Terms & Conditions for the provision of aesthetic services

Introduction – This document outlines the terms and conditions upon which our services are provided to you. In this document, references to “we”, “us”, or “our”, means Adept Medical Limited (T/A Venus Medical), Heritage House, Dundrum Office Park, Dundrum, Dublin D14C2R2 and references to “you”, or “your”, means a person who has entered into a contract with us to undergo our services.

1. Services – We will carry out the aesthetic procedure(s) (the “Services”) subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. The precise detail of the Services (including the location and date on which they shall be performed) shall be confirmed in writing directly to you by the doctor following your consultation, either in-clinic or remotely, such as via the MeTime app.

2. Cancellation rights – You may cancel or postpone a procedure.  All payments made for services are subject to our financial policy.  By making any payment for services you are agreeing to our financial policy.

3. Patient consent – As well as any information provided to you by the doctor, we will provide you with general information and medical information regarding the Services. You may be asked to sign a consent form to indicate that you have read this information and understood it (“Patient Consent”).

4. Our obligations – We agree that:

1. The Services will be performed with the appropriate skill and care;
2. All Services will be performed by appropriately trained personnel at our clinic at Heritage House, Dundrum Office Park, Dundrum, Dublin 14 or at our premises at Carrickmines Park D18R1H5.
3. We will (i) treat patients with honesty, empathy and transparency at all times, (ii) afford patients freedom of choice without any undue influence, and (iii) offer patients comprehensive and balanced procedure information.

5. Your obligations – You agree that:

1. you shall provide Patient Consent in the manner specified by us;
2. you shall provide all necessary personal, health, medical and related information to us upon request and shall inform us immediately of any change to any such information;
3. you are responsible for reading and understanding all information provided to you by us regarding the Services;
4. you are over the age of 18 and are not by virtue of age, physical or mental incapacity or otherwise prevented from entering into this contract; and
5. you shall settle all fees and enter into such agreements as may be required by the surgeon not less than 1 day before your surgery date.

6. Fees – The fee quotation for the Services shall be provided by the Venus Medical team during your consultation. The fee quotation is valid for 30 days from the date of the quotation. We accept credit card (Visa, Mastercard or American Express), cash, or bank transfer. All fees must be paid in full before the Services are carried out.

The charge for a doctor consultation is €150. The charge for an aesthetic nurse consultation is €50. Consultation fees can be paid online via the booking system or via the MeTim app. We cannot block the clinic schedule unless consultation fees are paid or credit card details have been provided. These consultation fees are redeemable against treatments or procedures completed within three months of your consultation. Consultation fees are not redeemable against products. Please note, we require at least 24 hours notice in writing by emailing (info@venusmedical.ie) to cancel or postpone your appointment. Due to high demand for bookings, your card will be charged the consultation fee of €150 if you do not cancel or postpone at least 24 hours before your scheduled appointment or do not show up.
A booking deposit of 50% of the procedure fee is required when booking a procedure. Please read our full financial policy for full details.

7. Limitation of liability – We aim to carry out the Services with the appropriate care and skill. If any part of the Services is performed negligently or in breach of the provisions of this Contract then, upon your request in writing, we will make an adjustment or top-up if we determine that this will improve the outcome safely.

Provided that we have provided the Services with the appropriate skill, our liability under or in connection with this contract whether arising in contract, tort, negligence, breach of statutory duty or otherwise howsoever shall not exceed the price paid to us by you in respect of the Services.

Except to the extent permitted by law, we will not be liable to you for any:

1. indirect or consequential loss, damage or expenses; or
2. loss of earnings; howsoever arising out of any negligence or breach of this contract on our part and we shall have no liability to pay any money to you by way of compensation other than to refund the price paid to us by you.

8. Complaints procedure – In the event that you are not satisfied with any aspect of the Services provided by us, you should contact us. You may be required to submit your complaint in writing signed by you. Our Complaint Policy shall apply to any complaints received by us and a copy of this Policy is available upon request in writing to us.

9. Data protection – We take our data protection obligations very seriously and respect your right to privacy and comply with our obligations under the Data Protection Acts, 1988 and 2003. By entering into this contract you agree that we may:

1.  keep  your patient data for clinical purposes;
2. use before and after photographs, but only where you have given express written consent

10. Intellectual property rights – Title to, ownership of and all intellectual property and proprietary rights in all ideas, concepts, know how or techniques, software and documentation developed or utilised by us in providing the Services shall be vested in and remain with us.

11. Term and termination – This contract shall remain in effect for the duration of the Services, unless terminated earlier.

As well as our other rights, we reserve the right to terminate this contract immediately upon notice to you and to claim for any losses or expenses incurred by us or to suspend the provision of the Services until further notice if:

1. you do not make payments when they are due;
2. Patient Consent has not been provided by you;
3. you do not perform or observe any other obligation under this contract and where you have breached this contract and that breach can be remedied, you fail to remedy the breach within the reasonable time specified by us in our written notice requiring you to do so;
4. we no longer offer or are unable to offer the particular Services that you have requested;
5. we have reason to believe that you have provided us with false, inaccurate or misleading information either for the purpose of obtaining the Services or at any time during the provision of the Services;
6. we or any of our staff, acting reasonably, form the opinion that you are not a suitable candidate for the Services; or
7. we are required to comply with an order, instruction, regulation or request whether by a regulatory or competent authority or otherwise.

12. General

Assignment – This contract is personal to you and therefore you may not assign or transfer it to any other person. For business reasons, we reserve the right to assign this contract to any company or person.

Modification – No addition to, or modification of, any provision of this contract shall be binding on us unless made by a written instrument and signed by you and our duly authorised representative.

Illegality – The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this contract shall not affect or impact the continuation in force of the remainder of this contract.

Third Parties – Nothing in the contract gives any right to any third party to enforce any provision under this contract.

Law –This contract is governed by Irish law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Irish courts.