Effective date: 30 November 2024
Please read these Terms of Service (the “Terms”) and our Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) carefully because they govern your use of the website located at www.drohealth.com (the “Site”) and our care management platform services (as further described below) accessible via the corresponding mobile application (“App”) offered by DOCSRCHOUT Healthcare Company Limited. (“DRO Health,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). To make these Terms easier to read, the Site, App and our technology services are collectively called the “Services.”
Our Services provide a variety of care management services, which are subject to availability (including availability of third-party websites, content, materials or other resources) and may include, without limitation:
DRO Health does not guarantee the availability of any feature, function, price, product, or service of the Services. We may from time to time add new features to the Services, substitute a new service for one of the existing Services, or discontinue or suspend one or any part of the existing Services. Under no circumstances will DRO Health be liable for any suspension or discontinuation of any of the Services or portion thereof, and any use of new features or services will be governed by these Terms.
By using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you don’t agree to be bound by these Terms, do not use the Services.
Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your use of the Services, for information on how we collect, use and share your information.
For more details regarding Confidentiality obligations and restrictions on circumvention, please refer to Section 16 and 17 of these Terms.
We may update the Terms from time to time in our sole discretion. If we do, we’ll let you know by posting the updated Terms on the Site or the App, or sending other communications. It’s important that you review the Terms whenever we update them or you use the Services. If you continue to use the Services after we have posted updated Terms it means that you accept and agree to the changes. If you don’t agree to be bound by the changes, you may not use the Services anymore. Because our Services are evolving over time we may change or discontinue all or any part of the Services, at any time and without notice, at our sole discretion.
You may use the App only if you are 16 years or older (however, children under the age of 18 need the consent of their parents or guardians). You may download and install the App through an invitation from your Clinician or by downloading the App from an App Store. To use the App, you’ll need to create an account and provide certain basic information about yourself (including your mobile number, email, address, demographic information and medical history). We may also require identification verification. It’s important that you provide us with accurate, complete and current account information and keep this information up to date. If you don’t, we might have to suspend or terminate your account. To protect your account, keep the account details and password confidential, and notify us right away of any unauthorised use. You’re responsible for all activities that occur under your account.
DRO Health is a technology company that makes available the Site and App to help you manage your health information and communicate with Clinicians. In connection with the Services, DRO Health provides certain technological and other administrative support for professional practices (“Practices”) that employ or contract with Clinicians.
DRO Health acts solely as a technology platform to provide you with the Services, including connecting you with Practices and the Clinicians. We do not control or interfere with the practice of medicine or other licensed professional services by Practices or any Clinicians, each of whom is solely responsible for the medical care and treatment he or she provides to you, whether or not provided through the Site or App. We have no control over, and cannot guarantee the availability of, any Clinician at any particular time. We will not be liable for timeliness of chat response, cancelled or otherwise unfulfilled appointments, diagnosis or treatment provided, the quality of care, the cost of care, or any other injury or loss resulting or arising from, or related to, your use of the Services.
By accepting these Terms, you acknowledge and agree that DRO Health is not a healthcare provider and that by using the Services, you are not entering into a doctor-patient or other healthcare provider-patient relationship with DRO Health. By connecting with a Clinician through the Services, you may, however, be entering into a doctor-patient or other health care provider-patient relationship with a Practice or one or more Clinicians. Practices and Clinicians may require that you enter into a separate agreement between you and the Practice or Clinician (as the case may be), which such agreement may be presented through the Services or accessible through the Services via links to third-party websites or other resources. Any terms, conditions and policies of the Practices and Clinicians are between you and the applicable Practice or Clinician (as the case may be), and are additional to, and do not replace or supersede, these Terms.
By accepting the Terms, you understand that Practices and Clinicians may send you messages, reports, and emails outside or inside the Services regarding your diagnosis or treatment. You further understand and agree that it is your responsibility to monitor and respond to these messages, reports, and emails and that DRO Health, the Practices, and the Clinicians are not responsible in any way for, and you will not hold DRO Health, any Practice, or any Clinician liable for, any loss, injury, or claims of any kind resulting from your failure to read or respond to these messages, reports, and emails or for your failure to comply with any treatment information or instructions from the Practice or your Clinician(s). Delivery of messages, reports, and emails is subject to effective transmission from your network operator and appropriate selection of your notification settings; accordingly, you understand and agree that DRO Health is not liable for delayed or undelivered messages, reports, and emails.
While you are not establishing a doctor-patient or other health care provider-patient relationship with DRO Health, by using the Services, you are establishing a direct customer relationship with DRO Health to use the products made available through the Services. As such, you may provide to us, or cause to be provided to us on your behalf, personal information, including health information, that is subject to use by us in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
You are under no obligation, of course, to connect with a Clinician via the Services. You may obtain conventional, in-person care.
Our Services may be subject to state or federal regulations and may change from time to time due to changes in applicable regulatory requirements. In some cases, the Services may not be the most appropriate way for you to manage your health and wellness, or provide information to, communicate with or seek medical care and treatment from a healthcare provider. For example, certain medical conditions may require an in-person procedure or a healthcare provider other than your Clinician, or your Clinician may determine that your diagnosis or treatment requires an in-person office visit or is otherwise not appropriately addressed through use of the Services. In such a case, you may receive notification that you will be unable to use the Services for the particular issue you submitted and may be provided with additional information regarding next steps.
We appreciate feedback, comments, testimonials, ideas, proposals and suggestions for improvements to the Services (“Feedback”). If you choose to submit Feedback, you agree that we are free to use it without any restriction or compensation to you. DRO Health will not publish your name or other identifying information in connection with any testimonial unless you have given us your prior approval. DRO Health may republish any publicly available review, comment, or testimonial about DRO Health or the Services on the Site or in other media.
If you provide your cellular phone number to DRO Health (either online or via text message), you specifically authorise DRO Health to send SMS or MMS text messages to your phone for purposes of receiving one-time passwords, alerts, notifications, and other messages related to the Services. Our Privacy Policy provides information describing our data processing practices with respect to these alerts and messages. Message and data rates from your mobile telephone service provider may apply and are subject to the terms and conditions imposed by your provider. You can opt out of receiving text messages at any time by adjusting your notification settings in your account or otherwise following the given instructions for doing so. Note that your use of the Services is subject to you providing a valid cellular phone number for purposes of receiving SMS or MMS text messages, and opting out of receiving all texts will impact your use of the Services.
If you change or deactivate the phone number you provided to DRO Health, you have an affirmative obligation to update your account information and the phone number(s) attached to your account to prevent us from inadvertently communicating with anyone who acquires any phone number(s) previously attributed to you, and any new phone number(s) you attach to your account may receive DRO Health’s standard SMS messages unless you also unsubscribe via the above procedures.
You agree not to do any of the following:
Both parties agree to keep confidential all non-public information, including but not limited to technical, financial, and proprietary data disclosed during the use of the Services (“Confidential Information”). Confidential Information shall not be disclosed to any third party without prior written consent, except as required by law or regulatory authority. Users acknowledge that any unauthorised disclosure of Confidential Information may result in irreparable harm to DRO Health.
All parties interacting with or through DRO Health’s platform, including but not limited to users, clinicians, employees, vendors, partners, and other entities (“Participants”), agree to maintain the confidentiality of all non-public, proprietary, or sensitive information disclosed or accessed through their relationship with DRO Health (“Confidential Information”).
Confidential Information includes but is not limited to:
Participants shall not disclose Confidential Information to any third party without prior written consent, except as required by law or regulatory authority. Confidential Information shall be used solely for the purposes expressly authorised by DRO Health and all reasonable measures must be taken to protect the confidentiality of such information, including implementing appropriate security measures.
However, these obligations do not apply to information that:
Any unauthorised disclosure, use, or mismanagement of Confidential Information will be treated as a serious violation of these terms and such actions may result in termination of access to the Services and legal action, including but not limited to injunctive relief and recovery of damages.
Users, Clinicians, employees, vendors, partners, and any other parties interacting with or through DRO Health’s platform or services agree not to directly or indirectly engage, solicit, contract, or enter into agreements with any individual, entity, or organization introduced through DRO Health’s Services for the purpose of bypassing DRO Health’s platform, agreements, or financial obligations.
This clause specifically includes but is not limited to:
Any breach of this clause will result in immediate termination of access to the Services and may be subject to legal action, including but not limited to injunctive relief and recovery of damages.
We may suspend or terminate your access to and use of the Services, including suspending access to or terminating your account, at our sole discretion, at any time and without notice to you. You may cancel your account at any time via the account management page of the Site or the App, whereupon DRO Health will remove your access to the Services, and DRO Health will cease proactively contacting you. However, even upon termination of your account, DRO Health may retain your medical records subject to applicable laws, which may not be removed from the DRO Health system/platform. Upon any termination, discontinuation or cancellation of the Services or your account, the following Sections will survive: 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 14 through 24.
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE EXPLICITLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. We make no warranty that the Services will meet your requirements or be available on an uninterrupted, secure, or error-free basis. We make no warranty regarding the quality, relevance, accuracy, timeliness, truthfulness, completeness or reliability of any information or content on the Services. General advice and other content relayed through the Services is provided for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended to replace or substitute any medical care or specific professional advice, diagnosis or treatment. DRO Health makes no representations or warranties regarding, and will have no responsibility for, diagnosis or treatment provided, the quality of care, the cost of care, or any other injury or loss resulting or arising from, or related to, your use of the Services.
You will indemnify and hold DRO Health and its officers, directors, employees, contractors, service providers, licensors, and agents, harmless from and against any claims, disputes, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, and costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees arising out of or in any way connected with (a) your access to or use of the Services, (b) your User Content, or (c) your violation of these Terms.
These Terms and any action related thereto will be governed by the Arbitration and Mediation Act (AMA) 2023 and the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 21 “Dispute Resolution,” the exclusive jurisdiction for all Disputes (defined below) that you and DRO Health are not required to arbitrate will be the High Court of Lagos State, and you and DRO Health each waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue in such courts.
Mandatory Arbitration of Disputes
We each agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to the use of the Services, these Terms or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof (collectively, “Disputes”) will be resolved solely by binding, individual arbitration and not in a class, representative or consolidated action or proceeding. You and DRO Health agree that the Arbitration and Mediation Act (AMA) 2023 governs the interpretation and enforcement of these Terms, and that you and DRO Health are each waiving the right to a trial or to participate in a class action. This arbitration provision shall survive termination of these Terms.
Exceptions
As limited exceptions to Section 21(a) above: (i) we both may seek to resolve a Dispute in small claims court if it qualifies; and (ii) we each retain the right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief from a court to prevent (or enjoin) the infringement or misappropriation of our intellectual property rights.
Conducting Arbitration and Arbitration rules
The arbitration will be conducted by the Nigerian branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CiArb) in accordance with AMA 2023 and the arbitration rules of the CiArb.
Any arbitration hearings will take place in Lagos, unless we both agree to a different location and shall be conducted in English. The parties agree that the arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to decide all issues relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability and scope of this arbitration agreement.
Arbitrations Costs
Payment of all filing, administration and arbitrator fees will be governed by the AMA Rules, and we won’t seek to recover the administration and arbitrator fees we are responsible for paying, unless the arbitrator finds your Dispute frivolous. If we prevail in arbitration we’ll pay all of our attorneys’ fees and costs and won’t seek to recover them from you. If you prevail in arbitration you will be entitled to an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses to the extent provided under applicable law.
Injunctive and Declaratory Relief
Except as provided in Section 21(b) above, the arbitrator shall determine all issues of liability on the merits of any claim asserted by either party and may award declaratory or injunctive relief only in favour of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by that party’s individual claim. To the extent that you or we prevail on a claim and seek public injunctive relief (that is, injunctive relief that has the primary purpose and effect of prohibiting unlawful acts that threaten future injury to the public), the entitlement to and extent of such relief must be litigated in a civil court of competent jurisdiction and not in arbitration. The parties agree that litigation of any issues of public injunctive relief shall be stayed pending the outcome of the merits of any individual claims in arbitration.
Class Action Waiver
YOU AND DRO HEALTH AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR
REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, if the parties’ Dispute is resolved through arbitration, the arbitrator may not consolidate another person’s claims with your claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. If this specific provision is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of this Dispute Resolution section shall be null and void.
Severability
With the exception of any of the provisions in Section 21(f) of these Terms (“Class Action Waiver”), if an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction decides that any part of these Terms is invalid or unenforceable, the other parts of these Terms will still apply.
Reservation of Rights
DRO Health and its licensors exclusively own all right, title and interest in and to the Services, including all associated intellectual property rights. You acknowledge that the Services are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of the Federal republic of Nigeria and foreign countries. You agree not to remove, alter or obscure any copyright, trademark, service mark or other proprietary rights notices incorporated in or accompanying the Services.
Entire Agreement
These Terms constitute the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between DRO Health and you regarding the Services, and these Terms supersede and replace all prior oral or written understandings or agreements between DRO Health and you regarding the Services. If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable by an arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the other provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect. Except where provided by applicable law in your jurisdiction, you may not assign or transfer these Terms, by operation of law or otherwise, without DRO Health’s prior written consent. Any attempt by you to assign or transfer these Terms absent our consent or your statutory right, without such consent, will be null. DRO Health may freely assign or transfer these Terms without restriction. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns.
Notices
Any notices or other communications provided by DRO Health under these Terms will be given: (i) via email; or (ii) by posting to the Services. For notices made by email, the date of receipt will be deemed the date on which such notice is transmitted.
Waiver of Rights
DRO Health’s failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of such right or provision. The waiver of any such right or provision will be effective only if in writing and signed by a duly authorised representative of DRO Health. Except as expressly set forth in these Terms, the exercise by either party of any of its remedies under these Terms will be without prejudice to its other remedies under these Terms or otherwise.
Limitation of Claims
No action arising under or in connection with these Terms, regardless of the form, may be brought by you more than one (1) year after the cause of action arose; actions brought thereafter are forever barred.
If you have any questions about these Terms or the Services, please contact DRO Health at contact@drohealth.com
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