Welcome to medicodirectory.com (the “Website”), owned and operated by Charvi Associates, located at Beawar, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. By accessing or using our Website, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following Terms and Conditions (“Terms”). Please review these Terms carefully. If you do not agree to these Terms, you should not use this Website.
1. Acceptance of Terms
These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Charvi Associates concerning your access to and use of the medicodirectory.com Website. You agree that by accessing the Website, you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all of these Terms and Conditions.
2. Nature and Purpose of the Website
Medicodirectory.com is an online medical directory primarily designed to provide informational access to details about doctors, hospitals, and clinics. Our primary goals include:
a. Providing Information: Offering details about medical professionals and healthcare facilities to the general public and medical professionals.
b. Facilitating Listings: Allowing healthcare providers to create both free and premium (paid) listings to enhance their visibility.
c. Promoting Services: Offering advertising opportunities on the Website for relevant entities.
3. No Medical Advice; Informational Purposes Only
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: The information provided on medicodirectory.com, including details on doctors, hospitals, clinics, specializations, services, and any related content, is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. It does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this Website.
4. Accuracy and Sourcing of Information
While Charvi Associates strives to provide accurate and up-to-date information, medicodirectory.com does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any information on the Website. This includes, but is not limited to, doctor’s qualifications, credentials, licenses, hospital services, clinic timings, availability, or any other details.
The information on this Website is sourced from:
a. User Submissions: Healthcare professionals and facilities may submit their own information for inclusion in the directory.
b. Publicly Available Data: Information may be gathered from publicly accessible sources.
Charvi Associates does not independently verify all submitted or publicly available data. Users are strongly advised to independently verify any information before relying on it, especially regarding medical credentials, practitioner availability, specific services, and any other critical details. Your reliance on any information provided by medicodirectory.com is solely at your own risk.
5. User Accounts and Services
The Website offers different types of user accounts and services:
a. Free User Accounts: General public users can access and search the directory for free.
b. Premium User Accounts: [If applicable, specify what premium users get, e.g., enhanced search filters, save favorites].
c. Doctor/Hospital/Clinic Accounts: Healthcare providers can create accounts to manage their listings.
i. Free Listings: Basic listing information for healthcare providers.
ii. Premium Listings: Paid services offering enhanced visibility, additional features, or prominent placement within the directory.
d. Advertising: Opportunities for third-party advertisements on the Website.
By registering for any account or using any paid service, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password.
6. Payments for Premium Services
For premium listings, advertising, or other paid services, you agree to pay all applicable fees as described on the Website. Charvi Associates is not responsible for any issues arising from the use of third-party payment gateways. All fees are [mention if refundable/non-refundable].
7. User Responsibilities and Conduct
By using this Website, you agree to:
a. Use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms.
b. Not use the Website in any way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party’s use of the Website.
c. Not engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
d. Not collect or harvest any personally identifiable information from the Website without our express written permission.
e. Not to post or transmit any material that is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable.
f. Not to impersonate or attempt to impersonate Charvi Associates, a Charvi Associates employee, another user, or any other person or entity.
8. User-Generated Content (Including Listings and Reviews)
If the Website allows users (including healthcare providers for their listings, and general users for reviews/ratings) to submit or post content:
a. You are solely responsible for any content you submit, including text, images, and other materials.
b. You represent and warrant that you own or control all rights in and to the content you submit and have the right to grant the license granted below.
c. You agree that your content will not violate any law or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights. Your content must not be false, misleading, defamatory, infringing, or otherwise unlawful.
d. Charvi Associates reserves the right to review, edit, or remove any user-generated content, including listings and reviews, that violates these Terms or is otherwise objectionable, in our sole discretion, without prior notice.
e. By submitting content, you grant Charvi Associates a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media for the purpose of operating and promoting the Website and its services.
9. Intellectual Property Rights
All content on the Website, including text, graphics, logos, images, audio clips, video clips, and software, is the property of Charvi Associates or its content suppliers and is protected by Indian and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as generally permitted for personal, non-commercial use, or as explicitly allowed for registered healthcare providers managing their own listings.
10. Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) Compliance and Privacy
Charvi Associates is committed to protecting your privacy. Our collection, use, and disclosure of personal data are governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. By using the Website, you agree to the terms of our Privacy Policy.
In compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023:
a. Consent: We will obtain your free, specific, informed, unconditional, and unambiguous consent for processing your personal data where required by the DPDP Act.
b. Purpose Limitation: Your personal data will be processed only for the specified purposes for which it was collected.
c. Data Minimization: We will only collect personal data that is necessary for the specified purposes.
d. Data Principal Rights: You have rights regarding your personal data, including the right to access, correct, and erase your personal data. Procedures for exercising these rights are outlined in our Privacy Policy.
e. Security Safeguards: We implement reasonable security safeguards to protect your personal data.
f. Data Breach Notification: In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected individuals and relevant authorities as required by law.
11. Third-Party Links
The Website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Charvi Associates. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You acknowledge and agree that Charvi Associates shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services available on or through any such websites or services.
12. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
THE WEBSITE AND ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) AND SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED BY CHARVI ASSOCIATES ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, CHARVI ASSOCIATES DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION.
CHARVI ASSOCIATES DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
IN NO EVENT SHALL CHARVI ASSOCIATES, ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM (I) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE; (II) ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE WEBSITE; (III) ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THE WEBSITE; AND (IV) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE, OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE, AND EVEN IF A REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
13. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Charvi Associates and its licensors and licensees, and their employees, contractors, agents, officers, and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees), resulting from or arising out of a) your use and access of the Website, by you or any person using your account and password; b) a breach of these Terms; or c) content posted on the Website.
14. Modifications to Terms
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will provide at least 30 days’ notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. By continuing to access or use our Website after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.
15. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of India, specifically the laws applicable in Ajmer, Rajasthan, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, for the resolution of any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Website.
16. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect.
17. Entire Agreement
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Website, and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have between us regarding the Website.
18. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us:
By email: rjainbwr@gmail.com