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Content Licensing & Reuse Policy

HCP Connect is dedicated to advancing open clinical education and vaccine safety transparency. This policy outlines clear terms for how healthcare professionals, academic researchers, and the public may share, cite, and reuse our original medical content.

Standard Licensing Framework

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Unless otherwise explicitly stated, all original clinical editorial content, vaccine safety monographs, expert reviews, and synthesized clinical analyses published on HCP Connect are licensed under the international Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

Summary of Rights Granted Under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

You are free to copy, distribute, print, download, and display the material in any medium or format for non-commercial educational and clinical purposes, subject to the following core conditions:

1. Attribution (BY)

You must give appropriate credit to HCP Connect, name the specific author/reviewer, and provide a link to the original source URL.

2. Non-Commercial (NC)

You may not use the material for commercial purposes, corporate marketing, or behind paid access gates without prior written consent.

3. No Derivatives (ND)

If you remix, alter, or build upon the clinical material (e.g. altering dosage or safety guidance), you may not distribute the modified text as HCP Connect content.

2. Permitted Clinical & Educational Uses

Permitted Without Prior Permission

  • Clinical Consultation: Sharing monographs with colleagues, multidisciplinary teams, or institutional tumor/infectious disease boards.
  • Patient Education: Printing and distributing unaltered monographs or guidance sheets to patients and families.
  • Academic & Medical Training: Using extracts or full monographs in medical residency lectures, university coursework, or grand rounds with citation.
  • Non-Profit Public Health: Disseminating vaccine safety facts through non-commercial community health channels.

Requires Prior Written Authorization

  • Commercial Publishing & Resale: Republishing articles in commercial textbooks, fee-based publications, or subscription software.
  • Pharma Marketing & Promotion: Utilizing monographs in commercial pharmaceutical promotional materials or advertising campaigns.
  • Automated Bulk Scraping / Repackaging: Harvesting large batches of content for commercial redistribution or AI training datasets without a data agreement.
  • Altered Medical Guidance: Distributing modified clinical advice while retaining the HCP Connect branding or author endorsement.

3. Public Domain & Third-Party Regulatory Data

Certain data sets and government publications indexed on HCP Connect originate from public domain or third-party authoritative databases:

  • FDA Structured Product Labels (SPL): Drug monograph prescribing information sourced from U.S. FDA regulatory submissions remains in the public domain or under the purview of respective drug sponsors.
  • CDC & WHO Guidance: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and WHO SAGE position papers are cited for authoritative reference under fair use and public health dissemination principles.
  • NPPES NPI Registry: Provider identification records are public domain data provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

4. Recommended Citation Formats

When citing or referencing HCP Connect monographs in scientific literature, clinical presentations, or educational curricula, please use the following standardized citation format:

Vaccine Safety Monograph Citation Example:

HCP Connect. (2026). "Varicella Vaccine Safety Monograph." Authored by Dr. Aditya Kumar; Reviewed by Dr. Simran Kohli. HCP Connect Clinical Intelligence Registry. https://hcpconnect.health/vaccine-safety/varicella. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Clinical Update / Article Citation Example:

HCP Connect Editorial Board. (2026). "[Article Title]." HCP Connect Clinical Intelligence Platform. https://hcpconnect.health/clinical-updates/[specialty]/[slug]. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

5. Permission Requests & Commercial Licensing

If you wish to use HCP Connect content beyond the scope of the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license (such as commercial reprints, customized institutional licensing, electronic health record (EHR) integration, or syndication), please submit a formal request to our licensing board:

Licensing & Permissions Department

Stravent LLC / HCP Connect Publishing Group

Email: info@straventgroup.com

Response Commitment: Our editorial licensing team evaluates and responds to all reuse and reprint requests within 2–3 business days (guaranteed within 5 calendar days).