Please note that ALVA’s web, database, and mobile application properties are under constant development. New services are added frequently and this agreement may therefore be modified and updated on an ongoing basis. It is important to check back to this page regularly.
Terms, Conditions, and User Agreement:
Updated MAR 2025 — This policy updates and overrides any pre-existing policies found on any ALVA web properties.
Agreement. Use of and access to ALVA’s web, database, e-mail, and/or mobile application properties, as well as any related content, regardless of media, is subject to the terms, conditions, and disclaimers set forth below and to all applicable laws and regulations. ALVA reserves the right to modify these disclaimers, terms, and conditions of access without advance notice. This agreement constitutes a binding contract between ALVA and you, the user. By accessing one of ALVA’s web, database, e-mail, and/or mobile application properties, you hereby accept this User Agreement in full. As a material condition of such access and use, you warrant that you are over the age of thirteen and that you have provided complete and accurate information in any communication with ALVA.
Dynamic Database. ALVA’s web, database, and mobile application properties are dynamic. This means that product ratings on any of these properties may change based on evolving science, new information, or other factors, as well as that the contents of e-mail messages and consumer guides may not reflect ALVA’s current ratings or evaluations of products. ALVA makes no representations or warranties about any of the products rated on its web, database, and mobile application properties, or products referenced in e-mail messages. ALVA hereby disclaims all warranties with regard to the products rated on its web, database, and mobile application properties, or products referenced in e-mail messages, including express warranties, statutory warranties, implied warranties of merchantability, or warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. ALVA further disclaims all warranties with regard to any products made available to members of the public by ALVA through any of these properties or e-mails, for example (but not limited to) consumer guides, gift bags and their contents, and product sample packs, including express warranties, statutory warranties, implied warranties of merchantability, or warranties of fitness for a particular use.
Accuracy. ALVA has worked to ensure the accuracy of the information it provides through its products and services, including through ALVA’s web, database, e-mail, and mobile application properties. The product ratings, images, conclusions, recommendations, and findings that appear on ALVA’s web, database, and mobile application properties, or in e-mail messages, reflect ALVA’s research at the time of publication. Please be advised that this information frequently relies on data obtained from many sources, and accordingly, ALVA cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided or any analysis based thereon. Moreover, in light of evolving regulatory and market conditions, subsequent product reformulations, and other factors, this information may no longer be current.
Personal Use. ALVA’s web, database, e-mail, and mobile application properties are provided solely for your personal, non-commercial use. They are meant to help consumers make informed choices about their health and environment and decisions about products. You may not develop or derive for commercial sale, or any other use, any data in machine-readable or other form that incorporates or uses any substantial part of ALVA’s web, database, e-mail, and/or mobile application properties, nor transfer to or store any data residing or exchanged over ALVA’s web, database, e-mail, and/or mobile application properties in any electronic network for use by more than one user, unless you obtain prior written permission from ALVA. Specifically, unless explicitly authorized in these terms and conditions, or authorized by prior written agreement with ALVA, you may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, translate, sell, create derivative works, exploit, or distribute in any manner or medium any material from ALVA’s web, database, e-mail, and/or mobile application properties.
Reproducing ALVA Materials. ALVA welcomes requests to reproduce ALVA materials, including, but not limited to, articles, reports, blog entries, press releases, videos, images and photos.
Use of ALVA Trademarks. Please be advised that you may not use ALVA’s trademarks, trade names, trade dress, service marks, logos, domain names and similar designations of source or origin (“ALVA’s Marks”) to develop, manufacture, promote, market, distribute, and/or sell products without first obtaining permission. For the sake of clarity, you may not use ALVA’s product scores, including, but not limited to, those appearing in ALVA’s databases, in marketing materials and/or on product labeling. If you are a company interested in using ALVA’s Marks or would like to find a way to partner with us, please e-mail [email protected]
ALVA VERIFIED®. ALVA’s database has been a practical resource for consumers seeking to avoid exposures to chemicals of concern in personal care products. Building on that effort, ALVA has created the ALVA VERIFIED® mark as a means to easily inform consumers at the point of sale, in stores or online, when a product meets ALVA’s strictest criteria. ALVA’s research team has worked hard to develop rigorous standards to be followed by all products bearing the ALVA VERIFIED® mark, including avoiding chemicals of ALVA concern, disclosure of ingredients seldom listed on product labels, and adherence to good manufacturing practices. For the sake of clarity, you may not use the ALVA VERIFIED® mark without first going through the assessment process and obtaining the requisite approval.
Copyright. ALVA’s web, database, e-mail, and mobile application properties, and all other text and images contained in ALVA’s products, are protected by EU trademark and copyright law and/or other applicable law, and are the property of ALVA, except as otherwise identified. All copyrights and trademarks not the property of ALVA that are used or referred to in ALVA’s web, database, mobile application properties, e-mail, and other ALVA products are the property of their respective owners. Nothing contained in the site, e-mail messages, or other products shall be construed as granting any license or other rights to any copyright, trademark, patent, or other property of ALVA or any third-party, whether by implication, laches, estoppel or explicit grant.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), as it relates to online service providers, requires removing material that allegedly violates someone’s copyright. ALVA respects others’ intellectual property rights, and reserves the right to delete or disable content alleged to be infringing from ALVA’s web, database, e-mail, and mobile application properties and to terminate the accounts of repeat alleged infringers. To learn more about the DMCA, click here.
If you believe your or someone else’s copyright is being infringed on ALVA’s web, database, or mobile application properties, or in e-mail messages, please contact ALVA by e-mail at [email protected] To provide proper notice, please include in your communication: a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner(s) of the infringed copyright; identification of the copyrighted work or works you claim have been infringed; identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed; information reasonably sufficient to permit ALVA to contact you (e.g, address, telephone number, and e-mail address); a statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner(s); and a statement that information in the complaint is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner(s).
Risk Warning. By accessing ALVA’s web, database, e-mail, and/or mobile application properties, you acknowledge that any reliance upon any advice, opinion, statement, reccomendation, or other information displayed or distributed through ALVA’s web, database, e-mail, and/or mobile application properties is at your sole risk. ALVA reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without notice, to correct any errors, omissions, or publish any update in any portion of ALVA’s web, database, e-mail, and mobile application properties. You further acknowledge and agree that ALVA is not responsible for any materials posted by other users of ALVA’s web, database, and/or mobile application properties.
Medical Disclaimer. Any and all information and advice that ALVA makes available through its products and services, including through its web, database, e-mail, and mobile application properties, are for general informational purposes only and are not intended as, nor should they ever be considered a substitute for, professional medical advice. Do not use such information or advice for diagnosing or treating any medical or health condition. Always consult a physician or other qualified healthcare provider in all matters related to your health and/or the health of any family member, friend, or acquaintance, including questions about medical conditions, particularly regarding symptoms that may require diagnosis or medical care. Never disregard or delay seeking professional medical advice or care because of something you have read on any of ALVA’s web, database, e-mail, and mobile application properties. Without limiting any other terms or conditions of this Agreement, ALVA makes no representations or warranties with respect to any information or advice offered or provided through its products and services regarding treatment, action, or application of medication or medical care. Neither ALVA nor any of its affiliates, nor any of their respective officers, directors, representatives, agents, advisors, contractors, and employees, will be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, or any other damages arising therefrom.
Indemnification. You hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless to the fullest extent permitted by law ALVA, and its officers, directors, representatives, agents, advisors, contractors, and employees, from and against any and all losses, liability, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and disbursements, costs and expenses of investigation and litigation, and costs and expenses of settlement, judgment, interest and penalties) incurred by ALVA from any claims of any third person (including governmental agencies and authorities) arising out of, based upon, or resulting from: (1) breach or alleged breach of any of your representations, warranties, or obligations set forth in this User Agreement; (2) your reliance upon any advice, opinion, statement, recommendation, or other information displayed or distributed through ALVA’s web, database, e-mail, and/or mobile application properties; or (3) your manufacture, sale, distribution, promotion, advertisement, or use of any products, including claims related to personal injury or property damage. You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any claim.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE USE OF ALVA’S ONLINE CONTENT AND SERVICES, INCLUDING ALVA’S WEB, DATABASE, E-MAIL, AND/OR MOBILE APPLICATION PROPERTIES, IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. ALVA’S CONTENT IS PROVIDED ON AN ‘AS IS’ BASIS AND ALVA MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AND DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. ALVA DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE. NO ADVICE, RECOMMENDATION, OPINION, OR OTHER INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH ALVA’S WEB, DATABASE, E-MAIL, AND/OR MOBILE APPLICATION PROPERTIES, ORALLY OR IN ANY MEDIA, SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY FROM ALVA NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE STATED, ALVA MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF ANY COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TRANSMITTED ON ALVA’S WEB, DATABASE, E-MAIL, AND/OR MOBILE APPLICATION PROPERTIES, OR ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO ALVA’S DATABASES.
ALVA FURTHER DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO ANY PRODUCTS MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH ANY ALVA PROPERTIES OR E-MAILS, FOR EXAMPLE (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) CONSUMER GUIDES, GIFT BAGS AND THEIR CONTENTS, AND PRODUCT SAMPLE PACKS, INCLUDING EXPRESS WARRANTIES, STATUTORY WARRANTIES, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, OR WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
ALVA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO ANY THIRD-PARTY PRODUCTS DISPLAYING ALVA MARKS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ALVA VERIFIEDTM MARK, ON THE PRODUCT’S PACKAGING OR IN ANY MARKETING MATERIALS, INCLUDING EXPRESS WARRANTIES, STATUTORY WARRANTIES, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, OR WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
ALVA AND ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS OR COSTS OR ATTORNEY’S FEES, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, OR STRICT LIABILITY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ALVA WAS INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN STATES THAT DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF DAMAGES, ALVA’S LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY SUCH STATES’ LAWS.
Third-Party Sites. ALVA’s web, database, e-mail, and mobile application properties may contain links and pointers to other sites on the Internet, which may be maintained by third-parties. Such links do not constitute an endorsement by ALVA of any third-party site or any materials contained therein. ALVA does not control, and is not responsible for, the availability, accuracy, privacy policy, or currency of such third-party sites or any information, content, products, or services accessible from such third-party sites.
Affiliate Disclaimer. While you are researching safer products for your health, we make it easier to purchase healthier products through direct links to retailers through our affiliate programs. ALVA is a participant in the Amazon Associates Program and other similar affiliate programs, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon and affiliated sites. 100% of the affiliate fees we collect are used to support ALVA’s mission.
Fee-Shifting, Choice of Law. If you attempt to bring any legal action against ALVA based in any way on its products or services, including ALVA’s web, database, e-mail, and/or mobile application properties, you agree that, in the event you do not prevail or ALVA does prevail, you will reimburse ALVA for any costs and attorneys fees associated with ALVA’s defense of the action. Use of or access to ALVA’s web, database, e-mail, and/or mobile application properties and any claim or dispute relating to ALVA’s web, database, e-mail, and/or mobile application properties shall be governed by the laws of the Republic of Cyprus, without regard to its conflicts of law principles. Any claims, disputes, or litigation arising in connection with the use of or access to ALVA’s web, database, e-mail, and/or mobile application properties will be brought solely in the Republic of Cyprus, and you consent to the jurisdiction of such courts. Use of or access to ALVA’s web, database, e-mail, and/or mobile application properties is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give full effect to all provisions of these terms of service, including without limitation this paragraph. If any provision or portion of these terms and conditions is held in whole or in part to be unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of that provision and of the entire User Agreement will be severable and will remain in effect, to the fullest degree consistent with the intent of this document.
