Terms of Use

Welcome to the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R) Website. CHR&R is a program of the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI). By accessing or using the Website you conﬁrm that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by this Agreement (Agreement). This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and CHR&R and its afﬁliates with respect to the subject matter herein.

Last updated: December 16, 2024

I. Intellectual Property

All content on the CHR&R Website, including but not limited to designs, text, graphics, pictures, video, information, downloadable data files, applications, software, music, sound and other ﬁles, and their selection and arrangement (together, the "Content"), is the property of CHR&R or its licensors with all rights reserved.

CHR&R grants you a non-exclusive license to access and use those portions of the CHR&R Website without a password or logon for personal or non-profit purposes including educational, research, or public health, subject to the terms of this Agreement, provided that you keep all copyright or other proprietary notices intact.

The CHR&R Website and any of the program’s graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts and service names are CHR&R’s trademarks or trade dress, and CHR&R reserves all rights with respect to those trademarks and trade dress. You may not use such trademarks or trade dress, or any trademarks of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Population Health Institute, or County Health Rankings and Roadmaps in any commercial publicity, advertising, or news release without prior written approval of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The CHR&R name may be used for attribution purposes in noncommercial contexts so long as neither affiliation with nor endorsement by CHR&R or the UW-Madison Population Health Institute is suggested.

The CHR&R website Content may not be copied or otherwise used for commercial use (including without limitation, use to train AI models intended to be offered as commercial products) without CHR&R’s express prior written consent. To discuss commercial use please email: info@countyhealthrankings.org.

Preferred Citation

The following citation should accompany any contents or graphics if used:
University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. www.countyhealthrankings.org.

II. Links to this Website

If linking to this website from another source, you agree to be bound by the following terms:

You will link to the homepage (www.countyhealthrankings.org) when possible to ensure that CHR&R data is provided with appropriate context. You may direct users how to navigate to the area of interest from the CHR&R homepage;
You may not state or imply that CHR&R is endorsing you, your viewpoints or any of the products or services that you or your organization may provide;
CHR&R assumes no liability or responsibility whatsoever for any content of any other page that contains a link to the CHR&R Website; and
CHR&R reserves the right to terminate any links to the Website as it deems necessary, with or without cause or warning. If CHR&R chooses to exercise this right, you will be required to remove your link to the Website immediately.

III. Disclaimer of Warranties, Assumption of Risk, Limitation of Liability and Indemnification

THIS WEBSITE AND ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES THEREIN ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR USE FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND/OR NONINFRINGEMENT.

CHR&R does not warrant, and hereby disclaims any warranties, either expressed or implied, of fitness for a particular purposes or merchantability, and with respect to the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of any information on this Website or information obtained from any link on this Website. CHR&R does not warrant that this Website will operate in an uninterrupted or error-free manner or that this Website is free of viruses or other harmful components. Use of the CHR&R Website and the information obtained from or through this Website is at your own risk.

You are responsible for any and all damages and liability associated with your use of the CHR&R website. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION AGAINST THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM, AND ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE DATA AND ANY DECISIONS YOU MAY MAKE AS A RESULT OF USING THE DATA. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM, OR ITS OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, RELIANCE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ATTORNEYS' FEES HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, TORT OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THE DATA EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE OR IF SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY, SO SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

CHR&R makes no representation regarding your ability to transmit and receive information from or through this Website. You acknowledge and agree that your ability to access the Website is not guaranteed and may be impaired. CHR&R disclaims any and all liability resulting from or related to such events.

To the extent authorized by law, you agree to indemnify and hold CHR&R and the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, and its employees and agents from any and all claims, losses, costs, and/or damages (including but not limited to attorney’s fees, court costs, expert witness fees, and all such other expenses) that arise, directly or indirectly, from your violation of this Agreement, your use of the CHR&R Website and to cooperate in CHR&R's defense against any such claims.

IV. Security

You are solely responsible for protecting against viruses, Trojan horses, or other computer programming routines intended to damage a computer’s functionality.

V. Governing Law, Venue

You agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any content posted to the CHR&R Website, will be governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin, excluding its conﬂicts of law provisions.

Any legal action between you and CHR&R related to this Agreement and/or the CHR&R Website shall only be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in Madison, Wisconsin. Unless you are entering into this agreement on behalf of a state or federal agency, you consent, and waive all objections, to such jurisdiction and venue in Madison, Wisconsin.

VI. Modifications to this Agreement

CHR&R has the right to periodically change the terms of this Agreement without notice, which shall become effective immediately upon posting. By continuing to use this Website after CHR&R has posted such changes, you agree to be bound by this Agreement, as modiﬁed. CHR&R has the right to change, restrict access to, suspend, or discontinue this Website, or any portion of this Website, at any time with or without notice and shall not be liable to you or any third party for any such change, restriction, suspension, or discontinuation of this Website.

VII. Feedback

We encourage you to contact us in regard to any questions, comments, suggestions, or other feedback you have about the Website. You may send feedback to the following e-mail address: info@countyhealthrankings.org. You acknowledge and agree that any feedback provided by you to CHR&R is non-conﬁdential.

VIII. Privacy

By using this Website, you acknowledge and agree to adhere to the information collection, usage, and disclosure practices outlined in our Privacy Policy (https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/privacy-policy).