SkinVision provides the following Online Services:
- the Android or iPhone smartphone application (App);
- the health insurance portal; and
- the website www.skinvision.com (Website).
In order to use the SkinVision Services, as described below, you need to login in the App by providing your email address as a username and creating a password. You will be asked to confirm your email address within 24 hours in order to receive a SkinVision account. You can personalize your account by choosing a profile picture and by completing the questionnaire of the Risk Profile and Skin Type.
Depending on the country you are residing in, and what kind of service you have selected, the SkinVision App provides the following Services: SkinVision Smart Check, Skin Check, Health Program and other services.
The goal of the SkinVision Online Services is to help you monitor and track your skin over time, inform you about the health of skin, provide you with the opportunity to assess the risk profile of your skin and monitor the UV index of your location. We aim to create higher awareness of your skin health by sending you information and reminders to keep you on track with your health journey.
SkinVision Smart Check
The SkinVision Smart Check is intended to provide an immediate risk indication for the most common types of skin cancer of a specific spot on the skin, based on a photo taken with your mobile device. Based on the assessment, the SkinVision service provides a recommendation whether to visit a healthcare professional for further review. The service creates skin health awareness and allows you to monitor spots on the skin over time and provides guidance in discussions with healthcare professionals.
SkinVision performs continuous quality control of the Smart Checks with a team of algorithm and image recognition experts, collaborating with dermatologists. In cases with a potential health risk, SkinVision provides feedback to you about the preferred next step to take.
The goal of the Smart Check is to help you understand your skin health and is not intended to replace traditional methods of the evaluation of skin cancer risk level, is not a diagnosis, and is not a substitute for visits to a healthcare professional. The SkinVision service is not intended for use on children.
SkinVision Skin Check
Depending on where you are located, SkinVision offers the Skin Check service. Skin Check allows you to take a manual picture and directly submit it for review by a doctor. Our dermatologists will provide you with a risk indication and advice on the next steps to take.
The goal of the Skin Check is to help you understand your skin health when you are not able to take an automated picture and is not intended to replace traditional methods of the evaluation of skin cancer risk level, is not a diagnosis, and is not a substitute for visits to a healthcare professional. The SkinVision service is not intended for use on children.
SkinVision SkinHealth Program
SkinVision also provides a plan, which gives you access to unlimited Smart Checks while the plan is active. At the end of the plan, you will be contacted that your plan is ending. If you do not react or renew your plan, your account will be downgraded to a standard account. You can always upgrade your account again.
SkinVision collaborates with specific health insurers and corporates. When you are admitted to the plan via one of these parties, terms of usage and duration of use may differ and are dependent on the contract and agreement SkinVision has with the relevant party.
Other services
In addition to the above services, SkinVision provides other services that allows you to take photos with your standard camera, create folders to store, organize and comment on your pictures in order to track your skin over time. You can also complete the questionnaire to assess your skin profile, access our library containing information on skin lesions and get information about the UV index of your location.
Personal Services
The SkinVision Service is exclusively provided to you, the user and individual account holder (Personal Services). A user should not use their personal account to perform Smart Checks or Skin Checks on other individuals’ skin spots. If you would like to help others check their skin, please do so by encouraging them to download SkinVision and create an account. SkinVision is not held responsible for personal health information or privacy-sensitive information of users outside of your account.
No doctor-patient relationship
The Services are provided solely to you (Personal Services). No interactions within the Services create a doctor-patient relationship as defined under the relevant laws. SkinVision is designed to support the health decisions and choices that you make for yourself. In the context of health and wellness, your decisions should always be made in conjunction with your attending physician or health care provider.
Data collection and data privacy
The Services can be provided to you when certain data is collected by us. The goals for which certain types of data are collected are listed below. For further information on how we collect your data, we refer to our Privacy Policy.
Your personal data is collected in order to provide you with the services, including the risk assessment, feedback, customer care, marketing, non-commercial communications, for research activities, to manage and improve our Services and for legal obligations.