JourneyLite Patient Education Portal
Terms of Use & Privacy Notice
Effective Date: May 2026
By accessing or using the JourneyLite Patient Education Portal (“Portal”), you agree to these Terms of Use and Privacy Notice. If you do not agree, do not use the Portal.
Educational Purpose Only
- The Portal is provided solely as an educational resource for JourneyLite patients.
- Content, lessons, videos, quizzes, certificates, downloadable materials, and other resources available through the Portal are intended for general educational and informational purposes only.
- The Portal does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment recommendations, or emergency medical services.
- Nothing contained within the Portal should be interpreted as individualized medical advice or as a substitute for consultation with a qualified healthcare professional.
No Provider-Patient Relationship Created
- Use of this Portal does not create a physician-patient, provider-patient, dietitian-patient, or other healthcare relationship.
- Any healthcare relationship between a patient and JourneyLite Physicians exists only through formal clinical care, appointments, consultations, and treatment services provided outside of this Portal.
Follow Your Care Team's Instructions
- Educational content provided through the Portal may not apply to every patient, procedure, medical condition, medication regimen, or circumstance.
- If any information within the Portal conflicts with instructions provided directly by your surgeon, physician, nurse practitioner, registered dietitian, or other JourneyLite healthcare provider, the instructions of your healthcare provider shall control.
- Patients should never delay seeking medical care or disregard professional medical advice based on information contained within the Portal.
Emergency Disclaimer
- The Portal is not monitored for medical emergencies.
- DO NOT use the Portal to report urgent symptoms, medical concerns, or emergencies.
- If you believe you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately or seek emergency medical care.
No Guarantee of Outcomes
JourneyLite makes no guarantees regarding:
- Surgical outcomes
- Weight loss results
- Medical outcomes
- Recovery timelines
- Program success
- Eligibility for treatment
- Insurance approval
- Health improvements
Individual results vary significantly based on patient-specific circumstances. Completion of educational materials does not guarantee qualification for surgery, medical treatment, insurance coverage, or any specific outcome.
Accuracy of Information
- JourneyLite strives to provide accurate and current educational information.
- However, medical knowledge, clinical guidelines, medications, procedures, and recommendations change over time.
- JourneyLite does not warrant that all content will always be complete, accurate, current, or error-free.
- Content may be modified, updated, removed, or replaced at any time without notice.
User Responsibilities
You agree to:
- Provide accurate account information.
- Maintain the confidentiality of your login credentials.
- Use the Portal only for lawful purposes.
- Not share your account with another person.
- Not attempt to access content or accounts for which you are not authorized.
- Not copy, reproduce, distribute, or republish Portal content without written permission.
You are responsible for all activity occurring under your account.
Intellectual Property
All Portal content, including but not limited to:
- Educational lessons
- Videos
- Graphics
- Text
- Course materials
- Quizzes
- Certificates
- Branding
- Software
is owned by JourneyLite Physicians or its licensors and is protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws. No content may be reproduced, distributed, modified, republished, or used commercially without prior written permission.
Portal Availability
- JourneyLite does not guarantee uninterrupted access to the Portal.
- Access may be suspended, interrupted, restricted, modified, or discontinued at any time for maintenance, security, technical issues, upgrades, or other operational reasons.
- JourneyLite shall not be liable for any interruption, delay, data loss, or inability to access the Portal.
Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, JOURNEYLITE, ITS PHYSICIANS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM:
- Use of the Portal
- Reliance upon Portal content
- Inability to access the Portal
- Errors or omissions in educational materials
- Technical failures
- Security incidents
- Loss of data
YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE PORTAL IS TO DISCONTINUE USING IT.
Privacy Notice
Information We Collect
The Portal collects only the information necessary to provide educational services:
- Name
- Email address
- Account credentials
- Course assignments
- Lesson completion status
- Quiz completion records
- Certificate completion records
Information We Do Not Collect
The Portal is not designed to store or manage medical records. The Portal does not intentionally collect or store:
- Medical records
- Diagnoses
- Clinical notes
- Insurance information
- Payment information
- Prescription information
- Laboratory results
- Imaging results
- Surgical records
Medical information remains within JourneyLite's clinical systems and is governed by separate healthcare privacy policies and applicable laws.
How Information Is Used
Information may be used to:
- Authenticate users
- Assign educational content
- Track educational progress
- Generate completion certificates
- Provide support services
- Improve Portal functionality
- Maintain security and system integrity
Information Sharing
JourneyLite does not sell personal information. Information may be disclosed:
- To authorized JourneyLite personnel
- To technology vendors operating the Portal
- To comply with legal obligations
- To protect the security, rights, or safety of JourneyLite, its patients, or others
Security
JourneyLite uses reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect information. However, no electronic system can guarantee complete security. Use of the Portal is at your own risk.
Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising from use of the Portal shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Ohio.
Contact Information
JourneyLite Physicians
10475 Reading Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45241
Phone: (513) 559-1222
Website: JourneyLite.com
By accessing or using the Portal, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms of Use and Privacy Notice.