PATIENT TERMS OF USE
These terms of use (the “Patient Terms of Use”) govern your
access and use of the public website (the “Website”) and the
private portal which requires registration to be accessed (the “Private Portal”, and together with the Website, the “Platform”) located at
haltonhealthcare.portal.gs. Pursuant to an arrangement between Halton
Healthcare Services Corporation and Greenspace Mental Health Ltd., the
Platform is made available by Greenspace Mental Health Ltd. for use by Halton
Healthcare Services Corporation, its subsidiaries, employees, contractors and
patients. The words “Company,” “we,”
“us,” or “our” mean, collectively,
Greenspace Mental Health Ltd. and all of its respective affiliates, successors
or assigns. These Patient Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the
Platform and constitute a binding legal agreement among you, as a user of the
Services (as defined in Section 4 below) and the Company.
USE OF THE SERVICES IS NOT FOR EMERGENCIES. IF YOU HAVE A MEDICAL OR MENTAL
HEALTH EMERGENCY, OR IF AT ANY TIME YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR CARE OR
TREATMENT, CALL 911 OR GO TO THE NEAREST OPEN CLINIC OR EMERGENCY ROOM.
IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING OR CONTEMPLATING HARMING OR KILLING YOURSELF OR ARE
CONCERNED THAT YOU ARE A DANGER TO YOURSELF OR TO OTHERS, YOU MUST DISCONTINUE
USE OF THE SERVICES IMMEDIATELY, CALL 911 OR GO TO THE NEAREST OPEN CLINIC OR
EMERGENCY ROOM.
Documents Incorporated by Reference
These Patient Terms of Use incorporate by reference the following documents,
which shall be construed as forming part of these Patient Terms of Use.
Treatment Providers
A “Treatment Provider” is a regulated professional who is
permitted to provide psychotherapy services and is registered as a Therapist
on the Platform. Treatment Providers may include, but are not limited to,
psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, and
psychotherapists. “Treatment Providers” include employees,
agents, or independent contractors of Treatment Providers.
Services
The Platform includes, without limitation, the following services
(collectively, the “Services”):
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the facilitation of the delivery of assessments to You as provided by you or
your child’s Treatment Provider(s) and/or Primary Care Provider(s), as
applicable;
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the display of the results of such assessments to You and your Treatment
Provider(s);
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the creation and storage of progress notes by your
Treatment Provider(s); and
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the provision of other information about the Company and our products and
services through the Platform.
For clarity, the Company is not a provider of telemedicine or telemedicine
services.
THE SERVICES DO NOT INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES, MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES OR SOCIAL OR PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES, OR ANY OTHER PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES BY THE COMPANY. The Company is simply a technology service provider that facilitates the Services through the Platform.
TREATMENT PROVIDERS ARE NOT THE EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS OF THE COMPANY AND ARE NOT
CREDENTIALED BY THE COMPANY. THE COMPANY DOES NOT HAVE ANY OVERSIGHT OF THE
CARE PROVIDED TO YOU BY PROVIDERS. Each Provider is an independent
practitioner who is solely responsible for any health care services or social
or psychotherapy services provided to you, and is also solely responsible for
obtaining your informed consent, where required, to any medical treatment,
including without limitation, your consent to use the Services, to the extent
such consent is required by applicable provincial/territorial legislation.
Applicability of These Patient Terms of Use
Your access to and use of the Platform and the Services is conditioned on your
compliance with these Patient Terms of Use. By becoming a registered user
and/or accessing and/or using the Platform and Services, you agree to be bound
by these Patient Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations
governing the Services. If you do not agree with these Patient Terms of Use,
you are not authorized to access the Platform or use the Services for any
purpose. Additional terms and conditions applicable to specific areas of the
Platform, together with the Patient Terms of Use, govern your use of those
areas. If you do not agree with any of these additional terms and conditions,
you are not authorized to access or use those areas of the Platform.
Medical Advice
While the Services may provide access to certain general medical information,
the Services cannot and are not intended to provide medical advice. We advise
you to always seek the advice of a physician or other regulated health
professional with any questions regarding your personal health or medical
conditions. Never disregard, avoid, or delay in obtaining medical advice from
your physician or other regulated health professional because of something you
have read on the Website. If you have or suspect that you have a medical
problem or condition, please contact a physician or other regulated health
professional immediately.
THE CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE IS NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED MEDICAL ADVICE
OR A SUBSTITUTE FOR INDIVIDUAL MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT. YOU
SHOULD ALWAYS TALK TO YOUR physician or other regulated health professional
FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT, INCLUDING INFORMATION REGARDING WHICH DRUGS OR
TREATMENT MAY BE APPROPRIATE FOR YOU. NONE OF THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE
REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT ANY PARTICULAR DRUG OR TREATMENT IS SAFE,
APPROPRIATE, OR EFFECTIVE FOR YOU.
Eligibility Requirements
Access to certain portions of the Platform, Services and Content is restricted
to users registered on the Platform.
There is no guarantee that you will be accepted as a registered user. Even if
you are accepted as a registered user and (i) have a pre-existing connection
with a registered Treatment Provider or Primary Care Provider; (ii) or are
matched with a Treatment Provider, your Treatment Provider or Primary Care
Provider may determine that use of the Services is not appropriate for some or
all of your treatment needs, and accordingly may elect not to facilitate your
use of the Services.
Registration and Passwords
In order to access the Private Portal and certain of the Services you will be
required to complete an online registration form and become a registered user
of the Platform by creating an account (“Account”). To create
an Account, you must be of legal age to form a binding contract. If you are
not of legal age to form a binding contract, you may not register to use our
Services.
In consideration for your use of the Platform and the Services provided on it,
you agree to provide true, current, complete and accurate information as
requested on any registration form to which the Platform may direct you, and
to update that registration information as soon as possible after any
information on such registration form changes.
Upon registration, you will choose a username and password. You alone are
responsible for keeping that password and username confidential, and for any
and all activity that occurs on the Platform under such password or username.
You agree to immediately notify the Company of any unauthorized use of your
password or username or any other breach of security.
By creating an Account, you expressly consent to the use of: (a) electronic
means to complete these Patient Terms of Use and to provide you with any
notices given pursuant to these Patient Terms of Use; and (b) electronic
records to store information related to these Patient Terms of Use or your use
of the Services. The Company cannot and will not be liable for any loss or
damage arising from your failure to comply with the above requirements.
We reserve the right to deny your access to the Services or any part thereof,
in order to maintain or restore security or performance to the Platform or any
other Company sites and systems. We may also do so if we reasonably believe
you are in breach of these Patient Terms of Use or your Account has been or
may be being used or may be used by an unauthorized person(s).
Patient Profile
Your Patient profile will be established and maintained for you as a
registered user of the Platform to enter, store, and access your or your
child’s personal information, including your or your child’s personal health
information (“Personal Information”) online, and for your
Treatment Providers to communicate with you about your care. All of the
Personal Information contained in your Patient profile will be maintained in
accordance with the Patient Terms of Use and our Patient Privacy Policy.
By consenting to receive the Services using the Platform, you consent to the
inherent material risks associated with the electronic uploading, transmission
and storage of your Personal Information. By providing or uploading any of
your Personal Information to the Platform, you are consenting to the
collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information for the purposes
of providing the Services to you and for consistent purposes. Although the
Company uses advanced encryption technology and other security protocols to
protect your Personal Information, you acknowledge by using the Platform that
there are inherent risks to any technology however remote that could cause
security protocols to fail or be breached, which could result in the
unauthorized collection, use or disclosure of your Personal Information. The
Company will notify you to the extent required by law of any security protocol
failure or breach that has resulted in in the unauthorized collection, use or
disclosure of your Personal Information.
Responsibility for Your Care
Your or your child’s medical care and your mental health care are solely the
responsibility of you and your Treatment Provider(s), as applicable.
Under the Services, mental health care services or social or psychotherapy
services are provided exclusively by Treatment Providers. The Company supports
Treatment Providers by providing them with a license to use our intellectual
property rights, including our patent pending inventions, trade secrets,
copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade dress and proprietary and
confidential information and access to the Company’s technology platform.
However, exclusive control and responsibility for the delivery of mental
health care services or social or psychotherapy services is reserved to
Treatment Providers.
Verification of Treatment Providers
All Treatment Providers available through the Platform represent that they are
permitted to provide psychotherapy services and are a member in good standing
with the regulatory college of their jurisdiction. The Company requires
Treatment Providers to represent and warrant that that they are in good
standing with their respective regulatory college and to immediately apprise
the Company of any changes to such status. The Company conducts limited
credential checks and other verifications of Treatment Providers and the
information they have provided to the Company. However, the Company is not
responsible for credentialing Treatment Providers, makes no representation
regarding the accuracy of Treatment Providers’ credentials, and expressly
disclaims any liability for fraudulent credentials or claims by Treatment
Providers. In addition, changes in your Treatment Provider’s professional
status after we perform an initial credential check. We recommend that you
separately confirm that your Treatment Provider is in good standing with his
or her respective regulatory college.
Privacy
When you use the Platform, the Company will collect certain Personal
Information from you as set forth in more detail in our Patient Privacy Policy
[Insert Link], which is hereby incorporated by reference. By
registering on the Platform, you agree that the Company may collect, use, and
disclose your Personal Information as set forth in our Patient Privacy Policy.
Conduct
As a condition of your continued access to and use of the Platform and the
Services, you agree to abide by all applicable federal, provincial, state,
territorial and other laws and regulations and the “Code of Conduct” set forth
in the Website Terms of Use. Specifically, in addition, without limiting the
foregoing, you agree not to:
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upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any Content (as defined in Section
13 below) to which you do not have the lawful right to copy, transmit and
display (including any Content that would violate any confidentiality or
fiduciary obligations that you might have with respect to the Content);
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use the Services to collect or store personal data about other users without
their express permission;
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knowingly include or use any false or inaccurate information in any profile;
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circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features
of the Services or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any
Content;
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attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of any Company system or
network or breach or impair or circumvent any security or authentication
measures protecting the Services;
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attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or otherwise
attempt to discover or determine the source code of any software or any
proprietary algorithm used to provide the Services;
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use the Services in any way that competes with the Company, including,
without limitation, misrepresenting one’s identity or posing as a current or
prospective patient in order to solicit or recruit Treatment Providers,
directly or indirectly; or
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encourage or instruct any other person or entity to do any of the foregoing.
Intellectual Property Rights
We or our third party service providers retain all right, title and interest
in and to the Platform and all content that you see or otherwise experience on
the Platform (“Content”), including all copyrights, patents,
trade secrets, trade-marks and other intellectual property rights. We reserve
all rights not expressly granted in these Patient Terms of Use. These Patient
Terms of Use do not grant or imply any rights to any of our Services or
Content, including our trade-marks, trade names and logo designs, or those of
our third party service providers. You may not use any of our Content,
including names, trade-marks, logo designs or copyrights, in any manner
without our prior written consent. All copies and reproductions of our Content
that you make must retain all copyright and other notices that are on the
Platform or any of our social media sites.
Your License to Use the Services
When you use the Platform and our Services you may access intellectual
property rights that we or our licensors own or license. Subject to your
compliance with the terms and conditions of these Patient Terms of Use, the
Company grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable
license, without the right to sublicense, to access and use the Services and
to download and print any Content provided by the Company solely for your
personal and non-commercial purposes. You may not use, copy, adapt, modify,
prepare derivative works based upon, distribute, license, sell, transfer,
publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, stream, broadcast or otherwise
exploit the Services or Content, except as expressly permitted in these
Patient Terms of Use, without the Company’s express prior written consent. No
licenses or rights are granted to you by implication or otherwise under any
intellectual property rights owned or controlled by the Company or its
licensors, except for the licenses and rights expressly granted in these
Patient Terms of Use.
Disclaimer
Your use of the Services and Content is at your sole discretion and risk. The
Services and Content, and all materials, information, products and services
included therein, are provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis without
warranties of any kind.
THE COMPANY AND ITS LICENSORS AND AFFILIATES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, RELATING TO THE SERVICES AND
CONTENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WARRANTIES OF TITLE,
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, COURSE OF DEALING, OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. THE COMPANY
AND ITS LICENSORS AND AFFILIATES MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE CONTENT YOU ACCESS
ON OUR WEBSITE OR USING OUR SERVICES SATISFIES THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS
REQUIRING THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
IN ADDITION, THE COMPANY AND ITS LICENSORS AND AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ANY
WARRANTIES REGARDING SECURITY, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY TIMELINESS AND
PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES OR THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE ERROR FREE OR THAT
ANY ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION PROVIDED TO YOU BY THE
COMPANY WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY THAT IS NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS
OF SERVICE.
WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS CONCERNING, AND DO NOT GUARANTEE, THE ACCURACY OF
THE SERVICES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH
THE SERVICES OR THEIR APPLICABILITY TO YOUR INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES. OUR
SERVICES AND WEBSITE CONTENT ARE DEVELOPED FOR USE IN CANADA AND THE COMPANY
AND ITS LICENSORS AND AFFILIATES MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY CONCERNING
THE SERVICES OR WEBSITE CONTENT WHEN THEY ARE USED IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY.
THE LAWS OF CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS, INCLUDING QUEBEC, DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LEGAL WARRANTIES, LIABILITY OR CERTAIN DAMAGES OR
LIMITATIONS OF REPRESENTATIONS MADE CONCERNING GOODS OR SERVICES. IF THESE
LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE BELOW EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, members,
directors, officers, employees, agents, and licensors from and against any and
all losses, expenses, damages, claims, fines, penalties, costs and liabilities
(including reasonable legal and accounting fees), resulting from your (or
anyone acting under your password or username) use of the Platform, connection
thereto, or any alleged violation by you of these Patient Terms of Use,
including, without limitation, the Code of Conduct (as set out in the Website
Terms of Use).
In particular, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its
affiliates, members, directors, officers, employees, agents, sponsors, and
licensors for any injury, including but not limited to bodily harm or death,
to you or any third party that may result from the use of or reliance on any
Content.
Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY OR THE COMPANY’S LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS
THAT RESULT FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE,
THE WEBSITE OR ANY CONTENT, OR SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, EVEN IF
THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN ADVANCE. IF
YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE WEBSITE, THE CONTENT, THE SERVICES OR THE
PATIENT TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING
THE WEBSITE.
NOTHING HEREIN SHALL LIMIT THE POTENTIAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY OF THE
TREATMENT PROVIDERS OR OTHER LICENSED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ARISING FROM OR
RELATED TO MEDICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT THEY
PROVIDE TO YOU, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED UNDER APPLICABLE PROVINCIAL/TERRITORIAL
LAWS. IN MANY JURISDICTIONS, TREATMENT PROVIDERS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IF THEY HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT A PATIENT IS
LIKELY TO HARM OTHERS OR HIMSELF/HERSELF. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY BE
LIABLE FOR THE DISCLOSURE OF YOUR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION BY A TREATMENT
PROVIDER FROM WHOM YOU RECEIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES OR SOCIAL OR
PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES. THE COMPANY IS NOT LIABLE TO ANY PERSON OR USER FOR
ANY HARM CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OR MISCONDUCT OF A TREATMENT PROVIDER
PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. IN NO EVENT WILL THE CUMULATIVE LIABILITY OF
THE COMPANY OR THE COMPANY’S LICENSORS OR AFFILIATES TO YOU, WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED $1,000.
Errors and Inaccuracies.
The information on the Platform may contain typographical errors or other
errors or inaccuracies, and may not be complete or current. The Company
reserves the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to
change or update information at any time without prior notice to you. The
Company will not, however, guarantee that any such errors, inaccuracies, or
omissions will be corrected. The Company reserves the right to refuse to fill
any orders or provide Services that are based on inaccurate or erroneous
information on the Platform, including, without limitation, incorrect or
out-of-date information regarding pricing, payment terms, or for any other
lawful reason.
Changes
The Company reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or
discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Platform (or any part thereof)
with or without notice. Further, the Company reserves the right to change
these Patient Terms of Use at any time and to notify you by posting an updated
version of the Patient Terms of Use on this Website. You are responsible for
regularly reviewing the Patient Terms of Use, including, without limitation,
by checking the date of “Last Update” at the bottom of this document.
Continued use of the Platform after any such changes shall constitute your
consent to be bound by such changes, with continued provision of the use of
the Platform constituting consideration from the Company to you for so being
bound. Your only right with respect to any dissatisfaction with (1) these
Patient Terms of Use (2) any policy or practice of ours in operating the
Platform or (3) any Content available through the Platform, is to stop
visiting and using the Platform.
Termination.
You may terminate your Account at any time and for any reason by providing
written notice to the Company. Upon any termination by you, your Account will
no longer be accessible. Any cancellation request will be handled within 30
days of receipt of such a request by the Company.
We may suspend or terminate your right to use our Services or the Platform at
any time, in the event that you breach these Patient Terms of Use, for any
reason, or for no reason at all, in our sole discretion, and without prior
notice to you. After such termination, the Company will have no further
obligation to provide the Services, except to the extent we are obligated to
provide you access to your health records or Treatment Providers are required
to provide you with continuing care under their applicable legal, ethical and
professional obligations to you.
Upon termination of your right to use our Services or the Platform or our
termination of the Services or Platform, all licenses and other rights granted
to you by these Patient Terms of Use will immediately terminate.
Despite anything to the contrary, all of your covenants, agreements,
representations and warranties made in these Patient Terms of Use will survive
the termination, suspension or cancellation of your access to the Platform and
remain in full force and effect.
Area of Service
Unless otherwise agreed by the Company, the Services described in these
Patient Terms of Use are solely offered within Canada.
Applicable Laws
Unless the applicable laws of your jurisdiction, such as Quebec, require that
the laws of your jurisdiction govern, these Patient Terms of Use shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of
Ontario and of the laws of Canada applicable therein, and any dispute is to be
submitted to a court of competent jurisdiction in the judicial district of
Toronto, Province of Ontario. If any provision of the present Patient Terms of
Use shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then such
provision shall be severable from these Patient Terms of Use and shall not
affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. These
Patient Terms of Use shall not be governed by the United Nations Convention on
Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, which is expressly excluded and
you also expressly agree to exclude the applicability of the Uniform Computer
Information Transactions Act. A printed copy of these Patient Terms of Use and
of any notice in electronic form shall be admissible in any judicial or
administrative proceedings to the same extent and under the same conditions as
other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in
printed form. You agree that you will only sue us as an individual. You agree
that you will not file a class action, or participate in a class action.
These Terms of Use and any and all other legal notices or statements posted on
the Platform constitute the entire agreement between you and the Company with
respect to the use of the Platform, including the Services and the Content.
Notice
Notices to you may be made via email or regular mail, or in cases of changes
to these Patient Terms of Use or to the Services offered by the Platform, by
posting notices or links to such notices on the Website itself.
You agree that it is the express wish of the parties that this agreement and
all related documents be drawn up in English.
Vous êtes d'accord que c’est la volonté expresse des parties que la
présente convention ainsi que les documents qui s’y rattachent soient
rédigés en anglais.
If you have any questions or comments regarding these Patient Terms of Use
please contact us at
support@greenspacehealth.com
Last Update: March 2, 2022