Terms & Conditions

THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE INCORPORATED INTO AND FORM A PART OF YOUR TIC HEALTH CARE PLAN AGREEMENT WITH US (THE AGREEMENT). THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS MAY BE REVISED FROM TIME TO TIME AND SHALL BE APPLICABLE AS PER THE VERSION PUBLISHED AT THE TIME OF ANY ISSUE, QUERY OR DISPUTE ARISING. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ THIS AGREEMENT BEFORE SIGNING AS IT WILL GOVERN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH US AND THE PAYMENT OF YOUR TIC HEALTH CARE PLAN FEES. IN PARTICULAR, PLEASE ENSURE YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE RENEWAL AND CANCELLATION TERMS SET OUT AT CLAUSES 2 AND 3, AND THE LIABILITY TERMS SET OUT AT CLAUSE 9.

AGREEMENT

This Agreement is entered into between TIC Health Limited of registered office 1 Kings Avenue, London, United Kingdom, N21 3NA and company number 11814996
(TIC), and the Care Plan Holder named on the online application form (You).

1. DECLARATION
1.1. You agree to taking up a TIC Health Care Plan with TIC and to follow the terms of and to make payments in accordance with this Agreement (the Ownership).
1.2. The decision to accept You as a Care Plan holder shall be at the sole discretion of TIC.
TIC reserves the right to verify, or require proof of all information given in order to obtain Care Plan Ownership and any fraudulent or wrongful information given in order to obtain Ownership could result in the cancellation of all Ownership rights and lead to payment by You of all monies due to TIC.

2. CARE PLAN OWNERSHIP DURATION
2.1. The Ownership shall commence at the date of your Care Plan application being completed and submitted by or on behalf of You (the Commencement Date).
2.2. Subject to early termination as provided for in this Agreement, the Ownership shall be for a fixed initial term of 12 months from the Commencement Date (the Initial Term).
2.3. Ownerships shall be renewed automatically after the Initial Term for successive minimum periods of 12 months (each being a Renewal Period) until cancelled by You in accordance with clause 3 (below).

3. CANCELLATION POLICY
3.1. Subject to clauses 3.3 and 3.7, the Initial Term is the minimum commitment for your Care Plan Ownership and each Renewal Term shall form a separate minimum commitment on commencement.
3.2. Notice to cancel this Agreement and the Ownership at the end of the Initial Term or any Renewal Period (as applicable) may be given by You at any time but will only be deemed valid on receipt by TIC of at least 30 days’ prior written notice to: tellus@tichealth.co.uk (the Notice).
3.3. This Agreement and the Ownership will automatically renew beyond the Initial Term or Renewal Period (as applicable) unless Notice is received at least 30 days prior to the expiry of the Initial Term or Renewal Period (as applicable).
3.4. In the event of valid termination or cancellation, any services scheduled beyond the agreed termination or expiry date shall be released and TIC shall have no liability for the delivery or provision of such services.
3.5. Any cancellation without Notice will not be considered valid cancellation and you shall remain liable under the terms of this Agreement.
3.6. In the event that You should terminate the Ownership early (whether with or without notice or through direct cancellation of the payment instruction), You shall be liable for the immediate payment of all payments remaining due under the relevant Initial Term or Renewal Period. I.e. If You cancel 10 months into the Initial Term, You shall be liable for making immediate payment of the Fees for months 10, 11 and 12. TIC reserves all rights or remedies to legal recourse and/or debt enforcement action.
3.7. TIC may terminate this Agreement immediately should:
3.7.1. You fail to pay any amount due under this Agreement on the due date for payment and remain in default after being notified to make such payment;
3.7.2. You commit a material breach of any other term of this Agreement and (if such breach is remediable) fail to remedy that breach within a period of 14 days after being notified to do so;
3.7.3. You repeatedly breach any of the terms of this Agreement in such a manner as to reasonably justify the opinion that your conduct is inconsistent with having the intention or ability to give effect to the terms of this Agreement;
3.7.4. TIC believe it necessary in the best interests of your health and wellbeing owing to any disclosures made under or in connection with clause 7; or
3.7.5. any warranties given by You herein be found to be untrue or misleading. In the event of cancellation by TIC under this clause, save for under clause 3.7.4, You shall remain liable for payment of the Fees remaining under any minimum commitment.

4. JOINING FEES, FEES AND PAYMENTS
4.1. Ownership prices will be as set out and published on TIC’s website from time-to-time (the Fees). Any referral, care plan, membership or affiliate programmes, packages or discounts, or other promotional variations on the Fees shall be as published from time-to-time and limited to those periods where determined by TIC as available. TIC shall be under no obligation to apply, backdate, extend or renew any such Fee variations.
4.2. The Fees are subject to review by TIC at any time during this Agreement. Should TIC decide to review and/or revise the Fees payable by You, TIC shall provide You with prior notification of any change in such Fees and You shall be given the right to terminate this Agreement at the end of the current period and prior to the start of the next Renewal Period
in accordance with clause 3. 4.3. On first taking out a Care Plan with TIC, You shall be required to make an upfront payment equivalent to a non-refundable joining fee at the
published rate plus one month’s Fees payable upfront. For clarity, the joining fee accounts for the administrative and operational costs of setting up your Ownership account and is not a deposit.
4.4. After the joining fee and initial month of Ownership , all Fees will be payable by automatic monthly card payments to TIC’s nominated account and on or around the date notified to You.
4.5. If You use any services additional to or not covered by the Ownership benefits, You must pay in full in advance of each appointment or in accordance with any payment terms provided to You.
4.6. You hereby acknowledge and agree for the card details notified to TIC to be
automatically charged each month, including for any Renewal Period, unless the Ownership is first terminated in accordance with clause 3.
4.7. You shall notify TIC of any changes in card details as soon as practicably possible and in any event before any Fees are next due for collection.
4.8. All payments are non-refundable unless taken in error by TIC (as determined at TIC’s sole discretion).
4.9. If You are under 18-years or are not using your own card to pay for the Ownership ,
You must ask the permission of the card holder before entering the payment details. By entering such details You are confirming that You have obtained the express prior permission of the card holder.
4.10. Any referral schemes shall be subject always to the terms of the particular offer. Without prejudice to such, all referrals are subject to: (i) the referral being correctly and properly made, including full information provided at TIC’s request; (ii) genuine and not dishonest, or fraudulent; and (iii) withdrawal at the termination or expiry of either the referring or referred Ownership.
4.11. This is a Credit Agreement regulated by the Consumer Credit Act 1974.

5. OUTSTANDING BALANCES
5.1. Should You fail to fulfil any due payments, You must contact TIC to make manual
payment of the money owed. You are responsible for contacting TIC in regard to overdue payments and any lack of communication by TIC does not waive, damage, remove or act as an express or implied surrender of any right(s) to claim for money owed and any additional reasonable interest or costs.
5.2. You acknowledge and agree that any failure or delay in paying the Fees may result in interest being incurred by You and payable to TIC separate from and in addition to any Fees owed or owing. Interest under this clause will accrue each day at 4% per annum above the Bank of England’s base rate from time to time, but at 4% a year for any period when that base rate is below 0%.
5.3. If a Fees collection is not honoured, then TIC reserves the right to:
5.3.1. charge the amount owed to the credit card with which You paid the upfront fee; and
5.3.2. collect all Fees owed or owing up to and including the end of the current Initial Term or Renewal Term (whichever is applicable), and
5.3.3. cancel your Ownership with immediate effect.
5.4. You acknowledge and agree that Notice (as defined below) may be rejected should You have any outstanding balance(s) with TIC and You will remain liable under this Agreement.
5.5. Should You have any outstanding balance(s) whether in relation to the Ownership or otherwise, TIC reserves the right to deny You use of the Ownership , access to the facilities, renewal of the Ownership and/ or purchase of any other care plan, until the outstanding balance(s) is fully settled.

6. MEDICAL SERVICES AND APPOINTMENTS
6.1. In delivering the services, TIC does not guarantee the availability of any particular practitioner.
6.2. All services are strictly subject to our Fair Use Policy and we advise that this is read carefully prior to joining.
6.3. The standard appointment duration is 15 minutes but appointment lengths are not fixed and will be determined by your practitioner in accordance with the nature and needs of your treatment. The practitioner may end a session or advise of additional charges in the event that an appointment runs over a reasonable time limit by reason of multiple medical complaints or queries being raised by You.
6.4. All confirmed appointment times are a guide only, and TIC cannot guarantee that appointments will commence at the stated time or within a specified time parameter. At times, due to medical emergencies and other reasons beyond TIC’s reasonable control, TIC
may also need to change your appointment time. TIC reserves the right to do so at any time up to the confirmed start time of your appointment. In such circumstances, TIC shall contact You to agree an alternative appointment time.
6.5. TIC practitioners shall be entitled to move on to their next appointment if You are late to your appointment. In the event of such, You will be considered to have missed your appointment. You will be charged in full (or your benefits will be deducted accordingly) for any missed appointments.
6.6. TIC reserves the right to charge You in full for any scheduled appointments which You cancel with less than 48 hours notice in writing to TIC or fail to attend.
6.7. Sickness or referral notifications or letters will be provided at TIC practitioners’
discretion and the contents will be based on the practitioners’ own judgement and regulatory obligations. The length of any such letter or note will be determined at the sole discretion of the practitioners.
6.8. Any medications, vaccinations, specialist treatments or tests may incur a charge beyond any consultation fee(s). These will be specified to You in advance of or at your appointment.
6.9. Details of the services and charges available to You will be published via https://tichealth.co.uk/ and may be amended from time to time. TIC retains the right to withdraw services and the benefits attached to Ownership may, from time to time, be subject to change without notice. Where necessary, TIC will replace these with a relevant health
service.
6.10. TIC does not provide emergency or out of hours service and does not replace services provided by NHS paramedic services or NHS GP. TIC strongly recommends that You remain registered with an NHS doctor throughout your Ownership .
6.11.You accept that the advice given to You by any TIC practitioner and/or via the services does not replace the advice You receive from your regular healthcare provider. You must tell your regular healthcare provider about any treatment and/or medication that You receive through TIC.
6.12. TIC reserves the right to withdraw Ownership and suggest alternative care-pathways for You if the type and/or level of care is different from or beyond that which TIC provides.
6.13. If You need any information or have a complaint, please contact TIC via tellus@tichealth.co.uk or ask for the admin team during opening hours. If You require
assistance for a video consultation booking or require support for an appointment You can speak to TIC by calling TIC’s published contact number during opening hours.

7. CARE PLAN HOLDER HEALTH
7.1. In providing services, it is important that You provide TIC with correct and accurate
details. By proceeding to use any services, You agree to the following:
7.1.1. You agree to adhere to the Fair Use Policy and understand that the nature and availability of the services, including any unlimited offers, are provided subject to and limited by the Fair Use Policy;
7.1.2. the services provided to You are conditional upon You providing information by completing any forms and questionnaires provided and/or consulting with practitioners truthfully and honestly. You must disclose all relevant information truthfully to the best of your knowledge;
7.1.3. the services and advice provided to You when using any online services may be based on the information You have supplied. It is your responsibility to ensure this
information is accurate and complete and that You accept that failure to do so (whether intentionally or not) will affect the advice given to You and the medicines prescribed to You and, as such, may have consequences for which TIC cannot be responsible for;
7.1.4. You acknowledge and agree that failure to provide accurate information, including but not limited to your age or date of birth, may result in You being liable to TIC for a fine of £100, and
7.1.5. You agree that You are solely responsible for ensuring that You understand any questions when responding. If You are unsure about any questions or You do not fully
understand the advice given to You, please advise TIC as soon as possible.
7.2. You confirm that You are not aware of any physical or psychological conditions which would prevent You from engaging in the activity to which your Ownership pertains or where You are aware of such You confirm that You have disclosed or will disclose them on the relevant medical form(s) provided to You on applying for a Care Plan Ownership. Any
condition which You become aware of during the course of your Ownership will be immediately disclosed by You to TIC in writing.
7.3. You acknowledge that You are responsible for your own well-being and safety when using TIC facilities and that should You experience any ill-health that You should immediately alert TIC practitioners and/or supervisors.

8. CARE PLAN USE
8.1. You agree to adhere to all site and facilities rules and regulations during the term of your Ownership , this includes (but is not limited to) TIC at The Hive London and Harley
Street, and all other areas of The Hive London (HA8 6AG).
8.2. TIC reserves the right to alter access to the facilities and use of your Ownership at any time, subject to notice being given.
8.3. You agree and acknowledge that the Ownership and any Ownership card(s) issued are for use by You only and must not be given or caused to be given to any third party to this Agreement, unless expressly agreed in writing by TIC as transferable.
8.4. The Ownership card(s) is the responsibility of You only and You will be liable for its use by any third parties to this Agreement.
8.5. Provided any loss or theft of the Ownership card(s) is reported in writing to TIC as soon as practicably possible by or on behalf of You, You will not incur any liability for such loss or theft or for any resultant third party use of the Ownership card(s). For the avoidance of any doubt, in the event of such loss or theft not being reported to TIC in accordance with this clause, You will be fully liable.
8.6. Any replacement Ownership card(s) required to be issued will be charged at a minimum of £5 per card.
8.7. You understand that should You fail to meet any Fees payable or breach clause 8.1 and/or clause 8.3, You may be forced to leave the facilities and surrender the Ownership
and Ownership card(s) without prior notice or recompense. TIC also reserves the right to issue (and You agree to the payment of) any fine or penalty for such breach at an amount determined by and at the sole discretion of TIC.
8.8. Any access to or use of the Ownership by minors shall be deemed to have been agreed and consented to by a relevant parent or guardian. The parent / guardian shall be
responsible and liable for any obligations, acts or omissions of the minor and shall be deemed to have consented to the services unless where expressly stated otherwise in
advance and in writing. The minor and their parent / guardian acknowledge that (at the discretion of TIC) from time-to-time some services may not be offered or may be withdrawn as a result of suitability, legality or similar.

9. LIABILITY
9.1. TIC holds adequate professional indemnity insurance and is committed to operate within the UK’s statutory requirements and to clinical best-practice guidelines, as outlined by
relevant authorities. TIC is registered with the Care Quality Commission to deliver primary care services.
9.2. All doctors are registered with the General Medical Council in the UK, and their registration details and status can be found on the General Medical Council website. All
doctors practise in accordance with UK healthcare regulations and guidelines.

9.3. Save where not possible to limit or exclude by statute, You acknowledge and agree that TIC, its officers, employees, contractors, and similar (including of any connected, related or
group companies) have no responsibility or liability for any:
9.3.1. loss, damage, theft or accident to any of your personal property brought on-site.
9.3.2. accident, injury or illness which You may suffer either during or after Ownership, even where as a result of or connected your use of TIC, its facilities or services.
9.3.3. accident, injury, illness, misinformation, ill-advised, incorrect or misinformed advice, diagnoses, guidance or directions offered or otherwise given to or obtained by You.
9.3.4. loss, damage or distress that You may suffer as a result of your failure to follow advice provided to You when using the services or from your failure to pass on information to your regular healthcare provider.
9.4. Whilst TIC is responsible for administering the Ownership and coordinating the benefits provided under the Ownership , TIC cannot be held liable in any way whatsoever for injury, loss or damage arising directly or indirectly from the advice given by any third party associated with the Ownership . This clause does not limit or exclude any liability which cannot be limited or excluded by statute.
9.5. Due to the nature of some of the services (for example, mobile applications and imaging machines), uninterrupted or error-free provision cannot be guaranteed. Your access to the Services may also be occasionally suspended or  restricted to allow for repairs, maintenance, or the introduction of new facilities or services. TIC will attempt to limit the frequency and duration of any such suspension or restriction. In the event of a problem with the provision or the unavailability of the services: (i) TIC will use reasonable efforts to restore the services and rectify any defects; (ii) You will be credited the appointment. Save for where TIC is not liable for any direct or indirect loss, damage, harm or otherwise as a result of any unavailability, suspension, or unavailability. This clause does not limit or exclude any liability which cannot be limited or excluded by statute.
9.6. In any event, TIC, its officers, employees, contractors, and similar (including of any connected, related or group companies) shall limit any liability to the value of one month’s Fees only. Save for this clause shall not apply where limitation is not permissible by law.
9.7. Where practitioners are independent, any advice provided or offered is the sole responsibility of that practitioner.
9.8. Should You receive any information, diagnosis, results, advice, guidance or  similar from TIC staff, contractors or similar (including of any connected, related or group companies),
You remain solely responsible for looking into such and where necessary seeking a second or alternative opinion.
9.9. You understand and agree to the fact that TIC is not your primary healthcare provider and cannot be expected to hold full medical and health information on You. You are always recommended to take primary advice from your own healthcare provider(s) and to prioritise their advice and/or directions.

10. DATA PROTECTION
10.1.You agree to the data protection points within TIC’s Privacy Policy as amended from time-to-time, which is available via: https://tichealth.co.uk/
10.2. TIC may share your information automatically with your GP unless You specifically opt out of this when using the services. This is a compliance requirement of the General Medical Council.
10.3.You agree to provide valid formal identification on request by TIC and for a copy of this identification and a photo of You to be stored by TIC.
10.4. In order to access some of the services, You must register with TIC and create an account. You agree to TIC processing your data on such platforms and through relevant third parties purely for the purposes of operating and supplying the TIC services.
10.5. You agree, at all times, to provide TIC with accurate and complete information in your registration and account, and to update such information as appropriate. For security
purposes, You must also set a password for your account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer and devices, and to the extent permitted by applicable law You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. You should take all necessary steps to ensure that the password is kept confidential and secure. You can reset your password at any time from within your account.
10.6. Any recorded notes and results will be stored as required by law and regulatory requirements. It is not TIC’s  responsibility to maintain a complete record of all data that may be generated from your use of the services, and You should not rely on TIC or the services for storage or maintenance of information. TIC may, at any time at its absolute discretion, review and remove any content from the services or request that You re-register or set up a new account.
10.7.You agree to TIC storing your card details for the purpose of payment of the Fees only.
10.8.You consent to TIC and any related company using your image and/or likeness through photographic, video or other means in its marketing, communication and social media channels for promotional and marketing purposes. Privacy and confidentiality shall be observed by TIC, as relevant and appropriate.

11. THIRD PARTY RIGHTS 11.1.A person who is not a party to this Agreement shall have no right under the  Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce or rely upon any provision of them.

12. SEVERABILITY
12.1. If any provision or part provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed deleted, but that shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of this Agreement.

13. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
13.1. The Agreement will be governed by the laws of England and Wales and under the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.