
Terms of Use
Welcome to Sovaaka, holistic wellness center by Dr Lal PathLabs Limited. By These terms of use (this 'Agreement') set forth the standards of use of www.sovaaka.com located at https://www.sovaaka.com/ and all of its associated pages and websites and Patient app of Dr Lal PathLabs Limited (“Website/App”). The link www.sovaaka.com and all such associated pages and websites are collectively referred to herein as the 'Website.'
The words 'You' or 'User' 'Your' as used herein refer to all individuals accessing or using the Website for any reason.
By using and by agreeing upon the Website/App, You represent that you have read and agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, as well as any other guidelines, privacy policy, rules and additional terms referenced herein, collectively referred to as 'Terms of Use'. These Terms of Use set out the legally binding terms with respect to your access and use of the Website/App and our provision of the Services (as defined below).
Please read these Terms of Use carefully. Your access to Website/App and/or use of the Service constitutes your acceptance of all the provisions of these Terms of Use. If you are unwilling to be bound by these Terms of Use, do not access Website/App and/or use the Service.
Definitions
'Account' means the account successfully opened by the User on the Company's Website/App by inserting information such as name, age, sex, contact details, user name, password as required to be filled in the webpage during the registration process and includes any further changes and additions to the information from time to time.
'Company' means Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd and its Brand “Sovaaka” or any of its assignee, brands, subsidiaries incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956.
'Customer' means any User who accesses the Website/App completes the registration according to clause 6.
'Fee' means the price prescribed by the Company for the s/Services as notified on its Website/App from time to time.
'Order ID' means the unique identification identity allotted to a Customer upon placing a request for booking the Services.
'Registration Process' means the entire process which a Customer/User undergoes while registering himself on the Website/App in accordance with clause 6.
'Services' means the services as mentioned in clause 3.2.
'User' means any person who accesses the Website/App.
Interpretation
In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires references to recitals, clauses and sub-clauses are to recitals, clauses and sub-clauses of this Agreement; headings are inserted for ease of reference only and are not to be used to define, interpret or limit any of the provisions of this Agreement; references to the singular number shall include references to the plural number and vice versa; words denoting one gender include all genders; any reference in this Agreement to a statutory provision includes that provision and any regulation made in pursuance thereof, as from time to time modified or re-enacted, whether before or after the date of this Agreement; and any reference to a time limit in this Agreement means the time limit set out in the relevant clause or sub-clause or such other time limit which may be mutually agreed by the parties in writing.
You, if an individual, must be 18 or above, or the legal age to form a binding contract in your jurisdiction if that age is greater than 18 years of age, be a member or use the Website/App and Services. Membership or use of this Website/App is void where prohibited by applicable law, and the right to access the Website/App will be deemed to be revoked in such jurisdictions ab initio. By using the Website/App and/or the Services, You represent and warrant that You have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into these Terms of Use and to abide by all of the terms and conditions set forth herein. You also represent and warrant to the Company that You will use Website/App in a manner consistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations.
The use of this Website/App entitles the User, whether a User or a Customer, to avail certain services as provided in the following clauses ('Services') and interpretation of the term 'Services' shall be done accordingly depending upon the context.
The Users are entitled to the following Services:
If You have not completed the registration as per clause 6, You are entitled to view the snapshots of various Health Programs or other offers being offered on the Website/App. i.e, customer feedback form including advanced radiology (MRI, CT, USG, X-ray), ECG, and healthcare imaging consultations etc.
If You have completed the registration as per clause 6, on the payment of Fee, You are entitled:
to view the snapshots of various Health Programs or other offers being offered on the Website/App;
to book one or more Health Program/s or other offers;
to receive email/sms/phone calls/letters which shall provide You with the Order ID, the Health Program's details and the other details;
to receive the programs reports within the suggested time.
By clicking the button Get Call Now use , I agree to be called on behalf of Company, using an automatic telephone dialling system.
The Services are non-transferable i.e. only the person on whose name the Health Program is assigned at the time of booking will be eligible to avail the Services at the lab or through home collection.
In case a booking is made before 4 pm on a business day, the Company shall endeavour to give a confirmation call to the Customer on the same day and if it is received after 4 pm, the Company shall endeavour to give a confirmation call to the Customer the next business day.
The Customer is required to carry a photo-identification card, a copy of the invoice and Order ID or the transaction number at the time of visit to the Premium Lab/Sovaaka.
You are advised to go through the list of instructions/guidelines that is provided by the Company on its Website/App detailing the dos and don'ts before taking/availing services.
The Company may put further terms and conditions with every Services and in case of any conflict with the Terms of Use or Privacy Policy, the term and conditions put specifically with the service/test shall prevail.
The Company reserves the right to change the nature of Services as mentioned in clause 3.2 at its sole discretion. Such change may be notified to the User/Customer by publishing the same on the Website/App.
You shall not use the Website/App in order to transmit, distribute, store or destroy material, including without limitation content provided by the Company:
You are also prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Website/App, including, without limitation the following activities: (a) accessing data not intended for You or logging into a server or account which You are not authorized to access; (b) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (c) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus to Website/App, overloading, 'flooding', 'spamming', 'mail bombing', 'hacking' or 'crashing'; or (d) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability.
Specific Restrictions on Rights to Use: In addition to the above, You shall not:
You understand and agree that the Company or the Website/App may review any content and in case the Company finds, in its sole discretion, that the User violates any terms of this Agreement especially clause 4, the Company and/or the Website/App reserves the right to take actions to prevent/control such violation including without limitation, removing the offending communication or content from the Website/App and/or terminating the membership of such violators and/or blocking their use of the Website/App and/or Service.
The Company shall also be entitled to investigate occurrences which may involve such violations and may and take appropriate legal action, involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities in prosecuting Users/Customers who are involved in such violations.
The User to be entitled to avail the Services shall have to complete the registration process ('Registration Process') as provided below:
Only after completing the Registration Process, the Users become Customers and become entitled to avail the Services as mentioned in the Clause 3.2, subject to payment of the Fee.
The Website/App may provide the facility of 'masking' which allows You to hide or keep confidential or not to fill any information except the information which are considered mandatory by the Company and which will indicated by asterisks. The Company further reserved the right to seek further information, even though masked by You, if in its sole view such information is necessary.
The Customers understand and agree that the Company may screen and verify the information provided by the Customer/User and at its sole discretion, increase the amount or number of information for the Registration Process and may ask for further information even after Registration Process. The Company may in its sole discretion, close the Account, if any information provided is found to be false or the information provided is not sufficient.
The Company shall endeavour to provide the Customer with facilities/gateways to pay the Fee through credit cards (American Express, visa and mastercard), debit cards, cash cards and internet banking.
It is understood and agreed by the User/Customer that the Services shall only commence after realization of money in the accounts of the Company incase online payment is being opted for by them.
It is understood and agreed by the User/Customer that payment mechanisms may be governed by separate/additional terms of use prescribed by the Company.
The Company reserves the right to refuse or cancel any order placed for a product/package that is listed at an incorrect price. This shall be regardless of whether the order has been confirmed and/or payment been levied via credit card. In the event the payment has been processed by the Company, the same shall be credited to your credit card account within 7-14 working days and duly notified to you by email. Once the order has been placed and in case You wish to cancel/modify the same You may do so subject to cancellation/modification charges as prescribed.
It is understood and agreed by the User/Customer that payment mechanisms may be governed by separate agreements between the third parties who provide facilities for such payment mechanism and the Company.
It is understood and agreed by the User/Customer that in no event whatsoever, the Company shall take any responsibility or liability for malfunctioning or defect in any payment procedure. Payment of the Price shall be the sole responsibility of the User/Customer.
The Company reserves the right to charge listing fees for certain listings, as well as transaction fees based on certain completed transactions using the Services through the Website/App or any other fee. The Company further reserves the right to alter any and all fees from time to time, without notice.
The User/Customer may be liable to pay all applicable charges, fees, duties, taxes, levies and assessments for availing the Services through the Website/App. Further, the Company reserves the right o change the Fees upon its sole discretion without any prior notice to the Customers/Users.
The Company shall endeavour to release the test report/s to the Customer if so opted for by him/her within seven working days, unless it is required otherwise. Please allow the minimum time required for processing as specified for the test. Time taken during transit/shipping in case it is delivered by courier is extra to the processing time displayed on the site. Delivery shall be made in the course of the day, and the Customer agrees to refrain from requesting deliveries at very early or late hours of the day. All attempts will be made to deliver on the preferred date of delivery, but the Company will not be held liable if the delivery does not take place on that day. If the customer has made partial payment against the desired services to be availed, in such circumstances, the company may not be able to release the test reports due to administrative/technical reasons.
We do not deliver on Sundays and public holidays in India.
The Customer/s may also collect the reports by hand during working hours on the date mentioned on the receipt from the designated collection center/branch of the Company.
The test reports may also be displayed on the Website/App within the prescribed period, and You may track the same by entering your Order ID.
You understand and agree that these Terms of Use, the Website/App and the Services can be modified by the Company at its sole discretion, at any time without prior notice, and such modifications will be effective upon such new terms and/or upon implementation of the new changes on the Website/App. You agree to review the Terms of Use periodically so that you are aware of any such modifications and the Company shall not be liable for any loss suffered by You on your failure to review such modified Terms of Use. Unless expressly stated otherwise, any new features, new services, enhancements or modifications to the Website/App or Service implemented after your initial access of Website/App or use of the Service shall be subject to these Terms of Use.
These Terms of Use, with modifications as contemplated, shall remain in full force and effect during the user of the Website/App for all Users.
For Customers, the Terms of Use shall commence from the time the Registration Process is concluded as per clause 6 of this Agreement and shall be valid until terminated as provided below or till the time the Account is maintained.
The User may deactivate their account by contacting Customer Care team to raise a request for their account deactivation or deletion. A reference ID for such raised request shall be provided to User. The Request will be processed within Seven (7) Working days from the date of raise of request and once the request is processed for the account is deactivation or deletion, the User shall be informed through SMS or call.
The Company may terminate this Agreement with immediate effect, without prior notice and without assigning any reason/s whatsoever and without any prejudice to any/all other rights in the following events:
where the Account remains unused for a period of six months or more; or
if in the opinion of the Company, the User has breached any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or/and the Terms of Use; or breached any prevailing laws, rules and regulations; or
if, in the opinion of the Company or/and any regulatory authority, it is not in the public interest to continue providing the use or Service to the User for any reason.
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Terms of Use, clauses 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,21 and 22 shall survive any termination or expiration of these Terms of Use.
If the Terms of Use is terminated pursuant to clauses set out in clause 12 above, without prejudice to any other remedies available to the Company, You shall not be refunded whether a part or whole of the Fee.
Any material, content or logos, marks, software on or part of the Website/App and all aspects thereof, including all copyrights and other intellectual property or proprietary rights therein, is owned by the Company or its licensors. You acknowledge that the Website/App and any underlying technology or software on the Website/App or used in connection with rendering the Services are proprietary information owned or duly licensed to the Company, except where it is indicated otherwise. You are prohibited to modify, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of, publicly display or in any way exploit, any of the content, software, marks, logos, and/or materials available on the Website/App in whole or in part except as expressly allowed under the Terms of Use. You have no other express or implied rights to use, in any manner whatsoever, the content, software, marks, logos, and/or materials available on the Website/App.
The Company has adopted the following general policy towards copyright infringement:
If the Company believes in good faith any material on its Website/App has been illegally copied or is posted, uploaded or made accessible through the Website/App or Services and distributed by any advertisers, its affiliates, content providers, members or Users; it shall send an Infringement Notice and remove and discontinue Services to offenders.
If despite the Infringement Notice, the offender does not take the requisite steps, the Company shall have the right to proceed against the offender by filing a suit in the appropriate court of law or any other appropriate legal action on ground of such infringement.
The Company shall not be liable for any failure to perform its obligations hereunder including where such failure results from any cause beyond the Company's reasonable control, including, without limitation, mechanical, electronic or communications failure or degradation (including 'line-noise' interference). WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES, BRANDS AND SUPPLIERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER ANY LAW, FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, SERVICE INTERRUPTION, AND/OR LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA. Also Sovaaka/Company shall not be liable for any incidental, indirect, Direct or consequential damages, losses suits, cause of actions, penalties, costs, any damages including but not limited to delays in reporting, appointment rescheduling, or system unavailability, in such circumstances the total aggregate liability of Company/Sovaaka shall be restricted to the fees paid for the specific service/test in question shared/conducted by Sovaaka/Company.
You agree to indemnify and hold the Company, its parents, subsidiaries, brands, affiliates, officers and employees, harmless, including costs and attorneys' fees, from any claim or demand made by any third party due to or arising out of (i) your access to the Website/App, (ii) your use of the Services, (iii) the violation of these Terms of Use by You, or (iv) the infringement by You, or any third party using Your account or User ID or password, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.
Use of the Website/App and/or the Services is also governed by our Privacy Policy.
For the purpose of this Agreement and attachments thereto and all renewals, 'Confidential Information' means all information (including any information relating to the Account, username or password etc.), methods developed for analysis, examination and verification and other such details (the 'Disclosing Party') or, which may be supplied to or may otherwise come into the possession of the other (the 'Receiving Party'), whether orally or in writing or in any other form, and which is confidential or proprietary in nature or otherwise expressed by the Disclosing Party to be confidential and is not generally available to the public.
The Receiving Party shall keep confidential and secret and not disclose to any third party the Confidential Information or any part of it. The Receiving Party agrees to take all possible precautions with regard to protecting Confidential Information from any third party.
Further no use, reproduction, transformation or storage of the Confidential Information shall be made by the User without the prior written permission of the Company, except where required to be disclosed pursuant to any applicable law or legal process issued by any court or the rules of any competent regulatory body.
All information and data submitted by the User shall become the property of the Company and all such information shall be disclosed in accordance with the Terms of Use. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Terms of Use, the User/Customer gives his unconditional consent to the Company that it may sell or license or permit third parties to use such data or information, on payment of consideration or otherwise.
The User has access to only his own data and information stored in the database at Website/App (subject to prior confirmation of identity) and nothing more. The User may edit or amend such data and information from time to time, if Company provides such an option.
All Confidential Information (including name, e-mail address etc.) voluntarily revealed by the User in chat and bulletin board areas, is done at the sole discretion and risk of the User. The Company shall not be responsible for misuse of any such information, collected by a third party, or any unsolicited messages from such third parties.
If the User is neither a genuine Customer nor an intended recipient and are using or accessing the Website/App to gain Confidential Information and if such an User has obtained access to the Confidential Information, it shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall be kept absolutely confidential. Any use or divulgence of such Confidential Information by such User, shall entitle the Company to inquire and investigate and seek legal remedy against such User including to seek temporary and permanent injunction.
Governing law and Dispute Resolution- This Agreement and Terms of Use shall be governed by and constructed in accordance with the laws of India only without reference to conflict of laws principles and all disputes arising in relation hereto shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New Delhi, India.
Assignability -The Company may assign any of its responsibilities/obligations to any other Person without notice to the User, at its sole discretion. However, You shall not assign, sub-licence or otherwise transfer any of your rights under these Terms of Use to any other party, unless a written consent is taken from the Company.
Severability - If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid, the invalidity of that provision will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Waiver - Failure by the Company to exercise any right or remedy under these Terms of Use does not constitute a waiver of that right or remedy.
Force Majeure - The Company is not liable for failure to perform any of its obligations if such failure is as a result of Acts of God (including fire, flood, earthquake, storm, hurricane or other natural disaster), war, invasion, act of foreign enemies, hostilities (regardless of whether war is declared), civil war, rebellion, revolution, insurrection, military or usurped power or confiscation, terrorist activities, nationalisation, government sanction, blockage, embargo, labor dispute, strike, bandh, lockout or any interruption or any failure of electricity or server, system, computer, internet or telephone service.
Grievance Redressal: The Company shall endeavour to address grievance or complaints of the Users to the extent possible. Towards this the user can contact the Grievance/Nodal Officer of the Company MR. Vinay Gujral, cs@lalpathlabs.com.
Links to third party sites
The Website/App may contain links to other websites ('Linked Sites'). The Linked Sites are not under the control of the Company or the Website and the Company is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. The Company is not responsible for any form of transmission, whatsoever, received by the User from any Linked Site. The Company is providing these links to the User only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by the Company or the Website/App of the Linked Sites or any association with its operators or owners including the legal heirs or assigns thereof.
The Company is not responsible for any errors, omissions or representations on any Linked Site. The Company does not endorse any advertiser on any Linked Site in any manner. The Users are requested to verify the accuracy of all information on their own before undertaking any reliance on such information.
When you visit the Website/App or use it to send emails/SMS, provide information or communicate to us, you understand and agree that you are communicating with us through electronic records. You hereby provide your consent to receive communications via electronic records from us periodically or as and when required. Further, you allow us to communicate with you through email or by such other mode of communication, electronic or otherwise as the need may be.
Company strongly recommend that you consult a medical professional before availing any diagnostic tests/services mentioned through digital platforms, social networks, newspapers, flyers, or SMS sent by Company. This consultation is essential to ensure that the professional is able to check all related parameters and suggest tests or services that are appropriate for your specific medical needs.
You understand and accept that the promotions and advertisements provided by Company are for informational purposes only and do not constitute medical advice. These promotions and advertisements are not a substitute for professional medical guidance.
Company disclaims any liability for decisions made solely based on promotions or advertisements. We are not responsible for any adverse consequences resulting from not consulting a healthcare professional before undergoing tests or services.
The promotions and advertisements provided by Company on digital platforms, social networks, newspapers, flyers, or SMS or other are for informational purposes only. Our intention is to raise awareness of the services available at Company and the constituents of the same.
By participating in the social media (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter, Threads, etc) contests, polls, engagement activities, etc. that would be posted on social media or shared through email, SMS, or WhatsApp, participants acknowledge that they have read, understood, and agreed to abide by these terms and conditions.
The above-mentioned activities are only engagement activities of Company, having its registered office at Block E, Sector 18, Rohini, New Dehi-110085. Participation in the contest is voluntary. Please read the terms and conditions carefully.
Participants must be human individuals and may not be automated bots or machines. You shall be legally competent to enter a binding contract under the applicable laws of India. All who fulfil the eligibility criteria to participate in the Contest shall individually be considered and referred to as “Participant” and collectively “Participants” for the purpose of these T&Cs.
Company reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms and conditions without notice.
The competition and these terms and conditions will be governed by Indian law and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Delhi.
We, in our sole discretion reserves our right to exclude you from the Contest and/or not to attribute the Prize, and/or to cancel all or part of the Contest, without any liability on our part, if We believe You have (a) breached any of these T&Cs; (b) acted or have the intention of acting in a dishonest or fraudulent manner, or in bad faith; (c) tampered with the entry process or the operation of the Contest; (d) acted in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person
If there are any Government restrictions imposed which may impact the operation of the Contest as usually planned, Company cannot be held liable due to such restrictions including for inability to provide the Prizes or changing the Prizes due to such restrictions. Any delay or inability to operate the Contest in that regard will be treated as a Force Majeure Event. In the event of any directions of the Government applicable for consumers/Participants/Prize Winners, you shall ensure due compliance to the same and Company cannot be held liable for any non-compliance in that regard.
For any disputes, complaints, queries pertaining to this Contest, please reach out to us.
No Liability
Company and/or Partners shall not be liable to any Customer or his/her family or companion, for any indirect or consequential loss, damage or expense of any kind whatsoever, arising out of or in connection with the program and/or the provision or the refusal to provide any benefits, whether such loss, damage or expense is caused by negligence or otherwise, and whether Company/Partners have any control over the circumstances giving rise to the claim or not.
These 'Terms of Use' and 'Privacy Policy' of the Website/App constitute a binding agreement between You and the Company, and is accepted by You upon your use of the Website/App.