SNFCB.com User Agreement
PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW
BEFORE CLICKING THE “ACCEPT” BUTTON FOR THIS SNFCB.com USER AGREEMENT. CLICKING AND ACCEPTING INDICATES THAT YOU
HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF YOUR COMPANY
(“YOU” OR “YOUR”), AND YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE
TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT THE PROVISIONS IN THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS AND
LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY) REPRESENT AN AGREED UPON PRICE-RISK
ALLOCATION. SNFCB.com WOULD NOT BE ABLE
TO OFFER YOU ITS CURRENT PRICING STRUCTURE "BUT FOR" THIS ALLOCATION.
SNFCB.com is wholly-owned and
operated by Consolidated Billing Services, Inc (“CBSI”). Any reference to SNFCB.com, “we”, “us” or
“our” in this agreement includes CBSI.
1. SCOPE OF USE: (a) We grant you a limited right and license
for use of the SNFCB.com website for a single Provider. A “Provider” means any entity that has
certification to bill Medicare or Medicaid.
Using this site to review information for another Provider violates this
user agreement and may result in the immediate termination of this user
agreement. You may look at our Web site
online, download information to your personal or handheld computer for later
review, and print a reasonable number of copies of pages for employees of the
Provider. You may share reports for
purposes of billing or payment for current, past or future residents or
patients of Provider. You must not
remove any copyright notices from our or any third party materials. We reserve
all other rights. Among other things,
this means you must not sell our information, rewrite or modify it,
redistribute it, put it on your own website, or use it for any commercial
purpose without our prior written permission in each instance. SNFCB.com does not provide refunds for the
unused portion of any subscription fees or payments you may have made to use
the SNFCB.com site.
(b) We make
no representation or warranty whatsoever that materials on these Web sites are
appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from
territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to
access these sites from other locations do at their own risk and are responsible
for compliance with local laws.
(c) At our
sole discretion, we may modify or change the terms and conditions of this
agreement from time to time, and your continuing use of the SNFCB.com website
constitutes your acceptance of and agreement to any changed terms and
conditions. You will always be able to
view the most current version by clicking on the menu bar. If you do not agree to the terms and
conditions herein, you must cease use of this site immediately.
2. LIMITED WARRANTY AND REMEDY. We warrant only that, through our website, you
will be able to obtain Medicare pricing information as issued by the United
States federal government based on our then-current access to the applicable
databases. If we materially breach this
warranty, we may, at our sole discretion, re-perform the applicable search or
perform the identical service you requested, or refund your fees for that
search. You understand and agree that
this is your sole and exclusive remedy for any material breach of this
warranty.
3. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. (a) Neither SNFCB.com nor any of its
suppliers (including without limitation the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services, or any websites to which our website is linked, or which may link to
our site), represents or warrants that the data or information available
through our website is current, complete or accurate. We do not warrant the continuous,
uninterrupted or secure access to this web site. Except for the limited warranty in the
paragraph immediately above, WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICE AND THE ACCURACY, CURRENCY,
OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY DATA, INFORMATION OR REPORT, INCLUDING (WITHOUT
LIMITATION) ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY IMPLIED INDEMNITIES.
(b) Other
Information on Our Site: We include
a lot of information on SNFCB.com, including articles, references, tools and
editorial content. While we hope you find it helpful, you should remember that
it is not meant to serve as a substitute for professional medical advice or to
replace any relationship with your physician or other qualified healthcare
professional. For this reason, you
understand that, as a condition to further access to and the receipt and
sufficiency of which is acknowledged by the user's access to and use of this
web site, you agree that (i) we do not provide medical, legal or ethical advice
to you or your users or arrange for the provision of medical, legal or ethical
services; and (ii) the information displayed at this web site may not be relied
upon for any purpose or reason, including, without limitation, in connection
with the delivery of medical care to individuals.
4. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY. NEITHER CBSI, SNFCB.com NOR ANY THIRD PARTY
INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF ANY DATA, INFORMATION OR
REPORTS SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER CUSTOMER, PATIENT OR THIRD PARTY
FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY TYPE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY
LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, LOSS OF ANTICIPATED BENEFITS, OR OTHER SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE
OF OR INABILITY TO USE ANY DATA, INFORMATION OR REPORTS, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF
CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT TORT, OR UNDER ANY WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF
INTELIUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR FOR ANY OTHER
CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY. THE LIABILITY
CBSI OR SNFCB.com SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED FEES ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU AND
RECEIVED BY US FOR ANY DATA, INFORMATION OR REPORTS. Some states do not allow limitations on how
long an implied warranty lasts and some states do not allow the exclusions or
limitations of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or
exclusions may not apply to you.
5. YOUR INDEMNIFICATION.
You shall indemnify, defend and hold us harmless from and against any
and all claims, demands, costs, expenses and liabilities of any kind or nature
whatsoever, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, expert
witness fees and costs based upon any breach of this agreement by You,
including without limitation the illegal or wrongful use of any data or
information, your gross negligence or intentional wrongdoing in connection with
the use of the same, unsubstantiated claims brought by patients or other third
parties; or your failure to comply with your
obligations under applicable federal, state or local laws.
6. CONFIDENTIALITY.
You shall treat all data and information disclosed to you under this agreement
as strictly confidential. Information, data
and reports shall not be distributed, sold or shared with any third party nor
used by you in any way except as expressly authorized under this agreement by
law. Disclosure of such information may
be cause for criminal and/or civil legal action against you and any involved
third party, and state agencies are not responsible for the defense of any such
action. Any person who willfully and knowingly obtains, resells, transfer,
or uses medical or insurance information in violation of law may be subject to
criminal charges and/or liable to any injured party for damages, reasonable
attorneys; fees, and costs. Other civil and criminal laws may also apply. You
hereby affirm, agree and covenant that you are and shall remain in compliance
with all applicable laws and the terms and conditions of this Agreement for the
security and confidentiality of data, information and records provided to you.
7. TERM AND TERMINATION.
This agreement shall begin on the date you accept it, and continue until
any termination or expiration hereof (depending on whether you subscribe for a
free trial period, monthly, annually or otherwise). During the term, if you breach all or
portions of this agreement, we may suspend or terminate your account and this
agreement, and may remove any information you have placed on our site. Either party may terminate by delivering
written notice to the other at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of
the Initial Term or the Renewal Term, as the case may be. Sections 1(b) and 2 through 10 shall survive
any expiration or termination of this Agreement.
8. Copyrights,
Trademarks, Linking, Privacy:
CPT® codes are copyright-protected by the American Medical Association (AMA). Dental codes are copyright-protected by the
American Dental Association. All trademarks and brand names are the property of
their respective owners. Any uses of trademarks
that appear on our website require our prior written approval in each instance. You may have a simple link from your web site
to ours. All other links require our
prior written permission in each instance (e.g., you intend to frame our site
or incorporate pieces of it into a different site or product in a way that is
not clear to our users). We, at our sole
discretion, may refuse to allow you to link to us or our site.
9. Priority of
Documents. In the event there
is a conflict between this Agreement and any other agreements between you and
us, the relevant terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
10. General. This agreement shall be governed by,
construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
Washington, without giving effect to principles and provisions thereof relating
to conflict or choice of laws irrespective of the fact that any one of the
parties is now or may become a resident of a different state. Venue for any action under this Agreement
shall lie only in Spokane County, Washington, USA. The parties hereby consent to personal
jurisdiction over them by the courts within Spokane County, Washington, USA and
waive all objection and challenge to such venue and personal jurisdiction. The parties agree that the United Nations
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall not apply to
any of the transactions contemplated by this agreement. You may not assign or transfer, by operation
of law or otherwise, your rights under this agreement or delegate any duties
under this agreement to any third party without our prior written consent in
each instance. Any attempted assignment or transfer in violation of the
foregoing will be void. All waivers must
be in writing. Any waiver or failure to
enforce any provision of this agreement on one occasion will not be deemed a
waiver of any other provision or of such provision on any other occasion. In any controversy, claim or dispute arising
out of or relating to this agreement or the method or manner of performance
thereof or the breach thereof, the prevailing party shall be entitled and
awarded in addition to any other relief, its attorneys' fees, expert witness
fees and costs. If any term or provision
of this agreement or any application thereof to any person or circumstance
shall to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this agreement
or the application of such terms or provisions to person or circumstances other
than those to which it is held invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected
thereby and each term and provision of the agreement shall be valid and
enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. Nothing contained in this agreement shall be
deemed or construed by the parties hereto or by any third person to create the
relationship of principal and agent or partnership or of any association
between any of the parties hereto other than independent contracting
parties. The parties affirm and agree
that they have had an opportunity to consult with their respective counsel and
with such other experts or advisors as they have deemed necessary in connection
with this Agreement. This Agreement
shall be construed without any presumption or rule requiring that it might be
construed against the party causing this Agreement, or any part of it to be
drafted. Any notice, payment, demand, or
communication required or permitted to be given by any provision of this agreement
shall be in writing and sent by telephone facsimile transmission, certified or
registered mail with return receipt requested, or express courier or delivery
service and addressed to you at the address then on record with us, or to such
other address as you may from time to time specify by notice to us in
writing. You may deliver notices to 104
S. Freya, Suite #119, White Flag Bldg., Spokane, WA 99202, attn: Customer Service or send an e-mail to
support@snfcb.com.