Terms of Use
Effective Date: September 15, 2026
1. Agreement to These Terms
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) constitute a binding agreement between you and LocumD.com and the owner/operator of the LocumD platform, together with its affiliates, successors and assigns (collectively, “LocumD,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), governing your access to and use of locumd.com, related pages, communications, matching services, software, content, tools and other services we make available (collectively, the “Services”).
By accessing or using the Services, submitting information, requesting or accepting an introduction, or otherwise interacting with LocumD, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you use the Services on behalf of a healthcare organization, payer, practice, employer or other entity, you represent and warrant that you have authority to bind that entity, and “you” includes that entity. If you do not agree, do not use the Services.
2. Eligibility and Authorized Use
You must be at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering into a binding contract. The Services are intended for healthcare professionals, healthcare organizations, authorized in-house recruitment or administrative personnel, payer organizations, and other legitimate professional participants. You may use the Services only for lawful professional and business purposes and in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, licensing rules, contractual obligations and professional standards.
3. What LocumD Is—and Is Not
LocumD is a technology platform that facilitates discovery, matching, introductions and communications among independent participants. LocumD is not a medical practice, healthcare provider, hospital, health plan, credentialing organization, professional employer organization, employer of record, staffing employer, law firm, accounting firm, tax adviser, insurance broker or guarantor of any participant or transaction.
Unless expressly agreed in a separate written agreement signed by LocumD, LocumD does not employ providers; practice medicine; supervise clinical care; set clinical standards; determine compensation; negotiate contracts on behalf of participants; perform credentialing or privileging; verify network adequacy; determine payer reimbursement; guarantee payer enrollment; collect provider professional fees; or control the manner or means by which a provider performs professional services.
4. Independent Relationships; No Agency or Employment
Each provider, facility, payer and other participant acts for itself. Nothing in the Services creates a partnership, joint venture, fiduciary relationship, franchise, employment relationship or agency relationship between LocumD and any user, or between users, merely because they are introduced through LocumD. No user has authority to bind LocumD.
The parties to any professional arrangement are solely responsible for determining the legally appropriate relationship and worker classification. Descriptions such as “1099,” “independent contractor,” “consultant,” “locum,” or “professional services arrangement” are descriptive only and do not determine legal classification.
5. Matching and Introductions; No Guarantee
LocumD may use proprietary technology, information supplied by participants, professional criteria, geography, specialty, availability, coverage requirements and other factors to identify potentially relevant connections. A match, introduction, communication, ranking or recommendation is not an endorsement, certification, verification, promise of suitability or guarantee of engagement.
We do not guarantee that any opportunity will remain available; that any provider will be available, licensed, credentialed, privileged, qualified or suitable; that any organization will hire or contract with a provider; that a payer will accept a provider; or that any transaction, reimbursement, credentialing, enrollment or engagement will be completed.
6. Participant Responsibilities and Due Diligence
Users are solely responsible for conducting all due diligence appropriate to the contemplated relationship. This includes, as applicable, identity verification; education and training; professional licenses; board status; sanctions and exclusions; background checks; references; work authorization and immigration compliance; credentialing; privileging; malpractice coverage; scope of practice; clinical competency; payer enrollment; network requirements; tax classification; compensation; scheduling; billing; coding; documentation; employment-law compliance; and all other legal, regulatory and contractual requirements.
Healthcare organizations remain solely responsible for patient safety, clinical governance, medical-staff processes, credentialing, privileging and supervision required by law or policy. Providers remain solely responsible for their professional judgment, licensure, compliance and patient care.
7. Fees and Payment
Provider participation and facility listing are currently free. Under the current matching model, a healthcare facility owes a $240 one-time verified match fee when LocumD makes a verified facility-provider match. A payer similarly owes a $240 one-time verified match fee when LocumD makes a verified payer-provider match. No verified match means no match fee. Corporate wellness employer-provider matching is currently offered without a LocumD match fee. LocumD does not add a percentage markup to provider compensation and does not take a percentage of provider earnings under this model. Any provider, facility, payer or employer compensation, retainer, reimbursement, scope and contractual terms remain matters for the applicable parties.
We may change pricing prospectively by posting or communicating revised pricing before it applies to a future transaction. Fees already earned are non-refundable except where required by law or expressly stated otherwise. You are responsible for applicable taxes, charges and payment information associated with your use of paid Services.
8. User Information; Accuracy; Communications
You represent and warrant that information you provide is accurate, current, lawful and not misleading, and that you have all rights and permissions necessary to provide it. You agree to update materially inaccurate information. You authorize LocumD to use information you submit to operate the Services and, where appropriate to a requested matching purpose, to disclose relevant information to potential counterparties.
By providing contact information, you authorize transactional and service-related communications concerning your inquiry, account, match, introduction or use of the Services. Marketing communications, where used, remain subject to applicable law and available opt-out rights.
9. No PHI Through Public Channels
The public LocumD website and support email are not intended for patient care or transmission of protected health information (“PHI”). Do not submit patient medical records, patient identifiers or other PHI through public forms, public email or matching inquiries. Unless LocumD expressly enters into an applicable written agreement and designates a specific compliant workflow, you must not use the Services to transmit PHI to LocumD.
10. Acceptable Use
You may not: use the Services unlawfully or fraudulently; impersonate another person or entity; submit false credentials or misleading opportunities; interfere with security or operation; introduce malware; probe or circumvent access controls; harvest personal information; send spam; use automated systems to overload the Services; scrape, crawl, extract or reproduce substantial portions of the Services without written permission; reverse engineer or attempt to discover non-public source code, algorithms or technical methods except to the limited extent a restriction is prohibited by law; use LocumD content or data to build, train, benchmark or improve a competing database, matching product, model or service without written permission; or infringe intellectual-property, privacy or other rights.
11. Proprietary Rights
The Services, including software, site architecture, proprietary matching technology, selection and arrangement of content, original text, graphics, branding, trademarks, trade dress, databases and other materials, are owned by or licensed to LocumD and are protected by applicable intellectual-property and unfair-competition laws. Except for the limited right to use the Services in accordance with these Terms, no right, title or interest is transferred to you.
“LocumD” and associated branding may be used only as authorized. Nothing in these Terms grants a license to use our marks. You retain ownership of content you lawfully submit, but grant LocumD a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, process, reproduce, transmit and disclose that content as reasonably necessary to operate, secure, improve and provide the Services and requested matching functions, subject to our Privacy Policy and applicable law.
12. Third-Party Services and Links
The Services may contain links to, integrate with, or rely on third-party websites, hosting, email, security, analytics, payment, communications or other services. LocumD does not control and is not responsible for third-party services, content, availability, security or privacy practices. Your use of third-party services may be governed by separate terms and policies.
13. Disclaimer of Warranties
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, SECURITY, RELIABILITY OR RESULTS.
LocumD does not warrant that the Services will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, complete or current, or that any participant, opportunity, match, credential, representation, professional service, payer relationship or transaction will satisfy your requirements. You assume the risks associated with dealings with other participants.
14. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LOCUMD AND ITS OWNERS, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, LICENSORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES; LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, BUSINESS, DATA, GOODWILL OR OPPORTUNITIES; BUSINESS INTERRUPTION; OR DAMAGES ARISING FROM A USER, PROVIDER, FACILITY, PAYER, PATIENT-CARE EVENT, CREDENTIALING DECISION, EMPLOYMENT OR CONTRACTING DECISION, PAYMENT DISPUTE, SECURITY EVENT OR THIRD-PARTY SERVICE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER THEORY, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LOCUMD’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICES OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID DIRECTLY TO LOCUMD DURING THE SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM OR (B) US $240. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions or limitations; in that event, the limitations apply to the fullest extent permitted by law.
15. Indemnification; Defense; Hold Harmless
To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless LocumD and its owners, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, successors and assigns from and against claims, demands, actions, proceedings, liabilities, judgments, settlements, losses, damages, penalties, fines, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) your use or misuse of the Services; (b) information or content you submit; (c) your breach of these Terms; (d) your violation of law or third-party rights; (e) your employment, contracting, credentialing, privileging, payer, billing, tax or professional relationship with another participant; or (f) professional or clinical services provided, arranged, supervised or received by you or your organization.
LocumD reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of a matter otherwise subject to indemnification, and you agree to cooperate reasonably in the defense. You may not settle a claim in a manner that admits fault by or imposes obligations on LocumD without our prior written consent.
16. Release Regarding Participant Disputes
To the maximum extent permitted by law, disputes between providers, facilities, payers and other participants are between those participants. You release LocumD from claims and damages arising from or related to acts, omissions, representations, negotiations, contracts, professional services or disputes involving another participant, except to the extent such release is prohibited by applicable law.
17. Suspension and Termination
We may restrict, suspend or terminate access to the Services, remove content, decline an introduction or take protective action when we reasonably believe necessary for security, legal compliance, prevention of abuse, protection of users or enforcement of these Terms. You may stop using the Services at any time. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination—including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnification, dispute provisions and accrued payment obligations—will survive.
18. Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction and Venue
These Terms and any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Services or your relationship with LocumD are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the state courts located in Travis County, Texas, and the United States District Court having jurisdiction over Austin, Texas, shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any such dispute, and you irrevocably consent to personal jurisdiction and venue in those courts and waive objections based on venue or inconvenient forum. Nothing in this section prevents LocumD from seeking temporary, preliminary or injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect intellectual property, confidential information, security or the integrity of the Services.
19. Electronic Communications and Contracting
You consent to receive agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications electronically where permitted by law. Electronic acceptance, records and communications may have the same legal effect as paper documents and handwritten signatures to the extent provided by applicable law.
20. Changes to the Services or Terms
We may modify the Services and these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be posted with an updated effective date and, where legally required, additional notice or consent will be provided. Changes apply prospectively from their effective date. Continued use after a change becomes effective constitutes acceptance to the extent permitted by law.
21. Miscellaneous
These Terms, together with incorporated policies and any applicable written transaction-specific terms, constitute the agreement governing your use of the Services. If a provision is held unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum lawful extent and the remainder will remain in effect. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent; LocumD may assign them in connection with a merger, reorganization, sale of assets, financing, corporate restructuring or by operation of law. Headings are for convenience only.
LocumD is operated by HrtX24, Inc. This corporate identification is provided for legal contracting and notice purposes.
22. Contact
Questions regarding these Terms may be sent to [email protected].