Last revised: October 4, 2022
1. Acceptance of the Terms of Use
The website - sanctuarywellnessinstitute.com - is operated by The Sanctuary Wellness Institute, LLC (“The Sanctuary,” “SWI,” “we,” or “us”), and these terms of use (these “Terms of Use”) are entered into by and between you and The Sanctuary for your use of this website and all other sites, pages, and content operated, owned, and/or provided by SWI or on its behalf (collectively, the “Site”).
Please read these Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Site. By using the Site, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Notice, incorporated herein by reference. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Notice, you must not access or use the Site.
This Site is offered and available to users who are:
By using this Site, you represent and warrant that you meet the above eligibility requirements. If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use the Site.
2. Acknowledgement of and agreement to abide by all applicable medical, cannabis, and health-care laws.
By creating an account with, signing up for, and/or using the Site or any service of The Sanctuary, you expressly acknowledge that The Sanctuary is solely for qualified patients residing in U.S. states who have adopted legislation providing medical use of marijuana. You further represent that you are such a patient or, where permissible, the primary caregiver for such a patient. You expressly acknowledge that you are familiar, and assume full responsibility for cooperating, with all laws regarding the use, possession, cultivation, transportation, and distribution of medical cannabis. You further acknowledge that any of these activities may be illegal under state law unless all participants are acting completely within the scope of their respective states’ medical marijuana laws. You further acknowledge that you understand that the use, possession, cultivation, transportation, and/or distribution of cannabis is illegal under federal law, and that individuals are subject to arrest and/or prosecution by federal officials. You acknowledge and agree that The Sanctuary neither provides nor has any obligation to provide any legal protections, such as indemnification, with respect to any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding, investigation, litigation, or prosecution. The Sanctuary has its principal place of business in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. However, the Site is accessible to all states, and you must abide the by and follow the laws of the state in which you are a resident.
By using the Site, you expressly represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into these Terms of Use and that you will abide by them. If you reside in a jurisdiction that restricts the use of the Site because of age, or restricts the ability to enter into agreements such as this one due to age, you must abide by such age limits and you must not use the Site until you are of legally sufficient age and capacity. In all events, the Site is not intended for use by persons under the age of 18, and by using this Site, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old.
Your use of the Site is for your sole, personal use. You agree that you may not and shall not authorize others to use your user status; that you may not and shall not assign or otherwise transfer your user account to any other person or entity; and that you may not and shall not share with or distribute to any third party any medical cannabis except to the extent you are the primary caregiver for a qualified patient, where applicable law provides for the same. You, being the patient or potential patient, agree that The Sanctuary and/or the doctor can email you any records, documents, patient attestations, recommendations, or any relevant documentation or information pertaining to your medical marijuana evaluation and treatment.
3. Changes to the Terms of Use; Account Security
We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them, and apply to all access to and use of the Site thereafter. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of these or revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the Terms of Use, as posted. You are expected to check this page from time to time when you access this Site so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.
We reserve the right to withdraw, suspend, or amend this Site, and any service or material we provide on the Site, in our sole discretion and without notice. We will not be liable if, for any reason, all or any part of the Site is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Site, or the entire Site, to users.
To access the Site or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain information. It is a condition of your use of the Site that all the information you provide on the Site is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to this Site or otherwise, including but not limited to through the use of any interactive features on the Site, is governed by our Privacy Notice, and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Notice.
4. Intellectual Property Rights
The Site and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by SWI, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
These Terms of Use permit you to use the Site for your personal use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Site, except as follows:
You must not:
If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Site in breach of the Terms of Use, your right to use the Site will stop immediately. No right, title, or interest in or to the Site or any content on the Site is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by SWI. Any use of the Site not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.
SWI’s name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans constitute trademarks and other intellectual property of SWI or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of SWI. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Site are the trademarks of their respective owners.
5. Prohibited Uses of Site
You may use the Site only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use.
You agree not to use the Site:
Additionally, you agree not to:
6. User Contributions
The Site may contain various interactive features at any given time (collectively, “Interactive Features”) that allow users to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit to other users or other persons (hereinafter, “post”) content or materials (collectively, “User Contributions”) on, from, or through the Site.
All User Contributions must comply with the Content Standards listed in Section 7 of these Terms of Use. Any User Contribution you post to the Site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary, including user or patient reviews and questions. By providing any User Contribution on the Site, you grant us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors, and assigns, the perpetual and irrevocable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose, without notice, attribution, or compensation to you.
You represent and warrant that:
You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Contributions you submit or contribute, and you, not SWI, have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness.
We are not responsible or liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any User Contributions posted by you or any other user of the Site.
7. Content Standards
These content standards (“Content Standards”) apply to any and all User Contributions and use of Interactive Features. User Contributions must in their entirety comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, User Contributions must not:
8. Monitoring and Enforcement; Termination
We have the right to:
Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to cooperate fully with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Site. YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS SWI AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSEES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES DURING, OR TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF, INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER SUCH PARTIES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
However, we cannot review all material before it is posted on the Site, and cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted. Accordingly, we assume no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications, or content provided by any user or third party. We have no liability or responsibility to anyone for performance or nonperformance of the activities described in this Section.
We strive to promptly accommodate all requests relating to incorrect or improper information on our Site! Please notify us through the contact information provided in Section 18 of these Terms of Use, if:
9. Reliance on Information Posted
The information presented on or through the Site is made available solely for general information purposes and may come from public sources and other websites. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Site, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
You acknowledge that although some information may be provided or verified by health-care professionals, the provision of such information does not create a medical professional/patient relationship, nor does it constitute an opinion, medical advice, or diagnosis or treatment. It provided solely to assist you in choosing a medical or other health-care specialist, professional, provider, organization, or agent or affiliate thereof or otherwise be generally informative.
The Sanctuary is not a medical marijuana collective or cooperative. In general, we may offer to: receive information from medical cannabis patients; perform patient pre-verification checks in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations; and provide the Site, through which patients and lawfully operated collectives, cooperatives, and general businesses may establish a relationship for the provision of medical cannabis. It is the sole responsibility of the third-party doctors, or collective, cooperative, or delivery service to be in compliance with applicable state laws and regulations. While we make reasonable efforts, such as by reviewing state licenses, to ensure that any third-party providers with whom we affiliate operate in compliance with applicable regulations, we make no representations, promises, or warranties with respect to the legality, suitability, or otherwise regarding such third-party providers and have no responsibility or liability with respect to services provided to you by such third parties.
This Site may include content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users and retailers. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content authored and provided by SWI, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of SWI. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.
10. Linking to the Site and Social Media Features
If appropriate, you may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part.
This Site may provide certain social media and other Interactive Features that enable you to:
You must not cause the Site or portions of it to be displayed on, or appear to be displayed by, any other website, for example, framing, deep linking, or in-line linking. You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking immediately to stop. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
You must not take any action with respect to the materials on this Site that is inconsistent with any other provision of these Terms of Use. We may disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in our discretion.
11. Links from the Site and Other Terms and Conditions
The Site may contain links to other websites and resources provided by third parties, and these links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and we accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Site, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such third-party websites.
12. Commercial Transactions, Payment Terms
Any transactions through the Site are subject to these Terms of Use and our Privacy Notice, and may also be subject to the terms and conditions of a third-party platform facilitating the transaction. You should review all applicable terms and conditions imposed by us or third parties before conducting a transaction.
You agree to pay all fees due for any services requested or scheduled. By entering or otherwise providing your payment information to us, you authorize us, our affiliates, or our third-party payment processors to charge the amount due.
Your payments to The Sanctuary may include fees charged by health care organization(s) or provider(s) for health care services and/or pharmacy services, which The Sanctuary collects on their behalf. Any health care services not made available or scheduled through the Site are not included in the payments collected by The Sanctuary and you may be separately charged by the applicable health care providers for such services. In the event that your credit card expires or The Sanctuary, our affiliates, or our third-party payment processors are unable to process your payment, you may receive notice for you to provide an alternative payment method. The Sanctuary and/or the health care organization(s) and/or provider(s) have no obligation to provide any services unless and until full payment has been received and/or verified.
13. Disclaimer of Warranties
You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files accessible through, or available for downloading from, the internet or the Site will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our Site for any reconstruction of any lost data. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR ANY SERVICES FROM THE SITE OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY SITE LINKED TO IT.
YOUR USE OF THE SITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES FROM THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES FROM THE SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER SWI NOR ANY AFFILIATE OR PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH SWI MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER SWI NOR ANY AFFILIATE OR PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH SWI REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE SITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES FROM THE SITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE SITE OR ANY SERVICES FROM THE SITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.
The statements made regarding the use of medical marijuana, the efficacy of medical marijuana for particular conditions, and any services offered by The Sanctuary or doctors featured on the Site, have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The information on the Site is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, and is intended for your informational use only -- not as a substitute for, or alternative to, information from medical professionals! If you are taking any medication or are under treatment for any disease, please consult your doctor about potential interactions or other possible complications before using any product or implementing any treatment plan.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, SWI HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
14. Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL SWI, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE SITE, OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
15. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless SWI, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Site, including, but not limited to, your User Contributions, any use of the Site’s content or services, other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use or your use of any information obtained from the Site.
16. Governing Law and Venue
All matters relating to the Site and these Terms of Use and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any other jurisdiction). Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the Site shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or state courts serving Chester County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.
17. Entire Agreement, Waiver, and Severability
These Terms of Use and our Privacy Notice, constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and us regarding the Site and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Site. No waiver by SWI of any term or condition set out in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of SWI to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.
18. Your Comments and Concerns
This Site is operated by The Sanctuary Wellness Institute, LLC. All feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Site should be communicated to us via email at info@sanctuarywellnessinstitute.com. You may contact us with any questions or concerns, as follows.
The Sanctuary Wellness Institute, LLC
120 Pottstown Pike
Chester Springs, PA 19425
(484) 346-5140