Effective Date: November 25, 2025
1. Scope.
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the PRO Academy U.S. website (https://www.us.pro-academy.net/) (the “Site”) operated by Pure Encapsulations, LLC, a Nestlé Health Science U.S. company, or its affiliates and subsidiaries (referred to herein as “Pure Encapsulations,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).
By accessing or using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and to comply with all applicable laws. If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not access or use the Site.
2. Revisions.
Please read these Terms carefully. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. We may revise these Terms at any time. If we change the Terms in a material way, we will notify you as appropriate. By continuing to use the Site, you accept the revised Terms.
3. Registration.
You must register before you may access the Site. In connection with your registration, we will ask you to provide certain information about yourself (“Registration Information”). You agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete Registration Information. You must update your Registration Information to keep it accurate and complete. You also agree not to impersonate any other person or entity, or to misrepresent your affiliation with another person or entity.
When you register, you will select a username and password (“Authentication Information”) which will allow you to access the Site. You agree not to share your Authentication Information with any other person or entity. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Authentication Information and for all activities that occur on your account.
4. Authorized Users.
Access to the password-protected PRO area may only be granted to persons (as well as legal entities) who are members of medical care professions or are in training for one of the aforementioned professions, as well as employees of the pharmaceutical industry or associated service providers ("Authorized Users").
Once registered, the user will be notified of the approval by e-mail and will receive their Authentication Information. Admission and activation are free of charge. The user is not entitled to admission. Pure Encapsulations also reserves the right to refuse admission or to withdraw it without notice at any time without giving reasons, but in particular due to the provision of false information during registration, unauthorized disclosure of the password, or misuse of the services.
5. License.
Pure Encapsulations hereby grants you a limited non-exclusive, non-sub-licensable, non-transferable, non-assignable personal right and license, to use the Site and the data in the territory of the United States (the "Territory") in compliance with these Terms.
Except as otherwise noted or prohibited by law, you grant Pure Encapsulations a license to reproduce, disclose, transmit, publish, broadcast, or post any information that you submit through the Site with no liability or obligation to you.
6. Ownership of Intellectual Property.
The Site provides you with access to a wide variety of information, data, trademarks, trade dress, names, service marks, designs, text, images, graphics, sounds, and other materials (“Content”). The Site and all Content posted thereon will be our property (or the property of our licensors) and, other than the license granted in under these Terms, you obtain no rights, including to use, modify, or distribute the Content.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you may print or save electronic copies of portions of the Content subject to the following conditions: (a) you must comply with these Terms, and (b) you must respect the integrity of the Content and retain (and not remove) the copyright statements and trademark notices on such Content. No reproduction of any part of this Site may be sold or distributed for commercial gain nor shall it be modified or incorporated in any other work, publication or website.
The trademarks, logos, characters and service marks (collectively "Trademarks") displayed on this Site belong to Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. Nothing contained on this Site should be construed as granting any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on this Site. Your use/misuse of the Trademarks displayed on this Site, or on any other Content on this Site, except as provided for in these Terms, is strictly prohibited. You are also advised that we will vigorously enforce our intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law.
7. Copyright Protection of Documents.
The use of provided documents, slides and other content may only be for teaching and learning purposes. Any use for other purposes without the express written consent of Pure Encapsulations is not permitted and may result in an interference with the copyright exploitation rights of Pure Encapsulations. This applies both to excerpts from the presentation, in particular to reprints and comparable procedures as well as to digital storage and disclosure to third parties. Thus, all study texts, slide texts, case studies, exercise examples as well as all online documents and texts including discussed and animated videos on the platform are protected by copyright https://www.us.pro-academy.net/.
Image or sound recordings of the event or parts thereof are only permitted with the express permission of Pure Encapsulations and the respective speaker.
8. Use of the Site.
8.1 Permitted Uses. You acknowledge and agree that you may only access and use this Site:
(a) in accordance with these Terms and any specific rules or usage provisions specified by us on the Site;
(b) for your own internal use;
(c) in a lawful manner and in compliance with all applicable laws; and
(d) in a manner that does not infringe or attempt to infringe or otherwise violate any of our or third-parties’ rights, including intellectual property rights, privacy or image rights.
8.2 Prohibited Uses. With respect to the Site, you also agree that you will not:
(a) access or use the Site in any manner that violates applicable laws, rules, and regulations, or for any unlawful purpose;
(b) allow unauthorized users or third parties to access or use the Site;
(c) attempt to gain unauthorized access to our data or systems (including any non-public areas of the Site) or engage in any activity that disrupts, diminishes the quality of, probes for vulnerability of, interferes with the performance of, or impairs the functionality of, the Site (or the servers and networks that are connected to the Site);
(d) sell, copy, duplicate, reproduce, rent, lease, loan, distribute, transfer, or sublicense the Site;
(e) decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, modify, or otherwise compromise any part of the Site;
(f) remove any copyright, trademark, patent, or other proprietary notices from the Site or take any action that that infringes upon or violates the privacy rights, trademarks, copyrights or other intellectual property rights of others;
(g) distribute, publish, exhibit, or otherwise use the Site, in any manner and for any purpose not expressly permitted under these Terms;
(h) exploit the Site or collect any data incorporated in the Site in any automated manner through the use of bots, metaspiders, crawlers, or any other automated means;
(i) introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancel bots, or other computer programming routines that may damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept, or expropriate any system, data, or personal information. You shall use an industry-standard anti-virus software and commercially reasonable security measures to protect you, the Site and the data against any the foregoing;
(j) register as a user or enable registration of an Authorized User of the Site by providing false, inaccurate, or misleading information;
(k) post hyperlinks to commercial services or websites or send or receive any material that contains any solicitation or advertising;
(l) transmit "junk mail," "chain letters," "spimming," "spamming," or “phishing” on or through the Site;
(m) be defamatory, threatening, abusive, harassing, or obscene, or involve pornography of any kind or send or post data that is fraudulent;
(n) collect personal data about other users of the Site for commercial or any other purposes; or
(o) access or use the Site if we have previously removed you from the Site. You agree that your access to and use of the Site may be restricted by us, including because of applicable law, and that you will abide by such restrictions.
9. Third Party Information and Links.
Pure Encapsulations may make available to you through the Site data and information obtained from third parties (collectively, “Third-Party Information”). We do not represent or warrant that Third-Party Information is accurate, timely, or complete; and we do not warrant any results based on your use of or reliance on Third-Party Information. Third-Party Information may become outdated, and we do not commit to keeping Third-Party Information up to date.
We may also link to third-party sites or services on the Site (“Third-Party Links”). We provide no endorsement, authorization, sponsorship, or affiliation with respect to Third-Party Links, or the associated site or service, its owners, or its providers. Your use of such Third-Party Links, including their processing of your personal information, is subject to each site’s or service’s own policies. We encourage you to review these policies and determine whether and how to use and third-party site or service. You agree that you will not hold Pure Encapsulations liable for any loss or damage caused by your use of or reliance on any content, products, or services available on other sites or use of such Third-Party Links.
10. Monitoring the Site.
Pure Encapsulations uses a variety of measures to protect the security and safety of the Site and its users, to detect and prevent fraud, to protect or defend our legal rights, or for other purposes. These measures may include monitoring your use of the Site and communications and data that you send to or through the Site, and we may use vendors for this purpose. You agree that our monitoring activities do not provide you with any cause of action or other right against Pure Encapsulations or our vendors. In no event will Pure Encapsulations or its vendors be liable to you for any costs, damages, expenses or any other liabilities incurred by you as a result of any monitoring activities.
11. Use of Your Data.
Please review our Privacy Policy which describes and explains our collection and use of your personal data in connection with the Site.
12. Security.
You acknowledge that no set of data security measures is completely effective against all threats, and that there is a risk that data, including e-mail, electronic and wireless communications and personal data, may be accessed by unauthorized third parties when communicated between you and Pure Encapsulations or between you and other parties.
13. Fees.
We do not charge any fees for your using the Site. However, any fees relating to the connection to the internet and your use thereof shall be borne by you.
14. Your Representations and Warranties.
By using this Site, you represent, warrant and covenant to Pure Encapsulations that: (a) these Terms create a legal, valid and binding agreement between us and you, and you have the authority to enter into this agreement; (b) the execution, delivery and performance of these Terms does not violate any applicable law, rule, or regulation; (c) you assume full responsibility for the data that you provide on or though the Site; and (d) only you will access and use the Site using your Authentication Information.
15. DISCLAIMERS.
15.1. YOUR USE OF OUR SITE, INCLUDING ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE SITE, ANY SITE-RELATED SERVICE OR SOFTWARE THAT IS PROVIDED TO YOU, IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. OUR SITE, INCLUDING ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED WITH THE SITE AND ANY SITE-RELATED SERVICE, IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. PURE ENCAPSULATIONS AND ITS SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS, AND OTHER RELATED PARTIES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND EMPLOYEES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER WARRANTY RELATED TO THE TITLE, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, USABILITY, PERFORMANCE, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, OR CONTINUED AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE, OR ANY RELATED MATERIALS, DATA, SOFTWARE, OR CONTENT.
15.2 PURE ENCAPSULATIONS AND ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND EMPLOYEES MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT: (A) OUR SITE IS APPROPRIATE OR AUTHORIZED FOR USE OUTSIDE THE TERRITORY, ACCORDINGLY YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS IN ACCESSING THE SITE; (B) OUR SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (C) MATERIALS, DATA, SOFTWARE, OR CONTENT AVAILABLE FROM THE SITE ARE FREE OF INFECTION OR VIRUSES, “WORMS”, “TROJAN HORSES”, OR OTHER CODE THAT MANIFESTS CONTAMINATING OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES; (D) OUR SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE (INCLUDING FREE FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS), PROVIDE CONTINUOUS STORAGE OR ACCESS, OR ERROR-FREE, (D) THAT THE SITE AND ANY RELATED DATA, INFORMATION, CONTENT, OR RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF OUR SITE WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CORRECT, OR UPDATED; (E) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, SOFTWARE, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH OUR SITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (F) ANY ERRORS IN OUR SITE OR SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.
15.3 ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR BUSINESS OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE ACCESS, DOWNLOAD, OR UPLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL OR THE USE OF OUR SITE.
16. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, PURE ENCAPSULATIONS, ITS EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, REPRESENTATIVES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS, AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH: (A) THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE AND ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, OR TRANSACTIONS PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE, INCLUDING THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, PERFORMANCE, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, CONTINUED AVAILABILITY OR OTHERWISE, OF THE SITE OR ANY RELATED CONTENT, INFORMATION, OR SOFTWARE; (B) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ANY DELAYS, ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE SITE OR THE CONTENT, MATERIALS, SOFTWARE, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE, (C) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY PRODUCTS, DATA, CONTENT, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM OUR SITE; (D) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (E) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON OUR SITE; (F) THE DELAY OR FAILURE IN PERFORMANCE RESULTING FROM AN ACT OF FORCE MAJEURE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ACTS OF GOD, NATURAL DISASTERS, PANDEMICS, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS, WARS, STRIKES, LABOR DISPUTES, RIOTS, SHORTAGES OF LABOR OR MATERIALS, VANDALISM, TERRORISM, NON-PERFORMANCE OF THIRD PARTIES OR ANY REASONS BEYOND THEIR REASONABLE CONTROL; (G) OUR ENFORCEMENT OF OR FAILURE TO ENFORCE THESE TERMS OR ANY TERMS OR POLICIES ASSOCIATED WITH ANY PURE ENCAPSULATIONS SITE; OR (H) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO OUR SITE, EVEN IF PURE ENCAPSULATIONS OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE AND/OR SITE-RELATED SERVICES IS TO STOP USING THE SITE AND/OR THOSE SERVICES.
IF ANY PART OF THIS LIMITATION ON LIABILITY IS FOUND TO BE INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON, THEN THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF PURE ENCAPSULATIONS UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES FOR LIABILITIES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN LIMITED SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100).
17. Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Pure Encapsulations and its underlying content and service providers, licensors and suppliers, and each of their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, and employees, from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third-party due to or arising out of any information, data, or Content that you transmit to the Site, your use of our Site, or your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or the rights of another person or entity in connection with your use of our Site. These obligations will survive any termination of your relationship with Pure Encapsulations or your use of our Site. Pure Encapsulations reserves the right to assume the defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with Pure Encapsulations in asserting any available defenses.
18. Termination and Suspension.
You agree that Pure Encapsulations, in its sole discretion, may terminate or suspend your account, any Authentication Information, and access to the Site at any time, for any reason, and without notice to you.
Termination or suspension of your account includes but is not limited to: (a) removal of your access to all offerings within the Site; (b) deletion of your Registration Information and Authentication Information, files and other content associated with or inside your account (or any part thereof); (c) barring you from further use of the Site; and (d) termination of any license granted to you under these Terms.
You agree that Pure Encapsulations shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination or suspension of your account, loss of storage, any associated Registration, Authentication, or other information, or access to the Site.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, in the event of any suspension or termination, all provisions of these Terms, including those relating to license rights, warranties, confidentiality or privacy obligations, proprietary rights, limitation of liability and indemnification obligations shall continue in full force and effect.
19. Additional Terms.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of New Jersey. The parties hereby consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New Jersey; (b) Pure Encapsulations may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you. You may NOT assign or transfer this Agreement in whole or in part or any rights deriving from it, without our prior written consent; (c) Notices hereunder may be transmitted by hard copy, facsimile, in electronic form on the Internet, by electronic mail or through any other electronic or digital communications system not prohibited by applicable law; (d) If any provision or term hereof is declared illegal, invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the Terms, and the legality, validity and enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected; (e) Neither the course of conduct and/or course of dealing between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of this Agreement; (f) Pure Encapsulations’ failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision; (g) these Terms reflect the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes all other agreements between them, with respect to its subject matter; (h) these Terms do not provide any third party with a remedy, claim, or right of reimbursement.