APOONA HEALTH SOLUTIONS
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1
Introduction
1.1
APOONA
Health Solutions Pty Ltd (ABN 88 637 488 003) (APOONA, we, us, or our)
is a provider of unique and customised oral health care products and services solutions
utilising digital dentistry technologies based on scientific evidence and
biological research. APOONA provides dental implant planning and assessment and
treatment support services (Services) and manufactures surgical implant
guides (Products) to referring dentists,
dental specialists or maxillofacial surgeons, (Clinicians) and Dental
Technicians, dental prosthetists or representatives of a Denture Clinic and Laboratories
(Labs) through an online portal it operates called
the APOONA Portal (Portal).
1.2
The Portal
is an online platform on web browsers and mobile applications that includes functionalities
that Clinicians and Labs can access to order and receive the Services and/or
Products from us.
1.3
We do not
provide medical, dentistry or healthcare clinical services and we do not endorse
nor recommend any of the Clinicians practices or the Labs. The Services and
Products are provided to the Clinicians or the Labs, and are for each Clinicians
or Labs considered professional use in diagnostic and dental treatment only. We
do not provide Services, Products, data nor recommendations directly to the
public or a Patient.
1.4
You, as an
individual dentist, dental specialist or maxillofacial surgeon(Clinician,
you, your), are wishing to use the Portal, Services and/or Products
for an assessment of the planned implementation of your patient’s dental
implant treatment. In order to join the Portal and
to order/acquire the Services and/or Products as a Clinician you must be a registered
dental practitioner, dentist and/or oral maxillofacial surgeon, registered with
the Dental Board of Australia (or equivalent in your country as approved by us)
or medical association and register for a Portal Account.
1.5
You as an
individual dental technician, dental prosthetist, dental laboratory or a
denture clinic (Lab, you, your) are wishing to use the
Portal, Services and/or Products for an assessment of the planned
implementation of a Patient’s dental implant treatment. In order to join the Portal,
you must register for a Portal Account.
1.6
Unless
specifically linked to a Lab or Clinician all obligation stated as applying to
‘you’ apply to both Clinicians and Labs.
1.7
These
Terms and Conditions set out the terms on which you may access and use the Portal
and order/acquire the Services and/or Products provided by us. These Terms and
Conditions and any linked information such as the Privacy Policy and Website
Terms and Conditions referred to in these Terms and Conditions constitute the
terms of a binding Agreement between you and us (Agreement) upon your registration
for a Portal Account and/or acquiring any Services or Products.
1.8
By
accessing and/or using any of the Portal, Services and/or Products you confirm that you have read and understand and
agree to be bound by the Agreement. We may modify or replace these Terms and
Conditions and any linked information from time to time and we will notify you
of any updates we make via your email address specified in your Account.
1.9
If you do
not wish to accept these terms of the Agreement or any variation that we make
to the Agreement you must not and cannot use the Portal, Services and/or
Products and must immediately cease all use of Portal, Services and/or Products.
Your continued use of the Portal, Services and/or Products is your deemed
acceptance of the Agreement, inclusive of any updates.
1.10
You agree
to these Terms and Conditions and the Agreement for yourself and on behalf of
any Practice or entity for whom you access and use the Portal, Services and/or
Products and must include the ACN or ABN (or similar in your country) of the
entity entering into the Agreement at the registration of the Account. If you register on behalf of
an organisation the word “you” and any variations of the word in these Terms and
Conditions and Agreement will be deemed to be a reference to both you in your
individual personal capacity and the organisation.
In
this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, capitalised terms are as
defined below:
3D |
means of three dimensions; |
3D scan |
means the three-dimension digital intraoral scan of an individual or
model scan; |
Account |
means an online account to the Portal made available to a
Clinician or Lab by us to enable access to the Services and/or Products; |
AGuide (Product) |
means the 3D Surgical Guide with titanium inserts and made from
biocompatible 3D printing resin for use in dental treatments (although
patient hypersensitivity or allergy to such components may arise) to support fully or partially
guided implant surgery; |
APOONA Portal |
means our online platform including sys.apoona.com providing
access to dental implant planning and assessment and treatment support
services operated by us; |
AReport |
means the outcome from the implant associated assessment in the
form of a written report; |
ASTL File |
means computer file encoded using the STL file format containing
the complete implant planning to enable the 3D printing of the Surgical
Guide; |
CBCT scan |
means cone beam computed tomography scan; |
Clinician |
means an individual that is a provider of dental healthcare
services including implant placement and is a registered member of the
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and/or in their own
country by their dental and/or medical association (either as a sole
Clinician or with others within a Practice) who is an Account holder under
this Agreement. For example, a
Clinician may be dentist, dental specialist or maxillofacial surgeon; |
Clinician Data |
means any details, content, images, data or information,
submitted, uploaded or stored by a Clinician or a Lab (including Patient
Personal Information including health information) accessing and using the
Portal or the Services; |
Confidential Information |
means all trade secrets, ideas, know-how, concepts, methods of
working, management, operations, procedures, financial and business
information whether in writing or otherwise relating to the parties, but does
not include information that is in the public domain for reasons other than
unauthorised disclosure; |
Dental Technician |
means a technician who provides services and products to its
customers (Clinicians) for restorative, prosthetic, orthodontic, surgical,
implant or other oral treatment as well as other customised oral health
products; |
Dental Prosthetist |
means independent dental clinician who provide removable
dentures and flexible mouthguards to the public; |
Denture Clinic |
means a dental clinician business entity that provides removable dentures
and flexible mouthguard services; |
Form |
means the online form completed by a Clinician or Lab and
submitted via the Portal requesting Services and/or Products; |
Gold Service |
has the meaning given to that term in clause 3.5(a); |
GST |
means the ‘GST’ as defined in the GST law (that is, A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax)
Act 1999 (Cth)) and any other value-added tax, additional tax, penalty,
fine, interest or other charge under the GST law or any similar law; |
Insolvency |
means being at risk of being unable to pay the debts as they
become due and includes any form of bankruptcy or administration; |
Intellectual Property
Rights |
means patents, rights to apply for patents, trademarks, trade
names, service marks, domain names, copyrights and all applications and
registrations of such, schematics, industrial designs, inventions, know-how,
trade secrets, computer software programs and other intangible proprietary
information; |
Lab |
means the collective reference to Dental Technicians and Laboratories; |
Laboratory |
means an entity that provides services and products to its
customers (who are Clinicians) for restorative, prosthetic, orthodontic,
surgical, implant or other oral treatment as well as other customised oral
health products; |
Losses |
means all losses, costs, damages, expenses, penalties, third party
claims and other liabilities an including all legal and other professional
expenses on a solicitor client basis incurred in connection with
investigating, disputing, defending or settling any claim, action, demand or
proceeding and also includes all foreseeable and consequential loss; |
Patient |
means a patient of a Clinician whose Personal Information may be
entered via the Portal and/or a Form and/or attachments submitted by the Clinician
or Lab; |
Personal Information |
has the meaning given to that term in the Privacy Act 1988
(Cth); |
Platinum Service |
has the meaning given to that term in clause 3.5(a); |
Practice |
means a dental practice, clinic or office within which one or more
Clinicians who provide dental healthcare services (which could be a sole
Clinician or an entity or other association); |
Privacy Policy |
means the APOONA Privacy Policy and can be found at Here |
Service Deliverables |
means any of the AReport, ASTL File or AGuide; |
Services |
means dental implant planning and assessment and treatment support
services provided by us through the Portal resulting with the AReport and
offered at different options of Silver Service, Gold Service and Platinum
Service; |
Silver Service |
has the meaning given to that term in clause 3.5(a); |
STL File |
means any computer file encoded using the STL file format,
typically denoted with the filename extension “.stl”; |
Surgical Guide |
is a Product and is described as the 3D printed replication of the
surface of a Patient’s intraoral setting using intraoral scans (provided by
the Clinician or Lab) or model scanned of the surgical implant site. A
Surgical Guide has titanium sleeve inserts to support guided surgery and is
used by a Clinician as a drill guide for the Clinician approved implant
position during the implant surgery; |
Term |
means the period from the date of registration of an Account until
termination or expiry of the Agreement in accordance with clause 8; |
Third Party Content |
has the meaning given to that term in clause 11;
and |
Website and Mobile Applications Terms and Conditions |
means the terms of use of www.apoona.com. |
3
The Portal,
Services and Products
(b)
The
Agreement is entered into by you as the Clinician or Lab nominated in the
online registration Form. To access and use the Portal and order any Services
and/or Products you must register for an Account.
(c)
If you apply
to register an Account, you warrant that during your Account registration you
have provided accurate and full information.
(d)
Account
registration is subject to the eligibility criteria set out in clause 6 and a
Clinician must be a duly registered member of the Dental Board of Australia (or
equivalent in your country) or medical association. We reserve the right to
accept or reject any person’s Account registration in our absolute discretion.
(e)
If you
register for an Account you must ensure that you provide a valid email address
at the time of registration. We will send an email with a link that requires
you to verify that you are the owner or operator of the email address entered by
you during registration. We may cancel your Account or reject registration for
an Account if your email address is not so verified.
(f)
If your
contact details or other information you provided at the registration process
subsequently change during the Term, you must promptly update your Account with
your current information.
(g)
You must
not provide your Account username or password to any person. You agree that you
are responsible for the confidentiality and security of your username and
password and any use of your Account (including unauthorised use and/or orders
or purchases) and are responsible for all actions resulting from use of your
Account (even if used by another person unlawfully).
(h)
You will
notify us immediately if you suspect that another party has accessed your
account or login credentials, or you suspect that another party is conducting
activities on your Account.
3.2
Access
to the Portal platform
For
the purposes of ordering the Services and/or Products, on becoming an Account
holder and subject to your compliance with the Agreement, we grant you non-exclusive
and non-transferrable access and use the Portal in accordance with this
Agreement during the Term for your internal business purposes and to order the Services
and/or Products only. You must not use or access the Portal for any other purposes.
3.3
Services
and Products – Implant Planning and Treatment Support
(a)
As an
Account holder you may request dental/oral implant planning assessment services
and treatment support from us by completing the Form on the Portal and
selecting the services option you require. The Form must contain the required Clinician
Data. The Clinician or Lab must upload any required Patient radiology and/or
digital images (of high resolution and quality) and data to the Portal.
(b)
APOONA has
the right to reject the Form for low quality DICOM or scan files and we will
notify you if the Form is insufficient
(c)
Prior to
submitting Clinician Data and uploading a Patient’s Personal Information,
radiology and/or digital images to the Portal you must receive consent from the
Patient to share their Personal Information (including radiology and digital images)
with us via the Portal.
(d)
We will
use any Patient Personal Information we receive in accordance with the APOONA
Privacy Policy Here.
(e)
On receipt
of the completed Form we will confirm the Services and/or Products to be
provided and the applicable Fees of the Service Deliverables.
(f)
By
completing the Form, you agree to pay the applicable Fees in accordance with
the relevant Form and clause 7.
(g)
We will perform
the Services and/or manufacture the Products in accordance with the confirmed Form.
(h)
The
Services will include us evaluating your Patient’s CBCT scan and 3D scan data only
limited to:
(i)
the feasibility
of placing the implant at the selected implant location as nominated by the Clinician
for the implant type the Clinician has determined;
(ii)
recommending
the implant position and angulation for the implant type the Clinician has
determined, as well as indicating possible areas of concern or areas of special anatomical considerations, if clearly visible on the
provided CBCT and/or 3D data; and
(iii)
if
necessary, providing alternative implant options at the selected location in
the mouth.
(i)
We do not
provide any radiographic assessment, radiology reporting or diagnostic services.
Our employees are not registered radiologists and/or dental radiographers. Any Patient
images and data including any DICOM or from any CBCT or CT scan of a Patient that
require radiology advice and/or review must be assessed by a registered
radiologist. Our Services do not include the diagnosis of any pathologies
present or otherwise.
3.4
Service
Deliverables
(a)
For each
of the Silver, Gold or Platinum Service option, at the completion of the
Services, we will provide an illustrated assessment report (AReport).
(b)
If requested
by the Clinician on the Form (i.e., by choice of the relevant Service option) and
following the Clinician’s written approval as to the size, position and
surgical protocol of the implant, as detailed in the AReport, we will provide
to the Clinician:
(i)
an STL
File containing the complete digital implant planning (ASTL File), that
will enable a Clinician with its in-house 3D printer or a dental laboratory to
3D print the Surgical Guide; and/or
(ii)
a 3D
printed Surgical Guide with titanium sleeve inserts to support fully or
partially guided surgery (AGuide).
(c)
If requested
by the Lab on the Form for the Silver, Gold or Platinum Service option, the Lab
must obtain prior written approval from a Clinician as to the size, position
and surgical protocol of the implant, as detailed in the AReport and the Lab
must;
(i)
declare
and acknowledge such written approval from a Clinician on the Form; and
(ii)
provide to
us the Clinician’s written approval.
(d)
Following
receipt of the Clinician’s written approval with Form from the Lab, we will
provide to the Lab:
(i)
an STL
File containing the complete digital implant planning (ASTL File), that enables
a Clinician with its in-house 3D printer or a dental laboratory to 3D print the
Surgical Guide; and/or
(ii)
a 3D
printed Surgical Guide with titanium sleeve inserts to support fully or
partially guided surgery (AGuide).
(e)
An AGuide is
designed and manufactured according to the particular implant manufacturer’s surgical
protocol and is to be used with the implant manufacturer’s official and genuine
(guided) surgical kit.
(f)
An AGuide is
manufactured from several component materials such as PMMA, acrylic and
titanium that may cause an allergic reaction in a Patient, you must refer to
our component guidelines and listing on our Form or Portal to determine if the
dental and implant treatment
is appropriate for the Patient.
(g)
We will deliver
the AReport and/or the ASTL File to your Account Portal
in accordance with the Service option and the delivery method in the Form.
(h)
You will
receive a notification by email when the AReport and/or ASTL File are available
on the Portal.
(i)
If you choose
the Platinum Service option to also receive the AGuide, it will be delivered by
courier to you at your address nominated
on the Form.
(j)
You, or the
Clinician in your Practice must review the AReport, ASTL File and/or AGuide and
determine by your/their own clinical dental expertise if the implant position recommendation(s)
are the appropriate dental implant treatment for your patient.
(k)
You as
Clinician acknowledge and agree that all clinical treatment and diagnostic decisions are your responsibility.
You as Lab acknowledge and agree that all clinical treatment and diagnostic
decisions are your responsibility or that of your customer (that is a Clinician
you refer to).
(l)
Our
Services and Products are limited by the quality of the data you provide to us
to be considered by our system and, as the referring Clinician, part of your
diagnostic and dental treatment process is to confirm the quality and accuracy
of the Clinician Data sent to us.
(m)
As a Lab,
it is your responsibility to confirm the quality and accuracy of the Clinician Data
sent to us from you.
(n)
In any
event, the Clinician maintains the professional responsibility to make
decisions for the dental and implant treatment of the Patient, as well as for complying
with all laws, regulations, and licensing requirements applicable to your delivery
of dental healthcare services to Patients. The final determination for the
implant position is the responsibility of the Clinician.
(o)
The
Services and/or Products are based on the Clinician’s or Lab’s provision of the
CT scan or CBCT scans, 3D scan data and Clinician Data including a Patient’s
Personal Information on the Portal and therefore we are not responsible for the
accuracy, validity, quality or suitability of the data contained in the
Clinician Data, Patient Personal Information and the DICOM and the 3D scan data
of a Patient. For those Services and/or Products that are dependent on any data
provided by you to the extent permitted by law, we are not responsible and
disclaim any liability for your reliance on and use of, the validity,
availability, quality, suitability and fitness of the Services and/or Products
based on any data provided by you, and we make no representations, warranties
or conditions of any kind in this respect, whether implied, statutory or
otherwise, including any implied warranties of merchantability, title,
non-infringement or fitness for a particular purpose.
3.5
Services
Option
(a)
We offer you
the following three (3) levels of the Services, at your option:
Service option |
Service Deliverables
the Clinician will receive for each option |
Silver Service |
1.
AReport
only |
Gold Service |
1.
AReport and
2.
ASTL
File |
Platinum Service |
1.
AReport and
2.
ASTL
File and 3.
AGuide |
3.6
Vienna
Convention does not apply
The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the
International Sale of Goods (the Vienna Convention) to this
Agreement (by virtue of any law relevant to this Agreement) is excluded.
4
Use of the
Services and Products
4.1
Clinician
and Lab access facilities and security
(a)
Each Clinician
and/or Lab is responsible for providing their own internal facilities including,
if applicable, server, software, database licenses, modem and telecommunications
facilities or services necessary for accessing the Portal, Services and/or
Products. We accept no responsibility for any deficiency in the Clinician’s or
Lab’s internal access facilities.
(b)
Each Clinician
and Lab must keep confidential and secure the password and other security credentials
provided by us. Each Clinician and Lab agree to take reasonable steps, including
implementing reasonable security measures, to ensure that no unauthorised
person gains access to the Portal and there is no unauthorised use of the
Services and/or Products.
(a)
You agree
to use the Services and/or Products, including access to the Portal, and your
Account for lawful proposes and will comply with this clause 4. You further agree that you
will not use the Portal to:
(i)
post or
transmit any material which violates or infringes in any way on the rights of
others, which is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive of
privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane, hateful or racially or ethically
or otherwise objectionable;
(ii)
impersonate
a person or entity or falsely state their affiliation with a person or entity;
(iii)
upload,
post, transmit or otherwise make available any content that infringes the
rights of another party including but not limited to trademark, copyright and
other Intellectual Property Rights;
(iv)
advertise
or perform any commercial or other form of solicitation that is in breach of
the law or not authorised by us under this Agreement;
(v)
transmit
or otherwise make available any material or content that contains software
viruses or any other computer code, files designed to interrupt, destroy or limit
the functionality of any software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
(vi)
intentionally
distribute viruses, worms, trojan horse, corrupted files, hoaxes or other items
of a destructive or deceptive nature;
(vii)
alter,
disable, interfere with or circumvent any aspect of the Portal;
(viii)
test or reverse
engineer the Services in order to find limitations, vulnerabilities or evade
filtering capabilities; or
(ix)
assist
with the development of a competitive or replacement dental implant planning
and treatment support portal and/or services.
(b)
Your
failure to comply with clause 4.2(a) may
result in the immediate suspension or termination or both of the Services
and/or Products pursuant to this Agreement.
5
Clinician
Data
5.1
Clinician
Data
(a)
We will
deploy and maintain reasonable security systems and technologies intended to
protect against unauthorised access, modification or disclosure of Clinician
Data and against misuse, interference loss or corruption of Clinician Data.
(b)
It is your
responsibility to have appropriate back-up processes in place to protect
against unexpected data corruption or loss. We recommend you regularly export Clinician
Data, any AReport, ASTLfile and associated data from the Portal to your own system
to protect against any data loss caused by hardware or system failure.
(c)
If you delete
Clinician Data, deliberately or accidentally, we may not be able to retrieve it
and it may be permanently lost.
(d)
Subject to
clause 14, we will hold Clinician Data, any AReport, any ASTLfile and
associated data for 6 months from the date of uploading such information to the
Portal. After 6 months, we will delete any associated DICOM and/or 3D scan data
and only retain the Clinician Data required for the purposes of providing
Services to you.
(e)
You will
ensure that Clinician Data and any other information uploaded to the Portal is
accurate and up to date. We require current DICOM and 3D scan data that is no more than one month old.
(f)
You
warrant that the Clinician Data does not infringe the Intellectual Property
Rights, privacy or other rights of any third party.
(g)
You as a
Lab, warrant that you have the authorisation and consent from your customer
and/or the Patient to provide us the Clinician Data.
(h)
We
acknowledge that Clinician Data will remain your property and any Intellectual
Property Rights in Clinician Data remain vested in you or your customer. You
grant us an irrevocable license to use and access the Clinician Data for the purpose
of providing the Services during the Term.
(i)
You agree
that we may use your business name, logo and trademark for promotion and
marketing purposes. You grant us an irrevocable license to use your business
name, logo and trademark for promotion and marketing purposes, provided that we
do not use such content in a way which would clearly detract from your good
name and reputation.
5.2
Our
use of Clinician Data
(a)
We do not
disclose Clinician Data to third parties unless it is required to deliver the Services
and/or Products and is in accordance with our Privacy Policy Here.
(b)
We may use
the Clinician Data relating to Patients in an aggregated and de-identified form
to assess, analyse and improve the Services and/or Products and otherwise in
accordance with our Privacy Policy Here.
(c)
We may
use the AReport, ASTL file and/or AGuide, developed by us, in a de-identified
form for demonstration, education or training purposes.
6.1
Clinician
and Lab qualification
(a)
You
warrant that, as a Clinician or Lab, you are currently (and will remain for the
Term) duly licensed with the recognised regulatory body, Dental Board of
Australia (or equivalent in your country) or medical association and are entitled
to practise dental healthcare services in the jurisdiction in which you are
offering such dental healthcare services.
(b)
You agree
to notify us of any changes to your qualification, certification, licenses,
permits, association membership necessary for you to provide the relevant dental
healthcare services to Patients.
(c)
If you are
a Lab you agree to incorporate these Terms and Conditions into your agreement
with your customer and ensure your customers adhere to the Terms and Conditions
when you supply any of our Products to your customers.
6.2
Insurance
(a)
You as
Clinician will ensure that you maintain all insurance policies suggested by your
regulatory body and/or authority you are registered with/licensed by including,
as a minimum but not limited to, professional indemnity and public liability
insurance in relation to the services offered by a Clinician at all times to
the level usually required as part of any dental association’s or regulatory body’s
requirements.
(b)
You as Lab
will ensure that you maintain all insurance policies at a minimum but not
limited to, professional indemnity and public liability insurance in relation
to the services offered by a Lab at all times.
(a)
On authorisation
of your Account to access the Portal to order the Services and/or Products you
agree to pay the relevant Fees as stated in the Form in return for the Services
and/or Products, as specified in the Form or as separately agreed in writing between
you and us.
(b)
You must
pay all Fees at the time of submitting a case or order. If
you do not make payment in full (without deduction or set off), in our
discretion, we may suspend or cancel your Account and use of the Portal and
withhold delivery of any outstanding Services and/or Products.
(c)
We may
vary the Fees by giving you notice in writing.
(d)
Unless
otherwise indicated, all Fees stated in Australian Dollars (AUD) and are
exclusive of GST and other applicable taxes which must be paid by you.
The Term
of this Agreement will start on the date of registration for an
Account with us and will continue until
terminated in accordance with clauses 9 or 17.
(a)
During
the Term you may terminate the Agreement at any time by closing your Account.
Termination of the Agreement must be performed by the Account holder.
(b)
We
are not obliged to provide you with any refund or credit of or in relation to
Fees paid prior to the date of termination under this clause in respect of Services
and/or Products
we have provided to you.
9.2
Termination by us
(a)
We
may in our absolute discretion terminate the Agreement at any time by giving 30
days’ notice in writing to you. We are not obliged to provide a refund of any
fees in respect of Services and/or Products we have provided to you.
9.3
Other rights to termination
(a)
We
may, with prior written notice to you, immediately terminate this Agreement or
suspend or withhold the Services and/or Products provided under this Agreement if;
(i)
you commit
a breach of a material term of this Agreement, and that breach is not remedied within
14 days of our notification of the breach;
(ii)
you suffer
any form of Insolvency;
(iii)
you lose
your relevant regulatory or other licence or association membership or
authority to deliver dental healthcare services; and
(iv)
we
reasonably believe that terminating your use of the Portal is necessary for
security reasons or to preserve the proper continued operations of the Portal,
Services and/or Products.
9.4
Consequences of termination
(a)
On
termination of this Agreement all rights granted to you will cease immediately
and you will immediate cease use of and access to the Portal, Services and/or Products.
(b)
We
reserve the right to delete Clinician Data and any information associated with
your use of the Portal, Services and/or Products within 30 days of termination of the Agreement.
10
Intellectual
Property
(a)
All Intellectual
Property Rights in the material comprising the Portal, Services and/or
Products, including all our software, platforms and methodologies used in
providing the Portal and incorporated into the Services and/or Products, remain
vested in us or our licensors.
(b)
You agree
not to copy, alter, modify reproduce, or distribute any part of the materials
including in the Portal or comprising the Services and/or Products unless
expressly permitted under this Agreement.
(c)
You must
not use our logo, trademark or other distinctive brand features (unless expressly
permitted under this Agreement and in material, specifically approved by us)
without our prior written consent.
(a)
The Portal
and the Services may include information and advertising from third parties and
links to third party websites and Service Providers (Third Party Content).
We accept no responsibility for Third Party Content. You acknowledge and agree
that we are not liable for any loss or damage which may be incurred by you as a
result of the availability of Third Party Content or as a result of your reliance
on the completeness, accuracy or existence of any advertising, products or
other materials on, or available form third party websites or resources.
(b)
We do not
endorse any of the goods or services that are promoted, visible accessible or
transacted through the Portal or the Services.
12.1
Disclaimers
(a)
You acknowledge
and agree that we are not a dental healthcare/implant service provider and
cannot be held liable for the care of any Patient, which care will always,
remain the sole responsibility of you or your customer (the Clinician to whom
you refer to).
(b)
You agree that
your access to and use of the Portal, Services and/or Products is at your own
discretion and your own risk. The Portal, Services and/or Products are provided
‘as is’ and ‘as available’. To the extent permitted by law we are not, nor are
any of our affiliates, employees, representatives or agents, making any
representation or warranty about the Portal, Services and/or Products in
respect of their accuracy, reliability, fitness for purpose or non-infringement.
(c)
You acknowledge
that there are risks inherent in using the internet and electronic communications
generally, which are out of our control and for which we are not responsible.
We do not guarantee that the Portal, Services and/or Products provided will be
free of delays, uninterrupted, error free or free of viruses or malware. We
accept no responsibility or liability for any loss or damage you may incur, including
any damages to software hardware, delivery failures system malfunction, or loss
of Clinician Data arising from you use of or access to the Portal, Services and/or
Products.
12.2
Limitation
of Liability
(a)
Nothing in
the Agreement excludes or limits any of our liability that may not be lawfully
excluded or limited by applicable law.
(b)
To the
maximum extent permitted by law, we exclude all direct and indirect liability
that may arise as a result of your use of or access to the Portal, Services
and/or Products arising under any liability, including negligence.
(c)
To the
maximum extent permitted by law, we exclude all implied rights, remedies,
guarantees, conditions and warranties of or in favour of you or a third party
in respect of goods and services related to your use of the Portal, Services
and/or Products and, in particular, if any term, condition or warranty is
implied into this Agreement and cannot be excluded, then that warranty will be
limited to;
(i)
in the
case of goods, any one or more of the replacement of goods or supply of the
equivalent goods, or the payment of the cost of replacing the goods or of
acquiring equivalent goods; and
(ii)
in the
case of service, the supplying of the services again (directly or indirectly) or
the payment of the cost of having the services supplied again.
(d)
You
warrant and represent that you have not relied on any terms, undertaking,
inducement or representation made by, or on behalf of us, which has not been
expressly stated in the Agreement.
(e)
We limit
our aggregate liability under or in connection with this Agreement and the Portal,
Services and Products to the Fees paid under this Agreement during the three (3)
consecutive calendar months prior to the relevant claim being made.
(f)
We are not
liable for any Losses that you are liable for arising out of any loss suffered
by third parties under or relating to the Portal, Services and/or Products, the
purchase of Services or the use of the Service Deliverables and/or Products
whether in contract, tort (including without limitation, negligence), in
equity, under statute, under an indemnity or on any other basis, whether or not
such loss of damage was foreseeable and even if advised of the possibility of
the loss or damage.
13.1
You
indemnify us and our affiliates, employees, agents, representatives and service
providers against any claims, damages, loss or liabilities of any nature
arising out of or in connection with your breach of this Agreement, your negligence
or wilful misconduct, your access to and the use of the Services and/or
Products, including from;
(a)
any
content, information or data shared and uploaded by you
on the Portal;
(b)
any
non-compliance with clause 14 and
any laws, regulations, including regarding the collection Personal Information
(and sensitive information) and the sending of commercial electronic messages;
and
(c)
your use
of the Services and/or Products, unless it can be shown that, on the basis of
the Clinician Data provided, we were grossly negligent in our provision of the
Services or manufacture of the Products such that they do not match the
parameters of the Clinician Data provided by you.
14.1
Any of the
Patient’s Personal Information (including sensitive information) you provide to
us will be treated in accordance with our Privacy Policy Here. You agree to us collecting,
using and disclosing your Personal Information and the Personal Information of the
Patient in accordance with the terms of our Privacy Policy.
14.2
You will
ensure that each Patient has been notified of and consented to our collection,
use, storage and handling of their Personal Information in accordance with our
Privacy Policy Here.
14.3
We will
act in accordance with our Privacy Policy Here when sending electronic messages.
14.4
You must
comply with all applicable privacy, health records and information laws and
regulations so far as they relate to your collection, use and disclosure of Personal
Information (including sensitive information).
14.5
You warrant
that you have made and will make all the necessary disclosures and notifications
to and have obtained and will obtain any necessary consents from individuals (e.g.
Patients) in relation to Personal Information which you collect, use and/or
disclose to us.
14.6
You agree;
(a)
to notify us
immediately in the event of a potential or actual data breach or compliant concerning
a Patient’s Personal Information;
(b)
cooperate
promptly and fully with all our reasonable requests to address any possible
data breach or breach of our Privacy Policy Here; and
(c)
that for
the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), we will decide for any data
breach involving us whether a data breach is an eligible data breach and the
method and form of the notification (if any) after consultation with you.
Each party must keep
the other party’s Confidential Information (including terms of this Agreement)
confidential and neither party will disclose or allow any written or
electronically recorded Confidential Information to be copied other than for
the purposes of this Agreement, as the other party expressly agrees or as
required by law.
16
Dispute
Resolution
16.2
Nothing in
this clause will prevent a party from seeking urgent equitable relief before an
appropriate court.
16.3
Despite
the existence of a dispute, the parties must continue to perform all their respective
obligations under the Agreement.
We will not be liable for any delay or failure
to perform our obligations under this Agreement if such delay is due to a Force
Majeure Event. If a delay or failure is caused or anticipated due to a Force
Majeure Event, our obligations will be suspended until such time as the Force
Majeure Event has ended. If a delay or failure by us to perform our obligations
due to a Force Majeure Event exceeds 90 days, either party may immediately
terminate the Agreement on providing notice in writing to the other party.
18
General
18.1
Change
to the Services
We may update,
add, make changes to or remove certain Services, Products, our internal
processes, the Portal interface or features and functionalities of the Portal
from time to time as we consider appropriate. To the extent practicable we will
give you 30 days’ notice in writing (including by email) of any such changes
that are material to your use of the Services.
18.2
Subcontractors
We may engage
subcontractors to assist in the provision of the Portal, Services and/or
Products.
18.3
Assignment
The benefit of
this Agreement may not be assigned by you without our prior written consent.
18.4
Inconsistency
If there is an
inconsistency between the provisions contained in two or more of the documents
forming this Agreement, the following order of precedence prevails:
(i)
Form;
(ii)
these
Terms and Conditions;
(iii) the Website and Mobile Applications Terms and
Conditions;
(iv) any other document referenced or comprised in the Agreement; and
the document lower
in the order of precedence will, where possible, be read down to resolve such inconsistency.
18.5
Entire
agreement
This Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior
representations, agreements, statements and understandings, whether verbal or
in writing, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.
18.6
Variation
The provisions of
this Agreement will not be varied, except by agreement in writing signed by
both parties.
18.7
Waiver
No right under
this Agreement will be deemed to be waived except by notice in writing signed
by the party giving the waiver. A waiver by us will not prejudice our rights in
respect of any subsequent breach of the Agreement by you. Any failure by us to
enforce any clause of the Agreement or any forbearance, delay or indulgence
granted by us to you will not be construed as a waiver of our rights under this
Agreement.
18.8
Survival
Clauses 2, 7, 9, 12,13, 14,15,17,18.9, 18.12 will
survive termination of this Agreement.
(a)
Notices
under this Agreement may be delivered by hand, by mail or by email to the
relevant party’s address for notices.
(b)
Notice
will be deemed given:
(i)
in the
case of hand delivery, on written acknowledgement by an officer or other duly
authorised employee, agent or representative of the receiving party;
(ii)
in the
case of posting, five days after despatch by registered post; and
(iii)
in the
case of email, at the time of receipt of the email, specifically when that
email enters the receiving party’s information systems.
18.10
Relationship
Nothing in this
Agreement creates a relationship of partnership, joint venture, agency or employment
between the parties.
18.11
Counterparts
This Agreement may
be executed in counterparts by the parties, each of which when so executed will
be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together will constitute one
and same agreement, provided that this Agreement will have no force or effect
until the counterparts are exchanged between the parties.
This Agreement is
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New South
Wales and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of
New South Wales.