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These Terms and Conditions constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (“you”) and Digital Minds (" Company ", “we”, “us”, or “our”), concerning your access to and use of the https://digitalminds.ai
website as well as any other media form, media channel, mobile website
or mobile application related, linked, or otherwise connected thereto
(collectively, the “Site”). We are registered in Brazil and have our registered office at Rod Joao Leopoldo Jacomel, 5020 , Piraquara , Parana 83310180 . Our VAT number is 22.140.716/0001-27. You agree that by accessing the Site, you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of these Terms and Conditions . IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS , THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SITE AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.
Supplemental
terms and conditions or documents that may be posted on the Site from
time to time are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. We
reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make changes or
modifications to these Terms and Conditions from time to time . We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of these Terms and Conditions ,
and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change.
Please ensure that you check the applicable Terms every time you use
our Site so that you understand which Terms apply. You will be subject
to, and will be deemed to have been made aware of and to have accepted,
the changes in any revised Terms and Conditions by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Terms and Conditions are posted.
The
information provided on the Site is not intended for distribution to or
use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such
distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which
would subject us to any registration requirement within such
jurisdiction or country. Accordingly, those persons who choose to access
the Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are
solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent
local laws are applicable.
Unless
otherwise indicated, the Site is our proprietary property and all
source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio,
video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Site (collectively, the
“Content”) and the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained
therein (the “Marks”) are owned or controlled by us or licensed to us,
and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and various other
intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws of the United
States, international copyright laws, and international conventions. The
Content and the Marks are provided on the Site “AS IS” for your
information and personal use only. Except as expressly provided in these
Terms and Conditions , no part of the Site and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced,
aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded,
translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited
for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written
permission.
Provided that you
are eligible to use the Site, you are granted a limited license to access and
use the Site and to download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to
which you have properly gained access solely for your personal, non-commercial
use. We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Site, the Content and the Marks.
By using the Site, you represent and warrant that: (1) all registration information you submit
will be true, accurate, current, and complete; (2) you will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such registration information as necessary; (3) you have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions ; (4) you are not under the age of 13; (5) you are not a
minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside, or if a minor, you have
received parental permission to use the Site ; (6) you will not access the Site
through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script or
otherwise; (7) you will not use the Site for any illegal or unauthorized
purpose; and (8) your use of the Site
will not violate any applicable law or regulation.
If
you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or
incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and
refuse any and all current or future use of the Site (or any portion
thereof).
4. USER REGISTRATION
You may be
required to register with the Site. You agree to keep your password
confidential and will be responsible for all use of your account and password.
We reserve the right to remove, reclaim, or change a username you select if we
determine, in our sole discretion, that such username is inappropriate,
obscene, or otherwise objectionable.
We accept the following forms of payment:
You
may be required to purchase or pay a fee to access some of our
services. You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate purchase
and account information for all purchases made via the Site. You further
agree to promptly update account and payment information, including
email address, payment method, and payment card expiration date, so that
we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed. We bill
you through an online billing account for purchases made via the Site.
Sales tax will be added to the price of purchases as deemed required by
us. We may change prices at any time. All payments shall be in U.S. dollars .
You
agree to pay all charges or fees at the prices then in effect for your
purchases, and you authorize us to charge your chosen payment provider
for any such amounts upon making your purchase. If your
purchase is subject to recurring charges, then you consent to our
charging your payment method on a recurring basis without requiring your
prior approval for each recurring charge, until you notify us of your
cancellation.
We reserve the right to correct any errors or mistakes in
pricing, even if we have already requested or received payment. We also reserve
the right to refuse any order placed through the Site.
We offer a 30 -day free trial to new users who register with the Site. The account will be charged according to the user’s chosen subscription at the end of the free trial.
If you are unsatisfied with our services, please email us at guile@nextos.ai or call us at 5541-999775566 .
You
may not access or use the Site for any purpose other than that for
which we make the Site available. The Site may not be used in connection
with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically
endorsed or approved by us.
As a user of the Site, you agree not to:
- Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.
- Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.
- Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Site, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Site and/or the Content contained therein.
- Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Site.
- Use any information obtained from the Site in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
- Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
- Use the Site in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.
- Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Site.
- Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Site or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Site.
- Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
- Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content.
- Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user.
- Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats (“gifs”), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as “spyware” or “passive collection mechanisms” or “pcms”).
- Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Site or the networks or services connected to the Site.
- Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Site to you.
- Attempt to bypass any measures of the Site designed to prevent or restrict access to the Site, or any portion of the Site.
- Copy or adapt the Site’s software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.
- Except as permitted by applicable law, decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Site.
- Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Site, or using or launching any unauthorized script or other software.
- Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Site.
- Make any unauthorized use of the Site, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses.
- Use
the Site as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the
Site and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavor or
commercial enterprise.
- Use the Site to advertise or offer to sell goods and services.
- Sell or otherwise transfer your profile.
9. USER GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS
- The creation, distribution, transmission, public display, or performance, and the accessing, downloading, or copying of your Contributions do not and will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights of any third party.
- You
are the creator and owner of or have the necessary licenses, rights,
consents, releases, and permissions to use and to authorize us, the
Site, and other users of the Site to use your Contributions in any
manner contemplated by the Site and these
Terms and Conditions . - You
have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every
identifiable individual person in your Contributions to use the name or
likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person to enable
inclusion and use of your Contributions in any manner contemplated by
the Site and these
Terms and Conditions . - Your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or misleading.
- Your Contributions are not unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, pyramid schemes, chain letters, spam, mass mailings, or other forms of solicitation.
- Your Contributions are not obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, harassing, libelous, slanderous, or otherwise objectionable (as determined by us).
- Your Contributions do not ridicule, mock, disparage, intimidate, or abuse anyone.
- Your
Contributions are not used to harass or threaten (in the legal sense of
those terms) any other person and to promote violence against a
specific person or class of people.
- Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law, regulation, or rule.
- Your Contributions do not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party.
- Your
Contributions do not violate any applicable law concerning child
pornography, or otherwise intended to protect the health or well-being
of minors.
- Your
Contributions do not include any offensive comments that are connected
to race, national origin, gender, sexual preference, or physical
handicap.
- Your Contributions do not otherwise violate, or link to material that violates, any provision of these
Terms and Conditions , or any applicable law or regulation.
Any use of the Site in violation of the foregoing violates these Terms and Conditions and may result in, among other things, termination or suspension of your rights to use the Site.
10. CONTRIBUTION LICENSE
This
license will apply to any form, media, or technology now known or
hereafter developed, and includes our use of your name, company name,
and franchise name, as applicable, and any of the trademarks, service
marks, trade names, logos, and personal and commercial images you
provide. You waive all moral rights in your Contributions, and you
warrant that moral rights have not otherwise been asserted in your
Contributions.
We
do not assert any ownership over your Contributions. You retain full
ownership of all of your Contributions and any intellectual property
rights or other proprietary rights associated with your Contributions.
We are not liable for any statements or representations in your
Contributions provided by you in any area on the Site. You are solely
responsible for your Contributions to the Site and you expressly agree
to exonerate us from any and all responsibility and to refrain from any
legal action against us regarding your Contributions.
We
have the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, (1) to edit,
redact, or otherwise change any Contributions; (2) to re-categorize any
Contributions to place them in more appropriate locations on the Site;
and (3) to pre-screen or delete any Contributions at any time and for
any reason, without notice. We have no obligation to monitor your
Contributions.
11. GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWS
We
may provide you areas on the Site to leave reviews or ratings. When
posting a review, you must comply with the following criteria: (1) you
should have firsthand experience with the person/entity being reviewed;
(2) your reviews should not contain offensive profanity, or abusive,
racist, offensive, or hate language; (3) your reviews should not contain
discriminatory references based on religion, race, gender, national
origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability; (4) your
reviews should not contain references to illegal activity; (5) you
should not be affiliated with competitors if posting negative reviews;
(6) you should not make any conclusions as to the legality of conduct;
(7) you may not post any false or misleading statements; and (8) you may
not organize a campaign encouraging others to post reviews, whether
positive or negative.
We may accept,
reject, or remove reviews in our sole discretion. We have absolutely no
obligation to screen reviews or to delete reviews, even if anyone considers
reviews objectionable or inaccurate. Reviews are not endorsed by us, and do not necessarily represent our
opinions or the views of any of our affiliates or partners. We do not assume liability for any review or
for any claims, liabilities, or losses resulting from any review. By posting a
review, you hereby grant to us a perpetual,
non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully-paid, assignable, and
sublicensable right and license to reproduce, modify, translate, transmit by
any means, display, perform, and/or distribute all content relating to reviews.
12. SOCIAL MEDIA
As
part of the
functionality of the Site, you may link your account with online
accounts you
have with third-party service providers (each such account, a
“Third-Party Account”) by either: (1) providing your Third-Party Account
login information through the Site; or (2) allowing us to access your
Third-Party Account, as is permitted under the applicable terms and
conditions that govern your use of each Third-Party Account. You
represent and warrant that you are entitled to disclose your Third-Party
Account login information to us and/or grant us access to your
Third-Party Account, without breach by you of any of the terms and
conditions that govern your use of the applicable Third-Party Account,
and without obligating us to pay any fees or making us subject to any
usage limitations imposed by the third-party service provider of the
Third-Party Account. By granting us access to any Third-Party Accounts,
you understand that (1) we may access, make available, and store (if
applicable) any content that you have provided to and stored in your
Third-Party Account (the “Social Network Content”) so that it is
available on and through the Site via your account, including without
limitation any friend lists and (2) we may submit to and receive from
your Third-Party Account additional information to the extent you are
notified when you link your account with the Third-Party Account.
Depending on the Third-Party Accounts you choose and subject to the
privacy settings that you have set in such Third-Party Accounts,
personally identifiable information that you post to your Third-Party
Accounts may be available on and through your account on the Site.
Please note that if a Third-Party Account or associated service becomes
unavailable or our access to such Third-Party Account is terminated by
the third-party service provider, then Social Network Content may no
longer be available on and through the Site. You will have the ability
to disable the connection between your account on the Site and your
Third-Party Accounts at any time. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR THIRD-PARTY
ACCOUNTS IS GOVERNED SOLELY BY YOUR AGREEMENT(S) WITH SUCH THIRD-PARTY
SERVICE PROVIDERS. We make no effort to review any Social Network
Content for any purpose, including but not limited to, for accuracy,
legality, or non-infringement, and we are not responsible for any Social
Network Content. You acknowledge and agree that we may access your
email address book associated with a Third-Party Account and your
contacts list stored on your mobile device or tablet computer solely for
purposes of identifying and informing you of those contacts who have
also registered to use the Site. You can deactivate the connection
between the Site and your Third-Party Account by contacting us using the
contact information below or through your account settings (if
applicable). We will attempt to delete any information stored on our
servers that was obtained through such Third-Party Account, except the
username and profile picture that become associated with your account.
You
acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas,
feedback, or other information regarding the Site ("Submissions")
provided by you to us are non-confidential and shall become our sole
property. We shall own exclusive rights, including all intellectual
property rights, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and
dissemination of these Submissions for any lawful purpose, commercial or
otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you. You hereby
waive all moral rights to any such Submissions, and you hereby warrant
that any such Submissions are original with you or that you have the
right to submit such Submissions. You agree there shall be no recourse
against us for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of
any proprietary right in your Submissions.
14. THIRD-PARTY
WEBSITES AND CONTENT
The
Site may contain (or you may be sent via the Site) links to other
websites ("Third-Party Websites") as well as articles, photographs,
text, graphics, pictures, designs, music, sound, video, information,
applications, software, and other content or items belonging to or
originating from third parties ("Third-Party Content"). Such Third-Party
Websites and Third-Party Content are not investigated, monitored, or
checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us, and we are
not responsible for any Third-Party Websites accessed through the Site
or any Third-Party Content posted on, available through, or installed
from the Site, including the content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions,
reliability, privacy practices, or other policies of or contained in
the Third-Party Websites or the Third-Party Content. Inclusion of,
linking to, or permitting the use or installation of any Third-Party
Websites or any Third-Party Content does not imply approval or
endorsement thereof by us. If you decide to leave the Site and access
the Third-Party Websites or to use or install any Third-Party Content,
you do so at your own risk, and you should be aware these Terms and Conditions
no longer govern. You should review the applicable terms and policies,
including privacy and data gathering practices, of any website to which
you navigate from the Site or relating to any applications you use or
install from the Site. Any purchases you make through Third-Party
Websites will be through other websites and from other companies, and we
take no responsibility whatsoever in relation to such purchases which
are exclusively between you and the applicable third party. You agree
and acknowledge that we do not endorse the products or services offered
on Third-Party Websites and you shall hold us harmless from any harm
caused by your purchase of such products or services. Additionally, you
shall hold us harmless from any losses sustained by you or harm caused
to you relating to or resulting in any way from any Third-Party Content
or any contact with Third-Party Websites.
15. ADVERTISERS
We
allow advertisers to display their advertisements and other information
in certain areas of the Site, such as sidebar advertisements or banner
advertisements. If you are an advertiser, you shall take full
responsibility for any advertisements you place on the Site and any
services provided on the Site or products sold through those
advertisements. Further, as an advertiser, you warrant and represent
that you possess all rights and authority to place advertisements on the
Site, including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights,
publicity rights, and contractual rights. We simply provide the space to place such advertisements, and we have no other relationship with advertisers.
16. U.S. GOVERNMENT RIGHTS
Our
services are “commercial items” as defined in Federal Acquisition
Regulation (“FAR”) 2.101. If our services are acquired by or on behalf
of any agency not within the Department of Defense (“DOD”), our services
are subject to the terms of these Terms and Conditions
in accordance with FAR 12.212 (for computer software) and FAR 12.211
(for technical data). If our services are acquired by or on behalf of
any agency within the Department of Defense, our services are subject to
the terms of these Terms and Conditions in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (“DFARS”) 227.7202-3. In addition, DFARS 252.227-7015
applies to technical data acquired by the DOD. This U.S. Government
Rights clause is in lieu of, and supersedes, any other FAR, DFARS, or
other clause or provision that addresses government rights in computer
software or technical data under these Terms and Conditions .
We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: (1) monitor the Site for violations of these Terms and Conditions ; (2) take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates the law or these Terms and Conditions , including without
limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities; (3) in our sole
discretion and without limitation, refuse, restrict access to, limit the
availability of, or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any of
your Contributions or any portion thereof; (4) in our sole discretion and
without limitation, notice, or liability, to remove from the Site or otherwise
disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way
burdensome to our systems; and (5) otherwise manage the Site in a manner
designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper
functioning of the Site.
18. PRIVACY POLICY
We care about data privacy and security. Please review our Privacy Policy: https://digitalminds.ai/privacy-policy . By using the Site, you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms and Conditions . Please be advised the Site is hosted in Brazil .
If you access the Site from any other region of the world with laws or
other requirements governing personal data collection, use, or
disclosure that differ from applicable laws in Brazil , then through your continued use of the Site, you are transferring your data to Brazil , and you agree to have your data transferred to and processed in Brazil . Further,
we do not knowingly accept, request, or solicit information from
children or knowingly market to children. Therefore, in accordance with
the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, if we receive actual
knowledge that anyone under the age of 13 has provided personal
information to us without the requisite and verifiable parental consent,
we will delete that information from the Site as quickly as is reasonably
practical.
19. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS
We
respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that
any material available on or through the Site infringes upon any
copyright you own or control, please immediately notify us using the
contact information provided below (a “Notification”). A copy of your
Notification will be sent to the person who posted or stored the
material addressed in the Notification. Please be advised that pursuant
to applicable law you may be held liable for damages if you make
material misrepresentations in a Notification. Thus, if you are not sure
that material located on or linked to by the Site infringes your
copyright, you should consider first contacting an attorney.
These Terms and Conditions shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Site. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ,
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR
LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE (INCLUDING BLOCKING
CERTAIN IP ADDRESSES), TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY,
OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. WE MAY TERMINATE YOUR USE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE SITE OR DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT AND ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION THAT YOU POSTED AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT WARNING, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION.
If we terminate
or suspend your account for any reason, you are prohibited from registering and
creating a new account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of
any third party, even if you may be acting on behalf of the third party. In
addition to terminating or suspending your account, we reserve the right to
take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil,
criminal, and injunctive redress.
We
reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Site
at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice.
However, we have no obligation to update any information on our Site. We
also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the Site
without notice at any time. We will not be liable to you or any third
party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance
of the Site.
We
cannot guarantee the Site will be available at all times. We may
experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform
maintenance related to the Site, resulting in interruptions, delays, or
errors. We reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend,
discontinue, or otherwise modify the Site at any time or for any reason
without notice to you. You agree that we have no liability whatsoever
for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to
access or use the Site during any downtime or discontinuance of the
Site. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions
will be construed to obligate us to maintain and support the Site or to
supply any corrections, updates, or releases in connection therewith.
These Terms shall be governed by and defined following the laws of Brazil . Digital Minds and yourself irrevocably consent that the courts of Brazil shall have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any dispute which may arise in connection with these terms.
Informal Negotiations
To expedite resolution and control the cost of any dispute, controversy, or claim related to these Terms and Conditions
(each "Dispute" and collectively, the “Disputes”) brought by either you
or us (individually, a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), the
Parties agree to first attempt to negotiate any Dispute (except those
Disputes expressly provided below) informally for at least thirty (30) days before initiating arbitration. Such informal negotiations commence upon written notice from one Party to the other Party.
Binding Arbitration
Any
dispute arising out of or in connection with this contract, including
any question regarding its existence, validity, or termination, shall be
referred to and finally resolved by the International Commercial
Arbitration Court under the European Arbitration Chamber (Belgium,
Brussels, Avenue Louise, 146) according to the Rules of this ICAC,
which, as a result of referring to it, is considered as the part of this
clause. The number of arbitrators shall be three (3) . The seat, or legal place, of arbitration shall be Curitiba - PR , Brazil . The language to be used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English and Portuguese . The governing law of the contract shall be the substantive law of Brazil .
Restrictions
The
Parties agree that any arbitration shall be limited to the Dispute
between the Parties individually. To the full extent permitted by law,
(a) no arbitration shall be joined with any other proceeding; (b) there
is no right or authority for any Dispute to be arbitrated on a
class-action basis or to utilize class action procedures; and (c) there
is no right or authority for any Dispute to be brought in a purported
representative capacity on behalf of the general public or any other
persons.
24. CORRECTIONS
There
may be information on the Site that contains typographical errors,
inaccuracies, or omissions, including descriptions, pricing,
availability, and various other information. We reserve the right to
correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update
the information on the Site at any time, without prior notice.
25. DISCLAIMER
THE
SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT
YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND OUR SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR
REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SITE’S
CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO THE SITE AND WE WILL
ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (1) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR
INACCURACIES OF CONTENT AND MATERIALS, (2) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY
DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE
OF THE SITE, (3) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS
AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
STORED THEREIN, (4) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR
FROM THE SITE, (5) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH
MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (6)
ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT AND MATERIALS OR FOR ANY LOSS OR
DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT
POSTED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE SITE. WE DO NOT
WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT
OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SITE, ANY
HYPERLINKED WEBSITE, OR ANY WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION FEATURED IN
ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND WE WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY
WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND ANY
THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A
PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD
USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.
26. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
IN NO
EVENT WILL WE OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU
OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST
REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE
SITE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING
TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE
WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES
BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO US DURING THE SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING . CERTAIN
US STATE LAWS AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF
THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS OR
LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
27. INDEMNIFICATION
You
agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless, including our
subsidiaries, affiliates, and all of our respective officers, agents,
partners, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability,
claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses,
made by any third party due to or arising out of: (1) your Contributions; (2) use of the Site; (3) breach of these Terms and Conditions ; (4) any breach of your representations and warranties set forth in these Terms and Conditions ;
(5) your violation of the rights of a third party, including but not
limited to intellectual property rights; or (6) any overt harmful act
toward any other user of the Site with whom you connected via the Site.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right, at your expense, to
assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you
are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate, at your
expense, with our defense of such claims. We will use reasonable efforts
to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding which is subject
to this indemnification upon becoming aware of it.
28. USER DATA
We
will maintain certain data that you transmit to the Site for the
purpose of managing the performance of the Site, as well as data
relating to your use of the Site. Although we perform regular routine
backups of data, you are solely responsible for all data that you
transmit or that relates to any activity you have undertaken using the
Site. You agree that we shall have no liability to you for any loss or
corruption of any such data, and you hereby waive any right of action
against us arising from any such loss or corruption of such data.
29. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND SIGNATURES
Visiting the
Site, sending us emails, and completing online forms constitute
electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic
communications, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures,
and other communications we provide to you electronically, via email
and on the Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communication
be in writing. YOU HEREBY AGREE TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES,
CONTRACTS, ORDERS, AND OTHER RECORDS, AND TO ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF
NOTICES, POLICIES, AND RECORDS OF TRANSACTIONS INITIATED OR COMPLETED BY
US OR VIA THE SITE. You hereby waive any rights or requirements under
any statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, or other laws in any
jurisdiction which require an original signature or delivery or
retention of non-electronic records, or to payments or the granting of
credits by any means other than electronic means.
30. CALIFORNIA USERS AND RESIDENTS
If
any complaint with us is not satisfactorily resolved, you can contact
the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of
the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 North
Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, California 95834 or by telephone
at (800) 952-5210 or (916) 445-1254.
31. MISCELLANEOUS
These Terms and Conditions
and any policies or operating rules posted by us on the Site or in
respect to the Site constitute the entire agreement and understanding
between you and us. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or
provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. These Terms and Conditions
operate to the fullest extent permissible by law. We may assign any or
all of our rights and obligations to others at any time. We shall not be
responsible or liable for any loss, damage, delay, or failure to act
caused by any cause beyond our reasonable control. If any provision or
part of a provision of these Terms and Conditions is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms and Conditions
and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining
provisions. There is no joint venture, partnership, employment or agency
relationship created between you and us as a result of these Terms and Conditions or use of the Site. You agree that these Terms and Conditions
will not be construed against us by virtue of having drafted them. You
hereby waive any and all defenses you may have based on the electronic
form of these Terms and Conditions and the lack of signing by the parties hereto to execute these Terms and Conditions .
32. CONTACT US
In order
to resolve a complaint regarding the Site or to receive further
information regarding use of the Site, please contact us at: