Terms of Service
The agreement that governs how you use this site, written in plain language so you actually know what you're signing up for.
Last updated: 15 February 2025
These terms set out the rules for using Rap-It-Up. They cover what you can do here, who owns the content, and what we can and can't promise. Read them once. They're shorter than most.
Acceptance of Terms
When you visit or use this site, you agree to these terms. That applies whether you're a first-time visitor reading an article, someone signing up for a community event, or a regular who checks our testing resources every few weeks.
If any part of this doesn't sit right with you, the answer is simple: don't use the site. There's no fine print trick here. Continued use is your agreement.
Acceptable Use
Most of this comes down to common sense. If you submit information through a form, a sign-up, or a contact request, give us accurate details. Don't impersonate someone else, and don't send fraudulent or misleading data.
Don't try to break things. That means no attempts to disrupt the site's security, overload its servers, scrape it with automated tools that degrade service, or interfere with its availability for other people who rely on it.
Anything unlawful, harassing, or abusive is off the table. We host content about HIV/AIDS education and sexual health, and we expect that the space stays respectful for everyone using it.
Use License
You're welcome to read, save, and share our content for your own personal, non-commercial use. Print an article for a workshop. Send a link to a friend who needs it. That's the point.
What you can't do is republish or redistribute our material as your own, sell it, or build a commercial product around it without written permission. The articles, graphics, campaign materials, and design here belong to the site or to the partners who license content to us.
If you want to reuse something more formally — for a clinic handout, a school program, a community campaign, reach out. We'd often rather say yes than have good material sit unused, but we need to know who's using it and how.
No Warranties
We work hard to keep our health information current and accurate, and much of it draws on established public health guidance. Even so, the site and everything on it are provided on an "as available" basis.
We don't guarantee that every detail is complete, error-free, or up to date at the exact moment you read it. Medical knowledge shifts. Local services change. A resource listing that was right recently may have moved.
Because this site covers a fast-moving area of public health, we'd rather be honest about that limit than pretend a web page can replace a conversation with your provider.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, we aren't liable for damages that arise from your use of the site or your inability to use it. That includes indirect, incidental, and consequential losses — the kind that ripple out from a decision rather than landing directly.
This isn't us dodging responsibility for the work. It's a standard boundary that lets a nonprofit-minded health resource stay free and open without carrying unlimited legal exposure for how every visitor uses the information.
Applicable Law
These terms are interpreted under the laws of the jurisdiction where the site operates. If a dispute ever arises, it falls under the competent courts of that jurisdiction.
If a court decides one part of these terms can't be enforced, the rest still stands. Removing one clause doesn't unravel the whole agreement.
Modifications
We may revise these terms from time to time as the site grows or as legal requirements change. When we do, we'll update the date at the top of this page.
If you keep using the site after a change, that counts as accepting the updated terms. We'd suggest glancing at the revision date now and then — it's the quickest way to know whether anything has shifted since your last visit.
Contact Information
Questions about these terms, a licensing request, or something that doesn't seem right? Get in touch through our Contact Us page and we'll point you to the right person.
For details on how we handle your data, see our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. Together they cover the full picture of what you can expect when you use Rap-It-Up.