Consumer Terms of Service

Please read these Terms of Service (the “Terms”) and our Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) carefully because they govern your use of the website located at joyahealth.com (the “Site”) and our skin care management platform services (as further described below) accessible via the corresponding mobile application (“App”) offered by JOYA, Inc. (“JOYA,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). To make these Terms easier to read, the Site, App and our technology services are collectively called the “Services.”

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING ARBITRATION FOR U.S. CUSTOMERS: WHEN YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS YOU ARE AGREEING (WITH LIMITED EXCEPTION) TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN YOU AND JOYA THROUGH BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION RATHER THAN IN COURT. PLEASE REVIEW CAREFULLY SECTION 23 “DISPUTE RESOLUTION” BELOW FOR DETAILS REGARDING ARBITRATION.

USE OF THE SERVICES IS NOT FOR EMERGENCIES. IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, CALL 911 OR GO TO THE NEAREST OPEN CLINIC OR EMERGENCY ROOM. THE SERVICES ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR ALL MEDICAL CONDITIONS OR CONCERNS.

  1. Our Services. Our Services provide a variety of skin care management services, which are subject to availability (including availability of third-party websites, content, materials or other resources) and may include, without limitation:
    • Accessing skin care education materials and preventive information.
    • Providing a directory listing of skin care providers who are registered with JOYA and utilize our Services to deliver in-person care and telehealth services to their patients (“Clinicians”).
    • Providing individualized recommendation, price comparison and cost of care estimation tools for services offered by skin care providers and other skin care products or services.
    • Conducting patient intake assessments through questionnaires to facilitate personalized feedback and recommendations.
    • Facilitating chat-based and video-based communication with Clinicians.
    • Providing SMS, in-app, and push notification alerts and other types of messages directly sent to you outside or inside the Services if you opt-in to receive them (our Privacy Policy provides information describing our data processing practices with respect to these alerts and messages).

    JOYA does not guarantee the availability of any feature, function, price, product, or service of the Services. We may from time to time add new features to the Services, substitute a new service for one of the existing Services, or discontinue or suspend one or any part of the existing Services. Under no circumstances will JOYA be liable for any suspension or discontinuation of any of the Services or portion thereof, and any use of new features or services will be governed by these Terms.

  2. Agreement to Terms. By using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you don’t agree to be bound by these Terms, do not use the Services.
  3. Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your use of the Services, for information on how we collect, use and share your information.
  4. Changes to these Terms or the Services. We may update the Terms from time to time in our sole discretion. If we do, we’ll let you know by posting the updated Terms on the Site or the App, or sending other communications. It’s important that you review the Terms whenever we update them or you use the Services. If you continue to use the Services after we have posted updated Terms it means that you accept and agree to the changes. If you don’t agree to be bound by the changes, you may not use the Services anymore. Because our Services are evolving over time we may change or discontinue all or any part of the Services, at any time and without notice, at our sole discretion.
  5. Who May Use the App?

    You may use the App only if you are 18 years or older (or the age of majority where you’re located). You may download and install the App through an invitation from your Clinician or by downloading the App from an App Store. To use the App, you’ll need to create an account and provide certain basic information about yourself (including your mobile number, email, address, demographic information and medical history). We may also require identification verification. It’s important that you provide us with accurate, complete and current account information and keep this information up to date. If you don’t, we might have to suspend or terminate your account. To protect your account, keep the account details and password confidential, and notify us right away of any unauthorized use. You’re responsible for all activities that occur under your account.

  6. Your Relationship with JOYA

    JOYA is a technology company that makes available the Site and App to help you manage your skin care information and communicate with Clinicians. In connection with the Services, JOYA provides certain technological and other administrative support for professional practices (“Practices”) that employ or contract with Clinicians.

    JOYA acts solely as a technology platform to provide you with the Services, including connecting you with Practices and the Clinicians. We do not control or interfere with the practice of medicine or other licensed professional services by Practices or any Clinicians, each of whom is solely responsible for the medical care and treatment he or she provides to you, whether or not provided through the Site or App. We have no control over, and cannot guarantee the availability of, any Clinician at any particular time. We will not be liable for timeliness of chat response, canceled or otherwise unfulfilled appointments, diagnosis or treatment provided, the quality of care, the cost of care, or any other injury or loss resulting or arising from, or related to, your use of the Services.

    By accepting these Terms, you acknowledge and agree that JOYA is not a healthcare provider and that by using the Services, you are not entering into a doctor-patient or other healthcare provider-patient relationship with JOYA. By connecting with a Clinician through the Services, you may, however, be entering into a doctor-patient or other health care provider-patient relationship with a
    Practice or one or more Clinicians. Practices and Clinicians may require that you enter into a separate agreement between you and the Practice or Clinician (as the case may be), which such agreement may be presented through the Services or accessible through the Services via links to third-party websites or other resources. Any terms, conditions and policies of the Practices and Clinicians are between you and the applicable Practice or Clinician (as the case may be), and are additional to, and do not replace or supersede, these Terms.

    By accepting the Terms, you understand that Practices and Clinicians may send you messages, reports, and emails outside or inside the Services regarding your diagnosis or treatment. You further understand and agree that it is your responsibility to monitor and respond to these messages, reports, and emails and that JOYA, the Practices, and the Clinicians are not responsible in any way for, and you will not hold JOYA, any Practice, or any Clinician liable for, any loss, injury, or claims of any kind resulting from your failure to read or respond to these messages, reports, and emails or for your failure to comply with any treatment information or instructions from the Practice or your Clinician(s). Delivery of messages, reports, and emails is subject to effective transmission from your network operator and appropriate selection of your notification settings; accordingly, you understand and agree that JOYA is not liable for delayed or undelivered messages, reports, and emails.

    While you are not establishing a doctor-patient or other health care provider-patient relationship with JOYA, by using the Services, you are establishing a direct customer relationship with JOYA to use the products made available through the Services. As such, you may provide to us, or cause to be provided to us on your behalf, personal information, including health information, that is subject to use by us in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

  7. Disclosures Regarding Content and Clinicians.

    The content on the Services is provided for informational and educational purposes only, and may be generated through JOYA’s or its third-party licensors’ algorithms (for example, price comparison and cost of care estimates). Price comparison and cost of care estimates provided by the Services may not be current or accurate, and actual costs may vary. Any content on the Services is not marketed, promoted or otherwise intended to be used to diagnose any disease or other condition, or to cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent any disease. Such content is not a replacement or substitute for medical care or specific professional advice, recommendation, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding your health. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of information provided through the Services. JOYA does not refer, recommend or endorse any particular Practice, Clinician, test, procedure, treatment, opinion, or other information that may appear through the Services. RELIANCE ON ANY CONTENT PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICES BY JOYA OR OTHER THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND POLICIES OF THE THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDER.

    • (a) You are expected to seek follow-up or emergency care as needed or recommended by a Clinician, and you should continue to consult with your Clinician and any other health care providers as needed or recommended. Additionally, unexpected events (including unavailability of third-party services incorporated in, used by, or accessible through the Services) may disrupt our electronic communication with you and we may not be able to contact you as quickly as we would like to due to uncontrollable circumstances. Moreover, please be aware that Clinicians tailor their response to your specific situation, taking into account the information you have shared, and their response may not be appropriate for other similarly situated patients.
    • (b) JOYA or its designee takes certain limited steps at the time of their registration to verify that Clinicians that register with JOYA hold licenses or certifications applicable to provide care to you through the Services, but JOYA does not actively monitor the status of such licenses or certifications. JOYA does not ensure that Clinicians (i) possess all valid, unexpired, unrevoked and unrestricted licenses, authorizations, and certifications as may be required to provide care (including telehealth services) to you; (ii) have and maintain appropriate and applicable insurance coverages; and (iii) do not appear on a sanctioned or excluded party list as prepared by the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), or comparable state agencies, or are otherwise not excluded, debarred, suspended or otherwise ineligible to participate in federal or state health care programs. Any information or advice received from a Clinician comes from the Clinician or Practice and JOYA is not responsible for the quality and appropriateness of any care that the Clinician or Practice renders to you through the Services. While JOYA may facilitate your selection of and communications with the Clinician, it is the Clinician providing the professional services or clinical advice. You can report a complaint relating to any care services provided by a Clinician by contacting the applicable professional licensing board in your state, or by contacting JOYA directly. Any clinical records created as a result of your use of the Services will be maintained by JOYA or its service providers on behalf of the Clinician with whom you consult, for a period that is no less than the minimum number of years that such records are required to be maintained under applicable state and federal law.
    • (c) JOYA may facilitate chat-based or video-based communications between you and Clinicians in order for you to receive telehealth services from, or coordinate in-person visits with, Clinicians. The information exchanged between Clinicians and you may be used by the Clinicians for diagnosis, therapy, treatment, follow-up care, consultation, education, and care management, and by yourself for self-management of your health care.
    • (d) There are potential risks associated with care (including telehealth services) provided by Clinicians through the Services:
      • (i) Information available to the Clinicians may not be sufficient to make a correct diagnosis or other professional decisions. Information that can be obtained only by in-person, physical examination or by being physically present with the patient may not be available. In some cases, the Clinician may conclude that the information transmitted through the Services is not sufficient (e.g., poor resolution of images, delayed delivery of chat or other messages, incomplete health data, etc.) or that on some other basis the nature of your issue is such that it does not allow for the care to be provided appropriately by the Clinician without an in-person evaluation.
      • (ii) Any technical failure or power outage could delay or disrupt communications and hinder, delay or erase the ability to assist you. These limitations could result in incorrect assessment or diagnosis, which in turn could lead to care that is not helpful, or that could be harmful or cause other problems. Clinicians communicating with you through the Services are aware of these limitations and take them into account in making professional decisions within the scope of their practice as a licensed clinician, but the risk of error nevertheless exists.
      • (iii) The network and software security protocols we use could fail, and there could be a breach of privacy of your health information. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to, or through, our Services. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures employed by the Services.
      • (iv) In some cases, applicable laws may prevent Clinicians from providing the care (including telehealth services) you desire through the Services. When that is the case, the Clinician may refer you to another provider who may provide the care you desire.

    You are under no obligation, of course, to connect with a Clinician via the Services. You may obtainconventional, in-person care.

  8. Limited Use and Availability. Our Services may be subject to state or federal regulations and may change from time to time due to changes in applicable regulatory requirements. In some cases, the Services may not be the most appropriate way for you to manage your health and wellness, or provide information to, communicate with or seek medical care and treatment from a healthcare provider. For example, certain medical conditions may require an in-person procedure or a healthcare provider other than your Clinician, or your Clinician may determine that your diagnosis or treatment requires an in-person office visit or is otherwise not appropriately addressed through use of the Services. In such a case, you may receive notification that you will be unable to use the Services for the particular issue you submitted and may be provided with additional information regarding next steps.
  9. Transactions and Payments.
    • (a) General. The Services may collect and process payments on behalf of third-party service providers, including Clinicians and other providers of clinical products and services, allow you to make purchases for certain products and services provided by these Clinicians and other third-party service providers, and facilitate certain payment transactions for you in connection with such purchases (each, a “Clinician-Related Transaction”). The Services may also collect and process payments on behalf of JOYA, allow you to make purchases for certain products and services provided by JOYA that are not the subject of Clinician-Related Transactions (including, without limitation, Subscriptions (as defined below)), and facilitate certain payment transactions for you in connection with such purchases (each, a “JOYA-Related Transaction”; and together with Clinician-Related Transactions, “Transactions”). You expressly authorize us (or our third-party payment processor) to charge you for each of your Transactions. We may ask you to supply additional information relevant to your Transaction, including your credit card number, the expiration date of your credit card and your email and postal addresses for billing and notification (such information, “Payment Information”). You represent and warrant that you have the legal right to use all payment method(s) represented by any such Payment Information. When you initiate a Transaction, you authorize us to provide your Payment Information to third parties so we can complete your Transaction and to charge your payment method for the type of Transaction you have selected (plus any applicable taxes and other charges). You may need to provide additional information to verify your identity before completing your Transaction (such information is included within the definition of Payment Information). By initiating a Transaction, you agree to the pricing, payment and billing policies applicable to such fees and charges, as posted or otherwise communicated to you. All payments for Transactions are non-refundable and non-transferable. All fees and applicable taxes, if any, are payable in United States dollars.
    • (b) Cancelling a Transaction. UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE IN THESE TERMS OR THE CANCELLATION POLICY PRESENTED THROUGH THE SERVICES AT THE TIME OF YOUR TRANSACTION, YOUR PURCHASE IS FINAL AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CANCEL THE TRANSACTION OR RECEIVE A REFUND FOR YOUR TRANSACTION AT ANY TIME. But if something unexpected happens in the course of completing a Transaction, we reserve the right to cancel your Transaction for any reason; if we cancel your Transaction, we’ll refund any payment you have already remitted to us for such Transaction.
  10. Subscription.
    • (a) Subscription and Payments. JOYA offers a subscriptions to allow you to access the Services over a 6-12-month term based on employer selection (“Subscription”). If you purchase a Subscription, you will be charged a monthly subscription fee plus any applicable taxes and other charges during the term of your Subscription (collectively, the “Subscription Fee”). BY PURCHASING A SUBSCRIPTION (6 or 12 MONTHS), YOU AUTHORIZE JOYA TO INITIATE RECURRING NON-REFUNDABLE PAYMENTS AS SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS. You acknowledge and agree that so long as you have an active Subscription, JOYA is authorized to charge you the Subscription Fee using the same Payment Information described in Section 9(a) above. SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAWS, JOYA DOES NOT PROVIDE FULL OR PARTIAL REFUNDS ON SUBSCRIPTIONS, WHICH ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.
    • (b) Subscription Cancellation Policy. By enrolling in a Subscription, you agree to be bound by the terms as described above. YOU MAY NOT CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION UNTIL YOU HAVE PAID THE SUBSCRIPTION FEE IN FULL FOR THE TERM OF YOUR SUBSCRIPTION. YOU MAY THEN CANCEL YOUR CURRENT SUBSCRIPTION TERM BY CONTACTING US AT [email protected], OR OUR TOLL-FREE PHONE NUMBER AT 1866-414-JOYA,]. IF YOU CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION, YOU MAY STILL CONTINUE TO USE THE SERVICES THROUGH THE END OF THE SUBSCRIPTION TERM (EITHER 6 OR 12 MONTHS).
  11. Employer-Driven Plans.
    • (a) Applicability. If you: (i) purchase the Services via a payroll deduction, (ii) purchase the Services via a credit card through an employer program, or (iii) obtain the Services as a covered benefit through an employer (each, an “Employer-Driven Plan”), you acknowledge and agree that you may be subject to a different set of payment, subscription and cancellation terms as set forth in a separate agreement between JOYA and your employer. You are solely responsible for determining which set of terms apply to your use of the Services.
    • (b) Commitment Period. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING AND SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAWS, IF YOU OBTAIN THE SERVICES VIA AN EMPLOYER-DRIVEN PLAN, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU (OR YOUR EMPLOYER) WILL BE OBLIGATED TO PAY JOYA THE AGREED UPON MINIMUM SUBSCRIPTION FEES NOTWITHSTANDING ANY EARLY CANCELLATION OF YOUR SUBSCRIPTION.
  12. Feedback. We appreciate feedback, comments, testimonials, ideas, proposals and suggestions for improvements to the Services (“Feedback”). If you choose to submit Feedback, you agree that we are free to use it without any restriction or compensation to you. JOYA will not publish your name or other identifying information in connection with any testimonial unless you have given us your prior approval. JOYA may republish any publicly available review, comment, or testimonial about JOYA or the Services on the Site or in other media.
  13. Your Content.
    • (a) User Content. Our Services may allow you to submit, store, or share information, data, or content such as text (in posts or communications with Clinicians or others), files, assessments, self-report measures, lab samples, laboratory and imaging results, prescriptions and pharmaceutical documents, medical records and other health data (including any retrieved from any third-party websites or other resources accessible through the Services), documents, graphics, images, music, software, audio and video. Anything (other than Feedback) that you post or otherwise make available through the Services is referred to as “User Content.” JOYA does not claim any ownership rights in any User Content and nothing in these Terms will be deemed to restrict any rights that you may have to your User Content.
    • (b) Permissions to Your User Content. By making any User Content available through the Services, you hereby grant to JOYA a non-exclusive, transferable, worldwide, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, to use, copy, modify, create derivative works based upon, distribute, publicly display, and publicly perform your User Content in connection with operating, improving and providing the Services, subject to applicable privacy laws and in accordance with our Privacy Policy. The foregoing license includes the right to use User Content with training algorithms, machine learning, and artificial intelligence technologies used in connection with the Services.
    • (c) Your Responsibility for User Content. You are solely responsible for all your User Content. You represent and warrant that you have (and will have) all rights that are necessary to grant us the license rights in your User Content under these Terms. You represent and warrant that neither your User Content, nor your use and provision of your User Content to be made available through the Services, nor any use of your User Content by JOYA on or through the Services will infringe, misappropriate or violate a third party’s intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy, or result in the violation of any applicable law or regulation.
    • (d) Removal of User Content. You can remove your User Content by specifically deleting it. You should know that in certain instances, some of your User Content (such as posts or comments you make) may not be completely removed and copies of your User Content may continue to exist on the Services. Even upon termination of your account, JOYA may retain your records (including without limitation medical records) subject to applicable laws, which may not be removed from the JOYA system/platform. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not responsible or liable for the removal or deletion of (or the failure to remove or delete) any of your User Content.
    • (e) JOYA’s Intellectual Property. We may make available through the Services content that is subject to intellectual property rights. We retain all rights to that content.
  14. Rights and Terms for the App.
    • (a) App License. If you comply with these Terms, JOYA grants to you a limited non-exclusive, non-transferable license, with no right to sublicense, to download and install the App on your personal computers, mobile handsets, tablets, wearable devices, and other devices and to run the App solely for your own personal non-commercial purposes. Except as expressly permitted in these Terms, you may not: (i) copy, modify or create derivative works based on the App; (ii) distribute, transfer, sublicense, lease, lend or rent the App to any third party; (iii) reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the App (unless applicable law permits, despite this limitation); or (iv) make the functionality of the App available to other users through any means.
    • (b) App Stores. This Section applies to the App that you acquire from third-party application stores (e.g., the Apple App Store, Google Play App Store, or other third-party platform from which you download and install the App) (each, together with its provider, an “App Store”). The App Store has no obligation to furnish any maintenance and support with respect to the App. In the event of any failure of the App to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify the App Store, and the App Store will refund the App purchase price to you (if applicable) and, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the App Store will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the App. The App Store is not responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to the App or your possession and use of it, including, but not limited to: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that the App fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation. The App Store is not responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any third-party claim that your possession and use of the App infringe that third party’s intellectual property rights. The App Store and its subsidiaries, are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms, and upon your acceptance of the Terms, the App Store will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof. You represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a terrorist-supporting country; and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties. You must also comply with any applicable third-party terms of service when using the App.
  15. Service Text Messages. If you provide your cellular phone number to JOYA (either online or via text message), you specifically authorize JOYA to send SMS or MMS text messages to your phone for purposes of receiving one-time passwords, alerts, notifications, and other messages related to the Services. Our Privacy Policy provides information describing our data processing practices with respect to these alerts and messages. Message and data rates from your mobile telephone service provider may apply and are subject to the terms and conditions imposed by your provider. You can opt out of receiving text messages at any time by adjusting your notification settings in your account or otherwise following the given instructions for doing so. Note that your use of the Services is subject to you providing a valid cellular phone number for purposes of receiving SMS or MMS text messages, and opting out of receiving all texts will impact your use of the Services.
    If you change or deactivate the phone number you provided to JOYA, you have an affirmative obligation to update your account information and the phone number(s) attached to your account to prevent us from inadvertently communicating with anyone who acquires any phone number(s) previously attributed to you, and any new phone number(s) you attach to your account may receive JOYA’ standard SMS messages unless you also unsubscribe via the above procedures.
  16. General Prohibitions and JOYA’s Enforcement Rights. You agree not to do any of the following:
    • (a) Post, upload, publish, submit or transmit any User Content that: (i) constitutes health data or health insurance data of any individual other than yourself or infringes, misappropriates or violates a third party’s patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy; (ii) violates, or encourages any conduct that would violate, any applicable law or regulation or would give rise to civil liability; (iii) is fraudulent, false, misleading or deceptive; (iv) is defamatory, obscene, pornographic, vulgar or offensive; (v) promotes discrimination, bigotry, racism, hatred, harassment or harm against any individual or group; (vi) is violent or threatening or promotes violence or actions that are threatening to any person or entity; or (vii) promotes illegal or harmful activities or substances;
    • (b) Use, display, mirror or frame the Services or any individual element within the Services, the JOYA name or any other name used by JOYA, any JOYA trademark, logo or other proprietary information, or the layout and design of any page or form contained on a page, without JOYA’s express written consent;
    • (c) Access, tamper with, or use non-public areas of the Services, JOYA’s computer systems, or the technical delivery systems of JOYA’s providers;
    • (d) Attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of any JOYA system or network or breach any security or authentication measures;
    • (e) Avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, impair, descramble or otherwise circumvent any technological measure implemented by JOYA or any of JOYA’s providers or any other third party (including another user) to protect the Services;
    • (f) Attempt to access or search the Services or download content from the Services using any engine, software, tool, agent, device or mechanism (including spiders, robots, crawlers, data mining tools or the like) other than the software and search agents provided by JOYA or other generally available third-party web browsers;
    • (g) Send any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, email, junk mail, spam, chain letters or other form of solicitation;
    • (h) Use any meta tags or other hidden text or metadata utilizing a JOYA trademark, logo URL or product name without JOYA’s express written consent;
    • (i) Use the Services, or any portion thereof, for any commercial purpose or for the benefit of any third party or in any manner not permitted by these Terms;
    • (j) Forge any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or newsgroup posting, or in any way use the Services to send altered, deceptive or false source-identifying information;
    • (k) Attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software used to provide the Services;
    • (l) Interfere with, or attempt to interfere with, the access of any user, host or network, including, without limitation, sending a virus, overloading, flooding, spamming, or mail-bombing the Services;
    • (m) Collect or store any personally identifiable information from the Services from other users of the Services without their express permission;
    • (n) Impersonate or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
    • (o) Stalk or harass any JOYA personnel or Clinician either through or outside your use of the Services;
    • (p) Report false or fictitious emergencies, whether relating to yourself or others;
    • (q) Violate any applicable law or regulation; or
    • (r) Encourage or enable any other individual to do any of the foregoing.

    JOYA is not obligated to monitor access to or use of the Services or to review or edit any content. However, we have the right to do so for the purpose of operating the Services, to ensure compliance with these Terms and to comply with applicable law or other legal requirements. We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to remove or disable access to any content, including User Content, at any time and without notice, including, but not limited to, if we, at our sole discretion, consider it objectionable or in violation of these Terms. We have the right to investigate violations of these Terms or conduct that affects the Services. We may also consult and cooperate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute users who violate the law.

  17. Third Party Services
    • (a) The Services may allow you to access third-party websites, content, materials or other resources (including those made available by Practices and Clinicians). We provide access only as a convenience and are not responsible for the content, products or services on or available from those resources or links displayed on such websites. You acknowledge sole responsibility for and assume all risk arising from, your use of any third-party resources. We may incorporate third party software or materials as part of certain of the Services, including without limitation open source third party software. Your use of such third-party software or materials is subject to any and all applicable additional terms and conditions governing such use provided by the third-party. Where applicable, additional notices relating to the third-party may be provided by us, which for example may contain attribution and disclaimer notices applicable to the third-party software or content.
    • (b) You acknowledge and agree that JOYA incorporates, connects to, or integrates with certain services provided by its third-party providers and licensors (“Third-Party Providers”, and such services provided by them, as incorporated in, connected to, or integrated with the Services, the “Third-Party Services”). You agree that the provisions set forth in Section 6, Section 7, and Section 19 apply with respect to the Third-Party Providers and the Third-Party Services. Each Third-Party Provider owns all right and title in and to the intellectual property comprising its Third-Party Services. You will not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell or re-sell any information, software, products, or services obtained from or through the Third-Party Services.
  18. Termination. We may suspend or terminate your access to and use of the Services, including suspending access to or terminating your account, at our sole discretion, at any time and without notice to you. You may cancel your account at any time via the account management page of the Site or the App, whereupon JOYA will remove your access to the Services, and JOYA will cease proactively contacting you. However, even upon termination of your account, JOYA may retain your medical records subject to applicable laws, which may not be removed from the JOYA system/platform. Upon any termination, discontinuation or cancellation of the Services or your account, the following Sections will survive: 6, 7, 8, 10(b), 12, 13, and 16 through 24.
  19. Warranty Disclaimers. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE EXPLICITLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. We make no warranty that the Services will meet your requirements or be available on an uninterrupted, secure, or error-free basis. We make no warranty regarding the quality, relevance, accuracy, timeliness, truthfulness, completeness or reliability of any information or content on the Services. General advice and other content relayed through the Services is provided for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended to replace or substitute any medical care or specific professional advice, diagnosis or treatment. JOYA makes no representations or warranties regarding, and will have no responsibility for, diagnosis or treatment provided, the quality of care, the cost of care, or any other injury or loss resulting or arising from, or related to, your use of the Services.
  20. Indemnity. You will indemnify and hold JOYA and its officers, directors, employees, contractors, service providers, licensors, and agents, harmless from and against any claims, disputes, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, and costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees arising out of or in any way connected with (a) your access to or use of the Services, (b) your User Content, or (c) your violation of these Terms.
  21. Limitation of Liability.
    • (A) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEITHER JOYA NOR ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SERVICES, WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUES, LOST SAVINGS, LOST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, LOSS OF DATA OR GOODWILL, SERVICE INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER DAMAGE OR SYSTEM FAILURE OR THE COST OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY, PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT JOYA OR ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE, EVEN IF A LIMITED REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
    • (B) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL JOYA’S TOTAL LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES EXCEED THE AMOUNTS YOU HAVE PAID OR ARE PAYABLE BY YOU TO JOYA FOR USE OF THE SERVICES OR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100), IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD ANY PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS TO JOYA, AS APPLICABLE.
    • (C) THE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN JOYA AND YOU.
  22. Governing Law and Forum Choice. These Terms and any action related thereto will be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, federal arbitration law, and the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 23 “Dispute Resolution,” the exclusive jurisdiction for all Disputes (defined below) that you and JOYA are not required to arbitrate will be the state and federal courts located in California, and you and JOYA each waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue in such courts.
  23. Dispute Resolution.
    • (a) Mandatory Arbitration of Disputes. We each agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to the use of the Services, these Terms or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof (collectively, “Disputes”) will be resolved solely by binding, individual arbitration and not in a class, representative or consolidated action or proceeding. You and JOYA agree that the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of these Terms, and that you and JOYA are each waiving the right to a trial by juryor to participate in a class action. This arbitration provision shall survive termination of these Terms.
    • (b) Exceptions. As limited exceptions to Section 23(a) above: (i) we both may seek to resolve a Dispute in small claims court if it qualifies; and (ii) we each retain the right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief from a court to prevent (or enjoin) the infringement or misappropriation of our intellectual property rights.
    • (c) Conducting Arbitration and Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules (the “AAA Rules”) then in effect, except as modified by these Terms. The AAA Rules are available at www.adr.org or by calling 1-800-778-7879. A party who wishes to start arbitration must submit a written Demand for Arbitration to AAA and give notice to the other party as specified in the AAA Rules. The AAA provides a form Demand for Arbitration at www.adr.org.

      Any arbitration hearings will take place in the county (or parish) where you live, unless we both agree to a different location. The parties agree that the arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to decide all issues relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability and scope of this arbitration agreement.

    • (d) Arbitration Costs. Payment of all filing, administration and arbitrator fees will be governed by the AAA Rules, and we won’t seek to recover the administration and arbitrator fees we are responsible for paying, unless the arbitrator finds your Dispute frivolous. If we prevail in arbitration we’ll pay all of our attorneys’ fees and costs and won’t seek to recover them from you. If you prevail in arbitration you will be entitled to an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses to the extent provided under applicable law.
    • (e) Injunctive and Declaratory Relief. Except as provided in Section 23(b) above, the arbitrator shall determine all issues of liability on the merits of any claim asserted by either party and may award declaratory or injunctive relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by that party’s individual claim. To the extent that you or we prevail on a claim and seek public injunctive relief (that is, injunctive relief that has the primary purpose and effect of prohibiting unlawful acts that threaten future injury to the public), the entitlement to and extent of such relief must be litigated in a civil court of competent jurisdiction and not in arbitration. The parties agree that litigation of any issues of public injunctive relief shall be stayed pending the outcome of the merits of any individual claims in arbitration.
    • (f) Class Action Waiver. YOU AND JOYA AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.
      Further, if the parties’ Dispute is resolved through arbitration, the arbitrator may not consolidate another person’s claims with your claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. If this specific provision is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of this Dispute Resolution section shall be null and void.
    • (g) Severability. With the exception of any of the provisions in Section 23(f) of these Terms (“Class Action Waiver”), if an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction decides that any part of these Terms is invalid or unenforceable, the other parts of these Terms will still apply.
  24. General Terms
    • (a) Reservation of Rights. JOYA and its licensors exclusively own all right, title and interest in and to the Services, including all associated intellectual property rights. You acknowledge that the Services are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of the United States and foreign countries. You agree not to remove, alter or obscure any copyright, trademark, service mark or other proprietary rights notices incorporated in or accompanying the Services.
    • (b) Entire Agreement. These Terms constitute the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between JOYA and you regarding the Services, and these Terms supersede and replace all prior oral or written understandings or agreements between JOYA and you regarding the Services. If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable by an arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the other provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect. Except where provided by applicable law in your jurisdiction, you may not assign or transfer these Terms, by operation of law or otherwise, without JOYA’ prior written consent. Any attempt by you to assign or transfer these Terms absent our consent or your statutory right, without such consent, will be null. JOYA may freely assign or transfer these Terms without restriction. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns.
    • (c) Notices. Any notices or other communications provided by JOYA under these Terms will be given: (i) via email; or (ii) by posting to the Services. For notices made by email, the date of receipt will be deemed the date on which such notice is transmitted.
    • (d) Waiver of Rights. JOYA’ failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of such 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 JOYA. 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.
    • (e) Limitation of Claims. No action arising under or in connection with these Terms, regardless of the form, may be brought by you more than one (1) year after the cause of action arose; actions brought thereafter are forever barred.
  25. Contact Information. If you have any questions about these Terms or the Services, please contact JOYA at [email protected].

Provider Portal Terms and Conditions

  1. Agreement
    • Practice and JOYA Health entered into a certain JOYA Health Provider Agreement (“Agreement”), which incorporates these Provider Portal Terms and Conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”) into the Agreement by reference. Practice, by executing the Agreement, is bound to all terms of the Agreement, including these Terms and Conditions. The capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the base Agreement.
    • Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully because they govern Practice’s use of JOYA Health’s Portal and the services that Practice renders under the Agreement.
    • WHEN PRACTICE AGREES TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PRACTICE AGREES (WITH LIMITED EXCEPTION) TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN PRACTICE AND JOYA THROUGH BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION RATHER THAN IN COURT. PLEASE REVIEW CAREFULLY SECTION 9.2 BELOW FOR DETAILS REGARDING ARBITRATION.
    • These Terms and Conditions will expire or terminate in accordance with Section 3 of the base Agreement.
  2. Definitions
    • Clinician” means any User that is a physician or other licensed professional associated with Practice who utilizes the Services to deliver skincare services and products to Patients.
    • Patients” mean the employees of JOYA Health’s employer customers who (i) subscribe to the Platform to access skincare products, services, and other offerings by JOYA Health and (ii) elect Practice and its Clinicians to render such skincare services and products.
    • Services” means the access to individuals who may become Patients and the connection of certain functions on JOYA Health’s platform (the “Platform”), through which Patients will connect with and access the professional skincare and other related services and products of Practice and its Clinicians, including the Practice services described in Exhibit A of the base Agreement.
    • User” means any employee, contractor, or other individual associated with Practice authorized by Practice to access and use the Services.
  3. Services; Access and Use
    • Practice will ensure that each Clinician further complies with Exhibit A of the base Agreement. Practice will promptly notify JOYA Health of any additional information applicable to a Clinician’s practice, any changes with respect to any information provided to JOYA Health, or if at any point a Clinician is no longer in compliance with any of the warranties, representations, or covenants in Exhibit A of the base Agreement.
    • Use Restrictions. Practice will fully comply with JOYA Health’s Use Restrictions and Security Requirements in Exhibit A to these Terms and Conditions.
    • Users. Practice will ensure that each User complies with all applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement. Practice will be liable for all acts or omissions by Users in connection with their use of the Services and any violation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement by any User.
    • Access to certain functions on the Platform will be accomplished through APIs as agreed upon by JOYA Health and Practice to effectively and seamlessly sync and connect certain features of Practice’s own system(s) and platform(s) to that of the Platform, including appointment scheduling, telehealth visits, prescription renewals, and purchase of skincare products and services, as elected by Practice.
    • Practice shall provide JOYA Health a monthly invoice for the JOYA Health Cost due to Practice for related facials and sunscreen products provided to Patients in the prior month. JOYA Health will reimburse Practice for the monthly undisputed JOYA Health Cost within thirty (30) calendar days following receipt of the invoice from Practice.
  4. Certain Obligations of Practice
    • No Telecommunications or Internet Services. Practice acknowledges and agrees that Practice’s and its Users’ use of the Services is dependent upon access to telecommunications and Internet services.  JOYA Health will not be responsible for any loss or corruption of data, lost communications, or any other loss or damage of any kind arising from any such telecommunications and Internet services.
    • Provision of Care Requirements. Prior to engaging in the provision of care (including telehealth services), Practice will (and will ensure that Clinicians) obtain informed consent from, provide applicable notices to (e.g., HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices), and enter into any necessary agreement with patients, all of which must comply with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
    • Relationship with JOYA Health. JOYA Health acts solely as a technology platform to provide the Services. JOYA Health does not control or interfere with the practice of medicine or other licensed professional services by Practice or its Clinicians.  JOYA Health is not a health care provider, and the Services it provides does not include the provision of medical advice or the practice of medicine.  There is no provider-patient relationship between JOYA Health and any user of JOYA Health’ services. The Practice (and its Clinicians), and not JOYA Health, will be responsible for verifying the accuracy of all medical information and advice, making all diagnostic, treatment and clinical decisions, and complying with all applicable laws, regulations, licensing requirements, and the applicable standard of care in delivering health care services. JOYA Health will not be liable for timeliness of chat response, cancelled or otherwise unfulfilled appointments, information provided by patients, patient failure to pay or chargebacks, credits, or refunds associated with patient payments, inability to deliver health care services through use of the Services, diagnosis or treatment provided, the quality of care, the cost of care, or any other injury or loss resulting or arising from or related to Practice’s use of the Services.
    • Services Content. The content provided through the Services by JOYA Health, other users of the Services, or other third-party content providers is provided for informational and reference purposes only and may be generated through JOYA Health’ or its third-party licensors’ algorithms or artificial intelligence used in connection with providing the Services. Any content on the Services is not marketed, promoted or otherwise intended to be used to diagnose any disease or other condition, or to cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent any disease. JOYA Health does not refer, recommend or endorse any specific drug, test, procedure, physician, product, service, opinion, or other information that may be mentioned on the Platform or Services. Reliance on any content provided through the Platform by JOYA Health, other users of the Services, or other third-party content providers is at Practice’s own risk and may be subject to additional terms, conditions, and policies of the third-party content provider. JOYA Health and its third-party content providers do not warrant or guarantee that the content on the Services will be accurate, complete, relevant, or current.
    • Third-Party Services.
      • The Services may allow Practice and its Users to interface or interact with, access, or use third-party services, products, technology, websites, content, materials or other resources (including those made available by patients). JOYA Health provides access only as a convenience and is not responsible for the content, products or services on or available from those resources or links displayed on such websites. Practice acknowledges sole responsibility for and assumes all risk arising from, Practice’s use of any third-party resources. JOYA Health may incorporate third-party software or materials as part of certain of the Services, including open source third-party software. Practice’s use of such third-party software or materials is subject to any and all applicable additional terms and conditions governing such use provided by the third party. Where applicable, additional notices relating to the third party may be provided by JOYA Health, which for example may contain attribution and disclaimer notices applicable to the third-party software or content.
      • Practice acknowledges and agrees that JOYA Health incorporates, connects to, or integrates with certain services provided by its third-party providers and licensors (“Third-Party Providers”), and such services provided by them, as incorporated in, connected to, or integrated with the Services, the “Third-Party Services”). Practice agrees that the provisions set forth in Sections 4.4, 5, and 4.6 apply with respect to the Third-Party Providers and the Third-Party Services.  Each Third-Party Provider owns all rights and title in and to the intellectual property comprising its Third-Party Services.  Practice will not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell or re-sell any information, software, products, or services obtained from or through the Third-Party Services.
    • Referrals. Nothing in this Agreement will create any obligation on the part of either party or any provider or other person employed by or contracted with either party (including Clinicians) to refer patients to any other party. Nothing in this Agreement will be interpreted as requiring either party to make referrals of any products, services, or other items to the other in violation of any federal, state or local law or regulation.
  5. Survival. The following provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall survive termination or expiration of the Terms and Conditions: Sections 1, 3, 6, 7.4, 8, 9, 11.3, 11.4, 11.9, 11.10, 11.10, 11.12, 11.14, and any other provisions that by their nature are intended to survive termination or expiration of these Terms and Conditions.
  6. Confidentiality

6.1               Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” means any information (either oral, written or digital) disclosed by one party (“Disclosing Party”) to the other party (including any director, officer, employee, agent, or representative thereof) (“Receiving Party”) including that which relates to research, product plans, products, services, clients, markets, software, algorithms, machine learning models, developments, inventions, processes, designs, drawings, engineering, technical data, know-how, protocols, hardware configuration information, marketing or finances of the Disclosing Party that: (i) if disclosed in writing or in the form of tangible materials, is marked “confidential” or “proprietary” at the time of such disclosure; (ii) if disclosed orally or by visual presentation, is identified as “confidential” or “proprietary” at the time of such disclosure; or (iii) due to its nature or the circumstances of its disclosure, a person exercising reasonable business judgment would understand to be confidential or proprietary. For clarity, the Services, the Platform and its components, and the underlying software provided in conjunction with the Services, are the Confidential Information of JOYA Health.

6.2               Obligations and Restrictions. The Receiving Party will maintain all Confidential Information in confidence using at least the same degree of care as it uses to protect the confidentiality of its own confidential information of similar importance, but no less than a reasonable degree of care. The Receiving Party agrees not to disclose the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information to any third party and will to use it for the sole purpose of performing its obligations or exercising its rights under this Agreement (“Purpose”). The Receiving Party may disclose the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information to its employees and consultants who have a bona fide need to know such Confidential Information for the Purpose, but solely to the extent necessary to pursue the Purpose and for no other purpose; provided, that each such employee and consultant is bound by a written agreement that contains use and nondisclosure restrictions at least as protective of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information as those set forth in this Agreement.

6.3               Return of Confidential Information. At the termination or expiration of this Agreement or upon the Disclosing Party’s request, the Receiving Party will either return the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information and all copies thereof (including electronic copies), and any notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations, memoranda or other documents (regardless of the form thereof) prepared by or on behalf of the Receiving Party that contain or are based upon the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information or will, at the Disclosing Party’s direction, destroy the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information (including all copies) and certify its secure destruction to the Disclosing Party, except that the Receiving Party may retain a copy for archival or evidentiary purposes or as otherwise required by applicable law.

6.4               Exceptions. The parties’ obligations and restrictions with respect to Confidential Information will not apply to any information or materials which:  (a) were, at the time of disclosure, or has subsequently become, generally known or available to the public through no fault of the Receiving Party; (b) the Receiving Party can demonstrate as already in its possession prior to disclosure hereunder, or is subsequently rightfully acquired by the Receiving Party, with no duty of confidentiality owed to Disclosing Party with respect to such information or materials; (c) is independently developed by the Receiving Party without use of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information; or (d) consists of personal information that is subject to JOYA Health’ privacy policy, data aggregation analyses, or de-identified data derived from PHI or personal information.

6.5               Equitable Relief. Each party agrees and acknowledges that any violation or threatened violation of this Section 5 will cause irreparable harm and significant damages, the degree of which may be difficult to ascertain to the Disclosing Party and that, in addition to any other remedies that may be available, in law, in equity or otherwise, the Disclosing Party will be entitled to seek equitable relief to enjoin any unauthorized use or disclosure of its Confidential Information, without the necessity of proving actual damages, in addition to any other rights and remedies that it may have at law or otherwise.

6.6               Confidentiality Term. The confidentiality obligations imposed by this Section 5 will survive expiration or termination of this Agreement, and will continue to apply for four (4) years following the termination of this Agreement; provided, that, (a) as to any PHI, the parties’ confidentiality obligations will be governed by the applicable requirements of HIPAA and (b) as to any Confidential Information that the Disclosing Party maintains as a trade secret, the Receiving Party’s obligations under this Section 4 will remain in effect for as long such Confidential Information remains a trade secret.

  1. Practice Materials and Data

    • Practice Materials. “Practice Materials” means all information, data, content and other materials, in any form or medium, that is submitted, posted, collected, transmitted or otherwise provided by or on behalf of Practice through the Services or to JOYA Health in connection with Practice’s use of the Services and processed solely for the benefit of Practice under the Agreement. For clarity, Practice Materials expressly exclude User Data (as defined in Section 6.3), Usage Data (as defined in Section 6.4), and De-identified Data (as defined in Section 6.4) and any other information, data, data models, content or materials owned or controlled by JOYA Health and made available or processed through or in connection with the Services, including any information processed in connection with JOYA Health’ relationship with a patient independent of Practice or any information processed with the authorization of a patient.  JOYA Health acknowledges that, as between Practice and JOYA Health and except as set forth in this Section, Practice owns and retains all right, title and interest in and to all Practice Materials. Practice hereby grants JOYA Health a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free right and license to access, use, host, reproduce, display, perform, modify the Practice Materials solely for the purposes of hosting, performing analytics on usage, operating, improving and providing the Services and JOYA Health’ other related products, services and technologies during the Term, and performing research and providing targeted recommendations to patients based on their interactions with the Practice and the Services.
    • HIPAA – Business Associate Agreement. To the extent applicable, Practice and JOYA Health agree to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its implementing privacy and security regulations (“HIPAA”) and any applicable state data privacy laws. To the extent that JOYA Health processes protected health information that is subject to HIPAA (“PHI”) on behalf of Practice under this Agreement, the parties will comply with the terms of the Business Associate Agreement in Exhibit B of these Terms and Conditions.
    • Privacy Policy. Except where the Business Associate Agreement applies, JOYA Health may process personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy. This includes personal information about Users and other users of JOYA Health’ websites, web and mobile applications, and other offerings (collectively, “User Data”).
    • Usage Data. JOYA Health and the Services may collect and record data regarding the usage and performance of the Services, including via certain mobile devices and applications compatible with the Services (such data, “Usage Data”). JOYA Health may collect, use and disclose Usage Data in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and JOYA Health’ Privacy Policy. Practice acknowledges and agrees that JOYA Health may use Usage Data to create de-identified and/or aggregated data that is: (a) not identifiable to any person and, to the extent derived from PHI, complies with 45 C.F.R. § 164.514(b), and (b) is not publicly distributed or conveyed in a context that identifies Practice’s identity (“De-identified Data”).  JOYA Health may retain and use De-identified Data without restriction for any purpose, including operating, analyzing, improving or marketing the Services and any related products and services.
    • Data and Reports. Practice will provide JOYA Health with access to the Practice EMR/EHR via (i) an API integration between JOYA Health’ systems and the Practice’s electronic medical records systems, or (ii) the delivery by the Practice to JOYA Health of a weekly report including certain information about patients’ usage of the Services, including procedures received, payment information for the Services and carrier information (such data, the “JOYA Health Patient Reporting Data”). JOYA Health may use the JOYA Health Reporting Data to perform analytics, for research purposes, to deliver targeted user portal information and skincare recommendations to Patients enrolled in JOYA Health and to communicate with Patients regarding JOYA Health’ products and services.
  2. Indemnification Procedure. The party seeking defense and indemnity (the “Indemnified Party”) will promptly notify the other party (the “Indemnifying Party”) of the Claim for which indemnity is being sought and will follow the procedures set forth in the Terms and Conditions. reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in the defense and settlement thereof. The Indemnifying Party will have the sole right to conduct the defense of any Claim for which the Indemnifying Party is responsible hereunder; provided that the Indemnifying Party may not settle any Claim without the Indemnified Party’s prior written approval unless the settlement is for a monetary amount, unconditionally releases the Indemnified Party from all liability without prejudice, does not require any admission by the Indemnified Party, and does not place restrictions upon the Indemnified Party’s business, products or services.  The Indemnified Party may participate in the defense or settlement of any such Claim at its own expense and with its own choice of counsel or, if the Indemnifying Party refuses to fulfill its obligation of defense, the Indemnified Party may defend itself and seek reimbursement from the Indemnifying Party.
  3. Governing Law; Dispute Resolution
    • Governing Law and Forum Choice. This Agreement and any action related thereto will be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, federal arbitration law, and the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict-of-law provisions. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 8.2, the exclusive jurisdiction for all Disputes (defined below) between Practice and JOYA Health that are not required to be arbitrated will be the subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware. Practice and JOYA Health each waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue in such courts.
    • Dispute Resolution.
      • Mandatory Arbitration of Disputes. The parties agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to the use of the Services, this Agreement or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof (collectively, “Disputes”) will be resolved solely by binding, individual arbitration and not in a class, representative or consolidated action or proceeding. Practice and JOYA Health agree that the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement, and that Practice and JOYA Health are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action. This arbitration provision will survive termination of this Agreement.
      • Exceptions. As a limited exception to Section 9.2.1, the parties each retain the right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief from a court to prevent (or enjoin) the infringement or misappropriation of our intellectual property rights.
      • Conducting Arbitration and Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules (the “AAA Rules”) then in effect, except as modified by this Agreement. The AAA Rules are available at http://www.adr.org or by calling 1-800-778-7879. A party who wishes to start arbitration must submit a written Demand for Arbitration to AAA and give notice to the other party as specified in the AAA Rules. The AAA provides a form Demand for Arbitration at http://www.adr.org.

Any arbitration hearings will take place in Orange County, California, unless the parties agree to a different location. The parties agree that the arbitrator will have exclusive authority to decide all issues relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability and scope of this arbitration agreement.

  • Arbitration Costs. Payment of all filing, administration and arbitrator fees will be governed by the AAA Rules, and JOYA Health will not seek to recover the administration and arbitrator fees JOYA Health is responsible for paying, unless the arbitrator finds Practice’s Dispute frivolous. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Party shall share the costs of arbitration equally and bear its own attorneys’ fees and costs.
  • Injunctive and Declaratory Relief. Except as provided in Section 9.2.2, the arbitrator will determine all issues of liability on the merits of any claim asserted by either party and may award declaratory or injunctive relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by that party’s individual claim. To the extent that Practice or JOYA Health prevails on a claim and seeks public injunctive relief (that is, injunctive relief that has the primary purpose and effect of prohibiting unlawful acts that threaten future injury to the public), the entitlement to and extent of such relief must be litigated in a civil court of competent jurisdiction and not in arbitration. If Practice breaches the Agreement, JOYA Health may obtain injunctive relief without any requirement to prove actual monetary damage or post a bond or other security.
  • Class Action Waiver. Practice and JOYA Health agree that each may bring claims against the other only in Practice’s or JOYA Health’ individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding. Further, if the parties’ Dispute is resolved through arbitration, the arbitrator may not consolidate another person’s claims with Practice’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. If this specific provision is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of this Dispute Resolution section will be null and void.
  • Severability. With the exception of any of the provisions in Section 9.2.2, if an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction decides that any part of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the other parts of this Agreement will still apply.
  1. Clinician and User Requirements. Practice will ensure that each Clinician, in addition to complying with the terms and conditions applicable to Users:
    • Has successfully completed JOYA Health’ clinician registration process, if applicable, which may include: (i) completing identification verification processes; (ii) if applicable, identifying any insurance plans for which the Clinician is considered “in network” and providing related fee information; (iii) providing requested fees information for Clinician’s services (e.g., membership fees, visit fees, costs for clinical services offered by Clinician, etc.); and (iv) any other information, data, and other materials reasonably requested by JOYA Health in the format and via the method reasonably designated by JOYA Health.
    • Possesses, verifies, and updates (upon any change) all valid, unexpired, unrevoked and unrestricted licenses, authorizations, registrations, and certifications (i) for all jurisdictions in which Clinician practices (free of any disciplinary actions by state medical boards or other applicable regulatory bodies), (ii) necessary to provide all patient services or treatment provided by Clinician, and (iii) regarding state and federal narcotic and controlled substances registrations, as applicable.
    • Has and maintains medical malpractice insurance and (if appropriate) other professional liability/errors & omissions liability insurance coverage and other insurance of the types and in the amounts that are at a minimum consistent with industry standards and applicable law, with respect to Clinician’s practice.
    • Adheres to all applicable rules, regulations and policies of governmental agencies having jurisdiction, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Drug Enforcement Administration, and all federal and state regulations regarding confidentiality of patient information.
    • Adheres to and remains in compliance with all applicable terms and conditions governing use of third-party services, products, technology, websites, content, materials or other resources that it may interface or interact with, access, or use through the Services.
  2. Additional Terms
    • Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the referenced exhibits) constitutes the complete and exclusive agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except as otherwise stated in the Agreement, any modification, waiver, or amendment of any provision of this Agreement will be effective only if in writing and signed by authorized representatives of both parties. If any provision of this Agreement is held illegal, invalid or unenforceable by an arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
    • Non-Exclusive Relationship. This is a non-exclusive agreement. Nothing in this Agreement will be deemed to restrict or limit JOYA Health’ right to perform similar services for any other party or to assign any employees or subcontractors to perform similar services for any other party; provided that JOYA Health complies with its obligations under Section 5 with respect to Confidential Information of Practice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Term of this Agreement, Practice will not: (i) enter into an agreement with a competitor of JOYA Health, (ii) use any system or platform of another service provider to perform functions or services similar to those provided by the Services as part of an employee benefit or other skin care offering or program, or (iii) initially access Patients or other employees of JOYA Health’s employer customers other than through the Services. 
    • Reservation of Rights. Subject to the limited rights expressly granted in the Agreement, JOYA Health reserves and, as between the parties will solely own, the JOYA Health IP and all rights, title and interest in and to the JOYA Health IP.  No rights are granted to Practice hereunder (whether by implication, estoppel, exhaustion or otherwise) other than as expressly set forth herein. Practice will not remove, alter or obscure any copyright, trademark, service mark or other proprietary rights notices incorporated in or accompanying the Services.  “JOYA Health IP” means the Services, the underlying software provided in conjunction with the Services, algorithms, interfaces, technology, databases, tools, know-how, processes and methods used to provide or deliver the Services, and Usage Data and De-identified Data (as defined in Section 6.4 of the Agreement), and all improvements, modifications or enhancements to, or derivative works of, the foregoing (regardless of inventorship or authorship), and all intellectual property rights in and to any of the foregoing.
    • Feedback. From time-to-time Practice, its Users, or its employees, contractors, or representatives may provide JOYA Health with suggestions, comments, feedback or the like with regard to the Services (collectively, “Feedback”). Practice hereby grants JOYA Health a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free and fully paid-up license to use and exploit all Feedback in connection with JOYA Health’ business purposes, including the testing, development, maintenance and improvement of the Services.
    • Enforcement. Practice will promptly notify JOYA Health of any suspected or alleged violation of the terms and conditions of the Agreement and will cooperate with JOYA Health with respect to: (a) investigation by JOYA Health of any suspected or alleged violation of the Agreement and (b) any action by JOYA Health to enforce the terms and conditions of the Agreement. JOYA Health may suspend or terminate any User’s access to the Services upon notice to Practice if JOYA Health reasonably determines that such User has violated the terms and conditions of the Agreement or that the security of the Services has been or likely will be compromised.
    • Insurance. At all times during the Term, Practice will obtain and maintain in full force and effect: Commercial General Liability, Workers’ Compensation, Employer’s Liability, Medical Malpractice Insurance and (if appropriate) other Professional Liability/Errors & Omissions Liability, and any such other insurance coverage conforming to applicable industry standards in amounts adequate to cover acts and omissions of Practice and its Clinicians. Practice will provide JOYA Health with evidence of such insurance coverage upon JOYA Health’ request.
    • Assignment. Practice may not assign or transfer the Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, without JOYA Health’ prior written consent. Any attempt by Practice to assign or transfer the Agreement without such consent will be null and void. JOYA Health may freely assign or transfer the Agreement without restriction. Subject to the foregoing, the Agreement will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns. The parties agree that JOYA Health may subcontract the performance of all or parts of its obligations pursuant to the Agreement to a third party.
    • Notices. Any notices or other communications provided by JOYA Health under the Agreement will be given: (i) via email; or (ii) by posting to the Services. For such notices made by email, the date of receipt will be deemed the date on which such notice is transmitted. All notices or other communications required or permitted under the Agreement to be provided by Practice will be in writing and delivered by confirmed email transmission, by overnight delivery service, or by certified mail, and the date of receipt will be deemed the date on which such notice is received.  All such notices or other communications provided by Practice will be sent to JOYA Health at [email protected] or to such other address as may be specified by JOYA Health in accordance with this Section.
    • Waiver of Rights. A party’s failure to enforce any right or provision of the Agreement will not be considered a waiver of such 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 the applicable party. Except as expressly set forth in the Agreement, the exercise by either party of any of its remedies under the Agreement will be without prejudice to its other remedies under the Agreement or otherwise.
    • Independent Contractors. The parties are independent contractors for all purposes and at all times. Neither party nor any of its employees will be agents, employees, or representatives of the other party. All matters of compensation and benefits and terms of employment for each party’s employees will be solely a matter between that party and its employees. Nothing contained herein will be deemed or construed to create between the parties hereto a partnership or joint venture or employment relationship. No party will have the authority to act on behalf of any other party, or to commit, bind or contract the other party in any manner or cause whatsoever or to make any representations, guarantees, or warranties on behalf of the other party or to use any other party’s name in any way not expressly authorized by the Agreement or expressly consented to in writing signed by the parties.
    • Publicity. JOYA Health may make a public statement in the form of a press release announcing the execution of the Agreement and naming Practice as a customer of JOYA Health. JOYA Health may list Practice as a network provider in any JOYA Health marketing materials, such as, by way of example, representative client lists, press releases, screen shots, case studies and printed and digital sales material, and Practice consents to the inclusion of Practice’s name and logo on JOYA Health’ website. Except as set forth in this Section, neither party will disclose any terms or conditions of the Agreement to any third party, or issue any press release or public statement regarding the Agreement or the parties’ relationship, without the prior consent of the other party, except that either party may disclose the terms of the Agreement as required by law or to potential and actual acquirers, investors, underwriters and lenders, subject to reasonable non-use and non-disclosure requirement.
    • No Third-Party Beneficiaries. The Agreement is entered into solely between Practice and JOYA Health and will not be deemed to create any rights in any third parties or to create any obligations of either party to any third party, including any User.
    • Force Majeure. Neither party will be responsible for any failure or delay in its performance under the Agreement (except for the payment of money) due to causes beyond its reasonable control, including labor disputes, strikes, lockouts, shortages of or inability to obtain labor, energy, raw materials or supplies, war, acts of terror, riot, acts of God or governmental action. A party invoking this clause shall provide the other party with prompt written notice of any delay or failure to perform that occurs by reason of a force majeure event. If the force majeure event continues for a period of ten (10) days, the party unaffected by the force majeure event may terminate the Agreement upon notice to the other party.
    • Interpretation. Practice had the opportunity to have counsel of its choice examine the provisions of the Agreement, and no implication shall be drawn against any party by virtue of the drafting of the Agreement.
    • Without Limitation. The words “include”, “includes”, and “including” are not words of limitation and shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”.
    • Authority to Execute. The person agreeing to the Agreement, including these Terms and Conditions, on behalf of Practice warrants that they are duly authorized to accept the Agreement and that by accepting the Terms and Conditions, Practice is formally bound to the Agreement, including these Terms and Conditions. If Practice is comprised of a group of licensed providers, then the signatory warrants that they have the authority to bind each of the providers included in Practice’s roster and Practice agrees that the provisions of the Agreement, including these Terms and Conditions, bind all officers, members or employees of Practice who are similarly licensed and that such providers shall accept, as payment in full for the provision of Services, the reimbursement rates set forth in the Agreement.

Exhibit A

Use Restrictions and Security Requirements

These use restrictions and security requirements are incorporated into the JOYA Health Provider Agreement (“Agreement”) between JOYA Health and Provider, as such requirements may be amended from time to time by JOYA Health.

Practice will not, directly or indirectly:

  1. Access or use the Services in any manner except as expressly permitted in the Agreement.
  2. Make changes to, create derivative works of, or otherwise modify the Services, in whole or in part.
  3. Sell or resell the Services, or rent, lease or loan use of the Services, or otherwise allow any person or entity to use the Services for any purpose other than for the benefit of Practice in accordance with the Agreement.
  4. Use the Services in any manner or for any purpose that infringes, misappropriates or violates a third party’s patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy, or that violates, or encourages any conduct that would violate, any applicable law or regulation or would give rise to civil liability.
  5. Use the Services to develop, commercialize, license or sell any product, service or technology that could, directly or indirectly, compete with the Services.
  6. Post, upload, publish, submit or transmit through the Services any information, data, or content that: (i) infringes, misappropriates or violates a third party’s patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy; (ii) violates, or encourages any conduct that would violate, any applicable law or regulation or would give rise to civil liability; (iii) is fraudulent, false, misleading or deceptive; (iv) is defamatory, obscene, pornographic, vulgar or offensive; or (v) promotes illegal or harmful activities or substances.
  7. Use, display, mirror or frame the Services or any individual element within the Services, JOYA Health’ name or any other name used by JOYA Health, any JOYA Health trademark, logo or other proprietary information, or the layout and design of any page or form contained on a page, without JOYA Health’ express written consent.
  8. Access, tamper with, or use non-public areas of the Services, JOYA Health’ computer systems, or the technical delivery systems of JOYA Health’ providers.
  9. Attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of any JOYA Health system or network or breach any security or authentication measures.
  10. Avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, impair, descramble or otherwise circumvent any technological measure implemented by JOYA Health or any of JOYA Health’ providers or any other third party (including another user) to protect the Services.
  11. Attempt to access or search the Services or download content from the Services using any engine, software, tool, agent, device or mechanism (including spiders, robots, crawlers, data mining tools or the like) other than the software and search agents provided by JOYA Health or other generally available third-party web browsers.
  12. Use any meta tags or other hidden text or metadata utilizing a JOYA Health trademark, logo URL or product name without JOYA Health’ express written consent.
  13. Forge any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or newsgroup posting, or in any way use the Services to send altered, deceptive or false source-identifying information.
  14. Violate any applicable law or regulation.
  15. Encourage or enable any other person or entity (including any User) to do any of the foregoing.

Exhibit B

Business Associate Agreement

This Business Associate Agreement (“BAA”) is entered into between Practice and JOYA Health, forms part of the Agreement, and is effective on the same date as the Agreement. Capitalized terms not defined herein will have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.

  1. Definitions

The following terms used in this BAA will have the same meaning as those terms in the HIPAA Rules: Breach, Data Aggregation, Designated Record Set, Disclosure, Health Care Operations, Individual, Minimum Necessary, Notice of Privacy Practices, Protected Health Information, Required By Law, Secretary, Security Incident, Subcontractor, Unsecured Protected Health Information, and Use. In addition, the following definitions apply:

  • Business Associate” will generally have the same meaning as the term “Business Associate” at 45 CFR 160.103, and in reference to the party to this BAA, will mean JOYA Health.
  • Covered Entity” will generally have the same meaning as the term “Covered Entity” at 45 CFR 160.103, and in reference to the party to this BAA, will mean Practice.
  • HIPAA Rules” will mean the Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Enforcement Rules at 45 CFR Part 160 and Part 164.
  1. Obligations and Activities of Business Associate

Business Associate agrees to:

  • Not Use or disclose Protected Health Information (“PHI”) other than as permitted or required by the BAA or as Required By Law;
  • Use appropriate safeguards, and comply with Subpart C of 45 CFR Part 164 with respect to electronic PHI, designed to prevent Use or Disclosure of PHI other than as provided for by the BAA;
  • Report to Covered Entity any Use or Disclosure of PHI not provided for by the BAA of which it becomes aware, including Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information, as required at 45 CFR 164.410, and any Security Incident of which it becomes aware;
  • In accordance with 45 CFR 164.502(e)(1)(ii) and 164.308(b)(2), if applicable, ensure that any Subcontractors that create, receive, maintain, or transmit PHI on behalf of Business Associate agree to restrictions, conditions, and requirements that are consistent with those that apply to Business Associate under this BAA with respect to such information;
  • Within fifteen (15) business days of a written request from Covered Entity, make any PHI in a Designated Record Set available to the Covered Entity as necessary to satisfy Covered Entity’s obligations under 45 CFR 164.524;
  • Within fifteen (15) business days of a written request from Covered Entity, make any amendment(s) to PHI in a Designated Record Set as directed or agreed to by the Covered Entity pursuant to 45 CFR 164.526, or take other measures as necessary to satisfy Covered Entity’s obligations under 45 CFR 164.526;
  • Maintain and, within fifteen (15) business days of a written request from Covered Entity, make available the information required to provide an accounting of Disclosures to the Covered Entity as necessary to satisfy Covered Entity’s obligations under 45 CFR 164.528;
  • To the extent that Business Associate is to carry out one or more of Covered Entity’s obligation(s) under Subpart E of 45 CFR Part 164, comply with the requirements of Subpart E that apply to the Covered Entity in the performance of such obligation(s); and
  • Make its internal practices, books, and records available to the Secretary for purposes of determining compliance with the HIPAA Rules.
  1. Permitted Uses and Disclosures by Business Associate
    • Business Associate may only Use or disclose PHI as specified in this BAA or as necessary to perform the Services provided under the Agreement between the parties.
    • Business Associate may Use or disclose PHI as Required By Law.
    • Covered Entity hereby grants to Business Associate an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to: (i) use any such PHI to create de-identified information in accordance with 45 C.F.R. § 164.514(b) that will remain the exclusive property of JOYA Health; and (ii) combine any such PHI disclosed by Covered Entity to Business Associate with the PHI of other covered entities received by Business Associate in its capacity as a business associate of those other covered entities, to permit data analyses that relate to the health care operations of the respective covered entities (Data Aggregation).
    • Business Associate may ask patients for their authorization or consent for the collection, use, and sharing of their PHI for Business Associate’s purposes or other purposes. Any information that is provided or made available by the patient pursuant to such authorization or consent is no longer PHI and is not subject to the Agreement (including this BAA).
    • Business Associate agrees to make Uses and Disclosures and requests for PHI consistent with the Minimum Necessary policies and procedures required by HIPAA.
    • Business Associate may provide Data Aggregation services relating to the Health Care Operations of the Covered Entity.
    • Business Associate may not Use or disclose PHI in a manner that would violate Subpart E of 45 CFR Part 164 if done by Covered Entity, except for the specific Uses and Disclosures set forth below.
      • Business Associate may Use PHI for the proper management and administration of the Business Associate or to carry out the legal responsibilities of the Business Associate.
      • Business Associate may disclose PHI for the proper management and administration of Business Associate or to carry out the legal responsibilities of the Business Associate, provided the Disclosures are Required By Law, or Business Associate obtains reasonable assurances from the person to whom the information is disclosed that the information will remain confidential and Used or further disclosed only as Required By Law or for the purposes for which it was disclosed to the person, and the person notifies Business Associate of any instances of which it is aware in which the confidentiality of the information has been Breached.
    • Covered Entity will notify Business Associate of any limitation(s) in the Notice of Privacy Practices of Covered Entity under 45 CFR 164.520, to the extent that such limitation may affect Business Associate’s Use or Disclosure of PHI.
    • Covered Entity will notify Business Associate of any changes in, or revocation of, the permission by an Individual to Use or disclose his or her PHI, to the extent that such changes may affect Business Associate’s Use or Disclosure of PHI.
    • Covered Entity will notify Business Associate of any restriction on the Use or Disclosure of PHI that Covered Entity has agreed to or is required to abide by under 45 CFR 164.522, to the extent that such restriction may affect Business Associate’s Use or Disclosure of PHI.
  2. Permissible Requests by Covered Entity

Covered Entity will not request Business Associate to Use or disclose PHI in any manner that would not be permissible under Subpart E of 45 CFR Part 164 if done by Covered Entity.

  1. Termination
    • Obligations of Business Associate Upon Termination. Upon termination of this BAA for any reason, Business Associate, with respect to PHI received from Covered Entity, or created, maintained, or received by Business Associate on behalf of Covered Entity, will:
      • Retain only that PHI which is necessary for Business Associate to continue its proper management and administration or to carry out its legal responsibilities;
      • Return to Covered Entity or destroy, if feasible, the remaining PHI that the Business Associate still maintains in any form;
      • Continue to Use appropriate safeguards and comply with Subpart C of 45 CFR Part 164 with respect to electronic PHI to prevent Use or Disclosure of the PHI, other than as provided for in this Section, for as long as Business Associate retains the PHI;
      • Not Use or disclose the PHI retained by Business Associate other than for the purposes for which such PHI was retained and subject to the same conditions set out herein which applied prior to termination; and
      • Return to Covered Entity or, if agreed to by Covered Entity, destroy the PHI retained by Business Associate when it is no longer needed by Business Associate for its proper management and administration or to carry out its legal responsibilities.
  1. Miscellaneous
    • Regulatory References. A reference in this BAA to a section in the HIPAA Rules means the section as in effect or as amended.
    • Amendment. The Parties agree to take such action as is necessary to amend this BAA from time to time as is necessary for compliance with the requirements of the HIPAA Rules and any other applicable law.
    • Interpretation. Any ambiguity in this BAA will be interpreted to permit compliance with the HIPAA Rules.

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