Terms and Conditions

Date updated: 14 May 2024

This document is applicable in Australia and sets out the Terms and Conditions of Use policy of A.C.N. 677 123 134 Pty Ltd (ACN 677 123 134) t/as ClinicianX ABN 52 677 123 134 (referred to in this document as “ClinicianX”).

1. About the Website

Welcome to www.clinicianx.com.au (Website). The Website facilitates interactions between:

  1. parties providing services (Provider); and
  2. parties receiving services (Receiver),

Making it easier for the Receiver and the Provider to locate, communicate, and deliver the services in a fast and easy manner (Services).

The Website is operated by A.C.N. 677 123 134 PTY LTD (ACN 677 123 134). Please read these terms and conditions (Terms) carefully. By using, browsing and/or reading the Website, this signifies that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Terms. If you do not agree with the Terms, you must cease usage of the Website, or any of its products or Services, immediately.

ClinicianX reserves the right to review and change any of the Terms by updating this page at its sole discretion. When ClinicianX updates the Terms, it will use reasonable endeavors to provide you with notice of updates of the Terms. Any changes to the Terms take immediate effect from the date of their publication. Before you continue, we recommend you keep a copy of the Terms for your records.

2. Acceptance of Terms

You accept the Terms by registering for the Services and/or making any payment as required under the Terms for use of the Services. You may also accept the Terms by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms where and if this option is made available to you by ClinicianX in the user interface.

3. The Services

In order to access the Services, both the Receiver and the Provider are required to register for an account through the Website (Account).

As part of the registration process, or as part of your continued use of the Services, you may be required to provide personal information about yourself (such as identification or contact details), including:

  1. Full Name
  2. Email address
  3. Address
  4. Telephone number
  5. Password
  6. AHPRA Registration

You warrant that any information you give to ClinicianX in the course of completing the registration process will always be accurate, correct and up to date.

Once you have completed the registration process, you will be a registered member of the Website (Member) and agree to be bound by the Terms.

You may not use the Services and may not accept the Terms if:

  1. you are not of legal age to form a binding contract with ClinicianX; or
  2. you are a person barred from receiving the Services under the laws of Australia or other countries including the country in which you are resident or from which you use the Services.

4. Your obligations as a Member

As a Member, you agree to comply with the following:

  1. You will not share your profile with any other person;
  2. You will use the Services only for purposes that are permitted by:
    1. the Terms; and
    2. any applicable law, regulation or generally accepted practices or guidelines in the relevant jurisdiction;
  3. You have sole responsibility for protecting the confidentiality of your password and/or email address.
  4. Use of your password by any other person may result in the immediate cancellation of the Services;
  5. Any use of your registration information by any other person, or third parties, is strictly prohibited. You agree to immediately notify ClinicianX of any unauthorised use of your password or email address or any breach of security of which you have become aware;
  6. You must not expressly or impliedly impersonate another Member or use the profile or
  7. password of another Member at any time;
  8. Any content that you broadcast, publish, upload, transmit, post or distribute on the Website (Your Content) will always be accurate, correct and up to date and you will maintain reasonable records of Your Content.
  9. You agree not to harass, impersonate, stalk, threaten another Member of the Website (where interaction with other Members is made available to you);
  10. Access and use of the Website is limited, non-transferable and allows for the sole use of the Website by you for the purposes of providing the Services;
  11. You will not use the Services or Website for any illegal and/or unauthorised use which includes collecting email addresses of Members by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited emails or purpose of sending unsolicited email or unauthorised framing of or linking to the Website;
  12. You acknowledge and agree that any automated use of the Website or its Services is prohibited.

5. Payment

All payments made in the course of your use of the Services are made using Stripe. In using the Website, the Services or when making any payment in relation to your use of the Services, you warrant that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Stripe terms and conditions which are available on their website.

6. Refund Policy

All Providers agree to comply with the Australian Consumer Law. Any benefits set out in this Policy may apply in addition to consumer's rights under the Australian Consumer Law.

Since ClinicianX is only a facilitator in introducing the Receiver to the Provider, ClinicianX does not hold any liability to the Receiver directly and will not personally refund any payments made in the use of Services.

Notwithstanding the above clause, if a Receiver is unsatisfied with the services provided by the Provider, this should be reported to caitlin@clinicianx.com.au for further review.

7. Copyright and Intellectual Property

The Website, the Services and all of the related products of ClinicianX are subject to copyright. The material on the Website is protected by copyright under the laws of Australia and through international treaties. Unless otherwise indicated, all rights (including copyright) in the Services and compilation of the Website (including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, button icons, video images, audio clips, Website code, scripts, design elements and interactive features) or the Services are owned or controlled for these purposes, and are reserved by ClinicianX or its contributors.

All trademarks, service marks and trade names are owned, registered and/or licensed by ClinicianX, who grants to you a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable license whilst you are a Member to:

  1. use the Website pursuant to the Terms;
  2. copy and store the Website and the material contained in the Website in your device's cache memory; and
  3. print pages from the Website for your own personal and non-commercial use.

ClinicianX does not grant you any other rights whatsoever in relation to the Website or the Services. All other rights are expressly reserved by ClinicianX.

ClinicianX retains all rights, title and interest in and to the Website and all related Services. Nothing you do on or in relation to the Website will transfer any:

  1. business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark, industrial design, patent, registered design or copyright, or
  2. a right to use or exploit a business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark or industrial design, or
  3. a thing, system or process that is the subject of a patent, registered design or copyright (or an adaptation or modification of such a thing, system or process), to you. You may not, without the prior written permission of ClinicianX and the permission of any other relevant rights owners: broadcast, republish, up-load to a third party, transmit, post, distribute, show or play in public, adapt or change in any way the Services or third party Services for any purpose, unless otherwise provided by these Terms. This prohibition does not extend to materials on the Website, which are freely available for re-use or are in the public domain.

8. Privacy

ClinicianX takes your privacy seriously and any information provided through your use of the Website and/or Services are subject to ClinicianX's Privacy Policy, which is available at www.clinicianx.com.au/privacy-policy.

9. General Disclaimer

Nothing in the Terms limits or excludes any guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions implied or imposed by law, including the Australian Consumer Law (or any liability under them) which by law may not be limited or excluded.

Subject to this clause, and to the extent permitted by law:

  1. all terms, guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions which are not expressly stated in the Terms are excluded; and
  2. ClinicianX will not be liable for any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage (unless such loss or damage is reasonably foreseeable resulting from our failure to meet an applicable Consumer Guarantee), loss of profit or opportunity, or damage to goodwill arising out of or in connection with the Services or these Terms (including as a result of not being able to use the Services or the late supply of the Services), whether at common law, under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, pursuant to statute or otherwise.
  3. Use of the Website and the Services is at your own risk. Everything on the Website and the Services is provided to you "as is" and "as available" without warranty or condition of any kind. None of the affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, contributors and licensors of ClinicianX make any express or implied representation or warranty about the Services or any products or Services referred to on the Website. This includes (but is not restricted to) loss or damage you might suffer as a result of any of the following:
    1. failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, failure to correct defects, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or other harmful component, loss of data, communication line failure, unlawful third party conduct, or theft, destruction, alteration or unauthorised access to records;
    2. the accuracy, suitability or currency of any information on the Website, the Services, or any of its Services related products (including third party material and advertisements on the Website);
    3. costs incurred as a result of you using the Website, the Services or any of the products of ClinicianX; and
    4. the Services or operation in respect to links which are provided for your convenience.
  4. You acknowledge that ClinicianX Website and the Services are only intended to facilitate the interactions between the Receiver and the Provider and does not offer any services other than the Services and ClinicianX holds no liability to you as a result of any conduct of the Members or the misuse of Your Content by any party (including other Members).

10. Limitation of Liability

ClinicianX’s total liability arising out of or in connection with the Services or these Terms, however arising, including under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, under statute or otherwise, will not exceed the resupply of the Services to you.

You expressly understand and agree that ClinicianX, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors and licensors shall not be liable to you for any direct, indirect, incidental, special consequential or exemplary damages which may be incurred by you, however caused and under any theory of liability. This shall include, but is not limited to, any loss of profit (whether incurred directly or indirectly), any loss of goodwill or business reputation and any other intangible loss.

You acknowledge and agree that ClinicianX holds no liability for any direct, indirect, incidental, special consequential or exemplary damages which may be incurred by you as a result of providing Your Content to the Website.

11. Termination of Contract

If you want to terminate the Terms, you may do so by providing ClinicianX with 7 days' notice of your intention to terminate by sending notice of your intention to terminate to caitlin@clinicianx.com.au or via the 'Contact Us' link on our homepage.

ClinicianX may at any time, terminate the Terms with you if:

  1. you have breached any provision of the Terms or intend to breach any provision;
  2. ClinicianX is required to do so by law;
  3. ClinicianX is transitioning to no longer providing the Services to Members in the country in which you are resident or from which you use the service; or
  4. the provision of the Services to you by ClinicianX is, in the opinion of ClinicianX, no longer commercially viable.

Subject to local applicable laws, ClinicianX reserves the right to discontinue or cancel your membership at any time and may suspend or deny, in its sole discretion, your access to all or any portion of the Website or the Services without notice if you breach any provision of the Terms or any applicable law or if your conduct impacts ClinicianX's name or reputation or violates the rights of those of another party.

When the Terms come to an end, all of the legal rights, obligations and liabilities that you and ClinicianX have benefited from, been subject to (or which have accrued over time whilst the Terms have been in force) or which are expressed to continue indefinitely, shall be unaffected by this cessation, and the provisions of this clause shall continue to apply to such rights, obligations and liabilities indefinitely.

12. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify ClinicianX, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors, third party content providers and licensors from and against:

  1. all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, costs, expenses, loss and damage (including legal fees on a full indemnity basis) incurred, suffered or arising out of or in connection with Your Content;
  2. any direct or indirect consequences of you accessing, using or transacting on the Website or attempts to do so; and/or
  3. any breach of the Terms.

13. Dispute Resolution

13.1. Compulsory:

If a dispute arises out of or relates to the Terms, either party may not commence any Tribunal or Court proceedings in relation to the dispute, unless the following clauses have been complied with (except where urgent interlocutory relief is sought).

13.2. Notice:

A party to the Terms claiming a dispute (Dispute) has arisen under the Terms, must give written notice to the other party detailing the nature of the dispute, the desired outcome and the action required to settle the Dispute.

13.3. Resolution:

On receipt of that notice (Notice) by that other party, the parties to the Terms (Parties) must:

  1. Within 28 days of the Notice endeavour in good faith to resolve the Dispute expeditiously by negotiation or such other means upon which they may mutually agree;
  2. If for any reason whatsoever, 28 days after the date of the Notice, the Dispute has not been resolved, the Parties must either agree upon selection of a mediator or request that an appropriate mediator be appointed by the Australian Mediation Association and the Resolution Institute.;
  3. The Parties are equally liable for the fees and reasonable expenses of a mediator and the cost of the venue of the mediation and without limiting the foregoing undertake to pay any amounts requested by the mediator as a precondition to the mediation commencing. The Parties must each pay their own costs associated with the mediation;
  4. The mediation will be held in Sydney, Australia.

13.4. Confidential:

All communications concerning negotiations made by the Parties arising out of and in connection with this dispute resolution clause are confidential and to the extent possible, must be treated as "without prejudice" negotiations for the purpose of applicable laws of evidence.

13.5. Termination of Mediation:

If 2 months have elapsed after the start of a mediation of the Dispute and the Dispute has not been resolved, either Party may ask the mediator to terminate the mediation and the mediator must do so.

14. Venue and Jurisdiction

The Services offered by ClinicianX are intended to be used by residents of Australia. In the event of any dispute arising out of or in relation to the Website, you agree that the exclusive venue for resolving any dispute shall be in the courts of New South Wales, Australia.

15. Governing Law

The Terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia. Any dispute, controversy, proceeding or claim of whatever nature arising out of or in any way relating to the Terms and the rights created hereby shall be governed, interpreted and construed by, under and pursuant to the laws of New South Wales, Australia, without reference to conflict of law principles, notwithstanding mandatory rules. The validity of this governing law clause is not contested. The Terms shall be binding to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns.

16. Severance

If any part of these Terms is found to be void or unenforceable by a Court of competent jurisdiction, that part shall be severed and the rest of the Terms shall remain in force.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms and Conditions of Use, please contact us at caitlin@clinicianx.com.au .

Terms and Conditions for the Clinical Questions Feature

1. Introduction
These Terms and Conditions govern the use of the "Clinical Questions" feature on ClinicianX. By using this feature, you agree to comply with these terms, which apply to both supervisors and users posting clinical questions. ClinicianX reserves the right to update these terms at any time.

2. Posting Clinical Questions

  1. 2.1. Users may post clinical questions or specific requests for support.
  2. 2.2. Users must provide accurate and clear information regarding their question, including the budget and estimated time required for assistance.
  3. 2.3. Questions posted should be professional, respectful, and relevant to clinical practice. Any inappropriate or unrelated questions may be removed at ClinicianX’s discretion.
  4. 2.4. Users are solely responsible for ensuring the information they share does not breach patient confidentiality or privacy regulations (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR).

3. Offers from Supervisors

  1. 3.1. Only approved supervisors on ClinicianX may respond to posted questions by submitting offers.
  2. 3.2. Supervisors must provide honest, accurate, and professional responses, including a clear description of the assistance they can offer and their fee.
  3. 3.3. Supervisors cannot see offers submitted by other supervisors.
  4. 3.4. ClinicianX reserves the right to remove supervisors who fail to meet professional standards or who engage in inappropriate conduct.

4. Accepting Offers

  1. 4.1. Users can view and compare offers from supervisors before accepting one.
  2. 4.2. Once an offer is accepted, users and supervisors may communicate through the platform to arrange the next steps, such as scheduling a phone or Zoom call.
  3. 4.3. By accepting an offer, both parties agree to proceed in good faith and complete the task or answer the question as described.

5. Payment

  1. 5.1. Payment is only required once the task is completed, and the user has confirmed the question has been answered.
  2. 5.2. ClinicianX uses Stripe for payment processing. Both users and supervisors must have a Stripe account linked to ClinicianX to send or receive payments.
  3. 5.3. ClinicianX charges a 10% service fee on all payments made through the platform. This fee is automatically deducted from the supervisor’s earnings.
  4. 5.4. ClinicianX is not responsible for disputes regarding the quality of responses or services provided. Disputes should be resolved directly between the user and the supervisor.

6. Cancellation Policy

  1. 6.1. Either party may cancel the task at any time before it is completed.
  2. 6.2. If a cancellation occurs after significant work has been done, ClinicianX encourages both parties to agree on a fair partial payment.
  3. 6.3. No service fee will be charged for canceled tasks.

7. User Responsibilities

  1. 7.1. Users must ensure that all information shared on the platform is accurate and does not violate any legal or ethical standards.
  2. 7.2. Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their communication with supervisors.

8. Supervisor Responsibilities

  1. 8.1. Supervisors must provide accurate, professional, and timely responses.
  2. 8.2. Supervisors are responsible for ensuring they have the appropriate qualifications and expertise to provide the requested assistance.
  3. 8.3. Supervisors must adhere to all relevant professional and ethical standards.

9. Limitation of Liability

  1. 9.1. ClinicianX is a platform that facilitates connections between users and supervisors but does not guarantee the quality of responses or services provided.
  2. 9.2. ClinicianX is not liable for any outcomes resulting from the advice or support given by supervisors.

10. Privacy and Data Protection

  1. 10.1. ClinicianX values your privacy and complies with applicable data protection regulations.
  2. 10.2. Information shared through the platform may be stored and used in accordance with ClinicianX’s Privacy Policy.

11. Termination

ClinicianX reserves the right to terminate access to the platform or the Clinical Questions feature for any user or supervisor who violates these Terms and Conditions.

12. Governing Law

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.