Terms of Use for Healthcare Organisations

Last updated: 29 September 2026

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern the use of StethNet by hospitals, clinics, healthcare institutions, medical colleges, diagnostic organisations, healthcare companies, authorised recruiters and other eligible healthcare organisations (“Organisation”, “you” or “your”).

StethNet is operated by Stethnet (“StethNet”, “we”, “us” or “our”). Our correspondence address is Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

By completing organisation onboarding and selecting the agreement checkbox, the person creating the Organisation account agrees to these Terms on its behalf. An invited team member who accepts an invitation and selects the agreement checkbox agrees to comply with these Terms when using that Organisation account. Please also read our Privacy Policy to understand how we handle personal information.

1. Purpose of StethNet

StethNet provides technology that enables healthcare professionals and healthcare organisations to discover, communicate and connect with each other for legitimate professional purposes.

Services may include:

• organisation profiles;
• doctor discovery;
• recruitment;
• job listings;
• applicant management;
• professional messaging;
• healthcare networking; and
• other related services introduced by StethNet.

StethNet is a technology platform and, unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing, is not the employer, employee, agent or representative of doctors discovered through the Platform.

2. Authority to Register an Organisation

The individual creating an Organisation account represents that:

• they are legally authorised to act on behalf of the Organisation;
• the Organisation genuinely exists;
• information supplied regarding the Organisation is accurate;
• required registrations, licences and permissions applicable to the Organisation are valid; and
• they have authority to bind the Organisation to these Terms.

StethNet may request documentation verifying the identity or authority of an Organisation or representative.

3. Organisation Information

Organisation profiles must accurately represent:

• legal or trading name;
• location;
• type of healthcare facility;
• ownership or management information where requested;
• licences and registrations;
• specialties or departments;
• contact details; and
• other information requested by StethNet.

You must promptly correct materially inaccurate information.

An organisation-verification badge indicates completion of certain StethNet verification checks and does not constitute certification or endorsement by StethNet.

4. Job Listings

Every job listing must be genuine and relate to a legitimate professional opportunity.

Job advertisements must not contain materially false, deceptive or misleading information.

Where applicable, listings should accurately describe relevant information such as:

• position;
• specialty;
• location;
• qualifications;
• experience requirements;
• employment type;
• material working conditions; and
• compensation information where disclosed.

You must not:

• advertise fictitious vacancies;
• collect doctor information through fake vacancies;
• impersonate another healthcare organisation;
• advertise unlawful employment;
• demand fraudulent payments;
• use discriminatory criteria prohibited by applicable law; or
• intentionally conceal material information for the purpose of misleading candidates.

5. Responsibility for Hiring

The Organisation is solely responsible for its ultimate recruitment and employment decisions.

Before appointing a doctor, the Organisation must conduct whatever verification is required by applicable law and appropriate professional practice, including where relevant:

• medical registration;
• identity;
• qualifications;
• specialty credentials;
• employment history;
• references;
• background verification; and
• legal eligibility to perform the proposed role.

StethNet verification tools are intended to assist discovery and verification but do not replace the Organisation’s statutory, regulatory or professional credentialing obligations.

6. Employment Relationship

StethNet is not a party to an employment, consultancy, locum, partnership or other professional agreement entered into between an Organisation and a doctor unless expressly stated in a separate written agreement.

The Organisation is responsible for matters including:

• employment contracts;
• salaries;
• professional fees;
• taxes;
• statutory contributions;
• workplace policies;
• employee benefits;
• working hours;
• termination;
• credentialing;
• clinical privileges; and
• compliance with employment and healthcare laws.

Disputes arising from the employment relationship are principally between the Organisation and the doctor concerned.

7. No Guarantee of Candidate Suitability

StethNet does not guarantee that any candidate:

• will accept a job;
• is suitable for a particular role;
• will perform satisfactorily;
• will remain employed for a particular period;
• has disclosed every relevant fact; or
• satisfies every regulatory or institutional requirement.

Recruitment decisions must be based on the Organisation’s independent assessment.

8. Use of Doctor Information

Information obtained through StethNet may be used only for legitimate purposes consistent with the Platform and applicable law.

The Organisation must not:

• sell doctor personal information;
• create unauthorised databases of doctors;
• scrape StethNet;
• send unrelated bulk marketing communications;
• disclose candidate information without lawful authority;
• use doctor information for patient solicitation;
• use contact information for unrelated commercial marketing; or
• retain or process personal information contrary to applicable law.

Where the Organisation downloads, records or independently processes personal information obtained through StethNet, the Organisation is responsible for complying with applicable data-protection requirements concerning that processing.

9. Patient Referral and Commission Restrictions

StethNet’s recruitment services must not be used as a mechanism for patient-referral commissions.

The Organisation must not use StethNet to offer, request, arrange or facilitate any unlawful:

• commission;
• rebate;
• referral fee;
• kickback;
• bonus;
• revenue share; or
• other financial benefit

in return for procuring, directing or referring patients for medical, surgical, diagnostic or other healthcare treatment.

Payments for legitimate employment, professional services or StethNet recruitment services must not be disguised patient-referral payments.

10. Patient Data

The Organisation must not upload patient records or identifiable patient information to StethNet unless:

• the particular StethNet feature expressly requires such processing;
• the processing is lawful;
• the Organisation has the necessary authority; and
• all applicable privacy, confidentiality and data-protection requirements have been satisfied.

Ordinary recruitment and networking features should not be used to transmit patient medical records.

11. Communications With Doctors

Organisations may communicate with doctors regarding legitimate professional matters such as:

• employment opportunities;
• interviews;
• professional collaborations;
• institutional opportunities; and
• other Platform-supported professional communications.

Messaging tools must not be used for harassment, spam, deceptive marketing, unlawful solicitation or other prohibited purposes.

12. Organisation Content

The Organisation remains responsible for information and content it publishes.

By uploading content, the Organisation grants StethNet a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, reproduce, process and display such content to the extent necessary to operate, secure, promote and improve the Platform.

The Organisation confirms that it has the rights necessary to publish such content.

Content must not:

• infringe third-party intellectual property;
• violate confidentiality;
• contain fraudulent information;
• impersonate another organisation;
• unlawfully disclose personal information;
• contain malicious software; or
• otherwise violate applicable law or these Terms.

13. Recruiter Accounts

Organisation accounts may only be accessed by authorised personnel.

The Organisation is responsible for activities conducted by its authorised recruiters or administrators.

When an employee, recruiter or representative ceases to be authorised, the Organisation must promptly remove or disable their access.

Account credentials must not be sold, transferred or shared with unauthorised third parties.

14. Fees and Payments

Certain recruitment or organisational features may require payment.

Pricing, taxes, validity periods and applicable limits will be displayed in the relevant subscription, job-posting or commercial terms.

Unless expressly stated otherwise:

• payment purchases access to the relevant StethNet service;
• payment does not guarantee applications;
• payment does not guarantee interviews;
• payment does not guarantee recruitment; and
• payment does not guarantee retention of a recruited candidate.

Paid plans renew monthly. You may cancel a subscription through the billing page; the cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. Refund requests are reviewed case by case, subject to applicable law. Any separate written commercial agreement may set additional payment terms.

15. Independent Relationship

Nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, employment relationship, joint venture or agency between StethNet and the Organisation.

The Organisation may not represent that StethNet endorses, operates or owns the Organisation unless expressly authorised in writing.

16. Platform Moderation

StethNet may investigate suspected misuse of the Platform.

StethNet may:

• request verification documents;
• review listings;
• reject or remove a job advertisement;
• restrict messaging;
• remove content;
• suspend an Organisation account; or
• terminate access.

Such measures may be taken where reasonably necessary because of fraud, misleading listings, user complaints, regulatory concerns, unlawful conduct, security risks or breach of these Terms.

17. Privacy and Data Protection

StethNet will process personal data in accordance with its Privacy Policy and applicable Indian data-protection laws.

Where the Organisation independently processes personal information received through StethNet, the Organisation acts under its own legal responsibilities and must maintain appropriate safeguards.

The Organisation represents that any personal information it uploads to StethNet has been collected and shared lawfully.

These Terms do not replace notices, consent mechanisms or contractual arrangements independently required under applicable data-protection law.

18. Intellectual Property

The StethNet software, interface, databases, trademarks, logos, design and proprietary technology belong to StethNet or its licensors.

The Organisation may not:

• scrape the Platform;
• systematically extract profiles;
• reverse engineer Platform technology;
• copy proprietary databases;
• resell Platform access;
• circumvent technical restrictions; or
• use StethNet’s trademarks without permission.

19. Disclaimer

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, StethNet does not warrant:

• the suitability of doctors;
• the accuracy of every user-supplied credential;
• successful recruitment;
• employee performance;
• employee retention;
• uninterrupted Platform availability; or
• accuracy of all user-generated information.

StethNet is not responsible for professional acts or omissions of doctors recruited or contacted through the Platform.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded.

20. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, StethNet will not be liable for indirect, consequential, incidental or special losses arising from:

• recruitment decisions;
• employee misconduct;
• clinical negligence;
• employment disputes;
• candidate withdrawal;
• inaccurate user-provided information;
• unauthorised user conduct;
• lost revenue or business opportunities; or
• matters outside StethNet’s reasonable control.

Subject to liabilities that cannot legally be restricted, StethNet’s aggregate liability arising from the Organisation’s use of the Platform shall not exceed the total amount actually paid by the Organisation to StethNet during the twelve months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

21. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, the Organisation agrees to indemnify StethNet against third-party claims, losses and reasonable costs arising directly from:

• false or misleading job listings;
• employment decisions made by the Organisation;
• unlawful processing of personal information by the Organisation;
• breach of healthcare or employment laws by the Organisation;
• unlawful patient-referral arrangements;
• infringement caused by Organisation content;
• unauthorised actions of the Organisation’s users; or
• material breach of these Terms.

22. Suspension and Termination

StethNet may suspend or terminate an Organisation account for reasons including:

• fraudulent activity;
• repeated complaints;
• fake vacancies;
• misuse of candidate information;
• unlawful patient-referral arrangements;
• unauthorised scraping;
• impersonation;
• security threats;
• failure to pay applicable charges; or
• material breach of these Terms.

Termination does not remove obligations or liabilities that accrued before termination.

23. Changes to These Terms

StethNet may update these Terms to reflect changes in law, regulation, business operations or Platform functionality.

Material changes will be communicated as required by applicable law.

Continued use after revised Terms become effective constitutes acceptance where permitted by law.

24. Complaints and Grievances

Platform grievances may be submitted to:

• Grievance Officer: Siddhi Patel
• Email: stethnet@gmail.com
• Correspondence address: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

StethNet will process grievances in accordance with applicable Indian law.

25. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms are governed by the laws of India.

Before commencing formal proceedings, the Organisation and StethNet shall attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute through written notice and discussion for thirty days.

Subject to disputes that cannot legally be referred to arbitration, unresolved disputes shall be referred to arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

The arbitration shall be conducted by a sole arbitrator appointed in accordance with applicable law.

The seat and venue shall be Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and the arbitration shall be conducted in English.

Courts having jurisdiction over Mumbai, Maharashtra shall have jurisdiction over matters requiring or permitting court intervention.

26. Entire Agreement

These Terms, applicable pricing terms and any separate written commercial agreement constitute the agreement governing the Organisation’s use of StethNet. The Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information.

If any provision is determined to be unenforceable, the remainder of these Terms will remain effective to the extent permitted by law.

27. Acceptance

By selecting “I agree to the Organisation Terms of Use”, the person registering the Organisation confirms that:

1. they have read and understood these Terms;
2. they have authority to accept them on behalf of the Organisation;
3. information supplied regarding the Organisation is accurate;
4. the Organisation accepts responsibility for its recruitment and employment decisions; and
5. the Organisation agrees to be legally bound by these Terms.

An invited team member who selects the same agreement confirms that they are authorised to use the Organisation account and will comply with these Terms while doing so.