Terms of Use
This is a legal agreement between "you" (a "Developer" or “User”) and Nth Technology. You must accept the
Terms of Use (“Agreement”) in order to use the Nth Technology EHR public Application Programming
Interface (“API”). This Agreement describes your rights and your obligations if you use the Nth Technology
EHR FHIR API. By accepting this Agreement or by accessing or using the Nth Technology EHR FHIR API, you
agree to be bound by this Agreement.
If you are entering into this Agreement on behalf of a company or other legal entity (“Entity”), you represent
that you have the authority to bind such Entity to this Agreement. In that case, the terms “you” or “your”
shall also refer to such Entity. If you do not have such authority, or if the Entity does not agree to be bound by
this Agreement, the Entity and you may not use the Nth Technology EHR FHIR API. You acknowledge that this
Agreement is a contract between you and Nth Technology, even though it is electronic and is not physically
signed by you and Nth Technology.
API Definitions
As used herein: "Application” means any software application or product You offer, using the Nth Technology
EHR FHIR API. “API Documentation” means the documentation that Nth Technology provides regarding use of
the Nth Technology EHR FHIR API. “API” means the publicly available Nth Technology EHR FHIR Programming
Interface (“API”). “Client” means the software used to make requests to the API. "HIPAA" means the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. "HITECH" means the Health Information Technology for
Economic and Clinical Health Act under Title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
API License and Restrictions
a Nth Technology hereby grants you a revocable, limited, personal, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive,
and non-transferable license to use the API to develop, test, and support your Application, and to
integrate the Nth Technology EHR FHIR API with your Application. Your license is subject to the
limitations set forth in this agreement.
b You may not use the Nth Technology EHR FHIR API in a manner that accesses or uses any information
beyond what Nth Technology allows under this Agreement or the API Documentation; that changes,
breaks or circumvents any of the technical, administrative, process or security measures; that disrupts
or degrades the performance of the Nth Technology EHR FHIR API; or that tests the vulnerability of Nth
Technology’ systems or networks. c You may not transmit any viruses or other computer
programming that may damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept, or expropriate
any system or data.
d You may not attempt to reverse engineer or otherwise derive source code, trade secrets, or know-how
in the Nth Technology EHR FHIR API or any portion thereof.
e You acknowledge and agree that (i) Nth Technology may modify the Nth Technology EHR FHIR API at
any time in Nth Technology’ sole discretion and (ii) future versions of the Nth Technology EHR FHIR API
may not permit the operation of, or otherwise be compatible with any Developer App created
hereunder.
f You may charge for your Application. However, you may not sell, rent, lease, sublicense, redistribute,
or syndicate access to the Nth Technology EHR FHIR API.
g You will not attempt to exceed or circumvent limitations on access, calls and use of the Nth
Technology EHR FHIR API, or otherwise use the Nth Technology EHR FHIR API in a manner that exceeds
reasonable request volume, constitutes excessive or abusive usage, or otherwise fails to comply or is
inconsistent with any part of this Agreement or the Documentation.
h You may not use any portion of the Nth Technology EHR FHIR API for any unlawful or illegal activity.
i You may not distribute or allow access to the Nth Technology EHR FHIR API to anyone other than, if
applicable, the Entity on whose behalf you entered into this Agreement.
Security Measures and Protected Health Information (PHI)
a YOU ATTEST THAT YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO ACCESS THE PHI YOU ARE REQUESTING THROUGH THE
SYSTEM, AND YOU AGREE TO HANDLE AND PROCESS SUCH INFORMATION ACCORDING TO ANY AND
ALL APPLICABLE LAWS. If you are a Developer, you agree to maintain suitable facilities, management,
operational, and physical controls to protect PHI and any Codes consistent with the security and
privacy controls imposed by HIPAA, HITECH, and any other federal, state, and local laws, where
applicable, and to treat all Codes with no less care and protection than that afforded to Protected
Health Information. You acknowledge and agree that you shall use the System only as and to the
extent permitted by applicable law, including any applicable import or export laws, and only for
applications related to the secure access to health information over the Internet, in a manner
compliant with the security and privacy rules of HIPAA, HITECH, and any other applicable law or
regulation. You acknowledge and agree that Company is not a Covered Entity. You agree that you will
not intentionally submit to Company or otherwise share with Company any Protected Health
Information and will not provide Company with access to any Protected Health Information except as
required for you to Use the System. You acknowledge and agree that Company only acts as a conduit
to transfer Protected Health Information or any other data between you and a Data Holder.
b You acknowledge that the System is a data transport tool and is not intended to serve as a medical
record, and that it is your sole responsibility to establish policies and procedures that ensure that the
content of any data accessed through the System is incorporated into a patient's medical record, when
applicable. You agree that it is your sole responsibility to provide or obtain any and all necessary
consents and to fulfill any and all obligations that are required by HIPAA, HITECH, or other
governmental statute or regulation prior to use, disclosure, or transmission of any Protected Health
Information or other data accessed through the System. You agree that Company has no obligation to
archive or otherwise store any PHI or other data transferred through the System. You acknowledge
that the data you request may not be accessible through the System when (i) you are denied access by
Data Holder to any or all of the data requested or the Data Holder does not respond to your request
for any reason, (ii) your request or the data provided by a Data Holder is not in a format recognized by
the System, (iii) your request would cause transfer size or frequency to exceed the allowable maximum
permitted by Company, (iv) the Codes you use to access the System are invalid, (v) this Agreement
terminates, or (vi) for any other reason. You acknowledge that Company does not control the content
of data accessed through the System, that data accessed through the System may contain software
viruses or other malicious content, that it is your sole responsibility to protect your computer system
from viruses, and that the Company has no responsibility to protect your computer system from
viruses or other malware. You agree that Company, in its sole discretion, reserves the right not to
enable Software or System for any particular Developer or User, should we determine, in our sole
discretion, that Use by the Developer or User is a threat to Company’s systems or negatively impacts
the Use of the System by other Users.
c The network, operating system and software of your web servers, databases, and computer systems
(collectively, “Your Systems”) must be properly configured to securely operate your Application. Your
Application must use reasonable security measures to protect your users’ information. You must not
architect or select Your Systems in a manner to avoid the foregoing obligation. Your Systems shall use
supported versions of operating systems and databases for which patches are actively deployed and
shall be updated with security patches based on industry accepted standards and criticality. All critical
patches shall be applied within 30 days of release.
d You must promptly report any security deficiencies in, or intrusions to, your Systems to Nth
Technology in writing via email to support@nthtechnology.com. You will work
with Nth Technology to immediately correct any security deficiency, and will immediately disconnect
any intrusions or intruder. In the event of any security deficiency or intrusion involving the Application,
or the Nth Technology EHR FHIR API, you will make no public statements regarding such deficiencies or
intrusions without prior written and express permission from Nth Technology in each instance.
Term and Termination
This Agreement will go into effect on the date upon which you agree to them, by accessing or using the Nth
Technology EHR FHIR API, and will continue until terminated as set forth herein. You may terminate this
Agreement by discontinuing use of the Nth Technology EHR FHIR API. Upon termination of this Agreement:
a All rights and licenses granted to you will terminate immediately.
b You agree to promptly destroy Documentation and any other Nth Technology EHR FHIR API
information in your possession or control that was received under this Agreement.
Disclaimers
a Warranties. THE NTH TECHNOLOGY EHR FHIR API AND ALL RELATED COMPONENTS ARE PROVIDED ON
AN “AS
IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND NTH TECHNOLOGY
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NTH TECHNOLOGY
DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE NTH TECHNOLOGY EHIR FHIR API WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY,
SECURE,
ERROR-FREE OR VIRUS-FREE, NOR DOES IT MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY
BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE NTH TECHNOLOGY EHR FHIR API, AND NO INFORMATION, ADVICE OR
SERVICES OBTAINED BY YOU FROM NTH TECHNOLOGY SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY
STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
b Limitation of Liability. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY (WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) SHALL NTH TECHNOLOGY BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD
PARTY FOR (A) ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE
DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST SALES OR BUSINESS, OR LOST DATA, OR (B) ANY
MATTER BEYOND NTH TECHNOLOGY’ REASONABLE CONTROL. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
ALLOCATE THE RISKS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES, AND THE PARTIES HAVE
RELIED ON THESE LIMITATIONS IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHICH MEANS THAT SOME OF THE ABOVE
LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN THESE JURISDICTIONS, NTH TECHNOLOGY’ LIABILITY WILL
BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Indemnity. You agree to defend, hold harmless and indemnify Nth Technology, and its subsidiaries, affiliates,
officers, agents, employees, and suppliers, from and against any third party claim arising from or in any way
related to your or your users’ use of the Application or the Nth Technology EHR FHIR API, or any violation of this
Agreement, including any liability or expense arising from all claims, losses, damages (actual and consequential),
suits, judgments, litigation costs and attorneys’ fees, of every kind and nature. In such a case, we will provide
you with written notice of such claim, suit, or action