User Agreement
AustinDoc.com is an online physician evaluation and comparison
service. AustinDoc.com offers health information on physicians practicing in
the Austin and Central Texas area. AustinDoc.com organizes key information
to help patients make informed choices in their search to independently assess
particular physicians and other providers of healthcare services (collectively,
"Healthcare Providers"). The information is free of charge and is offered to the
public for its non-commercial use.
To enable such assessment, AustinDoc.com includes profiles, objective and
subjective ratings, feedback, comments, indexes, scorecards, materials and other
informative details about the Healthcare Providers. The information used to
drive AustinDoc.com will be compiled from a variety of sources, including
independent surveys, our subscribers and third-party providers, then processed
using various empirical algorithms, and finally arranged in a non-complicated,
simple-to-use and easy-to-view arrangement.
AustinDoc.com is provided to You by Hygia Network LLC and/or any of its
related, affiliated or subsidiary companies (collectively, "Hygia"), and the
following User Agreement governs Your access to and use of AustinDoc.com,
including the profiles, objective and subjective ratings, feedback, comments,
indexes, scorecards, materials and other informative details about the
Healthcare Providers and any other content (collectively, "Content") available
on or through AustinDoc.com.
USER AGREEMENT
PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING, USING OR BROWSING
AustinDoc.com OR ANY OF THE CONTENT.
BY ACCESSING, BROWSING OR USING AustinDoc.com
OR ANY OF THE CONTENT, YOU, ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF OR YOUR ENTITY, AS APPLICABLE,
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT:
1. YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS USER AGREEMENT;
2. YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS USER AGREEMENT;
3. THIS USER AGREEMENT IS THE LEGAL EQUIVALENT OF A SIGNED, WRITTEN CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU AND HYGIA; AND
4. IF ACCESSING, BROWSING OR USING AustinDoc.com OR ANY OF THE CONTENT ON BEHALF OF AN ENTITY, YOU HAVE FULL AUTHORITY TO BIND YOUR ENTITY TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS USER AGREEMENT.
IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO BE OR CANNOT BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE PRECEDING
AGREEMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, THEN DO NOT SELECT THE "I AGREE" BUTTON
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS USER AGREEMENT OR ACCESS, BROWSE OR USE AustinDoc.com
OR ANY OF THE CONTENT. MOREOVER, HYGIA DOES NOT AND WILL NOT GRANT YOU ANY
RIGHT OR LICENSE TO ACCESS, BROWSE OR USE AustinDoc.com OR THE CONTENT
WITHOUT YOUR WILLINGNESS AND ABILITY TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE PRECEDING
AGREEMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
LICENSE
You agree by accessing, browsing or otherwise using AustinDoc.com,
AustinDoc.com and the Content are and remain the sole property of Hygia or
third-party providers, as applicable. Except as expressly permitted by us in
writing, You agree that Your license to access, browse and/or use this Content
is limited solely to a personal, revocable, nonexclusive, non-transferable
license to (i) access and view AustinDoc.com and the Content, and (ii) copy,
download and store the Content (e.g., in a temporary cache) to enable printing
and/or offline viewing of such Content solely for Your non-commercial use and
not for resale or distribution to anyone else. You also agree that, with respect
to any copy of the Content that You download, store and/or print, You will
reproduce and include all copyright and other proprietary notices included in
such Content.
Except as expressly permitted by Hygia in this User Agreement or otherwise in
writing, You will not copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, distribute,
transmit, download, upload, post, sell, rent, license, transfer, publicly
perform, publicly display, mirror, frame, scrape, extract, wrap, create
derivative works of, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any aspect of
AustinDoc.com or any of the Content, in whole or in part, in any form or by
any means, whether manual or automatic. Further, You may not use any metatags,
metaelements, "hidden text" or other equivalents using the names "Hygia
Network", "Hygia", "AustinDoc.com," "AustinDoc.com account,"
"AustinDoc.com privacy policy" or any other colorable equivalent without the
prior written permission of Hygia.
SUBMISSIONS
All remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, feedback, concepts, comments,
illustrations and other materials (other than information given in connection
with registration) that are communicated by You to Hygia through
AustinDoc.com (together, the "Submissions") will forever be the property of
Hygia or any of its related, affiliated or subsidiary companies, and You waive
all of Your rights, including but not limited to moral rights, therein if
applicable. Accordingly, You hereby assign to Hygia without compensation or
further obligation, all rights now known or hereafter existing in the
Submissions.
Except as described in our Privacy Policy, Hygia or any of its related,
affiliated or subsidiary companies will not be required to treat any Submissions
as confidential, and will not be liable for any ideas for its business
(including without limitation, product or advertising ideas) and will not incur
any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in future Hygia
operations. Without limitation, Hygia will have exclusive ownership of all
present and future existing rights to the Submissions of every kind and nature
everywhere. Except as otherwise noted in this User Agreement, Hygia will be
entitled to use the Submissions for any commercial or other purpose whatsoever
without compensation to You or any other person sending the Submissions.
Your Submission, including personally identifiable information, is voluntary and
subject to the Privacy Policy. You are responsible for the content of the
Submissions and agree to defend (at Hygia's option and at Your sole expense),
indemnify and hold Hygia harmless from any damages, losses, costs, or expenses,
including attorneys' fees, which Hygia companies may incur as a result of Your
Submissions.
If You access, browse or use AustinDoc.com on a public computer or are
otherwise use a computer to which multiple people have potential access, be sure
to follow all relevant instructions to ensure You are sufficiently disconnected
and logged off AustinDoc.com and the computer system You are using to
prevent unauthorized Submissions or access to Your services account.
In addition, You agree that you are entirely responsible for any and all
activities which occur under your account whether or not You are the individual
who undertakes such activities. This includes any unauthorized access and/or use
of Your account should You fail to sufficiently disconnect and/or log off
AustinDoc.com and/or the public computer system. Accordingly, You absolve
and release Hygia from any claim of harm resulting from a third party
undertaking the activities.
Hygia and/or AustinDoc.com retains the right to review, edit, or delete
from AustinDoc.com any Submission, which Hygia in its sole discretion
considers illegal, offensive, faulty, suspicious or otherwise inappropriate.
USER IDS AND PASSWORDS
Access to certain areas of AustinDoc.com or the Content limited by a
user identifier ("User ID") and password, which are selected and/or supplied as
part of the registering for a service account with of AustinDoc.com (the
"AustinDoc.com account"). By registering, You represent, warrant and
covenant that: (i) You are at least 18 years of age; (ii) You are using Your
actual identity; (iii) You have provided only true, accurate, current and
complete information about Yourself during the registration process; and (iv)
You will maintain and promptly update the information that You provide to keep
it true, accurate, current and complete.
By logging onto AustinDoc.com using any password, You represent, warrant and
covenant that You are authorized to use such password and to engage in the
activities that You conduct thereunder. You agree that You will be solely
responsible for the maintenance and security of Your User ID and password. You
also agree that You will be solely responsible for any activities conducted on
or through AustinDoc.com. Your User ID and password are unique to You, and
You agree not to disclose or share Your User ID and password with any third
party.
Hygia reserves the right to deny or revoke access to AustinDoc.com, or any
part thereof, at any time in our sole discretion, with or without cause. Your
access to AustinDoc.com will terminate upon the termination of this User
Agreement for any reason. If You wish to cancel a password, or if You become
aware of any loss, theft or unauthorized use of a password, please notify Hygia
immediately.
SITE MONITORING
Hygia may monitor or review any areas on AustinDoc.com where users
transmit or post communications or communicate solely with each other for the
purpose of promoting its efficiency, usefulness and appropriateness of use.
However, Hygia does not undertake to monitor or review every posting or
communication, and Hygia disclaims any liability related to the content of any
such postings and communications, whether or not arising under the laws of
copyright, trademarks, libel, privacy, obscenity, or otherwise.
While Hygia may monitor the content of the communications from time to time,
Hygia does not endorse, support, sanction, encourage, verify, or necessarily
agree with the comments, opinions, or statements posted. Any information or
material placed online, including advice and opinions, are solely the views and
responsibility of those posting such statements, and do not necessarily
represent the views of Hygia. Hygia, in its sole discretion, reserves all
rights to discontinue this service generally or to any user at any time.
Hygia may disclose any records, electronic communications, information,
materials or other content of any kind (i) if Hygia believes in good faith that
the law or legal process requires it; (ii) if such disclosure is necessary or
appropriate to operate AustinDoc.com; or (iii) to protect our rights or
property or the rights or property of our users and business partners. However,
we are not responsible for screening, policing, editing or monitoring
AustinDoc.com.
INTERACTIVE AREAS
Hygia may, but is not obligated to, monitor or review any areas of
AustinDoc.com where You transmit or post communications or communicate with
AustinDoc.com, Hygia or other users, including, but not limited to, forums,
blogs, chat rooms, instant messaging sessions, newsgroups, bulletin boards, and
other user-interactive areas (collectively "user-interactive areas"), and the
content or any such communications. Hygia, however, will have no liability
related to the content of any such communications, whether or not arising under
the laws of copyright, libel, privacy, obscenity, or otherwise.
If You submit any material to any of the user-interactive areas, You hereby
agree and warrant that the submitted material: (i) is not offensive, obscene, or
otherwise contrary to the laws of any place where such user-interactive area may
be accessed; (ii) is the original work of Your authorship or that You have the
right to make the submission without violating the copyright, trademark, patent
or other intellectual property rights of any person or entity in any place where
the user-interactive area may be accessed; and, (iii) is true and accurate and
does not constitute libel, slander, invasion of privacy, defamation, or any
violation of law.
Hygia retains the right to remove, in its sole discretion, communications that
include any material deemed abusive, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise
inappropriate. Thus, if notified of an allegation that AustinDoc.com
contains infringing, defamatory, damaging, illegal or offensive records,
electronic communications, information, materials or other content, Hygia may
investigate the allegation and determine in our sole discretion whether to
remove or request the removal of the same from AustinDoc.com. Notices to
Hygia regarding any alleged copyright infringement should be emailed to
support@austindoc.com.
PRIVACY POLICY
Hygia recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of visitors to
AustinDoc.com. Please go to www.AustinDoc.com/Privacy.aspx. Any changes
to the privacy policy will be communicated on such page.
COPYRIGHT
AustinDoc.com and the Content contained and referenced therein are for
informational purposes only. Any reproduction, retransmission or other use is
strictly prohibited, except as otherwise provided by this User Agreement.
Requests for permission to reproduce any of the prohibited Content should be
addressed by sending an email to support@austindoc.com.
TRADEMARKS
"AustinDoc.com, "AustinDoc.com privacy policy," and
"AustinDoc.com account" are a trademark of Hygia, and except as provided in
this User Agreement, Hygia does not grant You any rights thereunder. As such,
AustinDoc.com, AustinDoc.com privacy policy, and AustinDoc.com
account may not be used in any manner inconsistent with the provisions of this
User Agreement, without the prior written permission of Hygia.
All other trademarks, service marks, domain names, logos, and company names
(collectively "Other Trademarks") referred to on AustinDoc.com are
trademarks, registered trademarks, service marks, domain names, logos, company
names of or are otherwise the property of Hygia or its affiliates or licensors.
In countries where any of the Hygia trademarks, service marks, domain names,
logos and company names is not registered, Hygia claims other rights associated
with unregistered trademarks, service marks, domain names, logos, and company
names. Other product or company names referred to on AustinDoc.com may be
trademarks of their respective owners.
Hygia does not grant to You any rights under any of the Other Trademarks, and
You agree that You may not use any of the Other Trademarks without permission
from the owner of such Other Trademark. With respect to the Other Trademarks
owned by Hygia, You may contact Hygia by sending an email to
support@austindoc.com to request written permission to use the trademarks
for purposes other than stated in this User Agreement or for all other questions
relating to AustinDoc.com.
OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
All right, title and interest in and to the Content, including without
limitation the graphical display and arrangement of AustinDoc.com and the
Content, and all intellectual property rights embodied therein, are the property
of Hygia or our licensors, suppliers or affiliates.
Without limiting the foregoing, with respect to the databases ("Databases") used
to store the Content and Submissions, You agree and acknowledge that:
1. the Content, Submissions, Databases and any other
information contained therein shall remain valuable intellectual property owned
by, or licensed to Hygia, and that no proprietary rights are being transferred
to You in such materials or in any of the Content contained therein;
2. You will not, directly or indirectly, use any of the
Content, Submissions, Databases and any other information contained therein for
any purposes other than Your personal, non-commercial evaluation of Heath Care
Providers;
3. You will not, directly or indirectly, use the Content,
Submissions, Databases and any other information contained therein to compile
mailing lists or other lists of Healthcare Providers for commercial purposes;
4. You will not, directly or indirectly, use the Content,
Submissions, Databases and any other information contained therein to establish
independent data files or otherwise amass statistical information thereof or
therefrom;
5. You will not, directly or indirectly, use the Content,
Submissions, Databases and any other information contained therein in violation
of any applicable laws or regulations,
6. the rating system and methodology, and ratings of
individual providers, are the property of Hygia and may not be reproduced in
any manner without our prior written permission. You shall not publish or
distribute in any medium Content, Submissions, Databases, any other information
contained therein, and/or summaries or subsets thereof to any person or entity;
7. the rating system and methodology, and ratings of
individual providers, are the property of Hygia and may not be reproduced in
any manner without our prior written permission;
8. misappropriation or misuse of the Content, Submissions,
Databases and any other information contained therein will cause serious damage
to Hygia and that in such event money damages may not constitute sufficient
compensation to Hygia; consequently; and
9. in the event of any misappropriation or misuse, Hygia
shall have the right to obtain injunctive relief in addition to any other legal
or financial remedies to which Hygia may be entitled.
In addition, You acknowledge that the Content, Submissions, Databases and
any other information contained therein are protected by law, including, but not
limited to, United States and international copyright law and trademark law, as
well as other state, federal, and international laws and regulations, including
contract law, and laws pertaining to privacy and publicity.
NOTICE OF ENFORCEMENT
Hygia vigorously enforces our intellectual property rights to the fullest
extent of the law. Accordingly, Hygia will prosecute any unauthorized use or
reproduction of any of the Content, Submissions, Databases and any other
information contained therein that violate the protection afforded by the United
States and international copyright law and trademark law, and/or other state,
federal, and international laws and regulations, including laws pertaining to
contracts, and privacy and publicity.
NO MEDICAL ADVICE
AustinDoc.com is not a referral service and does not recommend or
endorse any particular Healthcare Provider. Rather, AustinDoc.com is only a
"conduit" or intermediary that provides the aforementioned Content regarding
Healthcare Providers. The content on the web site is presented in summary form,
is general in nature, and is provided for informational purposes only.
AustinDoc.com and Hygia do not offer advice regarding the quality or
suitability of any particular Healthcare Provider for any condition, including
specific treatments or health conditions. No information on AustinDoc.com
should be construed as medical and/or health advice.
AustinDoc.com and the Content include statements of opinion and not
statements of fact or recommendations to utilize the services of any specific
Healthcare Provider. You should obtain any additional information necessary to
make an informed decision prior to selecting and using any specific Healthcare
Provider.
Always seek the advice of Your physician or other qualified Healthcare Provider
for answers to any questions You may have regarding a medical condition. Neither
the content nor any other service offered by or through AustinDoc.com is
intended to be relied upon for medical diagnosis or treatment. Never disregard
medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something You have read on the
web site.
You agree to assume all responsibility in connection with choosing any
Healthcare Provider, whether or not You obtained information about such
Healthcare Provider on or through AustinDoc.com. Neither AustinDoc.com
nor Hygia assumes responsibility or liability for any advice, treatment or
other services rendered by any Healthcare Provider, or for any malpractice
claims and other claims that may arise directly or indirectly from any such
advice, treatment or other services.
LINKS
At certain places on AustinDoc.com, live "links" to other Internet
addresses can be accessed. Such external Internet addresses contain information
created, published, maintained, or otherwise posted by organizations independent
of Hygia. Hygia does not endorse, approve, certify, maintain, or control these
external Internet addresses and does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness,
efficacy, timeliness, or correct sequencing of information located at such
addresses. Hygia provides the links only as a convenience. Use of any
information obtained from such addresses is voluntary, and reliance on it should
only be undertaken after an independent review of its accuracy, completeness,
efficacy, and timeliness. Neither the inclusion of the link in AustinDoc.com
nor reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by
trade name, trademarks, service mark, manufacturer, or otherwise constitutes or
implies endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by Hygia.
There may be circumstances where access to AustinDoc.com is provided by a
hypertext link located at another website. Hygia has no responsibility for the
content of such other website, Hygia does not make any representations or give
any warranties or conditions with respect to any information contained in or at
such other website and Hygia shall not be liable for any damages or injury
arising from the content of or access to such other website. Hygia does not
endorse the individuals, companies or other similar entities, or any products or
materials associated with such individuals, companies or other similar entities,
which provide a link to AustinDoc.com. Unless approved in writing in advance
by Hygia, You agree not to: (a) provide or create a link to AustinDoc.com;
or (b) create any frames at any other sites pertaining to any of the Content
located at AustinDoc.com. You also agree not to post any materials at
AustinDoc.com without the express written permission of Hygia.
DISCLAIMERS
AustinDoc.com AND THE CONTENT MAY INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES
AND/OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. Hygia MAY MAKE CHANGES OR IMPROVEMENTS AT ANY TIME
WITHOUT NOTICE. AustinDoc.com AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. Hygia
DISCLAIMS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ALL WARRANTIES
AND CONDITIONS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT,
AND ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY,
COMPLETENESS, CURRENCY, QUALITY, PERFORMANCE OR SUITABILITY OF THIS SITE, THE
CONTENT, OR ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR RESULTS OBTAINED ON OR THROUGH
AustinDoc.com.
Hygia DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THE AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE, THAT
AustinDoc.com AND YOUR USE OF AustinDoc.com WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR
ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT AustinDoc.com OR THE
SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
Hygia DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF OR THE
RESULT OF THE USE OF AustinDoc.com AND/OR THE CONTENT IN TERMS OF THEIR
CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, APPLICABILITY OR OTHERWISE. YOU
(AND NOT Hygia) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR
CORRECTION. THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, TO THE EXTENT THAT
APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES. IN ADDITION TO
THE FOREGOING, YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF AustinDoc.com AND THE CONTENT IS
AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Hygia MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
THAT AustinDoc.com OR ANY OF THE CONTENT WILL ASSIST YOU IN IDENTIFYING A
SUITABLE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. Hygia DISCLAIMS ANY AND
ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY AGREEMENTS YOU MAY MAKE
WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS OR WITH THIRD PARTIES WHO OFFER PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
ON OR THROUGH THIS SITE, AND YOU AGREE TO LOOK SOLELY TO SUCH HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS AND THIRD PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF
SUCH AGREEMENTS AND/OR SUCH PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.
LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY
Hygia WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY YOUR USE OF
AustinDoc.com AND THE CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY FAILURE OF
PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OF
TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, OR LINE FAILURE. Hygia WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DAMAGES OR INJURY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
LOST PROFITS AND DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM INCONVENIENCE, DELAY, OR LOSS OF USE)
THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, THE INABILITY TO USE, OR RELIANCE UPON,
AustinDoc.com AND THE CONTENT OR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OBTAINED ON OR
THROUGH AustinDoc.com, EVEN IF THERE IS NEGLIGENCE BY Hygia OR BY AN
AUTHORIZED Hygia REPRESENTATIVE, OR AN AUTHORIZED Hygia REPRESENTATIVE HAS
BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR ANY OF THE ABOVE. THE ABOVE
LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU TO THE EXTENT THAT APPLICABLE LAW
MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR SUCH DAMAGES.
Hygia'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR LOSSES, DAMAGES AND CAUSES OF ACTION WILL
NOT BE GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO Hygia, IF ANY, TO ACCESS
AustinDoc.com.
IMDEMNITY
YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS US, OUR OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, CUSTOMERS AND SUPPLIERS FROM
AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, PROCEEDINGS, DAMAGES, INJURIES, LIABILITIES,
LOSSES, COSTS AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES AND LITIGATION
EXPENSES), RELATING TO OR ARISING FROM:
1. YOUR USE OF AustinDoc.com AND ANY OF THE CONTENT, OR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OBTAINED ON OR THROUGH AustinDoc.com;
2. ANY ARRANGEMENTS YOU MAKE BASED ON THE CONTENT OBTAINED ON OR THROUGH AustinDoc.com;
3. ANY BREACH BY YOU OF THIS USER AGREEMENT; AND
4. ANY ACTIVITY RELATED TO YOUR SERVICE ACCOUNT (INCLUDING INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES WORLDWIDE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OR NEGLIGENT OR WRONGFUL CONDUCT) BY YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON ACCESSING THE SITE USING YOUR AustinDoc.com ACCOUNT.
RELEASE FOR FORCE MAJEURE
You absolve and release Hygia and our affiliates from any claim of harm
resulting from any cause(s) over which we or they do not have direct control,
including, but not limited to, failure of electronic or mechanical equipment or
communication lines, telephone or other interconnect problems, computer viruses
or other damaging code or data, unauthorized access, theft, operator errors,
severe weather, earthquakes, natural disasters, strikes or other labor problems,
wars, or governmental restrictions.
TERM AND TERMINATION
This User Agreement will take effect at the time you access, browse or use
AustinDoc.com or any of the Content, and continues in perpetuity unless
terminated by You and/or Hygia. Hygia reserves the right, at any time and for
any reason, without notice to You, (i) to deny You access to AustinDoc.com
and any of the Content; (ii) to change, remove or discontinue any of the Content
or services available on or through AustinDoc.com; or (iii) to terminate
this User Agreement.
You may terminate this agreement at any time by destroying: (a) all of the
Content obtained from AustinDoc.com, including, without limitation,
permanently deleting all of the Content from any computer and/or media; and (b)
all related documentation and all copies and installations, if any. In addition,
and upon Hygia's request, You agree to certify in writing that all of the
Content has been destroyed. The warranty disclaimers, limitations and exclusions
of liability, reservation and grant of property rights and other terms and
conditions of this Agreement which by their nature are intended to survive will
survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason.
NOTICES
Any notice or other document or communication required or permitted
hereunder to Hygia will be deemed to have been duly given only if in writing
and delivered sending an email to support@austindoc.com.
Notices to Hygia shall be deemed delivered when actually received by Hygia.
Any notice or other document or communication required or permitted hereunder to
You will be sent to the email address that You provide to us when You register.
Such notice will be deemed received by You the next business day after the
e-mail is sent.
Should You elect to send or receive email communications of any kind to or from
Hygia, You represent and warrant to Hygia that Your e-mail service has
appropriate and adequate security systems necessary to prevent unauthorized
access to outbound or inbound email transmissions.
JURISDICTION; COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
Except as described otherwise, Hygia controls and operates
AustinDoc.com from the United States of America and makes no representation
that the Content are appropriate or available for use in other locations. If You
use AustinDoc.com from other locations, You are responsible for compliance
with applicable local laws including, without limitation, all export laws. Some
of the Content may be subject to export controls imposed by the United States
and may not be downloaded or otherwise exported or reexported: (a) into (or to a
national or resident of) any country to which the U.S. has placed an embargo,
including without limitation, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Syria, or
Yugoslavia; (b) to anyone in the US Treasury Department's Specially Designated
national list, or (c) to anyone on the US Commerce Department's Table of Denial
Orders. If You download or use the Content You represent and warrant that You
are not located in, or under the control of, or a national or resident of any
such country or on any such list.
Access, browsing and use of AustinDoc.com, the Content and the terms and
conditions of the User Agreement are governed by U.S. federal law and/or the
laws of the State of New Jersey, excluding any conflict of laws provisions that
would refer to and apply the substantive laws of another jurisdiction.
SUBJECT TO THE MANDATORY ARBITRATION PROVISION BELOW, ANY LEGAL ACTION OR
PROCEEDING RELATING TO YOUR ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, THE SITE SHALL BE INSTITUTED
ONLY IN A STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, U.S.A., YOU
AND Hygia AGREE TO SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF, AND AGREE THAT VENUE IS
PROPER IN, THESE COURTS IN ANY SUCH LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
ARBITRATION
Any controversy or dispute between You and Hygia (the "parties")
concerning AustinDoc.com or the Content shall be submitted to final and
binding arbitration as the sole and exclusive remedy for such controversy or
dispute. Any claim shall be made by filing a demand for arbitration within one
(1) year following the occurrence first giving rise to the claim. The right and
duty of the parties to resolve disputes by arbitration shall be governed
exclusively by the Federal Arbitration Act, and arbitration shall take place
according to the Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The
arbitration will be held in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. Each of the parties shall
bear all of its own costs of arbitration, except that the fees of the arbitrator
shall be divided equally between the parties. The arbitrator shall have no
authority to amend or modify the terms of this Agreement or to award punitive or
exemplary damages, and the award may be enforced by judgment. Before, during, or
after arbitration each party shall have the right, without awaiting the outcome
of the arbitration, to seek interim injunctive relief from an appropriate court
including but not limited to temporary restraining orders or preliminary
injunctions. Seeking any such remedies shall not be deemed a waiver of either
party's right to compel arbitration.
WAIVER
No delay or omission by Hygia to exercise any right occurring upon any
noncompliance on Your part with respect to any of the terms of this User
Agreement will impair any such right or power or be construed to be a waiver
thereof. Any waiver by Hygia of any of the covenants, conditions or agreements
to be performed by You will not be construed to be a waiver of any succeeding
breach thereof or of any covenant, condition or agreement herein contained.
SEVERABILITY
If any portion of this User Agreement is adjudged invalid or unenforceable
by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining portions will remain valid,
enforceable, and in effect.
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
Hygia is an independent contractor; nothing in this Agreement shall be
construed to create a partnership, joint venture, or agency relationship between
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