dotScribe Software End User License Agreement and Terms of Service

dotScribe, Inc. (“dotScribe”) may revise and update the End User License Agreement or Terms of Service at any time. Please read these terms and agreements carefully before using dotScribe Software or Service.

YOU MUST AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS DOTSCRIBE SOFTWARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF SERVICE (THE “AGREEMENT”) IN ORDER TO INSTALL AND USE THE DOTSCRIBE SOFTWARE AND THE DOTSCRIBE SERVICE. BY CLICKING ON THE “ACCEPT” BUTTON OR BY PURCHASING THE DOTSCRIBE SOFTWARE AND THE DOTSCRIBE SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND TO THE AGREEMENT. YOU MAY NOT USE THE DOTSCRIBE SOFTWARE OR THE DOTSCRIBE SERVICE IN ANY WAY UNLESS YOU HAVE ACCEPTED THE AGREEMENT.

The dotScribe software and service is an application that permits users to create documents and reports that may include proprietary terminology. The application supports text-based documentation, formatting, and navigation. Text can be shared or saved as documents. The following general terms and conditions permit you to: 1) download, install and use the dotScribe software, including any additional dotScribe software updates that dotScribe may make available to you (the “Software”), to access the dotScribe server content and applications (the “Service”); 2) access the Service with the Software; and 3) use the documentation provided by dotScribe for using the Software and accessing the Service.

1. LICENSE GRANT. dotScribe hereby grants you (the “Licensee”) a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferrable, non-sublicensable, revocable limited license, to install the Software on multiple Devices (and to access the Service with the Software on a number of Devices specified by dotScribe), only in the countries and languages in which the Software and the Service are made available. Accounts and usernames are non-transferable, and all users are obligated to take preventative measures to prohibit unauthorized users from accessing the Software and Service with your username and password. You agree that the Software and the Service will use an internet connection to send and receive data and that third parties may charge for data and/or usage fees.

2. LICENSEE OBLIGATIONS.

2.1. RESTRICTIONS. You may not (except as permitted by law): (a) use the Software and Service other than for your own use; (b) access the Service with software or means other than the Software; (c) copy, reproduce, distribute, or in any other manner duplicate the Software, in whole or in part; (d) sell, lease, license, sublicense, distribute, assign, transfer or otherwise grant any rights in the Software or the Service, in whole or in part; (e) modify, port, translate, or create derivative works of the Software or the Service; (f) decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to derive, reconstruct, identify or discover any source code, underlying ideas, or algorithms, of the Software or the Service by any means; (g) remove any proprietary notices, labels or marks from the Software; or (g) use the Software or the Service for purposes of comparison with or benchmarking against products or services made available by third parties. dotScribe Service content is protected by copyright and intellectual property law, all rights reserved.

DUPLICATING, COPYING, SAVING, OR STORING DOTSCRIBE SERVICE CONTENT OUTSIDE OF THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICE IN ANY FORM IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SAVE OR STORE DOTSCRIBE SERVICE CONTENT IN ANY FORM WITHIN YOUR ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD, OTHER SOFTWARE, OR IN ANY OTHER LOCATION. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES CAN DOTSCRIBE SERVICE CONTENT OR ITS DERIVATIVES BE USED BY OR GIVEN ACCESS TO UNAUTHORIZED USERS.

2.2. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.

(a) You will comply with laws and regulations that apply to your business and data, including laws, regulations and industry standards concerning privacy and data protection. Licensee agrees to adhere to all rules, regulations, policies, and procedures set forth by their employer, institution, organization, or other governing body where applicable in relation to using the Software and/or Service.

(b) You bear sole responsibility for your use of the Software and/or Service, including compliance with HIPAA and all laws, regulations and standards that apply to such use. You may not use the Software or Service (including data stored, transmitted or processed using the Services) in ways that would impose additional regulatory or other legal obligations upon dotScribe and/or its service providers because of that use (for example, by subjecting dotScribe and/or its service providers to regulations that apply to your industry).

(c) dotScribe does not access patient data or interface directly with Electronic Health Records. IT IS IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT TO ENTER, SUBMIT, TRANSMIT, COPY, PASTE, OR STORE PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION, PATIENT IDENTIFIERS, OR PERSONAL DATA ANYWHERE IN THE SOFTWARE, SERVICE, OR ANY THIRD-PARTY SERVICES, including AI-GPT or any similar software tools utilizing artificial intelligence results determination. Do not include protected health information, patient identifiers, or any other protected, sensitive, or personal data when using dotScribe or any third-party services. Licensee is responsible for any consequences and all damages that may result from violating this Agreement.

2.3. INVESTIGATIONAL USE AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. Use of the Service is for investigational use and informational purposes only. The Software and Service are intended to be an educational adjunct to licensed medical providers. The Service should not be used in place of the medical provider’s education, knowledge, experience, or clinical judgment. No information, services, or materials offered by or through the Service shall be construed as or understood to be medical advice or care. The Service may inadvertently contain or provide inaccurate information. None of the information provided by the Service shall be used to diagnose or treat any health problem or disease. You must consult with a physician, doctor, or health care provider before taking any product or using any information provided by the Service. Reliance on any information by use of the Service is solely at your own risk. No physician/patient relationship is created between the Service and you by reason of your use of the Service or under any circumstances. Individual inquiries about sensitive or confidential matters should be addressed to the appropriate health care professionals. dotScribe is not intended for children and is not intended for adults not in a recognized medical occupation.

3. PROPRIETARY AND DATA RIGHTS.

3.1. SOFTWARE AND SERVICE. dotScribe, its licensors, and its service providers own all right, title, and interest in the Software and the Service including, but not limited to, all patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights associated therewith, and all title to such rights shall remain solely in dotScribe and/or its licensors and/or its service providers. Unauthorized copying of the Software or the Service, or failure to comply with the above restrictions, will result in automatic termination of this Agreement and all licenses granted hereunder, and dotScribe shall be entitled to all available legal and equitable remedies for breach of this Agreement. All works of authorship, information, content, functional components, articles, software, downloads, upgrades, documentation, services, information and material appearing on, contained in, or made available through dotScribe (the “dotScribe Materials”) are protected by law, including without limitation United States copyright law. Except as explicitly stated on dotScribe, the entirety of dotScribe Materials (including without limitation text, graphics, images, video, data, design, organization, compilation, look and feel attributes and other intellectual property) are dotScribe’s copyrighted works, all rights reserved, or they are the copyrighted works of dotScribe’s affiliates, licensors, or suppliers. Removing or altering any copyright notice or any other proprietary notice on any dotScribe Materials is strictly prohibited. Any commercial use of any dotScribe Materials, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of dotScribe, is prohibited. Any reproduction, distribution, performance, display, preparation of derivative works based upon, framing, capturing, harvesting, scraping, or collection of, or creating of hypertext or other links or connections to, any dotScribe Materials or any other proprietary information of dotScribe, without dotScribe’s advance written consent, is prohibited. All names, trademarks, service marks, symbols, slogans, and logos appearing on dotScribe are proprietary to dotScribe or its parent, affiliates, licensors, or suppliers. Use or misuse of these trademarks is expressly prohibited and may violate federal and state trademark law.

3.2. THIRD PARTY MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES. Parties other than dotScribe, including Generative Pre-trained Transformers, Large Language Models, Artificial Intelligence services, Websites and others may provide information, products, services, or content on the Software or Service. Use of any material or content on and made available through the Software or Service is entirely at your own risk. Additionally, the Service contains links to other Internet Web sites for the convenience of users in locating information, products, or services that may be of interest. Other terms and conditions, in addition to these Terms and Conditions, related to specific content of third parties may appear by using the Service and will apply to such third party content as indicated. dotScribe does not recommend and expressly disclaims any responsibility for the content, the accuracy of the information, or quality of products or services provided by or advertised on third party sites or the transactions you conduct or enter into with third parties. Your use of third party websites is at your own risk, and subject to the terms and conditions of such other websites. dotScribe does not endorse any product, service, or treatment provided on a third party website or advertised on the Software or Service. It is in direct violation of this Agreement to enter, submit, transmit, copy, paste, or store protected health information, patient identifiers, or personal data anywhere in the software, service, or any third-party services, including AI-GPT or any similar software tools utilizing artificial intelligence results determination.

3.3. MONITORING, DATA, AND PRIVACY. dotScribe reserves the right to monitor Licensee accounts to (i) operate the Software and Service properly; (ii) administer and manage dotScribe’s business; (iii) provide all Licensees with the highest quality products and services; (iv) verify compliance with laws or this Agreement; (v) protect dotScribe and its users; and/or (vi) satisfy any law, regulation or other government request. You acknowledge that when you download, install, or use the Software or Service, dotScribe may use automatic means (including, for example, cookies and web beacons) to collect information about your computer and about your use of the Software and Service. You also may be required to provide certain information about yourself as a condition to downloading, installing, or using the Software and Service or certain of its features or functionality, and the Software and Service may provide you with opportunities to share information about yourself with others. All information we collect through or in connection with the Software and Service is subject to our Privacy Policy at https://www.dotscribe.com/privacy-policy. By downloading, installing, using, and providing information to or through the Software and Service, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that dotScribe and/or its vendors may monitor, collect, use and store anonymous and aggregate data regarding Licensee’s use of the Software and/or Services or components thereof for their respective business purposes, including, but not limited to, enhancing the Software and Service and its respective components and creating new features thereof.

4. SUPPORT. To facilitate the process of evaluating and testing the Software and Service, Licensee may refer to dotScribe frequently asked questions on the dotScribe website. For additional support, Licensee may request such support via the dotScribe website, and upon dotScribe personnel availability, dotScribe may provide reasonable support services through fax, email, or other means to Licensee with regards to defect and/or clarification of functions and features of the Software and Service.

5. MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO DOTSCRIBE. dotScribe may allow you to submit and contribute text, phrases, weblinks, photographs, pictures, videos, recordings, postings, and other materials (the “User Materials”) to dotScribe. dotScribe does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any User Materials and cannot be responsible for any User Materials. By submitting User Materials to or using dotScribe, you represent that you have the full legal right to provide the User Materials, that such User Materials will not: (a) divulge any protected health information or infringe any intellectual property rights of any person or entity or any rights of publicity, personality, or privacy of any person or entity, including without limitation as a result of your failure to obtain consent to post personally identifying or otherwise private information about a person or which impersonates another person; (b) violate any law, statute, ordinance, or regulation; (c) be defamatory, libelous or trade libelous, unlawfully threatening, or unlawfully harassing or embarrassing; (d) be obscene, child pornographic, or indecent; (e) violate any community or Internet standard; (f) contain any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, or other computer programming routines that damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept, or expropriate any system, data or personal information, or that facilitate or enable such or that are intended to do any of the foregoing; (g) result in product liability, tort, breach of contract, personal injury, death, or property damage; (h) constitute misappropriation of any trade secret or know-how; or (i) constitute disclosure of any confidential information owned by any third party. Upon your submission of User Materials or other material or information to dotScribe, you grant dotScribe, and dotScribe thereby accepts, a worldwide, perpetual, non-terminable, irrevocable, transferable, license to access, use, distribute, perform, reproduce, display, modify, create derivative works based upon, and sublicense, and to permit others to access, use, distribute, perform, reproduce, display, modify, create derivative works based upon, and sublicense, the User Materials for the purpose of providing dotScribe and Site products and services and for all other business purposes of dotScribe, all without any compensation to you whatsoever. dotScribe may remove User Materials from dotScribe that are libelous, incorrect, spiteful, or otherwise inappropriate, in dotScribe's sole discretion. dotScribe shall not be responsible for changes, modifications, or removal any User Materials that you submit to dotScribe. dotScribe reserves the right to, but is not obligated to monitor, edit or disclose any User Materials. dotScribe is not obligated to maintain back-up copies of any User Materials. You acknowledge and agree that User Materials may be transferred by dotScribe and its agents, representatives, contractors, and licensees outside of the United States. In addition, you acknowledge and agree that it is your obligation to inform third parties of the processing, including, without limitation, transferring across international borders, of their personal information, such as their name, address, and likeness, in connection with the User Materials. You agree to ensure that any required third parties have given their consent to such processing as required by all applicable law, statute, ordinance, or regulation, including, without limitation, data protection legislation.

6. COMMUNICATIONS WITH DOTSCRIBE. dotScribe welcomes your feedback and suggestions about how to improve our products, information, and services and dotScribe, including, without limitation, the feedback and suggestions and all other information, data, material, or other content to dotScribe. Such Submissions shall be deemed User Materials in accordance with Section 5 of these Terms and Conditions. Without limiting the foregoing, dotScribe is free to use any content, ideas, concepts, methods, know-how, techniques, and processes contained in any Submission for any purpose whatsoever, including without limitation creating and marketing products, information, or services using such information.

7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT DOTSCRIBE, ITS AFFILIATES, AND ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS PROVIDE THE SOFTWARE AND SERVICE “AS IS,” WITH ALL FAULTS, AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. CONSEQUENTLY, YOU AGREE TO TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS AND SAFEGUARDS NECESSARY TO PROTECT YOUR DATA AND SYSTEMS FROM LOSS OR DAMAGE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, DOTSCRIBE, ITS AFFILIATES, AND ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. DOTSCRIBE OR ITS LICENSORS MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, AND DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WITH RESPECT TO DOTSCRIBE, THE USER MATERIALS, DOTSCRIBE MATERIALS, THE SERVICES, PRODUCTS, INFORMATION AND OTHER MATERIALS ON AND IN AND MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH DOTSCRIBE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WRITTEN OR ORAL, ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, USAGE OF TRADE, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, NON-INTERFERENCE, QUALITY, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND EFFORT WITH REGARD TO ANY AND ALL USER MATERIALS, DOTSCRIBE, DOTSCRIBE MATERIALS, AND THE SERVICES, PRODUCTS, INFORMATION AND OTHER MATERIALS ON AND IN AND MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH DOTSCRIBE, IS WITH YOU.

8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL DOTSCRIBE, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, ITS LICENSORS, OR ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF USE, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR COST OF COVER, ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR THE SERVICE, HOWEVER CAUSED, UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF ADVISED OR WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN ADVANCE. IF ANY PART OF THIS LIMITATION ON LIABILITY IS FOUND TO BE INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON, THEN THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF DOTSCRIBE AND ITS LICENSORS SHALL NOT EXCEED FIVE DOLLARS.

9. FEES, TAXES, AND REFUNDS

9.1 SUBSCRIPTION FEES. You agree to pay for the Subscription Plan chosen by you for use of the Software and Service. dotScribe may charge your payment method for any additional amounts (including any additional fees, taxes, and late fees, as applicable) that may be accrued by or in connection with your Account. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIMELY PAYMENT OF ALL FEES AND FOR PROVIDING DOTSCRIBE WITH A VALID PAYMENT METHOD FOR PAYMENT OF ALL FEES. All fees are payable in advance. All fees are non-refundable in US Dollars and shall be billed to your address or where applicable your business, company, or organization address as provided by you upon Account registration. Payment shall be made via VISA, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, JCB and you hereby authorize dotScribe to charge your Credit/Debit card and store information of your Credit/Debit card in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Your Credit/Debit card shall be billed in advance on a monthly, quarterly, or yearly basis depending on the Subscription Plan you choose. Your total price will include the price of the Subscription Plan plus any additional fees and applicable taxes; such taxes are based on the bill-to address and the tax rate in effect at the time of purchasing the Subscription Plan.

9.2. RENEWAL FEES. Your Subscription Plan will renew automatically, unless dotScribe terminates it or you terminate this Agreement. You must cancel your Subscription Plan before it renews in order to avoid billing of subscription fees for the renewal term. You can use Manage Billing to change your Subscription Plan in your account Settings page. The change will become effective at the end of your subscription period. You must continue to pay all fees that come due during the remainder of your Subscription Plan.

9.3. TERMINATION & FEES. If you fail to timely pay the applicable fees, dotScribe may suspend or terminate your access to the Software and Service. You agree to promptly pay dotScribe in the event of any refusal of your Credit/Debit card issuer to pay any amount to dotScribe for any reason. You agree to pay all costs of collection, including attorneys' fees and costs, on any outstanding balance. In the event you fail to pay any amount when due, dotScribe may suspend or terminate your access to the Software and Service and delete your User Materials. In the event of termination, this Agreement will terminate at the end of the then-current term and you must continue to pay all fees that come due during the remainder of this Agreement. You must cancel your subscription before it renews in order to avoid billing of subscription fees for the renewal term.

9.4. TAX INDEMNITY. You are responsible for, and will indemnify and hold dotScribe harmless from, payment of all taxes (other than taxes based on dotScribe's net income), fees, duties, and other governmental charges, and any related penalties and interest, arising from the payment of fees to dotScribe under this Agreement or the delivery or license of the Software and Service or provision of any related services. You will make all payments to dotScribe free and clear of, and without reduction for, any withholding taxes; any such taxes imposed on payments of fees to dotScribe will be your sole responsibility, and you agree to provide dotScribe with official receipts issued by the appropriate taxing authority, or such other evidence as dotScribe may reasonably request, to establish that such taxes have been paid.

9.5 REFUNDS. All fees are non-refundable. This includes, but is not limited to, no refunds for technical problems, delays in providing access to the Service, or if the Service becomes unavailable. There shall be no refund for partial months of service, upgrades, or unused months. Prices for the Software and Service may change at any time without notification. dotScribe does not provide price protection or refunds in the event of a price reduction or promotional offering. Fees will not be refunded if the Agreement is terminated by dotScribe for any reason, with or without cause.

10. TERM AND TERMINATION/SUSPENSION. This Agreement begins on your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and expires upon termination. dotScribe may terminate or suspend this Agreement, and/or the licenses granted or Service provided hereunder, at any time in its sole discretion, with or without cause. This Agreement shall terminate automatically upon the breach of any of its terms and conditions by you. Upon termination, you shall immediately stop use of the Software and Service and shall delete all copies of the Software. dotScribe reserves the right to change, suspend, withdraw, or disable your access to the Software and Service and/or delete your User Materials at any time without notice, and we shall have no liability to you in respect of such action. The definitions, rights, duties, and obligations of all parties to this agreement, will continue and shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.

11. EXPORT COMPLIANCE. You represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties; (iii) you will obtain any authorizations that may be required to import, export, and otherwise transfer data used or processed using the Software and/or Service; and (iv) you will not use, distribute, transfer, or transmit any products, software or technical information (even if incorporated into other products) in violation of applicable export laws and regulations.

12. TRADEMARKS. Third-party trademarks, trade names, product names and logos (the “Trademarks”) contained in or used by the Software or the Service are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners, and the use of such Trademarks shall inure to the benefit of the trademark owner. The use of such Trademarks is intended to denote interoperability and does not constitute: (i) an affiliation by dotScribe with such company, or (ii) an endorsement or approval of such company of dotScribe and its products or services.

13. GOVERNING LAW. These Terms and Conditions represent the entire agreement between you and dotScribe with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede any and all prior and contemporaneous written and oral representations, understandings, and agreements, express and implied, and will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Arizona. By using the Software or Service, you consent and agree to (a) the exclusive jurisdiction and venue for any and all disputes arising out of this Agreement or related to the Service are in the state and federal courts located in Phoenix, Arizona and (b) accept service of process by personal delivery or mail; and (c) irrevocably waive the right to trial by jury and any jurisdictional and venue defenses otherwise available. dotScribe has been designed for users residing in the United States and we make no representation that the Software or Service are appropriate for, or permitted to be used in, any other location. You are therefore responsible for ensuring that you comply with all applicable laws in your location in relation to your downloading and use of the Software and Service.

14. TERMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. dotScribe may make changes to the Software or Service or to the products, information, or services made available in connection with dotScribe, at any time, and dotScribe makes no commitment to update the information contained on or in the Service. dotScribe reserves the right to terminate your access to the Software and Service in the event that you violate these Terms and Conditions or for any reason whatsoever or no reason, with or without notice, in addition to any and all other remedies available at law or in equity. dotScribe reserves the right at any time to modify, alter or update these Terms and Conditions. Your use of the Software and Service following any changes means that you agree to follow and be bound by the terms as changed. It is the obligation of dotScribe users before the change to learn of changes to the Terms and Conditions since their last use. You acknowledge and agree that dotScribe may change the terms and conditions of this Agreement from time to time. If you do not agree to such changes in this Agreement, your only remedy is to cease using the Software and the Service. Your continued use of any part of the Software or Service after dotScribe has provided you with reasonable notice of such change for your review will be considered your acceptance of such change.

15. GENERAL LEGAL TERMS. You may not assign or otherwise transfer any rights or obligations under this Agreement without dotScribe’s prior written consent. This Agreement is the entire agreement between dotScribe and you and supersedes any other communications or advertising with respect to the Software or the Service. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be revised solely to the extent necessary to cure the invalidity or unenforceability, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. The failure of dotScribe to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

16. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Licensee shall not disclose or use dotScribe’s Confidential Information (as defined below) except as provided in this Agreement. Licensee may disclose Confidential Information to its agents or employees who have a need to know and who are bound in writing by confidentiality terms no less restrictive than those contained herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information may be disclosed if required by law, provided, however, that Licensee shall notify dotScribe of such requirement immediately in writing and will reasonably cooperate with dotScribe in obtaining a protective or similar order. “Confidential Information” means the Software, Service, and related technology, algorithms, and information contained therein, including related trade secrets. “Confidential Information” does not include information that (i) can be demonstrated by written records was in Licensee’s possession prior to disclosure by dotScribe; (ii) is or becomes publicly known or readily ascertainable without breach of this Agreement; (iii) is lawfully received by Licensee from a third party without an obligation of confidentiality; (iv) is disclosed by dotScribe to a third party without an obligation of confidentiality on the part of the third party; (v) is independently developed by Licensee; or (vi) is disclosed by Licensee with dotScribe’s prior written consent.

The Service is a hosted service that transmits the end user’s Text Data via the internet. Consequently, the Service is not intended for access or transmission of protected health information (PHI) governed by HIPAA and you agree to not provide PHI while using the Service.

17. ACCEPTABLE USE TERMS. dotScribe expects that Licensee will use the Service in a legal and authorized manner. Any illegal or unauthorized use of the Services could be harmful to dotScribe or its service providers, its licensors, its customers, or the Service itself.

This Section 17 and Subsections 17.1 – 17.5 below describe prohibited uses of the Service. The examples described in this section are not exhaustive. If Licensee violates this section or authorizes or permits others to do so, dotScribe may immediately suspend some or all of the Service or terminate Licensee’s use of the Service in accordance with this Agreement.

17.1. OBLIGATION TO REPORT. If Licensee becomes aware of any violation of this section, Licensee agrees to notify dotScribe immediately and cooperate in any efforts to stop or remedy the violation. dotScribe and/or its service providers may investigate any violation of this section or misuse of the Service, but dotScribe and/or its service providers are not obligated to do so. dotScribe and/or its service providers may deem it necessary to report any activity that it suspects violates any law or regulation to appropriate law enforcement officials, regulators, or other appropriate third parties, without necessarily advising Licensee. Such reporting may include disclosing appropriate Licensee information, and network and systems information related to alleged violations of this section or the Agreement. dotScribe and/or its service providers may cooperate with appropriate public agencies or other appropriate third parties to assist with the investigation and prosecution of illegal conduct related to alleged violations of this section.

17.2. ACCURATE INFORMATION REQUIRED. Licensee agrees to provide accurate and complete information when Licensee purchases or uses the Service, and Licensee agrees to keep such information accurate and complete during the entire time that Licensee uses the Service.

17.3 NO ILLEGAL, HARMFUL, OR OFFENSIVE USAGE OR CONTENT. Licensee may not use, or encourage, promote, facilitate, or instruct others to use the Service for any use that dotScribe and/or its service providers reasonably believes to be illegal, harmful, or offensive, or to transmit, store, or otherwise make available any content that dotScribe and/or its service providers reasonably believes to be illegal, harmful, or offensive. These prohibited activities and content include:

• Illegal activities, including disseminating, promoting, or facilitating pornography, or any activity that is likely to be in breach of, or does breach, any applicable laws or regulations including data protection.
• Any offensive content that is defamatory, obscene, deceptive, abusive, an invasion of privacy, objectionable, or otherwise inappropriate.
• Any content that infringes or misappropriates the intellectual property or proprietary rights of others or assists others in infringing any such rights.
• Any activities that may be harmful to the Services or to dotScribe and/or its service providers’ reputation, including engaging in any fraudulent or deceptive practices.

17.4. NO SECURITY VIOLATIONS. Licensee may not use the Service to violate, or attempt to violate, the security or integrity of any network, computer, or communications system, software application, or network or computing device (individually or collectively “System(s)”). These prohibited activities include Licensee taking, or attempting to take, any of the following actions:

• Gaining unauthorized access to the Service or any other accounts or Systems, whether through high-volume, automated, or electronic processes, hacking, password mining, reverse engineering, or any other means.
• Probing, vulnerability scanning, or penetration testing of any System, or breaching any security or authentication measures without obtaining prior written approval from dotScribe. In particular, social engineering, denial of service, destructive, and password sniffing or cracking tests are not permitted.
• Monitoring data or traffic on any System without such permission. (Licensee may, however, monitor data or traffic on resources dedicated to Licensee’s exclusive use.

17.5. NO INTERFERENCE OR DISRUPTION OF SERVICES OR OTHERS’ NETWORKS, SYSTEMS, OR INTERNET CONNECTIONS. Licensee may not make network connections to any users, hosts, or networks of the Service unless Licensee has permission to communicate with them. Licensee may not take any action, or attempt any action, that interferes with or disrupts the proper functioning of any System. These prohibited activities include Licensee taking, or attempting to take, any of the following actions:

• Engaging in any activity that interferes with or adversely affects other dotScribe and/or its service providers customers’ use of the Services.
• Using any content or technology that may damage, interfere with, intercept, or take unauthorized control of any system, program, or data, including viruses, worms, or time bombs.
• Using the Service in any manner that appears to dotScribe and/or its service providers to threaten dotScribe’s and/or its service providers’ infrastructure. This includes Licensee’s providing inadequate security, allowing unauthorized third party access, or attempting to circumvent dotScribe’s and/or its service providers’ measures for controlling, monitoring, or billing usage.
• Uploading or otherwise using viruses, worms, corrupt files, Trojan horses, or other malware, or any other content which may compromise the Service, dotScribe’s and/or its service providers’ operations, or its performance for other dotScribe and/or its service providers customers.
• Interfering with the proper functioning of any System, including any deliberate attempt to overload a System by any means.
• Monitoring or crawling a System so that such System is impaired or disrupted.

18. INDEMNITY. Licensee agrees to indemnify, defend and hold dotScribe and its service providers harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, and losses, including court costs and reasonable attorney fees, concerning (i) actual or alleged acts or omissions of Licensee in connection with receipt or use of the Service, including but not limited to claims that Licensee’s acts or omissions infringe any third party’s intellectual property rights; or (ii) Licensee’s failure to perform or comply with the Agreement. You shall indemnify dotScribe and its directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors and licensors against all claims, actions, suits, and other proceedings arising out of or incurred in connection with dotScribe and your use of dotScribe, your fraud, violation of law, negligence, willful misconduct, or any other use of dotScribe, the User Materials, dotScribe Materials, the services, products, information and other materials on and in and made available through dotScribe, (except to the extent attributable to dotScribe), or any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions and shall indemnify and hold dotScribe indemnities harmless from and against all judgments, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys fees and attorneys disbursements) arising out of or incurred in connection with such Claims. You may not settle any Claim without the prior written consent of dotScribe. dotScribe or its licensors may assume the defense of any Claim, at your sole cost and expense, and you shall cooperate in all reasonable respects in such defense. You shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any Claim and to participate in the defense thereof. If dotScribe or its licensors do not notify you that it elects to undertake the defense thereof, you shall have the right to defend the Claim with counsel reasonably acceptable to dotScribe, subject to the right of dotScribe to assume, at their sole cost and expense, the defense of any Claim at any time prior to the settlement or final determination thereof.

19. SECURE ACCESS. Licensee agrees to comply with dotScribe security protocols and only access the Service via the activation URL and login credentials provided by dotScribe. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your login credentials and for all activities that occur on or through your Services account. You shall notify dotScribe immediately if you become aware of any unauthorized use of your login credentials. You shall not (a) share your login credentials or (b) use the login credentials of others to access the Service.