1. Purpose

This Acceptable Use AUP (“AUP”) outlines prohibited activities and use cases for users accessing, utilizing, or integrating with Vizient’s websites, systems, services, software, chatbots, content, and artificial intelligence models (collectively, “Services”). By accessing or using the Services, you agree to comply with this AUP. Violations of this AUP may result in suspension or termination of access and may carry legal consequences.

2. Prohibited Uses

You may not use the Services, nor permit others to use the Services, in any manner that:

  • Violates Laws or Promotes Fraud
    • Violates any applicable local, state, national, or international law, regulation, or legal requirement.
    • Facilitates or engages in fraudulent, deceptive, malicious, or tortious activity.
    • Aids or promotes any illegal or prohibited conduct.
  • Promotes Violence or Harm
    • Incites, encourages, or promotes violence, terrorism, or physical harm against individuals, groups, or society.
    • Promotes or enables self-harm, suicide, or acts of personal endangerment.
    • Encourages or glorifies the illegal or unsafe use of weapons, explosives, or hazardous materials.
  • Distributes Sexual or Exploitative Content
    • Generates, reproduces, or distributes pornography or overtly sexual material.
    • Facilitates, promotes, or depicts child sexual exploitation or abuse in any form.
  • Harasses or Defames Others
    • Harasses, bullies, threatens, or defames any person or group.
    • Disseminates mean-spirited, malicious, or misleading content targeting individuals or communities.
    • Uses or reproduces a person’s name, likeness, or personal information without proper authorization or legal basis.
  • Provides Unlicensed or Regulated Services
    • Offers legal, medical, financial, or any other advice or services that require professional licensing or certification.
    • Uses the Services for employment screening, credit scoring, criminal risk assessments, or law enforcement applications without explicit legal authorization.
  • Infringes on Rights of Others
    • Infringes, violates, or misappropriates any intellectual property, proprietary, publicity, or privacy rights of any person or entity.
    • Reproduces or distributes copyrighted or protected material without proper authorization.
  • Compromises Security or Access
    • Attempts to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any systems, networks, data, accounts, or devices.
    • Engages in activities that compromise the security, integrity, or availability of any computing resource.
  • Engages in Deceptive Practices
    • Spreads misinformation or intentionally misleads others.
    • Uses biometric or other data to conduct social scoring, predictive polling, or inference of sensitive personal attributes.
  • Misuses Foundation Models or AI Systems
    • Circumvents or disables safety mechanisms, guardrails, or restrictions embedded in artificial intelligence models or services.
    • Attempts to extract, reverse engineer, summarize, or reproduce AI model training data or architecture.
    • Uses the Services to generate scholarly research products, textbooks, courseware, or other academic publications.
  • Misrepresents Brands or Entities
    • Displays or portrays Vizient, its partners, customers, employees, or its products in a misleading, false, or derogatory manner.
  • Sends Unsolicited Content
    • Sends, distributes, or facilitates unsolicited bulk communications, spam, advertisements, or solicitations of any kind.

3. Enforcement

Violations of this AUP may result in the immediate suspension or termination of your access to the Services, notification to relevant authorities, and/or legal action. Vizient reserves the right to investigate any activity that may violate this AUP.

4. Changes to This AUP

Vizient may update or modify this AUP at any time, with or without prior notice. Continued use of the Services after any change constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.