General Conditions - Patient
These General Terms and Conditions for Use (hereinafter called the “Terms”) govern the contractual relationship between (1) DH Healthcare GmbH, with its registered office at Konrad-Zuse-Platz 1-3, Germany, company registration number 0745.461.727 (hereinafter called “DH Healthcare GmbH”) and (2) the person who uses DeepUnity PACSonWEB via a reference number (hereinafter called the “User”).
The User has read and taken cognisance of the Terms’ contents and in using DeepUnity PACSonWEB, explicitly accepts their application. If the User does not agree to these Terms, please do not use DeepUnity PACSonWEB.
Where appropriate, DH Healthcare GmbH may make changes to the Terms at its sole discretion. If DH Healthcare GmbH makes any substantive changes to the Terms, the User will be provided with clear notification in advance, as appropriate to the circumstances. Continued use of DeepUnity PACSonWEB by the User after he/she has received such notification will be regarded as explicit acceptance of the changes. Accordingly, the User should read such notification carefully. If the User does not agree to the changes, please do not continue to use DeepUnity PACSonWEB.
1. Responsibilities and limited guarantee
1.1. DH Healthcare GmbH will use its reasonable endeavours to ensure that the User can make regular use of DeepUnity PACSonWEB to consult medical images and/or reports for reference purposes. Reports will only be accessible if, and insofar as, the transmitting radiology department has decided that the User may have access to same.
1.2. The User is aware that DeepUnity PACSonWEB is a system for providing medical data to external parties and exchanging such data in a safe environment, and that DH Healthcare GmbH is solely responsible for the good technical execution of this in accordance with the highest standards. This means that, among other things, DH Healthcare GmbH is not responsible for the medical data that are processed by the healthcare facility or organisation and/or the Users on DeepUnity PACSonWEB.
1.3. DH Healthcare GmbH cannot guarantee that DeepUnity PACSonWEB (including access thereto, its use and/or the services provided) are completely free of bugs, errors and technical faults or that its use is at all times guaranteed. For instance, DeepUnity PACSonWEB’s availability and services may be disrupted at any time in full or in part for maintenance and other purposes. DH Healthcare GmbH reserves the right to temporarily or permanently change or discontinue DeepUnity PACSonWEB’s functions and/or features at periodic intervals and at any time, with or without notice, without any liability towards the User, in the event of any interruption, change or discontinuation of DeepUnity PACSonWEB or any function or feature of DeepUnity PACSonWEB.
1.4. Furthermore, certain technical difficulties may result in temporary interruptions from time to time. Under no circumstances shall DH Healthcare GmbH be held liable where the regular service is disrupted due to technical faults or malfunctions in the network which are beyond the control of DH Healthcare GmbH or which ensue as a consequence of the evolution of systems, technologies, etc.
1.5. The User is solely responsible for the selection, costs and maintenance of the IT infrastructure on which DeepUnity PACSonWEB is used, and hereby acknowledges that how many details and what information can be obtained from the available images, among other things, depends on the quality of the monitor and the reproduction equipment.
2. Security, identification and access to data
2.1. DH Healthcare GmbH will make the required effort to provide adjusted security and identification methods for access to and use of DeepUnity PACSonWEB in a secure environment.
2.2. The User will receive access to DeepUnity PACSonWEB through a reference number and his date of birth, which the User will receive from DH Healthcare GmbH or the responsible healthcare facility or organisation. The person who grants the User access to DeepUnity PACSonWEB will bear the risks associated with transmitting data to the User.
2.3. Login details (i.e. reference number combined with the date of birth) are strictly personal and non-transferable, and the User must keep this information strictly confidential. Once received, the User is obliged to treat the data with care. The User is solely responsible for authorised or unauthorised use of the information, including each instance of use by third parties. In the event of a breach or suspected breach of this paragraph, DH Healthcare GmbH shall be at liberty to take all necessary measures to block or to delete data, to block the User’s access and/or to suspend or terminate the licence without the User having any right to compensation.
2.4. If the User obtains knowledge of the loss or unauthorised use of his/her reference number by third parties or suspects such loss or unauthorised use, then he/she must immediately report this to DH Healthcare GmbH through the help desk. DH Healthcare GmbH will take all necessary and reasonable measures as quickly as possible, and will block the User’s account, if necessary.
2.5. The responsible healthcare facility or organisation and/or the User are solely responsible for granting access rights to the medical data to the correct Users, in accordance with the methods that DeepUnity PACSonWEB foresees for this.
3. Use of DeepUnity PACSonWEB
3.1. DeepUnity PACSonWEB is a web-based solution for the distribution and display of medical images and, where appropriate, reports via the Internet for requesting doctors, patients and between hospitals.
As a distribution medium, DeepUnity PACSonWEB’s purpose is to make medical images and reports from the associated hospitals and radiology departments available to the requesting doctors via the Internet.
The images are also made available to patients for reference purposes. The transmitting radiology department decides whether the patient has access to the report or not
Within the scope of the use of DeepUnity PACSonWEB, the User is obligated:
• being logged in with a reference number combined with the date of birth;
• not to use DeepUnity PACSonWEB for diagnostic or illegal purposes or conduct that is objectionable in any other way, either in an illegal or threatening manner or in a manner that is dangerous for DeepUnity PACSonWEB, DH Healthcare GmbH or third parties;
• not to use DeepUnity PACSonWEB to process content that (i) is illegal, fraudulent, threatening or harmful or that is objectionable in any other way, (ii) he/she is not authorised to process according to applicable regulations or stemming from contractual relationships, or (iii) violates the rights of a third party, including but not limited to the right to protect one’s privacy;
• not to use or disclose any resources, software or routines that could harm or place an excessive burden on the accessibility, security or proper functioning of DeepUnity PACSonWEB.
• Copying, redistributing, leasing, selling, transferring, assigning, reverse-engineering or decompiling DeepUnity PACSonWEB, or any part of DeepUnity PACSonWEB, in any way including all other uses of DeepUnity PACSonWEB or its content by any other means are expressly prohibited under the Terms or pursuant to the applicable legislation, as are any other breaches of the intellectual property rights associated with DeepUnity PACSonWEB or any part thereof.
• No attempt may be made to access restricted or screened-off parts of DeepUnity PACSonWEB to which the User has not been explicitly granted access.
3.2. In the event of a violation or suspected violation of section 3.1, DH Healthcare GmbH will be entitled to take all necessary measures, block or delete data, block the User’s access and/or suspend or cancel the User’s licence, without the User being entitled to any compensation for damages.
3.3. Demographic or other details may be incorrect or incomplete if incorrectly entered by the responsible healthcare facility or organisation, resulting in incorrect reproduction and/or mismatching. This is beyond the control of DH Healthcare GmbH and under no circumstances can it be held liable as a result of such errors.
3.4. The
DeepUnity PACSonWEB user manual is provided in electronic format and can be consulted on
https://secure.pacsonweb.com/.
4. Liabilities
4.1. Insofar and to the extent that is permitted under the applicable legislation, DH Healthcare GmbH’ liability for any direct damage arising from the User’s use of DeepUnity PACSonWEB will not exceed EUR 1,000 per incident, regardless of whether DH Healthcare GmbH’ liability arises from contractual provisions, an unlawful act (including negligence or failure to observe a statutory duty) or any other cause. Under no circumstances (save in the case of deception or deliberate error), shall DH Healthcare GmbH be liable in respect of any indirect, unforeseen or immaterial damage, including loss of profit, damage to [public] image, loss of data, loss of information, loss of turnover, loss of customers, damage suffered by third parties and/or interruption of the User’s operations.
4.2. The User accepts that if one of the User’s actions, performed deliberately or due to negligence and in breach of these Terms, disrupts the operation of DeepUnity PACSonWEB or damages DeepUnity PACSonWEB, the User fully shall reimburse DH Healthcare GmbH for all costs incurred in repairing the affected systems and for all losses, both directly and indirectly (including, but not limited to, loss of profit, loss of turnover, loss of customers and loss of goodwill) that DH Healthcare GmbH may incur as a consequence of such actions; the User should at least indemnify DH Healthcare GmbH for and against all losses, costs and any compensation claims of any kind ensuing from such actions.
4.3. DH Healthcare GmbH cannot be held liable for any failure or delay in the fulfilment of its obligations to the User where such failure can be attributed directly or indirectly to circumstances beyond DH Healthcare GmbH’ control and over which DH Healthcare GmbH cannot reasonably be expected to have any control (“Force Majeure”), including but not limited to strikes, power cuts, power failures or downtime caused by the energy supplier, the energy grid or the external infrastructure, attacks by hackers, viruses, riots, uprisings, terrorist attacks, war, fires, flooding, storm, explosions, earthquakes, natural disasters, government measures, employment circumstances or any other cause which may reasonably be beyond the control of DH Healthcare GmbH.
5. Intellectual property rights
5.1. The User acknowledges and accepts that DeepUnity PACSonWEB, including its software, is protected by intellectual and industrial property rights (including but not limited to copyright, trademarks, etc.), of which DH Healthcare GmbH or its suppliers are the proprietor(s). The User recognises these property rights of DH Healthcare GmbH and/or DH Healthcare GmbH’ licensors and acknowledges that the User does not acquire any intellectual or industrial property rights pertaining to the trademark, the software and/or DeepUnity PACSonWEB.
5.2. The User only acquires a personal, revocable, non-transferable and non-exclusive right to use
DeepUnity PACSonWEB in accordance with the purposes set forth in the Terms and on
www.pacsonweb.com.
5.3. Nothing in these Terms prohibits DH Healthcare GmbH and/or DH Healthcare GmbH’ licensors from using, further developing, marketing, sublicensing or otherwise licensing DeepUnity PACSonWEB or making any part thereof available, including its content, anywhere in the world, in any way. Neither shall these Terms be interpreted as the granting of certain rights to the User, either to DeepUnity PACSonWEB or to any other existing or future platform of DH Healthcare GmbH or its licensors, whether or not comparable to DeepUnity PACSonWEB.
6. Term and termination
This agreement between DH Healthcare GmbH and the User is concluded for the period during which the User makes use of DeepUnity PACSonWEB. DH Healthcare GmbH may suspend the User’s access to DeepUnity PACSonWEB at any time, including in the event of actual or suspected unauthorised use by the User of DeepUnity PACSonWEB and/or its content, or non-compliance with the Terms. If the User or DH Healthcare GmbH terminates the agreement, or if DH Healthcare GmbH suspends the User’s access to DeepUnity PACSonWEB, the User agrees that DH Healthcare GmbH will have no liability or responsibility towards the User and that DH Healthcare GmbH will not be required to pay any compensation.
7. Applicable law and the competent court
These Terms are governed by Belgian law. In the event of a dispute regarding the Terms, only the courts in the division of Antwerp in Belgium have exclusive jurisdiction, or if the User is a consumer, the court in the User’s domicile.
8. Concluding provisions
8.1. DH Healthcare GmbH shall implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect the personal data of Users against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against (accidental) loss or damage. DH Healthcare GmbH complies with the legislation and regulations governing the protection of personal data, including Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation).
8.2. The voidness or invalidity of any provision of these Terms, or any part thereof, will not result in the voidness or invalidity of the entire Terms. Should any provision in these Terms be deemed void or invalid, the provision in question shall be replaced ipso jure by a valid provision, or a valid part, that is as close as possible to the original intention of DH Healthcare GmbH. The inability to effect such a desired replacement will in no way affect the validity of the remaining provisions. Should any provision in these Terms be declared invalid or non-enforceable, the remaining provisions of these Terms will continue to apply and be enforceable.
"By using DeepUnity PACSonWEB, I acknowledge that I have taken note of the DeepUnity PACSonWEB Conditions of use, which set forth obligations for the user and limit the liability of the DeepUnity PACSonWEB supplier, and I declare that I agree to these Conditions."