BICMD Inc. (“BICMD” and/or “Company”) operates the website located at https://bicmd.com and other websites and applications which refer and/or link to these Universal User Terms of Use. Company offers online virtual interview and educational appointment platform service(s) which allow consumers (“you” or “User”) to interact with consultant healthcare professionals (“Consultant(s)”) who provide education and information to the Users.
These Terms of Use constitute an agreement between Company and you (the User) (the “Agreement”), entered into on the date that User first views, uses, downloads, installs, or otherwise accesses (collectively, “Access,” “Accessing,” or “Accessing”) any BICMD service, website or application (including but not limited to mobile, tablet, and/or desktop application(s)) (collectively, “BICMD Service” or “BICMD Services”). The Agreement is renewed (forming a new Agreement, fully incorporating any prior Agreement(s)) each time User Accesses any BICMD Service. Each of Company and User are herein referred to individually as a “Party,” or collectively as the “Parties.”
Accessing any BICMD Service, you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, the BICMD Privacy Policy , and other terms that may be presented to you on the BICMD Service(s). If you do not accept these Terms of Use and agree to be bound by them, you are not permitted to use the BICMD Service(s).
BICMD is a marketplace and platform for healthcare professionals to offer educational and informational services only. When using BICMD Services, you may be connected to, and communicate with, healthcare professionals. You acknowledge and agree that any such professionals are interacting with you in a purely educational and informational capacity. You further acknowledge and agree that BICMD and any healthcare professionals: (i) are not practicing medicine, (ii) are not offering medical advice, (iii) are not providing medical opinions, and (iv) are not providing any other professional service for which there is any duty, standard of care, or licensing requirement. Even if you have a doctor-patient, therapist-patient, or other professional relationship with a healthcare professional outside of BICMD, while you are communicating with that professional via BICMD Service(s) they are not acting as your doctor, therapist, or otherwise providing medical advice or services, rather they are merely providing educational information as discussed in this section.
Any writings, blog posts, advertisements, or other information published via any BICMD Service are purely informational and educational and not medical advice. Because we are not your doctor or therapist, if you would like healthcare services or medical advice, you should discuss any such information with your actual doctor or primary care physician.
Your agreement to this section is a material term of this Agreement.
To use most BICMD Service(s), you must create an account. After you have successfully created an account and are logged in to that account, you may use your account to submit confidential information through BICMD Service(s) for the purpose of connecting with healthcare professionals. The confidentiality and privacy of any such information you submit will be subject to the BICMD Privacy Policy.
There may be, now or in the future, other non-Service mechanisms provided to communicate or submit information to Company, for example “Contact Us” forms, Customer Service requests, Technical Support requests, payment or billing inquiries, or Company email addresses. Other than when you are logged into a specific BICMD Service with your account, and providing information requested by that Service, do not provide personally identifying, confidential, or medical information via such mechanisms unless specifically instructed to do so. You acknowledge that any information you provide to BICMD via non-Service mechanisms may be circulated via non-secure means to individuals such as technical or customer support personnel, bulletin boards, or 3rd party contractors without an obligation to maintain its confidentiality.
BICMD may communicate with you through various electronic means including transactional emails, mail, text messages, calendar invites, or other notifications or reminders. Such communications may relate to – for example – appointments or consultations booked through BICMD, or payments made to or received from BICMD. By signing up for BICMD, continuing to use BICMD, and/or indicating your acceptance to these terms, you consent to receive such messages universally, including on any devices that you use to access BICMD, and including via any telephone numbers, email addresses, or other identifiers that you provide to BICMD, and are responsible for reading all messages or communications from BICMD and keeping all contact information that BICMD uses to communicate with you updated and current. Various communication methods and electronic means exist to block communications – e.g. blocking text messages, directing email to “spam” or “junk” folders, etc., and if you use such blocking or filtering methods, BICMD may not know that you are not receiving communications. You acknowledge that if you, or any service provider or privies, should for any reason block or avoid BICMD’s electronic communications, BICMD is not responsible for any resulting damages, including errors or omissions, and agree that BICMD should presume that you have read all such electronic communications that BICMD attempted to send to you.
Even though Company is not a covered entity and is not providing healthcare services, Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the confidentiality of your information to the same standard(s) as indicated by laws applicable to covered entities, including HIPPA.
BICMD’s Services are marketplaces and platforms to connect you with Consultants, who are healthcare professionals. Company earns its fees through providing BICMD Services, which are limited to helping you make an appointment with a Consultant, providing technological infrastructure to enable you to communicate with that Consultant, and handling the payments and billing for the services provided by Consultant. Interaction between you and Consultant, including any informational or educational content provided by Consultant, is the responsibility of Consultant. You acknowledge and agree that Company is not responsible for the content of any information originating with Consultant and you agree to waive any claims against Company that involve or are in any way related to any interaction or communication between you and any Consultant.
You will pay for any appointments, interviews, or other interactions with Company’s Consultants through BICMD’s Services. BICMD will make any necessary payments to Consultant. BICMD does not accept payments from insurance companies, you are personally responsible for all fees incurred through the use of the Services.
You will pay for your appointment, interview, or other interaction with Consultant at the time of ordering. If you miss an appointment with a Consultant, your money will not be refunded. If Consultant cancels or misses the appointment, you may request a refund or reschedule at your option. Any other refunds or fee adjustments are at BICMD’s and/or Consultant’s sole discretion.
You may terminate this agreement at any time by using technological means supplied on any BICMD Service(s) (e.g. a “Delete my account” button). Company may suspend or terminate this agreement at any time, for any reason, by either (i) notifying you in writing (including email), or (ii) using technological means to deactivate your account access to Services. Upon termination, Company reserves the right to delete or maintain any information or communications in its possession concerning your account or provided by you. Upon termination, Company has no further obligation to you to provide any Service(s).
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF BICMD SERVICE(S) IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. ALL SERVICE(S) ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS AND ON AN “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, OPERABILITY, CONDITION, ACCURACY, VALUE, OR AVAILABILITY.
Your acknowledgement and agreement to this section is a material term of this agreement.
IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY, CONSULTANTS, AND/OR THEIR OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS, PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS ATTORNEYS OR LICENSORS, BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS OR LOSS OF BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR THE SERVICES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER COMPANY WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY. IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY’S LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT WITH YOU EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID BY USER TO COMPANY UNDER THIS OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT FOR THE SERVICES, DELIVERABLES OR INVENTION GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY IN THE THREE MONTHS PRECEEDING THE CLAIM.
Company Service(s) may not be used by any person under the age of 13 years old.
In consideration for Company’s offering its Service(s) (including the website located at the domain bicmd.com) to you, whether or not you pay for any such Service(s), you grant Company a worldwide, perpetual, fully-paid up, non-exclusive, non-transferrable license to practice, in connection with any and all BICMD Service(s), any patents or other intellectual property owned or controlled by you, or any entity controlled by you.
Arbitration. You agree that any and all controversies, claims, or disputes with anyone (including Company and any employee, officer, director, attorney, or shareholder of the Company in their capacity as such or otherwise) arising out of, relating to, or resulting from your relationship with the Company or the termination of your relationship with the Company, including any breach of this Agreement, shall be subject to binding arbitration under the Arbitration Rules set forth in N.Y. Civ. Prac. Law Section 7501 et seq. (the “Rules”) and pursuant to New York law. You further understand that this Agreement to arbitrate also applies to any disputes that the Company may have with You. Company shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to waive arbitration and instead hear disputes in the ordinary court system.
Procedure. You agree that any arbitration will be administered by Judicial Arbitration & Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”) pursuant to its Comprehensive Arbitration Rules & Procedures (the “JAMS Rules”). You agrees that the arbitrator shall have the power to decide any motions brought by any party to the arbitration, including motions for summary judgment and/or adjudication and motions to dismiss and demurrers, prior to any arbitration hearing. You agree that the arbitrator shall issue a written decision on the merits. You also agree that the arbitrator shall have the power to award any remedies, including attorneys’ fees and costs, available under applicable law. You agree that the arbitrator shall administer and conduct any arbitration in a manner consistent with the Rules, including the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules, and that the arbitrator shall apply substantive and procedural New York law to any dispute or claim, without reference to rules of conflict of law. To the extent that the JAMS Rules conflict with New York law, New York law shall take precedence. You further agree that any arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted in New York County, New York.
Remedy. Except as provided by the Rules, arbitration shall be the sole, exclusive and final remedy for any dispute between You and the Company. Accordingly, except as provided for by the Rules or this Agreement, neither You nor the Company will be permitted to pursue court action regarding claims that are subject to arbitration. Notwithstanding, the arbitrator will not have the authority to disregard or refuse to enforce any lawful Company policy, and the arbitrator shall not order or require the Company to adopt a policy not otherwise required by law which the Company has not adopted.
Availability of Injunctive Relief. Either party may also petition the court for injunctive relief where either party alleges or claims a violation of any agreement regarding trade secrets, or confidential information, or a breach of any restrictive covenant. In the event either party seeks injunctive relief, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees.
Administrative Relief. You understand that this Agreement does not prohibit you from pursuing an administrative claim with a local, state or federal administrative body. This Agreement does, however, preclude you from pursuing court action regarding any such claim, except as permitted by law.
Voluntary Nature of Agreement. You acknowledge and agree that you are accepting this Agreement voluntarily and without any duress or undue influence by the Company or anyone else. You further acknowledge and agree that You have carefully read this Agreement and that You have asked any questions needed for You to understand the terms, consequences and binding effect of this Agreement and fully understand it, including that You are waiving your right to a jury trial. Finally, You agree that You have been provided an opportunity to seek the advice of an attorney of Your choice before continuing to use any BICMD Service.
Governing Law; Consent to Personal Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of law provisions of any jurisdiction. To the extent that any lawsuit is permitted under this Agreement, the Parties hereby expressly consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in New York.
Assignability. This Agreement will be binding upon Your heirs, executors, assigns, administrators, and other legal representatives, and will be for the benefit of the Company, its successors, and its assigns. There are no intended third-party beneficiaries to this Agreement, except as expressly stated. Except as may otherwise be provided in this Agreement, you may not sell, assign or delegate any rights or obligations under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Company may assign this Agreement and its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any successor to all or substantially all of Company’s relevant assets, whether by merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, sale of assets or stock, change of control or otherwise.
Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties with respect to the subject matter herein and supersedes all prior written and oral agreements, discussions, or representations between the Parties. You represent and warrant that you are not relying on any statement or representation not contained in this Agreement, other than those specifically referred to by this Agreement. To the extent any terms set forth in any exhibit or schedule conflict with the terms set forth in this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Parties in such exhibit or schedule.
Headings. Headings are used in this Agreement for reference only and shall not be considered when interpreting this Agreement.
Severability. If a court or other body of competent jurisdiction finds, or the Parties mutually believe, any provision of this Agreement, or portion thereof, to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the Parties, and the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect.
Modification, Waiver. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, will be effective unless in a writing signed by the Parties. Waiver by the Company of a breach of any provision of this Agreement will not operate as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.
Attorneys’ Fees. In any court action at law or equity that is brought by one of the Parties to this Agreement to enforce or interpret the provisions of this Agreement, the prevailing Party will be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees, in addition to any other relief to which that Party may be entitled.
Acceptance. This Agreement is offered by Company by providing its text to You (User) via any of its website(s) or application(s), and accepted by You by Your logging into, or continued use of, Company’s website(s), application(s), or service(s).