Acceptance of Terms
This user agreement (the “Agreement”) governs the
terms and conditions
of access to and use of Meddy (the “Website”) and its subdomains,
including the articles, discussion forums, resources, and the services
and features available through this website (the “Services”) as provided
by Meddy (“Service Provider”, “we”, “our” or “us”). Access to and use of
Website and Service are subject to terms and conditions of this
Agreement, our Privacy Policy and all applicable laws and regulations
including laws and regulations governing copyright and trademark. By
accessing, registering, contributing or using any aspect of the Website,
you unconditionally accept, without limitation, all of the terms in this
Agreement.
Please read the below terms of use carefully, as this
Agreement may have
changed from your last visit. We reserve the right to change this
Agreement without notice from time to time, so check back on this Terms
of Use (www.meddy.com/terms) screen often. Your failure to comply with
these terms may result in suspension or termination of your access to
this Website and Services, without notice.
Content
"Content" means text, images, graphics, photos, audio,
video, location
data, information, suggestions, guidance, and all other forms of data,
communication, or materials. "Your Content" means Content that you
submit or transmit to, through, or in connection with the Services, such
as ratings, reviews, likes, dislikes and information, including Personal
Information, that you publicly display or displayed in your account
profile. "User Content" means Content that Users submit or transmit to,
through, or in connection with the Services. "Meddy Content" means
Content that we create and make available in
connection.
About the Services
Some of the available Services are viewable without
registering with us,
but to actively participate, store Your Content, and become part of the
community, you must register as a member and authorize the use and
disclosure of some of Your Content for purposes of allowing us to
provide the Services and as otherwise disclosed in our Privacy
Policy.
You acknowledge that although some of the Services
Content (including
Content provided in direct response to your questions or postings) may
be provided by individuals in the medical profession, the provision of
such Content does not create a medical professional/patient
relationship, and does not constitute an opinion, medical advice, or
diagnosis or treatment of any particular condition, but is provided to
assist you with locating appropriate medical care from a qualified
practitioner.
We Do Not Provide Medical Advice
The Services Content that you obtain or receive from
Meddy, and its
employees, contractors, partners, sponsors, advertisers, licensors or
otherwise through the Services is for informational purposes
only.
The services content provided through the services is not
intended as a
Substitute for, nor does it replace, professional medical advice,
Diagnosis, or treatment. Do not disregard, avoid or delay obtaining
Medical advice from a qualified health care professional because of
Something you may have read on the services. Do not use the services
for
Emergency medical needs. If you experience a medical emergency call
Emergency services. Your use of services content is solely at your
own
Risk. Nothing stated, posted, or available through the services is
Intended to be, and must not be taken to be, the practice of
medicine or
The provision of medical care.
We do not recommend or endorse any specific tests,
health care
providers, procedures, opinions, or other information that may appear on
the Services. If you rely on any of the Services Content, you do so
solely at your own risk.
Editorial Content
We make the Services available as a service to
consumers and health care
providers for the purposes of providing an informative and educational
resource. We may, but have no obligation to, have User Content and Third
Party Content reviewed by the Service’s editorial
personnel.
It is important to note, however, that the timeliness
and accuracy of
any or all of the Services Content is not guaranteed. Neither the
authors, the editorial personnel, nor any other party who has been
involved in the preparation or publication of this work can assure you
that the Services Content contained herein is in every respect accurate
or complete, and they are not responsible for any errors or omissions or
for the results obtained from the use of such Services
Content.
You are encouraged to independently confirm the
Services Content
contained herein with other sources and to seek the advice of a
qualified physician.
Health care provider content:
Health care provider Content found through the Services is intended
for general reference purposes only. Health care provider Content
found on the Services is reported by office staff, and collected
from multiple other data sources that may not be confirmed by the
health care provider. Such Content often changes frequently and may
become out of date or inaccurate. Neither the Services nor Meddy
provides any advice or qualification certification about any
particular health care provider. Our relationship with sponsors or
health care providers in a particular area is based on criteria we
establish.
Procedures/Products/Services:
The procedures, products, services and
devices discussed and/or advertised within the Services are not
applicable to all individuals, patients or all clinical situations. We
make no claims as to the effectiveness of any such procedures, products,
services and devices. Any products and/or services represented on the
Services by advertisers, sponsors, and other Services participants,
either paid or unpaid, are presented for your awareness and do not
necessarily imply appropriateness for any particular individual or
prediction of effectiveness, outcome or success.
Registration
As part of the registration process, you will provide
an e-mail address
and create a password. These are your credentials for accessing the
Services that are only available to members ("Credentials"). You should
keep your Credentials private and not share your Credentials with anyone
else. You are responsible for notifying us if your password has been
hacked or stolen. You may notify us by sending an email to
heliumdoc@heliumhealth.com.
Disclaimer of Warranties
We have no special relationship with or fiduciary duty
to you. You
acknowledge that we have no control over, and no duty to take any action
regarding: which users gain access to the Site and/or the Services; what
content you access via the Site and/or the Services; what effects the
content on the Site and/or the Services may have on you; how you may
interpret or use the content on the Site and/or the Services; or what
actions you may take as a result of having been exposed to the content
on the Site and/or the Services. You release us from all liability for
you having acquired or not acquired content through the Site and/or the
Services. The Site and/or the Services may contain, or direct you to
websites containing, information that some people may find offensive or
inappropriate. We make no representations concerning any content
contained in or accessed through the Site and/or the Services, and we
will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright
compliance, legality or decency of material contained in or accessed
through the Site and/or the Services. We make no representations or
warranties regarding suggestions or recommendations of services or
products offered or purchased through the Site and/or the
Services.
We provide the site and the services “as is”, “with all faults” and “as
Available.” we make no express or implied warranties or guarantees about
The services. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we hereby disclaim
All such warranties, including all statutory warranties, with respect to
The services and the site, including without limitation any warranties
That the services are merchantable, of satisfactory quality, accurate,
Fit for a particular purpose or need, or non-infringing. We do not
Guarantee that the results that may be obtained from the use of the
Services will be effective, reliable or accurate or will meet your
Requirements. We do not guarantee that you will be able to access or use
The services (either directly or through third-party networks) at times
Or locations of your choosing. We are not responsible for the accuracy,
Reliability, timeliness or completeness of information provided by users
Of the site or any other data or information provided or received
Through the site. Except as expressly set forth herein, meddy makes no
Warranties about the information systems, software and functions made
Accessible through the site or any other security associated with the
Transmission of sensitive information. Meddy does not warrant that the
Site or the services will operate error-free, that loss of data will not
Occur, or that the services, software or site are free of computer
Viruses, contaminants or other harmful items.
Your Responsibilities
Even though the Services to patients are provided free
of charge, the
usual and customary charges for any medical services rendered by
collaborating Providers profiled on the Site will apply and will be
entirely your responsibility.
You are responsible for all use of the Site and for
all use of your
Credentials, including use by others to whom you have given your
Credentials. You may use the Site and the Services for lawful,
non-commercial purposes only. You may not use the Site in any manner
that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair our servers or
networks, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the
Site or the Services. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to
any of the Services, user accounts, or computer systems or networks,
through hacking, password mining or any other means. Without limiting
any of the foregoing, you agree that you shall not (and you agree not to
allow any third party to):
- copy, modify, adapt, translate, or reverse
engineer any portion of
the Site, its content or materials and/or the Services;
- remove any copyright, trademark or other
proprietary rights notices
contained in or on the Site and/or the Services or in or on any
content or other material obtained via the Site and/or the Services;
- use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval
application, or other
automated device, process or means to access, retrieve or index any
portion of the Site and/or the Services;
- access, retrieve or index any portion of the Site
and/or the
Services for purposes of constructing or populating a searchable
database of reviews related to the health care industry or
Providers;
- reformat or frame any portion of the web pages
that are part of the
Site and/or the Services;
- create user accounts by automated means or under
false or
fraudulent pretenses;
- collect or store personal data about other users
in connection with
the prohibited activities described in this paragraph; or
- use any means, including software means, to
conduct web scraping of
any portion of the Site, its content or materials and/or the
Services.
In addition to our rights in these Terms of Use, we
may take any legal
action and implement any technical remedies to prevent the violation of
this provision and to enforce these Terms of
Use.
Content you post or submit
Patients will have the opportunity to submit feedback
regarding their
experiences with Providers who are featured on the Site, to submit
inquiries concerning possible medical needs and to participate in the
other interactive and community features of the Site (collectively
“Posted Information”). It is important that you as a patient act
responsibly when providing Posted Information. In providing feedback,
please give clear, honest information about the Provider and your
experiences, but do not use inappropriate language, make gratuitous
personal criticisms or comments or provide information that others could
use to determine your identity. When participating in other interactive
or community aspects of the Service, please do not post any information
that another user or Provider may use to identify you as an individual,
but please do include all relevant information in a concise manner to
help us provide you with a helpful response.
We reserve the right to publish your Posted
Information as part of the
Service and to also remove your Posted Information for any reason. We
are not, however, responsible for any failure or delay in removing
Posted Information. Keep in mind that the Posted Information of others
is simply opinion and should not be relied on. In
addition:
- You as a patient are solely responsible for any
Posted Information
that you submit, publish or display on the Site or transmit to other
members and/or other users of the Site.
- You may not post, distribute, or reproduce in any
way any
copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information
without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such
proprietary rights. You may not submit any content or material that
infringes, misappropriates or violates the intellectual property,
publicity, privacy or other rights of any party.
- You may not provide any Posted Information that
falsely expresses or
implies that such content or material is sponsored or endorsed by
Meddy.
- You may not provide any Posted Information that is
unlawful or that
promotes or encourages illegal activity.
- You understand and agree that Meddy may (but is not
obligated to)
review and delete any Posted Information that in the sole judgment
of Meddy violates these Terms of Use or which might be offensive,
illegal, or that might violate the rights of, harm, or threaten the
safety of other users or members of the Site and/or other website
users.
- You agree that you will only provide Posted
Information that you
believe to be true and you will not purposely provide false or
misleading information.
- By posting Posted Information on the Site, you
agree to and hereby
do grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to
grant, Meddy, its contractors, and the users of the Site an
irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, fully sublicensable, fully
paid up, worldwide license to use, copy, publicly perform, digitally
perform, publicly display, and distribute such Posted Information
and to adapt, edit, translate, prepare derivative works of, or
incorporate into other works, such Posted Information. This license
is non-exclusive, except you agree that Meddy shall have the
exclusive right to practice this license to the extent of combining
your Posted Information with the Posted Information of other Meddy
users for purposes of constructing or populating a searchable
database of reviews and information related to the health care
industry.
- The following is a partial list of the kind of
content and
communications that are illegal or prohibited on/through the Site.
Meddy reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal
action in its sole discretion against anyone who violates this
provision, including without limitation, removing the offending
communication from the Services and terminating the membership of
such violators or blocking your use of the Services and/or the Site.
You may not post content that:
- is false or intentionally
misleading;
- harasses or advocates harassment of another
person;
- involves the transmission of unsolicited mass
mailing or
"spamming";
- violates the intellectual property or other
rights of any
person;
- is threatening, obscene, defamatory or
libelous; or
- is pornographic or sexually explicit in
nature.
Patient Reviews
- Only patients are allowed to submit reviews on
doctors sharing their
experience interacting with the doctor in terms of his/her bedside
manner, communication skills, knowledge about the treatment and
experience inside the clinic.
- Patients can review doctors by clicking the Write a
Review button
and whether they like or dislike a doctor.
- Only patients of those doctors are allowed to
submit a review.
- Each patient is allowed to write only 1 review per
doctor.
- Doctors are strictly prohibited from writing
reviews on themselves.
Neither, the clinic staff or their medical assistants are allowed to
review their own doctors.
- Doctors however can review other doctors if they
have referred
patients to that particular doctor and that patient expressed having
a good experience with the referred doctor.
- If any doctors have been found writing reviews on
themselves. The
following circumstances will happen:
- 1st time: Warning will be issued to the doctor
and be kindly
asked to abide by the guidelines.
- 2nd time: The doctor's profile will be
temporarily disabled for
few weeks.
- 3rd time: The doctor's profile be permanently
deleted from the
website.