Terms and conditions

 

The present Agreement sets out the terms and conditions for all users of Medicals At the Center mobile application and website (the “Platforms”) to follow.

Please read these Terms and Conditions (“Terms“) carefully before using the Platforms. The Platforms are designed to provide patients (the “Patient/s”or “Users”) with convenient and secure access to their medical information and services, allowing them to view their medical history, test results, prescriptions, and appointments. The Platforms also enable users to communicate with their selected healthcare providers (“Health Care Provider/s”) for consultations, teleconsultations, and secure messaging, with the goal of enhancing patient engagement, improving health outcomes, and promoting preventive care (the “Services“) operated by Medicals At the Center (“Company or “We””).

Your approval of the Terms is required to access and use the Services.

By accessing the Platforms and/or using the Services you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the Terms, then you may not access the Services.

By accepting these Terms, you affirm that you: (a) have read this Agreement and agree to abide by its terms and other terms incorporated into it by reference; and (b) have reviewed and consent to the Privacy Policy which forms an integral part thereof; (c) agree not to use the respective Services or Content (as defined in article 3.2) for any other purposes as described herein.  

  • Applicability of Terms 

These Terms apply to the use of the Platforms including all associated Services, features and Content offered by the Company. 

  • Eligibility 

 

  1. To use the Platforms, you must be at least 18 years of age. If you are under 18, you may use the Platforms only with the consent of a parent or legal guardian. By using the Platforms and agreeing to the Terms, you affirm that you are either at least 18 years of age or have obtained the proper approval from a parent or a legal guardian. 
  2. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 18 without the proper approval from a parent or a legal guardian. 


  • Platforms purpose
    1. The Platforms are not intended to replace professional medical advice or diagnosis, treat or manage any illness or medical condition. Please consult with a licensed physician or a doctor before making any decision that could affect your health and safety. Always consult with your Health Care Provider if you have any questions or concerns about your health condition or experience any changes in your condition or health status. If you think you have a medical emergency, call Emergency services or go to the nearest open emergency room immediately. 
    2. The Platforms contain, but is not limited to, scientific and educational materials, publications guides, calendars, contractual, product, program, pricing, portals, news, teleconsultation services, presentations and other information, including, data, personal information, medical records, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, and other materials (collectively referred to as the “Content”).
    3. When you visit the Platforms or send us emails, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to the receipt of electronic communications from the Company, and agree that all agreements, notices, and other disclosures communicated to you by the Company electronically (whether by electronic mail, or by other electronic means) satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing.


  • Registration 

 

  1. To use the Platforms, you are required to create or update an account (‘Account”) and will be asked to provide personal information such as your name, email address, birth date, gender and other personal information as outlined in the Privacy Policy. Once you register and sign in to our Platforms, you are not anonymous to us.

 

  1. All Information provided during Account creation must be accurate. You will update that information promptly after it changes. 

 

  1. When you register as a User on the Platforms, you create your online account by entering your personal information and establishing a user name and password. You are responsible for taking all reasonable steps to ensure that no unauthorized person shall have access to your Platforms passwords and accounts.

 

  1. Your Account information is password-protected for your privacy and security. Passwords are encrypted using the latest encryption tools. 

 

  1. It is your sole responsibility to:
    1. Control the dissemination and use of sign-in name and passwords. 
    2.  Authorize, monitor, and control access to and use of your Account and password;
    3. Promptly inform the Company if you believe your account or password has been compromised or if there is any other reason you need to deactivate a password.

 

In case the password is lost or proven to be stolen, the Company will provide Users with a reset password page. In this case, the Company may withhold providing you with another or substitute password until you provide satisfactory proof of your identification.

 

  1. You grant the Company and all other persons or entities involved in the operation of the Platforms the right to transmit, monitor, retrieve, store, and use your information in connection with the operation of the Platforms. You further acknowledge and agree that the Platforms and Account are designed and intended for personal use on an individual basis and you should not share your Account and/or password details with another individual. The Company cannot and does not assume any responsibility or liability for any information you submit, or your or third parties’ use or misuse of information transmitted or received arising from the using the Platforms, and shall not be responsible for any losses arising out of the unauthorized use of your account or information resulting from you not following these rules.

 

  1. The Platforms also automatically receives and records information on the Company’s server logs from your browser including your IP address, in addition to cookie information and the page you requested.

 

  1. This information will be held and used in accordance with the Company’s Privacy Policy.

 

 

  • Healthcare Providers  

 

  1. Healthcare Providers must register on the Platforms to join; 
  2. Healthcare Provider’s information retrieved or edited will be reviewed by the Company before being posted to the public; as such the Company may remove information that is not relevant without any liability whatsoever. 
  3. During the registrations’ review process by the Company team, Healthcare Providers are required to submit necessary documents, including without being limited to identification, and proof of medical practice or profession; to gain access to their accounts and commence consultations.
  4. The Platforms team may request a physical interview as part of the verification process.  
  5. Upon a favorable decision, Healthcare Providers will be officially approved and granted the ability to receive consultation requests from Patients through the Platforms.  
  6. Healthcare Providers are fully responsible for the information input in their biography/profile. Hence the Company takes no liability in the information added by the Healthcare Providers. 
  7. Healthcare Providers, during a consultation, will only provide answers to questions related to their field of expertise as specified in their profile. 
  8. Healthcare Providers must provide the User with an answer to every question in an informative way.
  9. Healthcare Providers should not consult Patients on whom physical examination is compulsory. And should not treat emergency cases, and should not proceed with consultation for emergency or seriously ill Patients who need to be hospitalized or otherwise.
  10. Healthcare Providers are required, within the limits of applicable laws, to report any Content that they consider to be spam, pervasive, harmful to certain Users or of a criminal nature. 
  11. Medicine prescription provided through the Platforms must adhere to the rules and regulations imposed by local authorities governing the practicing of the Healthcare Providers. Patients are responsible for ensuring that such prescriptions are legal in their respective jurisdiction. The Company disclaims any liability related to the prescription procedure conducted through its Platforms. 
  12. The sale or advertising of any medicine on the Platforms by any way or mean is strictly forbidden.
  13. Healthcare Providers are prohibited from disclosing a User’s Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and/or medical case with any third party except when necessary to consult another healthcare professional for diagnosis and treatment or as required by a court order. 
  14. Clinical liability for any medical Services provided through the Platforms is solely between Patients and Healthcare Providers. 
  15. The Company shall not liable for any damages or harm caused by Healthcare Providers to Users or other participating Users, or third parties. Any such disputes or damages must be resolved directly between the Healthcare Providers and the Users.
  16. Violation of the above-mentioned obligations may result in the removal of the Healthcare Providers from the Platforms. 
  17. Consultations that remain open for more than 30 days will be automatically closed by our system with a status of “No charges”.


  • Patient Undertakings and Acknowledgements. 

 

    1. Accuracy of Information: By using the Platforms to access your medical history, test results prescriptions and upcoming appointments, you agree to ensure that the information you provide is accurate, up-to date and complete. You acknowledge that inaccuracies or incomplete information may affect the quality of Services. 
  • Online Consultation Basis: You understand acknowledge and agree that the online consultation will be based solely on the information you provide and is conducted in the absence of a physical evaluation.
  • Secure messaging use: You acknowledge that the secure messaging feature allows direct communicate with Healthcare Providers for health-related concerns. You agree to use this feature responsibly and understand that it is not intended for emergency situations. In case of an emergency, you shall contact your provider directly or seek immediate medical assistance. 
  • Notifications and Reminders: You agree that the Platforms may send you notifications, reminders, and educational updates related to your healthcare. You accept that the Company and/or Healthcare Providers are not responsible for any failure to send such notifications and reminders, and it remains your responsibility to monitor your appointments, medications, and overall health status.
  • Preventive care engagement: By using the Platforms’ preventive care tools, including symptom tracking and health goal management, you agree to actively engage in managing your health. You understand that the Platforms’ tips and resources are designed to complement, not replace, the professional medical advice provided by your other healthcare professionals.
  •  Risks of Electronic Transfer: You acknowledge that there are risks associated with any electronic transfer of information. You shall not hold the Company or the Healthcare Providers liable for any data loss due to technological failures.
  •  Level of Care: You understand that the level of care provided through the Platforms is intended to be equivalent to in-person medical visits. However, if your Healthcare Providers deem those face-to-face services or an alternative form of care is more appropriate, you will be referred to the nearest medical center, hospital emergency department or other suitable healthcare professional.
  •  Acceptance of risks: By accepting these Terms, you acknowledge and agree to assume the risks associated with the limitations set forth herein.






  • Consultation Experience

 

  1. The Company does not impose any mandatory response time for the Healthcare Providers regarding the User’s consultation request. It is at the discretion of the Healthcare Providers to consult when available.
  2.  Healthcare Providers may set and update their typical response times when registering and can modify this information from their personal accounts.
  3.  Registered Healthcare Providers typically reply within 24h to 48h. However, the Company does not guarantee any reply acceptance of any request. 
  4. Consultations are not pre-scheduled but occur as soon as Healthcare Providers accept the User’s request and initiates the e-consultation. 
  5. After initiating a chat, there may be a short waiting time as Healthcare Providers might be busy with other Patients. Users are asked to remain patient.
  6. Both Patients and Healthcare Providers may communicate in any language they choose. 
  7. The Platforms support messaging through voice, video and text/image. Video calls may be initiated by Healthcare Providers if necessary. No phone calls shall be facilitated, such type of calls can be initiated separately by the Healthcare Providers if needed.
  8. Healthcare Provider’s billing for consultation is independent of any actions or communications that occur outside of the Platforms.


  •  Role of the Company

 

  1. The Company acts as an intermediary between Users and Healthcare Providers and cannot be held liable for any wrongful acts or omissions committed by the Healthcare Providers, including but not limited to, messages, consultations or the provision of medical answers, or the Users.
  2. Users of the Platforms can register and input their payment information via the Platforms which can be updated at any time.
  3. Healthcare Providers registered to the Platforms are not employees of the Company, but are independent licensed professionals service providers using the Platforms to register and display their profile information.


  • Report & Rate the Experience

 

  1. Patients & Healthcare Providers have the right to report abuse or non-satisfaction. The Company shall not liable but will reserve the right to investigate and inform concerned parties of resulting actions
  2. The Company reserves the right to immediately freeze or deactivate an account without further notice in case of abuse and non-accepted language/behavior.
  3. The Company reserves the right to monitor the service offered by the Healthcare Providers and might block or delete an account. If service offerings fall below a predefined user rating, Healthcare Providers might be immediately blocked/deleted without further notice.
  4.  Users have the opportunity to rate the experience of the Healthcare Providers using the Company rating system. The aim of the rating system is to create meaningful and accurate service. If User becomes aware of abusive rating, he should report them immediately to the Platforms support team.
  5. Rating happens right after a consultation is ended and billed. The Company does not interfere nor influence the rating whatsoever.


  • Use of the Platforms  

 

  1. As a condition of using the Platforms, you agree not to use the latter for any purpose that is prohibited by this Agreement. You are responsible for all activities carries out in connection with the Platforms and you shall comply with all applicable national and international laws, regulations and regulatory codes. 
  2. Engaging in any of the following actions will constitute a material breach of this Agreement, and you agree that you shall not:  
    1. Resell, rent, lease, loan, sublicense, distribute, or otherwise transfer rights to the Platforms. 
    2. Modify reverse engineer, decompile or dissemble the Platforms.
    3. Copy, adapt, alter, modify, translate or create derivative works of the Platforms without the prior written authorization of the Company. 
    4. Circumvent, disable any technological features or measures in the Platforms for protection of intellectual property rights. 
    5. Use the Platforms in an attempt to, or in conjunction with, any device, program or service designed to circumvent technological measures employed to control access to, or the rights in a contact file or other work protected by the copyright laws of any jurisdiction. 
    6. Use or access the Platforms to compile data in a manner that is used or usable by a competitive product or service. 
    7. Use your Account to advertise, solicit, or transmit any commercial advertisements, including chain letters, junk email or repetitive messages to anyone. 
    8. Use your Account to engage in any illegal conduct. 
    9. Upload or transit any communications that infringe or violate the rights of any party; 
    10. Upload any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs that is malicious, technologically harmful, or designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or the Platforms. 
    11. Use data content, or features from the Platforms to diagnose, treat or mitigate any health conditions. 

Any such forbidden use shall immediately terminate your license to use the Platforms without further notice. 

 

  1. The Platforms goal is to help make certain health-related information more readily   available and useful to you. However, the Platforms cannot and do not guarantee health-related improvements or outcomes.

 

  1. Your use of the Platforms and any of its Content or Services are at your sole risk. We make no representation or warranty of any kind as to the accuracy of data, information, estimates, and predictions that we may provide to you through the Platforms and you agree and understand that the Platforms are not intended to match or serve the same purpose as a medical or scientific device or healthcare provider.


  • Payments

 

  1. You are billed using _________payment services. 
  2. The Company has no access and does not save any credit cards’ information. Users will be redirected to ____________payment services page to proceed with related transactions. 
  3. Payment should be done via _________payment services, using ______ credit card/debit card as follows:

11.3.1 For consultations made from outside Lebanon, payment should always be made in USD. 

11.3.2 For consultations made in Lebanon with Healthcare Providers registered in Lebanon, payment can be made in USD or in LBP at the market exchange rate, in accordance with the definition provided in clause 11.3.4

11.3.3 For consultations made in Lebanon with Healthcare Providers registered abroad, payment should be made in USD. 

11.3.4 Market exchange rate is the real commercial exchange rate of USD to LBP in Lebanon on the day of payment.

11.3.5 The LBP rate will be shown before sending the request for consultation to your chosen Healthcare Provider.

  1. Tax rates or other fees are based on the rates applicable at the time of your billing. These amounts can change over time with local tax requirements. Any change in tax rate will be automatically applied based on the account information you provide.
  2.  It is up to the Healthcare Providers to bill or not the consultation – based on the time & the complexity of each case. We have no control on the Healthcare Providers pricing; however, we limit the maximum amount the Healthcare Providers can charge. 
  3.  The Company requires a commission for handling the connection and payment process. The commission will be drawn from the amount paid to the Healthcare Providers by the User upon the completion of the Services.
  4. The cardholder must retain a copy of transaction records and Merchant policies and rules.


  • Refund Subject

 

  1. In case of a complaint reported by the Patient on billed Services, a refund might occur after further investigation and analysis at the Company’s sole discretion.
  2. Refunds will be done only through the original mode of payment currency and exchange rate and will be processed within 10 to 45 days depends on the issuing bank of the credit card.
  3. In the event that transaction error has occurred while making the payment, a refund in most cases will be issued to the same credit card used for the original purchase.


  • Limitation of Liability  
    1. The Company, including its officers, directors, agents, affiliates, employees, representatives, suppliers, partners, advertisers, and data providers, or Healthcare Providers shall not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of use, profits, or data breach, arising from or related to your use or misuse of this app, regardless of the legal theory (whether contract, tort, negligence, or otherwise). In no event whatsoever shall the Company’s total liability exceed the amount you have paid to use the Platforms, or one hundred US Dollars ($100) if no such payments have been made.
    2. Furthermore, the Company, its affiliates, officers, directors, agents, employees, or any third parties associated with the Platforms, shall not be liable for any personal injury, sickness, and/or death, arising from your use or misuse of the Platforms.
    3. We disclaim liability for any errors or omissions, or for unintended technical inaccuracies or any violation to any ethical or moral standards applicable in your community with regards to the material posted on the Platforms.
    4. Where applicable law imposes restrictions on limiting liability, the Company’s liability shall be limited to the maximum extent allowed under such laws, and no provision in these Terms shall limit our liability where it would be unlawful to do so.


  • Third-Party Services and links

 

  1. The Platforms may give you access to links to third-party websites, apps, or other products or services (“Third Party Services”). The Company does not control Third Party Services in any manner and, accordingly, the Company is not responsible for the privacy practices of such Third Party Services and does not assume any liability associated with such Third Party Services.Your linking to or use of any Third Party Services other than the Platforms is at your own risk. The Company’s inclusion of links to Third Party Services does not imply any endorsement of any kind of the material located on or linked to by such Third Party Services and should not be deemed as such by any user of the Platforms. The Company disclaims any responsibility for the products or services offered or the information contained on any Third-Party Services. You need to take appropriate steps to determine whether accessing a Third-Party Service is appropriate, including protecting your personal information and privacy in using any such Third Party Services and complying with relevant agreements.
  2. You shall not link to the Platforms, content or services in a way that is: (i) illegal, (ii) suggests any form of association, approval or endorsement with or by us where none exists, (iii) damages our reputation or takes advantage of it, or (iv) is unfair.


  • Your feedback

 

We welcome your feedback about the Platforms. Unless otherwise expressly declared, any communications you send to us or publish in the Platforms are deemed to be submitted on a non-confidential basis. You agree that we may decide to publicize such contents at our own discretion. You agree to authorize us to make use of such contents for free, as we deem appropriate. 


  • Enforcement rights

 

  1.  The Company is not obligated to monitor access or use of the Platforms. However, we reserve the right to do so for purposes of operating and maintaining the Platforms, ensuring your compliance with this Agreement, and complying with applicable legal requirements. We may disclose unlawful conduct to law enforcement authorities, and pursuant to valid legal process, we may cooperate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute users who violate the law. 
  2. We reserve the right (but are not required) to remove or disable any content posted to the Platforms or access to the Platforms at any time, in each case without notice and at our sole discretion if we determine at our sole discretion that your content or use of the Platforms is in violation this Agreement.

We may deny the creation of any Account or limit the availability to users, refuse, modify or discontinue any part of the Service, close Accounts and change eligibility requirements at any time at the Company sole discretion.

The Company has no liability or responsibility to users of the Platforms or any other person or entity for performance or nonperformance of the aforementioned activities.


  • Maintenance and update

 

  1. From time to time, it may become necessary to change, expand, upgrade and improve the Platforms to ensure they are functioning properly. We may also, at any time, cease to continue operating part or all of the Platforms or selectively disable certain features of the Platforms. Your use of the Platforms does not entitle you to the continued provision or availability of the features of the Platforms. 
  2. Any modification or elimination of the Platforms or any particular features will be done at our sole and absolute discretion and without an ongoing obligation or liability to you.
  3. We may indefinitely suspend, or discontinue online access to content associated with the Platforms at any time, including for service deprecations, maintenance services, or upgrades, without prior notice or liability. We may also discontinue offering certain content or features. For any content or features that use online servers, we make no commitment to continue making those servers available. 


  • Indemnity

 

  1. Patients and Healthcare Providers hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Company, including, where applicable, its respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, or any third-party institutions facilitating the  Platforms (each an “Indemnified Party”), from and against any and all losses, claims, demands, actions, suits, proceedings, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses of any nature, including reasonable legal and investigative fees, that any Indemnified Party may incur or become subject to, arising out of or in connection with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.


  • In the event that the Company is subject to any legal action, claim, or prosecution arising from the acts or omissions of the Healthcare Providers or Patients, the responsible party shall fully cooperate with the Company in its defense of such claims and shall indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any and all resulting liabilities, damages, or demands.



  • Applicable Law & Dispute Resolution

 

This Agreement shall be governed by the Lebanese laws. Any dispute arising in connection with this Agreement shall be first resolved by both parties through consultation. In case no resolution can be reached through consultation, such dispute shall be referred to the Beirut Competent Courts.


  • Force Majeure

 

  1. Neither party shall be liable by reason of any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder for any cause beyond the reasonable control of such party, including but not limited to electrical outages, failure of Internet service providers, riots, insurrection, war (or similar), fires, flood, earthquakes, explosions, and other acts of God.
  2. The Company is not ensuring real-time communication and hence should be held harmless of any interruption of the network (like any loss or delay of data transmission due to network connectivity)


  • Data Protection Strategy


  • HIPAA Compliance (“HIPAA”) is a data protection solution to protect Patient data in all forms which includes structured and unstructured data, emails, documents, and scans.
  • We do not disclose our Patient’s personal data or any Healthcare Provider related talks/chats etc.
  • The Company will not sell or rent your personally identifiable information to anyone.
  • Healthcare Providers and Patients might save conversations on their mobile devices or any other supports, if they wish to do so, for whatever reasons. Accordingly, they need to ensure the security of the device used, in order to protect their data.
  • Healthcare Providers needs to ensure the security of the device used. Which means Healthcare Providers would need to protect the electronic device itself (such as by using a password lock) and establish an authentication system to verify the person.
  •  The Company relays messages over a secured and encrypted network.
  •  Users can access reports regarding their consultation from their personal account.
  •  Account password and critical information is encrypted in the database following the HIPAA compliance
  •  The Company may analyze the messages relayed in order to provide a better service to the users.


  • Intellectual Property

 

The Company shall retain at all times the sole ownership in all its intellectual property rights, trademarks and trade names and all the rights associated therewith including all rights in the information relating thereto.  

No right or license in respect of any designs, copyrights, information or know-how of any kind shall be transferred from the Company to the Users and Health Providers as a result of this Agreement or in relation to the performance thereof, and all such rights shall be retained at all times by the Company. No use any of the intellectual property of the Company shall be made without its prior written consent.


  • Limited License to the Platforms

23.1. We grant you a personal, worldwide, revocable, non-transferable and non-exclusive license to access and use the Platforms for personal and non-commercial purposes in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. You may not copy, store, modify, distribute, transmit, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any text, graphics, logos and other source-identifying symbols, designs, icons, images, or other information, software or code obtained from the Platforms without prior express written permission from the Company which may be withheld for any or no reason. You further agree not to download, display or use any content on the Platforms that is provided by the Company or its licensors located on the Platforms for use in any publications, in public performances, on websites other than the Platforms for any other commercial purpose, in connection with products or services that are not those of the Company, in any other manner that is likely to cause confusion among consumers, that disparages or discredits the Company and/or its licensors, that dilutes the strength of the Company or its licensor’s property, or that otherwise infringes the Company or its licensors’ intellectual property rights. You further agree to in no other way misuse any content published by the Company or third-party content that appears on the Platforms.

23.2. All rights, title, and interest in and to the Platforms not expressly granted in this Agreement are reserved by the Company. 

23.3. To avoid any doubt, the Company owns all the text, images, photos, audio, video, location data, software, code, and all other forms of data or communication that the Company creates and makes available in connection with the Platforms, including but not limited to visual interfaces, interactive features, graphics, design, compilation of User Content (as defined below), and the compilation of aggregate user review ratings and all other elements and components of the Platforms, excluding User Content (collectively referred to herein as the “Company’s Content”). Except as expressly and unambiguously provided herein, we do not grant you any express or implied rights, and all rights in and to the Platforms and the Company’s Content are retained by us.


  • License to User Content

24.1. The Platforms enables you to input personal notes and log certain information (“User Content”). You retain all rights to such User Content that you post, share, or log in the Platforms.

By providing your User Content to the Platforms, you (a) grant the Company a non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, exploit, modify, publicly display, publicly perform, create derivative works from, incorporate it into other works, change, reformat, and distribute your User Content in connection with providing and operating the Platforms and related services and/or for the Company’s promotional purposes (for example, by displaying on our website, within the Platforms, in social media, on any website or platform in the internet as we may deem appropriate), subject to the Privacy Policy; and (b) you agree to indemnify the Company and its affiliates, directors, officers, and employees and hold them harmless from any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising from the User Content and/or your failure to comply with the terms described in this Agreement.

 

24.2. The Company reserves the right to review all User Content prior to submission to the Platforms and to remove any content or media for any reason, at any time, without prior notice, at our sole discretion.



  •  Notice and takedown procedures

 

  1.  If you believe any materials accessible on or from the Platforms infringe your copyright, you may request removal of those materials (or access thereto) from the Platforms by contacting the Company and providing the following information:
    1.  Identification of the copyrighted work that you believe to be infringed. Please describe the work, and, where possible, include a copy or the location of an authorized version of the work.
    2. Identification of the material that you believe to be infringing and its location. Please describe the material, and provide us with its URL or any other pertinent information that will allow us to locate the material.
    3. Your name, address, telephone number and (if available) e-mail address.
    4.  A statement that you have a good faith belief that the complained use of the materials is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
    5.  A statement that the information that you have supplied is accurate, and indicating that “under penalty of perjury,” you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
    6.  A signature or the electronic equivalent from the copyright holder or authorized representative.

 

In an effort to protect the rights of copyright owners, the Company maintains a policy for the termination, in appropriate circumstances, of subscribers and account holders of the Platforms who are repeat infringers.


  • Other provisions

 

  1. We may modify these Terms from time to time if we think it is necessary (e.g. for legal reasons or to reflect changes in the Platforms). If we materially change the Terms, we will make the updated Terms available online and endeavor to ensure you know about it (e.g. by sending you an email).
  2. The Users are encouraged to frequently visit this section in order to be updated about the changes of the Terms on the Platforms. 
  3. Once the Terms are amended, the changes shall automatically become legally binding upon posting (“Effective Date”). After the Effective Date and within a period of (15) days, you are encouraged to contact us at [___________] should you have any questions or require clarification regarding the modifications. If you do not accept the changes (whether or not you contact us), you will be required to discontinue your use of the Platforms and refrain from accessing the website. 
  4. If you don’t agree to the new terms, you should stop using our services. Your continued use of the services after the Effective Date of an updated version of the Agreement will indicate your acceptance of the Agreement as modified. 


  • Severability

In the event that any provision of this Agreement, or any part thereof, is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be enforced to the extent permissible by law in order to give effect to the intent of the Agreement. The remainder of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Furthermore, a printed version of this Agreement shall be admissible as evidence in any judicial or administrative proceedings.


  • Non waiver 

No waiver by the Company of any term or condition set forth in this Agreement shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.


  • Termination

Upon termination of this Agreement, all provisions of this Agreement that by their nature, should survive termination, shall survive termination, including, without limitation, the provisions on dispute resolution, all ownership provisions, and limitations of liability.