Terms of Use

The following terms and conditions constitute an agreement between you and Sunflower Multi Speciality Hospital (“us,” or “we,” Sunflower Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sunflower Hospital, Srujana Sunflower Multispeciality Hospital, Srujana Sunflower Hospital, Sunflower Hospitals), and websites or applications, services and mobile applications provided by sunflower hospital and on/in which these Terms of Use is posted or referenced (collectively, the “Services”). These terms of use (the “Terms of Use”), together with our Privacy Policy govern your use of the Services, both as a non-registered user and as a registered user. BY USING OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING THE SERVICES, AND/OR BY REGISTERING WITH US, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE INFORMATION PRACTICES DISCLOSED IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY AND THE USE RESTRICTIONS IN THE ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY, AND TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE THAT YOU MAY HAVE WITH US. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS AGREEMENT, YOU CAN NOT USE THE SERVICES. Please note that we offer the Services “AS IS” and without warranties. If you are registering an account or using the Services on behalf of an individual or entity other than yourself, you represent that you are authorized by such individual or entity to accept this Agreement on such individual’s or entity’s behalf.

 

1. ABOUT THE SITE

Portions of the Services are viewable without registering with us, but to actively participate or store your information, you must register as a member and authorize the use and disclosure of your information for purposes of allowing us to provide the Services and as otherwise disclosed in our Privacy Policy.

 

You acknowledge that although some Content may be provided by individuals in the medical profession, the provision of such Content does not create a medical professional/patient relationship, and does not constitute an opinion, medical advice, or diagnosis or treatment, but is provided to assist you with locating appropriate medical care from a doctor or other healthcare specialist, professional or provider (collectively, “Healthcare Provider”). “Content” means content, text, data, graphics, images, photographs, video, audio, information, suggestions, guidance, and other materials provided, made available or otherwise found through the Services and/or Site, including without limitation Content provided in direct response to your questions or postings.

 

WE MAKE NO GUARANTEES, REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERTISE, QUALITY OF WORK, PRICE OR COST INFORMATION, INSURANCE COVERAGE OR BENEFIT INFORMATION, OR OTHER CONTENT THROUGH THE SERVICES. IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY YOU IN RELIANCE ON ANY SUCH CONTENT. FURTHERMORE, WE DO NOT IN ANY WAY ENDORSE OR RECOMMEND ANY INDIVIDUAL LISTED OR ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE SERVICES.

 

2. WE DO NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE

The Content that you obtain or receive from Sunflower hospital, and its employees, contractors, partners, sponsors, advertisers, licensors or otherwise through the Services is for informational, scheduling and payment purposes only. All medically related information, including but not limited to information shared via the sunflower hospital blog, official sunflower Hosptial social channels, sunflower hospital emails and text messages, and sunflower hospital advertising, is for information purposes only.

 

THE CONTENT, WHETHER SUCH CONTENT, IS PROVIDED BY OR THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR THROUGH ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS FROM sunflower hospital, IS NOT INTENDED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR, NOR DOES IT REPLACE, PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT. DO NOT DISREGARD, AVOID OR DELAY OBTAINING MEDICAL ADVICE FROM A QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER BECAUSE OF SOMETHING YOU MAY HAVE READ ON THE SITE. DO NOT USE THE SERVICES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL NEEDS. IF YOU EXPERIENCE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, IMMEDIATELY CALL A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL. YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. NOTHING STATED OR POSTED ON THE SITE OR AVAILABLE THROUGH ANY SERVICES IS INTENDED TO BE, AND MUST NOT BE TAKEN TO BE, THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE, NURSING, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE ADVICE, OR THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL CARE.

 

We do not recommend or endorse any specific tests, Healthcare Providers, procedures, opinions, or other information that may appear through the Services. If you rely on any Content provided through the Services, you do so solely at your own risk.

 

3. NO DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP

NO LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL/PATIENT RELATIONSHIP IS CREATED BY USING THE CONTENT, WHETHER SUCH CONTENT IS PROVIDED BY OR THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR THROUGH ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS FROM sunflower hospital INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE “FIND A DOCTOR” FEATURE, sunflower Hosptial BLOG, OFFICIAL sunflower Hosptial SOCIAL CHANNELS, sunflower hospital EMAILS OR TEXT MESSAGES LINKS TO OTHER SITES OR ANY ASSISTANCE WE MAY PROVIDE TO HELP YOU FIND AN APPROPRIATE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IN ANY FIELD.

 

We have no control over, and cannot guarantee the availability of any Healthcare Provider at any particular time. We will not be liable for canceled or otherwise unfulfilled appointments, or any injury resulting therefrom, or for any other injury resulting or arising from or related to the use of the Site or Services whatsoever.

 

You are strongly advised to perform your own investigation prior to selecting a Healthcare Provider by making confirming telephone calls to the appropriate licensing or certification authorities to verify listed credentials and education and to further verify information about a particular Healthcare Provider by confirming with the Healthcare Provider’s office.

 

4. AUTHORIZATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTHCARE PROVIDER RELATIONSHIPS AND LISTS

In connection with using the Site and the Services to locate and schedule appointments with Healthcare Providers, you understand that:

 

YOU ARE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR CHOOSING YOUR OWN HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.

 

Sunflower hospital uses reasonable efforts to ensure that Healthcare Providers only participate in the Services if they hold all active licenses required by law to practice the specialties of the services offered by them. Sunflower hospital may exclude Healthcare Providers who, at the sunflower hospital’s discretion, have engaged in inappropriate or unprofessional conduct.

 

We will provide you with lists and/or profile previews of Healthcare Providers who may be suitable to provide the healthcare services you seek based on information that you provide to us (such as insurance information, geographical location, and healthcare specialty). In an effort to aid in the discovery of Healthcare Providers and enable the maximum choice and diversity of Healthcare Providers participating in the Services, these lists and/or profile previews may also be based on other criteria (including, for example, Healthcare Provider availability, past selections by and/or ratings of Healthcare Providers by you or by other sunflower hospital users, and past experience of sunflower hospital users with Healthcare Providers); but sunflower hospital (a) does not recommend or endorse any Healthcare Providers, and (b) does not make any representations or warranties with respect to these Healthcare Providers or the quality of the healthcare services they may provide.

 

We may show you sponsored results on the Site, including at the top of search results (“Sponsored Results”).

 

5. THE SERVICES AND CONTENT AS INFORMATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

We make the Services available as a service to consumers and Healthcare Providers for the purposes of providing an informational and educational resource. We may, but have no obligation to, have Content posted through the Services reviewed by our editorial personnel. It is important to note, however, that the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of any or all of the Content is not guaranteed. Neither the authors, the editorial personnel, nor any other party involved in the preparation or publication of this work can guarantee that the Content contained herein is accurate or complete, and they will not be responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such Content.

 

You are encouraged to independently confirm the Content contained herein with other sources and to seek the advice of a qualified Healthcare Provider.

 

Healthcare Provider Content:

Healthcare Provider and practice Content is intended for general reference purposes only. Healthcare Provider Content is both provided by the Healthcare Provider and/or office staff and collected from multiple other data sources that may not be confirmed by the Healthcare Provider. Such Content often changes frequently and may become out of date, incomplete or inaccurate. Neither the Site nor sunflower hospital provides any advice or qualification certification about any particular Healthcare Provider. You are encouraged to independently verify such Content.

 

Procedures/Products/Services:

The procedures, products, services and devices discussed and/or marketed through the Services are not applicable to all individuals, patients or all clinical situations. Any products, services or devices represented through the Services by advertisers, sponsors, and other participants of the Services, either paid or unpaid, are presented for your awareness and do not necessarily imply, and we make no claims as to, safety or appropriateness for any particular individual or prediction of effectiveness, outcome or success.

 

6. REGISTRATION

As part of the registration process, you will provide an e-mail address and create a password. These are your credentials for accessing the Services that are only available to members (“Credentials”). You should keep your Credentials private and not share your Credentials with anyone else. You must immediately notify us if your password has been stolen or compromised by sending an email to [email protected].

 

7. YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

In order to register, you must provide certain basic information about yourself. Also, you may opt to voluntarily share additional information in order to benefit from all the Services we provide. Our Privacy Policy details how we may use, share and maintain your information, which may include without limitation your name, address, and contact information; insurance information; medical history and current needs, and other information that is either requested by sunflower hospital or voluntarily provided (“Personal Information”). By submitting such information, you authorize sunflower hospital, its employees, agents and others operating on its behalf to use and/or disclose such information in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Please review the Privacy Policy carefully, as your use of the Services constitutes your agreement to it.

 

8. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

8.1 Your Responsibilities Generally

Even though the Services are provided free of charge, usual, customary and any other charges for any medical or related services rendered by Healthcare Providers will apply and will be entirely your responsibility. You must resolve any dispute between you or any Healthcare Provider arising from any transaction hereunder directly with the Healthcare Provider.

You are responsible for all use of the Services and for all use of your Credentials, including use by others to whom you have given your Credentials.

 

You may only use the Site and the Services for lawful, non-commercial purposes

 

You may not use the Site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair our servers or networks, or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Site or the Services. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any of the Services, user accounts, or computer systems or networks, through hacking, password mining or any other means.

 

You may not accumulate or index, directly or indirectly, any Content or portion of the Site and/or Services (including, without limitation, Healthcare Provider or practice information, appointment availability, price information, and Insurance Content) for any purpose whatsoever.

 

In addition to our rights in these Terms of Use, we may take any legal action and implement any technological measures to prevent violations of the restrictions hereunder and to enforce these Terms of Use or our Acceptable Use Policy.

 

8.2 Responsibilities of Healthcare Providers and Others in the Healthcare or Medical Industries

Regardless of whether you are a member or whether you schedule or intend to schedule appointments through the services if you are a Healthcare Provider or other person or entity in the healthcare or medical industries, you acknowledge and agree that:

 

(A) You will not use the Services to view, access or otherwise use, directly or indirectly, price, availability, or other Content for any purpose other than your own personal use as a patient or prospective patient.

 

(B) You will not use the Services to establish, attempt to establish, or enforce, directly or indirectly, any agreement or coordination of the prices charged for any product or service; the kinds, frequencies or amounts of any product or service offered; or the customer or customer categories for any product or service, or otherwise engage or attempt to engage in price-fixing, output restriction, or customer or market allocation.

 

(C) You will not use the Services, directly or indirectly, to engage in any anti-competitive, deceptive or unfair practices, or otherwise violate applicable antitrust, competition or consumer protection laws, or regulations.

 

9. CHANGES TO THE SERVICES & NEW SERVICES

We may from time to time add new services to the Services, substitute a new service for one of the existing Services, or discontinue or suspend one of the existing Services. Information about the new services will be included through the Services, and the use of new services will be governed by this Agreement. You agree that sunflower hospital will not be liable to you or any third party for any suspension or discontinuation of any of the Services or portion thereof.

 

10. LINKS TO OTHER SITES

The Services may include links to other websites, including links provided as automated search results. Some of these websites may contain materials that are objectionable, unlawful, or inaccurate. These links are provided for your convenience only and we do not endorse these sites or the products and services they provide. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible or liable for the content or accuracy of these other websites.

 

11. CONTENT YOU POST OR SUBMIT

You will have the opportunity to submit feedback regarding your experiences with Healthcare Providers featured through the Services, to submit inquiries concerning possible medical needs and to participate in the other interactive and community features of the Site (collectively “Posted Information”). It is important that you act responsibly when providing Posted Information. All Posted Information must comply with our Acceptable Use Policy.

 

Sunflower hospital reserves the right to investigate and at our discretion take appropriate legal action against anyone who violates this provision or the Acceptable Use Policy, including without limitation, removing any offending communication from the Services and terminating the membership of such violators or blocking your use of the Services.

 

By posting Posted Information through the Services, you agree to and hereby do grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to sunflower hospital and its contractors an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, fully sublicensable, fully paid up, worldwide license to use, copy, publicly perform, digitally perform, publicly display, and distribute such Posted Information and to adapt, edit, translate, prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such Posted Information. This license is non-exclusive, except you agree that sunflower hospital shall have the exclusive right to practice this license to the extent of combining your Posted Information with the Posted Information of other sunflower hospital users for purposes of constructing or populating a searchable database of reviews and information related to the healthcare industry.

 

12. YOUR USE OF CONTENT

All of the Content is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secret laws, other proprietary rights, and international treaties. You acknowledge that the Services and any underlying technology or software used in connection with the Services contain sunflower hospital’s proprietary information. We give you permission to use the aforementioned content for personal, non-commercial purposes only and do not transfer any intellectual property rights to you by virtue of permitting your use of the Services. You may print, download, and store information from the Site for your own convenience, but you may not copy, distribute, republish (except as permitted in this paragraph), sell, or exploit any of the content, or exploit the Site or Services in whole or in part, for any commercial gain or purpose whatsoever. Except as expressly and unambiguously provided herein, neither sunflower hospital nor its suppliers grant you any express or implied rights, and all rights in the Site and the Services not expressly granted by sunflower hospital to you are retained by sunflower hospital.

 

13. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

We have no special relationship with or fiduciary duty to you. You acknowledge that we have no control over, and no duty to take any action regarding which users gain access to the Site and/or the Services; what Content you access via the Site and/or the Services; what effects the content on the Site and/or the Services may have on you; how you may interpret or use the content on the Site and/or the Services; or what actions you may take as a result of having been exposed to the content on the Site and/or the Services. You release us from all liability for you having acquired or not acquired Content through the Site and/or the Services. The Site and/or the Services may contain, or direct you to websites containing, information that some people may find offensive or inappropriate. We make no representations concerning any content contained in or accessed through the Site and/or the Services, and we will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality or decency of material contained in or accessed through the Site and/or the Services. We make no representations or warranties regarding suggestions or recommendations of services or products offered or purchased through the Site and/or the Services.

 

WE PROVIDE THE SITE AND THE SERVICES “AS IS”, “WITH ALL FAULTS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” WE MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES ABOUT THE SERVICES. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ALL STATUTORY WARRANTIES, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES AND THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTIES THAT THE SERVICES ARE MERCHANTABLE, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, ACCURATE, FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NEED, OR NON-INFRINGING. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE EFFECTIVE, RELIABLE OR ACCURATE OR WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES (EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH THIRD-PARTY NETWORKS) AT TIMES OR LOCATIONS OF YOUR CHOOSING. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS OR COMPLETENESS OF INFORMATION PROVIDED BY USERS OF THE SERVICES OR ANY OTHER DATA OR INFORMATION PROVIDED OR RECEIVED THROUGH THE SERVICES. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, Sunflower hospital MAKES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, SOFTWARE AND FUNCTIONS MADE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE SERVICES OR ANY OTHER SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION. Sunflower hospital DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVICES WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE, BUG-FREE OR FREE FROM DEFECTS, THAT LOSS OF DATA WILL NOT OCCUR, OR THAT THE SERVICES, SOFTWARE OR SITE ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES, CONTAMINANTS OR OTHER HARMFUL ITEMS.

 

14. GENERAL LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU (OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIMING UNDER OR THROUGH YOU) FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE AND/OR THE SERVICES. THESE EXCLUSIONS APPLY TO ANY CLAIMS FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, OR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE OR NEGLIGENCE OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS UTILIZED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE, EVEN IF WE KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

 

15. TERMINATION

We may terminate and/or suspend your registration immediately, without notice, if there has been a violation of this Agreement or other policies and terms posted on the Site or through the Services by you or by someone using your Credentials. We may also cancel or suspend your registration for any other reason, including inactivity for an extended period. Sunflower hospital shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the Site and/or the Services. Further, you agree not to attempt to use the Site and/or the Services after any such deletion, deactivation or termination (provided, in the case of deactivation due exclusively to your inactivity, you may be permitted to re-register). Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 shall survive any termination or expiration of these Terms of Use.

 

16. INDEMNIFICATION

Upon a request by us, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us, our employees, contractors, officers, directors, agents, parent, other affiliated companies, suppliers, successors, and assigns from all liabilities, claims, demands and expenses, including attorney’s fees, made by any third party that arises from or are related to (a) your access to the Site, (b) your use of the Services, or (c) the violation of this Agreement (including without limitation the Terms of Use, the Acceptable Use Policy, and the Additional Terms), or of any intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity, by you or any third party using your Credentials. The foregoing indemnification obligation does not apply to liabilities, claims and expenses arising as a result of our own gross negligence or intentional misconduct.

 

17. APPLICABLE LAW

The user acknowledges and agrees that the terms and conditions and use of the site shall be governed by Indian Law, without giving effect to its conflict of law provisions and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts in Hyderabad.

 

18. NOTICE

If the user wishes to contact us about the content, which appears on this website, please contact Sunflower Multi Speciality Hospitals in writing at [email protected].