Share Your Story

TERMS and CONDITIONS

You must read and accept our Terms and Conditions before you can submit your story.

CONSENT TO USE

By agreeing to the use of your story, you consent to use by The Asclepius Initiative (“TAI”) of your work product, , including use of your written narrative and any photographs or other visual or audio images you have provided to TAI or that you have allowed to be made of you by or on behalf of TAI.

This authorization allows TAI to use such materials as it may deem useful in promoting its mission of educating the public and advocating for improved access to health care and affordable health insurance. It specifically authorizes the use of the following:

• Name (first name and last initial)
• Your narrative/personal story submitted via this website
• Any photographs or other visual images you have provided to TAI
• Any voice or audio recording you have provided to TAI
• Any other material you submit when submitting your personal story

With this consent, you acknowledge that TAI may and is authorized to edit your submission for grammar, readability, and as needed to avoid inappropriate identification of any persons or organizations. You hereby grant to TAI the unrestricted right to use and reproduce your personal story, name, image, voice, and any comments in social media, print, audio, and other media for promotional, marketing, advertising, or any other purpose of TAI in perpetuity without compensation.

You represent that the material you have provided to TAI was produced by you or someone acting on your behalf and that it is not subject to copyright protection, trademark, or any other rights belonging to a third party. Your consent constitutes an agreement that all intellectual property rights to the above‑mentioned writings, sound, still, or moving images are the property of TAI. You voluntarily waive the right to any royalties, proceeds, or other benefits derived from any material you provide to TAI, including written material, images, recordings, or articles.

You may revoke the foregoing consent at any time, provided that such revocation will be ineffective to the extent the material has already been used, reproduced, or published at the time of revocation. In order to revoke such consent, you must give notice of revocation by email to sbornstein@asclepiusinitiative.org. TAI will have no obligation to recall or take extraordinary measures to prevent the dissemination of material that has been published or produced prior to receipt of notice of such revocation.

You hereby hold harmless, release, and forever discharge TAI from any claims, demands, or causes of action which you, your heirs, representatives, agents, successors, or assigns have or may have by reason of this Consent to Use.