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Nothing transmitted to or from this Site constitutes the establishment of a doctor-patient relationship between you and any professional who uses the Site. The Site does not prescribe medicine, and diagnose medical conditions. You will not use the Site to treat medical conditions or medical emergencies, or to advise or resolve legal, medical or financial issues. Ask a Doctor 24x7 does not regularly review the questions , answers and public forum posts on the Site and the views expressed on the Site are those of the individuals who post the content and do not necessarily reflect those of Ask a Doctor 24x7, its owners, managers, directors, employees, agents, partners, advertisers or affiliates. Ask a Doctor 24x7 assumes no responsibility for the posts or the information contained on the Site, nor does it make any claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, suitability or completeness of any of the information on the Site, including but not limited to the information in the posts. All advice and/or information obtained directly or indirectly from the Site are provided and used at your own risk.

For health advice in particular, but not exclusively, before acting on any of the advice, you shall confirm that such action is applicable and suitable by referring to your physician or other qualified healthcare professional or attaining the second and third opinion of other medical practitioners. You recognize there are limitations associated with consultations or other services exclusive of physical examination, in person advice or onsite and extensive investigations. Neither Ask a Doctor 24x7 nor any of its owners, managers, directors, employees, agents, partners, advertisers or affiliates assumes any legal responsibility for any incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading information provided by this Site, including but not limited to by any professional, Ask a Doctor 24x7 employees, or other visitors to the Site.

Access to the Site and Content (as defined below) may not be legal by certain persons or in certain states or countries. Whether you access the Site from within or outside United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction. Provisions relating to the liability of Ask a Doctor 24x7 and its licensors, Indemnity, Jurisdiction, and Complete Agreement, survive the expiration or termination of these Terms of Service for any reason whatsoever. Ask a Doctor 24x7 makes no claim that the contents of the Site, including but not limited to the text, graphics, images and information obtained from service providers and any other material contained on the Site (the "Content") is appropriate or may be downloaded in a particular jurisdiction.

You also agree that you understand that the professionals that participate on the Site may or may not be affiliated with, employed by or agents of Ask a Doctor 24x7 and that Ask a Doctor 24x7 makes no representations or warranties as to the qualifications of any of the professionals who participate on the Site, even if, by way of example, but not limitation, Ask a Doctor 24x7 has paid compensation to a professional for participating on the Site. Any listing, name, content, material of any professional or firm found on this Site does not constitute any endorsement or recommendation. When deciding to take advice and/or hire any professional or firm, you agreed to conduct your own independent research as to the accuracy of the credentials expressed on the Site.

Ask a Doctor 24x7 may, without giving notice, delete any subscriber account or other information contained on the Site for any reason whatsoever. You shall not use the Site to post any advertisement or other commercial message, and shall not post any knowingly false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, harassing, obscene, sexually oriented or threatening message, or material that is invasive of another person's privacy. Upon receiving any complaints, Ask a Doctor 24x7, in its sole discretion, may delete any inappropriate posts and may attempt to delete them as quickly as possible; however, the posts are generally submitted in real-time and are not reviewed by Ask a Doctor 24x7 before they are posted to the Site.

The Content is protected by copyright under both Central and State laws, and foreign laws. Title to the Content remains with Ask a Doctor 24x7 or its licensors. Any use of the Content not expressly permitted by these Terms of Service is a breach of the Terms of Service and may also violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. Inquiries or applications for permission to copy any Content otherwise than is permitted by these Terms of Service should be directed to info@askadoctor24x7.com. Content and features on the Site, including these Terms of Service are subject to change or termination without notice in the sole discretion of Ask a Doctor 24x7. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to Ask a Doctor 24x7 and its licensors. If you violate any of these Terms of Service, your permission to use the Site and the Content automatically terminates and you shall immediately destroy any copies you have made of any portion of the Content.

You agree that your use of the Site is of your own free will and is not guided by any promotional emails, phone calls or advertisements from Ask a Doctor 24x7 or its affiliates or partners. THE USE OF THE SITE AND THE CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. When using the Site, information will be transmitted over a medium which, in many cases, is beyond the control and jurisdiction of Ask a Doctor 24x7. Accordingly, Ask a Doctor 24x7 assumes no liability for or relating to the delay, failure, interruption, or corruption of any data or other information transmitted in connection with use of the Site. THE SITE AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. ASK A DOCTOR 24X7, ITS LICENSORS, AND ITS SUPPLIERS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES' RIGHTS, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Specifically, Ask a Doctor 24x7 makes no representations, warranties or guarantees about the following:

• The accuracy, reliability, completeness, correctness, or timeliness of the Content, software, text, graphics, links, or communications provided on or through the use of the Site.


• The satisfaction of government regulations or the laws of any jurisdiction with regard to the ability to use the Site or requiring disclosure of information contained on the Site.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, neither Ask a Doctor 24x7 , its licensors, its suppliers, nor any third parties mentioned on the Site shall, in any event whatsoever, be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental and consequential damages, personal injury/wrongful death, lost profits, or damages) resulting from the use or inability to use the Site or the Content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory, and whether or not Ask a Doctor 24x7 is advised of the possibility of such damages.

To the fullest extent permitted by law any claims arising in connection with your use of the Site and any of its Content, must be brought by you within one (1) year after the date of the event giving rise to such action occurred. Ask a Doctor 24x7 does not endorse any professional and is not a source of advertising, solicitation or legal advice on behalf of any professional. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Ask a Doctor 24x7 is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites, sites framed within the Site, or third-party advertisements, and does not make any representations regarding their content or accuracy. Your use of third-party websites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such sites.

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You agree that you are solely responsible for anything you post on the Site and that you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Ask a Doctor 24x7 , its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers, harmless from and against any claims, actions or demands, liabilities and settlements including without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your violation of these Terms and Conditions or any claims based upon your posts/submissions on the Site. You further consent to abide by the spam policies. Failure to do so may result in cancellation of your account with Ask a Doctor 24x7. The use of this Site is entirely at your own risk, and in no event shall Ask a Doctor 24x7 be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, punitive, or any other monetary or other damages, fees, fines, penalties, or liabilities arising out of or relating in any way to this Site, or sites accessed through this Site, and/or content or information provided herein. Your sole and exclusive remedy for dissatisfaction with the Site is to stop using the Site.

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1) that the Site will meet your requirements or is merchantable or fit for a particular purpose, 2) that the Site will be error-free or bug-free, 3) regarding the security, reliability, timeliness, or performance of the Site, 4) that any errors in the Site will be corrected, 5) accuracy, suitability or completeness of the information contained in the Site, 6) regarding the qualifications of the professionals that provide services or advice on the Site, 7) any incorrect information or advice provided by the professionals or contained within the Site, 8) for any medical, legal or financial events or outcomes related to services attained through the use of this Site, and 9) delay in calling back or reconnecting, to obtain complete advice from the professional, 10) any information or materials obtained by using this Site, 11) your choice to seek professional medical advice, or your choice of choosing a specific service/package based on the information provided through this Site, all of which is done at your sole discretion and/or risk.

You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute with Ask a Doctor 24x7 , or in any way relating to your use of the Site, resides in the courts of India and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the courts of the Bangalore, India in connection with any such dispute including any claim involving Ask a Doctor 24x7 or its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, directors, telecommunication providers, and content providers.

These Terms of Service are governed by the internal substantive Indian laws of the land, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. If any provision of these Terms of Service is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Service, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any of these Terms of Service shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition.

These Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersede all other agreements relating to the subject matter, and set out the complete legal relationship between Ask a Doctor 24x7 and you arising from or connected with the subject matter. For the avoidance of doubt, in the case of any conflict between these Terms of Service, and any other agreement, these Terms of Service shall govern and control such conflict.

Ask a Doctor 24x7 reserves the right to place any third party advertisements on the Site at any time and without notice or liability. You are prohibited from republishing, selling, duplicating, or "scraping" for commercial or any other purpose whatsoever any of the data or other information contained on the Site, in whole or in part, in any medium whatsoever. The Directory Listing is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Ask a Doctor 24x7 disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for particular purpose. Without limiting the foregoing, Ask a Doctor 24x7 does not warrant or represent that the Directory Listing or any part thereof is accurate or complete. You assume full responsibility for the communications with any doctor or hospital or other healthcare services providers you contact through the Directory Listing. Ask a Doctor 24x7 shall in no event be liable to you or to anyone for any decision made or action taken by you in the reliance on information provided on the Site.

By using the Site, you agree to the Terms of Service.

• Information provided on this Site is courtesy of Ask a Doctor 24x7 and its partners. The Site is provided on an AS IS and as available basis.


• Ask a Doctor 24x7 reserves the right to change the Terms of Service at any time by posting notice of the changes to these Terms of Service on blog.AskaDoctor24x7.com. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, and will be subject to, the changes to the Terms of Service after such notice has been posted. Your use of the Site, the services and the Content is subject to the above Terms of Service. If you find these Terms of Service unacceptable in any respect, you are not authorized to access or use this Site.


• Ask a Doctor 24x7 gathers data from a variety of different sources. While we strive to provide the most accurate, up-to-date information possible, we do not guarantee that our listings are completely without error. If you feel some data is missing or inaccurate, you can submit updated information.


• The materials at the Site are not exhaustive, and the Content will not always reflect all the recent research in all areas of medicine. Information presents the more commonly found aspects of medical conditions which are likely to be of general interest, and for editorial reasons may not include certain substantive and commonly found phenomena.


• Ask a Doctor 24x7 makes no representation or warranties of any kind, express or implied, on the Content or operation of this Site. Ask a Doctor 24x7 makes no representations concerning the quality of the products and services listed on this Site, and information or links to other websites do not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by Ask a Doctor 24x7.


• Your contact details and certain other information about you are subject to our Privacy Policy. For more information, please scroll down to see our Privacy Policy.


• Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promocompenons of, advertisers, merchants and professionals found on or through the Site, including payment and delivery of healthcare services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser, merchant or professional. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree that Ask a Doctor 24x7 shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers, merchants and professionals on the Site.


• Ask a Doctor 24x7 recommends users who find inappropriate content to contact us immediately in order that we may take such action as we in our sole discretion deem fit, including removing any content. In addition, Ask a Doctor 24x7 reserves the right and its moderators are authorized to remove any material of which they are aware which violates these Terms of Service, or which Ask a Doctor 24x7, in its sole discretion, considers inappropriate.



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