Terms of Service

YOUR USE OF AND ACCESS TO THE SERVICES (DEFINED BELOW) SIGNIFIES YOUR AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS OF USE. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY AS THEY MAY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. IN PARTICULAR, PLEASE READ THE SECTION TITLED GOVERNING LAW, VENUE, AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION, WHICH REQUIRES ALL DISPUTES TO BE SETTLED BY INDIVIDUAL BINDING ARBITRATION.

The following Terms of Use (“Terms” or “Terms of Use”) are applicable to your use of and access to the Orchid website (orchidcrew.com), iOS and Android mobile applications (“Apps”) and other products, services (collectively, the “Services”). These Terms are a binding contract between you and Orchid Crew LLC (“Orchid,” “us,” or “we”).

By using or accessing the Services, you signify your assent to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use the Services or visit the Orchid website. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these terms at any time, but if we do, we will bring it to your attention by placing a notice on the orchidcrew.com website, by sending you an email, and/or by some other means. Please check these Terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Services following the posting of changes to these Terms of Use (including Orchid’s Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance to such changes.

Except for changes by us as described here, no other amendment or modification of these Terms will be effective unless in writing and signed by both you and us.

To the extent certain Orchid products, such as our Hormone Test, may be provided with additional or different terms or conditions (“Product Terms”). In the event of any Product Terms conflict with this Agreement, the Product Terms will control.

The Services are available only to individuals who are at least 18 years old or who have the consent of a parent or other legal guardian. Therefore, you represent and warrant that if you are an individual, you are at least 18 years old or have had a parent or other legal guardian review and accept this Agreement. You also certify that you take full responsibility for the selection and use of the Services. This Agreement is void where prohibited by law, and the right to access the Service is revoked in such jurisdictions.

HORMONE TEST NOTICE: Please note, notwithstanding the foregoing, Orchid’s Hormone Tests are not currently available in the States of New York, New Jersey, or Rhode Island. In addition, such tests are available only to individuals who are 21-45 years of age.

ORCHID IS NOT A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER

The information provided by Orchid is for purposes of improving your wellness only and is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. We engaged the services of a licensed physician or other person authorized by law to order the blood test and to receive your results prior to making your reports available to you. However, these interactions are not intended to create, nor do they create, any doctor-patient relationship. The Content and Services (including any reports we provide you) are for informational purposes only. The Services are designed to help support the health related choices that you make. These choices are yours and may require the advice of a health care provider. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment or recommendation regarding medication. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such information by you or any other visitor to the Services, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents. Furthermore, you should not interpret any Content or reporting we provide you or any other communications from Orchid as recommending any specific treatment plan, product or course of action. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on the Services!

If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. The Services does not endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the Services. The Services provides information and answers to certain reproductive health questions based on the information you input. The information the Services provides are meant to be considered by you and your physician. Reliance on any information provided by the Services is solely at your own risk.

USE OF CONTENT AND ACCOUNT SECURITY

You shall not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce (except as expressly provided in this Section), create derivative works based on, or otherwise exploit any of the Services. The Services contain material, such as software, text, graphics, images, video, audio and other material (collectively, “Content”). No Content from the Services may be copied, reproduced, modified, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, reprinted or distributed in any way without the express prior written permission of Orchid, except that you may download or print a limited number of copies of the reports we make available to you via the Services for your personal, noncommercial, home use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Modification of the Content or use of the Content for any other purpose is a violation of Orchid’s copyright and other proprietary rights and may be subject to civil and/or criminal penalties. If you violate any part of these Terms of Use, your permission to access and/or use the Content and the Services automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of the Content.

The Services is for personal use only and may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically authorized by Orchid. The following activities are expressly prohibited: (i) collecting usernames and/or email addresses of other users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email or other communications, (ii) any use of the Services, which in Orchid sole judgment, degrades the reliability, speed, or operation of the Services or any underlying hardware or software thereof, and (iii) any use of the Services which is unlawful or in violation of these Terms of Use. We reserve the right to modify or amend the Services and any other Content or service we provide through the Services at our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if our Services become unavailable at any time for any time period. We may restrict access at any time to our Services or parts of the Services.

Certain Content and parts of the Services we offer Services are only available to users who set-up an account. When you create an account, you may be asked to provide certain registration information and other details. You agree that all information provided to the Services is governed by our Privacy Policy and you consent to all actions we take with respect to our Privacy Policy.

If you choose, or are provided with, a username, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You acknowledge that your account is personal to you and you agree not to provide any other person with access to the Services or portions of the Services using your username, password, or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your username or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. You should use particular caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information. We have the right to disable any username, password or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use. We may rely on the authority of anyone accessing your account or using your login credentials and in no event and under no circumstances shall we be held liable to you for any liabilities or damages resulting from or arising out of (i) any action or inaction by us under this provision, (ii) any compromise of the confidentiality of your account or password, and (iii) any unauthorized access to your account or use of your password. We may store, transmit, receive, and/or access your data on or from our own servers or those of our service providers.

USER CONTENT, COMMUNICATION, FORUMS

You are responsible for all content that you post, upload, store, transmit, or otherwise provide through the Services (“User Content”). “Public Forum” means a chat area, bulletin board, weblog, blog, posting or email function offered as part of the Services. The Services may now or in the future permit, via Public Forums or other means, the submission, hosting, sharing, and/or publishing of User Content. Information, views and opinions expressed in Public Forums are the views of the person posting the message, do not necessarily reflect the views of Orchid and are not endorsed, supported, encouraged, sanctioned, verified or agreed upon by Orchid including, but not limited to any so-called “expert”, “moderator”, “blog-editor” or other individual functioning in a similar capacity. Orchid reserves the right to remove or edit your User Content and any other Content that we believe may be offensive to our audience and/or which violates our family-oriented standards. Please be advised that because Content may be posted in real-time, these materials may not always be able to be removed or edited in a timely fashion. Please remember that any User Content you upload to Public Forums will be available to other users, and can be collected and used by anyone with access to the Public Forums. Please carefully consider before you post any sensitive personal or health information to the Public Forums.

Orchid is not responsible for any unsolicited email you may receive as a result of participating in any Public Forum. Orchid reserves the right to terminate your ability to access any of Public Forum for any reason and without notice. By communicating in any Public Forum, you hereby represent that you have all necessary rights in the User Content, communications, or other information that you have provided, transmitted or sent to the Public Forum. By uploading User Content to any Public Forum or submitting any materials to us, you automatically grant (or warrant that the owner of such rights has expressly granted) Orchid a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, nonexclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, display, adapt, publish, and translate your User Content to enable us to operate the Services and to make your User Content accessible to you and other users.. You warrant that all so-called “moral rights” in such User Content have been waived. If you provide us (in a direct email or otherwise) with any feedback, suggestions, improvements, enhancements, and/or feature requests relating to the Services (“Feedback”), you grant Orchid a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, nonexclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, display, adapt, publish, translate, and create derivative works for such Feedback for any purpose in connection with our business or Services. In connection with User Content, you further agree that you will not: (i) submit material that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner to post the material and to grant us all of the license rights granted herein; (ii) publish falsehoods or misrepresentations that could damage us or any third party; (iii) submit material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening, pornographic, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, violate any law, or is otherwise inappropriate; (iv) post advertisements or solicitations of business; or (v) impersonate another person.

WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE FOREGOING, ORCHID DOES NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR THE CONTENT FOUND IN ANY PUBLIC FORUM, NOR FOR ANY CLAIMS, DAMAGES OR LOSSES RESULTING FROM ANY USE OF ANY PUBLIC FORUM OR THE CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN.

We respect others’ intellectual property rights, and we reserve the right to delete or disable Content alleged to be infringing, and to terminate the accounts of repeat alleged infringers. To review our complete Copyright Dispute Policy and learn how to report potentially infringing content, please review our Privacy Policy.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

The Content may be owned by us or may be provided through arrangements with others, including other users of the Services or third party content providers. The Content is protected by copyright under both United States and foreign laws. Unauthorized use of the Content may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. You have no rights in or to the Content, and you may not use the Content except as permitted under these Terms of Use. Our name, brands, logos, slogans and other trademarks are our trademarks. All other names, brands, logos, product and service names, and designs appearing on the Services are the trademarks of their respective owners. You may not use such trademarks without our prior written permission.

  • Your computer may temporarily store copies of the Content in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
  • You may store files that are automatically cached by your web browser for display enhancement purposes.
  • If we provide desktop, mobile or other applications for download, you may download a single copy to your computer or mobile device solely for your own personal, non-commercial use.
  • If we provide social media features, such as allowing you to share items you find in our news section through social media links in those posts, you may take such actions as are enabled by such features.

You must not:

  • Modify copies of any Content from the Services;
  • Use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from the accompanying text;
  • Delete or alter any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from the Services; or,
  • Access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Services or any Content available through the Services.

PROHIBITED USES

You may use the Services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Services:

  • In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the United States or other countries).
  • In any way that infringes or violates the intellectual property rights or any other rights of anyone else (including Orchid);
  • For the purpose of exploiting, harming or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information or otherwise.
  • To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any “junk mail”, “chain letter” or “spam” or any other similar solicitation.
  • To impersonate or attempt to impersonate us, our employees, another user or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using e-mail addresses or screen names associated with any of the foregoing).
  • To engage in any other conduct that is harmful, fraudulent, deceptive, threatening, harassing, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable or that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Services, or which, as determined by us, may harm us or other users of the Services or expose them to liability.

ADDITIONALLY, YOU AGREE NOT TO:

  • Use the Services in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Services or interfere with any other user’s use of the Services, including his or her ability to engage in real time activities through the Services.
  • Use any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access the Services for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Services.
  • Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Services or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent.
  • Use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Services. Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, keystroke logging, or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage or disrupt any parts of the Services, the server on which the Services is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to the Services.
  • Attack the Services via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
  • Decompile, reverse engineer, or otherwise attempt to obtain the source code or underlying ideas or information of or relating to the Services.
  • Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Services.

THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS, ADVICE AND SERVICES

We are not responsible for examining or evaluating any products, advice or services offered by any third parties whose icons, products, advice, services or hyperlinks appear on or through the Services. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those websites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third party websites linked to this Services, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites. We make no representations, warranties or conditions regarding the offerings of any third party. Further, we do not assume any responsibility or liability for the products, advice, services and actions of any third parties. You understand that the purchase, payment, warranty, guarantee, delivery, maintenance and all other matters concerning the merchandise, services or information ordered or received from a third party is solely between you and the third party. We do not endorse, warrant or guarantee such products, advice information or services and are not liable for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of such information or the quality or availability of such products, advice or services. You further understand that we will not be a party to or in any way be responsible for monitoring any transaction between you and a third party. As with any monetary endeavor, before purchasing goods or services from any third party, you should verify with the seller any and all information (particularly the price) that impacts your decision to make a purchase. You should use your best judgment and exercise caution when purchasing a product from a third party.

We may provide links to third party direction, location and map services solely as a convenience to our users, which are intended to be used solely for informational purposes. We make no warranties on the accuracy of their content, route usability, expeditiousness or road conditions (including whether there are obstructions, like tunnels or bridges that may inhibit certain vehicles from safely using a particular route.) You assume all risk of use. Orchid and its suppliers shall not be liable to you or any other person for any loss, damage or delay resulting from your use of these third party services.

We are not involved in any actual transaction between any user (including any so-called “expert”, “moderator”, “blog-editor” or the like) and third party, nor are we the agent of either for any purpose. As such, we will not be involved in resolving any disputes between any user and third party relating to or arising out of any transaction between such parties. We urge users and third parties to cooperate with one another to resolve any such disputes. In the event that you have a dispute with one or more other users, you release Orchid, its officers, employees, agents, and successors from claims, demands, and damages of every kind or nature, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and/or our Services. If you are a California resident, you shall and hereby do waive California Civil Code Section 1542, which says: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which, if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.”

DISCLAIMERS

Service availability, price and time-related information appearing on the Services are subject to change. Orchid is not responsible for any such changes and advises you to confirm all specific terms appearing on the or through the Services before acting in reliance on such terms.

Third-party products and services represented on the Services are not necessarily endorsed or recommended by Orchid and Orchid disclaims all responsibility regarding the performance or the use of third-party products and services. Orchid does not necessarily endorse or sanction the content, products or actions of websites that are linked to or from the Services.

THE SERVICES AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED BY ORCHID (AND ITS LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS) ON AN “AS IS” BASIS AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, ORCHID (AND ITS LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS) DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES’ RIGHTS, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ORCHID DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED ON AND AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SERVICES OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THEM AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ORCHID DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR CONTENT IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

INDEMNITY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

You agree to indemnify and hold Orchid (and its officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives) harmless against all claims, liabilities, losses, penalties, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from or relating to your use of and access to the Services (including, without limitation, any decisions, actions, or omissions you make based on any Content).

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL ORCHID BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES) THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE CONTENT OR THE SERVICES, EVEN IF ORCHID OR AN ORCHID AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL ORCHID’S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED IN THE AGGREGATE, THE GREATER OF (I) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100), OR (II) THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THE SERVICES IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THIS APPLICABLE CLAIM.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ORCHID CREW LLC WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY INPUT ERRORS CAUSED BY ITS APPS’ SCANNING TECHNOLOGIES (I.E. IF DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION IS SCANNED WITH YOUR MOBILE DEVICE AND THEN INACCURATELY RECORDED INTO THE APP). IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REVIEW (‘DOUBLE-CHECK’) ALL SUCH SCANNED INPUTS – AND TO MANUALLY MAKE ANY NECESSARY CORRECTIONS.

GOVERNING LAW, VENUE AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

These Terms will be governed by the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Subject to the arbitration provision below, you agree that resolution of any dispute or claim arising out of or related to these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts in San Francisco County, CA.

If you believe you have a dispute or claim against us arising out of your use of the Services or under these Terms, you agree to first discuss the matter informally with us for at least 30 days. To do that, you must give us written notice, which will include your full name and contact information, the nature and basis giving rise to your dispute or claim and your proposed resolution, sent to the address below.

If we are unable to resolve your concerns informally within 30 days after our receipt of your notice, you may file a claim in small claims court so long as you proceed only on an individual basis or commence an arbitration proceeding, which means YOU ARE AGREEING TO WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO SUE IN COURT, HAVE A JURY TRIAL AND LEAD OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION. The arbitration will be conducted under the Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures of Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”), then in effect. For the avoidance of doubt, you agree that YOU MAY ONLY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST ORCHID IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A CLASS MEMBER OR IN ANY REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY OR PROCEEDING. Further, you agree that no arbitrator shall consolidate any other person’s claims with your claims and may not otherwise preside over any form of a multi-party or class proceeding. You agree that the award of the arbitrator will be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of California. You agree that we may seek interim or preliminary relief from a court of competent jurisdiction in California, necessary to protect its rights or property pending the completion of arbitration.

You must file a demand for arbitration with the JAMS within ONE (1) YEAR after the date your claim arose, or within the shortest time period permitted by applicable law. Otherwise, your claim is waived.

Notwithstanding the foregoing obligation to arbitrate disputes, each party shall have the right to pursue injunctive or other equitable relief at any time, from any court of competent jurisdiction.

INTERNATIONAL USERS AND VISITORS

The owner of the Services is based in the United States. We provide the Services for use only by persons located in the United States. We make no claims or representations that the Services or any of its Content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. Access to the Services may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Services from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

Certain companies affiliated with us may provide services and operate websites which may be linked to from our Services and which are governed by their own terms of use and not these Terms of Use, and may be subject to laws of other local or international jurisdictions.

MISCELLANEOUS

If any provision of these Terms shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. The failure of either you or us to exercise, in any way, any right herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder. This Terms of Use is the entire agreement between us relating to the subject matter herein and shall not be modified except in writing, signed by both parties. You and Orchid agree there are no third party beneficiaries intended under these Terms.

These Terms may be subject to change; the result of any change will be reflected on these pages.