Terms Of Service

This Terms of Use Agreement ("Agreement") is a legally binding agreement between Travel Nursing Central and you, the member ("Member"), regarding your use of the TravelNursingCentral.com Website and any services, features, contents or applications offered at the TravelNursingCentral.com domain, including any subdomains or aliases (the "Website").

By using the Website, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. Travel Nursing Central may change, modify, add, or delete portions of this Agreement from time to time and such changes shall be effective upon posting on the Website. You agree to be bound to any changes to this Agreement when you use the Travel Nursing Central Services after any such modification is posted. It is therefore important that you review this Agreement regularly to ensure you are updated as to any changes.

The term "User" refers to any Visitor, Contributor or Member of the Website. You are only authorized to use the Services (regardless of whether your access or use is intended) if you agree to abide by all applicable laws and to this Agreement. Please read this Agreement carefully. If you do not agree with it, you should leave the Website and discontinue use of the Services immediately.

Use of the Services is intended only for those that have read this Agreement and indicated acceptance thereof by actively acknowledging so and/or continued use the Services on this Website.

Copyright Infringement Notification (see number 7)

Please choose carefully the information you post on TravelNursingCentral.com and that you provide to other Users. Your TravelNursingCentral.com profile may not include the following items: any photographs containing nudity, or obscene, lewd, excessively violent, harassing, sexually explicit or otherwise objectionable subject matter. Despite this prohibition, information provided by other TravelNursingCentral.com Members (for instance, in their Profile) may contain inaccurate, inappropriate, offensive or sexually explicit material, products or services, and TravelNursingCentral.com assumes no responsibility or liability for this material. If you become aware of misuse of the Travel Nursing Central Services by any person, please contact Travel Nursing Central.

1. Use and Termination

You must be 18 years of age or older to register as a Member. If you are under the age of 18, you are not allowed to register and become a Member of or access the Website. By registering as a Member, Contributing Rankings of a hospital or Agency, or otherwise accessing the Website you represent and warrant that you are 18 years of age or older. If we believe that you are less than 18 years of age, or anyone has or is using your account is under 18, your profile may be deleted and your Membership may be terminated without warning and without refund of membership and services fees. Do not share your account. The account owner is solely responsible for all usage of their account, regardless of user. The Member understands and agrees to make a good faith effort to follow the directions of Travel Nursing Central in the use of the Website, including but not limited to actively using the Website. Travel Nursing Central reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your membership effective immediately for any reason, with or without notice. You may terminate your membership at any time for any reason by giving Travel Nursing Central written notice by email of such intent.

2. Proprietary Rights

The Website uses and contains proprietary intellectual property rights owned by or licensed by Travel Nursing Central. Use of the Website shall not be construed as giving you any rights or license to such intellectual property rights except for information in the public domain. With regard to any assistance you may give in the improvement or development of the Website and its content, including but not limited to hospital/facility ("Facility") and agency ("Agency" )rankings services ("Rankings"), housing ads, recruiter listing, any ideas, designs, plans or know-how, you agree to grant Travel Nursing Central a perpetual, worldwide, fully paid-up, irrevocable, transferable license to use and sublicense the intellectual property contained in such assistance.

3. Member Conduct

  1. You agree that you will not upload, distribute or reproduce on the Website:
  2. Any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights; including, but not limited to, music, picture and video content.
  3. Any material that is violent, threatening, abusive, sexually explicit, obscene, offensive, hateful, derogatory, defamatory, libelous or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable.
  4. Any material that promotes an illegal activity.
  5. Spam or junk mail or other material for a commercial purpose.
  6. False or misleading material.
  7. Any material that contains software viruses, bugs, worms or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.

You further agree that

  1. The Website as a whole is available for personal, non-commercial use.  Staffing recruiters are welcome and encouraged to join the site through the recruiters listings (Shop For a Recruiter) Service.  You must, however, create a personal presence on the site by uploading your own photo and creating a personal profile.
  2. Submissions to the Rankings are allowed only for non-commercial use by individual Users who meet the criteria below. By using the Rankings, you represent and warrant that you meet these criteria:
    1. You are or have been a traveling nurse.
    2. You have worked for the agency or at the facility you are ranking.
    3. You are ranking the Agency or Facility for the first and only time per assignment.
    Submission of any Ranking by an Agency or Facility is a clear violation of this Agreement, whether that ranking is for said Agency/Facility or another. The Website is intended to be a resource and community for current or potential traveling nurses, not a website strictly for your marketing purposes.
  3. You will not use the Website in any unlawful manner.
  4. You will not use or attempt to use another Member's account or create a false identity on the Website.
  5. You will not share your account with anyone.

4. Member Content Posted on the Website

You are solely responsible for the content that you publish or display on Website, or transmit to other Members (collectively the "Member Content"). You agree that Travel Nursing Central may and will review and delete or remove any Member Content that in its sole judgment violates this Agreement or which might be offensive, illegal, or that might violate the rights, harm, or threaten the safety of Members or others. Travel Nursing Central assumes no responsibility for the Member Content, no obligation to modify or remove any inappropriate Member Content, and no responsibility for the conduct of the Member submitting any such Member Content. By posting Member Content to any part of the Website, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant to Travel Nursing Central an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid-up, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, perform, edit, add to, display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part) and distribute such information and content and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such information and content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. This license will terminate at the time you remove such Member Content from the Website. All posted and uploaded content of any kind remain the property of the member who submitted said content. Travel Nursing Central acts as the Online Service Provider (OSP) as set force on the terms of the DMCA and OCILLA copyright acts. Travel Nursing Central does not pre-approve member content and may not be aware of copyright infringement until notified. On notification, Travel Nursing Central claims Safe Harbor and will follow procedures set forth per the terms of the DMCA and OCILLA copyright acts.

5. Advertising Posted on the Website

Advertisers are solely responsible for the content and claims of their advertising on the Website and all content on associated websites ("Links"). All advertising is subject to this Agreement. Travel Nursing Central does not necessarily endorse, promote or agree with any statements, claims or promises, either explicit or perceived, made by any advertising on the Website. Travel Nursing Central reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to deny or terminate advertising service for any reason. Information on advertising on TravelNursingCentral.com can be found on the Website or by emailing help@travelnursingcentral.com.

6. Links to Other Websites

The Website contains links to other Websites. Travel Nursing Central is not responsible for the content, accuracy or opinions express in such Websites, and such Websites are pre-approved or checked for accuracy or completeness by Travel Nursing Central. Inclusion of any linked Website on or through the Website does not imply approval or endorsement of the linked Website by Travel Nursing Central. Website links found to be in violation with our terms of service (any photographs containing nudity, or obscene, lewd, excessively violent, harassing, sexually explicit or otherwise objectionable subject matter, etc.) may be deleted. If you decide to leave the Travel Nursing Central Website and access these third-party sites, you do so at your own risk.

7. Copyright Infringement Notification

  • If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide the Travel Nursing Central Copyright Agent the following information required by the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. ¤ 512:
  • A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
  • Identification of the copyright work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
  • Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material.
  • Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party.
  • A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  • A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Contact the Designated Copyright Agent with details of the claimed infringement and a Takedown Notice. The Travel Nursing Central Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on or regarding this site can be reached by contacting: Travel Nursing Central Copyright Agent at: help@travelnursingcentral.com, Attention: Copyright Infringement.

The license you grant to TravelNursingCentral.com is non-exclusive (meaning you are free to license your Content to anyone else in addition to TravelNursingCentral.com), fully-paid and royalty-free (meaning that TravelNursingCentral.com is not required to pay you for the use of the Content that you post), sub licensable (so that TravelNursingCentral.com is able to use its affiliates and subcontractors such as Internet content delivery networks to provide and distribute Travel Nursing Central Member Content), and worldwide (because the Internet and TravelNursingCentral.com is global in reach). This license will terminate at the time you remove your Content from the Travel Nursing Central Website. The license does not grant TravelNursingCentral.com the right to sell your Content. The license grants TravelNursingCentral.com the right to distribute your Content outside of the Travel Nursing Central Website, via search engine indexing, RSS feeds and copied links.

You, the User, agree to pay for all royalties, fees, and any other monies owing any person by reason of any Content posted by you to or through the TravelNursingCentral.com Website.

The TravelNursingCentral.com Website contains Content of Users and other TravelNursingCentral.com licensors. Except for Content posted by you, you may not copy, modify, translate, publish, broadcast, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any content appearing on or through the TravelNursingCentral.com Website.

8. Disclaimer

Travel Nursing Central has the right, in its sole discretion, to remove or restrict access to any material uploaded by a Member which it views as violating the terms of this Agreement or inconsistent with the policy of TravelNursingCentral.com. Notwithstanding such right, TravelNursingCentral.com is not liable for any material uploaded by a Member, including but not limited to the accuracy of the material or the conduct of a Member either within the Website or offline. The Website is provided "AS IS" and Travel Nursing Central does not guarantee the functionality of the Website or a particular result from the use of the Website. You acknowledge and agree that Travel Nursing Central is not liable for any interruption or breakdown of service, loss or corruption of data, attacks against the Website from third parties, any technical malfunction at any point in the provision of the service of the Website or force majeure. Travel Nursing Central expressly disclaims any responsibility for loss or damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from the use of the Website or from any content posted on the Website or any interactions among Members, whether online or offline. TRAVEL NURSING CENTRAL EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

9. Limitation of Liability

TRAVEL NURSING CENTRAL SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF USE, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF DATA OR COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS, TECHNOLOGIES OR SERVICES, COST OF COVER OR PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE USE OF THE Website OR THIS AGREEMENT. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION IN THIS AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, TRAVEL NURSING CENTRAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER WILL BE LIMITED TO THAT AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO TRAVEL NURSING CENTRAL (excluding 3rd party vendor's) FOR THE SERVICES OF THE WEBSITE DURING THE TERM OF USE.

10. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Travel Nursing Central, its officers, directors, employees, agents, subsidiaries and affiliates from any loss, liability, claim or demand, including attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising from your use of the Website, any content that you upload, your use of content on the Website, your violation of this Agreement or your violation of any third-party rights.

You agree to indemnify and hold TravelNursingCentral.com, its subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their respective officers, agents, partners and employees, harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Travel Nursing Central Website in violation of this Agreement and/or arising from a breach of this Agreement and/or any breach of your representations and warranties set forth above and/or if any Content that you post on the Travel Nursing Central Website or through the Travel Nursing Central Services causes TravelNursingCentral.com to be liable to another.

11. Privacy Policy

Please ensure that you read the Travel Nursing Central privacy policy.

12. Disputes

This Agreement and any disputes arising from this Agreement or use of the Website shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas without reference to its provisions on conflict of laws. Any dispute relating in any way to the Website (including your visit to or use of the Website) shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in Austin, Texas, except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threaten to violate proprietary or intellectual property rights of Travel Nursing Central or any of its affiliates, we may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction. For the purpose of such relief, you hereby consent to, and waive all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non convenience with respect to, non-exclusive venue and jurisdiction in the state and federal courts of Texas. Arbitration under this Agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under these Terms of Use shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to these Terms of Use, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise. Any claim, action or proceeding by you related in any way to the Website (including your visit to or use of the Website) must be instituted within one (1) year after the cause of action arose or be forever waived and barred.

Member Disputes. You are solely responsible for your interactions with other TravelNursingCentral.com Users. TravelNursingCentral.com reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Users.

13. Miscellaneous

This Agreement together with the Privacy Policy contains the entire agreement between Travel Nursing Central and you concerning the subject matter hereof. The failure of Travel Nursing Central to exercise or enforce any right under this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of that right nor operate to bar the exercise or enforcement of it at any time or times thereafter. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is found invalid, the remainder of the Agreement shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms.

This Agreement is accepted upon your use of the Travel Nursing Central Website or any of the Travel Nursing Central Services and is further affirmed by submission of a Ranking, recruiter profile, or housing ad.

TravelNursingCentral.com reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject, refuse to post or remove any posting (including private messages) by you, or to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to all or any part of the Travel Nursing Central Website at any time, for any or no reason, with or without prior notice, and without liability or refund of any fees.

Fees. You acknowledge that TravelNursingCentral.com reserves the right to charge for the Travel Nursing Central Services and to change its fees from time to time at its discretion. If TravelNursingCentral.com terminates your Membership because you have breached the Agreement, you shall not be entitled to the refund of any unused portion of any fees.

Passwords. When you choose to use certain services on the Website, you will also be asked to choose a password. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You agree not to use the account, username, or password of another Member at any time or to disclose your password to any third party. You agree to notify TravelNursingCentral.com immediately if you suspect any unauthorized use of your account or access to your password. You are solely responsible for any and all use of your account.

Non-commercial Use by Members. The Travel Nursing Central Services are for the personal use of Users only and may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by TravelNursingCentral.com. Illegal and/or unauthorized use of the Travel Nursing Central Services, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of Users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email or unauthorized framing of or linking to the Travel Nursing Central Website is prohibited. Commercial advertisements, affiliate links, and other forms of solicitation may be removed from Member profiles without notice and may result in termination of Membership and/or User privileges. Appropriate legal action will be taken for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Travel Nursing Central Services.

TravelNursingCentral.com is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate Content posted on the Travel Nursing Central Website or in connection with the Travel Nursing Central Services, whether caused by Users of the Travel Nursing Central Services or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Travel Nursing Central Services.

14. Agencies Use

Reviews are intended to be posted by Traveling Nurses, techs, etc. only. Agencies should not post reviews on behalf of the intended. Nor should any agencies try to manipulate their or other's ratings. Such actions may result in removal of reviews from the site, suspension of reviews for said agency and/or permanent removal of the agency from the site. Actions considered manipulation would include, but are not limited to:
• bulk posting of false reviews
• use of a third party company or service to post bulk reviews (either paid or unpaid)
• incentivizing positive reviews in any fashion
• use of automated software to post bulk reviews

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