Terms of Use
1) Services
The Sites may contain information, data, text, software, sounds, images, and other material (collectively, the “Material”). If, and only if, you agree to, and are in full compliance with, the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Dr. Pierre Kory grants you a personal, non-exclusive, nontransferable license to access and use the publicly available pages on the Sites and the Material contained therein solely for your personal non-commercial use. Any other use, duplication, distribution or other exploitation of the Sites, the Service, the Materials or any portion thereof is a violation of the terms of this Agreement and is strictly prohibited.
The Sites and the Material (as defined below) are provided for the limited purpose of facilitating communication and online health care services between authorized patients and authorized medical providers (the “Services”). The content of any communications between authorized patients and authorized medical providers is not itself part of the Services provided by Dr. Pierre Kory, and Dr. Pierre Kory has no responsibility for the content of such communications.
2) License
The Sites may contain information, data, text, software, sounds, images, and other material (collectively, the “Material”). If, and only if, you agree to, and are in full compliance with, the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Dr. Pierre Kory grants you a personal, non-exclusive, nontransferable license to access and use the publicly available pages on the Sites and the Material contained therein solely for your personal non-commercial use. Any other use, duplication, distribution or other exploitation of the Sites, the Service, the Materials or any portion thereof is a violation of the terms of this Agreement and is strictly prohibited.
3) Use Restrictions
Without limiting the foregoing, you shall not directly or indirectly:
- republish, post, upload, frame, retransmit, redistribute, modify, remove any intellectual property or similar notices or otherwise reproduce the Sites, the Service or any Materials in any format to anyone in any way (other than the download to your personal computer that is inherent in viewing a web page);
- use any ad blocking mechanism, device, or tool to prevent the placement of advertisements in Dr. Pierre Kory.
- access, attempt to access, or obtain any information regarding other users (including, without limitation, personal information and details regarding use of the Service);
- allow anyone else to use or access your username, account or password;
- deep-link to any page or portion of the Sites;
- use any robot, spider or other data mining or other automatic device, program, or similar process or means to access, acquire, copy or monitor the Sites, another user’s information or systems, the Materials or any portion thereof, or in any way circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Sites or access any portion of the Sites other than with a commercial browser or the mobile applications developed and operated by us;
- breach or attempt to breach the security or authentication measures on the Sites or any network or database connected to the Sites;
- decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise reduce any software code for the Sites to a human-readable form;
- make any automated high-volume or other use of the Sites for re-mailing, spamming or other purposes;
- use the Sites, the services offered through the Sites or the Material in violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation;
- submit any data, content or other material that contains a virus or other harmful component, or otherwise tampers with, impairs or damages the Sites, the Materials or any connected network or database, or otherwise interferes with any person or entity’s use or enjoyment of the Sites;
- submit any data (including, without limitation credit card and other payment data), content or other material in violation of any applicable law or regulation, or that violates or infringes upon the patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, privacy, publicity or other rights of any third party;
- submit any data (including, without limitation credit card and other payment data), content or other material that is false, misleading, deceptive, defamatory, obscene, indecent, threatening, abusive, offensive, harassing, or hateful; or
misrepresent your identity, sponsorship, or affiliation with any third party, including using a third party’s username, password, personally identifiable or other account information. - access, attempt to access, or obtain any information regarding other users (including, without limitation, personal information and details regarding use of the Service);
Dr. Pierre Kory users must be at least 13 years old to use the Services, including, without limitation, the Site’s prescription request feature. Users who are between 13 and 18 years old must have their parent or guardian read and agree to the terms of this Agreement on their behalf.
You will maintain the confidentiality of your account and other information and promptly notify us if you become aware of any third party use of your account or other information relating to the Sites or the services offered through the Sites. You are responsible for all acts, omissions, statements and other uses of your account and other information on the Sites and the Service.
We cannot and do not assure that other users are complying or will continue to comply with the foregoing rules of conduct or any other provisions of this Agreement, and, as between you and Dr. Pierre Kory, you hereby assume all risk of harm or injury resulting from any such lack of compliance.
4) Term and Termination
This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the earlier of you stopping all use of the Sites and the Service, and termination by us for any reason (or no reason) at any time. The provisions of Sections 1 and 3-16 will survive any termination of this Agreement.
5) Third Party Websites
The Sites may contain links to third party websites that are beyond our control, including pharmacy locators, lab location locators and prescription drug databases. You acknowledge that by clicking on any of these links you will be taken to websites that are not controlled by Dr. Pierre Kory, We are not responsible for the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of such third party websites or any contents or services offered therein.
In addition, Dr. Pierre Kory does not endorse, and cannot ensure that you will be satisfied with, any products or services offered by a third-party, even if in connection with the Sites. Dr. Pierre Kory does not control and is not responsible for the acts, omissions, statements and/or other conduct of any third parties, including medical professionals. You are solely responsible for making whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before communicating with any third party.
6) Change and Cancellation Requests
To request a change or cancellation of an order or request made through the Service, please try to contact the medical provider directly, before contacting Dr. Pierre Kory. We cannot guarantee, and have no obligation to ensure, that such change or cancellation is received by the medical provider prior to such medical provider viewing or acting on your initial order or request. Once a medical provider has acted upon an order or request, any associated fees are non-refundable. Patients who cancel an appointment less than 24 hours before the scheduled appointment time will receive a 50% refund.
7) User Content
The Sites may contain information, data, text, software, sounds, images, and other material (collectively, the “Material”). If, and only if, you agree to, and are in full compliance with, the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Dr. Pierre Kory grants you a personal, non-exclusive, nontransferable license to access and use the publicly available pages on the Sites and the Material contained therein solely for your personal non-commercial use. Any other use, duplication, distribution or other exploitation of the Sites, the Service, the Materials or any portion thereof is a violation of the terms of this Agreement and is strictly prohibited.
8) Ownership
The Sites and the Material are owned by Dr. Pierre Kory or our licensors and protected under copyright and trademark law. Except for the revocable and limited license to access and use the Sites, Material, and Service, Dr. Pierre Kory+ expressly reserves all intellectual property and other rights in and to the Materials, the Sites and the Services.
If you send us any suggestions, inventions, modifications, improvements, concepts, ideas or other information regarding the Sites, the Materials or the Service (collectively, “Ideas”) by any means, you hereby agree that Dr. Pierre Kory has no obligation to protect or keep the idea confidential for you or any other person or entity, and you hereby grant Dr. Pierre Kory a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, fully paid up and royalty free, transferable and sublicenseable license to the Idea and all intellectual property and other rights in and to the Idea to use, modify, develop, create derivative works based on, and otherwise exploit the Idea in all forms, formats, manners and forever throughout the world for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without notice, compensation and/or approval to or from you or any other person or entity.
9) Changes and Operation
Dr. Pierre Kory reserves the right to discontinue, change and/or modify the Sites, the Service and the Materials at any time, in any way, for any or no reason.
10) Disclaimers
THE SITES, THE SERVICE AND THE MATERIALS ON OR OTHERWISE RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THE SITES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, DR. PIERRE KORY DISCLAIMS, AND YOU HEREBY WAIVE, ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, AVAILABILITY, SECURITY, COMPATIBILITY AND NON-INFRINGEMENT RELATED TO THE SITES, THE SERVICES AND THE MATERIALS ON OR OTHERWISE RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THE SITES.
DR. Pierre Kory DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SITES, THE SERVICE OR ANY MATERIALS AND DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITES, THE SERVICE OR ANY MATERIALS WILL BE ERROR-FREE, THAT ACCESS THERETO WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SITES ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. MOREOVER, YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION DUE TO ANY SUCH ISSUE.
FURTHERMORE, DR. PIERRE KORY DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ACTS, OMISSION, INFORMATION OR STATEMENTS PROVIDED BY ANY THIRD PARTIES (INCLUDING ANY MEDICAL PROVIDER OR TESTING FACILITY) AND RELIANCE ON ANY INTERACTION WITH OR INFORMATION FROM ANY SUCH THIRD PARTY IS STRICTLY AT YOUR OWN RISK. WITHOUT LIMITING THE RELEASES AND OTHER LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, IF YOU HAVE A DISPUTE WITH ANY SUCH THIRD PARTY YOU HEREBY RELEASE DR. PIERRE KORY AND/OR OUR AFFILIATES OR ANY OF THE FOREGOING ENTITIES’ RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OWNERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES AND ASSIGNS, FROM ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND/OR DAMAGES OF EVERY KIND OR NATURE (KNOWN OR UNKNOWN) ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO SUCH DISPUTES.
11) INDEMNIFICATION
You hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold Dr. Pierre Kory and our licensors and each of the foregoing entities’ respective officers, directors, owners, employees, agents, representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities and costs (including settlement costs and any legal or other fees and expenses for investigating or defending any actions or threatened actions) incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of any breach by you of this Agreement or claims arising from your use of the Sites, the Service and/or your account(s). You shall use your best efforts to cooperate with us in the defense of any claim. Dr. Pierre Kory reserves the right, at our own expense, to employ separate counsel and assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.
12) Limitation of Liability
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL DR. PIERRE KORY OR OUR LICENSORS OR ANY OF THE FOREGOING ENTITIES’ RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OWNERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES AND ASSIGNS, BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, PERSONAL INJURY (INCLUDING DEATH) AND PROPERTY DAMAGE OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, THAT RESULTS FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITES, THE SERVICES OR THE MATERIALS, EVEN IF DR. PIERRE KORY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL DR. PIERRE KORY TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, OR $100 (WHICHEVER IS LESS) FOR ACCESSING OR PARTICIPATING IN ANY ACTIVITY RELATED TO THE SITES OR SERVICE. MOREOVER, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL DR. PIERRE KORY BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DELAY OR FAILURE IN PERFORMANCE RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM AN ACT OF FORCE MAJEURE OR CAUSES BEYOND ITS REASONABLE CONTROL.
THE LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS IN THIS SECTION AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS AGREEMENT APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
13) Additional Medical Provider Terms
For the purposes of this Section 13 only, “you” refers to a medical provider (the “Provider”) or any person acting on the Provider’s behalf.
13.1) We treat the Provider in whose name an account is established as the owner of such account. The Provider is a party to this Agreement for all purposes. The Provider is likewise subject to all of the covenants, restrictions, limitations, representations, warranties, waivers and releases included in this Agreement.
13.2) Before using the Service, the Provider will execute a Business Associate Agreement in a form provided by us.
13.3) You represent and warrant that: (i) you are authorized to submit any information you submit to us (“Provider Information”) and to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the Provider; and (ii) any such Provider Information is complete, accurate, and correct, including without limitation information regarding the Provider’s professional license for documentation purposes to prescribe healthcare services such as medications and lab tests for authorized patients.
13.4) You hereby grant Dr. Pierre Kory a license to use and display your Provider Information, including but not limited to your trademarks, for the purpose of making the Service available to our users.
13.5) You will promptly notify us of any changes to the Provider’s license status, contact information, or other information linked to the Provider’s account.
13.6) You represent and warrant that the Provider’s license authorizes the Provider to prescribe medications and/or lab tests as appropriate.
13.7) You agree and understand that Dr. Pierre Kory provides an administrative service for you and makes no representations or warranties as to the performance of prescribed services, the results of lab tests, or the efficacy of any treatments that you prescribe. All responsibility for the well-being of your patients is borne by you. You agree and understand that we cannot and do not guarantee any particular visibility, publicity, leads, contacts, or other perceived benefit to the Provider from using the Service.
13.8) You agree that your use of Dr. Pierre Kory is subject to verification by us of your identity and credentials as a health care provider, and to your ongoing qualification as such. When necessary, you agree that we may use and disclose your personal information for such purposes, including making inquiry of third parties concerning your identity and professional and practice credentials. You authorize such third parties to disclose to us such information as we may request for such purposes, and you agree to hold them and us harmless from any claim or liability arising from the request for or disclosure of such information. You agree that we may terminate your access to or use of the Services at any time if we are unable at any time to determine or verify your qualifications or credentials.
13.9) You will promptly notify us of any order or demand for compulsory disclosure of health information if the disclosure requires access to or use of the Dr. Pierre Kory. You will cooperate fully with us in connection with any such demand.
13.10) Compliance with Law. You are solely responsible for ensuring that your use of Dr. Pierre Kory complies with applicable law, including laws relating to maintenance of privacy, security, licensure, scope of practice and confidentiality of patient and other health information. You agree that you will follow all laws and rules governing the use of laboratory work and other provision of medical care as determined by your licensing board or other applicable authority. You represent to Dr. Pierre Kory that you have obtained all proper authorizations required by law from your patients before using Dr. Pierre Kory and accept all responsibility for acts or omissions resulting therefrom. You will not grant any user any rights to access or use of Dr. Pierre Kory that they would not be allowed to have under applicable laws. We offer no assurance that your use of Dr. Pierre Kory under the terms of this Agreement will not violate any law or regulation applicable to you. We may share Provider Information with third parties if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is helpful to (i) comply with a court order, warrant or other legal process, (ii) protect the rights, property or safety of Dr. Pierre Kory or others, or (iii) investigate or enforce suspected breaches of this Agreement.
13.11) Indemnification. In addition to the indemnification obligations in Section 11 above, you hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties, from and against any claim, cost or liability, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or relating to: (a) the listing of your Provider Information on the Sites or Services; (b) any breach by you of any representations, warranties or agreements contained in this Agreement; (c) the actions of any person gaining access to Dr. Pierre Kory under the account assigned to you; (d) your negligence or willful misconduct. Your indemnification obligations in this Agreement are cumulative, and are not intended to, nor do they, limit your indemnification obligations elsewhere in this Agreement or at law, even if such obligations arise or are occasioned or triggered by a single assertion, claim, circumstance, action, event or transaction.
14) HIPAA Business Associate Agreement
If you are subject to HIPAA as a Covered Entity or Business Associate (as defined in HIPAA) and use the Services in a manner that causes us to create, receive, maintain, or transmit Protected Health Information on your behalf, then you agree to the HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (“HIPAA BAA”).
Any controversy, claim or dispute arising out of or relating in any way to your use of this Sites, the Service, any purchases made through this Sites, or your account, if any (collectively a “Claim”), shall be governed by the laws of the your home state of residence
without respect to its choice (or conflict) of laws rules. Both you and Dr. Pierre Kory waive the right to bring any Claim as a class, consolidated, representative, collective, or private attorney general action, or to participate in a class, consolidated, representative, collective, or private attorney general action regarding any such Claim brought by anyone else. In addition, you and Dr. Pierre Kory agree that any Claim shall be resolved by final and binding arbitration at the American Arbitration Association and waives any right to have a Claim tried by a jury.
The arbitration of all Claims shall take place in Los Angeles County, California in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules and the Consumer-Related Disputes Supplementary Procedures of the American Arbitration Association in effect at the time of the Claim. Unless either party or the arbitrator requests a hearing, the parties will submit their arguments and evidence to the arbitrator in writing. The arbitrator will make an award based only on the documents. This is called a Desk Arbitration. If any party makes a written request for a hearing within ten days after the American Arbitration Association acknowledges receipt of a claimant’s demand for arbitration (or the arbitrator requests a hearing), the parties shall participate in telephone hearing. In no event shall the parties be required to travel to Los Angeles to participate in the arbitration. Notwithstanding any provision in the Commercial Arbitration Rules and the Consumer-Related Disputes Supplementary Procedures to the contrary, the arbitrator shall not have the authority or any jurisdiction to hear the arbitration as a class, consolidated, representative, or private attorney general action or to consolidate, join, or otherwise combine the claims of different persons into one proceeding.
This arbitration agreement is subject to the Federal Arbitration Act and is enforceable pursuant to its terms on a self-executing basis. The arbitrator shall determine any and all challenges to the arbitrability of a claim. A judgment on the award of any court of competent jurisdiction may be entered upon the award.
16) Entire Agreement; Amendment
This Agreement (including the Privacy Policy) constitutes the entire agreement between you and Dr. Pierre Kory related to the matters set forth herein, including the Sites, the Services, the Material and your use thereof; provided, however, that participating medical professionals and testing facilities have additional terms governing their use of the Sites and the Services.
17) General
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California and the laws of the United States, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this Agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement by us shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such provision or any other provision, and our failure to assert any right or provision under this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. In this Agreement, the word “including” is used illustratively, as if followed by the words “but not limited to.” If you have any questions about this Agreement, please contact us at info@drpierrekory.com.
Last updated 1/15/2022