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PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS
WEB SITE OR ACCESSING ANY OF THE CONTENT, SERVICES OR DOWNLOADS AVAILABLE ON THE
WEB SITE. BY USING THIS WEB SITE OR ACCESSING ANY OF THE CONTENT, SERVICES OR DOWNLOADS
AVAILABLE ON THE WEB SITE, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR ASSENT TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE, PLEASE
DO NOT USE THIS WEB SITE OR ACCESS ANY OF THE CONTENT, SERVICES OR DOWNLOADS AVAILABLE
ON THIS WEB SITE.
I. General. Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (hereinafter referred
to as “MTBC”) welcomes You (You and the entity that You represent shall be referred
to hereinafter as “You”) to our web site! So long as You have read, understood and
agreed to these Terms and Conditions of Use (hereinafter referred to as the “TCU”),
we welcome You to explore our content, download our EMR and, if You are an existing
client, utilize our web-based practice management software. For the purposes of
the TCU, we are collectively referring to MTBC.com
and all related web pages, together with the content contained therein, the accessible
downloads, hyperlinks and the secure member’s portion of MTBC.com as “MTBC.com”.
II. Privacy Policy. The TCU incorporates MTBC’s Privacy Policy,
which can be accessed and viewed at http://www.mtbc.com/privacypolicy.aspx.
III. Relationship to other Agreements. If You have executed another
agreement with MTBC (e.g., Medical Billing Agreement, EMR End User License Agreement,
Medical Transcription Agreement), the terms and conditions of that agreement(s)
control in the event of a direct conflict between said agreement(s) and the TCU.
However, to the extent that the TCU does not directly conflict with the terms and
conditions of any other agreement between You and MTBC (e.g., Medical Billing Agreement,
EMR End User License Agreement, Medical Transcription Agreement), the TCU shall
be binding upon You relative to Your use of MTBC.com.
IV. DISCLAIMER. SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCESS OR UTILIZE
MTBC.com, YOU ARE DOING SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. MTBC ASSUMES NO
LIABILITY FOR OR RELATING TO THE DELAY, FAILURE, INTERRUPTION, OR CORRUPTION OF
ANY DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION TRANSMITTED IN CONNECTION WITH USE OF THE MTBC.com
(WHICH, AS EXPLAINED ABOVE, INCLUDES ITS CONTENT, SERVICES, DOWNLOADS, HYPERLINKS,
ETC.). MTBC.com IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. MTBC, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES,
LICENSORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES AND ASSIGNS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY LAW, DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT
OF THIRD PARTIES' RIGHTS, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE
FOREGOING, MTBC, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES
AND ASSIGNS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE FOLLOWING: THE ACCURACY,
RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENT, SOFTWARE,
TEXT, GRAPHICS, LINKS, OR COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE USE OF THE MTBC.com.
V. Limitation of Liability. YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE
THAT MTBC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS,
LICENSORS AND ASSIGNS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE
LOSSES (EVEN IF MTBC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING
FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE MTBC.com;
(ii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iii) STATEMENTS
OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON MTBC.com; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO MTBC.com,
INCLUDING ITS DOWNLOADS, SERVICES, CONTENT ETC.
VI. Trademarks. MTBC, the stylized MTBC logo, A Unique Healthcare
IT Company, RateEnhancer and other MTBC logos and product and service names are
trademarks of MTBC (the "MTBC Marks"). You agree not to display or use the MTBC
Marks without MTBC's prior permission. Nothing contained on MTBC.com
should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license
or right to use any trademark displayed on MTBC.com without the written permission
of MTBC or such third party that may own the trademarks displayed on MTBC.com.
VII. Unique Username and Password. In order to access and use some
services and content on
MTBC.com,
You will receive a unique password(s) and account name(s). You are solely responsible
for maintaining the confidentiality of the password(s) and account name(s) and are
fully responsible for all activities that occur under Your password(s) and account
name(s). You agree that it is Your sole responsibility to (1) control the dissemination
and use of Your password(s) and account name(s); (2) authorize, monitor, and control
access to and use of Your account name(s) and password(s); and (3) promptly inform
MTBC of any need to deactivate Your account(s) and/or password(s). You grant MTBC
and all other persons or entities involved in the operation of MTBC.com the right
to transmit, monitor, retrieve, store, and use Your information in connection with
the operation of MTBC.com. MTBC shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising
from Your failure to comply with this section.
VIII. Third Party Links. MTBC.com
may contain links to other Web sites or resources. MTBC does not have any control
over such Web sites or resources and You acknowledge and agree that MTBC is not
responsible for the content or availability of such external Web sites or resources
and does not endorse or assume any responsibility or liability for any content,
advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites or resources.
You further acknowledge and agree that MTBC shall not be responsible or liable,
directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by
or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services
available on or through any such site or resource.
IX. Entire Agreement. Except as set forth in Section III (“Relationship
to Other Agreements”), the TCU constitutes the entire agreement between You and
MTBC and governs Your use of
MTBC.com.
MTBC MAY REVISE AND UPDATE THE TCU AT ANY TIME AND YOUR CONTINUED USAGE OF MTBC.com
WILL CONSTITUTE AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF ANY SUCH MODIFICATIONS.
X. Indemnification. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold MTBC,
its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and assigns harmless from
and against any claims, actions, demands, liabilities and settlements, including
without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees resulting from, or alleged
to result from, Your violation of the TCU.
XI. Choice of Law and Forum. The TCU shall be interpreted, construed
and enforced in all respects in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey,
excluding its conflict of laws principles. The parties irrevocably agree that any
action to enforce the provisions of the TCU or arising under or by reason of the
TCU shall be brought solely in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Somerset County
venue.
XII. License and Rights Relative to Use of MTBC.com’s Premium Services.
If You have executed another agreement with MTBC (e.g., Medical Billing Agreement,
EMR End User License Agreement, Medical Transcription Agreement, etc.), You may
be entitled, pursuant to the terms of the relevant agreement(s), to access certain
Web pages and web-based software (hereinafter referred to as “Premium Software”)
that are not available to members of the public who have not separately contracted
for medical billing, transcription, eligibility verification, EMR or similar services.
Pursuant to the agreement(s) governing said Premium Software, MTBC grants You a
personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive right and license to use the object
code of MTBC.com (including
its related software, downloads, content, services, etc.) on a single computer;
provided that You do not (and do not allow any third party to) copy, modify, create
a derivative work from, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt
to discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicense or otherwise transfer any
right in the Premium Software. You agree not to modify the Premium Software in any
manner or form or to use modified versions of the Premium Software. You may only
use this Premium Software within the United States or one of its territories. It
is Your responsibility to ensure that Your license to use the Program is not misused
or misappropriated by a third-party. Your license to use the Program terminates
immediately in the following circumstances: (a) without notice, upon Your material
breach of or the termination of the operative agreement (e.g., Medical Billing Agreement,
Transcription Agreement, Eligibility Agreement, EMR End User License Agreement,
etc.); or (b) without notice, upon Your violation of the terms of the TCU. In the
event of termination of Your license, You must immediately cease all use of the
Premium Software, destroy all of Your copies of the Premium Software and remove
all files and data relating to the Premium Software that You have installed or copied
on or to any physical devices or media.
XIII. Notice and Procedure for making Claims of Copyright Infringement.
If You believe any content accessible on or from MTBC.com
infringe upon Your copyright, You may request removal of those materials (or access
thereto) from us by contacting MTBC’s legal department and providing the following
information: (1) Identification of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property
that You claim has been infringed; (2) Your name, address, telephone number and
e-mail address; (3) proof that You have been authorized to act on behalf of the
purported copyright holder; (4) A sworn statement made under oath that the information
that You have supplied is accurate and that Your complaint is made in good faith;
and (5) A signature from the copyright holder or authorized representative. All
such requests should be sent to “MTBC, Attn: Legal Department, 7 Clyde Road, Suite
201, Somerset, NJ 08873.” Alternatively, you may send such a request to legal@mtbc.com.
XIV. Waiver and Severability. The failure of MTBC to exercise or
enforce any right or provision of the TCU shall not constitute a waiver of such
right or provision. If any provision of the TCU is found by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should
endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision,
and the other provisions of the TCU remain in full force and effect.
XV. Statute of Limitations. You agree that regardless of any statute
or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to
Your use of MTBC.com or these
TCU must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose.
If such a claim or cause of action is not filed within said one (1) year time period,
the claim or cause of action shall be forever barred.
Last Modified: February 12, 2008
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