Terms of Use
Effective November 4, 2026
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) are an agreement between you and AiQUIN LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“AiQUIN”, “we”, “us”), for your use of aiquin.com and its related sites, including the TCM Journal and Classics (the “Service”). By creating an account, agreeing when asked, or using the Service, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
1. Who can use the Service
You must be at least 18 and able to enter a binding agreement. If you register as a licensed practitioner, professor or student, the license, credential and school information you give must be true and current, and you must keep it up to date. You are responsible for your account and for keeping your password secure; tell us at admin@aiquin.com if you think someone else has used it. One person per account.
2. What AiQUIN is, and is not
AiQUIN is a directory and professional community for acupuncture and East Asian medicine. AiQUIN does not provide medical care or medical advice, and no provider–patient relationship is created with AiQUIN. AiQUIN is not a patient portal, a medical record system, or a guarantee of care: a referral or information request sent through the Service is a convenience for members and visitors, not a medical record, and does not promise that any practitioner will respond or provide treatment. Information on the Service, including member posts, forum answers, the TCM Journal, Classics translations and any AI-generated content, is for professional education and discussion only. Members are solely responsible for their own clinical judgment, licensure, scope of practice and compliance with the law. AiQUIN does not endorse any practitioner, specialist, school, employer, event or product, and does not guarantee any listing’s accuracy. Verification badges reflect the checks described on the Service at the time they were made.
The Service is offered in beta: features may change, pause or stop.
3. Patient information
Never post anything that could identify a patient in posts, comments, forums, profiles or messages: no names, initials, dates other than the year, places smaller than a state, contact details, record numbers, photos of faces, or other unique details. Send patient details only through a referral or information request, only with the patient’s permission, and only what is needed. If you are subject to HIPAA or similar laws, you are responsible for complying with them when you use the Service. Content that may identify a patient will be removed.
4. Your content
You keep ownership of what you post or upload (“your content”). You give AiQUIN a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, copy, display, format and distribute your content to operate, improve and promote the Service, to the audience you choose. This license ends when you delete the content or your account, except for copies others have received (such as referrals and recommendations you sent, endorsements, and Specialist Directory entries you added), content kept for legal reasons, and backup copies deleted on the normal cycle.
You are responsible for your content. You confirm you have the right to share it, that it is accurate to the best of your knowledge, and that it does not violate anyone’s rights or the law.
5. Community rules
You agree not to:
- post or send anything that could identify a patient;
- promote your own or anyone else’s products, services or events, solicit patients, or send spam anywhere except the Bulletin Board and Jobs, which are made for it (or through paid advertising with AiQUIN), and always disclose any financial interest in what you recommend;
- harass, threaten, demean or discriminate against anyone, or reveal another member’s private information or identity;
- post a photo or video of an identifiable person without their permission, or mention or tag someone in a way that is false, harassing, or suggests they endorse something they don’t;
- post false or misleading information, including false health claims, or misrepresent your identity, license or credentials;
- use invitations, connections or messages for anything other than genuine professional contact;
- share other people’s private messages, referrals or information requests without their permission;
- post content that infringes copyright or other rights, or that is unlawful;
- scrape, copy in bulk or harvest data from the Service, use automated tools to access it without our written permission, or interfere with its security or operation; or
- help anyone else do any of these things.
6. Moderation and enforcement
We may, but are not required to, review content. We may remove or hide content, limit features, or suspend or close accounts that break these Terms or put members or patients at risk, with or without notice. Members who moderate a discussion may remove replies in it as the Service allows. You can report content with the Report button or at admin@aiquin.com.
7. Other people’s content and links
The Service shows content from members and from outside sources, such as job listings, events, Specialist Directory entries added by members, and public registries. We do not control or verify it and are not responsible for it. Links to other websites are provided for convenience; your use of them is at your own risk.
7A. Advertising on AiQUIN
AiQUIN may show advertising and sponsored content on the Service, including near or within member content, as described in our Privacy Policy. Ads and sponsored content are labeled. AiQUIN does not endorse advertisers or their products or services, and advertisers are responsible for their ads and offers. You will not be paid for ads shown near your content.
8. Copyright complaints
If you believe content on the Service infringes your copyright, send a notice to admin@aiquin.com with: your contact details; the work you claim is infringed; where the material is on the Service; a statement that you believe in good faith the use is not authorized; a statement, under penalty of perjury, that your notice is accurate and you are the owner or authorized to act for them; and your physical or electronic signature. We will remove infringing material and close the accounts of repeat infringers.
AiQUIN’s designated agent for copyright notices under the DMCA is: AiQUIN LLC, Attn: Copyright Agent, 11580 Mountain Top Cir., Jonestown, TX 78645, admin@aiquin.com.
If your content was removed and you believe that was a mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notice to admin@aiquin.com with: your contact details; identification of the content and where it appeared before removal; a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you believe in good faith it was removed by mistake or misidentification; and your consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court for your district (or, if you are outside the U.S., any federal court where AiQUIN may be found), and that you will accept service of process from whoever sent the original notice. We will forward your counter-notice to them; unless they go to court within 10 business days to keep the content down, we may restore it.
9. AiQUIN’s content
The Service’s design, software, text, translations, databases and logos belong to AiQUIN or its licensors. You may use them only to use the Service as intended. Chinese source texts shown in Classics come from editions released under CC0; our translations and notes are AiQUIN’s.
10. Fees
The Service is currently free. If we introduce paid features, we will tell you the price and terms before you are charged.
11. Disclaimers
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ANY CONTENT IS ACCURATE OR RELIABLE.
12. Limitation of liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, AiQUIN AND ITS OWNERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA OR GOODWILL, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE OR ANY CONTENT ON IT. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM RELATING TO THE SERVICE IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM OR US$100. SOME LAWS DO NOT ALLOW THESE LIMITS, SO THEY MAY NOT ALL APPLY TO YOU.
12A. Injunctive relief
If you violate section 5 (Community rules) or misuse the Service in a way money damages could not fully fix — for example scraping member data, harassing other members, or posting patient-identifying information — we may ask a court to stop you, in addition to any other remedy, without having to prove damages are inadequate or post a bond, where the law allows.
13. Indemnity
You agree to defend and hold harmless AiQUIN and its owners, employees and agents from claims, losses and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from your content, your use of the Service, or your breach of these Terms or the law.
14. Ending your use
You may stop using the Service and delete your account at any time from your profile. We may suspend or end your access as described in section 6. Sections 4 (for content already shared), 8, 9 and 11 to 16 continue after your account ends.
15. Governing law and disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute relating to these Terms or the Service will be brought only in the state or federal courts located in Travis County, Texas, and you and AiQUIN consent to their jurisdiction. Before filing a claim, you agree to contact us at admin@aiquin.com and try in good faith to resolve it for 30 days. Any claim relating to these Terms or the Service must be brought within one year after it arose, or it is permanently barred, except where the law requires a longer period.
15A. California residents
If you are a California resident, under California Civil Code §1789.3 you may reach the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs by mail at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, CA 95834, or by phone at (800) 952-5210.
16. General
These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the whole agreement between you and AiQUIN about the Service. If any part is found unenforceable, the rest stays in effect. Our not enforcing a part is not a waiver. You may not transfer these Terms; we may transfer them with the Service.
17. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms. We will post the new version here with its effective date. For important changes, we will ask you to agree to the new Terms the next time you use the Service; if you do not agree, you may close your account.
18. Contact
AiQUIN LLC, Texas, USA · admin@aiquin.com