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Effective Date:  11 Jan, 2023

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your use of the www.ydo.health  (“ydo health application,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) website and any other website or online service that www.ydo.health  operates and that links to these Terms (collectively, the “Services”).

Please review these Terms carefully before using the Services. We may change these Terms or modify any features of the Services at any time.  The most current version of the Terms can be viewed by clicking on the “Terms of Use” link posted through the Services.  You accept the Terms by using the Services, and you accept any changes to the Terms by continuing to use the Services after we post the changes.

I. Privacy

By using the Services, you consent to our processing your information consistent with our Privacy Policy http://ydo.health/usloviya-ispolzovaniya.html

II. Important Information about Your Use of the Services

Do not use the services for emergency medical needs.  if you experience a medical emergency, call 911 or 112 (for Russia) immediately.

We does not provide any physicians’ or other healthcare providers’ (collectively, “Providers”) services itself.  All of the Providers and users are independent of www.ydo.health (and Ydo health app) and merely using the Services to communicate with you.  Any information or advice received from a Provider comes from the Provider, and not from www.ydo.health (and Ydo health app).  Your interactions with the users and Providers via the Services are not intended to take the place of your relationship(s) with your regular health care practitioner(s).

Neither www.ydo.health (and Ydo health app) nor any of its licensors or suppliers or any third parties who promote the Services or provide you with a link to the Services shall be liable for any professional Advice you obtain from a Provider via the Service nor for any information obtained from our Services.  You acknowledge your reliance on any Providers or information provided by the Services is solely at your own risk and you assume full responsibility for all risk associated therewith.

www.ydo.health (and Ydo health app)  does not make any representations or warranties about the training or skill of any users and Providers using the Services.  You are ultimately responsible for choosing your particular Provider on the Services.

You hereby certify that you are physically located in the State you have entered as your current location on the Services.  You acknowledge that your ability to access and use the Services is conditioned upon the truthfulness of this certification and that the Providers you access through the Services are relying upon this certification in order to interact with you.  In the event that your certification is inaccurate, you agree to indemnify www.ydo.health (and Ydo health app)  and the Providers you interact with from any resulting damages, costs, or claims.

By using the site or application, you agree that any advice or opinion is not right and requires a visit to a doctor.

 The site and application is an aggregator in which you can get a second opinion from a specialist. We are not responsible for the truthfulness of the data provided and the qualifications of users.

We do not store user data, medical history and other confidential information.

III. Account Enrollment

To access Providers using the Services, you must first establish an individual user account (“Account”) by providing certain information.  You agree that you will not create more than one Account, or create an Account for anyone other than yourself (with the exception of subaccounts established for minor children of whom you are a parent or legal guardian).  You agree to provide true, accurate, current, and complete information on the Account enrollment form and to keep this information current and updated as needed.

You represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age and possess the legal right and ability, on behalf of yourself or a minor child of whom you are a parent or legal guardian, to agree to these Terms of Use.

IV. Prohibited Conduct

You may not access or use, or attempt to access or use, the Services to take any action that could harm us or any third party, interfere with the operation of the Services, or use the Services in a manner that violates any laws.  For example, and without limitation, you may not:

• transmit any message or information under a false name or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation or the origin of materials you transmit;
• provide information on the enrollment form that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete;
• transmit any message or information that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, fraudulent, predatory of minors, harassing, threatening, or hateful;
• transmit any message or information that infringes or violates the intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights of others;
• reproduce, retransmit, distribute, disseminate, sell, publish, broadcast, or circulate content received through the Services to anyone without prior express permission;
• engage in unauthorized spidering, “scraping,” or harvesting of content or personal information, or use any other unauthorized automated means to compile information;
• take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our network or infrastructure;
• use any device, software, or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Services or any activity conducted on the Services or attempt to probe, scan, test the vulnerability of, or breach the security of any system or network;
• attempt to modify, translate, decipher, decompile, disassemble, reverse-engineer, or create derivative works of any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Services; or
• engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits any person from using or enjoying the Services, or that, in our sole judgment, exposes us or any of our users, affiliates, or any other third party to any liability, damages, or detriment of any type.

Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability.  We may investigate and work with law enforcement authorities to prosecute users who violate the Terms.  We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services for any or no reason at any time without notice.

V. Payment Authorization

By providing a credit card or other payment method accepted by www.ydo.health (and Ydo health app) (“Payment Method”), you are expressly agreeing that we are authorized to charge to the Payment Method any fees for your use of the Services, together with any applicable taxes.  Please note that www.ydo.health (and Ydo health app) may not receive complete information from your health insurance plan, if applicable, regarding the applicable co-pay due from you for your consultation.  As such, you may be billed more than once with respect to a consultation to account for additional co-pay amounts due, if any.  Should you choose not to enter your health plan billing details, you elect to be seen as self-pay, thereby waiving health plan claim submission.

You agree that authorizations to charge your Payment Method remains in effect until you cancel it in writing, and you agree to notify www.ydo.health (and Ydo health app) of any changes to your Payment Method.  You certify that you are an authorized user of the Payment Method and will not dispute charges for the Services that correspond to consultation fees or the co-payment required by your health plan.  You acknowledge that the origination of ACH transactions to your account must comply with applicable provisions of your country law.  In the case of an ACH transaction rejected for insufficient funds, www.ydo.health (and Ydo health app) may at its discretion attempt to process the charge again at any time within 30 days.

You acknowledge and agree that fees for consultations may increase at any time.

VI. Intellectual Property Rights

The Services are protected under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries.  All copyrights in the Services are owned by us or our third-party licensors to the full extent permitted under the United States Copyright Act and all international copyright laws. You may not publish, reproduce, distribute, display, perform, edit, adapt, modify, or otherwise exploit any part of the Services without our written consent.

VII. Password Security

You are solely responsible for the security of your username and password, and for any use of the Services using your username and password.  You should not share your username or password with any third party or allow any third party to access the Services using your username and password.  You agree to notify us if you have any reason to believe that your username or password has been lost, compromised, or misused in any way.  We reserve the right to revoke or deactivate your username and password at any time.

VIII. Website and Third-Party Content

Other than information received directly by you from Providers, the content on the Services should not be considered medical advice.  You should always talk to an appropriately qualified health care professional for diagnosis and treatment, including information regarding which medications or treatment may be appropriate for you.  NONE OF THE CONTENT ON THE SERVICES REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT ANY PARTICULAR MEDICATION OR TREATMENT IS SAFE, APPROPRIATE, OR EFFECTIVE FOR YOU.  www.ydo.health (and Ydo health app) does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, providers, medications, products, or procedures.

The Services may provide links to third-party content.  You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for the availability of such third-party content, and we do not control, endorse, sponsor, recommend, or otherwise accept responsibility for such content.  Use of any linked third-party content is at the user’s own risk.

Consent to Services

The Service respects and upholds patient confidentiality with respect to protected health information as outlined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), and, subject to HIPAA regulations, will obtain express patient consent prior to sharing any patient-identifiable information to a third party for purposes other than treatment, payment or health care operations. 

Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitation of Liability

Your use of the Services is at your own risk. The Services are provided “as is” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation warranties of title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or other violation of rights. We do not warrant the adequacy, currency, accuracy, likely results, or completeness of the Services or any third-party sites linked to or from the Services, or that the functions provided will be uninterrupted, virus-free, or error-free. We expressly disclaim any liability for any errors or omissions in the content included in the Services or any third-party sites linked to or from the Services. some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.

In no event will we, or our parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, suppliers and their directors, officers, affiliates, subcontractors, employees,  agents, and assigns be liable for any direct or indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, lost profits, or other damages whatsoever arising in connection with the use of the Services, any interruption in availability of the Services, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, loss of data, or use, misuse, reliance, review, manipulation, or other utilization in any manner whatsoever of the Services or the data collected through the Services, even if one or more of them has been advised of the possibility of such damages or loss.  BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, www.ydo.health (and Ydo health app)  LIABILITY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

You agree that your sole remedy for Any claim arising out of or connected with the Services will be to cease using the Services.

You acknowledge and agree that www.ydo.health (and Ydo health app)  is not engaged in the practice of medicine and that www.ydo.health (and Ydo health app)  is not determining appropriate medical use of the services.  www.ydo.health (and Ydo health app), its licensors, suppliers, and all third parties who promote the services or provide you with a link to the services expressly disclaim any and all liability resulting from the delivery of healthcare via the service, including but not limited to liability for medical malpractice.

www.ydo.health (and Ydo health app) as an aggregator does not provide medical services and encourages all users to refrain from medical consultations, but is not responsible if someone mistakenly expresses their opinion or gives advice.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us and our parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, suppliers, and their directors, officers, affiliates, subcontractors, employees,  agents, and assigns harmless from and against any and all loss, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), claims, damages and liabilities related to or associated with your use of the Services and any alleged violation by you of these Terms.  We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense of any claim for which We are entitled to indemnification under this section.  In such event, you shall provide us with such cooperation as we reasonably request.

Miscellaneous

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us, superseding any prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral, written or electronic) between you and us.  In the event any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, it will not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions and will be replaced by an enforceable provision that comes closest to the intention underlying the unenforceable provision. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and us as a result of these Terms or your access to and use of the Services.

Our failure to enforce any provisions of these Terms or respond to a violation by any party does not waive our right to subsequently enforce any terms or conditions of the Terms or respond to any violations.  Nothing contained in these Terms is in derogation of our right to comply with governmental, court, and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Services or information provided to or gathered by us with respect to such use

www.ydo.health (and Ydo health app) does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services.

You are responsible for ensuring that anyone with authorized access to your Services account complies with the provisions of this End User Agreement.