These terms and conditions (this “Agreement” or the “Terms”) will govern your (“Your” or “You”) use of https://www.thoroughcare.net/ (the “Website”) and any application(s), including updates, available on the Website (the “Application”) and also the terms of service that apply to any of the services accessible through any such Application (collectively, the “Services”). Please read this Agreement carefully before using https://www.thoroughcare.net/. As used herein, “We”, “Us”, and “Our” means ThoroughCare, Inc. As used herein, “Users” include both healthcare providers and/or healthcare facilities (“Healthcare Provider Users”) and their patients who are authorized to use Our Services (“Healthcare Provider Patient Users”) to communicate with such healthcare providers and healthcare facilities.
BY ACCESSING AND/OR USING OUR WEBSITE OR APPLICATION OR SERVICES, YOU CONFIRM THAT YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY CONSTITUTE A LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT BETWEEN US AND YOU (AND, IF RELEVANT, ANY ORGANIZATION ON WHOSE BEHALF YOU ARE ACTING). IF YOU ARE ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY ORGANIZATION, YOU CONFIRM THAT YOU HAVE THE REQUISITE AUTHORITY, POWER AND RIGHT TO FULLY BIND THAT ORGANISATION. IF YOU (OR, IF RELEVANT, YOUR ORGANIZATION) DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THESE TERMS (OR IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO BIND YOUR ORGANISATION), YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ACCESS OR USE ANY APPLICATION OR SERVICE, AND YOU SHOULD NOT PROCEED FURTHER.
BY USING THE SERVICES, YOU ALSO AGREE TO BE BOUND AND ABIDE BY OUR PRIVACY POLICY (available at https://www.thoroughcare.net/privacy-policy), WHICH IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.
If You do not agree with and accept the Terms, please discontinue all further use of the Services. Do not log into the Application and immediately delete all files, if any, associated with the accompanying Services from your computer or mobile device.
We reserve the right to change the terms of this Agreement from time to time and We will do Our best to notify you (with the updated terms being displayed on-screen or with a link to the updated terms).
2.1. Use by Healthcare Provider Users: Subject to payment of the applicable subscription, license and/or other fees (if any) and User’s full and ongoing compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, We grant to Healthcare Provider Users a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable authorization for such Healthcare Provider User’s authorized user(s) to access and use the Services within the scope of the Services as specified in the applicable agreement solely for their own medical practice operational use. To the extent that We make the Services available for direct integration with Healthcare Provider User’s web properties, We grant to such Healthcare Provider User a personal, limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right to such integration without modification into those web properties that are owned or controlled by such Healthcare Provider User solely for such purpose.
2.2. Use by Healthcare Provider Patient Users: Subject to User’s full and ongoing compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Healthcare Provider Patient Users that download an Application and/or register to use the Services patient interface features are granted a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable authorization to access and use the Application and the patient interface features of the Services included in the Service subscribed for by the Healthcare Provider Patient User’s applicable Healthcare Provider User solely to communicate and interact with such Healthcare Provider User via the Services. Healthcare Provider Patient Users are not authorized to use any other aspects of the Services unless expressly agreed to otherwise by Us in writing.
2.3. Usage Limitations. The Services may be subject to other limitations in Your agreement with Us and/or other documentation and such limitations shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into and made a part of this Agreement. User will abide by any such limitations and User will not attempt to exceed or circumvent such limitations. If User exceeds, or We reasonably believe that User has circumvented any limitations, then User’s ability to use the may be temporarily or permanently blocked or suspended and User may be subject to overage charges.
2.4 User Content Standards. To the extent a User posts content (including, without limitation, the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, interactive features, works of authorship of any kind, and information or other materials that are posted, generated, provided, or otherwise made available through the Services) and information (referred to as “User Content” regardless of form), the following content standards apply to any and all User Content. User Content must in its entirety comply with all applicable federal, state, local and international laws and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, User Content must not:
2.5 We DO NOT provide clinical services.
THE SERVICES CAN NOT AND ARE NOT DESIGNED, INTENDED, OR APPROPRIATE TO REPLACE OR SUBSTANTIVELY IMPACT YOUR CLINICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER USERS TO ADDRESS SERIOUS, EMERGENT, OR LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND SHOULD NOT BE USED IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES.
2.6 We DO NOT provide insurance billing services or guarantees.
We provide a convenient platform for You to track information that may allow You to provide certain services that may or may not be reimbursable by federal or state health insurance payors and to generate billing reports. We are not billing experts and any information provided to You with respect to billing is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon or construed to guarantee reimbursement of any services.
6.1. Intellectual Property. ThoroughCare reserves all right, title and interest in and to the Services, including all related intellectual property rights. No rights are granted to User other than as expressly set forth herein, whether by implication, estoppel, or otherwise. All enhancements, modifications, and derivative works made to the Services (collectively, the “Derivatives”), and all intellectual property rights therein, shall be owned by Us, whether or not such Derivatives are made at User’s request or instruction, with the exception of any electronic data or information submitted, provided, or made available to Us by or on behalf of User to the Services (“User Data”) contained in the Derivatives which shall continue to be owned by User. User hereby irrevocably assigns to Us all right, title and interest in and to the Derivatives, including all intellectual property rights therein that may inure to User or that User is deemed to obtain pursuant to this Agreement.
6.2. Restrictions. User shall not (i) modify or create derivate works based on the Services, (ii) reverse engineer the Services, or (iii) access the Services in order to (a) build a similar or competitive product or service to the Services or the Third Party Services, (b) carry out benchmarking of the Services, including by monitoring their availability, performance or functionality, or (c) copy any features, functions or graphics of the Services.
6.3. Confidentiality; Healthcare Law Compliance; Use of Non-Personally Identifiable Data. By virtue of this Agreement, the parties may have access to information that is confidential to one another (“Confidential Information”). Users acknowledge and agree that the and their software, design, functionality and features constitute trade secrets within the Confidential Information owned by ThoroughCare, in addition to other business, proprietary and/or otherwise non-public information pertaining to ThoroughCare. User health/healthcare information and other non-public information that is stored on Our servers is considered to be User Confidential Information. A party’s Confidential Information shall not include information which: (a) is or becomes a part of the public domain through no act of omission of the other party; or (b) was in the other party’s lawful possession prior to the disclosure and had not been obtained by the other party either directly or indirectly from the disclosing party; or (c) is lawfully disclosed to the other party by a third party without restriction on disclosure; (d) is independently developed by the other party; or (e) is required to be disclosed by applicable laws or regulations or by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction or other legal process, provided that in the event of a compelled disclosure the party required to make such disclosure shall if reasonably practicable and permitted under applicable law, provide notice to the other party as early as practicable prior to such disclosure in order to enable the other party to contest and/or attempt to limit the extent of such disclosure. The parties agree, both during the term of this Agreement and for a period of two (2) years after termination of this Agreement, to hold each other’s Confidential Information in confidence, except that with respect to information constituting “trade secrets” as defined under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act the obligations hereunder shall continue for as long as such information continues to constitute trade secrets. The parties agree not to make each other’s Confidential Information available in any form to any third party or to use each other’s Confidential Information for any purpose other than the use or provision of the Services, as applicable, and the implementation of this Agreement. Each party agrees to take reasonable steps to ensure that Confidential Information is not disclosed or distributed by its employees or agents in violation of the provisions of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Users shall not, at any time whether while this Agreement is in effect or thereafter permit anyone (other than Healthcare Provider Users’ own employees and its Healthcare Provider Patient Users) to access or use the Services. Each party shall comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in performing its obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, applicable state and federal physician self-referral and anti-kickback laws and regulations, as well as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended (“HIPAA”), and the rules promulgated thereunder (including the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information). Healthcare Provider Users and ThoroughCare agree to enter into a customary HIPAA Business Associate Agreement upon entering into this Agreement.
6.4. Suggestions. User may, but is not obligated to, provide suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations or other feedback provided by User (“Suggestions“). User hereby grants ThoroughCare, Inc. a royalty-free, worldwide, irrevocable, sublicensable, transferable, perpetual license to use, disclose, reproduce, license, distribute and exploit such Suggestions, and incorporate Suggestions into the Services and its other services, products, technologies, documentation or other development with no obligation to pay, attribute, license or to make available to, User or any other person or entity.
6.5 Copyright Infringement. We respect the intellectual property rights of others. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the “DMCA”) provides a complaint procedure for copyright owners who believe that website material infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law. If you believe that your work has been improperly copied and posted on the website, please provide us with the following information: (1) name, address, telephone number, email address and an electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or of the person authorized to act on his/ her behalf; (2) a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed; (3) a description of where on the Site the material that you claim is infringing is located; (4) a written statement that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (5) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf. These requirements must be followed to give Company legally sufficient notice of infringement. Send copyright infringement complaints to Dan Godla, at the following email address: dan@thoroughcare.net. We suggest that you consult your legal advisor before filing a DMCA notice with Company’s copyright agent. There can be penalties for false claims under the DMCA.
7.1. Disclaimer. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THOROUGHCARE, INC., ITS AFFILIATES AND ITS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, OWNERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES (THE “THOROUGHCARE REPRESENTATIVES”) MAKE NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, AND EACH OF THE THOROUGHCARE REPRESENTATIVES SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION: THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY REPRESENTATION THAT THE USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR COMPLETELY SECURE; OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY USER DATA OR OTHER THIRD PARTY CONTENT THAT MAY BE ACCESSED, PROVIDED, OR MADE AVAILABLE; OR ANY THIRD PARTY SERVICES ACCESSED OR USED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES; AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY WITH RESPECT THERETO. THOROUGHCARE, INC. WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO USER FOR ANY LOST REVENUE, LOST PROFITS, REPLACEMENT GOODS OR SERVICES, LOSS OF TECHNOLOGY, RIGHTS OR SERVICES, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF DATA, OR INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, EVEN IF THOROUGHCARE WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER UNDER THEORY OF CONTRACT, TORT STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
7.2 User’s Indemnification of ThoroughCare. User shall indemnify, defend and hold the ThoroughCare Representatives harmless from and against any claims, losses, expenses (including, without limitation, legal expenses), damages or other liability (collectively, “Claims”) incurred or suffered by any of them with respect to any breach of any of User’s representations, warranties or obligations hereunder or any act or omission by User or any of its authorized users or other personnel that results in a Claim.
7.3. Limitation of Liability. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY THOROUGHCARE PARTIES’ AGGREGATE TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR RELATING TO THE SERVICES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR UNDER ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, EXCEED THE AMOUNTS ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY US WITH RESPECT TO USER’S SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE SERVICES GIVING RISE TO THE APPLICABLE CLAIM DURING THE ONE (1) MONTH PRIOR TO THE DATE ON WHICH SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE. THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY EVEN IF USER’S REMEDIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FAIL OF THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE THOROUGHCARE PARTIES HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO USER OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER ARISING AS A RESULT OF STATUTE, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR UNDER ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SERVICES, WHETHER OR NOT THE THOROUGHCARE PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
7.4 User Account Termination. If You breach any of these Terms, We may suspend or disable Your User Account or terminate Your access to the Services without prior notice to You. There may be other instances where We may need to terminate Your access to the Services that are not related to any of Your actions or inactions. We reserve the right to terminate Your access to and use of the Services and materials at any time, with or without cause.
*PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY AS IT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS*
You agree that any dispute between You and ThoroughCare arising out of or relating to these Terms will be governed by the dispute resolution procedure outlined below. We want to address Your concerns without needing a formal legal case, so We have included a tiered dispute resolution process. This Dispute Resolution section may be modified by a written agreement between You and ThoroughCare.
8.1 Informal Dispute Resolution. Before filing a claim against ThoroughCare, You agree to try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting [insert email address]. Most user concerns can be resolved quickly and to Your satisfaction through email.
8.2 Arbitration Agreement.
8.3 Arbitration Procedure.
You and ThoroughCare agree to employ three (3) arbitrators (the “Panel”), where one arbitrator (1) is selected by You, one (1) arbitrator is selected by ThoroughCare, and the third (3rd) arbitrator is selected by mutual consent of You and ThoroughCare. If You and ThoroughCare cannot agree upon the third arbitrator, the first two (2) arbitrators chosen shall select the third arbitrator. The selection decision shall be binding.
The arbitration shall be conducted by telephone, online, and/or be solely based on written submissions—the specific manner to be chosen by the party initiating the arbitration. The arbitration shall not involve any personal appearance by the parties or witnesses unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties. Any judgment on the award rendered by the Panel may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Any claim or dispute arising under these Terms must be initiated by arbitration within two (2) years from its accrual date. Any claim or dispute initiated two (2) years or longer from its accrual date shall be time-barred and dismissed.
8.4 Cost of Arbitration.
You and ThoroughCare shall each pay 50% of all mediator and/or arbitrator costs, expenses, and fees incurred in connection with mediating and/or arbitrating under these Terms.
8.5 Exceptions to Agreement to Arbitrate.
ThoroughCare may bring a lawsuit solely for injunctive relief to stop unauthorized use or abuse of the Services or infringement of intellectual property rights (for example, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or patent rights) without first engaging in the informal dispute-resolution process described above.
YOU MAY ONLY RESOLVE DISPUTES WITH ThoroughCare ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, AND MAY NOT BRING A CLAIM AS A PLAINTIFF OR A CLASS MEMBER IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. CLASS ARBITRATIONS, CLASS ACTIONS, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTIONS, AND CONSOLIDATION WITH OTHER ARBITRATIONS ARE NOT ALLOWED UNDER THESE TERMS.
Notwithstanding the above, You can decline or “opt-out” of the alternative dispute resolution process described above by contacting [insert email address] within 30 days of first accepting these Terms and stating that You (first and last name) decline this dispute resolution process.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, BY NOT OPTING OUT OF THE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS DESCRIBED, YOU WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL TO WHICH YOU MAY OTHERWISE BE ENTITLED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTION OR LITIGATION IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS.
If You opt-out of the dispute resolution process described in this section, or if any matter is otherwise determined not to be subject to such dispute resolution process, You submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms. You agree that any and all claims and matters arising out of these Terms, unless subject to the dispute resolution process described above, may be heard and determined in any such court, and You hereby waive any right to object to such filing on grounds of improper venue, forum non-convenience, or other venue-related grounds, unless such objection asserts that the claim or matter in dispute is subject to determination through the dispute resolution process described above.
THESE TERMS AND THE USE OF THE SERVICES AND WEBSITE WILL BE GOVERNED BY NORTH CAROLINA LAW NOTWITHSTANDING PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICES OR WEBSITE MUST BE LITIGATED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE FEDERAL OR STATE COURTS OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AND BOTH PARTIES CONSENT TO VENUE AND PERSONAL JURISDICTION IN SUCH COURTS. This Agreement constitutes the entire and exclusive agreement between You and ThoroughCare, Inc. with respect to the Services, and supersede and replace any other agreements, terms and conditions applicable to the Services. This Agreement creates no third-party beneficiary rights. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of Our right to do so later. If a provision is found unenforceable the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full effect and an enforceable term will be substituted reflecting our intent as closely as possible. You may not assign any of Your rights in this Agreement, and any such attempt is void, but WE may assign Our rights to any of Our affiliates or subsidiaries, or to any successor in interest of any business associated with the Services. ThoroughCare, Inc. and You are not legal partners or agents; instead, our relationship is that of independent contractors. If any provision of this Agreement is held or made invalid, the invalidity does not affect the remainder of the Agreement.
10.1 Entire Agreement.
These Terms, the Privacy Policy, and any other terms incorporated by reference, constitute the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between ThoroughCare and You regarding the Services, and these Terms supersede and replace any and all prior oral or written understandings or agreements between ThoroughCare and You regarding the Services.
10.2 Governing Law.
These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of Pennsylvania without reference to its conflict of laws provisions.
10.3 Assignment.
You may not assign or transfer these Terms, by operation of law or otherwise, without ThoroughCare Medical’s prior written consent. Any attempt by You to assign or transfer these Terms, without such consent, will be null and of no effect. ThoroughCare may assign or transfer these Terms, at its sole discretion, without restriction. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors, and permitted assigns.
10.4 Notices.
Any notices or other communications permitted or required under these Terms, including those regarding modifications to these Terms, will be in writing and given: (i) by ThoroughCare via email (in each case to the address that You provide); and/or (ii) by posting to the Portal. For notices made by email, the notice will be effective as of the date the notice is first transmitted. You agree that any notice received from ThoroughCare electronically satisfies any legal requirement that such notice is in writing. YOU ALONE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ON FILE WITH ThoroughCare IS ACCURATE AND CURRENT, AND NOTICE TO YOU SHALL BE DEEMED EFFECTIVE UPON THE SENDING OF AN EMAIL TO THE ADDRESS WE HAVE ON FILE.
You shall give any notice to ThoroughCare by email to info@thoroughcare.net. Notice to ThoroughCare shall be effective upon receipt of notice by ThoroughCare.
10.5 No Inadvertent Waiver.
The failure of ThoroughCare to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of future enforcement of that right or provision. The waiver of any such right or provision will be effective only if in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of ThoroughCare.
10.6 Severability.
If any provision of these Terms is determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of these Terms remain in full force, provided that the essential terms and conditions remain valid, binding, and enforceable and the economic and legal substance of the transactions contemplated by these Terms are materially preserved.
10.7 Remedies.
Except as expressly set forth in these Terms, the exercise by either party of any of its remedies under these Terms will be without prejudice to its other remedies under these Terms or otherwise. If, for any reason, a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these Terms invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and the other provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect.
10.8 Contacting ThoroughCare.
Please feel free to contact Us if You have any questions about these Terms and/or any other documents referenced in these Terms. You may contact Us at info@thoroughcare.net or at our mailing address:
ThoroughCare, Inc.
2 Allegheny Ctr, Ste 701
Pittsburgh PA, 15212
Last Updated: February 1, 2025