Terms of Service

We request you to review these Terms of Service thoroughly. Advaa Health is a platform, to revolutionize healthcare through an innovative operating system designed for the interconnected practices of tomorrow. In this exciting transition, we have consolidated our Terms of Service to enhance user experience and clearly delineate both your and our rights and obligations. Effective June 1, 2023. By utilizing the services detailed herein, clicking on an acceptance box, or executing an order form or subscription agreement referencing these Terms of Service, the Customer acknowledges and agrees to be bound by these Terms of Service. Should you disagree with these Terms of Service, refrain from subscribing to, accessing, or using the service.

ADVAA HEALTH SOFTWARE SERVICES

These Terms of Service provide the Customer with access and use of Advaa Health’s services, as specified on the applicable order form or subscription agreement between the parties. These Terms of Service, along with the applicable order form or subscription agreement, are referred to herein collectively as the Customer Agreement. Customer may purchase services across Advaa Health’s solutions offerings, which are collectively referred to as the Service.

RESPONSIBILITIES

a) Advaa Health Support Responsibilities
i) Support

Advaa Health will provide customer support for the Service as further detailed in the Support Policy.

b) Customer Responsibilities
i) Access by Employees and Contractors
  • Customer may not make the Service available to anyone other than its employees and contractors and will do so solely to access the Service for the benefit of Customer in compliance with the terms of these Terms of Service.
  • Customer is responsible for the compliance with these Terms of Service by its employees and contractors.
ii) Restrictions

Customers may not:

  • sell, resell, rent, or lease the Service, or use the Service beyond its internal operations;
  • use the Service to store or transmit unsolicited marketing emails or infringing, libelous, or otherwise unlawful or tortious material, or to store or transmit material in violation of third-party rights (including without limitation any privacy rights);
  • interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service;
  • attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or its related systems or networks;
  • modify, copy the Service, or create derivative works based on the Service or any part, feature, function, or user interface;
  • except to the extent permitted by applicable law, disassemble, reverse engineer, or decompile the Service or remove or modify any proprietary marking or restrictive legends in the Service;
  • use the Service in violation of any law; or
  • access the Service to build a competitive service or offering.
c) Customer Information
i) Customer Information
  • Any data, information, images, documentation, and files that the Customer enters or uploads to the Service shall remain the property of the Customer, as per the relationship between Advaa Health and the Customer (referred to as Customer Information), with consideration to the other provisions outlined in these Terms of Service
ii) License to Use Customer Information
  • Customer grants Advaa Health a non-exclusive, royalty-free, license to modify, store, transmit, and otherwise use the Customer Information for purposes of Advaa Health performing under these Terms of Service.
iii) Responsibility for Customer Information
  • Customer is solely responsible for Customer Information including, must use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access to the Service, must notify Advaa Health promptly of any known unauthorized access, and may use the Service only under its intended purposes and applicable law.
iv) Accuracy of Customer Information
  • Customer affirms and guarantees to Advaa Health that all Customer Information, along with any other material furnished under the Customer’s account, either directly by the Customer or on their behalf, is genuine, accurate, and complete. In the event that the Customer becomes aware of any inaccuracies in the Customer Information submitted to Advaa Health as part of the Service, it is incumbent upon the Customer to promptly inform Advaa Health via both telephone and written correspondence, providing the accurate and truthful information. Advaa Health relies on the representations made by the Customer concerning the accuracy, authenticity, and adherence to legal requirements regarding Customer Information. Advaa Health bears no responsibility for any losses or damages resulting from the Customer’s failure to adhere to the terms outlined in this paragraph IRRESPECTIVE OF ANY ACT OR OMISSION ON THE PART OF ADVAA HEALTH.

d) ‘Advaa Health Clinical’ Service Offering – Additional Terms.

i) Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances

If the Customer uses the Services for Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances (EPCS), the following applies:

2) Token

  • Each Electronic Prescription account is assigned to a specific provider (Prescribing Provider) authorized by the Customer.
  • Each Prescribing Provider will be provided with a complimentary Identity-Proof Hard Token (Hard Token) and confirmation letter.
  • If the Hard Token is lost, damaged, or becomes inoperable, there will be an additional fee for a new Hard Token or confirmation letter.
  • If the Prescribing Provider secures and elects to use a Soft Token (Soft Token) provided by a third party, the Soft Token must be downloaded and stored on a separate device from the computer or device on which the Prescribing Provider gains access to the EPCS feature and transmits prescriptions.

The Hard Tokens and Soft Tokens are referred to generally as Tokens.

2) Customer Responsibilities

Customer and each Prescribing Provider agrees:

a) that each Prescribing Provider retains sole possession of the Hard Token and not to share the login passphrase with any other person;

b) that each Prescribing Provider may not allow any other person to use the Token or enter the login passphrase in order to sign controlled substance prescriptions;

c) that failure to secure the Token, login passphrase, or any biometric information may provide a basis for revocation or suspension of the EPCS account;

d) to notify Advaa Health within one (1) business day of discovery if:

  • Customer or a Prescribing Provider is contacted by a pharmacy because one or more controlled substance prescriptions are displaying the incorrect United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number;
  • if Customer or a Prescribing Provider discovers that one or more controlled substance prescriptions issued using a Prescribing Provider DEA number were not consistent with the prescriptions signed, or were not signed at all; or
  • if a Prescribing Provider’s Token has been lost or stolen, or the authentication protocol has been compromised in any way;

e) that the Prescribing Provider is responsible for any controlled substance prescriptions written using its two-factor authentication credential;

f) that Prescribing Providers have the same responsibilities when issuing electronic prescriptions for controlled substances as when issuing paper or oral prescriptions;

g) to prescribe controlled substances only for legitimate medical purposes;

h) to review security logs daily for any security incidents, and to report to the DEA any security incident and provide Advaa Health with a copy of such report; and

  • to keep all security incident reports on file for two (2) years.

3) EPCS and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)
Access and use of EPCS with PDMP add-on service by Customer is subject to and governed by the third-party terms

4) Electronic Prescriptions Excluding Prescriptions for Controlled Substances (Non-EPCS Electronic Prescriptions)
If the Customer uses the Service for Non-EPCS Electronic Prescriptions, the Customer and each Prescribing Provider agree:

  • to only prescribe on their own behalf and not give away passwords or credentials to another person to prescribe for them; and
  • to take the same responsibility as Customer would take when transmuting paper or phone prescriptions.

5) Meaningful Use
Customer and providers intending to attest for Meaningful Use agree to follow the processes and procedures recommended in Advaa Health’s Meaningful Use training such that Advaa Health’s tracking and reports function appropriately.

  • ‘Provider Website’ ‘Practice Growth and ‘Engagement Software’ Offerings – Additional Terms.

In connection with its Practice Growth and other patient engagement offerings, Advaa Health may design and develop a cloud-based provider website (Provider Website), and provide cloud-based tools and services (for example, online booking tool, call tracking, reputation management, profile syndication and management, analytics dashboard, and general online local marketing services) (collectively, the Practice Growth and Engagement Software).
The Service includes any required, usual, appropriate, or acceptable methods to perform activities related to the Service, for example:

  • conducting analytics and other product improvement activities;
  • carrying out the Service or the business of which the Service is a part;
  • carrying out any benefits, rights, and obligations related to the Service;
  • maintaining records relating to the Service; and
  • complying with any legal or self-regulatory obligations related to the Service.
i) Provider Website
  • Provider Website will integrate elements of the Practice Growth Software, including but not limited to the Advaa Health online booking tool.
  • Customer may, but is not required to, submit Content for inclusion on such Provider Website.
ii) Content Rights

1) Customer may upload or submit content, files, and information to the Service for a Provider Website or other use with the Practice Growth and Engagement Software (Content). Customer retains copyright and any other proprietary rights that Customer may hold in the Content that Customer provides to Advaa Health; for clarity, all other elements of the Provider Website, Practice Growth and Engagement Software and Content provided by Advaa Health, apart from any Content provided by Customer, are owned solely by Advaa Health, and will not be retained by Customer upon suspension, expiration or termination of this agreement.

2) Customer is solely responsible for any Content that Customer provides or any custom tracking technology used on a Provider Website, and for the consequences of posting or publishing such Content or tracking technology.

3) Customer hereby grants Advaa Health a non-exclusive irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free license to display, store, distribute, share, modify, and otherwise use such Content for purposes providing the Service under this agreement (including, without limitation, a license to syndicate the Content to third party publisher sites as required to provide Customer the applicable Service (e.g., Advaa Health Engage)).

iii) Content Warranties

The customer represents and warrants to Advaa Health that:

  • Any Content submitted to the Service does not violate any copyright, trade secret, privacy or other third-party right;
  • It will not submit any Content that is untrue, defamatory, harmful to any person, or violates HIPAA Privacy Rules, state or federal laws on patient privacy; and
  • All patient testimonials submitted by Customer are accurate, have the patient’s consent, and comply with ethical guidelines of professional medical associations as well as state and local medical and private practice boards and governing bodies.
iv) Practice Growth and Engagement Software
  • Where applicable, Advaa Health will make the dashboard element of the Practice Growth Platform (Dashboard) available to the Customer in accordance with these Terms of Service and any other Advaa Healthrules and policies then in effect.
  • The Dashboard allows Customers to set up an account and password to access the Dashboard and set up users (Users).
5) Domain Name Upon Termination

The customer will have the following rights to the Provider Website domain name upon termination or expiration of the Customer Agreement:

  • If the domain name was purchased and registered by Advaa Health, then Advaa Health will take reasonable measures to assign its rights in the domain name to the Customer; or
  • If rights to the domain name were provided by Customer, then Customer will retain such rights to the domain name.
vi) Reviews & Opinions

1) Advaa Health does not endorse, validate as accurate, or necessarily agree with any of the reviews, links, and user-generated content from users or Customers on the Service.

2) Advaa Health reserves the right to refuse to publish any patient review provided by Customer.

3) The Service may attempt to send automated or human-based alerts when reviews are provided on third party websites, but Advaa Health does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of such alerts.

4) By using Advaa Health’s Practice Growth reputation features, Customer represents and warrants that Customer will not:

  • pay, induce, or offer incentives of any kind, such as discounts, freebies, refunds, gift cards, contest entries, offers, or deals for the posting or removal of reviews of Customer’s practice, or to prevent reviews;
  • edit reviews;
  • write reviews for Customer’s practice or those of Customer’s competitors;
  • use any automated means or form of scraping or data extraction to access, query or otherwise collect Advaa Health data, content and/or reviews from the Practice Growth website or Advaa Health Care Connect, except as expressly permitted by Advaa Health; or
  • selectively display or withhold reviews or otherwise treat reviews differently based on their content, except in the limited circumstances as outlined below.

5) Customer may only withhold review or testimonial content from public display on a Provider Site if such content contains:

  • Personal and confidential information, including phone numbers, addresses, and health information;
  • Vulgar content, including offensive, derogatory, obscene, profane, or inflammatory language or content;
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  • Threats or personal attacks on others;
  • Discriminatory content or hate speech, including content that advocates against groups of people based on their race, ethnic origin, religion, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or veteran status;
  • Misrepresentations, including content submitted fraudulently on behalf of others or that misrepresents the review’s identity or connection with the Customer’s practice;
  • Non-applicable content, including posts that are not specific to the Customer;
  • Advertising or solicitations;
  • Illegal content; or
  • References to or information about ongoing legal matters or proceedings.

6) Customer further agrees to remove any patient review or testimonial upon request from the patient who originally posted it.

  • Advertisements
  • Advaa Health reserves the right to place advertisements or messages from third parties on free claimed listings web pages as well as free versions of the Service.
  • Such advertisements or messages from third parties may be visible to users as well as Customer.
f) ‘Advaa Health Telehealth’ Service Offering – Additional Terms.
i) Telehealth Medical Services
  • Advaa Health Telehealth is designed to facilitate Customer’s delivery of Telehealth Medical Services.
  • Telehealth Medical Services means the delivery of medical care by Customer to a patient physically located at another site through the use of advanced telecommunications technology that allows providers to remotely see and hear the patient in real time.
ii) Customer’s Responsibilities

Customer is solely responsible for:

  • the provision of Telehealth Medical Services and all other professional medical services and aspects relating to Customer’s practice of medicine (for the avoidance of doubt, Telehealth Medical Services are performed by Customer for appropriate visits as determined in Customer’s, or its provider’s, as applicable, sole professional judgment);
  • documenting the Telehealth Medical Services in Customer’s clinical records;
  • billing and collecting for Telehealth Medical Services;
  • providing notice to and/or obtaining consent from any third parties relating to the provision of Telehealth Medical Services through Advaa Health Telehealth;
  • ensuring Advaa Health Telehealth is used in accordance with applicable instructions, training materials and other online material that may be made available by Advaa Health from time to time;
  • obtaining and maintaining both the functionality and security of all information technology software solutions and related services necessary to connect to, access or otherwise use Advaa Health Telehealth; and
  • complying with applicable laws and standards imposed by government health care programs and other payors, licensing agencies and applicable accreditation bodies, including, without limitation, with respect to the provision of Telehealth Medical Services.
g) ‘Advaa Health Payment Processing Service’ Offering – Additional Terms

If Customer contracts for Payment Processing Services, the Payment Processing Services will be governed by Advaa Health Payment Processing Terms. If there is a conflict between the Payment Processing Terms and any other terms in the Customer Agreement, the Payment Processing Terms will control for purposes of the Payment Processing Services.

PAYMENT TERMS

a) Payment

    • Customer must pay all fees as specified on the order and related services as incurred as specified on the Pricing Policy page.
    • Unless otherwise stated, invoiced charges are due upon receipt.
    • Customer is responsible for providing complete and accurate billing and contact information to Advaa Health and notifying Advaa Health of any changes to such information.

b) Credit Card and ACH

  • Customer must pay all fees (in US dollars) with a credit card or via ACH upon receipt of an invoice from Advaa Health.
  • If the credit card or ACH is not valid or the payment is not otherwise made, Customer must pay the amount owed upon receipt of an invoice.
  • Customer hereby authorizes Advaa Health to charge such credit card or withdraw from Customer’s bank account via ACH for all purchased Services and related services, and any renewals.

ii) Individual large credit card payments are subject to a processing fee as detailed in the Pricing Policy.

c) Taxes

Except for certain state sales taxes as noted on Customer invoices, Advaa Health’s fees do not include any taxes, levies, or other similar governmental assessments (Taxes).

  • Except as otherwise stated herein, Customer is responsible for the payment of all Taxes associated with its purchases under the Customer Agreement.
  • Advaa Health is solely responsible for taxes assessable against Advaa Health based on its income, property, and employees.

d) Suspension of Service for Non- Payment

  • Advaa Health may suspend or terminate Customer’s access to the Service, or both, if Customer has not paid amounts owed to Advaa Health when due.
  • In advance of any suspension or termination, Advaa Health will make commercially reasonable efforts to send a minimum of five (5) –days advance electronic notice of payment default to the email address in Customer’s account within the Service.

Advaa Health reserves the right to assess a reactivation fee, as detailed in the Advaa Health Pricing Policy to Customers whose accounts are suspended based on late payments received more than fifteen (15) days following the payment due date.

e) Fee Changes

  • For Customers with month-to-month agreements, all fees may be changed with sixty (60) days’ notice to Customer.
  • For all Customers, Advaa Health reserves the right to increase its prices by no greater than 4.9% at any one time, no more frequently than once per twelve- (12-) month period, upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Customer.
  • For all Customers, Advaa Health may increase fees to cover the cost of postage rate increases as well as regulatory, compliance, and other cost increases imposed by changes to applicable federal and state rules. Advaa Health will automatically apply the rate increase to all services impacted by the change with thirty (30) days’ notice to the Customer.

f) Timing of Payment

Fees, as identified on the order form or subscription agreement, are due as indicated. Advaa Health will have the right to charge the Customer’s card or debit from the Customer’s account through ACH for fees by the agreement. By providing Advaa Health with payment information, Customer agrees that Advaa Health is authorized, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to immediately charge such payment method for all fees due and payable to Advaa Health hereunder and that, except as required by applicable law, no additional notice or consent is required. Customer agrees to immediately notify Advaa Health of any change in the payment information used for payment hereunder. Customer understands and acknowledges that all amounts owed must be paid in advance and that if timely payment is not received, in addition to being in breach of Customer’s contractual obligations, the Service may be paused or terminated. Any amounts not paid by the Customer when due may bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (or the highest rate permitted by law). Customer agrees to pay all costs of collection, including attorney’s fees and costs and all other legal and collection expenses incurred by Advaa Health in connection with its enforcement of its rights under the agreement.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; DISCLAIMERS

a) Availability

Advaa Health will make commercially reasonable efforts to maintain uptime of 99% excluding any scheduled downtime, force majeure issues and third party services (see Support Policy for additional details).

b) Mutual Representations and Warranties

Each party represents and warrants to the other that:

    • the Customer Agreement has been duly entered into and constitutes a valid and binding agreement enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms;
    • no authorization or approval from any third party is required in connection with such party’s entering into or performance of the Customer Agreement; and
    • the entering into and performance of the Customer Agreement does not and will not violate the laws of any jurisdiction or the terms or conditions of any other agreement to which it is a party or by which it is otherwise bound.

c) DISCLAIMERS

    • ADVAA HEALTH DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR WITHOUT DELAY, AND THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
    • WHILE ADVAA HEALTH TAKES REASONABLE PHYSICAL, TECHNICAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES TO SECURE THE SERVICE, ADVAA HEALTH DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SERVICE CANNOT BE COMPROMISED. ADVAA HEALTH DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY REGARDING ANY PERCENTAGE OF COLLECTION OF CLAIMS FOR CUSTOMER.
    • FROM TIME TO TIME, CUSTOMER MAY REQUEST THE ADDITION OF CERTAIN CODE AND/OR FUNCTIONALITIES TO BE ADDED TO CUSTOMER’S WEBSITE OR OTHER PLATFORM. ADVAA HEALTH SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT THE REQUESTED CODE AND/OR FUNCTIONALITIES COMPLY(IES) WITH ANY AND ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CUSTOMER’S BUSINESS. CUSTOMER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT CUSTOMER ALONE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT CUSTOMER’S WEBSITE AND SERVICE OFFERINGS, EVEN IF SUPPORTED BY ADVAA HEALTH, COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
COMPLIANCE

a) No Medical Advice Provided by Advaa Health

  • Advaa Health does not provide medical advice, provide medical or diagnostic services, or prescribe medication.
  • Use of the Service is not a substitute for the professional judgment of health care providers in diagnosing and treating patients.
  • The customer agrees that it is solely responsible for verifying the accuracy of patient information (including, without limitation, obtaining all applicable patients’ medical and medication history and allergies), obtaining patient’s consent to use the Service (including, without limitation, the Patient Portal), and for all of its decisions or actions with respect to the medical care, treatment, and well-being of its patients, including without limitation, all of Customer’s acts or omissions.
  • Any use or reliance by Customer upon the Service will not diminish that responsibility.
  • Customer assumes all risks associated with Customer’s clinical use of the Service for the treatment of patients.
  • NEITHER ADVAA HEALTH NOR ITS LICENSORS ASSUME ANY LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE OR INJURY (INCLUDING DEATH) TO CUSTOMER, A PATIENT, OTHER PERSONS, OR TANGIBLE PROPERTY ARISING FROM ANY USE OF THE SERVICE.

b) Customer’s Compliance with Medical Retention Laws and Patient Records Access

  • Customer is responsible for understanding and complying with all state and federal laws related to retention of medical records, patient access to information, and patient authorization to release data.
  • Customer must obtain any necessary patient consent prior to using the Service (including, without limitation, the Patient Portal) and will apply settings to exclude information from availability in the Patient Portal as necessary to comply with state or federal law.

c) HIPAA

  • As part of the Service, Advaa Health may perform or assist in performing a function or activity on Customer’s behalf that involves the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information (as defined in 45 C.F.R. 164.501; PHI).
  • The parties may use or disclose such PHI as required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) and the Standards for Security of Electronic Protected Health Information (Security Rule) promulgated thereunder, and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (Division A, Title XIII and Division B, Title IV, of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. 111-5) (HITECH Act).
  • Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined have the same meaning given to such terms in HIPAA, the HITECH Act, or any implementing regulations promulgated thereunder, including but not limited to the Privacy Rule and the Security Rule.
  • In connection with and by agreeing to the Customer Agreement, you and Advaa Health agree to be bound by the terms of a Business Associate Agreement which is incorporated herein by reference. You (the “Covered Entity,” as referred to in the Business Associate Agreement) hereby agree that you have read and agree to be bound by the terms of the Business Associate Agreement.

d) CCPA

i) CCPA means the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.100 to 1798.199.95), the CCPA Regulations (Cal. Code Regs. tit. 11, §§ 7000 to 7102), and any related regulations or guidance provided by the California Attorney General. For the purposes of this Section, terms defined in the CCPA, including personal information and business purposes, carry the same meaning.

ii) This Section applies solely to the extent that:

  • Advaa Health’s provision of the Service is not exempt from the CCPA (defined below) under California Civil Code sections 1798.145(c)(1)(A) and (c)(1)(B) pertaining to medical information, PHI, providers of health care, and covered entities;
  • Customer is a “business” within the meaning of the CCPA; and
  • Advaa Health is processing the personal information of California residents.

iii) Advaa Health is a service provider.

iv) Advaa Health will not collect, retain, use, disclose or otherwise process Customer Personal Information for any purpose other than for performing the Service, or as otherwise permitted by the CCPA.

v) Advaa Health will limit Customer Personal Information collection, use, retention, and disclosure to activities reasonably necessary and proportionate to provide the Service or to achieve another compatible operational purpose.

vi) Advaa Health will not collect, use, retain, disclose, sell, or otherwise make Customer Personal Information available for Advaa Health’s own commercial purposes or in a way that does not comply with the CCPA. Advaa Health may, however, create and derive from its provision of the Service anonymized and/or aggregated data that does not identify Customer or any consumer or household, and use, publicize, or share with third parties such data to improve Advaa Health’s products and services and for Advaa Health’s other lawful business purposes.

vii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, with Customer’s consent, Advaa Health may share Customer contact information with certain partners we may work with.

viii) Advaa Health must promptly comply with any Customer request or instruction requiring Advaa Health to provide, amend, transfer, or delete Customer Personal Information, or to stop, mitigate, or remedy any unauthorized processing unless otherwise permitted by the CCPA.

ix) Notwithstanding anything in the agreement entered, Customer and Advaa Health acknowledge and agree that Advaa Health’s access to Customer Personal Information is not part of the consideration exchanged by the parties in respect of the Agreement.

x) Advaa Health certifies that it understands its obligations under this paragraph and must comply with them.

xi) If a law requires Advaa Health to disclose Customer Personal Information for a purpose unrelated to the Service, Advaa Health must first inform Customer of the legal requirement and allow Customer to object or challenge the requirement, unless the law prohibits such notice.

xii) Advaa Health may use a subcontractor to provide or support the provision of the Service. Any subcontractor used must qualify as a service provider under the CCPA and Advaa Health will not make any disclosures to the subcontractor that the CCPA would treat as a sale.

xiii) Customer is solely responsible for:

      • identifying whether the CCPA applies to Customer;
      • providing any notices of your privacy practices that may be required by CCPA; and
      • identifying and responding to verifiable consumer requests to exercise CCPA rights to access, delete, or opt out of the sale of personal information (CCPA Requests), including for verifying the identity of consumers submitting CCPA Requests and for evaluating the scope and legality of CCPA Requests.

xiv) Advaa Health will provide reasonable assistance to Customer in responding to such CCPA Requests, which may include assistance by way of providing self-service functionality.

xv) Advaa Health will treat any CCPA Requests that Customer submits to Advaa Health as presumptively valid under the CCPA.

xvi) With respect to CCPA Requests for which Customer requires Advaa Health to provide assistance, Customer must:

      • notify Advaa Health within five (5) days of its receipt of the CCPA Request by emailing privacy@advaahealth.com; and
      • provide Advaa Health with the consumer’s email address or such other information that would permit Advaa Health to honor the request.

xvii) Customer is solely responsible and liable for responding to the individual’s CCPA Request, including without limitation the content and timing of the response, in compliance with the CCPA.

xviii) In response to a CCPA Request for access to Customer Personal Information that Customer submits to Advaa Health, within ten (10) business days of Advaa Health’s receipt of such request from Customer, Advaa Health will provide Customer with a file that contains the Customer Personal Information that Advaa Health maintains about the individual via a secure method of transfer.

xix) Advaa Health may withhold from such file any Customer Personal Information that the CCPA does not require to be provided in response to a CCPA Request.

xx) In response to a CCPA Request for the deletion of Customer Personal Information that Customer submits to Advaa Health, except as otherwise required by applicable law or permitted by the CCPA, within ten (10) business days of Advaa Health’s receipt of such request from Customer, Advaa Health will delete the Customer Personal Information, to the extent PAdvaa Health maintains such Customer Personal Information about the individual.

xxi) Advaa Health may delete such Customer Personal Information by anonymizing and/or aggregating the information such that the information does not identify, and is not reasonably capable of identifying, the individual.

xxii) Customer may not direct or otherwise cause Advaa Health to share any Customer Personal Information with any third party in a manner that may constitute a “sale” as such term is defined in the CCPA.

xxiii) For purposes of this Section, “Customer Personal Information” means any “personal information” contained within the data that Advaa Health “processes” (as defined in the CCPA) in connection with performing the Service.

e) TCPA

    • This Section concerns compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, located at 47 U.S.C. §§ 227 et seq., including the implementing regulations therefor located at 47 C.F.R. 64.1200 et seq. (TCPA) and the Telemarketing Sales Rule authorized by the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, located at 15 U.S.C. §§ 6101-6108 (TSR) and the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003, located at 15 U.S.C §§ 7701-7713 (CAN SPAM Act).
    • As between Customer and Advaa Health, Customer must comply and be solely responsible for complying with all laws governing any messages sent or received in connection with its access or use the Service, including without limitation, the TCPA, TSR, and CAN SPAM Act.
    • Customer is responsible for, without limitation, obtaining any legally required consents from all third parties (including its patients or customers) to send and receive any text message and/or emails using the Service and honoring any requests revoking such consent or otherwise “opting-out” of receiving any such messages and/or emails.
    • Customer is solely liable for, and must indemnify, defend and hold harmless Advaa Health from and against any and all damages, liabilities, judgments, fees, fines, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by Advaa Health arising from any claims, demands or legal actions made against Advaa Health resulting from Customer’s failure to comply with this Section.

f) Anti-Discrimination Policy

    • At Advaa Health, we strive to create an environment where people are equally valued and where we and our Customers work together to do our part to help end discrimination.
    • As a result, Advaa Health has adopted an anti-discrimination policy that includes our Customers.
    • Advaa Health will not tolerate Customers who engage in extreme examples of blatant discrimination or verbal aggression in their interactions with Advaa Health employees or publicly on social channels.
    • This includes discrimination against or verbal aggression towards any race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status of any person.
    • Customer agrees and understands that violation of this policy by Customer qualifies as a Material Breach of the Customer Agreement pursuant to Section 8 (TERM, TERMINATION, AND RETURN OF DATA).

g) Definition of Confidential Information

    • Confidential Information means all non-public information disclosed by a party (Discloser) to the other party (Recipient), whether orally, visually or in writing, that is designated as confidential or that reasonably should be understood to be confidential given the nature of the information and the circumstances of disclosure (Confidential Information).
    • Advaa Health’s Confidential Information includes, without limitation, the non-public portions of the Service and Customer’s Confidential Information includes, without limitation, Customer Information.

h) Protection of Confidential Information

    • Recipient must use the same degree of care that it uses to protect the confidentiality of its own confidential information (but in no event less than reasonable care) not to disclose or use any Confidential Information of the Discloser for any purpose outside the scope of the Customer Agreement.
    • Recipient must make commercially reasonable efforts to limit access to Confidential Information of Discloser to those of its employees, contractors, and clients (as the case may be) who need such access for purposes consistent with the Customer Agreement and who have signed confidentiality agreements with Recipient no less restrictive than the confidentiality terms of the Customer Agreement.
    • Recipient may disclose Confidential Information (i) to the extent required by law or legal process; (ii) to its legal or financial advisors, provided that such advisors are bound by a duty of confidentiality that includes use and disclosure restrictions; and (iii) as required under applicable securities regulations.
    • Each party may disclose the terms and conditions of the Customer Agreement on a confidential basis to current and prospective investors, acquirers, lenders, and their respective legal and financial advisors in connection with due diligence activities.

i) Exclusions

Confidential Information excludes information that (i) is or becomes generally known to the public without breach of any obligation owed to Discloser; (ii) was known to the Recipient prior to its disclosure by the Discloser without breach of any obligation owed to the Discloser; (iii) is received from a third party without breach of any obligation owed to Discloser; or (iv) was independently developed by the Recipient without use or access to the Confidential Information.

PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

a) Reservation of Rights by Advaa Health

    • The software, workflow processes, user interface, designs, know-how, and other technologies provided by Advaa Health as part of the Service, and all updates and enhancements, are the proprietary property of Advaa Health and its licensors, and all right, title, and interest in and to such items, including all associated intellectual property rights, remain only with Advaa Health.
    • Advaa Health reserves all rights unless expressly granted in the Customer Agreement.

b) AMA Content

Any content of the American Medical Association (AMA) is subject to the terms in the AMA End User License Agreement.

c) Aggregation Services and De-identified Data

    • Advaa Health may use PHI to provide Customer with data aggregation services (as that term is defined by HIPAA) and to create de-identified data in accordance with 45 CFR 164.514(a)-(c).
    • Advaa Health solely owns all right, title, and interest, in any de-identified data it creates from PHI.
    • Advaa Health and its affiliates may use and disclose, during and after the Customer Agreement, all aggregate, anonymized information and de-identified data for purposes of enhancing the Service, technical support and other business purposes, all in compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Standards, including without limitation the limited data set and de-identification of information regulations.
LIMITS ON LIABILITY

a) NO INDIRECT DAMAGE

ADVAA HEALTH WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO CUSTOMER FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, COST OF COVER, LOSS OF DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS OR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF CUSTOMER IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER UNDER THEORY OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.

b) LIMIT

    • ADVAA HEALTH’S TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL DAMAGES ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THE CUSTOMER AGREEMENT (IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) WILL NOT EXCEED THE ACTUAL AMOUNT PAID BY CUSTOMER WITHIN THE SIX (6) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT WHICH GAVE RISE TO THE CLAIM.
    • THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS INTENDED TO APPLY WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN BREACHED OR HAVE PROVEN INEFFECTIVE OR IF A REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
    • ANY CLAIM BY CUSTOMER AGAINST ADVAA HEALTH MUST BE BROUGHT WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS OF THE EVENT WHICH GAVE RISE TO THE CLAIM, AND IF IT IS NOT BROUGHT WITHIN SUCH TIME PERIOD THEN SUCH CLAIM IS EXPRESSLY WAIVED BY CUSTOMER.
TERM, TERMINATION, AND RETURN OF DATA

a) Term

    • The applicable Services will continue for the duration specified in the applicable Customer Agreement (Initial Term). Following the end date of the Initial Term, the Customer Agreement will be automatically extended for additional consecutive terms of equal duration to the Initial Term (Renewal Term) unless either party provides notice of non-renewal in accordance with the Section entitled “Notice of Non-Renewal” below. The Initial Term and any subsequent Renewal Term(s) may be collectively referred to as the “Term”.
    • These Terms of Service continue in effect until all order forms and/or subscription agreements and all Services are terminated.

b) Notice of Non-Renewal

To prevent renewal of a Customer Agreement, either party must give written notice of non-renewal and this written notice must be received no more than ninety (90) days but no less than sixty (60) days in advance of the end of the Customer Agreement then in effect. If Customer decides not to renew, Customer must send the notice of non-renewal by contacting the assigned Account Manager directly or via the communications methods in Advaa Health’s Support Policy. Any notice received with less than sixty (60) days’ notice will result in auto-renewal of the Customer Agreement for an additional Renewal Term.

c) Downgrades

Customers with Billing, Clinical, Engage, and/or Telehealth modules must provide notice in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to removing a license or canceling a module. Notice should be made to the assigned Account Manager directly or via the communications methods in Advaa Health’s Support Policy.

d) Termination for Material Breach

    • Either party may terminate the Customer Agreement if the other party material breaches any term of the Customer Agreement and does not cure the breach within thirty (30) days of receipt of written or electronic notice of breach.
    • Additional terms are in the Term, Termination and Return of Data Policy FAQ page.

e) No Early Termination; No Refunds

Absent termination pursuant to the Sections entitled “Notice of Non-Renewal” and “Termination for Material Breach”, Customer cannot cancel the Customer Agreement during the Term in effect. Advaa Health does not provide refunds if Customer decides to stop using the Service before the end of the Term.

f) Return of Data

    • As Customer has access to the Customer Information during the term of an order, Advaa Health has no obligation to provide Customer Information to Customer upon termination of the Customer Agreement.
    • Notwithstanding the foregoing, Advaa Health retains Customer Information for sixty (60) days from such termination and Advaa Health may provide Customer access to such information upon Customer’s request.
    • Additional information is located at Term, Termination and Return of Data Policy FAQ page.
    • If Customer’s account is suspended for any reason, Advaa Health will provide offline access to Customer Information via the communications methods detailed in the Support Policy.

g) Customer Actions upon Termination

    • Upon termination, Customer must pay any unpaid fees and destroy all Advaa Health property in Customer’s possession.
    • Customer, upon Advaa Health’s request, will confirm in writing or electronically that it has complied with this requirement.

h) Suspension or Termination of Service for Violation of Law or the Agreement

    • Advaa Health may immediately suspend or terminate the Service and remove applicable Customer Information if it in good faith believes that, as part of using the Service, Customer may have violated any applicable law or any term of the Customer Agreement.
  • Advaa Health may use reasonable efforts to try to contact Customer in advance, but it is not required to do so.
INDEMNITY

a) Customer Indemnity

To the maximum extent allowed by law, Customer must indemnify, defend (at Advaa Health’s option), and hold harmless Advaa Health, including its officers, directors, employees, agents, successors, and assigns against all third-party claims (including, without limitation, by governmental agencies), demands, damages, costs, penalties, fines, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) arising out of or related to:

    • the use of the Service by Customer;
    • Customer’s breach of any term in the Customer Agreement;
    • Customer Information;
    • any unauthorized use, access, or distribution of the Service by Customer; or
    • violation of any individual’s privacy rights related to information submitted under Customer’s account, or fraudulent, invalid, duplicate, incomplete, unauthorized, or misleading information submitted under Customer’s account or by Customer.

b) Advaa Health Indemnity

Advaa Health shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Customer from and against any and all losses incurred by Customer resulting from any action by a third party (other than an a person or entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Customer) against Customer alleging use of the Service in accordance with this Customer Agreement infringes or misappropriates such third party’s US Intellectual Property Rights.
The foregoing obligation does not apply to the extent that the alleged infringement arises from:

i) Customer Information or Customer provided Content;

ii) access to or use of the Service in combination with any hardware, system, software, network, or other materials or service not provided by Advaa Health or specified for Customer’s use, unless otherwise expressly permitted by Advaa Health in writing;

iii) modification of the Service other than:

  • by or on behalf of Advaa Health; or
  • with Advaa Health’s written approval in accordance with Advaa Health’s written specification;

iv) failure to timely implement any modifications, upgrades, replacements, or enhancements made available to Customer by or on behalf of Advaa Health.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

a) Governing Law

    • The Customer Agreement and any Dispute (as defined below) will be governed exclusively by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. The Federal District Court for the Central District of California or Orange County Superior court will be the exclusive venue for any resolution of any Dispute. The parties hereby submit to and consent irrevocably to the jurisdiction of such courts for these purposes.
    • The parties hereby irrevocably waive any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of any Dispute.

b) General Mediation Process

i) The parties shall submit any and all disputes, claims, or controversies arising out of or relating to the Customer Agreement including any conduct related to or arising out of the Customer Agreement following termination hereof (each a “Dispute”) as follows:

  • the parties will submit the dispute to non-binding mediation in Orange County under the mediation rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA); and
  • if no settlement is reached within sixty (60) days of the start of mediation, either party may seek legal redress in a forum of competent jurisdiction.

ii) Either party may commence mediation by providing to AAA and the other party a written request for mediation, which must set forth the subject of the Dispute, the relief requested, and the factual and legal bases for such relief. The parties shall cooperate with AAA and with one another in selecting a mediator from the AAA panel of neutrals and in scheduling the mediation proceedings. The parties shall participate in the mediation in good faith and equally share the costs of the mediation.

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iii) If the Dispute is not resolved through mediation, the party seeking relief may pursue all remedies available at law, subject to the terms of this Agreement.

iv) Notwithstanding this Section, either party may (i) terminate this Agreement according to its terms, or (ii) seek injunctive or equitable relief.

c) PROHIBITION OF CLASS AND REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS

  • EACH PARTY MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL PARTY BASIS, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
  • THE MEDIATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE OR JOIN MORE THAN ONE PARTY’S CLAIMS, AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF A CONSOLIDATED, CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.
OTHER TERMS

a) Consent to Electronic Notice, Communications and Transactions

    • By using the Service, Customer agrees to conduct business electronically and acknowledges that Customer has read the Consumer Disclosure Regarding Electronic Business Transactions, Receiving Electronic Notices and Disclosures, and Signing Documents Electronically, located at https://www.advaahealth.com/consumer-disclosure/.
    • For purposes of messages and notices about the Service (including, without limitation, collections and payments issues), Advaa Health may send email notices to the email address associated with Customer’s account or provide in service notifications.
    • For certain notices (e.g., notices regarding termination or material breaches), Advaa Health may send notices to the postal address provided by Customer.
    • Customer is solely responsible for keeping an updated email address within its account for notice purposes.
    • ADVAA HEALTH HAS NO LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH CUSTOMER’S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION WITHIN THE SERVICE OR ITS FAILURE TO REVIEW ANY EMAILS OR IN-SERVICE NOTICES.
    • Customer has the ability to enter into agreements, authorizations, consents, and applications; make referrals; order lab tests; prescribe medications; or engage in other transactions electronically.
    • ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS THROUGH THE SERVICE IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTIVITIES CONSTITUTE CUSTOMER’S CONSENT TO BE BOUND BY SUCH AGREEMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS AND APPLIES TO ALL RECORDS RELATING TO SUCH TRANSACTIONS.
    • Customer represents and warrants that it has the authority to take such actions.
    • Customer agrees that by registering for the Service (including without limitation, any request forms or use of communications features), constitutes a request for Advaa Health to send email, fax, phone call, or SMS communications related to the Service, (including, but not limited to, upcoming appointments, special offers, billing, and upcoming events).
    • Advaa Health is not responsible for any text messaging or data transmission fees.
    • If Customer provides a cellular phone number and agrees to receive communications from Advaa Health, Customer specifically authorizes Advaa Health to send text messages or calls to such number.
    • Customer represents and warrants it has the authority to grant such authorization.
    • Customer is not required to consent to receive text messages or calls as a condition of using the Service and may opt out of such messages through the Services.

b) Entire Agreement

    • The Customer Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous negotiations or agreements, whether oral or written, related to this subject matter.
    • Customer is not relying on any representation concerning this subject matter, oral or written, not included in the Customer Agreement.
    • No representation, promise, or inducement not included in the Customer Agreement is binding.
    • No modification or waiver of any term of the Customer Agreement is effective unless signed by both parties.
    • Notwithstanding the foregoing, Advaa Health may modify or replace the Customer Agreement as detailed in the paragraph entitled “Changes”, below.
    • The Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.
    • If there is a conflict between the Terms of Service and the order form or subscription agreement, the order form or subscription agreement prevails.

c) Changes

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, these Terms of Service are subject to change by Advaa Health on a going-forward basis in its sole discretion at any time. When changes are made to these Terms of Service, Advaa Health will make a new copy of the modified Terms available on the Services and will also update the “Last Updated” date at the bottom of the Terms of Service. Any changes to the Terms of Service will be effective immediately for new Customers and will be effective for continuing Customers upon the earlier of: (i) thirty (30) days after posting notice of such changes on the Services for existing Customers; (ii) thirty (30) days after dispatch of an e-mail notice of such changes to you; or (iii) you providing consent to the updated Terms in a specified manner, as applicable. Unless otherwise stated, your continued use of the Services constitutes your acceptance of such change(s). If you do not agree to any change(s) after receiving a notice of such change(s), then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, your sole recourse is to terminate the Agreement, effective as of the end of the then current Initial Term or Renewal Term, by providing Advaa Health written notice of termination prior to your continued use of the Services. Please regularly check the Services to view the then-current Terms.

d) Feedback

If Customer provides feedback or suggestions about the Service, then Advaa Health (and those it allows to use its technology) may use such information without obligation to Customer.

e) Beta Features

i) If Customer is invited to access any beta features of the Service or a Customer accesses any beta features of the Service, Customer agrees that:

  • such features have not been made commercially available by Advaa Health;
  • such features may not operate properly, be in final form, or be fully functional;
  • such features may contain errors, design flaws, or other problems;
  • it may not be possible to make such features fully functional; use of such features may result in unexpected results, corruption or loss of data, or other unpredictable damage or loss;
  • such features may change and may not become generally available; and
  • Advaa Health is not obligated in any way to continue to provide or maintain such features for any purpose in providing the ongoing Service.

f) No Assignment

  • Advaa Health may assign or transfer the Customer Agreement (or its rights and/or obligations) to any third party without Customer’s consent.
  • Customer may not assign or transfer the Customer Agreement to a third party without the prior written consent of Advaa Health, except that the Customer Agreement may be assigned (without Advaa Health’s consent but with notice) as part of a merger, or sale of all or substantially all of the business or assets, of Customer.
  • The Customer Agreement will bind and inure to the benefit of each party’s successors and permitted assigns

g) Independent Contractors and Enforceability

  • The parties are independent contractors with respect to each other.
  • If any term of the Customer Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the other terms remain in effect.

h) Survival of Terms

All terms survive termination of the Customer Agreement that by their nature survive for a party to assert its rights and receive the protections of the Customer Agreement.

i) Customer Name

Advaa Health may use Customer’s name and logo in customer lists and related promotional materials describing Customer as a customer of Advaa Health, which use must be under Customer’s trademark guidelines and policies, if any, provided to Advaa Health. Customers may opt out of this provision by sending written notice to legal@advaahealth.com.

j) Force Majeure

Except for the obligation to pay money, neither party will be liable for any failure or delay in its performance under the Customer Agreement due to any cause beyond its reasonable control, including acts of war, acts of God, earthquake, flood, embargo, riot, sabotage, labor shortage or dispute, governmental act or failure of the Internet, provided that the delayed party: 1. gives the other party prompt notice of such cause, and 2.uses its reasonable commercial efforts to correct promptly such failure or delay in performance.

k) Notice

  • Except as otherwise provided herein, any notice or communication required or permitted to be given hereunder may be delivered by hand, deposited with an overnight courier, sent by confirmed facsimile, or mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid to the address for the applicable party as furnished in writing by either party hereto to the other. Advaa Health’s address for notice is: 1111 Bayside Drive, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625, Attn: General Counsel, and by email to:legal@advaahealth.com
  • Such notice will be deemed to have been

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