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GE HealthCare On Demand Quotation - General Terms & Conditions
Applies to all On Demand Quotations
1. General Terms.
1.1. Confidentiality. Each party will treat this Agreement and the other party's proprietary information as confidential, meaning it will not use or disclose the information to third parties unless permitted in this Agreement or required by law. Customers are not prohibited from discussing patient safety issues in appropriate venues.
1.2. Governing Law. The law of the state where the Product is installed or the Service is provided will govern this Agreement.
1.3. Force Majeure. Performance time for non-monetary obligations will be reasonably extended for delays beyond a party’s control.
1.4. Assignment; Use of Subcontractors. Rights and obligations under this Agreement cannot be assigned without the other party’s prior written consent, unless: (i) it is to an entity (except to a GE HealthCare competitor) that (a) is an affiliate or parent of the party or (b) acquires substantially all of the stock or assets of such party’s applicable business, Product line, or Service thereof; and (ii) the assignee agrees in writing to be bound by this Agreement, including payment of outstanding fees. GE HealthCare may hire subcontractors to perform work under this Agreement but will remain responsible for its obligations.
1.5. Waiver; Survival. If any provision of this Agreement is not enforced, it is not a waiver of that provision or of a party’s right to later enforce it. Terms in this Agreement related to intellectual property, compliance, data rights and terms that by their nature are intended to survive will survive the Agreement’s expiration or termination.
1.6. Intellectual Property. GE HealthCare owns all rights to the intellectual property in GE HealthCare’s Products, Services, documentation, specifications, and statements of work related to this Agreement or otherwise. Customer may provide GE HealthCare with feedback related to Products, Services and related documentation, and GE HealthCare may use it in an unrestricted manner.
1.7. Termination. If there is a material breach of this Agreement that is not cured by the breaching party within 60 days from receipt of written notice, the non-breaching party can terminate this Agreement. Other than as set forth in this Agreement, neither party can unilaterally terminate this Agreement. Any remaining undisputed, unpaid fees become immediately due and payable on expiration or termination.
1.8. Notices. Notices will be in writing and considered delivered when received if sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, by overnight mail, or by fax. Notice to Customer will be directed to the address on this Agreement, and notice to GE HealthCare to General Counsel, 9900 W Innovation Dr., Wauwatosa, WI 53226.
2. Compliance.
2.1. Generally. Each party will comply with applicable laws and regulations. Customer is only purchasing or licensing Products for its own medical, billing and/or non-entertainment use in the United States or for the purposes of renting or leasing the Products for medical, billing and/or non-entertainment purposes through a mobile system or modular building where Customer maintains title to the Products. GE HealthCare will not deliver, install, service or train if it discovers Products have been or are intended to be used contrary to this Agreement. This Agreement is subject to GE HealthCare’s ongoing credit review and approval. Customer is aware of its legal obligations for cost reporting, including 42 C.F.R. § 1001.952(g) and (h), and will request from GE HealthCare any information beyond the invoice needed to fulfill Customer’s cost reporting obligations.
2.2. Security. GE HealthCare is not responsible for: (i) Customer’s passwords or password management; (ii) securing Customer’s network; (iii) preventing unauthorized access to Customer’s network or the Product; (iv) backup management; (v) data integrity; (vi) recovery of lost, corrupted or damaged data, images, software or equipment; (vii) third party operating systems, unless specifically set forth in this Agreement; or (viii) providing or validating antivirus or related IT safeguards unless sold to Customer by GE HealthCare. NEITHER PARTY WILL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO THE NETWORK OR PRODUCTS REGARDLESS OF A PARTY’S COMPLIANT SECURITY MEASURES.
2.3. Environmental Health and Safety (“EHS”). GE HealthCare personnel may stop work without penalty due to safety concerns. Customer must: (i) comply with GE HealthCare’s EHS requirements; (ii) provide a safe environment for GE HealthCare personnel; (iii) tell GE HealthCare about chemicals or hazardous materials that might come in contact with Products or GE HealthCare personnel; (iv) perform decommissioning or disposal at Customer facilities; (v) obtain and maintain necessary permits; (vi) thoroughly clean Products before Service; (vii) provide radioactive materials required for testing Products; and (viii) dispose of waste related to Products and installations.
2.4. Parts and Tubes. GE HealthCare: (i) recommends the use of parts it has validated for use with the Product; (ii) is not responsible for the quality of parts supplied by third parties to Customer; and (iii) cannot assure Product functionality or performance when non-validated parts are used. Certain Products are designed to recognize GE HealthCare-supplied tubes and report the presence of a non-GE HealthCare tube; GE HealthCare is not responsible for the use of, or effects from, non-GE HealthCare supplied tubes.
2.5. Training; Recordings. GE HealthCare’s training does not guarantee that: (i) Customer trainees are fully trained on equipment or Product use, maintenance or operation or (ii) training will satisfy any licensure or accreditation. Customer must ensure its trainees are fully qualified in the use and operation of the Product. Unless otherwise identified in the training catalog, Customer will complete training within 12 months of the date training is ordered. If not completed within this time period, other than because of GE HealthCare’s fault, training expires without refund. Training will be invoiced and payment due pursuant to the billing terms listed in the Agreement. Customer’s recording of GE HealthCare training sessions and other conversations with GE HealthCare is prohibited.
2.6. Medical Diagnosis and Treatment. All clinical and medical treatment, diagnostic and/or billing decisions are Customer’s responsibility.
2.7. AI Features. Products and Services may use features, functionalities, or components of artificial intelligence technologies, machine learning, deep learning, and other generative artificial intelligence technologies (“AI Features”). As between the parties, and to the extent permitted by law, Customer owns the outputs, results, data and outcomes generated from Customer’s use of AI Features (“Outputs”), which are considered Customer data. Customer agrees: (i) to use Outputs only for Customer’s internal purposes and not to sell, license, lease, disclose or otherwise transfer Outputs to a third party; and (ii) not to use the AI Features or Outputs (a) to develop AI or machine learning models that compete with GE HealthCare, or (b) in violation of this Agreement or applicable laws. Customer is solely responsible to ensure that all Outputs are checked and validated, are fit for Customer’s purpose, and comply with applicable laws in relation to their use. Use of Outputs is at Customer’s sole risk and GE HealthCare is neither responsible nor liable for any use of Outputs. Customer must not rely on factual assertions in Outputs without independent fact-checking and Customer must not rely on designs, workflows/processes, or work instructions in Outputs without independent review of functionality and suitability for Customer’s needs. Further, due to the nature of AI, the Output may not be unique across users and the AI Feature may generate or return the same or similar Output to other customers. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, OUTPUTS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," "WITH ALL FAULTS," AND "AS AVAILABLE,” AND GE HEALTHCARE MAKES NO WARRANTIES: (I) REGARDING THE OUTPUT’S ACCURACY OR SUITABILITY FOR CUSTOMER’S NEEDS; OR (II) THAT THE OUTPUTS WILL MEET CUSTOMER’S REQUIREMENTS, OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE OR ERROR FREE, OR GENERATE ANY SPECIFIC OUTCOMES OR RESULTS.
2.8. Use of Data. If GE HealthCare creates, receives, maintains, transmits or otherwise has access to Protected Health Information (as defined in 45 C.F.R. § 160.103) (“PHI”), GE HealthCare may use and disclose the PHI only as permitted by law and by the Business Associate Agreement between the parties. Before returning any equipment to GE HealthCare, Customer must ensure that all PHI stored in it is deleted. GE HealthCare may collect, prepare derivatives from and otherwise use non-PHI data related to Products and/or Services for such things as training, demonstration, research, development, benchmarking, continuous improvement and facilitating the provision of its products, software and services. GE HealthCare will own all intellectual property and other rights that could result from this collection, preparation and use. The non-PHI data will not be used to identify Customer or sold by GE HealthCare without Customer’s consent.
2.9. Customer Policies. GE HealthCare will use reasonable efforts to respect Customer-provided policies that apply to GE HealthCare employees and agents who perform Services onsite at a Customer facility, so long as such policies comply with applicable laws and do not materially contradict GE HealthCare policies. Failure to respect Customer policies is not a material breach unless it is willful and adversely affects GE HealthCare’s ability to perform its obligations. GE HealthCare employees and agents are prohibited from signing Customer policies and facility-related forms in their individual capacity.
3. Disputes and Arbitration.
3.1. Binding Arbitration. Other than collection matters and actions seeking injunctive relief to prevent or cease a violation of intellectual property rights related to Products or Services, the parties agree to submit all disputes arising under or relating to this Agreement to the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) office closest to the largest metropolitan area of the location where the Product is installed or the Service is provided for binding arbitration conducted in accordance with AAA’s then-current Commercial Arbitration Rules. Costs, including arbitrator fees and expenses, will be shared equally, and each party will bear its own attorneys’ fees. The arbitrator will have authority to award damages only to the extent available under this Agreement. Nothing in this Section shall allow either party to arbitrate claims of any third-party not a party to this Agreement. The parties further agree to keep confidential: (i) the fact that any arbitration occurred; (ii) the results of any arbitration; (iii) all materials used, or created for use, in the arbitration; and (iv) all other documents produced by another party in the arbitration and not otherwise in the public domain.
4. Liability.
4.1. Limitation of Liability. GE HEALTHCARE'S LIABILITY FOR DIRECT DAMAGES TO CUSTOMER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT EXCEED THE PRICE FOR THE PRODUCT OR SERVICE THAT IS THE BASIS FOR THE CLAIM.
4.2. Exclusion of Damages. NEITHER PARTY WILL HAVE ANY OBLIGATION FOR: (I) CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR REPUTATIONAL DAMAGES; (II) PROFIT, DATA OR REVENUE LOSS; OR (III) CAPITAL, REPLACEMENT OR INCREASED OPERATING COSTS.
5. Payment and Finance.
5.1. Late Payment. Customer must raise payment disputes before the payment due date. For any undisputed late payment, GE HealthCare may: (i) suspend performance under this Agreement until all past due amounts are paid; (ii) charge interest at a rate no more than the maximum rate permitted by applicable law; and (iii) use unapplied funds due to Customer to offset any of Customer’s outstanding balance. If Customer fails to pay when due: (a) GE HealthCare may revoke its credit and designate Customer to be on credit hold; and (b) all subsequent shipments and Services must be paid in full on receipt.
5.2. Taxes. Prices do not include applicable taxes, which are Customer’s responsibility.