Welcome to the websites of Slate Healthcare LLC, and its subsidiaries (collectively “Slate”, “Company”, or “we”). These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) apply to all websites, portals or pages owned or operated by Slate. Please read the Terms carefully prior to accessing and using the Slate Sites.
By accessing and using the Slate Sites, you agree on your behalf and on behalf of any entity or person on whose behalf you are accessing the Slate Sites (collectively, “You”) to abide by the Terms. Slate permits You to use and access the Slate Sites for lawful purposes only and only in a manner consistent with the Terms. Your agreement to the Terms is a condition of being granted access to and use of the Slate Sites. If You do not agree with the Terms, You may not access the Slate Sites and must exit the Slate Sites immediately. The Terms apply to all visits and use of the Slate Sites, as well as to the content, information, recommendations, or services provided or transmitted on or through the Slate Sites. By using and accessing the Slate Sites, You represent that You are at least 18 years of age, have the authority to enter these Terms on Your own behalf and on behalf of the organization or entity on whose behalf You are using or accessing the Slate Sites, and that all information provided by You, including, but not limited to Your identity, contact information, experience, qualifications, available positions, and facility details, is accurate and current. You shall be responsible for any violation of the Terms by You, Your agents, or Your employees
Slate does not guarantee that you will receive any employment or job offers through the Slate Sites and is neither your employer nor your agent based solely on your usage of the Slate Sites.
Slate has restricted access to certain portions of the Slate Sites, including the Slate Internal portal, and its application, profile, shift, and other sections of slatehealthcare.com (collectively the “Restricted Sites”), to users with legitimate Slate-related business reasons for using such Restricted Sites who have registered with Slate or to whom Slate has otherwise provided an account, username, or password (the “Registered Users”). You agree that the entirety of the Restricted Sites, including, but not limited to their design, source code, databases, content, and data or materials stored on, generated by, created using, or transmitted through them shall be considered Confidential Information, as defined below. You agree that Your use of, and access to, the Restricted Sites shall be limited only to the extent such access and use directly relates to, or is necessary for, an existing or prospective employment relationship with Slate or an existing or prospective business relationship or agreement between You and Slate (the “Permitted Uses”).
You agree any username or password used by You to access Restricted Sites is Confidential Information, as defined below. You agree not to use another Registered User’s username and password nor to allow any other person, other than Your employees or agents, to use the username or password used by You. You are solely responsible for all activity conducted using Your username or password. You will immediately notify Slate if You become aware of any loss or theft of Your username or password or any unauthorized use of Your username and password. Slate is not liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these obligations. Slate reserves the right to reset, lock, delete, or suspend Your account or login credentials at any time and for any reason. You shall be responsible for notifying Slate if Your relationship with any employee or agent who had access to the Restricted Sites is severed so passwords may be updated, or accounts disabled.
If you download the App, you may receive push notifications sent to you outside or inside the App which may include alerts, badges, banners, and sounds (“Push Notifications”). If you agree to allow Push Notifications, then the App will generate Push Notifications on your mobile device. You may control the Push Notifications in your device’s settings. Some of the Push Notifications may be related to your location. Your carrier may charge standard data and other fees for use of Push Notifications, and these fees may appear on your mobile bill or be deducted from your pre-paid balance. Your carrier may prohibit or restrict certain Push Notifications and certain Push Notifications may be incompatible with your carrier or mobile device. Contact your carrier with questions regarding these issues. You may discontinue Push Notifications in your device’s settings or by deleting the App. We may collect information related to your use of Push Notifications
When accessing or using the Restricted Sites, you may be able to upload, download, receive, transmit, view, create, enter, access, post, share, display, or otherwise use or access information, documents, or other material that is confidential in nature (collectively “Confidential Information”). Confidential Information includes but is not limited to: (i) marketing, job orders, personal identifying information, and other information relating to Slate’s business, customers, agents, employees, or subcontractors or (ii) private or sensitive information relating to healthcare professionals and other workers provided by Slate, its affiliates, agents, or subcontractors, such as personnel, medical, financial, credentialing, or other compliance documentation or records. You agree to only use Confidential Information for lawful, Permitted Uses or as otherwise permitted by law. You agree to limit access to Confidential Information to only those employees or agents of Yours who reasonably require access to such information for the Permitted Uses. If You provide any Confidential Information to Your employees or agents, You shall require all such employees or agents to abide by these Terms, as well as any applicable laws or agreements relating to such information. You agree that You will be responsible for any breach of any provision of these Terms by Your employees or agents. You shall take all necessary precautions, but not less than a reasonable standard of care, to protect the confidential nature of the Confidential Information, including, without limitation, reasonable security measures and all precautions You use with respect to Your own confidential information.
In the event You or any of Your representatives are requested or required by any government or governmental agency or authority to disclose any of the Confidential Information (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand, any informal or formal investigation by any government or governmental agency or authority or otherwise), You will notify Slate promptly in writing so that Slate may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy or, in Slate’s sole discretion, waive compliance with these Terms. You agree not to oppose any action by Slate to obtain a protective order or other appropriate remedy. In the event that no protective order or other remedy is obtained, or Slate waives compliance with these Terms, You agree to furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information, which You are advised is legally required.
If You discover or are notified of a breach or potential breach of security with respect to any Confidential Information provided or made available by Slate, You shall immediately: (i) notify Slate of such breach or such potential breach at the address specified below, (ii) immediately investigate such breach or such potential breach and inform Slate of the results of such investigation, and (iii) assist Slate as reasonably necessary to enforce Slate’s rights and to enable Slate to comply with any state or federal law requiring the provision of notice of any security breach with respect to the breach.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Confidential Information shall not include any information, data, material, document, patent or idea, which: (i) is within the public domain prior to the time of disclosure or thereafter becomes within the public domain other than as a result of disclosure by You or Your representatives in violation of these Terms; (ii) was, on or before the date of disclosure in Your possession, as shown by You, unless it was acquired by You from a third party who was under an obligation of confidentiality to Slate; (iii) is acquired by You from a third party not under an obligation of confidentiality to Slate; or (iv) was independently developed by You without the use of Confidential Information or other breach of these Terms.
Slate hereby grants You with a limited, revocable, temporary, non-exclusive, and non-transferable ability to access and use the Slate Sites in accordance with these Terms. You expressly acknowledge and agree that Slate transfers no ownership, intellectual property interest, or title in or to the Slate Sites, the Confidential Information, or any information or data contained therein to You or anyone else. All text, graphics, user interfaces, visual interfaces, photographs, sounds, artwork, computer code (including html code), programs, software, products, information, and documentation as well as the design, structure, selection, coordination, expression, “look and feel,” and arrangement of any content contained on or available through the Slate Sites, unless otherwise indicated, are owned, controlled, or licensed by Slate. You may not copy, store, reproduce, transmit, distribute, display, rent, lease, sell, modify, alter, license, sublicense, or commercially exploit the Slate Sites, Slate’s name, Slate’s logo, Slate’s marks, or any other data or information provided on or through the Slate Sites in any manner or use the Slate Sites in any manner not expressly permitted by these Terms.
The Slate Sites are Copyright © 2023 Slate Healthcare, Inc. All rights reserved. Your unauthorized use of the Slate Sites, Confidential Information, Slate logos, names, or marks, or any other information or data contained therein may violate intellectual property or other proprietary rights laws, as well as other laws, regulations, and statutes.
You agree to abide by all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, and regulations with respect to Your use of the Slate Sites or any Confidential Information or other information obtained by You while using the Slate Sites. The Terms are also subject to any applicable export laws, orders, restrictions, or regulations. You shall not export the Slate Sites or access or use the Slate Sites without complying with such laws, orders, restrictions, or regulations.
You may not use the Slate Sites to send, upload, share, email, post, publish, edit, modify, or otherwise transmit material or information, or use information obtained through the Slate Sites, in any manner that: (i) violates any applicable law or regulations; (ii) is false or misleading; (iii) is defamatory, offensive, obscene, harassing, or discriminatory, including on any basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law; (iv) violates or infringes on the intellectual property or privacy rights of any other person, including but not limited to rights arising from copyrights, trademarks, patents, or a person’s likeness; (v) constitutes unsolicited marketing efforts, including “junk email,” “spam,” or chain letters; (vi) interferes with or disrupts the performance of the Slate Sites or servers or systems used to host or operate the Slate Sites, Slate’s servers or systems,, or the servers or systems of other users of the Slate Sites; or (vii) attempts to circumvent or misuse the user authentication or security measures of the Slate Sites.
By sending, uploading, sharing, emailing, posting, publishing, editing, modifying, or otherwise transmitting content to the Slate Sites or submitting any content to or through the Slate Sites or to Slate relating to the Slate Sites (including, documentation, feedback), you automatically grant (or warrant that the owner of such rights has expressly granted), Slate a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, nonexclusive right and license to use, reproduce,
modify, adapt, publish, transmit and distribute such content in any form, medium, or technology now known or later developed. In addition, You warrant that all so-called moral rights in the content have been waived. Slate assumes no responsibility for the deletion of or failure to store any posting, transmission, documents, or information stored or submitted on the Slate Sites. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this section is not intended to and does not supersede any applicable laws or separate written agreements between You and Slate that are signed by the CEO of Slate, to the extent such laws or agreements restrict or govern Slate’s use of confidential information provided by You to Slate as part of a business transaction.
Slate is not responsible for screening, policing, editing, or monitoring Your or another Registered User’s transmissions, submissions, and postings. Accordingly, Slate encourages its Registered Users to use reasonable discretion and caution in submitting or reviewing any transmission or posting. Moreover, Slate does not make any representation with respect to, nor does it endorse the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement, or other material displayed, uploaded, or distributed by You or any other Registered User. Nevertheless, Slate reserves the right to delete or take other action with respect to transmissions or postings (or parts thereof) that Slate believes in good faith violate the Terms or are potentially, unlawful, or harmful to Slate, its products, services, or goodwill.
Your use of the Slate Sites may be monitored, including to monitor usage levels, collect data and information, and to ensure compliance with applicable laws and agreements. Accordingly, if You access the Slate Sites you acknowledge and consent to Slate’s monitoring, collection, and use practices. Please see Slate’s Privacy Policy for a summary of its practices in this regard.
SIt is the policy of Slate to take appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and other applicable intellectual property laws. If you become aware of transmissions or postings that violate these rules or believe your copyrighted work has been inappropriately used or made accessible through the Slate Sites, please notify Slate in writing at the address provided below.
Slate may provide links, in its sole discretion, to other sites on the World Wide Web for your convenience. These sites have not necessarily been reviewed by Slate and are maintained by third parties over which Slate exercises no control. Accordingly, Slate expressly disclaims any responsibility for the content, the materials, the accuracy of the information, and/or the quality of the products or services provided by, available through, or advertised on these third-party websites. Moreover, these links do not imply that Slate has endorsed any third party, any third-party website, or the products or services provided by any third party.
THE SLATE SITES AND ALL INFORMATION, SERVICES, PROGRAMS, SOFTWARE, AND MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SLATE SITES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS AND MAY INCLUDE ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES. SLATE MAY MAKE MODIFICATIONS AND/OR CHANGES TO THE SLATE SITES OR TO THE INFORMATION, SERVICES, PROGRAMS, SOFTWARE, AND MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON THE SLATE SITES AT ANY TIME AND FOR ANY REASON. YOU ASSUME THE SOLE RISK OF MAKING USE OF AND/OR RELYING ON THE INFORMATION, SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON THE SLATE SITES. SLATE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE RESULTS THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED FROM OR THE SUITABILITY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, LEGALITY, OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON THE SLATE SITES FOR ANY PURPOSE. SLATE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OR ANY OTHER IMPLIED WARRANTY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES UNDER THE UNIFORM COMPUTER INFORMATION TRANSACTIONS ACT AS ENACTED BY ANY STATE. SLATE ALSO MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT THE SLATE SITES WILL OPERATE ERROR FREE OR IN AN UNINTERRUPTED FASHION OR THAT ANY FILES OR INFORMATION THAT YOU DOWNLOAD FROM THE SITE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR CONTAMINATION OR DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES. YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY WITH RESPECT TO ANY DEFECT IN, OR DISSATISFACTION WITH, THE SLATE SITES OR ANY INFORMATION THEREIN IS TO CEASE USE OF THE SLATE SITES.
MOREOVER, IN NO EVENT SHALL SLATE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE USE OF, OR ACCESS TO, THE SLATE SITES OR THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SLATE SITES, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF SLATE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SLATE SITES IS TO STOP USING THE SLATE SITES.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, TOTAL LIABILITY OF SLATE FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER RELATED TO YOUR USE OF, OR ACCESS TO, THE SLATE SITES AND ALL INFORMATION AND SERVICES THEREIN, OR WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SLATE SITES, INFORMATION, OR SERVICES THEREIN, SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100).
Applicable law may not allow for limitations on certain implied warranties, or exclusions or limitations of certain damages; solely to the extent that such law applies to you, some or all of the above disclaimers, exclusions or limitations may not apply to you, and you may have certain additional rights.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Slate, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, clients, and subcontractors from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) relating to or arising from: (i) Your use of the Slate Sites, (ii) Your violation of the Terms; (iii) Your violation of any third-party rights relating to or arising out of Your use of the Slate Sites, or (iv) Your violation of any law or regulation relating to, or arising out of, Your use of, or access to, the Slate Sites.
The Terms shall take effect immediately upon: Your access to, or use of, the Slate Sites after the Terms are posted or, if you have executed a separate agreement incorporating or referencing these Terms, the effective date of such agreement. The Slate Sites are provided as a convenience to assist Slate in conducting its business. Slate reserves the right to modify, change, or disable the Slate Sites or Your use of, or access to, the Slate Sites, at any time with or without notice. Slate shall not be liable for damages in connection with such terminations, disabling, modifications, or changes.
In addition, Slate reserves the right to modify or terminate the Terms at any time upon reasonable notice to You. You agree that Slate may provide reasonable notice of such modifications by posting the new or modified terms (the “Modified Terms”) on the Slate Sites and specifying an effective date that is at least 10 days after the date the Modified Terms are initially posted. You agree that if You continue to use the Slate Sites without written objection to Slate, You shall be considered to have accepted the Modified Terms as of the effective date stated therein. Such Modified Terms shall apply prospectively only. If the Terms are terminated or modified, these Terms shall apply only to pre-termination or pre-modification use, access, actions, or omissions.
You may terminate any of Your obligations under the Terms at any time by ceasing to use the Slate Sites and, if You are a Registered User, by notifying Slate of your desire to terminate Your account. Upon termination, You must destroy all copies of Confidential Information in your possession, custody, or control, except that You may be permitted to obtain a copy of certain Confidential Information to the extent permitted in writing by Slate or where You are legally required to retain such records.
All notices, requests, demands or other communications to Slate shall be made in writing and shall be addressed to:
Slate Healthcare LLC
Attention: Legal
2100 West Loop South Suite 900
Houston, Texas 77027
Slate may provide notice to You by posting on the Slate Sites or otherwise contacting You at Your last known email address or last known mailing address.