TERMS OF USE

These Terms of Use need to be read, understood and agreed upon by a User (as defined below) before initiating any kind of transaction with Company Ascpius, incorporated under the provisions of the applicable law of Saudi Arabia, bearing national unified number 7040459153 having its headquarter at 3756 almadina manoura 42385-6946 1, Saudi Arabia (hereinafter referred to as “Ascpius”, “We”, “Us”, “Our”). These Terms of Use set forth the terms and conditions that apply to the access and use of the website (https://www.ascpius.com), including any sub-domains thereof, mobile applications, and software (hereinafter referred to as “website”), which is owned, managed and operated by the Ascpius.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE THOROUGHLY AND CAREFULLY. When the User (defined below) accesses, browses or uses this website, the User accepts, without limitation or qualification, the terms and conditions set forth herein below.
                                                                                            
These Terms of Use, and any amendment thereof, constitute a legal and binding agreement between the Ascpius and the user with respect to the use of this website. By using, visiting, registering for, and/or otherwise participating in the services offered on the website, and by clicking on “I have read and agree to the terms of use”, You hereby certify that You are either:
 

1. a person who has approached the Ascpius for availing its services; 
2. an agent who consults or acts as an agent of Ascpius and renders services on the website;
3. a person whose data/information is being accessed/transmitted/uploaded/stored subject to these Terms of Use; and
4. an internet surfer.

(hereinafter collectively referred to as “User”, “You” and “Your”).
 
In the case of any violation of these Terms of Use, Ascpius reserves its right to seek all remedies available in law and in equity for such violations.

You acknowledge and agree that Your use of the website shall constitute Your acceptance of these Terms of Use, the privacy policy of Ascpius, and any other documents incorporated by reference herein. If You do not agree to the foregoing, You should not click to affirm Your acceptance thereof, in which case You are prohibited from accessing or using Our website.
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This document is an electronic record, which is published in terms of the Telecommunication and Information Technology Act (Issued under the Council of Ministers Resolution No. (592), dated 01/11/1443 AH and it was approved pursuant to the Royal Decree No. (M/106), dated  02/11/1443 ​H), rules thereunder and any other applicable law, as amended from time to time, and generated by a computer system, that does not require any physical or digital signatures. 
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In the event that Ascpius enters into a specific agreement with You, the terms of such specific agreement shall prevail over these Terms of Use to the extent of inconsistency between the two.
 
About Us

Ascpius is dedicated to revolutionizing how individuals access and utilize medical information. Our comprehensive health hub provides a wealth of resources, including expert articles, wellness tips, community forums, and cutting-edge research, empowering users with the knowledge they need to make informed health decisions.

At the core of our platform is Ascpius AI (AsAi), an advanced AI-powered tool designed to swiftly and accurately sift through vast medical data, delivering reliable information in seconds. Whether you are a healthcare professional, student, or patient, our technology ensures faster and more efficient access to crucial medical insights.

We also offer featured courses across various medical disciplines, including cardiology, dental, ENT, endocrinology, nephrology, neurology, and physiology, helping professionals and students stay updated with the latest advancements in their fields.

Additionally, Ascpius provides a selection of medical supplies available for purchase through Our website, ensuring accessibility to essential healthcare products.

Privacy Policy

Please visit and review Our Privacy Policy, which also governs Your visit to the website, to understand Our practices. These Terms of Use shall be read along with the Privacy Policy which will help You understand the limits of Your usage of the website, what information We collect, why We collect it, and how You can update, manage, export, and delete Your information. If You object to Your information being transferred or used as per the Privacy Policy of Ascpius, please do not use the website. The Privacy Policy is located at https://www.ascpius.com/privacy-policy.

Modifications

Ascpius reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to add, change or remove any part of these Terms of Use at any time, without notice. Any changes to these Terms of Use or any terms posted on this website will become applicable as soon as they are posted. By continuing to use this website after any changes, the User is indicating the acceptance of those changes. Ascpius may add, change, discontinue, remove or suspend any other content posted on this website, including features and specifications, process flow depicted on the website, temporarily or permanently, at any time, without notice and without any liability. We reserve the right to undertake all necessary steps to ensure that the security, safety and integrity of our systems remain, well–protected. Towards this end, Ascpius may take various steps to verify and confirm the authenticity, enforceability and validity of the transactions committed by the User. Your continuous use of the website following any such amendments will signify Your assent to and acceptance of the revised terms. If You do not agree to abide by these or any future Terms of Use or Privacy Policy, please do not try to use or access the website.

Ascpius further reserves the right for periodic software updates and patches that will be provided by Ascpius and the User shall be obligated to take note of and comply with the same and indemnify Ascpius from any repercussions thereafter.

You agree that Ascpius shall not be liable to You or to any third party(ies) for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Services (as defined below), including slowing down of the website or bugs or technical glitches or periodic software patches, etc.

Description of Services

The website is a marketplace platform that facilitates (i) online purchase of pharmaceutical and healthcare products sold by various third party pharmacies and by Ascpius; (ii) diagnostic services being offered by various third party diagnostic centers; (iii) online medical consultancy services/ educational services being offered by third party independent doctors; and (iv) platform for medical job seekers in the medical and healthcare industry. Further the website also serves as an information platform providing health and wellness related information to the Users accessing the website.

The website serves as a comprehensive health and medical resource hub, offering a broad spectrum of features, including expert articles, wellness tips, community forums, and cutting-edge medical research. A key feature of the website Ascpius AI (AsAI), an advanced AI-powered tool that swiftly processes and delivers reliable medical insights by analyzing vast amounts of data. Whether You are a healthcare professional, student, or patient, the website ensures quick and efficient access to crucial medical information, empowering informed decision-making. Additionally, the website provides medical courses across various disciplines such as cardiology, dental, ENT, endocrinology, nephrology, neurology, and physiology, allowing professionals and students to enhance their expertise with up-to-date knowledge. The website also serves as a marketplace for medical supplies, enabling users to purchase essential healthcare products conveniently.

The websites offer its customers like You with access to information, product, and services primarily about numerous products and services. We also provide online medical consultancy through third party independent doctors and courses related to various medical departments and selling medical supplies like child care medicines, consumables, critical care and diagnostics sold by Ascpius through its vendors. The Services and ancillary services are provided on a commercially reasonable effort basis and You agree that your participation for availing the above-mentioned Services is purely at your will and consent.

A broad description of the services and the functionality that Ascpius enables for the Users is available on the website (collectively referred as “Service/s”).

You acknowledge that Ascpius is not bound to provide any or all of the Services and may, at its sole discretion, modify, add, alter, replace, or remove any or all aspects of Services at any time in a manner that it may so deem fit.  

Your right to use the Services is not transferable.
 
Grant and Accessibility 

Ascpius grants You a limited, personal, revocable, indivisible, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and non-sublicensable right to use the website, and any ancillary services in accordance with the Terms of Use. Ascpius further grants the User, the right to retrieve and download, the Content (defined below) from the website subject to the Terms of Use. 
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Any unauthorized use by You, unless otherwise provided in these Terms of Use and any other agreement, shall terminate the permission or license granted to You without prejudice to availing any other remedies available under the applicable law. You shall not directly or indirectly use the website and the Content for any unlawful purpose or in breach of applicable laws.
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Authority to Access and Representations
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The usage of the website is available only to persons who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. You represent, acknowledge, and agree that:
 

1. You or the beneficiaries for which You are accessing the website are at least 18 years of age and duly authorized to contract on behalf of the person that You represent;
2. You have the lawful authority and capacity to contract and be bound by these Terms of Use;
3. All registration information that You submit is truthful and accurate;
4. The accuracy of such information will be maintained by You; and
5. Your use of the website does not violate any applicable law. Your account may be terminated without warning if We, at Our discretion, believe that You are not complying with such conditions.

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In order to provide or avail the Services provided by Ascpius, as the case may be, You need to register and create a User account on the website by providing name, email-id and phone number of the User (hereinafter referred to as “Account”).

Ascpius will have the right to ask for additional information, either through an email or any other mode as specified, as required to register or create an Account and you give your free consent towards collection, storing, processing, transmitting and usage of the said additional information. The User or its representative will be provided with a User ID and You will need to provide a password (hereinafter referred to as “Account Credentials”). You shall take appropriate steps to protect the Account Credentials and shall ensure that the Account Credentials are only to be used by Your authorized representatives. You shall ensure that there is no unauthorized access to the Account Credentials, or the Account and Ascpius shall not take any responsibility in case there is unauthorized access to the Account.  

You agree and understand that You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of  Your Account Credentials. That Account Credentials, together with any mobile number or other contact information You provide, form Your registration information. You agree that You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Your registration information, and for restricting access to Your device. You agree that Ascpius shall not be liable for any unauthorized use or access from Your login ID. 
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We reserve the right to refuse Your registration with Us. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate Your Account if activities occur on the Account which, in Our sole discretion, would or might:
 

1. constitute a violation of these Terms of Use; or
2. an infringement or violation of the rights of any third party, or of any applicable laws or regulations; or
3. misrepresent Your identity. 

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Site and its Contents

All materials provided on this website are for specific purposes only. The User shall not distribute exchange, modify, sell or transmit anything that the User copies from this website, including but not limited to any text, images, audio and video, for any business, commercial, or public purpose.

The User agrees not to interrupt or attempt to interrupt the operation of this website in any way. Access to certain areas of the website may only be available to registered members. All materials including various software are property of Ascpius and protected by applicable copyright and other intellectual property laws.

By using the website, you agree not to: (i) use this website or its Contents for any commercial purpose other than the purpose of obtaining services offered through the website; (ii) make any speculative, false, or fraudulent transaction or any transaction circumventing the involvement of the website; (iii) monitor or copy any content or information of this website, including through using any automated or manual process for any purpose without our express written permission; (iv) violate the restrictions or bypass or restrict or circumvent other measures employed to prevent or limit access to this website; (v) take any action that imposes, or may impose, in our discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure; (vi) create a derivative work from, modify, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any right in the services; (vii) deep-link to any portion of this website (including, without limitation, the purchase path for any service) for any purpose without our express written permission; or (viii) violate our intellectual property and/ or proprietary rights, directly or indirectly, in any manner.

Any unauthorized use by You, unless otherwise provided in these Terms of Use and any other agreement between You and Ascpius, shall terminate the permission or license granted to You without prejudice to availing any other remedies available under law. You shall not directly or indirectly use the website and the Content (as defined below) therein for any unlawful purpose or in breach of applicable laws.

Commerce Platform for Pharmaceutical Products

Platform to facilitate transaction of business:

Through the website, Ascpius facilitates the purchase of drugs and other pharmaceutical and medical products, equipment and services offered for sale by third party pharmacies or companies (“Pharmaceutical Goods and Services”). You understand and agree that Ascpius and the website merely provide hosting services to You and persons browsing / visiting the website. All items offered for sale on the website, and the content made available by the third party pharmacies or companies, are third-party user generated contents and third party products. Ascpius has no control over such third-party user-generated contents and/ Pharmaceutical Goods and Services and does not originate or initiate the transmission, or select the sender/recipient of the transmission, or the information contained in such transmission. The authenticity and genuineness of the Pharmaceutical Goods and Services made available by the third party pharmacies or companies through the website shall be the sole responsibility of the third party pharmacies or companies. You understand and agree that Ascpius shall have no liability with respect to the authenticity of the Pharmaceutical Goods and Services being facilitated through the website.

You understand and agree that all commercial/ contractual terms, with respect to the sale/ purchase/ delivery and consumption of the Pharmaceutical Goods and Services which are offered by and agreed to between You and the third party pharmacies or companies and the contract for purchase of any of the Pharmaceutical Goods and Services, which are offered for sale on the website by the third party pharmacies or companies shall strictly be a bipartite contract between the third party pharmacies/ companies and You.

The commercial/ contractual terms include without limitation price, shipping costs, payment methods, payment terms, date, period and mode of delivery, warranties related to Pharmaceutical Goods and Services offered for sale by third-party pharmacies or companies, and after sales services related to such Pharmaceutical Goods and Services are as provided by the third party pharmacies or companies. Ascpius does not have any control over, and does not determine or advise or in any way involve itself in the offering or acceptance of, such commercial/ contractual terms offered by and agreed to, between You and the third party pharmacies or companies.

Representation as to legal title

Ascpius does not make any representation or warranty as to the legal title of the Pharmaceutical Goods and Services offered for sale by the third-party pharmacies or companies on the website.

At no time shall any right, title, claim or interest in the products sold through or displayed on the website vest with Ascpius nor shall Ascpius have any obligations or liabilities in respect of any transactions on the website. You agree and acknowledge that the ownership of the inventory of such Pharmaceutical Goods and Services shall always vest with the third party pharmacies or companies, who are advertising or offering them for sale on the website and are the ultimate sellers.

You agree and acknowledge that the third party pharmacies or companies shall be solely responsible for any claim/ liability/ damages that may arise in the event it is discovered that such third party pharmacies or companies do not have the sole and exclusive legal ownership over the Pharmaceutical Goods and Services that have been offered for sale on the website by such third party pharmacies or companies, or did not have the absolute right, title and authority to deal in and offer for sale such Pharmaceutical Goods and Services on the website.

Non-Performance of Contract

You accept and acknowledge the following:
 

1. 1. Ascpius is not responsible for any unsatisfactory, delayed, non-performance or breach of the contract entered into between You and the third-party pharmacies or companies for purchase and sale of goods or services offered by such third party pharmacies or companies on the website;
   2.  Ascpius cannot and does not guarantee that the concerned third-party pharmacies or companies will perform any transaction concluded on the website;
   3. the third party pharmacies or companies are solely responsible for ensuring that the Pharmaceutical Goods and Services offered for sale on the website are kept in stock for successful fulfilment of orders received. Consequently, Ascpius is not responsible if the third-party pharmacies or companies does not satisfy the contract for sale of Pharmaceutical Goods and Services which are out of stock, back ordered or otherwise unavailable, but were shown as available on the website at the time of placement of order by You; and
   4. Ascpius shall not and is not required to mediate or resolve any dispute or disagreement between You and third-party pharmacies or companies. In particular, Ascpius does not implicitly or explicitly support or endorse the sale or purchase of any items or services on the website. Ascpius shall, on a request in writing made by You after the purchase of any Pharmaceutical Goods and Services on the website, provide You with information regarding the third party pharmacies or companies from which You have made such purchase, including the principal geographic address of its headquarters and all branches, name and details of its website, its email address and any other information necessary for communication with the third party pharmacies or companies for dispute resolution.

Exhibition of drugs and publication of third-party pharmacies or companies content on the website

You agree and acknowledge that the respective third-party pharmacies or companies are exhibiting their content which includes catalogue of drugs/ pharmaceutical products or services, and information in relation to such drugs/ pharmaceutical products or services, on the website.

Such content of third party pharmacies or companies available on the Website, including without limitation, text, copy, audio, video, photographs, illustrations, graphics and other visuals, is for general information purposes only and does not constitute either an advertisement/ promotion of any drug being offered for sale by the third party pharmacies or companies on the website or any professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or recommendations of any kind.

You acknowledge and agree that such third-party pharmacies or companies shall be solely responsible for ensuring that the content made available regarding the Pharmaceutical Goods and Services offered for sale on the website, are not misleading and describe the actual condition of the Pharmaceutical Goods and Services. In this connection, it is solely the responsibility of the concerned third-party pharmacies or companies to ensure that all such information is accurate in all respects and there is no exaggeration or over emphasis on the specifics of such Pharmaceutical Goods and Services so as to mislead the Users in any manner. You acknowledge and understand that Ascpius provides no warranty or representation with respect to the authenticity/ veracity of the information provided on the website and You must run Your own independent check. You agree and acknowledge that Ascpius has not played any role in the ascertainment of the actual impact/ effect of any Pharmaceutical Goods and Services being offered for sale by the third party pharmacies or companies on the website. Further, it is hereby clarified that the third party pharmacies or companies are offering the Pharmaceutical Goods and Services for sale to You and they are responsible for procuring the appropriate licenses for the same under the relevant drugs and pharmacy act and rules thereunder or any other applicable law. You agree and acknowledge that You shall not hold Ascpius responsible or liable for any damages arising out of such reliance on third party user generated content by You.

Prescription Drugs

The website is a platform that can be used by the Users to purchase various drugs and pharmaceutical products that requires a valid medical prescription issued by a medical expert/ doctor to be provided to a registered pharmacist for the purpose of dispensing such medicine (“Prescription Drugs”), offered for sale on the website by third party pharmacies or companies. In order to purchase Prescription Drugs from third party pharmacies or companies through the website, You are required to upload a scanned copy of the valid prescription on the website or email the same to Ascpius. The order would not be processed and forwarded to the concerned third party pharmacies or companies by Ascpius until it receives a copy of a valid prescription. The third party pharmacies or companies will verify the prescription forwarded by You and in case of the third party pharmacies or companies observe any discrepancy in the prescription uploaded by You, the Third Party Pharmacy(s) will cancel the order immediately. You are also required to make the original prescription available at the time of receipt of delivery of Prescription Drugs. You shall allow the delivery agent to stamp the original prescription at the time of medicine delivery failing which medicines will not be delivered.

Ascpius shall maintain a record of all the prescriptions uploaded by the Users.

Substitution of Prescribed Drugs

You acknowledge and accept that the order for a substitute of a Prescription Drug would only be processed if the medical expert/ doctor has himself/ herself permitted for any other equivalent generic drug to be dispensed in place of the Prescription Drug in the prescription or if the prescription solely lists the salt names instead of a specific brand name.

You further acknowledge and accept that, in the absence of the above, the concerned third-party pharmacies or companies would not dispense a substitute drug in place of the Prescription Drug.
 
Invitation to offer for sale

Notwithstanding anything else contained in any other part of these Terms of Use, the listing of drugs and other pharmaceutical products on the website by the third party pharmacies or companies is merely an ‘invitation to an offer for sale’ and not an ‘offer for sale’. The placement of an order by You shall constitute an offer by You to enter into an agreement with the third party pharmacies or companies (“Offer”). Post the Offer from the third party pharmacies or companies, Ascpius shall send an email to You with the information on the Offer along with the details of the concerned Third Party Pharmacy(s) who may undertake the sale, and such an email shall not be considered as an acceptance of the Offer. The acceptance of the Offer would only be undertaken by the third party pharmacies or companies after the validation/ verification of the prescription by such third party pharmacies or companies (in case of Prescription Drugs) and the ascertainment of the available stock in the relevant third party pharmacies or companies (in the case of prescription as well as other drugs/ pharmaceutical products), by way of a confirmatory email to be sent to You.

 For the avoidance of any doubt, it is hereby clarified that any reference of the term ‘offer/ offered for sale by the third party pharmacies or companies’, as appearing in these Terms of Use, shall be construed solely as an ‘invitation to offer for sale’ by any such third party pharmacies or companies.

Transfer and Completion of Sale

Upon acceptance of the Offer by the concerned third party pharmacies or companies (being the brick and mortar pharmacy), the Pharmaceutical Drugs and Services would be dispensed at the pharmacy, in accordance with the terms of the order placed by You. Such dispensation shall also take place under the direct/ personal supervision of the pharmacist of the third party pharmacies or companies, wherever required under the applicable law(s).

You agree and acknowledge that the property and title in the Pharmaceutical Drugs and Services ordered by You shall stand immediately transferred to You upon the dispensation of Pharmaceutical Drugs and Services and the raising of the invoice at the concerned third-party pharmacies or companies. Accordingly, the sale of Pharmaceutical Drugs and Services is concluded at the concerned third party pharmacies or companies themselves.

The invoice in relation to the Pharmaceutical Drugs and Services, that are required to be delivered to You shall be issued by the concerned third party pharmacies or companies (being the brick and mortar pharmacy) which is to process and satisfy the order for such Pharmaceutical Drugs and Services.

Delivery of products

You agree to appoint an individual who shall act in the capacity of Your agent and collect the medicines as requested by You from third party pharmacies or companies on Your behalf (“User Agent”). You accept and acknowledge that the User Agent shall be responsible to collect the medicines ordered by You from the third party pharmacies or companies and to carry it to the address notified by You.

You further agree and acknowledge that the User Agent acts as Your agent for collecting the medicines from the third party pharmacies or companies. The services are being undertaken by User Agent with Your consent and therefore Ascpius is merely facilitating for You and User Agent to connect.

Terms for use of the Online Consultancy Services

Ascpius is an online health platform that provides a variety of online and online-linked health products and services through its medical teachers/consultants to Users for health-related information and resources. Whenever We use the words “Your physician” or “Your doctor” or “healthcare provider” or similar words on the website, including in these Terms of Use, We mean Your personal doctor with whom You have an actual, mutually acknowledged, doctor-patient relationship. Ascpius’s medical experts are not Your physician or healthcare provider.

We engage outside consultants/ teachers from the medical industry, which are specialised in their area, to provide consultancy services to You, who are seeking consultancy services.

If You are acting as a medical consultant/ teacher on the website, then it is important and mandatory for You to enter into a contractual relationship with Ascpius by agreeing to the terms as mentioned in https://www.ascpius.com.

No Doctor-Patient Relationship

Ascpius does not replace Your relationship with physician or healthcare provider. The information interpreted should not be relied upon as a substitute for sound professional medical advice, evaluation or care from Your physician or other qualified healthcare provider.

You acknowledge that the medical experts empanelled with Us are independent contractors and thereby Ascpius has an independent contractor relationship with such medical experts and therefore in no event Ascpius will be directly or vicariously liable for any advice or medical consultancy or any loss arising therefrom that the medical experts may provide to You or You may avail as part of the Services.

You acknowledge that the e-prescription which may be issued by the medical expert(s), in certain events, is a valid prescription under applicable law(s) of Saudi Arabia and may be used for dispensation of medicines by any pharmacist including the third party pharmacies or companies. You further agree and acknowledge that if You request us to process the e-prescription or any form of prescription (whether original or scanned copy of the original prescription) for facilitation of medicine orders, then we will only act as an aggregator and assume no responsibility and/ or liability in relation to the dispensation of the medicines, which shall at all times be at your sole risk and the sole responsibility of the third party pharmacies or companies supplying the medicines to You.

You acknowledge that although some of the content, text, data, graphics, images, information, suggestions, guidance, and other material (collectively, “Information”) that is provided to You on the website (including Information provided in direct response to Your questions or postings) may be provided by individuals in the medical profession, the provision of such Information does not create a doctor/medical professional-patient relationship, but is provided to inform You on various medical conditions, medical diagnosis and treatment and it does not constitute a direct medical diagnosis, treatment or prescription. Everything on the website should be used for information purposes only.

Ascpius is designed to support the health decisions and choices that You make. These decisions and choices are Yours, and We believe that You, in connection with the advice You receive from Your doctor or other professional healthcare provider, are the best decision maker about Your health. We cannot make decisions for You. However, what We can do is help You find good health information and connect with doctors for in-person information. On the website, You can ask and find informational questions and related educational answers by medical experts. The website is not a place for the practice of medicine, but medical experts on the website can be a resource for reliable, relevant general health information.

Even if Your real life doctor is on the website of Ascpius, personal medical advice, treatment or diagnosis are not permitted through the website, and by using the website, You agree not to solicit these or use any information as if it were personal advice, treatment, or diagnosis. Whenever You want personal medical advice, treatment, or diagnosis, You should contact Your physician or professional healthcare provider and see them in person.

We do not recommend or endorse any specific medical expert(s), tests, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the website. Reliance on any information provided on the website is solely at Your own risk. In case of any medical emergency, kindly contact Your nearest doctor/hospital or any related helpline.

The Services are not for use in medical emergencies or for critical health situations requiring prompt medical attention. The Services are not intended to be real-time and may not be the best solution when a face-to-face consultation is a must and therefore We strongly discourage any delay in seeking advice from Your doctor on account of something that You may have heard/viewed on the website. You take full responsibility for ensuring that the information submitted is accurate and Ascpius shall not make any effort to validate any information provided by You for using the Services with respect to content, correctness or usability. We, with an intention to provide the best services possible could ask You to share more information as and when needed.

The opinions, statements, answers and tele-consultations (collectively “Consultation”) provided by the medical experts through the website are solely the individual and independent opinions and statements of such medical experts and do not reflect the opinions of Ascpius, its affiliates or any other organizations or institutions to which such medical expert or such specialist or professional is affiliated or provides services. Ascpius does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the website or by a licensee of Ascpius.

The inclusion of professionals, specialists and/ or medical experts on the website or in any professional directory on the website does not imply a recommendation or endorsement of such specialists and/ or medical experts nor is such information intended as a tool for verifying the credentials, qualifications, or abilities of any specialists and/ or medical experts contained therein. Such information is provided on an ‘as-is’ basis and Ascpius disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for particular purpose.

Ascpius (its owners, directors and employee), medical experts and third-party professionals who offer the Services through the website accept no responsibility for any medical, legal or financial events or outcomes related to the Services availed through the use of the website.

Ascpius makes no warranty that the Services will meet Your requirements, or that the Service(s) will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error free. This includes loss of data or any service interruption caused by the employees of Ascpius. Ascpius is not responsible for transmission errors, and corruption of data.

The website is for personal use and the Services are for individuals to use for supporting their personal health decisions. You may use the Website for personal, but not for commercial purposes.

The website along with the Information and Services shall not be used for any illegal purpose. You may not access our networks, computers, or the Information and Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair them, or interfere with any other person’s use and enjoyment. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Information or Services, other accounts, computer systems, or networks connected with the website, the Information, or Services. You may not use any automated means (such as a scraper) to access the website, the Information, or Services for any purpose. Such unauthorized access includes, but is not limited to, using another person’s Account Credentials to access his or her profile/ account. Any attempt by any individual or entity to solicit login information of any other user or medical expert or to access any such account is an express and direct violation of these Terms of Use and of applicable law(s), including relevant privacy and security laws and laws prohibiting unfair or unethical business practices.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, You alone shall be liable for Your dealings and interaction with patients or medical experts (as the case may be) contacted or managed through the website and Ascpius shall have no liability or responsibility in this regard. Ascpius does not guarantee or make any representation with respect to the correctness, completeness or accuracy of the Information or detail provided by such client, patient, User, medical experts or any third party through the website. The Services should not be used for emergency appointment purposes.

The exchanges between the medical experts and the patient through the chat window or over telephone (as the case maybe) and the e-prescription would be accessible to Ascpius for the purposes of monitoring the quality of the consultation.

Ascpius may, at its sole discretion, suspend User’s or medical expert’s ability to use or access the Website at any time while Ascpius investigates complaints or alleged violations of these Terms of Use, or for any other reason. Ascpius has the right to edit profiles of medical experts to make them more suitable for patient/ Users searches on the website.

The Services should not be depended upon and should not be treated as a replacement for obtaining consultation for diseases as the consultation provided through the website is generic in the approach and shall not and cannot act as a substitute for physical consultation with a doctor. Also the Consultations provided through the Website are not diagnostic in nature.

Risks of using the Services

As with any medical procedure, there are potential risks associated with using the Services. By using the Services, You agree to abide by these Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and risks described below. These risks include, but may not be limited to:

While the website is an honest attempt to provide access to the best possible medical information to the Users, the medical experts will not be examining You physically. The medical experts may not have access to all or some of Your medical history that might be critical to consult You. The medical experts will not have the benefit of information that would be obtained by examining You in person, observing Your physical condition and by going through Your medical records. This means that the Services provided is different from the diagnostic and treatment services typically decided by a physician. Therefore, the medical experts may not be aware of facts or information that would affect his or her opinion of Your diagnosis. To reduce the risk of this limitation, Ascpius strongly encourages You to be in touch with an on-ground physician and share Ascpius’s opinion with him/her.

By requesting a medical opinion through the website, You acknowledge and agree that:
 

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. the advice/information/opinion on diagnosis You may receive could be limited and provisional;
               2. the medical opinion is not intended to replace a face-to-face visit with a physician and it does replace an actual doctor-patient relationship;
               3. in case of a second opinion where there is a difference of opinion among Our medical experts and Your physician, You would bear the responsibility to decide on online or offline consultation, or procedure, and/or treatment;
               4. the medical expert is reliant on information provided by You and hence any information demonstrated to have been falsified, misleading or incomplete will immediately render the opinion and all details therein null and void;
               5. in some cases, the medical expert may determine that the transmitted information is of inadequate quality and may ask for more information, without which he/she may refuse to answer the query;
               6. in rare cases, the medical experts may feel that the query may not be answerable without physically examining the patient/ Users and the Consultation may be refused forthwith;
               7. in very rare instances, security protocols could fail, causing a breach of privacy of personal medical information; and
               8. delays in medical evaluation and answers could occur due to deficiencies or failures of the service as per those mentioned in these Terms of Use.

Course access

We may make certain online content and courses available to You from various course providers including medical professionals, education institutions, non- profit organisations, etc. (together “Course Providers”).

The activation of the course would be done once the students have filled the application form and made the payment. Your access to such online content and courses may be provided to You through your Account. The account shall be suspended if a student fails to log in within 30 days of course activation or if the subsequent instalment is pending. Reactivation charges would be applicable.

You acknowledge and agree that any online content and courses affiliated with a Course Provider may be subject to terms, policies and procedures of the applicable Course Provider in addition to these Terms of Use. If You are taking online content and courses for credit, certification or other formal recognition of learning (as applicable) (“Accreditation”) through that Partner Institution, you acknowledge and agree that the Course Providers may have its own terms, policies or procedures regarding Your eligibility to participate in the online content and courses, Your participation in the online content and courses, the requirements or prerequisites for receiving Accreditation for the online content and courses, and your educational or student records as they may relate to Your participation and performance in the online content and courses.

We and the Course Providers reserve the right to cancel, interrupt or reschedule any online content and courses or modify, revise, or alter its content, as well as the associated values, assignments, tests, exams, projects and other evaluations of progress without cause or notice to You.

If You are taking any online content and courses for Accreditation, any Accreditation may only be awarded directly by Us or the Course Provider based on its own policies and procedures, and You may be required by that Course Provider to be registered or enrolled in order to receive Accreditation. In any event, We will not have any authority or responsibility with respect to any award of Accreditation for any online content and courses.

We may make certain revision books and study aids available for purchase while You are participating in the online content and courses. We will provide links to third party websites to enable You to make these purchases.

You, if acting as a Course Provider shall not invite a User to: (i) participate in a specific course; or (ii) join their organisation. You may choose to take online content and courses which provide for digital only certification. This will be stated at the time of purchase. You acknowledge and agree that We have no requirement or obligation to provide You with any other form of certification for successfully completing the online content and courses.

We cannot guarantee the completion or certification once the access period ends. Hence it is Your responsibility to complete the course within the stipulated time. In case You are unable to complete the course within the stipulated time, reactivation or extension charges (10% of the course fee) would be applicable for the extensions.

We will try Our best to provide you with uninterrupted service. However, for reasons beyond Our control like a power outage, server down, software issues, regular maintenance, a programming error, and other unavoidable glitches, content update there might be an interruption.
 
Ownership

All materials on this website, including but not limited to audio, videos, images, software, text, icons and such like (hereinafter referred to as “Content”), are protected by applicable copyright and other copyright laws and shall remain, at all times, the property of Ascpius. The User cannot claim the right over or otherwise use the Content, except as specified herein. The User agrees to follow all instructions on this website limiting the way the User may use the Content. There are a number of proprietary logos, service marks and trademarks displayed on this website whether owned/used by Ascpius or otherwise. By displaying them on this website, Ascpius is not granting to the User any license to utilize those proprietary logos, service marks, or trademarks, in any manner whatsoever. Any unauthorized use of the Content may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and civil and criminal statutes.

You, acting either as Service provider, retain all of Your ownership rights in Your submitted Content and to the extent not owned by You, You are duly authorised to submit/ share/ provide access to the same.

By submitting the submitted Content to Ascpius for usage for the purpose on the website, You hereby grant, and You represent and warrant that You have the right to grant, to Ascpius a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicense able and transferable license to link to, use, reproduce, distribute, reformat, translate, prepare derivative works of and share the submitted Content, and any derivative works thereof, in any media formats. You also hereby grant each User of the website a non-exclusive license to access Your submitted Content through the website, and to use, edit, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such Submitted Content as permitted through the functionality of the website and under these Terms of Use.

Third Party Links and Services

This website may provide links to other websites or resources or services being provided by them. Since Ascpius has no control over such third-party websites and resources, You acknowledge and agree that Ascpius is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that Ascpius shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource. Your interaction with any third party accessed through the website is at Your own risk, and Ascpius will have no liability with respect to the acts, omissions, errors, representations, warranties, breaches or negligence of any such third parties or for any personal injuries, death, property damage, or other damages or expenses resulting from Your interactions with the third parties.

We collect, store and use the data stored or accessed through the KYC for completing Know Your Customer process from You in accordance with the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA). Such collected data shall be used to ascertain Your compliance with the specified regulations through various modes but not limited to KYC, hence, You hereby expressly out of your own free will and without any undue influence, coercion, fraud, mistake, misrepresentation provide Your consent to Ascpius to use, access, modify, store, download, upload or take any other action in relation to any data stored or accessed through the KYC for the same. All transactions undertaken on Your behalf by Ascpius shall be on the basis of Your express instructions/consent and will be strictly on a non-discretionary basis.

You understand and acknowledge that You shall be solely responsible for all the activities that occur under Your Account while availing the Services. You undertake that Ascpius shall not be responsible and liable for any claims, damages, disputes arising out of use or misuse of the Services.
 
Devices

The User agrees that the User will not use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy Our website or the content contained herein without Our prior expressed written permission. User agrees that User will not use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of this website. User agrees that User will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on Our infrastructure.

Transmitted Material

Internet transmissions are never completely private or secure. The User understands that any message or information that User sends to this website may be read or intercepted by others unless there is a special notice that a particular message (for example, credit card, debit card information) is encrypted (send in code). Sending a message to this website does not cause website to have any special responsibility to the User. The copyright in the contents of this website belong to Ascpius, accordingly Ascpius reserves all the rights in its intellectual property. Copying of part or all the contents of this website without permission of Ascpius is prohibited except to the extent that such copying/printing is necessary for the purpose of availing the service opted by the User for his/her convenience.
    
Payment for Services
    
Registration on the website and the access to the information provided on the website is free. Ascpius does not charge any fee for accessing, browsing and buying through the website. You agree to make all payments directly to the respective third party pharmacies or companies for purchase of Pharmaceutical Goods and Services from such third party pharmacies or companies and to Ascpius in case of purchase of Pharmaceutical Goods and Services directly from Ascpius. The third party pharmacies or companies may choose to either personally collect such payment from You or may use the services of collection agents duly appointed in this regard. You agree and acknowledge that You shall not hold Ascpius responsible for any loss or damage caused to You during the process, due to any acts or omission on the part of third parties viz. the third party pharmacies or companies or the collection agents or for any actions/ omissions which are beyond the control of Ascpius. 

All prices, whether specified or not, are in the Saudi Riyal ( ). The prices and Services offered by Ascpius are determined by Ascpius at Ascpius’s sole discretion. You further undertake that by initiating a transaction, You are entering into a legally binding and enforceable contract with Ascpius, to purchase the products or avail the Services using such payment facilities as may be permitted by applicable law and as may be accepted by Ascpius.

Ascpius does not charge any registration/membership or browsing fee. However, Ascpius reserves the absolute right to charge any fee for registration/ membership or browsing fee at any time. All such fees that Ascpius may charge will be intimated to the Users and such charge shall automatically become effective immediately after they are posted on the website.

Each User is solely responsible for payment of all taxes, legal compliances, statutory registrations and reporting. Ascpius is in no way responsible for any of the taxes except for its own income tax.

The subscription fees for the Services, if any charged by Ascpius, could be paid online through the facility made on the website. The third parties support and services are required to process online fee payment. Ascpius is not responsible for any loss or damage caused to User during this process as these third parties are beyond the control of Ascpius. The fees could also be paid offline and be either collected personally from the User or required to be mailed to Ascpius at the following address of its corporate office at:

Address: 3756 almadina manoura 42385-6946 1;
Email address: official@ascpius.com.

Ascpius reserves the right to modify the fee structure by providing on the website which shall be considered as valid and agreed communication.

In order to process the payments, Ascpius might require details of User’s bank account, credit card number etc. Please check Our Privacy Policy on how Ascpius uses the confidential information provided by Users.

Available payment methods: Wallets: [●][AS1]  for online payment. Cash on delivery for offline payments.

Taxes          
    
All fees are exclusive of applicable taxes. Each Party shall be responsible for any and all taxes on its Services, and taxes based on its net income or gross receipts. However, We shall be entitled to additionally charge Value Added Tax or any other indirect or transaction taxes as applicable and the Service Fees from You.

Refund and Cancellation

We offer return and cancellation on the products and Services ordered by You on the website which are subject to further terms and conditions as detailed in the return, refund, cancellation and shipping charges policy (“Refund and Cancellation Policy”). The Refund and Cancellation Policy forms an integral part of these Terms of Use and the Users are requested to carefully read the same. The Refund and Cancellation Policy are available on https://www.ascpius.com/.

Facilitation

Ascpius may enter into agreements with third party payment gateway aggregators and financial institutions authorized in accordance with the applicable law in Saudi Arabia for collection and refund for the product and Services purchased by You from Ascpius.

While availing any of the payment method/s available on the website, Ascpius will not be responsible or assume any liability, whatsoever in respect of any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly to You due to:
 

1. lack of authorization for any transaction/s;
2. any payment issues arising out of the transaction;
3. illegitimacy of the payment methods (credit/debit card frauds etc.) being used by a You;
4. decline of transaction for any other reason(s).

Notwithstanding anything contained herein, Ascpius reserves the right to conduct additional verification for security or other reasons if it is not satisfied with the creditability of You/ Your transaction.

Ascpius merely acts as a facilitator for providing You with payment channels through automated online electronic payments (either itself or through its payment gateway Service providers), cash on delivery, collection and remittance facility for the payment of products purchased by the User on the website using the existing authorized banking infrastructure and credit card payment gateway networks (of either the website or Service providers). In addition to these Terms of Use, the terms and conditions of the payment gateways, banks or other financial institutions shall also be applicable to You. The website disclaims any liability arising out of declining of payment by the relevant bank or financial institution.

User’s Obligations
 

1. General Obligations: The User shall access the website only for the lawful and specific purpose(s) for which he/she has opted for and the User shall be responsible for complying with all applicable laws in connection with the use of this website. The User shall not modify copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any information, products or services obtained from this website. The User shall not create a hypertext link to the website or “frame” the website.
2. Information Provided: The information provided by the User on the registration page of the website must be complete and accurate. Ascpius reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as Ascpius deems fit and necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or Central / State Governmental request.
3. Use of the services: The User may only use this service to make legitimate transaction / payments through the website. Without limitation, any speculative, false or fraudulent transaction is prohibited. The Services provided by the website are opted by the User for his/her convenience.
4. Avoid double booking: If the User tried to make an online transaction and due to some technical error, the User did not get any payment confirmation, please check the respective account details from the transacting bank or speak to customer care, before attempting another transaction. Ascpius or any of its representative, agent, consultant, sub-contractor, etc. will not be responsible for any such transaction losses.

User Conduct and Prohibitions

You shall not upload, post, transmit, transfer, disseminate, distribute, or facilitate distribution of Content or any information/ document that:
 

1. is prohibited under any law for the time being in force or has been prohibited by any court of competent jurisdiction;
2. affects the sovereignty and integrity of Saudi Arabia and threatens, endangers or jeopardises the security of the country;
3. is detrimental to Saudi Arabia’s friendly relations with foreign countries;
4. is likely to incite violence or disturb the maintenance of public order;
5. misrepresents the source of anything You upload, including impersonation of another individual or entity or any false or inaccurate information; provides or create links to external sites that violate the Terms of Use;
6. is intended to harm or exploit any individual, including a minor (under the age of 18 years) in any way; is designed to solicit, or collect personally identifiable information of such person;
7. invades anyone’s privacy by attempting to harvest, collect, store, or publish private or personally identifiable information, such as names, email addresses, phone numbers, passwords, account information, credit card numbers, home addresses, or other contact information without their knowledge and willing consent;
8. contains falsehoods or misrepresentations that could damage Ascpius, its goodwill or any third party(ies) in any manner;
9. is pornographic or expresses pornography, harassing, hateful, illegal, obscene, defamatory, libellous, slanderous, threatening, discriminatory, racially, culturally or ethnically offensive;
10. either incites or advocates obscenity, vulgarity, profanity, hatred, bigotry, racism, or gratuitous violence; encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or violate any law;
11. promotes racism, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual; contains nudity, violence or inappropriate subject matter; or is otherwise inappropriate;
12. is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party(ies) proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless You are the owner of such rights or have permission from the rightful owner to post the material and to grant Ascpius all of the license rights granted herein, which includes material bearing watermarks or other proprietary marks of other platforms or entities;
13. intends to harm or disrupt another User’s computer or would allow others to illegally access software or bypass security on websites or servers, including but not limited, to spamming; impersonates, uses the identity of, or attempts to impersonate Ascpius employee, agent, manager, host, another user, or any other person through any means;
14. advertises or solicits a business not related to or appropriate for the website (as determined by Ascpius in its sole discretion);
15. contains or could be considered “junk mail”, “spam”, “chain letters”, “pyramid schemes”, “affiliate marketing”, or unsolicited commercial advertisement;
16. distributes or contains viruses or any other technologies that may harm Ascpius, or the interests or property of Ascpius Users;
17. breach any of the provisions of either Privacy Policy or these Terms of Use or such other policies as published by Ascpius, as amended from time to time.

Prohibitions on sending messages

You will not send messages to other Users containing:
 

1. Offers to make national or international money transfers for amounts that are not part of the Services that You offer through the website;
2. offer to directly/ indirectly engage with the Users by circumventing the website/ Ascpius;
3. offers to buy Your products/ Services that are not authorised by Ascpius; or
4. unsolicited advertising or marketing of a Service not offered on the website.

Prohibitions With Respect to Services

While using the website, You shall not:
 

1. post content or items in any inappropriate category or areas on the website;
2. violate any laws, third party(ies) rights, Account policies, or any provision of the Terms of Use, such as the prohibitions described above;
3. fail to make payment for Services purchased by You;
4. circumvent or manipulate our fee structure, the billing process, or fees owed to Ascpius; post false, inaccurate, misleading, defamatory, or libellous content (including personal information about any User);
5. take any action that may undermine the sale or Services or ratings systems (such as displaying, importing or exporting information off the website or using it for purposes unrelated to the website).

Enforcement

When legally required or at Ascpius’s discretion, Ascpius will cooperate with law enforcement agencies in any investigation of alleged illegal activity on this website Ascpius does not and cannot review every posting posted to the website. These prohibitions do not require Ascpius to monitor, police or remove any postings or other information submitted by You or any other User. Under no circumstances shall Ascpius be held responsible in any manner for any content provided by other users even such content is illegal, hurtful or offensive.

Feedback

As a User of the website, You agree to use careful, prudent, and good judgment when providing feedback for a Service obtained through the website, which otherwise may have adverse consequences against You and Your access to the website. The feedback provided by You with respect to the website shall be deemed to be non-confidential and Ascpius shall be free to use such information on an unrestricted basis.

Regulatory Compliance

You understand that, as a part of the Services provided by Ascpius, Ascpius may facilitate purchasing of various Services through the website. You shall be entitled to purchase/ obtain such products/ Services provided You remain a customer of Ascpius. The various products/ Services purchased by You or information shared for any such transaction shall be governed by and subject to the terms, conditions, and exclusions, limitations thereof as per the guidelines issued by the relevant regulators in Saudi Arabia.
 
Safety of data downloaded

The User understands and agrees that availing any of the Services through this website or any other material and/or data downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the Services is done entirely at his/her own discretion and risk and the User will be solely responsible for any damage to his/her computer systems or loss of data that results from the downloading of any material and/or data or availing any of the Services available on this website. Nevertheless, Ascpius will always make its best endeavours to ensure that the content on this website or other information channels is free of any virus or such other malwares, malfunctions, etc.

Relationship

None of the provisions of any agreement, Terms of Use, notices, or the right to use this website by the User contained herein or any other section or pages of this website, shall be deemed to constitute a partnership between the User and Ascpius and no party shall have any authority to bind or shall be deemed to be the agent of the other in any way.

Disclaimer

The material displayed on this website could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Ascpius or any of its representative, consultant, etc. may make changes or improvements at any time to rectify or make improvements in the contents of the website.

Ascpius does not warrant that the functions contained in this website will be uninterrupted or error free. Error or defects may arise during the normal usage of the website, that errors/defects will be corrected and make it free of viruses or other harmful components but shall endeavour to ensure your fullest satisfaction.

Ascpius does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use of or the result of the use of the material on this website in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise, insofar as such material is derived from Us.

The User acknowledges that access to this website is provided only on the basis set out in these Terms of Use. The User’s uninterrupted access or use of this website on this basis may be prevented by certain factors outside Our reasonable control including, without limitation, the unavailability, inoperability or interruption of the internet services or other telecommunications services or as a result of any maintenance or other service work carried out on this website. Ascpius does not accept any responsibility and will not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising out of or in connection with any ability/inability to access or otherwise use the website.

Force Majeure

Ascpius shall not be liable for delays, failure, or inabilities in performance or non-performance in whole or in part of its obligations, as mentioned in these Terms of Use, due to any causes that are not due to its acts or omissions or are beyond its reasonable control, such as acts of God, fire, strikes, embargo, pandemic, epidemic, earthquake, floods, acts of government/any governmental or statutory authority, acts of terrorism or other similar causes.
 
Indemnification

The User shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Ascpius and its officers, managers, members, affiliates, successor, assigns, directors, agents, service professionals, suppliers, consultants and employees from and against all claims, lawsuits, actions, demands, liabilities, judgments, settlements, and penalties of every kind and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees) arising from or in any way relating to:
 

1. User’s breach/violation of any Terms of Use and privacy policy mentioned on this website.
2. repercussions from periodic software updates and patches.
3. User’s violation or alleged violation of any applicable law in relation to use of this website.
4. Any act of fraud, negligence, misrepresentation by the User.
5. Penalty, fine or any charges imposed by any regulatory/statutory/governmental authority/Bank on Ascpius with respect to any acts of commission or omission by the User. 
6. User’s performance/non-performance of his obligations under these Terms of Use.
7. Any other indemnification as provided and agreed in the Terms of Use.

Limitation of Liability

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither Ascpius nor its affiliated companies, subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees or any related party, shall have any liability to the User or to any third party for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages or any loss of revenue or profits arising under or relating to these Terms of Use, the website or the offerings, even if any of said parties had been advised of, knew of, or should have known of the possibility of such damages. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Our maximum aggregate liability to You for any causes whatsoever, and regardless of the form of action (whether liability arises due to negligence or other tort, breach of contract, violation of statute, misrepresentation or for any other reason), will at all times be limited to the value of commission received by us.

Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

The Terms of Use shall be governed in all respects by the laws of Saudi Arabia and any legal proceeding arising out of these Terms of Use will occur exclusively in the courts located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ascpius hereby expressly disclaims any implied warranties imputed by the laws of any jurisdiction or country other than those where it is operating its offices. Ascpius considers itself and intends to be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia only.
 
If a dispute arises between You and Ascpius, Our goal is to provide You with neutral and cost-effective means of resolving the dispute quickly. Accordingly, You and Ascpius hereby agree that We will resolve any claim or controversy at law and equity that arises out of or in relation to the Terms of Use, the privacy policy or the website will be resolved in accordance with the provisions contained herein. Prior to resorting to formal ways of dispute resolution, We strongly encourage You to first contact Ascpius directly to seek a resolution as per the grievance redressal procedure set out below.
 
Confidentiality
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You agree not to use or disclose the information provided on the website to any third party including any discussion forums or for any unauthorized illegal purpose. The User also agrees to use the information provided on the website strictly for the purpose as has been mutually agreed and in accordance with applicable laws. 
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Notwithstanding the above, Ascpius shall be entitled to disclose any confidential information pertaining to You to any authority, statutory or otherwise as may be required by law.

Intellectual Property Rights

The content on the website, including without limitation, the Content, text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, interactive features and the like (“Data”) as well as patents, inventions, algorithms, designs copyrights, trademarks, service mark (and logos contained therein), domain names, trade secrets, know-how, including, but not limited to, source code, research, product plans, products, pricing, Services, customers, customer lists, patient name and list, markets, software, developments, inventions, processes, formulas, technology, designs, drawings, engineering, hardware configuration information, marketing, finances, or other business related information and any other intellectual property, whether registered or not and whether arising by operation of law, contract, license or otherwise (“Marks”), are owned by/ licensed in favour of Ascpius.

Data on the website is provided to You as is for Your information and personal use only and may not be used, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners. Ascpius reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the website and the Data. You agree not to use, copy, or distribute, any of the Data other than as expressly permitted herein, including any use, copying, or distribution of Content obtained through the website for any commercial purposes. If You download or print a copy of the Data for personal use, You must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained thereon. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security features of the website or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Data or enforce limitations on use of the website or the Data therein.

The website may contain Ascpius’s Data and Marks as well as Data and Marks of other users or licensors, which You shall not copy, modify, translate, publish, broadcast, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell.

Any and all intellectual property shared by Ascpius with You shall remain the sole property of Ascpius. You agree and undertake not to set up an adverse claim against Ascpius or in any manner challenge Ascpius’s proprietary rights in and to the intellectual property (including, without limitation, any trademarks, trade names, brand, logos, copyright, etc.) or any other rights either during the currency of this Terns of Use or at any time thereafter, anywhere in the world.

Termination

The User agrees that Ascpius shall have all the rights to suspend or terminate User’s account wholly or partly or usage of services and/or User’s profile at any time. Ascpius may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing access to Ascpius services, or any part thereof, with or without notice.
 
Miscellaneous
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1. No waiver of any provision of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and Ascpius failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. 
2. This Term of Use read with the Privacy Policy and other specific service or other agreements entered into with You (if any), constitutes the entire agreement between You and Ascpius and governs Your use of the website, superseding any prior agreements between You and Ascpius with respect to the website. 
3. If any of these conditions are deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, the parties agree that the court should endeavour to give effect to the party’s intentions as reflected in the provision, and the unenforceable condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.  

 
Contact Information

In case You either have any feedback or comments about this privacy policy or any discrepancy with respect to the processing of any of the information/data You provided to Us, You can send it to the grievance officer mentioned below. We will employ all reasonable efforts to address the same.
 

1. Personal Data Protection Officer: In accordance with Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) Act, 2023 and rules made there under, as amended from time to time, the name and contact details of the grievance officer are as follows:

Name of Personal Data Protection Officer: Khalid Bin Helal Sulmi Alharbi
Email: Official@ascpius.com
Registered address: 3756 almadina manoura 42385-6946 1.
 

1. Process of Grievance Redressal: Any person having a grievance in relation to this privacy policy may furnish the grievance, at any time, to the above-mentioned personnel.

An acknowledgement of the grievance will be issued and generated by Us for the benefit of the complainant within 24 hours of it being furnished for information and record.

We may reach out to You for further information and details on receipt of the complaint/queries/concerns by Ascpius. We will make all endeavours to resolve the complaint as soon as possible.

The manner of grievance redressal shall have the following arrangement: -
 

1. We shall address the grievance and inform the complainant of its decision within 15 days of the registration of the grievance.
2. If the decision of the publisher is not communicated to the complainant within the stipulated 15 days, the grievance shall be escalated to the .