Terms of Service

Last updated: August 18, 2025

Welcome to OncoBot, a medical oncology AI assistant. These Terms of Service govern your use of our platform and services. By using OncoBot, you agree to these terms in full. If you disagree with any part of these terms, please do not use our service. OncoBot is designed to assist healthcare professionals and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical judgment. For specific terms regarding our AI features, please see our AI Terms of Use.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using Oncobot, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting. Your continued use of Oncobot after any modifications indicates your acceptance of the modified terms.

2. Description of Service

OncoBot is an AI-powered medical oncology assistant that helps healthcare professionals access clinical trial information, treatment guidelines, and oncology research. Our service utilizes artificial intelligence to process medical queries and provide evidence-based information from reputable medical sources.

Our service includes features such as clinical trial matching, health profile creation, treatment information retrieval, and access to current oncology guidelines. We integrate with various AI technology providers and medical databases to deliver comprehensive oncology information.

3. User Conduct

You agree not to use OncoBot to:

  • Engage in any activity that violates applicable laws or regulations
  • Infringe upon the rights of others, including intellectual property rights
  • Distribute malware, viruses, or other harmful computer code
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems or networks
  • Conduct automated queries or scrape our service
  • Generate or distribute illegal, harmful, or offensive content
  • Interfere with the proper functioning of the service

4. Medical Disclaimer

IMPORTANT: OncoBot is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

  • Always seek the advice of qualified healthcare providers with any questions regarding medical conditions
  • Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of information from OncoBot
  • OncoBot is designed as an informational tool for healthcare professionals, not for patient self-diagnosis
  • Clinical decisions should be based on professional judgment and complete patient evaluation
  • Information provided may not be exhaustive or reflect the most recent medical developments

While we strive to provide accurate medical information from reputable sources, OncoBot does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any medical information. Users must verify all information independently before making clinical decisions.

5. Intellectual Property

All content, features, and functionality of OncoBot, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, and software, are the property of OncoBot or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of our service or included software without explicit permission.

6. Third-Party Services and AI Technology

OncoBot relies on third-party services to provide its functionality:

  • Our service is hosted on Vercel's infrastructure
  • We integrate with AI technology providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Google, Groq, and Mistral
  • These third-party services have their own terms of service and privacy policies
  • We are not responsible for the practices or policies of these third-party services

By using OncoBot, you acknowledge and agree that your data may be processed by these third-party services as described in our Privacy Policy. Please note that:

  • AI responses may contain inaccuracies and should be verified independently
  • We do not send health profile data to AI providers
  • Only anonymized queries are processed by AI services
  • AI providers do not retain your data beyond processing

7. User Accounts and Authentication

OncoBot requires user authentication to access its services. By creating an account, you agree to:

  • Provide accurate and complete registration information
  • Maintain the security of your account credentials
  • Notify us immediately of any unauthorized access
  • Be responsible for all activities under your account
  • Use the service only for lawful medical and research purposes

8. Health Information and Data

When using OncoBot's health profile and clinical trial matching features:

  • You may input health-related information for clinical trial matching purposes
  • All health data is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy
  • You are responsible for obtaining appropriate consent before entering any patient data
  • Health profiles should only be created by or with the consent of the individual
  • We do not provide medical advice based on health profile information

9. Privacy and Health Data

Your use of OncoBot is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms of Service by reference. Key privacy commitments include:

  • We never sell your data to third parties
  • Health profiles are encrypted and automatically deleted after 90 days of inactivity
  • We respect Do Not Track browser settings
  • You can delete your account and all associated data at any time
  • We use privacy-focused analytics that don't track individual users

10. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, OncoBot shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, data, or goodwill, arising out of or in connection with your use of or inability to use the service.

11. Disclaimers

OncoBot is provided "as is" and "as available" without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

12. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to OncoBot, with or without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms of Service or is harmful to other users, us, or third parties, or for any other reason at our discretion.

13. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which OncoBot operates, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at:

hi@onco.bot

By using OncoBot, you agree to these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy.