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The terms of service for Ovia Health contain significant risks including mandatory arbitration which waives users' right to a jury trial and requires individual arbitration, severely limiting legal recourse (risk_flags-1). The company also has a broad limitation of liability and disclaimer of warranties, meaning they are not liable for user reliance on their services, accuracy of content, or third-party actions, limiting their aggregate liability to the amount paid by the user (risk_flags-2). Users must also agree to use the services at their own risk, with no guarantees of successful or healthy outcomes (risk_flags-3).
Additionally, users grant Ovia Health a broad, perpetual, royalty-free license to use their content and data for development, improvement, and marketing, potentially impacting privacy (data_use-1). The company can also terminate service at their sole discretion for any or no reason, without notice (cancellation_renewal-1), and can modify their terms at any time by simply posting changes online without direct user notification (gotchas-1).
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High-Risk Flags
Clauses that pose significant risks to the user, such as mandatory arbitration, class-action waivers, or broad indemnification.
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Mandatory Arbitration and Jury Trial Waiver
The agreement includes a mandatory arbitration provision that waives the user's right to a jury trial and requires arbitration on an individual basis.
Why it matters: Users are forced to resolve disputes through arbitration instead of court, cannot participate in class-action lawsuits, and waive their right to a jury trial.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A MANDATORY ARBITRATION PROVISION THAT WAIVES YOUR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND REQUIRES USE OF ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
**Introduction and summary**, paragraph 2 · Citation strength: strong
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Broad Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranties
Ovia Health and its partners have no liability for user reliance on any product or service, and disclaim all express or implied warranties. The company limits its liability to the amount paid by the user or their employer, if any. They are also not liable for content submitted by other users or third-party conduct.
Why it matters: Users bear all risks associated with using the services and have limited recourse for damages. The company does not guarantee accuracy, reliability, or freedom from errors or viruses, and is not liable for user decisions based on the provided information, or third-party content/conduct.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so some of the above limitations and exclusions may not apply to you. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Ovia Health is found to have a liability to you, you agree that to the extent permitted by law our aggregate liability for any cause whatsoever and regardless of the form of action will at all times be limited to the amount that you or your employer paid, if any, to Ovia Health with respect to your individual use of the Ovia Health Service in question.
**13. Limitation of liability / disclaimer of warranties**, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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No Guarantees and Assumption of All Risk
Users use the Services at their own risk, and there is no guarantee for successful or healthy outcomes, or accuracy of information, content, or services. The services are not for contraception or medical advice.
Why it matters: Users are solely responsible for any outcomes or consequences from using the service, cannot rely on the accuracy of content, and must seek professional medical advice for critical decisions.
* There is no guarantee that using our Services will result in a successful or healthy pregnancy, nor that connecting you with a fertility specialist will result in a successful or healthy pregnancy. * The Services are not intended for use as a method of contraception. * Because our Services include education about reproductive health, they contain detailed and sometimes graphic content about sexual acts, anatomy, medical complications, and more. If you are sensitive to this sort of subject matter, please do not use our Services.
**6.2 Assumption of risk.**, paragraph 2 · Citation strength: strong
Data Use, Sharing, and Control
Clauses that describe how your data is collected, used, shared, and what control you have over it. This includes provisions about data monetization, third-party sharing, and user rights.
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Broad License to User Content and Data
Users grant Ovia Health and its affiliates a worldwide, nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, global, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, publicly perform, and publicly display user content for various purposes including delivering, developing, improving, and marketing the Services and Ovia's products.
Why it matters: The company can use user-submitted content, including personal data and photos, indefinitely and royalty-free for a wide range of business purposes, including marketing, without needing further permission or payment to the user.
However, you do grant to Ovia Health, our affiliates, contractors, service providers and agents a worldwide, nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, global, royalty-free right and license (subject in all cases to the Privacy Policy) (a) to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, publicly perform, and publicly display Content for the purpose of delivering, developing, improving, and marketing the Services and Ovia’s products and services generally; and (b) to use, reproduce, analyze, aggregate and otherwise process personal data in accordance with the Privacy Policy.
**15.1 Representations made and rights granted.**, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Personal Data Collection and Usage for Personalized Experience
Users can record certain personal data through the Services to receive a more personalized experience, which Ovia Health's proprietary health algorithms analyze to provide customized content.
Why it matters: The service collects and analyzes personal data to tailor content, which may impact privacy, especially with sensitive health information.
Users can choose to record certain personal data (as defined in our [Privacy Policy](https://www.oviahealth.com/privacy-policy/)) through the Services to receive a more personalized experience. Ovia Health’s proprietary health algorithms analyze users’ data and provide customized content in return, with the goal that users will achieve better health outcomes due to the content Ovia has provided.
Clauses related to subscription models, automatic renewals, and the process and implications of cancelling services.
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Service Termination at Company Discretion
The company reserves the right to cancel its service at any time, for any reason or no reason, and can terminate or suspend accounts or product access if it determines a violation of terms.
Why it matters: The service can be stopped without explanation or compensation, and users may lose access to their account or features based on the company's sole discretion.
We have the right to cancel our service at any time in our discretion for any reason or for no reason. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you specifically acknowledge that Ovia Health has the right to terminate or suspend your account or your access to any product features in the event that we determine, at our sole discretion, that you have violated these Terms, including participating in any activities that adversely affect other users’ experiences.
**3. Suspension and Termination**, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
Gotchas
Potentially surprising or unfavorable clauses for the user, including disclaimers, waivers, or broad permissions granted to the company.
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Unilateral Modification of Terms
Ovia Health reserves the right to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these Terms at any time with or without specific notice, other than by posting the modified terms on its website or applications.
Why it matters: Terms can change without direct notification, requiring users to periodically review the terms themselves to stay informed of changes.
Ovia Health reserves the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these Terms at any time with or without specific notice to you other than through posting such modified Terms on our website, through our applications, or both.
**4. Modification of these Terms**, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Services Not for Under 13 or Competitors
The services may not be used by individuals under 13, or if parental consent is required, or by direct competitors investigating for competitive research.
Why it matters: Access is restricted for certain age groups and competitors. Misrepresenting age or identity could lead to account termination.
You may not use the Services if you are A) under 13 or if parental consent is required under applicable law for you to use the Services or provide personal data to Ovia Health; B) a direct competitor of Ovia Health investigating the Services for competitive research; or C) otherwise using the Services for a harmful, malicious, disruptive, or unlawful purpose.
No Responsibility for Third-Party Content or Actions
Ovia Health is not responsible for content or privacy practices of third parties, items or services obtained from them, or communications/acts from health insurers, employers, or their contractors.
Why it matters: Users are solely responsible for interactions with third parties linked through the service and the accuracy or reliability of information from health benefit providers or third parties.
Ovia Health does not make any representations or warranties with respect to any content or privacy practices of third parties or any items or services that may be obtained from such third parties, and you agree that Ovia Health will have no liability with respect to any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of any dealings between you and any third party, or as a result of the presence of such third parties’ information or materials on the website.
**9. Your contact with your health benefit providers or other third parties through the Services**, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong
Protections
User-friendly clauses that protect privacy, offer clear recourse, or go above and beyond to safeguard user rights.
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