Terms of Use

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) apply to all visitors and users of the patient-protect.com website operated by Patient Protect LLC (“Patient Protect,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By accessing and continuing to use this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, discontinue use of the website immediately.

1. Use of the Website

1.1 Permitted Use

You may use this website for personal, non-commercial purposes to learn about HIPAA compliance, use our free tools, read our content, and evaluate our services. This includes:

• Reading articles, guides, and research publications
• Using free tools: Unified Risk Assessment, ePHI Data Flow Mapper, HIPAA Compliance Checklist, Entity Determination Tool, HIPAA Risk Calculator, Secure Infrastructure Checklist, and HIPAA Readiness Scan
• Using the Ask PIPAA AI compliance assistant
• Accessing the HIPAA Pulse healthcare security intelligence feed
• Accessing the Breach Intelligence Dashboard
• Subscribing to newsletters
• Submitting contact or inquiry forms

1.2 Prohibited Use

You may not:

• Scrape, crawl, or automatically extract content, data, or tool outputs from this website, except as a Public Search Engine following our robots.txt protocol
• Use any content, data, methodology, or analytical framework from this website to build competing products or services
• Reproduce, redistribute, or create derivative works from our content without written permission
• Use any content from this website to train, fine-tune, or evaluate artificial intelligence or machine learning models without written authorization
• Attempt to access, probe, or test the security of our systems or circumvent any technical safeguards
• Introduce malware, viruses, or any code designed to disrupt our services
• Misrepresent your identity or affiliation with Patient Protect
• Remove or obscure any copyright, trademark, or proprietary notices
• Use our website from outside the United States in violation of our geographic access restrictions
• Use our methodologies, editorial work, or tool outputs for competitive intelligence, benchmarking, or derivative commercial products

1.3 Geographic Restrictions

This website is intended for users in the United States. HIPAA is a US federal law, and our services are designed for US-based healthcare providers. We restrict access from outside the United States and reserve the right to block access from any jurisdiction at our discretion.

1.4 Account and Access

Certain features (such as the Ask PIPAA AI assistant and gated free tools) require you to provide an email address and affirmatively accept usage terms before access. By checking an acceptance box or clicking an acceptance button, you enter into a binding agreement with respect to the applicable tool or feature. You are responsible for the accuracy of information you provide and for any activity under your submitted credentials.

2. Free Tools

Patient Protect provides free compliance tools including the Unified Risk Assessment, ePHI Data Flow Mapper, HIPAA Compliance Checklist, Entity Determination Tool, HIPAA Risk Calculator, Secure Infrastructure Checklist, HIPAA Readiness Scan, and the Breach Intelligence Dashboard (see also Section 5).

• Tool results are generated for informational purposes only and do not constitute a compliance certification, legal opinion, or professional assessment.
• Tool algorithms, scoring logic, and analytical methodologies are proprietary to Patient Protect LLC.
• Results may not be reproduced, redistributed, or used for commercial purposes without written permission.
• We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any tool output.
• You accept sole responsibility for decisions made based on tool results.

3. AI Assistant (Ask PIPAA)

The Ask PIPAA feature is a cloud-based AI compliance assistant powered by third-party AI technology. By using Ask PIPAA, you acknowledge and agree:

• Responses are AI-generated and may contain errors. You must verify any guidance before acting on it.
• PIPAA does not provide legal, medical, or professional advice. It does not replace a qualified HIPAA Security Officer, Privacy Officer, or legal counsel.
• Do not enter Protected Health Information (PHI). Automated pattern-based redaction is applied as a safeguard, but it is not a substitute for user caution. You are responsible for the content you submit.
• Your queries are processed through Anthropic's commercial API under terms that prohibit use of customer inputs for model training. Queries are not stored after your session ends.
• This is a cloud-based tool and is NOT the on-premises PIPAA available within the Patient Protect platform. It has no access to any customer data or platform information.
• Patient Protect is not liable for decisions made based on PIPAA responses.
• Usage is rate-limited and subject to availability.

4. Content and Editorial

4.1 HIPAA Pulse

HIPAA Pulse is our healthcare security intelligence service. Article summaries are sourced from public news and government databases. Editorial analysis on individual story pages is AI-generated by Patient Protect. AI-generated analysis is labeled as such and should be verified against original sources. We do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of editorial analysis.

4.2 Blog and Educational Content

Blog posts, guides, and educational content are provided for informational purposes. They do not constitute legal, medical, or professional advice. Content reflects information available at the time of publication and may become outdated.

4.3 Research

Research publications referenced on this website are published through the Secure Care Research Institute and available on SSRN. Academic citation with proper attribution is permitted. Commercial use of research findings, methodologies, or frameworks requires written authorization. See Section 6 (Intellectual Property) for citation requirements.

4.4 No Professional Advice

Nothing on this website constitutes legal advice, medical advice, regulatory guidance, or professional compliance consultation. Always consult qualified professionals for advice specific to your practice. No attorney-client, consultant-client, or professional relationship is created by your use of this website.

5. Breach Intelligence Dashboard

The Breach Intelligence Dashboard aggregates data from federal and community sources into a unified analytical interface. The data compilation, analytical views, risk models, and visualization methodology are proprietary to Patient Protect LLC. Individual data points may originate from public government sources, but the aggregation, organization, and analytical treatment constitute original copyrightable work. You may not reproduce the dashboard interface, data compilations, or analytical outputs in bulk.

6. Intellectual Property

6.1 Ownership

All content, tools, dashboards, scoring methodologies, data compilations, analytical frameworks, editorial content, AI system prompts, and research publications on this website are the exclusive property of Patient Protect LLC and are protected by United States and international copyright law.

6.2 Proprietary Methodologies

The following analytical constructs are original works of Alexander Perrin, assigned to and owned by Patient Protect LLC, and published through the Secure Care Research Institute:

• Transparency-Adjusted Risk Function (TARF)
• Dark-Market Value Index (DMVI)
• AI Amplification Factor (AAF)
• Healthcare Transparency Index (HTI)
• Cyber-Economic Stack framework

Published as SSRN working papers 5792382 and 5257628. Academic citation with attribution is permitted. Proper citation format: Perrin, A. (2025). [Paper Title]. Secure Care Research Institute, Patient Protect LLC. SSRN: [paper number]. Commercial use, reproduction in competing products, or use in derivative analytical tools is prohibited without written authorization.

6.3 Trademarks

Patient Protect™, PIPAA™, HIPAA Pulse™, and Secure Care Research Institute™ are trademarks of Patient Protect LLC. You may not use these marks without prior written permission.

6.4 AI Training Prohibition

No content, data, tool outputs, or editorial analysis from this website may be used to train, fine-tune, or evaluate artificial intelligence or machine learning models without express written authorization from Patient Protect LLC. This prohibition applies to all content regardless of whether it is publicly accessible.

6.5 DMCA

We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. See our Intellectual Property Policy for the takedown procedure, enforcement approach, and designated agent information.

7. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

THIS WEBSITE AND ALL CONTENT, TOOLS, AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND TITLE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR SECURE.

PATIENT PROTECT LLC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY AND EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE WEBSITE.

8. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Patient Protect LLC, its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, or expenses (including reasonable attorney fees) arising from your use of this website, violation of these Terms, or infringement of any third-party rights.

9. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois without regard to conflict of laws provisions. You consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of state and federal courts located in Cook County, Illinois. You waive any right to a jury trial. In any dispute, the prevailing party is entitled to recover reasonable attorney fees and costs.

10. General Provisions

10.1 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect. The unenforceable provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable.

10.2 Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and Intellectual Property Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Patient Protect LLC regarding this website and supersede all prior communications relating to the subject matter hereof.

10.3 Assignment

We may assign these Terms without notice in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, or by operation of law. You may not assign your rights under these Terms without our written consent.

10.4 Electronic Communications

You consent to receive communications from us electronically. You agree that electronic communications satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

10.5 No Waiver

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms does not waive that right or provision.

11. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms at any time. The “Last revised” date reflects the most recent version. Continued use of the website after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

12. Contact

For questions about these Terms:

Patient Protect LLC
411 S Sangamon St, Chicago, IL 60607
info@patient-protect.com

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