Policies, Disclaimers, Terms of Use

Introduction

Welcome to OnlineMedicalTourism.com (“OMT” ,“Website , “we”, “our” or “us”), a web site resource providing consumers, visitors and members (“patients”, “your” or “you”) with information related to medical travel and medical tourism. OMT is only an information resource where providers offer medical service or other services to visitors via the Website.

OMT AND THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ARE DESIGNED FOR INFORMATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. OMT does not provide medical advice, medical services, care, diagnosis or treatment, or advice about what health care providers, service providers, facilitators, insurance or other providers to use on the Website, nor is OMT an agent for such services. The Website is an informational resource for you but decisions about the suitable medical treatments for you should be made in consultation with your personal health care provider or doctor, whom you choose based on your personal needs and preferences.

You are authorized to access this Website or to use the materials contained in the Website if you agree to comply with all applicable laws and with these Terms and Conditions of Use and Service which constitute an Agreement between you and OMT. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE AND SERVICE CAREFULLY. By accessing and using this Website, YOU AGREE TO AND BE BOUND BY each and every one of THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE AND SERVICE contained herein. If you do not agree with the terms, you should immediately leave this Website. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion at any time, to modify or amend this Agreement without notice. Accordingly you should read this page regularly to note any changes or amendments. If you use the Website after these terms have been amended or updated, you will be deemed to have agreed to the changes or amendments.

Any and all forms of duplication, reproduction, distribution, publication, modification, uploading, copying or transmission of material from this Website is STRICTLY PROHIBITED unless you have obtained the prior written consent of OMT. The material covered by this prohibition includes, but is not limited to, any written text, graphics, logos, photographs, audio, or video material on the Website. You are also strictly prohibited from creating works or materials that are derived or are in any way based on the materials contained in this Website including, but not limited to, fonts, icons, link buttons, wallpaper, and unlicensed merchandise.

Understanding the Purpose of OMT

OMT is a resource providing consumers, visitors and members with educational information related to medical travel and medical tourism. We do not provide health care and further we do not provide any medical advice regarding the nature of health care treatment available in any location, including health care services that may be available within and outside the United States of America. It is up to each person who uses the website and the information provided to conduct their own comprehensive due diligence of Affiliates, including any health service, care giver, physician or any other medical professional, medical facility, facilitator or service provider prior to using such services. You, the visitor and user, must agree, and hereby do so, to hold us harmless and to indemnify us from any claim of any nature arising from your use of the information contained on our website or your use of any Affiliates, health care professional, service or facility, facilitator, service provider that you learn about on our Website. The information provided on our Website, is only information and we do not independently investigate any claims made by any Affiliates or any third party or provider that advertises or is listed on our site or regarding any information for any third party that is on our website.

Information on our site may be inaccurate, incomplete or misleading. We have no obligation to, nor do we screen, monitor or validate any content or information posted by medical professionals, medical facilities, facilitators or any service provider on our Website. Please use your common sense when viewing any claims made by any third party content on our site or that you may learn directly or indirectly via our Website and verify all claims with your own independent health care provider or physician. OMT makes no warranty, either express or implied, regarding the completeness, accuracy, or its suitability for any particular purpose and further assumes no responsibility or liability for any damages arising from your use of, or inability to use the Website. We are not responsible for the claims of any advertisements that appear on our Website. Our Website may contain hypertext links to other third party websites, however we are not responsible in any manner for the content of such sites or their terms of use or privacy policies. These links as well as other listings are provided exclusively for your convenience and are not intended in any manner to be an endorsement by OMT of the persons or organizations operating any of these third party websites. OMT is neither responsible for the content contained on those sites, nor their privacy practices. Please carefully review the terms of service and privacy policies of all such websites prior to usage. You assume the risk of any usage of such third party sites. OMT does not undertake or assume any duty to monitor the Website for inappropriate content.

YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON THIS INFORMATION AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR, NOR DO THEY REPLACE, PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR HEALTH, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CONSULT WITH A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONAL. DO NOT DISREGARD, AVOID OR DELAY OBTAINING MEDICAL OR HEALTH RELATED ADVICE FROM YOUR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL BECAUSE OF SOMETHING YOU MAY HAVE READ ON THIS WEBSITE. THE USE OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS WEBSITE IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. NOTHING STATED OR POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE OR AVAILABLE THROUGH ANY SERVICES ARE INTENDED TO BE, AND MUST NOT BE TAKEN TO BE, THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE.

We may provide free newsletters that you may subscribe to if you wish. You agree to independently investigate the claim of any third parties that you learn about in this newsletter and to refrain from seeking any professional care from any third party that you learn about in the newsletter unless you have first consulted with your own personal physician or other health care provider and your own due diligence.

We also allow our Website users to request information directly from health care providers, service providers, facilitators, insurance or other providers, within and outside the United States of America. In the event that you elect to use that function, you agree to refrain from seeking any health care services from anyone or any facility, service provider or facilitator who contacts you unless conduct your own research and you have first consulted with your own physician or other health care service provider before contracting or using an provider on the Website. Be aware that the results of any search you conduct on the OMT Website for any provider should not be construed as an endorsement by OMT of any particular provider, or signify a comparative ranking of any providers. Use of any health care provider or other provider that is not licensed within the United States of America is done so at your own sole risk and you agree to hold us harmless and to indemnify us from any loss, damages or injuries that you may sustain should you accept health care services from any entity, person, facility, service provider or facilitator both inside and outside the United States of America or any health care service provider, facility, service provider or facilitator that is not duly licensed within the United States of America.

General Rules

Site members and visitors may not:

• Upload any material that is harmful to our user's computers or objectionable to our community as a whole Conduct any activity that is harmful or detrimental to our site as solely determined by us.

• Violate the law of any jurisdiction while visiting our site or using any tool or service that we provided.

• Harass or Cyberstalk any user.

• Post any information or content that is unlawful, harassing, threatening, libelous, obscene, indecent, scandalous, inflammatory, defamatory, hateful, pornographic or profane material, or intolerant in nature or in violation of the laws of any jurisdiction, that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under law.

• Falsely represent yourself as another person or as a representative of a business or entity that you do not actually represent.

• Falsely represent your professional or business credentials or professional background.

• Change or attempt to change or amend any content on the Website that is not your content.

• Access data or materials not intended for your use; logging into a server or account which you are not authorized to access; attempting to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to beach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; impersonating any person or entity, or falsely stating or otherwise misrepresenting their identity or affiliation in any way.

You must be of legal adult age in your jurisdiction to access and use this Website in any manner. No user may be under the age of 18 years of age. Parents or the guardians of minors may enroll as a member on behalf of their minor children/wards but are solely responsible for the direct supervision of their children/wards while their minors visit the Website or use any of the content that the Website provides.

We may post rules, guidelines or policies. Upon the posting of such materials, they immediately become incorporated by reference into this Agreement as if fully set forth herein.

Any user may terminate their use or membership at this Website at any time. We may terminate usage or membership of any person or entity at any time for any reason we deem appropriate with no prior notice to the person or entity whose membership or usage is being terminated.

We have published a Privacy Policy. The OMT Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated into and forms part of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein.

You agree to not use the Website for submissions to: Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable; impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights (“Rights”) of any party.

You are solely responsible for your own submissions, and represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, and/or permission to use and authorize OMT to use all trademark, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to any and all materials you post, upload or transmit in the ways contemplated by the Website.

All content included within or via this website is protected by various US and international copyright laws, patent laws, trademark regulations and laws, and various intellectual property laws and international treaties and agreements. No intellectual property of any nature contained within or via this website may be copied, published, or broadcast in any way without the written permission of the content owner. All trademarks contained on or via this website are owned by their respective owners and may not be used by you in any way.

The opinions expressed on the blog, bulletin board or evaluation forums are not those of OMT, its directors, partners, members or affiliates. Any statements, advice and opinions made by users of evaluation forms or bulletin boards or blogs are those of the user or provider only. Where you post any statements, advice and opinions to a bulletin board, blog or evaluation form, you accept responsibility for all such content and OMT neither endorses nor shall be held responsible for the reliability or accuracy of such content. You agree to indemnify OMT against any loss, damage or expense incurred by OMT arising out of your misuse of the Website (including any bulletin boards, blogs or evaluation forms) and the site content or any information accessible through the Website.

Submissions

All submissions (but not Personally Identifiable Information) become the property of this Website. All submissions are non-confidential in nature. Submissions may be thought of as letters to the editor or suggestions/ideas type of email or letters that you might send us. We may publish all submissions in any manner that we deem to be appropriate, including in all forms of media and publication. You are solely responsible for the content of all submissions, including any violation of any law(s) contained within such submissions, copyright, privacy, fraud, and other laws and regulations. You agree to hold us harmless and defend us and indemnify us from any civil actions filed or threatened to be filed by any third party or entity who determines that your submissions supports a legal cause of action.

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TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, OMT ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY NOR DO WE GRANT ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED RELATING TO THE OPERATION, SAFETY, CONDITION OR SERVICE OF THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL, ANY DOCTOR OR OTHER PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROVIDER THAT IS USED BY, FOR, OR ON BEHALF OF YOU. OMT IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE ACTS, ERRORS, OMISSIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, BREACHES OR NEGLIGENCE OF THE PROVIDER, ANY DOCTOR OR OTHER PERSONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROVIDER OR FOR LOSS, DAMAGES OR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM SAID PERSONS.

We issue no warranty whatsoever and further do not make any representations or warranties regarding the availability, suitability, reliability, merchantability, non-infringement, capability, usefulness or fitness for any general or particular purpose of the site, or products, services, medical facilities, service providers, insurance providers, providers or facilitators herein contained or regarding the characteristics of the information contained regarding the services provided by third parties on or through the Website, or regarding the timeliness, accuracy or usefulness of information obtained from or through the Website. THE MATERIAL IN THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. OMT DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from OMT shall be deemed to alter the disclaimer of warranty, or to create a new warranty.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither OMT nor any of its officers, directors, members, employees, affiliates or other representatives will be liable or responsible for any loss or damages arising from your use of this website, or any functions or services that this Website provides to you, whether the cause of action be based on tort, breach of contract, or any other legal theory, including punitive, actual, indirect, incidental or consequential damages of any nature or due to any cause of any nature, including loss of income, profit or opportunity. You agree to hold us harmless from any loss or harm of any nature due to your usage of this Website or any product or service that is contained on the Website, whether directly or indirectly. We are not responsible for any medical care or other professional care or any service that you receive from any person, entity or business that you learn about via our Website. You must conduct your own due diligence and investigation regarding the appropriateness of seeking professional care from any person, facility, entity or service that you learn about via our Website prior to seeking such care. You are solely responsible for any loss or injury that occurs to you or any third party you share such information with should you or that third party seek the professional care offered by any person, facility, entity or service that you learn about via our Website, whether directly or indirectly.

We do not guarantee the performance of any goods, products or services advertised on the Website.

OMT Potential Liability for the Website is Limited

NEITHER OMT NOR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, MEMBERS,DIRECTORS, AGENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, CONTENT PROVIDERS OR SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF USE OF THIS WEBSITE AND THE MATERIAL CONTAINED HEREIN, OR INABILITY TO GAIN ACCESS TO OR USE THE WEBSITE. OMT WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY MATERIAL OF WEBSITES IT LINKS TO OR FOR INFORMATION CONTAINED IN OR PART OF THE WEBSITE. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, THE RESPECTIVE LIABILITY OF OMT, ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AFFILIATES, AND CONTENT OR SERVICE PROVIDERS IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY SUCH STATE LAW.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold OMT and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of content you upload, post, transmit or make available through the Website, your use of the Website, your violation of the Terms and Conditions of Use and Service, or your violation of any rights of another.

Affiliates

IF YOU SELECT AN AFFILIATE (A MEDICAL FACILITY, SERVICE PROVIDER, PROVIDER, FACILITATOR, INSURANCE PROVIDER OR OTHER) THROUGH AN INFORMATION REQUEST ON THIS WEBSITE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT OR OTHER SERVICES, YOU AGREE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OMT HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR THE MEDICAL TREATMENT OR ANY OTHER SERVICE THAT YOU CHOOSE THROUGH SUCH AFFILIATE OR PROVIDER. YOU WILL LOOK TO THE AFFILIATE OT PROVIDER AND NOT TO OMT FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY, IF ANY, FOR THE CHOICE OF MEDICAL TREATMENT. OMT CANNOT CONTROL THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY AFFILIATES OR PROVIDERS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH OMT, WE DO NOT GUARANTEE OR ENDORSE THE AUTHENTICITY, QUALITY, SAFETY, OR LEGITIMACY OF ANY PROVIDER OR THE SERVICE GIVEN OR OFFERED BY THESE PROVIDERS. THE ACCURACY OF ANY LISTINGS OR PROVIDER DATA WE MAY PROVIDE ON THE WEBSITE, OR THE ABILITY TO COMPLETE A TRANSACTION, RESTS SOLELY WITH THEM.

Intellectual Property Notices

You agree that you have been suitably noticed of any trademark, trade dress, service mark, copyright, patent or any other intellectual property rights or property rights of any nature and any violation by you of any such property rights is fairly deemed to be willful in nature.

All product names, marks, logos, symbols, and company names are the property of their respective owners and subject to the protection of State, Federal and International laws and regulations.

Termination of Service

We reserve the right to terminate any and all service provided to you (either as a group or as an individual user or member) at any time without notice for any reason we deem fit. We also reserve the right to discontinue any service or modify any service with no notice to you. We reserve the right to edit, remove content or terminate any listings (either as a group or as an individual user or member) of a medical facility, service provider, facilitator, insurance provider or others at any time without notice for any reason we deem fit.
General Information

This site may contain typographical errors, omissions or mistakes, and we disclaim any responsibility for such errors and you agree to hold us harmless from any legal responsibility for such errors, resulting in damage or consequential loss.

We may revise or modify any portion of this Agreement at any time without notice to you. You must read this Agreement each time you visit our Website or use any tool or service that we provide to you via this Website or elsewhere. Any usage of this Website or tools, functions or services that we provide you means that you have read the most current version of this Agreement and Privacy Policy and you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the latest version of this Terms and Conditions of Use and Service and Privacy Policy.

Foreign Usage

We make no representation that the usage of this Website, or the content provided herein, will not violate the laws of your local jurisdiction. You are responsible for the laws of your jurisdiction, especially if you are accessing this Website from outside the United States of America (USA). Do not use this Website if such usage violates the law of the jurisdiction in which you reside, including the laws of any state of the United States or any USA federal law or regulation.

Force Majeure

Neither party shall be liable for any delay or failure in performance due to Force Majeure, which shall mean acts of God, earthquake, labor disputes, changes in law, regulation or government policy, riots, war, fire, flood, insurrection, sabotage, embargo, epidemics, acts or omissions of vendors or suppliers, transportation difficulties, unavailability of interruption or delay in telecommunications or third party services (including DNS propagation), failure of third party software or power used in or equipment needed. We are not responsible for server downtime under any circumstances.

Jurisdiction

This Agreement, including all Disclaimers, will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Nevada, excluding that body of laws known as choice of law or conflict of laws. Subject to the provisions of this Section all disputes, controversies or claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement will be resolved through mandatory binding arbitration conducted in Nevada, before J.A.M.S./ENDISPUTE or its successor ("JAMS") pursuant to the United States Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Section 1, et seq. (the "Act"); and the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of J.A.M.S.'s Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures in effect at the time of filing of the demand for arbitration (the "JAMS Rules"), subject to the provisions of this Section. The terms set forth in this Agreement will control in the event of any inconsistency between such terms and the JAMS Rules. The parties will cooperate with JAMS and with each other in promptly selecting a single arbitrator from JAMS's panel of neutrals. If the parties fail to so select an arbitrator within thirty (30) days following the date of either party's notice of demand to conduct arbitration, then JAMS will appoint an arbitrator in accordance with the JAMS Rules. The award of the arbitrator will be in writing and will set forth findings of fact and conclusions of law. Judgment on the arbitrator's award will be final and binding upon the parties and may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. If for any reason JAMS or its successor no longer is in business, then the arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator's fees will be shared equally by the parties and each party will bear its own costs and attorneys' fees. All papers, documents, or evidence, whether written or oral, filed with or presented in connection with the arbitration proceeding will be deemed by the parties and by the arbitrator to be confidential information of both parties. The arbitrator chosen in accordance with these provisions will not have the power to alter, amend or otherwise affect the terms of these arbitration provisions or the provisions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section shall prevent either party from applying for and obtaining from a court a temporary restraining order and/or other injunctive relief. Any and all disputes regarding the content presented on this site must be resolved through arbitration as set forth in this section. You hereby irrevocably waive any right you may have to trial by jury in any such dispute, action or proceeding.

Other Important Website Use Terms

You agree that our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Agreement will not operate as a waiver of our right to enforce such terms. This Agreement operates to the fullest extent permissible by law. If any provision of this Agreement is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that provision is deemed severable from this Agreement and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Website must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose; otherwise such cause of action is permanently barred.

Updated July 8th 2009

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All material provided on OnlineMedicalTourism.com (“OMT” or “Website”) are for informational or educational purposes only. Consult a physician regarding the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your symptoms or medical condition.

OnlineMedicalTourism.com provides this Privacy Policy to inform users of its policies and procedures regarding the collection, use and disclosure of information received from users or visitors to the Website. This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Accordingly you should read this page regularly to note any changes or amendments. If you use the Website after these terms have been amended or updated, you will be deemed to have agreed to the changes or amendments.

OMT is committed to respecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal data. This Privacy Policy statement is designed to assist you in understanding how OMT uses and safeguards the information you provide while visiting the OnlineMedicalTourism.com website.

OMT will not sell or transmit to others any personally identifiable data entered on the Website. This personally identifiable data includes your name, e-mail address or any piece of information which could be associated with your name or email address. OMT will cooperate fully with verified law enforcement authorities and government agencies whenever duly requested to do so.

If however, you complete and submit a form, such as “Get a FREE Quote” or other forms as well as make an Information Request, you agree that the information contained therein may be forwarded to medical facilities and/or service providers and/or facilitators or other such services or providers, including insurance providers. By so doing, submitting your personally identifiable data to us, which includes your name, e-mail address or any piece of information which could be associated with your name or email address, and other information included in your submission to us, you explicitly consent and agree that this personally identifiable data will be forwarded, transferred or disclosed to third parties and such providers are based in countries where protections for personal data are different to those under Data protection Acts in the USA or European Union. We may also use your contact details, including your phone number and email address, to contact you. You consent to us contacting you.

INFORMATION GATHERED THROUGH THE OMT WEBSITE

OMT may track the domains from which people visit OnlineMedicalTourism.com in order to gain aggregate data that may be analyzed for trends and statistics. Subject to the provisions of this Privacy Policy statement, OMT may use accumulated aggregate data for several purposes including, but not limited to, marketing analysis, evaluation of OMT's services, and business planning.

Currently, OMT uses personal information as a basis for notifications to users, and in order to implement the Terms and Conditions of Use and Service governing the OMT website.

COOKIES

The OMT website uses "cookies" to provide users with tailored information. A "cookie" is an element of data that a website, when visited by a user, sends to that user's browser which, in turn, may accordingly store that element on the user's hard drive or memory. OMT uses cookies to better serve users of our Website; any cookies sent by OMT will be marked so that they will be accessible only by the OMT website subject to this Privacy Policy statement. However, at your option and at your sole expense and responsibility, any user may block or delete our cookies from their hard drive. However note that, by disabling cookies, certain Website features and functionality may no longer work properly, or at all.

OTHER NOTIFICATION

In order to implement or enforce the Terms hereof, OMT may use user-provided e-mail addresses to contact users on an individual basis. At no time, unless such disclosure is required by law, a governmental agency, or so authorized by the user when you complete and submit a form, such as “Get a FREE Quote” or other forms as well as make an Information Request, will OMT disclose individual user personal information to unrelated third parties that is not publicly available.

Information Collection and Use

To provide you with information about OMT’s services including the services of OMT’s Affiliates (if you opt-in to receive such Affiliate services), OMT will collect personally identifiable information, including your name, email address, and phone number, (collectively “Personally Identifiable Information”) as part of an information request (referred herein as “Information Request”) for further services of OMT and/or its Affiliates. The Information Request may also include personal medical information that you voluntarily choose to provide in order for OMT to facilitate your Information Request.
We will use your information provided in the Information Request including Personally Identifiable Information to fulfill your Information Request regarding OMT and its affiliates services, as well as for our internal marketing efforts including to improve our content, product and service offerings.

OMT may share certain aggregate information with our partners, customers, advertisers and potential users based on our analysis of your information provided in the Information Request including Personally Identifiable Information.

Disclosure of Information

If you select to receive information, or complete a form such as “Get a FREE Quote” or other forms as well as make an Information Request, OMT Affiliate(s) being medical facilities and/or service providers and/or facilitators, insurance providers or other such services, OMT may share the information you provided in the Information Request or “Get a FREE Quote”, including your Personally Identifiable Information with such affiliate(s) for the purpose of fulfilling and managing your Information Request. You hereby agree that OMT can forward such Personally Identifiable Information to third parties for the sole purpose of fulfilling and managing your Information Request.
In addition, OMT reserves the right to disclose your Personally Identifiable Information to relevant authorities where we have reason to believe that such disclosure is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be infringing or threatening to infringe, or who may otherwise be causing injury to or interference with, the title, rights, interests or property of OMT, our users, customers, partners, other web site users or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities, or in relation to a divestiture, merger or sale of assets.

We also reserve the right to disclose your Personally Identifiable Information in response to a subpoena or other judicial order or when we reasonably believe that such disclosure is required by law, regulation or administrative order of any court, governmental or regulatory authority.

By completing and submitting an Information Request or complete a form such as “Get a FREE Quote” or other forms you agree and understand that OMT may transmit and process your information provided in the Information Request including Personally Identifiable Information outside of the location in which such information is collected.

LINKS WITH OTHER SITES

The OMT website contains links to other third party websites, whether owned or controlled Affiliates, advertisers or unrelated third parties. If you choose to visit an Affiliate, medical facility, service provider, insurance provider or advertiser or other by “clicking on” a banner ad or other type of advertisement or link, you will be directed to that third party’s website. The fact that OMT links to a website or present a banner add or other type of advertisement or link is not an endorsement, authorization or representation of our affiliation with that third party. OMT does not exercise control over third party websites. These other websites may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data or solicit personal information from you. This Privacy Policy addresses the use and disclosure of information that we collect from you through this Website. Other websites follow different rules regarding the use or disclosure of the personal information you submit to them. Please note that the privacy policies of these sites may differ from that of the OMT Website. OMT is not responsible for the privacy policies and practices of any linked website. We encourage you to read the privacy statement of any website you may visit.

"OPT-IN" EMAILS

Users may "opt-in" to receive site notifications, newsletters, or other information via email. Users may remove themselves from such services at their discretion. Any email sent to an "opt-in" list will include directions for how a user may remove himself or herself from the list or a URL where the user may find such directions.

ACCESS

On the OMT Website, visitors, users, medical facilities, service providers, insurance providers, facilitators and other providers can view their data on their listing page or other related pages. Where technically feasible (e.g. when a user is logged into the OMT blogs, listings, forums or elsewhere on the site) users, medical facilities, service providers, insurance providers, facilitators and other providers are permitted to update their information directly through OMT Website, once they have followed the required procedures regarding email verification and passwords. When such updating is not technically feasible, e.g. the system is inaccessible or unavailable; OMT will make reasonable efforts to assist users in updating their listing page or other related pages.

SECURITY

To secure Website integrity, OMT employs measures, including but not limited to security audits, use of encryption tools and software, and other reasonable security measures and procedures. Internal access to users' private and nonpublic personal information is restricted to site administrators and individuals on a need-to-know basis.

ENFORCEMENT

In the event that OMT becomes aware that Website security is compromised or nonpublic user information has been disclosed to unrelated third parties as a result of external activity, including but not limited to external security attacks, OMT shall take reasonable measures which it deems appropriate, including but not limited to internal investigation and reporting, and notification to and cooperation with law enforcement authorities, notwithstanding other provisions of this Privacy Policy statement.

If OMT becomes aware that a user's personal information provided to OMT has been disclosed in a manner not in accordance with this Privacy Policy statement, OMT shall make reasonable efforts to notify the affected user, as soon as reasonably possible and as permitted by law, of what information has been disclosed, to the extent that OMT knows this information.

NO GUARANTEES FOR FACTORS BEYOND OMT’s CONTROL

While this Privacy Policy statement expresses OMT standards for maintenance of private data, it is not in a position to guarantee that the standards will always be met. There may be factors beyond OMT’s control (e.g., "script kiddies", "crackers and other malcontents") that may result in disclosure of data. As a consequence, OMT disclaims any warranties or representations relating to maintenance or nondisclosure of private information.

If you have any concerns about our privacy policy, please send your comments/questions using our feedback form or info@OnlineMedicalTourism.com

International Users

This Website is intended for and directed to users in the United States. If you are a user accessing this Site from the European Union, Asia or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure, that differ from United States laws, please be advised that through your continued use of this Website, which is governed by U.S. law, this Privacy Policy, and OMT’s Terms and Conditions of Use and Service, you are transferring your personal information to the United States and you consent to such transfer.

Children’s Privacy

This website is not directed to children under 18. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with Personally Identifiable Information without their consent, he or she should contact us at privacy@onlinemedicaltourism.com. If we become aware that a child under 18 has provided us with Personally Identifiable Information, we will delete such information from our files.

Updated July 8th 2009