Terms of Use

About this website

This website provides information about Dr. Aniket Patil, Om Hip & Knee Specialty Clinic, orthopaedic conditions, treatments, consultations and related patient information.

The website is intended primarily for people seeking general information about orthopaedic care and the clinic.

Medical information

Medical content on this website is general information only.

It does not replace an individual consultation, examination, diagnosis or treatment recommendation.

Using the website, submitting a form or receiving a general administrative response does not by itself establish a doctor-patient relationship.

Please also read the Medical Information Disclaimer for more detail.

Appointment and contact requests

Submitting an appointment or contact request through the website does not mean an appointment has been confirmed.

An appointment is confirmed only after the clinic communicates the date, time and other relevant details to you.

Make sure the contact information you provide is accurate so the clinic can respond.

Website forms, email and other online messages should not be used for medical emergencies.

Information and files you submit

If you submit information, reports, images or other files through the website, you are responsible for ensuring that you are entitled to provide them and that the information you provide is reasonably accurate.

Do not submit unlawful, malicious or unrelated material, or personal information about another person unless you have appropriate authority to provide it.

Submitting information or files does not guarantee that they will be reviewed immediately or that medical advice can be provided through the website.

Website accuracy

Reasonable efforts are made to keep information useful and current.

However, medical information, clinic arrangements, technology, schedules, third-party services and external links can change.

The website may be corrected, updated, expanded or removed without prior notice.

Your use of the website

You may use the website for normal personal and informational purposes.

You must not:

• attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website or its systems;
• interfere with website security or operation;
• introduce malicious software or harmful code;
• scrape or reproduce substantial parts of the website for unauthorised commercial use;
• misuse forms or communication features to send spam, abusive material or unlawful content;
• impersonate another person when submitting information.

Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, the website’s original text, layout, branding, graphics and other original material are protected by applicable intellectual property rights.

You may read, print or save reasonable portions for personal, non-commercial use.

You may not reproduce substantial parts of the website, republish its original material commercially or present it as your own without permission.

Material credited to another source remains subject to the rights of that source.

Third-party websites and services

The website may link to external services such as maps, hospitals, medical organisations, journals or other websites.

These services are operated independently. Their availability, content, privacy practices and terms are controlled by their respective providers.

A link is provided for convenience or reference and does not make the clinic responsible for the operation of that external service.

Website availability

The website may occasionally be unavailable because of maintenance, technical problems or circumstances outside the clinic’s control.

Continuous or error-free access is not guaranteed.

Limitation of responsibility

To the extent permitted by applicable law, Dr. Aniket Patil and Om Hip & Knee Specialty Clinic are not responsible for loss arising solely from reliance on general website information instead of obtaining appropriate individual medical advice.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude a responsibility that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Privacy

Personal information submitted through the website is handled as described in the Privacy Policy.

Changes to these Terms

These Terms may be updated when the website, clinic processes or applicable requirements change.

The latest version will be published on this page with an updated date.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of India.

Subject to applicable law, disputes relating specifically to use of this website will be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in Pune, Maharashtra.

Contact

Questions about the website may be directed to: