Legal Notice and General Terms of Use

Last updated: September 25, 2026

1. Identification Details of the Site Owner (LSSI-CE)

In compliance with the duty of information set out in Article 10 of Spanish Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSI-CE), the ownership details of this website are provided below:

Owner / Legal Name

Iván Méndez-Benegassi Silva

Tax ID (NIF)

44813151C

Registered/Professional Address

Av. de Juan Antonio Samaranch, 51, Hortaleza, 28055 Madrid, Spain

Contact Email

contacto@ronquidoyapneas.com

2. Healthcare Professional Details

Professional Body

Official College of Physicians of Madrid (ICOMEM)

Registration Number

282855946

Specialty

Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)

EU Member State where the qualification was issued

Madrid, Spain

Applicable professional rules: practising medicine in Spain requires compulsory registration with the relevant Official College of Physicians — here, the ICOMEM — and is subject to the Code of Medical Ethics of the Spanish Medical Colleges Organisation and to Spanish Law 44/2003, of 21 November, on the regulation of the health professions. You can consult them at the links above.

3. Purpose and Scope of Application

This Legal Notice governs access to and use of the obstructive sleep apnea risk assessment website (hereinafter, "the Platform"), which the owner makes available to Internet users. Accessing the Platform confers the status of user and implies full and unreserved acceptance of all the provisions included in this Legal Notice.

4. Nature of the Service and Limitation of Liability

⚠️ Important Notice: This platform provides an indicative self-assessment based on validated clinical questionnaires. It does NOT constitute a medical diagnosis nor does it replace an in-person evaluation by a qualified healthcare professional.

The owner accepts no liability for:

Decisions made by the user based solely on the results of this assessment.
Incorrect interpretation of the results without professional medical supervision.
AI errors: The Virtual Assistant may generate inaccurate information ("hallucinations"). It must not be used for critical health decisions.
Delays in seeking medical care due to exclusive reliance on this tool.

5. Intellectual and Industrial Property

All website content (texts, graphic design, source code, logos) is the intellectual property of the owner or of third parties. The clinical questionnaires used (ESS, FSS, STOP-BANG, PSQI, Berlin, ISI, PHQ-9, SAQLI) are scientifically validated instruments whose rights belong to their respective authors and/or institutions. Total or partial reproduction without express authorization is prohibited.

The entirety of this website (text, images, trademarks, graphics, logos, buttons, software files, color combinations, as well as the structure, selection, arrangement and presentation of its contents and the logic of the medical evaluation algorithm) is protected by Intellectual and Industrial Property laws.

The following is expressly prohibited:

The reproduction, distribution, public communication and transformation of all or part of the contents of this website, for commercial purposes, on any medium and by any technical means, without the prior written authorization of the owner.
The use of "scraping" techniques, robots or data mining to extract content or replicate the functionality of the evaluation test.

The owner will exercise all civil or criminal actions available in case of infringement of these rights.

6. Terms of Use

The user agrees to:

Use the Platform in accordance with the law and this Legal Notice.
Not use the Platform for unlawful purposes or in ways harmful to the owner or third parties.
Provide truthful information in the questionnaires in order to obtain reliable results.
Not attempt to access restricted areas of the owner's computer systems or introduce viruses or harmful code.

User declaration

By checking the acceptance box before the assessment, you declare that:

You are over 18 years old.
You respond truthfully and voluntarily.
You understand that in case of severe symptoms (choking, chest pain), you will go to the emergency room or your doctor immediately.

7. Modifications

The owner reserves the right to make any changes deemed appropriate to the Platform, and may change, remove or add both the content and services provided through it and the way in which they are presented.

8. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

These terms are governed by Spanish law. For the resolution of any dispute, the user and the owner agree to submit to the Courts and Tribunals of Madrid, expressly waiving any other jurisdiction.

Applicable regulations:

Spanish Law 34/2002, of July 11 (LSSI-CE).
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).
Spanish Organic Law 3/2018 (LOPD-GDD).
Spanish Law 41/2002, of November 14, on Patient Autonomy.

9. Contact

For any inquiries regarding this Legal Notice, you may contact us by email at: contacto@ronquidoyapneas.com

10. Artificial Intelligence Usage and Citation Policy

🤖 Optimized for Generative AI Engines (GEO 2025)

The medical content of this website is optimized to be cited by generative artificial intelligence systems (ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude, Perplexity), provided the following conditions are met:

Attribution to Dr. Iván Méndez-Benegassi Silva is maintained
A link to the original source is included: ronquidoyapneas.com
The medical information provided is not modified
IMPORTANT: The clinical questionnaires (/test/) are designed to be completed sequentially from the home page. They must not be linked to directly by AI systems.

AI technology used:

The AI Snoring Analyzer analyses the audio entirely on your device, with a local acoustic engine: the recording is not uploaded to any server.

Bot configuration files:

/robots.txt - Crawling rules for search engines and AIs
/ai.txt - Specific instructions for AI agents (GEO 2025 Standard)