Terms of use and Pro subscription
1. About these terms
These terms apply to the Certified Health Apps directory and to the Pro subscription, offered by Healthskouts NV, Koolmijnlaan 199, 3582 Beringen, Belgium, company number 0440.191.146, VAT BE0440191146 ("we", "us"). By using the directory or subscribing to Pro, you accept these terms.
2. What the service is
Certified Health Apps is a curated directory of digital health apps and devices. For each entry we check the claimed regulatory status against public registers, mainly the FDA 510(k), De Novo and PMA databases, and the German DiGA directory. The free directory shows the status we found. Pro subscribers receive a monthly evidence file with FDA reference numbers, decision years, links to the FDA records and verification notes.
3. Information only
The directory and the evidence file are for information only. They are not medical, legal or regulatory advice, and they are not an endorsement of any product. Regulatory status can change at any time and public registers can contain errors. Always confirm the status in the official register and use your own professional judgement before relying on it, especially before recommending a tool to a patient.
The watchlist lists products that claim a certification we could not confirm in the registers we checked on the date shown. It is not a statement that a product is unsafe or of poor quality. Companies can send us their registration reference at koen@healthskouts.com, and we will review the entry.
4. Pro subscription and payment
- Pro costs €19 per month or €190 per year, including VAT where applicable. Founding member prices stay the same as long as your subscription runs without interruption.
- Orders are processed by Stripe through its Managed Payments service. Stripe is the merchant of record for your purchase and handles payment, invoicing and VAT. Stripe's own terms apply to the payment.
- Your subscription renews automatically at the end of each period until you cancel. You can cancel at any time through the customer portal link in your Stripe receipt. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the paid period; we do not refund partial periods.
- We may change prices for new periods. We will tell existing subscribers at least 30 days in advance, and you can cancel before the new price applies.
5. Right of withdrawal (consumers in the EU)
If you subscribe as a consumer, you normally have 14 days to withdraw from a contract for digital content. By asking us to give you access to the Pro evidence file immediately after purchase, you agree that the content is delivered straight away and acknowledge that you lose your right of withdrawal once delivery has started. If you subscribe for your business, the right of withdrawal does not apply.
6. What you may do with the content
Your Pro subscription gives you a personal, non-transferable licence to use the evidence file for your own professional work, for example to select tools for patients, clients or your organisation's internal decisions. You may not resell, publish or share the file or substantial parts of it with others outside your own use. Organisations that want to share the data internally can ask us about a Team licence.
7. Our responsibility
We do our best to keep the data accurate and up to date, but we cannot guarantee that it is complete or error free. To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect damage or for decisions you make based on the directory, and our total liability is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, including your rights as a consumer.
8. Applicable law
These terms are governed by Belgian law. Disputes are handled by the courts of the judicial district of Limburg, without prejudice to the mandatory rights of consumers to go to the courts of their own country.
9. Contact
Questions about these terms: koen@healthskouts.com.