MEDICAL IMAGE UPLOAD
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
FOR ALL MEDICAL
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Welcome
to Cleveland Clinic Medical Image Upload Service. Please read these
Terms and Conditions of Use carefully, because your use of the Cleveland Clinic Medical Image Upload Service or any of our Web sites constitutes your
acceptance of these Terms and Conditions of Use. If you do not accept any of
the Terms and Conditions of Use stated here, do not use any of our Web sites.
PRIVACY
Please
read our Privacy Policy and Security Statement to understand how your personal
information will be treated as you make full use of our many features. By accessing or using the Cleveland Clinic Medical Image Upload Service you
agree to the terms as posted. The Cleveland Clinic Notice of Privacy Practices is a separate document
that governs how medical information about you may be used and disclosed by
Cleveland Clinic.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
We
may, in our sole discretion, change these Terms and Conditions of Use, the Privacy Policy, Security Statement or Notice of Privacy Practices any time by updating
these Web pages. You are bound by all such modifications
immediately upon posting of the modified version; therefore,
it is important to review
the Terms and Conditions of Use, the Privacy Policy,
Security Statement or Notice of Privacy Practices on a regular basis. Your continued
use of the Web sites constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions
and notices.
You agree that Cleveland Clinic
Medical Image Upload Service is a communication service offered as a
convenience to Cleveland Clinic patients. You understand
that images and messages will be routed to the appropriate department as necessary
for handling, meaning Cleveland Clinic employees, other than your healthcare
provider, may be involved in addressing your request and viewing the
information that you upload. Therefore, use of the Cleveland Clinic Medical
Image Upload Service may not be appropriate if you plan to upload sensitive
information that you would only wish to discuss directly with your healthcare
provider.
You agree that you will not post any
offensive material on this Web site. If we determine that you have violated these
Terms and
Conditions of Use and/or abused the use of this service, we reserve the
right, in our sole discretion, to discontinue your use of this service. You
will be notified if your Cleveland Clinic Medical Image Upload Service is
discontinued.
The Cleveland Clinic has in place detailed policies and
procedures regarding access to all medical records by our staff and employees
and has carefully outlined the circumstances under which your medical
information may be released to parties outside of the Cleveland Clinic. These
policies conform to state and federal law and are designed to protect your
privacy and safeguard your health information.
Our
staff and employees are educated in Cleveland Clinic confidentiality policies
and the appropriate use of medical information. At Cleveland Clinic patient's
medical information is held in strictest confidence.
YOUR MEDICAL RECORD
As we provide your health care, we
are required to maintain documentation of your medical history, current
conditions, treatment plan, and all treatments given, including but not limited
to the results of all tests, procedures and therapies. Images and documents you
send via the Cleveland Clinic Medical Image Upload Service may be made
part of your permanent medical record and will be reviewed by a member of your
health care team. They will be accessible to current and future Cleveland
Clinic staff and employees who are appropriately involved with your care.
All Cleveland Clinic generated
electronic medical record content is subject to all state and federal statutes
governing the security and confidentiality of medical records.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARKS
All content included on Cleveland Clinic Web sites,
including, but not limited to, text, photographs, graphics, button icons,
images, artwork, names, logos, trademarks, service marks and data (the
"Content"), in any form, including the compilation thereof, are
protected by U.S. and international copyright law and conventions. The Content
includes both Content owned or controlled by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
("CCF") and Content owned or controlled by third parties and licensed
to CCF. Except as set forth below, direct or indirect reproduction of the
Content, in whole or in part, by any means, is prohibited without the express
written consent of CCF.
SITE ACCESS AND LICENSES
CCF
grants a limited license to each user solely to make personal use only of the
Web site and the associated services in accordance with these Terms and
Conditions of Use. This license expressly excludes, without limitation, any
reproduction, duplication, sale, resale or other commercial use of the Web site
and the associated services, making any derivative of the Web site or the
associated services, the collection and use of user email addresses or other
user information, including, without limitation, health information or any data
extraction or data mining whatsoever.
SECURITY
This Web site uses encryption software. While we use
state-of-the-art security, no system can perfectly guard against risks of intentional
intrusion or inadvertent disclosure of information. When using the Cleveland
Clinic Medical Image Upload Service, information will be transmitted over a
medium that is beyond the control of CCF and its contractors. YOU HEREBY
EXPRESSLY SOLELY ASSUME THE RISK OF ANY UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OR INTENTIONAL
INTRUSION, OR OF ANY DELAY, FAILURE, INTERRUPTION, OR CORRUPTION OF DATA OR
OTHER INFORMATION TRANSMITTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS SERVICE. Once
the information is received by us, your medical information will be treated as
confidential and given the same protection that all other Cleveland Clinic
medical records are given.
NO WARRANTIES
THIS WEB SITE AND ALL OTHER SITES HOSTED BY CCF, AND THE
CONTENT CONTAINED HEREIN AND THEREIN, ARE PROVIDED BY CCF ON AN "AS
IS" BASIS. CCF MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF ITS SITES, OR THE CONTENT, PRODUCTS AND/OR
SERVICES INCLUDED THEREIN. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW,
CCF DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
TITLE, AND/OR INFRINGEMENT.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
SOME OF THE MATERIAL ON THE CCF WEB SITE IS PROVIDED BY
THIRD PARTIES AND CCF SHALL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH THIRD-PARTY
MATERIAL. CCF DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR, OR LIABILITY RELATED TO, SUCH
THIRD-PARTY MATERIAL. ANY QUESTIONS, COMPLAINTS OR CLAIMS RELATED TO ANY
MATERIAL OR PRODUCT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE THIRD PARTY.
GENERAL
By using CCF’s Web site, you agree that, for Ohio
patients, the laws of the state of Ohio and, for Florida patients, the laws of
the state of Florida, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will
govern these Terms and Conditions of Use and any dispute that might arise
between you and CCF, its affiliates, and their employees, subsidiaries,
contractors, officers and directors. You expressly agree that exclusive
jurisdiction for any dispute with CCF, its affiliates, and their employees,
subsidiaries, contractors, officers and directors, resides in the courts of
Cuyahoga County, Ohio for Ohio patients and the courts of Florida for the
Florida patients and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of
personal jurisdiction in the courts of Cuyahoga County, Ohio for Ohio patients
and the courts of Florida for Florida patients in connection with any claim
involving CCF, its affiliates, and their employees, subsidiaries, contractors,
officers and directors. Use of CCF’s Web site is unauthorized in any
jurisdiction that does not give effect to the Terms and Conditions of Use set
forth herein.