Terms and Conditions for SmileSearch
Last Updated: May 6, 2025
Introduction
Welcome to SmileSearch. These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your use of the SmileSearch website (smilesearch.com.au) and all related services provided by SmileSearch ("we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using our website and services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our website or services.
Definitions
- "Service" refers to the SmileSearch website and all related services for connecting users with dental practices.
- "User," "You," and "Your" refer to the individual accessing or using our Service.
- "Dental Practice" refers to dental clinics, practitioners, or businesses listed on our platform.
- "Content" refers to text, images, videos, audio, graphics, and other material that may be available on our Service.
Use of Our Service
Eligibility
To use our Service, you must be at least 18 years of age, or the legal age of majority in your jurisdiction if that is higher than 18. By using our Service, you represent and warrant that you meet these eligibility requirements.
Account Registration
Some features of our Service may require you to register for an account. When you register, you agree to:
- Provide accurate, current, and complete information
- Maintain and promptly update your account information
- Keep your account credentials secure
- Be responsible for all activities that occur under your account
- Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account if any information provided proves to be inaccurate, outdated, or incomplete.
Acceptable Use
When using our Service, you agree not to:
- Use the Service in any way that violates any applicable laws or regulations
- Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems or other users' accounts
- Use the Service to transmit any unsolicited advertising or promotional material
- Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service
- Attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any portion of our Service
- Harvest or collect user information without their consent
- Use our Service in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair it
Dental Practice Information
Accuracy of Information
While we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information about dental practices, we cannot guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any information displayed on our Service. The information about dental practices is provided "as is" without any warranties.
Appointment Booking
Our Service may allow you to request appointments with dental practices. However:
- We do not guarantee that dental practices will accept your appointment requests
- We are not responsible for the quality of services provided by dental practices
- Any agreement for dental services is solely between you and the dental practice
Intellectual Property
Our Intellectual Property
The Service and its original content, features, and functionality are owned by SmileSearch and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any materials from our Service without our prior written consent.
User Content
By submitting content to our Service (such as reviews, feedback, or comments), you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute such content in any media. You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to such content and that it does not violate any third party's rights.
Third-Party Links and Services
Our Service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by SmileSearch. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. We do not warrant the offerings of any of these entities/individuals or their websites.
Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, SmileSearch shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:
- Your use or inability to use our Service
- Any unauthorized access to or use of our servers and/or any personal information stored therein
- Any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from our Service
- Any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like, which may be transmitted to or through our Service
- Any errors or omissions in any content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of your use of any content posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the Service
Disclaimer
Our Service is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. SmileSearch expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We make no warranty that:
- The Service will meet your requirements
- The Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free
- The results that may be obtained from the use of the Service will be accurate or reliable
- The quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you through the Service will meet your expectations
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless SmileSearch and its licensees and licensors, and their employees, contractors, agents, officers, and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees), resulting from or arising out of:
- Your use and access of the Service
- Your violation of any term of these Terms
- Your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right
- Any claim that your content caused damage to a third party
Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Australia, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights.
Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. By continuing to access or use our Service after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.
Termination
We may terminate or suspend your account and bar access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, under our sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever and without limitation, including but not limited to a breach of the Terms. If you wish to terminate your account, you may simply discontinue using the Service.
Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect.
Entire Agreement
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Service and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have had between us regarding the Service.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:
Email: smilesearch.tech@gmail.com