The most common sexually transmitted infection(STI) is HPV. HPV can still be transmitted through sexual contact despite people not developing symptoms.
By offering self-administered HPV kits alongside in-person appointment booking assistance, researchers helped close cervical cancer screening gaps.
Cervi was established to provide important information about the spread and prevention of HPV. We empower patients to access healthcare through our digital health platform.
This consent form reviews the benefits, risks and limitations of you, as the person who has created an Account . It also explains how your information and sample(s) will be used after performance of the Services. Your sample(s) will not be processed unless you confirm that you have read and understood the contents of this form.
By clicking on the box, you indicate that this Consent is a binding agreement and that you have read and understood the following terms.
By clicking your acceptance, you have chosen to use our Services and have given your informed consent to have your biological sample(s) tested for biomarkers and/or genes. Biological samples shall consist solely of human fluids and/or tissue samples, depending on the test purchased, that are intended to be analyzed for the individual’s sole use, and not for any other purpose, including but not limited to research, publications, commercial uses, or any other purpose other than to inform the purchaser’s health and/or wellness.
Voluntary Participation
Our Services are offered and available to users in South Africa on a voluntary basis. It is your choice whether to utilize our Services or not.
Procedures and Protocol
When you create your Account, we will collect some information from you. We cannot perform the Services without collecting information from you but we will only collect information that will assist us in providing the Services that you have requested. In order for the Services to be provided as intended, you must provide accurate and correct information. Failure to provide required information or to execute required documents may result in your sample(s) not being tested.
All requests for tests will be reviewed by a licensed physician (“Health Consultant”) affiliated with a company that we have partnered with to provide review and authorization of testing, review of lab results, prescriptions and counseling where applicable.
You will collect the biological sample(s) that will be provided to and tested by one of our designated testing laboratory partners (“Lab”). You will send the sample(s) directly to the Lab where your sample(s) will be tested .
The results of your test(s) will be made available to you through our Site. We will determine and establish normal ranges for all tests in conjunction with the Labs based on their validation and proficiency testing procedures. If your results are clinically significant or have a critical value that falls outside of our established normal ranges by at least a certain amount, a Health Consultant will make reasonable efforts to contact you.
Limitations
OUR SERVICES DO NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE. The information and content provided, including but not limited to text, graphics, images, videos, and other material contained on our Site and in the Services, are for informational purposes only and are not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, help, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you have regarding your medical care, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you have read on or via our Site. Nothing contained in the Services is intended to constitute a medical diagnosis or treatment. Reliance on any information appearing in the Services, including but not limited to information provided by Cervi or by other users of the Services, is solely at your own risk. By clicking your acceptance, you understand and agree that your results are not a substitute for professional medical advice. You understand that Cervi does not provide medical services, diagnosis, treatment, or advice. You acknowledge that the Health Consultants are not employees of Cervi and are not providing services on behalf of Cervi, but instead are independent professionals solely responsible for the services each provides to you.
Retention and Use of Your Information
We are subject to multiple laws on the retention of data. Accordingly, we retain any information collected about you for as long as we are required to maintain it for regulatory and compliance purposes or for a legal or business necessity.
You will send your biological sample(s) directly to the Lab that will conduct the test. Cervi has no obligations or liability regarding the retention of your sample(s). The Lab testing your sample(s) is subject to multiple laws regarding the retention of data and samples and will maintain your data and sample(s) for as long as required for regulatory and compliance purposes or for legal or business necessity.
You understand that by providing any sample, having your sample processed, accessing your results, or providing information to us, you acquire no rights in any research or commercial products that may be developed by Cervi or its collaborating partners. You specifically understand that you will not receive compensation for any research or commercial products that include or result from your sample or information.
Your information and test results may be stored in a repository and used for validation, educational, and/or research purposes. By clicking your acceptance of this Consent, you acknowledge and agree that Cervi may de-identify the information that is obtained from our Services and that we may aggregate this information with de-identified information from other users. De-identification means that the personally identifiable information associated with your information will be removed. You understand that we will not disclose, sell and otherwise commercialize personally identifiable information but that we may disclose, sell and otherwise commercialize de-identified information and User Content without restriction.
We may incorporate different or additional technologies to test or analyze data in the future. We may, at our sole discretion, choose to test or analyze your data using such technologies. We are not obligated to notify you if we chose to conduct different or additional testing or analysis on your data. Your purchase of our Services does not automatically include any such different or additional technologies. You may have to pay additional fees in order to receive Services using any future or additional technologies or features.
Confidentiality
By clicking your acceptance of this Consent, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Privacy Policy. You agree the Cervi is not liable for the unauthorized release of your results or information unless such unauthorized release was the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of Cervi.
Withdrawal of Consent
Your use of Cervi’s Services is voluntary. You may choose to withdraw your Consent or to stop using Cervi’s Services at any time. Such requests to should be sent to us by email at info@Cervi.co.za
Please note that while any such requests you make will be reflected in our databases within a reasonable period of time, we may retain your information in the ordinary course of business, for the satisfaction of our legal obligations, or where we otherwise reasonably believe that we have a legitimate reason to do so. Information that has already been de-identified, anonymized, or aggregated may not be retrievable or traced back for destruction, deletion, or amendment.
Legal Agreement
You give permission for Cervi, its representatives, affiliates, staff, agents, and designees to perform the requested Services on the sample(s) you provide and to disclose your information and results in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You are not an insurance company or an employer attempting to obtain information about an insured person or an employee.
