Terms of Use

Welcome to Dr. Dándote Salud. These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of drdandotesalud.com, its Spanish- and English-language versions, and the content, newsletters, comments, players, and other features offered through the site.

By accessing, browsing, or using the site, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the site.

1. Who we are

Dr. Dándote Salud is a bilingual multimedia editorial health education publication founded by Daniel E. Rodríguez Bauzá, M.D. (Dr. Dan). We publish content about prevention, nutrition, movement, sleep, mental and emotional health, environment, relationships, purpose, and other health and wellness topics.

In these terms, “Dr. Dándote Salud,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the website and the editorial project that operates it.

2. Acceptance, scope, and changes

These terms form an agreement between you and Dr. Dándote Salud regarding your use of the site. If you use the site on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to accept these terms on its behalf.

We may revise these terms to reflect legal, technical, editorial, or operational changes. We will post the revised version and change the “Last updated” date. Where appropriate, we will provide additional notice of material changes. Your use of the site after a revised version takes effect constitutes acceptance of that version.

3. Health education; not medical care

This is health education designed to help you make informed decisions and build healthy habits. We encourage you to bring this information into the conversation with your healthcare team.

The content is provided for general informational, journalistic, and educational purposes. It is not a diagnosis, treatment, prescription, personalized medical recommendation, or substitute for an evaluation by a licensed healthcare professional who knows your individual circumstances.

Accessing the site, reading an article, playing an episode, receiving the newsletter, or communicating through comments, forms, or email:

does not create a physician-patient relationship;
does not constitute a medical consultation;
does not become part of a medical record;
does not guarantee an individual response or clinical follow-up.

We do not use the site to provide medical care, receive clinical records, or publish patient cases. Do not send diagnoses, test results, clinical photographs, insurance numbers, medical documents, or confidential information about yourself or another person.

If you have a medical emergency, call 911 or your local emergency service. Do not wait for a response from the site, newsletter, social media, or email.

4. Timeliness and accuracy of content

We work to publish clear, careful information based on the evidence available at the time of publication. Medicine and science continue to evolve, however. An article may no longer reflect the latest recommendations, warnings, regulatory approvals, or scientific knowledge.

We do not guarantee that all content will always be complete, error-free, or current. Publication and update dates are part of the content’s context. References to studies describe the available evidence and do not necessarily mean that scientific certainty exists or that findings apply to every person.

Before making decisions about diagnoses, medications, vaccines, supplements, treatment, or major lifestyle changes, speak with a professional who knows your history, goals, and circumstances.

5. Copyright, trademarks, and intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, original content created for Dr. Dándote Salud — including articles, text, scripts, graphics, infographics, illustrations, original photographs, audio, video, design, compilation, and editorial selection — belongs to Dr. Dándote Salud or is used under a valid license or authorization.

The Dr. Dándote Salud name, logo, visual identity, slogans, and other brand identifiers are protected under applicable trademark and intellectual-property laws. These terms do not grant permission to use the brand, logo, or visual elements in a way that suggests sponsorship, affiliation, approval, or collaboration.

Embedded YouTube videos, agency photographs, quoted materials, platform trademarks, and other content identified as belonging to third parties remain the property of their respective owners and are governed by their own licenses and terms.

6. What you may share

We want health education to be useful and reach the people who need it. You may therefore, without requesting additional permission:

read the content and share links that direct people to the original publication;
quote brief excerpts with clear attribution, the author’s name where shown, and a link to the original, as permitted by applicable law;
print, download, or give an electronic copy of articles and educational materials to patients, students, or community members;
distribute reasonable quantities of copies in medical offices, clinics, health centers, community programs, or educational settings.

This permission is limited to informational, educational, and non-commercial uses. A medical office or clinic may provide the material without charge as a supplement to general education, even if the practice operates for profit, provided that:

the recipient is not charged for the material;
the content remains complete and unaltered, except for a clearly identified brief quotation;
the title, authorship, date, link, copyright notice, and applicable disclaimers remain visible;
the material is not used to advertise, recommend, or sell services, products, treatments, supplements, medications, or devices;
the distribution does not suggest that Dr. Dándote Salud endorses the professional, institution, product, or service distributing it.

This permission does not transfer any intellectual-property rights and may be revoked if these conditions are violated.

7. Uses requiring permission or prohibited uses

Without prior written permission, you may not:

republish a complete article on another website, application, newsletter, social network, intranet, patient portal, learning-management system, or database;
sell, license, package, syndicate, monetize, or charge for access to the content;
incorporate the content into paid courses, sponsored campaigns, advertising, promotional materials, or commercial products;
modify, translate, summarize, or adapt the content in a way that changes its meaning, context, authorship, or original intent;
remove credits, bylines, links, legal notices, trademarks, or attributions;
use the name, logo, visual identity, or content to suggest a nonexistent affiliation or endorsement;
systematically copy, archive, or build a substantial collection of the content;
use bots, scrapers, spiders, or other automated means to extract content or data, except for ordinary indexing by public search engines in accordance with law and the site’s technical instructions;
use the content to train, fine-tune, evaluate, ground, or develop artificial-intelligence systems, machine-learning systems, generative models, datasets, or retrieval-augmented systems without prior written permission;
bypass access controls, technical limitations, robots.txt instructions, or security measures;
use the site unlawfully, fraudulently, abusively, or in a way that interferes with its operation.

To request a license or permission, contact info@drdandotesalud.com before making the proposed use.

8. Comments, messages, and other submissions

If the site permits comments, forms, or other submissions, you are responsible for the content you provide. You represent that you have the right to submit it and that it does not infringe copyright, trademark, privacy, confidentiality, or other third-party rights.

You may not submit content that is unlawful, threatening, defamatory, discriminatory, obscene, deceptive, promotional, invasive of privacy, malicious, or that contains spam, malware, or another person’s personal information without authorization.

We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to review, moderate, edit, hide, or remove submissions that we believe violate these terms or conflict with the site’s educational purpose.

You retain any rights you hold in a comment or other original material submitted for publication. By submitting it for public display, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license, revocable through removal of the content where technically reasonable, to host, reproduce, and display it as part of the site and related functions.

Private messages, questions, and suggestions will not intentionally be published with identifying information without your permission, except as permitted or required by law. We may use them internally to respond, moderate the site, or improve its operation.

9. Newsletter and communications

By subscribing to the newsletter, you request editorial communications from Dr. Dándote Salud at the address you provide. Subscriptions are managed through WordPress.com and Jetpack.

You may unsubscribe at any time through the link in our emails or by contacting info@drdandotesalud.com. You are responsible for providing a valid address and may not subscribe another person without authorization.

10. Third-party services, players, and links

The site is hosted on WordPress.com and uses Jetpack features. The podcast is hosted and delivered through Riverside. Videos are displayed through embedded YouTube players. We may also link to podcast platforms, social networks, scientific publications, and other external resources.

When you use a feature supplied by a third party, that provider’s own terms and policies also apply, including, where relevant, the WordPress.com Terms of Service, the Riverside Terms and Conditions, and the YouTube Terms of Service.

We do not control the availability, security, content, accuracy, advertising, privacy practices, or terms of external services. A link, citation, or embedded player does not mean that we endorse all content, opinions, products, or practices of the third party.

11. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy explains what information may be processed when you use the site, newsletter, podcast, and embedded videos. These Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy should be read together.

12. Availability, modifications, and suspension

We may correct, update, remove, or reorganize content and modify, suspend, or discontinue site features at any time. We do not guarantee that a publication, episode, link, or feature will remain available indefinitely.

We may restrict or suspend access to interactive features when there is a violation of these terms, a security risk, a legal obligation, or use that affects other people or the operation of the site.

13. Disclaimer of warranties

The site and its content are provided “as is” and “as available.” To the fullest extent permitted by law, we make no express or implied warranties regarding uninterrupted availability, freedom from errors, accuracy, timeliness, fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, or non-infringement.

We do not guarantee that the site will be free from viruses, interruptions, or other harmful components. You should use reasonable security measures for your devices and connections.

Nothing in these terms excludes warranties or rights that cannot legally be limited.

14. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Dr. Dándote Salud, its authors, contributors, and service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from:

access to, use of, or inability to use the site;
errors, omissions, or outdated content;
decisions made using information published on the site;
interruptions, technical failures, lost data, or malicious code;
comments or other user-submitted content;
third-party links, players, products, services, or content;
unauthorized use or use contrary to these terms.

These limitations apply only to the extent permitted by law.

15. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Dr. Dándote Salud, its authors, contributors, and service providers from claims, losses, liabilities, and reasonable expenses resulting from your unlawful or deliberately improper use of the site, your breach of these terms, content you submit, or your infringement of third-party rights.

We will not control a defense or settlement that imposes obligations on you without giving you a reasonable opportunity to participate where required by law.

16. Minors and international use

The site is intended for a general audience. If you are a minor where you live, you must use the site under the supervision of a parent or guardian who accepts these terms. Children under 13 should not submit comments, forms, or other personal information.

The site may be accessed from different countries. We do not represent that all content is appropriate, current, or lawful in every jurisdiction. Anyone accessing the site from outside the United States is responsible for complying with applicable local laws.

17. Governing law

These terms will be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, without applying its conflict-of-laws rules, except where mandatory law requires otherwise.

Nothing in this section deprives a consumer of mandatory protections available under applicable law.

18. General provisions

If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable, it will be interpreted or limited as necessary, and the remaining provisions will continue in effect.

Our failure to enforce a provision immediately does not waive our right to enforce it later.

These terms and the Privacy Policy form the agreement governing general use of the site unless a specific feature or service displays additional terms. If there is a conflict, the specific terms control only with respect to that feature.

19. Contact and permission requests

For questions about these Terms of Use, reproduction or licensing requests, or intellectual-property concerns, contact:

Dr. Dándote Salud
Email: info@drdandotesalud.com
Website: https://drdandotesalud.com
Location: Pennsylvania, United States