TERMS OF USE
Welcome to USA Hygiene Safety. These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the USA Hygiene Safety website, educational materials, training information, registration services, and related resources.
USA Hygiene Safety classes and training programs are administered by American USA, Inc.
By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these terms, please discontinue use of the website.
1. Purpose of USA Hygiene Safety
USA Hygiene Safety provides educational information and training intended to promote basic hygiene awareness, personal cleanliness, hygiene safety practices, and healthier everyday habits.
Programs may include instruction concerning areas such as:
- Hand hygiene
- Teeth and mouth care
- Foot hygiene
- Personal hygiene
- Home hygiene
- Public hygiene
- Workplace and business hygiene safety
Programs, subject matter, pricing, eligibility, and course requirements may change or expand over time.
2. Administration of Training
USA Hygiene Safety classes and training programs are administered by American USA, Inc.
American USA, Inc. may coordinate instructors, class locations, educational materials, registrations, assessments, certificates, Hygiene Safe™ credentials, and other program-related activities.
3. Educational Purposes Only
USA Hygiene Safety provides general educational information and training.
Our programs and website content are not medical advice and are not a substitute for care or advice from a physician, dentist, podiatrist, nurse, mental health professional, or other qualified healthcare provider.
Participants with medical conditions, injuries, infections, allergies, mobility limitations, dental problems, skin conditions, or other health concerns should consult an appropriate healthcare professional.
Participation in a USA Hygiene Safety class does not create a healthcare-provider/patient relationship.
4. Course Registration
Certain classes may require advance registration.
Participants may be asked to provide information reasonably necessary to:
- Register for a class;
- Confirm attendance;
- Issue a certificate or credential;
- Communicate class information;
- Process payment, when applicable; or
- Maintain training records.
Participants are responsible for providing accurate registration information.
5. Participants Under 18
Some USA Hygiene Safety educational programs may be available to young people.
When required, a parent, legal guardian, school, organization, or other authorized adult must register or provide permission for a minor to participate.
Children under 13 should not independently submit personal information through the USA Hygiene Safety website.
6. Fees and Payments
Certain USA Hygiene Safety classes, materials, certifications, cards, products, or services may require payment.
Applicable fees will be disclosed before purchase or registration.
Any cancellation, refund, rescheduling, replacement-card, or transfer policy applicable to a particular program may be provided at the time of registration and will become part of the terms governing that transaction.
7. Certificates and Hygiene Safe™ Credentials
Certificates, training cards, completion records, or other credentials issued through USA Hygiene Safety indicate completion of the specific training or requirements identified on the credential.
A certificate or Hygiene Safe™ credential does not represent:
- A professional medical license;
- Government certification;
- Government inspection or approval;
- A guarantee that illness, infection, injury, or contamination will never occur; or
- Qualification to provide professional healthcare services.
Credentials may have specific issue dates, expiration dates, renewal requirements, or conditions of use.
8. Hygiene Safe™
The Hygiene Safe™ name, designation, educational materials, training credentials, signs, graphics, and related program materials may only be used as authorized by USA Hygiene Safety and/or American USA, Inc.
Businesses, organizations, instructors, or individuals may not falsely claim to be Hygiene Safe™, certified, approved, trained, inspected, or affiliated with USA Hygiene Safety.
9. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise indicated, content appearing on the USA Hygiene Safety website or in USA Hygiene Safety programs—including written materials, course content, graphics, logos, training materials, handbooks, assessments, certificates, videos, photographs, slogans, and program names—is owned by or licensed to USA Hygiene Safety and/or American USA, Inc.
Materials may not be copied, reproduced, republished, sold, distributed, modified, or used to create competing educational or commercial materials without authorization, except as permitted by law.
Participants may use materials provided to them for their own personal educational use.
10. Acceptable Use
Users may not use the USA Hygiene Safety website or program materials to:
- Engage in unlawful activity;
- Attempt unauthorized access to website systems;
- Introduce viruses, malicious software, or harmful code;
- Misrepresent an affiliation with USA Hygiene Safety or American USA, Inc.;
- Falsely reproduce or issue USA Hygiene Safety credentials;
- Infringe intellectual property rights; or
- Interfere with the operation of the website or training programs.
11. Third-Party Websites and Services
The website may contain links to websites or services operated by other organizations.
USA Hygiene Safety and American USA, Inc. do not control third-party websites and are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, security, availability, products, or services.
Users should review the terms and privacy policies of third-party services separately.
12. Availability and Changes
We may modify, suspend, discontinue, replace, or expand website content, training programs, courses, materials, credentials, pricing, or services at any time.
We may also update these Terms of Use as USA Hygiene Safety develops.
The effective date appearing at the beginning of these Terms will identify the latest published version.
13. Disclaimer of Warranties
USA Hygiene Safety educational materials and website content are provided for general educational purposes.
To the extent permitted by law, the website and its content are provided without guarantees that the website will always be uninterrupted, error-free, or suitable for every individual circumstance.
14. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, USA Hygiene Safety and American USA, Inc. will not be responsible for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising solely from the use of, or inability to use, the website or educational materials.
Nothing in these Terms is intended to waive rights or responsibilities that cannot legally be waived.
15. Contact
Questions regarding these Terms of Use or USA Hygiene Safety programs may be submitted through:
USA Hygiene Safety
Training administered by American USA, Inc.
Hygiene Safe™
www.usahygienesafety.com
16. Changes to These Terms
These Terms of Use may be updated when our website, programs, services, or legal requirements change.
Continued use of the website after revised Terms are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.
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PRIVACY POLICY
USA Hygiene Safety respects the privacy of individuals who visit our website, register for training, participate in our programs, or communicate with us.
USA Hygiene Safety classes and training programs are administered by American USA, Inc.
This Privacy Policy explains the types of information we may collect, how that information may be used, and the choices available to individuals regarding their information.
1. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you interact with USA Hygiene Safety, we may collect information such as:
- Name;
- Email address;
- Mailing address;
- Telephone number, when voluntarily provided;
- Age or age range when necessary for program eligibility;
- Parent or guardian information for minors;
- Class registration information;
- Course attendance and completion records;
- Certificate or Hygiene Safe™ credential information;
- Organization, school, employer, or business affiliation;
- Communications submitted to us;
- Payment or transaction information; and
- Information automatically collected when visiting our website.
We seek to collect only information reasonably necessary to operate our programs and services.
2. How We Use Information
Information may be used to:
- Process course registrations;
- Communicate with participants;
- Schedule or administer classes;
- Confirm attendance;
- Maintain training records;
- Issue certificates or Hygiene Safe™ cards;
- Respond to questions or requests;
- Process payments when applicable;
- Send information about programs or upcoming classes;
- Improve our website and educational programs;
- Protect our website and organization against misuse or fraud;
- Maintain required organizational records; and
- Comply with applicable legal obligations.
3. Payment Information
If online payments are offered, payments may be processed through an independent third-party payment provider.
USA Hygiene Safety may receive transaction information such as the purchaser’s name, payment status, date, and amount.
We do not intend to store complete credit or debit card numbers on our own website unless specifically necessary and appropriate security protections are in place.
Third-party payment processors maintain their own privacy and security practices.
4. Cookies and Website Information
Our website or website service provider may automatically collect limited technical information, such as:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address;
- Browser type;
- Device type;
- Pages visited;
- Approximate geographic region;
- Referring website;
- Date and time of visits; and
- Website interaction information.
Cookies or similar technologies may be used to operate the website, remember preferences, understand website traffic, or improve services.
Users may be able to control certain cookies through their browser settings.
5. How Information May Be Shared
USA Hygiene Safety and American USA, Inc. do not sell personal information simply for the purpose of providing customer lists to unrelated marketers.
Information may be shared when reasonably necessary with service providers that assist us with functions such as:
- Website hosting;
- Registration;
- Email communications;
- Payment processing;
- Data storage;
- Printing or credential production;
- Technology support; or
- Other services necessary to administer USA Hygiene Safety programs.
We may also disclose information when required by law, legal process, court order, or a valid request from an authorized governmental authority.
Information may be disclosed when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, safety, property, or security of USA Hygiene Safety, American USA, Inc., program participants, or others.
6. Children’s Privacy
USA Hygiene Safety provides educational programming that may include young people. However, children under 13 should not independently provide personal information through our website.
When information about a child under 13 is necessary for registration or participation, we intend for that information to be provided by, or with appropriate involvement of, a parent, legal guardian, school, or other authorized adult.
If we learn that personal information has been collected online directly from a child under 13 without any consent required by applicable law, we will take reasonable steps to address the situation, including deletion when appropriate.
Parents or legal guardians may contact us regarding information associated with their child.
7. Information About Minors Participating in Classes
For minors participating in educational programs, we may maintain limited information necessary to document registration, attendance, parental authorization, course completion, or issuance of credentials.
USA Hygiene Safety will seek to avoid collecting unnecessary sensitive information about children.
8. Photographs and Videos
USA Hygiene Safety may occasionally photograph or record classes, demonstrations, events, or educational activities.
When permission is required, appropriate consent or authorization will be obtained before identifiable images or recordings are used publicly.
For minors, permission may be requested from a parent, guardian, school, or other authorized party when appropriate.
A participant’s registration for a class does not automatically mean that the participant has agreed to unrestricted promotional use of their photograph or image unless that permission is separately provided.
9. Communications
Individuals who provide an email address may receive communications relating to:
- Class registration;
- Schedule changes;
- Program information;
- Certificates or credentials;
- Educational information; or
- Other USA Hygiene Safety activities.
Where legally required, promotional email recipients will be provided a method for opting out of future promotional communications.
Transactional or administrative communications relating to a registration or existing relationship may still be sent when necessary.
10. Data Retention
We may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Administer our programs;
- Maintain training and credential records;
- Complete transactions;
- Meet accounting or legal requirements;
- Resolve disputes;
- Protect organizational interests; or
- Fulfill other legitimate operational purposes.
Information that is no longer reasonably necessary may be deleted, destroyed, anonymized, or otherwise disposed of consistent with applicable requirements.
11. Data Security
USA Hygiene Safety and American USA, Inc. intend to use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to the nature of the information maintained.
However, no internet transmission, website, electronic system, or storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Users should therefore use reasonable care when transmitting personal information online.
12. Massachusetts Personal Information
To the extent USA Hygiene Safety or American USA, Inc. owns or licenses personal information protected under Massachusetts law, appropriate safeguards will be maintained as required by applicable law.
13. Your Choices
Individuals may contact us to request assistance regarding personal information they have provided, including requests to:
- Correct inaccurate information;
- Update contact information;
- Ask how information is being used;
- Unsubscribe from promotional communications; or
- Request deletion of information when deletion is appropriate and legally permitted.
Certain information may need to be retained for legitimate administrative, legal, financial, training-record, or credential-verification purposes.
14. Third-Party Websites
Our website may link to websites operated by other organizations.
USA Hygiene Safety and American USA, Inc. are not responsible for the privacy practices of independent third-party websites.
Users are encouraged to review the privacy policy of any third-party service they choose to use.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated as USA Hygiene Safety expands its programs, introduces new technology, changes its information practices, or responds to changes in applicable law.
The effective date at the top of the policy will indicate when the current version became effective.
16. Contact Us
Questions, concerns, or privacy requests may be submitted through:
USA Hygiene Safety
Training administered by American USA, Inc.
Hygiene Safe™
www.usahygienesafety.com
© 2026 USA Hygiene Safety. All Rights Reserved. Last update September 19, 2026
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