feature stories are based on our editors' selections of the most important and relevant health events occurring on a given day. Our news articles are more than a short summary of a study or an event. They often contain interviews with the medical researchers who authored them, plus interviews with objective experts who can put the research into context and tell the reader what it means in today's world.
Editorial Integrity -- BlackHealthOnline's journalistic responsibility is to make a clear distinction between news, features, reference, and other information, so that individuals can readily distinguish independent editorial information from paid, promotional information.
Editorial Independence --In its reporting, BHO maintains exemplary principles of fairness, accuracy, objectivity, and responsible, independent reporting.
Journalistic Excellence --BHO upholds traditional journalistic principles of excellence in reporting original news for the Internet and in reviewing and corroborating information from other sources. Our content continues to win awards and recognitions in journalistic excellence and you can see our most current list of awards by checking our Awards page.
Editorial Policy for BHO Editorial Staff
BHO News is an independent media service designed to provide news, information, and educational material to consumers and physicians. News content created by BHO is free from influence by sponsors, partners, or other sources. Anyone who serves on the BHO Editorial staff must fully disclose any potential conflict of interest with any sponsor or vendor.
BHO keeps its Editorial staff separate and distinct from staff dedicated to sponsors or partners. No person will serve on both staffs, no Editorial employee will be asked to perform duties on behalf of a sponsor.
The BHO Editorial staff is charged with the responsibility of providing objective, accurate, and balanced accounts of events and issues. BHO reporters must diligently seek out subjects of stories or qualified experts to provide commentary. They also seek objective commentary or comment from a qualified spokesperson to provide balance. BHO journalists strive to provide thorough and honest coverage and share a dedication to ethical behavior and the highest professional standards.
News & Original Article Process
Each weekday, our staff of physicians and medical journalists plans the daily news "budget," all stories planned for the day. It contains the latest information from the most important medical journals, announcements from federal health agencies, and analyses on the latest health trends. Our experienced health reporters talk daily with prominent medical leaders, providing in-depth analyses, updates, and profiles that give our health news and content a perspective found nowhere else. Every original article is reviewed by our staff of full-time, board-certified physician editors.
The BHO Editorial staff gets its stories from an array of sources: peer-reviewed medical journals, medical conferences, federal or state government actions, and enterprise material derived from interviews with medical experts. BHO also believes that valuable content is available from BHO sponsors, advertisers, and partners, but that such content must be clearly labeled. Each completed story to be published is reviewed by a medical editor for accuracy, appropriateness of medical language, and proper characterization of the findings. The story is next reviewed by an Editorial Editor who edits it for style, flow, punctuation, and readability. Finally, the story moves from editing to publishing, where it is converted to HTML and published to the site.
Licensed Content
When BHO licenses health and wellness content from third-parties for publication on our site, the BHO senior Editorial editors and physician editors review the third-party's editorial policies and procedures for consistency with the BHO Editorial Policies.
Licensed Content
When BHO licenses health and wellness content from third-parties for publication on our site, the BHO senior Editorial editors and physician editors review the third-party's editorial policies and procedures for consistency with the BHO Editorial Policies. When BHO licenses health and wellness content from third-parties for publication on our site, the BHO senior Editorial editors and physician editors review the third-party's editorial policies and procedures for consistency with the BHO Editorial Policies.
In using our site, you will see that some content, buttons, badges and banners are labeled "Sponsored", "From Our Sponsor" or "Advertisement". This content has not been reviewed by the BHO Editorial Staff and is not subject to this Editorial Policy. Content, buttons, badges or banners labeled "From Our Sponsor" are subject to the policy governing Our Sponsors. Content, buttons, badges and banners labeled "Advertisement" are subject to our Advertising Policy
Privacy Policy
We understand that health is a very personal, private subject, and we want you to feel as comfortable as possible visiting our web site and using its services
BlackHealthOnline (BHO) understands how important the privacy of personal information is to our users. We understand that your privacy matters and we respect your privacy choices. This summary of our privacy policy is intended to give you an overview of:
- What information we collect about you
- What choices you have about your information
- How we use your information
- How and with whom we may share the information we have about you
- How we protect your information
- How to contact us with questions or concerns
We urge you to take the time to read our entire Privacy Policy for complete detail about our privacy practices and your information.
Information Collected About You
We may collect “Personal Information” about you – such as your name, address, telephone number, email address or health information – in the following ways:
- When you register for or update an existing profile on our web sites or Apps;
- When you sign-up for newsletters or other communications from BHO;
- When you use our “Email a Friend” service;
- When you participate in an online survey; or
- When you provide personal information in a community area or other public forum.
We may collect “Non-Personal Information” – information that cannot be used by us to identify you – via Cookies, Web Beacons, BHO mobile device applications and from external sources, even if you have not registered with or provided any Personal Information to BHO.
What Choices Do I Have?
If you do not want your Personal Information used by BHO as provided in this Privacy Policy, you should not register as a member or for any specific tool or application that collects Personal Information. You may correct, update or review Personal Information you have submitted through registration, tools and applications by signing in and updating your registration information. If you have registered and no longer want BHO to use your Personal Information, you should delete your information as described in this Policy.
Most browser software can be set to reject Cookies, and you can opt out of Cookies for several companies that serve ads on behalf of BHO on the BHO Web Sites and on third party sites and for companies other than BHO who serve ads for advertisers on the BHO Web Sites, by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative gateway opt-out site.
You can click on the AdChoices logo at the bottom of every page of the BHO web sites to stop tailored advertising from BHO. The TRUSTed Ads™ program is not yet available for our Mobile Device Apps so if you do not want to receive tailored advertising from BHO you should not use our Mobile Device Apps.
How Information Collected About You Is Used
We may use information we collect about you to:
- Administer your account;
- Provide you with access to particular tools and services;
- Respond to your inquiries and send you administrative communications;
- Obtain your feedback on our sites and our offerings;
- Statistically analyze user behavior and activity;
- Provide you and people with similar demographic characteristics and interests with more relevant content and advertisements;
- Conduct research and measurement activities;
- Send you personalized emails or secure electronic messages pertaining to your health interests, including news, announcements, reminders and opportunities from BlackHealthOnline; or
- Send you relevant offers and informational materials on behalf of our sponsors pertaining to your health interests.
We may combine Personal and Non-Personal Information collected by BlackHealthOnline about you, and may combine this information with information from external sources. Third parties may also use Non-Personal Information in order to display advertising that reflects the interests and preferences of our user community.
With Whom Do We Share Your Information?
BlackHealthOnline will not disclose any Personal Information about you unless specifically agreed to by you or:
- To comply with legal requirements, such as a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena, or court order;
- To our vendors and suppliers in the course of their provision of products or services to BlackHealthOnline;
- In the event of a corporate change in control resulting from, for example, a merger, a sale of assets, or bankruptcy; or
- In special cases, such as in response to a physical threat to you or others.
- BlackHealthOnline does not make your Personal Information available to third parties for their marketing purposes without your consent.
How Do We Secure and Retain Your Information?
We have put in place technical, physical, and administrative safeguards to protect the Personal Information that we collect.
Contact BlackHealthOnline
Please send us an email using the Contact Us link at the bottom of every page of our site if you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the Personal Information we maintain about you.
You can also contact BlackHealthOnline’s Privacy Office at:
Black Health Online, Inc., 12587 Fair Lakes Circle, Suite 402
Fairfax, VA 22033 +1 555 123456
Email address: info@blackhealthonline.com
BlackHealthOnline Privacy Policy
BlackHealthOnline understands how important the privacy of personal information is to our users. This Privacy Policy will tell you what information we collect about you and about your use of BlackHealthOnline and its services. It will explain the choices you have about how your personal information is used and how we protect that information. We urge you to read this Privacy Policy carefully.
This Privacy Policy applies to web sites owned and operated by BHO that are intended for use by consumers (non-professionals) for non-commercial personal, family or household purposes, including BlackHealthOnline.com, and including the mobile optimized versions of these sites and our Mobile Device Applications or "Apps" (we refer to these sites and Apps collectively as the “BlackHealthOnline Web Sites”).
References to "BlackHealthOnline" mean Black Health Online Inc., including any company that Black Health Online, Inc. controls (for example, a subsidiary that Black Health Online, Inc. owns). Black Health Online Inc. may share information among its subsidiaries or web sites that it owns or controls, but information collected under this Privacy Policy is always protected under the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Information Collected About You
Personal Information
If you choose to register or update an existing member profile with BHO or access certain functionality on the BHO Web Sites, you may be required to submit Personal Information. “Personal Information” means information that we can use to identify or contact you, such as your name, address, telephone number or email address. Some of our interactive tools and services may request you to submit health information, which would also be considered Personal Information. You are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the Personal Information that you submit to BHO. Inaccurate information will affect your experience when using the BHO Web Sites and tools and our ability to contact you as described in this Privacy Policy.
Registration
Access to some BHO interactive tools and services may be limited to users who have registered. BlackHealthOnline mobile App stores your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You may also be asked to provide authorization for uses of personal information in addition to what is in this Privacy Policy when you use certain tools, such as providing personal information to a sponsor of the tool. BHO will not make any use of your personal information beyond the permitted uses in this Privacy Policy unless you provide such additional consent in connection with the specific tool at the time you submit Personal Information in order to use the tool. However, BHO does not allow any third parties to place web beacons or cookies or to gather any data about you in connection with your use of BHO. Furthermore, BHO does not use any information that you submit in connection with that tool to deliver any advertisements to you on or off of the BHO Web Sites.
If you download the BHO App from the App Store and agree to provide your information to BHO, your information will be treated like that of a registered user under this Privacy Policy.
Newsletters & Emails to You
At registration and at various times as you use the BHO Web Sites, you will be given the option of providing us with Personal Information in order to receive recurring.
informational/promotional newsletters – such as a newsletter relating to a specific health condition – via email from BHO and/or directly from third parties. From time to time BHO makes subscriptions to our newsletters available on third party websites. If you sign up for one of our newsletters on a third party site the site will provide us with your Personal Information such as your email address and we may use that information as described in this Privacy Policy as though you had provided it directly to BHO.
When you sign up for our email newsletters on the BHO Web Sites or at any time, you can choose to opt out of receiving additional promotional newsletters from BHO or our Sponsors.
Market Research
From time to time, BHO may conduct online research surveys through email invitations, pop-up surveys and online focus groups. When participating in a survey, we may ask you to enter
Personal Information. The Personal Information you submit in a survey may be used by BHO for research and measurement purposes, as described below, including to measure the effectiveness of content, advertising or programs. When our market research surveys collect Personal
Information we will not knowingly accept participants who are under the age of 13. Market research surveys conducted by or on behalf of BHO will contain a link to this Privacy Policy.
Community, Health Communities, Blogs and Other Public Forums
BHO features several community areas and other public forums where users with similar interests or medical conditions can share information and support one another or where users can post questions for experts to answer. We also offer online discussions moderated by healthcare experts. Our communities are open to the public and should not be considered private.
Any information (including Personal Information) you share in any online community area including a chat room, Health Community, Ask Our Expert posting or online discussion is by design open to the public and is not private. You should think carefully before posting any Personal Information in any public forum. What you post can be seen, disclosed to or collected by third parties and may be used by others in ways we cannot control or predict, including to contact you for unauthorized purposes. As with any public forum on any site, the information you post may also show up in third-party search engines.
If you mistakenly post Personal Information in our Community areas and would like it removed, you can send us an email to info@blackhealthonline.com requesting that we remove it. In some cases, we may not be able to remove your Personal Information.
Emails You Send to BlackHealthOnline
This Privacy Policy does not apply to information, content, business information, ideas, concepts or inventions that you send to BHO by email. If you want to keep content or business information, ideas, concepts or inventions private or proprietary, do not send them in an email to BlackHealthOnline.
Non-Personal Information
Even if you do not register with or provide any Personal Information to BHO, we collect Non-Personal Information about your use of the BHO Web Sites. “Non-Personal Information” means information that we cannot use to identify or contact you. We may also acquire Non-Personal Information about our users from external sources. While you may use some of the functionality of BHO without registration, many of the specific tools and services on the BHO web sites require that you register with BHO.
Cookies and Web Beacons
We collect Non-Personal Information about your use of the BHO Web Sites and your use of other web sites through the use of Cookies and Web Beacons. “Cookies” are small data files that are stored on the hard drive of the computer you use to view a web site. Every computer that accesses the BHO Web Sites is assigned a different Cookie by BHO. “Web Beacons” are graphic image files imbedded in a web page typically used to monitor activity on a web page and send back to its home server (which can belong to the host site, a network advertiser or some other third party) information from your browser, such as the IP address, the URL of the page on which the Web Beacon is located, the type of browser that is accessing the site and the ID number of any Cookies on your computer previously placed by that server.
Third parties under contract with BHO may use Cookies or Web Beacons to collect Non-Personal Information about your usage of the BHO Web Sites, including which health topics you have viewed. These third party advertising service providers may use this information to help BHO deliver advertising on the BHO Web Sites as well as on other sites on the Internet based on your browsing activity on our sites. BHO may further tailor the advertising on BHO and these third party sites based on additional Non-Personal Information to the extent known by BHO or these third parties. Two of the third parties that BHO works with are Google AdX and Facebook. In addition to using the Non-Personal Information it collects performing services for BHO Google may also use such information as described in its privacy policy. To see how Google may use information collected through our use of the Google AdX services on the BHO Web Sites visit www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners. While Facebook does not provide any personal information to BHO, Facebook may use information that it has about you and that it collects performing services for BHO (which may be associated with personal information that Facebook has about you) as described in its privacy policy available at www.facebook.com/about/privacy.
Refund Policy
BHO Membership fees and services payments are NON-REFUNDABLE. ‘What if I am not satisfied with my response?’
Your chances of getting a useful and satisfactory response increase if you complete or update your Health Profile and ask clear and precise questions. Include as much detail as possible. You should clearly describe the symptoms, attach any doctor’s reports and relevant laboratory and radiological results. Our doctors are here to help patients gain a clearer understanding of their current health situation and make informed decisions about their future treatment options. By wording your questions carefully, our doctors will be able to better assess what it is you would like to know more about.
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It is important to understand our Terms and Conditions of Use before using any portion of our site.
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE.
By using this site, you signify your assent to these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to all of these Terms and Conditions of use, do not use this site!
Black Health Online, Inc. ("BlackHealthOnline") may revise and update these Terms and Conditions at any time. Your continued usage of the BHO website ("BlackHealthOnline Site," or the "Site,") will mean you accept those changes.
The Site Does Not Provide Medical Treatment
The contents of the BlackHealthOnline (BHO) Site, such as text, graphics, images, information obtained from BlackHealthOnline's licensors, and other material contained on the BHO Site ("Content") are for informational purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on the BHO Site!
If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or emergency ambulance services in your place of residence. BHO does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the Site. Reliance on any information provided by BHO, BHO employees, others appearing on the site at the invitation of BHO, or other visitors to the site is solely at your own risk.
The site may contain health- or medical-related materials that are sexually explicit. If you find these materials offensive, you may not want to use our site.
Children's Privacy
We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. You should be aware that this site is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 13. We do not collect personally identifiable information from any person we actually know is a child under the age of 13.
Use of Content
BHO authorizes you to view or download a single copy of the material on the BHO Site solely for your personal, noncommercial use if you include the copyright notice located at the end of the material, for example: "©2017, Black Health Online, Inc. All rights reserved" and other copyright and proprietary rights notices that are contained therein. Any special rules for the use of certain software and other items accessible on the BHO Site may be included elsewhere within the site and are incorporated into these Terms and Conditions by reference.
The content is protected by copyright under both United States and foreign laws. Title to the content remains with BHO or its licensors. Any use of the content not expressly permitted by these Terms and Conditions is a breach of these Terms and Conditions and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. Content and features are subject to change or termination without notice in the editorial discretion of BHO. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to BHO and its licensors.
If you violate any of these Terms and Conditions, your permission to use the Content automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of any portion of the Content.
Liability of BHO and Its Licensors
The use of the BHO Site and the Content is at your own risk.
When using the BHO Site, information will be transmitted over a medium that may be beyond the control and jurisdiction of BHO and its suppliers. Accordingly, BHO assumes no liability for or relating to the delay, failure, interruption, or corruption of any data or other information transmitted in connection with use of the BHO Site.
The BHO Site and the content are provided on an "as is" basis. BlackHealthOnline, ITS LICENSORS, AND ITS SUPPLIERS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES' RIGHTS, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Without limiting the foregoing, BlackHealthOnline, its licensors, and its suppliers make no representations or warranties about the following:
1. 1. The accuracy, reliability, completeness, correctness, or timeliness of the Content, software, text, graphics, links, or communications provided on or through the use of the BHO site.
2. 2. The satisfaction of any government regulations requiring disclosure of information on prescription drug products or the approval or compliance of any software tools with regard to the content contained on the BHO Site.
In no event shall BHO, its licensors, its suppliers, or any third parties mentioned on the BHO Site be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, personal injury/wrongful death, lost profits, or damages resulting from lost data or business interruption) resulting from the use of or inability to use the BHO site or the content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory, and whether or not BHO, its licensors, its suppliers, or any third parties mentioned on the BHO Site are advised of the possibility of such damages. BHO, its licensors, its suppliers, or any third parties mentioned on the BHO Site shall be liable only to the extent of actual damages incurred by you, not to exceed U.S. $1000. BHO, its licensors, its suppliers, or any third parties mentioned on the BHO Site are not liable for any personal injury, including death, caused by your use or misuse of the site, content, or public Areas (as defined below). Any claims arising in connection with your use of the site, any content, or the public areas must be brought within one (1) year of the date of the event giving rise to such action occurred. Remedies under these Terms and Conditions are exclusive and are limited to those expressly provided for in these Terms and Conditions.
User Submissions
The personal information you submit to BHO is governed by the BlackHealthOnline Privacy Policy. To the extent there is an inconsistency between this Agreement and the BlackHealthOnline Privacy Policy, this Agreement shall govern.
The site contains functionality (including blogs, testimonials, etc.) that allows users to upload content to the site (collectively "Public Areas"). You agree that you will not upload or transmit any communications or content of any type to the Public Areas that infringe or violate any rights of any party. By submitting communications or content to the Public Areas, you agree that such submission is non-confidential for all purposes.
If you make any such submission you agree that you will not send or transmit to BHO by email, (including through the email addresses listed on the "Contact Us" page) any communication or content that infringes or violates any rights of any party. If you submit any business information, idea, concept or invention to BHO by email, you agree such submission is non-confidential for all purposes.
If you make any submission to a Public Area or if you submit any business information, idea, concept or invention to BHO by email, you automatically grant-or warrant that the owner of such content or intellectual property has expressly granted-BlackHealthOnline a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide nonexclusive license to use, reproduce, create derivative works from, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform, and display the communication or content in any media or medium, or any form, format, or forum now known or hereafter developed. BHO may sublicense its rights through multiple tiers of sublicenses. If you wish to keep any business information, ideas, concepts or inventions private or proprietary, do not submit them to the Public Areas or to BHO by email. We try to answer every email in a timely manner, but are not always able to do so.
User Submissions — Image, Video, Audio Files
You agree to only post or upload Media (like photos, videos or audio) that you have taken yourself or that you have all rights to transmit and license and which do not violate trademark, copyright, privacy or any other rights of any other person. Photos or videos of celebrities and cartoon or comic images are usually copyrighted by the owner.
To protect your privacy, you agree that you will not submit any media that contains Personally Identifiable Information (like name, phone number, email address or web site URL) of you or of anyone else. Uploading media like images or video of other people without their permission is strictly prohibited.
By uploading any media on the BlackHealthOnline site, you warrant that you have permission from all persons appearing in your media for you to make this contribution and grant rights described herein. Never post a picture or video of or with someone else unless you have their explicit permission.
By uploading any media on the BHO site, you warrant that you have permission from all persons appearing in your media for you to make this contribution and grant rights described herein. Never post a picture or video of or with someone else unless you have their explicit permission.
You agree that you will not upload any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or this Web site.
It is strictly prohibited to upload media of any kind that contain expressions of hate, abuse, offensive images or conduct, obscenity, pornography, sexually explicit or any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable law or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms and Conditions, the BlackHealthOnline Advertising Policy and the BlackHealthOnline Privacy Policy.
You agree that you will not upload any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or this Web site.
By uploading any media like a photo or video, (a) you grant to BHO a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, print, display, reproduce, modify, publish, post, transmit and distribute the media and any material included in the media; (b) you certify that any person pictured in the submitted media (or, if a minor, his/her parent/legal guardian) authorizes BHO to use, copy, print, display, reproduce, modify, publish, post, transmit and distribute the media and any material included in such media; and (c) you agree to indemnify BHO and its affiliates, directors, officers and employees and hold them harmless from any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising from the media and/or your failure to comply with these the terms described in this document.
BHO reserves the right to review all media prior to submission to the site and to remove any media for any reason, at any time, without prior notice, at our sole discretion
Passwords
BHO has several tools that allow you to record and store information. You are responsible for taking all reasonable steps to ensure that no unauthorized person shall have access to your BHO passwords or accounts.
It is your sole responsibility to (1) control the dissemination and use of sign-in name, screen name and passwords; (2) authorize, monitor, and control access to and use of your BHO account and password; (3) promptly inform BHO if you believe your account or password has been compromised or if there is any other reason you need to deactivate a password. To send us an email, use the "Contact Us" information at the footer (bottom) of the homepage of our site. You grant BHO and all other persons or entities involved in the operation of the site the right to transmit, monitor, retrieve, store, and use your information in connection with the operation of the Site. BHO cannot and does not assume any responsibility or liability for any information you submit, or your or third parties' use or misuse of information transmitted or received using BHO tools and services.
BlackHealthOnline Community and Member to Member Areas ("Public Areas")
If you use a Public Area, such as message boards, testimonials, blogs, Ask Our Expert, User Reviews or other member communities, you are solely responsible for your own communications, the consequences of posting those communications, and your reliance on any communications found in the Public Areas. BHO and its licensors are not responsible for the consequences of any communications in the Public Areas. In cases where you feel threatened or believe someone else is in danger, you should contact your local law enforcement agency immediately. If you think you may have a medical emergency, you should immediately call the emergency medical services number at your place of residence.
In consideration of being allowed to use the Public Areas, you agree that the following actions shall constitute a material breach of these Terms and Conditions:
1. Using a Public Area for any purpose in violation of local, state, national, or international laws;
2. Posting material that infringes on the intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of others;
3. Posting material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, slanderous, hateful, or embarrassing to any other person or entity as determined by BlackHealthOnline in its sole discretion;
4. Posting advertisements or solicitations of business;
5. After receiving a warning, continuing to disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, or posting comments that are not related to the topic being discussed (unless it is clear the discussion is free-form);
6. Posting chain letters or pyramid schemes;
7. Impersonating another person
8. Distributing viruses or other harmful computer code;
9. Harvesting, scraping or otherwise collecting information about others, including email addresses, without their identification for posting or viewing comments;
10. Allowing any other person or entity to use your identification for posting or viewing comments
11. Posting the same note more than once or "spamming"; or
12. Engaging in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Public Area or the Site, or which, in the judgment of BlackHealthOnline, exposes BlackHealthOnline or any of its customers or suppliers to any liability or detriment of any type.
BlackHealthOnline Reserves the Right (but is Not Obligated) to do any or all of the Following:
1. Record the dialogue in public chat rooms.
2. Investigate an allegation that a communication(s) do(es) not conform to the terms of this section and determine in its sole discretion to remove or request the removal of the communication(s).
3. Remove communications which are abusive, illegal, or disruptive, or that otherwise fail to conform to these Terms and Conditions.
4. Terminate a user's access to any or all Public Areas and/or the BlackHealthOnline Site upon any breach of these Terms and Conditions.
5. Monitor, edit, or disclose any communication in the Public Areas.
6. Edit or delete any communication(s) posted on the BlackHealthOnline Site, regardless of whether such communication(s) violate these standards.
BlackHealthOnline or its licensors have no liability or responsibility to users of the BlackHealthOnline Site or any other person or entity for performance or nonperformance of the aforementioned activities.
Advertisements, Searches, and Links to Other Sites
BlackHealthOnline may provide links to third-party web sites. BlackHealthOnline also may select certain sites as priority responses to search terms you enter and BlackHealthOnline may agree to allow advertisers to respond to certain search terms with advertisements or sponsored content. BlackHealthOnline does not recommend and does not endorse the content on any third-party websites. BlackHealthOnline is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites, sites framed within the BlackHealthOnline Site, third-party sites provided as search results, or third-party advertisements, and does not make any representations regarding their content or accuracy. Your use of third-party websites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such sites. BlackHealthOnline does not endorse any product, service, or treatment advertised on the BlackHealthOnline Site. For more information, read our Advertising Policy and our Sponsor Policy.