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Terms of Use

Version: 1.0

Last revised on: 5/5/2022

Company: PhotoHive LLC and its affiliated entities (“Company”, “us”, “our”, and “we”)

Company Contact Information: 

Attention: Cade Matheson

1435 Canberra Drive Lindon UT, 84042

Telephone: (801)369-2499

Email: photohivepro@gmail.com

Company Website: The website located at www.photohive.pro (together with any websites on related domains or subdomains, the “Site”).

Company Apps: The mobile or online application(s) or platforms entitled “PhotoHive” (collectively, the “App”).

AGREEMENT

These Terms of Use (these “Terms”) are a legal agreement between you and your business, if applicable, on the one hand (together, “you” or “your”), and Company (as defined above) on the other hand. These Terms govern your use of (i) any websites or web applications provided, published, developed or made available by the Company, including the Site; (ii) any mobile or online applications provided, published, licensed, developed or made available by the Company, including the App; and (iii) any feature, content, software, hardware, services or other products available on or through the Site or the App or otherwise provided by the Company (together with the Site and the App, the “Services”). Information available through the Services are copyrighted works belonging to the Company, as are the Site and the App.  Certain Services may be subject to additional policies, guidelines, terms, or rules, including the Company’s Privacy Policy, which will be posted on or in connection with downloading or accessing the Site or App.  All such additional terms, guidelines, and rules are incorporated by reference into these Terms.  These Terms shall not apply to Services that post different terms of use.

These Terms set forth the legally binding terms and conditions that govern your use of the SERVICES.  By accessing or using the SERVICES, you are AUTOMATICALLY accepting these Terms (on behalf of yourself or the entity that you represent), and you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into these Terms (on behalf of yourself or the entity that you represent).  you may not access or use the SERVICES or accept the Terms if you are not at least 18 years old.  If you do not agree with all of the provisions of these Terms, do not access and/or use the SERVICES.

These terms require the use of arbitration on an individual basis to resolve disputes, rather than jury trials or class actions, and also limit the remedies available to you in the event of a dispute. SEE THE SECTION BELOW ENTITLED “DISPUTE RESOLUTION” FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Accounts

Account Creation.  In order to use certain Services, you may be required to register for an account on the Site or the App (“Account”) and provide certain information about yourself as prompted by the account registration form.  You represent and warrant that: (a) all required registration information you submit is truthful and accurate; and (b) you will maintain the accuracy of such information. You may delete your Account at any time, for any reason, by following the instructions provided in your Account.   Company may suspend or terminate your Account in accordance with these Terms at any time, and you agree that Company will not have any liability whatsoever to you for any termination of your Account. 

Account Eligibility.  As an express condition of being permitted to create and access an Account, you represent and warrant that you (i) have the legal capacity (including, without limitation, being of sufficient age) to enter into contracts under the law of the jurisdiction in which you reside; (ii) are not on a list of persons barred from receiving services under U.S. laws (including, without limitation, the Denied Persons List and the Entity List issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security) or other applicable jurisdictions; (iii) are not a resident of any country which is subject to currently-ongoing sanctions imposed by the United States of America or the United Nations; and (iv) are at least 13 years of age or older, and if you are under the age of 18, your parent or legal guardian, as applicable, has expressly consented to your use of the Services.

Account Responsibilities.  You represent and warrant that all required registration information you submit is current, complete, truthful and accurate. You also agree and acknowledge that you will maintain the accuracy and completeness of such information. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Account login information and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your Account.   You agree to immediately notify Company of any unauthorized use, or suspected unauthorized use of your Account or any other breach of security.  Company cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the above requirements. Furthermore, you accept all risks associated with the unauthorized access to your Account.

Account Password.  Upon registration for an Account, you will provide the Company with a password to access your Account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and for all of your activities and those of any third party that occur through your Account, whether or not authorized by you. You agree to immediately notify Company of any suspected or actual unauthorized use of your Account. You agree that Company will not under any circumstances be liable for any cost, loss, damages or expenses arising out of a failure by you to maintain the security of your password or Account information.

Account Notices.  By providing us with your email address, you agree to receive all required notices electronically, to the email address provided. Notices will be provided in HTML format, in the text of the e-mail delivered to you, in an electronic document attached to the email, or through a link to an appropriate notice page on the Site accessible through any standard, commercially available Internet browser.

Account Termination.  You may delete your Account at any time, for any reason, by following the instructions provided in your Account.  Company may suspend or terminate your Account in accordance with these Terms at any time, and you agree that Company will not have any liability whatsoever to you for any termination of your Account.

Monitoring; Enforcement.  You hereby authorize Company, and Company hereby reserves the right (but has no obligation) to review any User Content submitted by you (if applicable), to monitor your use of the Services and Company Content, and to investigate and/or take appropriate action against you in our sole discretion if you violate the Acceptable Use Policy or any other provision of these Terms or applicable laws, or otherwise create liability for us or any other person. Such action may include removing or modifying your User Content, terminating your Account in accordance with these Terms, and/or reporting you to law enforcement authorities.

Access to the Services

License. Photographers retain full rights to their photos. They may, at their discretion, apply their own licensing terms to their photos ("Photographer-Specified Terms"), which, when applied, supersede the default terms provided herein. By default, Company grants website users a non-transferable, non-exclusive, revocable, non-sublicenseable, limited license to use and access the Services solely for personal, noncommercial use, and to display Company Content (as defined herein) on their computer or other device (the "License"). This License is expressly conditioned on compliance with these Terms and is specifically subject to any restrictions set forth herein. This License is revocable by Company at any time without notice or warning. When a Photographer-Specified Term is applied, the default License is overridden for the particular photo to which the Photographer-Specified Term applies. The website user is responsible for complying with the Photographer-Specified Term. Company is not liable for photographers who fail to comply with any licensing agreements they may have with third parties, such as event companies. Furthermore, Company is not liable to pursue legal action if a website user does not uphold a Photographer-Specified Term. Unless explicitly stated herein, nothing in the Terms may be construed as conferring any license to any intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication or otherwise. This license agreement is subject to revocation by Company at any time without notice or warning, and the Company will not be liable to you or to any third party for any such revocation.

Certain Restrictions.  The License granted to you in these Terms are subject to the following restrictions: (a) you shall not license, sell, rent, publish, provide, lease, transfer, assign, distribute, host, or otherwise commercially exploit the Services, whether in whole or in part, or any content displayed through the Services; (b) you shall not modify, make derivative works of, disassemble, reverse compile or reverse engineer any part of the Services; (c) you shall not access the Services in order to build a similar or competitive website, product, or service; (d) except as expressly stated herein, no part of the Services may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means; (e) you shall remain at all times in compliance with the Acceptable Use Policy set forth below, and (f) you are at least eighteen (18) years of age.  You may not assist any third party in carrying out these prohibited activities. Unless otherwise indicated, any future release, update, or other addition to functionality of the Services shall be subject to these Terms.  All copyright and other proprietary notices displayed through the Services (or on any content displayed through the Services) must be retained on all copies thereof.

Acceptable Use Policy.  The following terms constitute our “Acceptable Use Policy”:

You agree not to use the Services to collect, upload, transmit, display, or distribute any User Content or to take any action that: (i) violates any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right; (ii) is unlawful, harassing, abusive, tortious, threatening, harmful, invasive of another’s privacy, vulgar, defamatory, false, intentionally misleading, trade libelous, pornographic, obscene, patently offensive, promotes racism, bigotry, hatred, or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual or is otherwise objectionable; (iii) is harmful to minors in any way; or (iv) is in violation of any law, regulation, or obligations or restrictions imposed by any third party.

You agree not to: (i) upload, transmit, or distribute to or through the Services any computer viruses, worms, or any software intended to damage or alter a computer system or data; (ii) send through the Services unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any other form of duplicative or unsolicited messages, whether commercial or otherwise; (iii)  use the Services to harvest, collect, gather or assemble information or data regarding other users, including e-mail addresses, without their consent; (iv) interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on servers or networks connected to the Services, or attempt to do so, including via sending a virus, overloading, flooding, spamming, mail-bombing, or scripting, or violate the regulations, policies or procedures of the networks over which the Services are available; (v) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Services (or to other computer systems or networks connected to or used together with any Services), whether through password mining or any other means; (vi) harass or interfere with any other user’s use and enjoyment of the Services; (vii) use any engine, browser, avatar, intelligent agent, robot, spider, scraper, deep link, software or automated agents, tools, algorithms, programs, methodology or scripts to access, acquire, navigate, search, copy or monitor the Services or any content thereof, to produce multiple accounts on the Services, or to generate automated searches, requests, or queries to (or to strip, scrape, or mine data from) the Services (provided, however, that we conditionally grant to the operators of public search engines revocable permission to use spiders to copy materials from the Services for the sole purpose of and solely to the extent necessary for creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials available on the Services, but not caches or archives of such materials, subject to any parameters that we may set forth elsewhere in these Terms or in our robots.txt files); (vii) access, tamper with, or use non-public areas of the Services, Company’s computer systems, or the technical delivery systems of Company’s suppliers, contractors or partners; (viii) probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any system or network or breach or circumvent any security or authentication measures used in connection with the Services; (ix) forge any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or posting, or in any way use the Services to send altered, deceptive or false source-identifying information; (x) commercially exploit any content on the Services other than content provided by you; (xi) modify, make derivative works of, disassemble, reverse compile or reverse engineer any part of the Services; (xii) access the Services in order to build a similar or competitive website, product, or service; (xiii) use the Services in a way that distracts or prevents you from obeying traffic or safety laws; (xiv) use the Services for any illegal activity or goods or in any way that exposes you, other users of the Services, our supplier, contractors or partners, or Company to harm; or (xv) otherwise use the Services except as expressly allowed under these Terms.

Modification.  Company reserves the right, at any time, to modify, suspend, or discontinue any Services (in whole or in part) or the License with or without notice to you, or any Fees (as defined below) charged for the Services.  You agree that Company will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Services or the License or the Fees, or any parts thereof.

No Support or Maintenance.  The provision of any support or maintenance by the Company with respect to the Services shall be in the Company’s sole discretion. You acknowledge and agree that Company will have no obligation to provide you with any support or maintenance in connection with the Services, unless expressly agreed in writing, and may cease providing or refuse to provide support or maintenance services at any time and for any reason. 

Ownership; Reservation of Rights.   You acknowledge and agree that all the Intellectual Property Rights (as defined herein) in the Services and its content are and shall remain owned by Company or Company’s suppliers, contractors or partners. The Company has the right to assign, transfer or sell any such rights or content to a third party, who in turn may have the right to assign, transfer or sell any such rights or content.  Neither these Terms (nor your access to the Services) transfers to you or any third party any rights, title or interest in or to such Intellectual Property Rights, except for the limited access rights expressly granted you in the License. Company and its suppliers, contractors and partners reserve all rights not granted in these Terms.  There are no implied licenses granted under these Terms.

Intellectual Property Rights.  For the purposes of these Terms, “Intellectual Property Rights” means all intellectual property rights worldwide arising under statutory or common law, and whether or not perfected, including, without limitation, all (i) patents, patent applications and patent rights; (ii) rights associated with works of authorship including copyrights, copyright applications, and copyright registrations; (iii) rights relating to the protection of trade secrets and confidential information; (iv) any other proprietary rights relating to intangible property (other than trademark, trade dress, or service mark rights); (v) divisions, continuations, renewals, reissues and extensions of the foregoing (as and to the extent applicable) now existing, hereafter filed, issued or acquired; and (vi) all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing.

Content

Company Content.  Except as may be otherwise noted, the information and materials (including, without limitation, HTML, text, audio, video, white papers, press releases, data sheets, product descriptions, source code, object code, software and FAQs and other content) created, generated, published, and/or made available by Company on or via the Services (collectively, “Company Content”) are the copyrighted works of Company and its licensors, and Company and its licensors expressly retain all right title and interest in and to the Company Content, including, without limitation, all Intellectual Property Rights therein and thereto. Except as expressly permitted in these Terms, any use of the Company Content is considered a breach of your contract with the Company under these Terms, and may also violate copyright and/or other applicable laws. 

Downloadable Content. In the event that Company makes any Company Content available to be downloaded and/or printed through the Services, as applicable, Company hereby grants you the limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-exclusive right to download and print such Company Content under the condition that (i) such activity is solely for your personal, education or other noncommercial use, (ii) you do not modify or prepare derivative works from the Company Content, (iii) you do not obscure, alter or remove any notice of copyright set forth on any Services or Company Content, (iv) you do not otherwise reproduce, re-distribute or publicly display any of the Company Content and (v) you do not copy any Company Content to any other media or other storage format.

Third-Party Links & Ads.  The Services may contain links to third-party websites and services, and/or display advertisements for third parties (collectively, “Third-Party Links & Ads”).  Such Third-Party Links & Ads are not under the control of Company, and Company is not responsible for any Third-Party Links & Ads.  Company provides access to these Third-Party Links & Ads only as a convenience to you, and does not review, approve, monitor, endorse, warrant, or make any representations with respect to Third-Party Links & Ads.  You use all Third-Party Links & Ads at your own risk, and should apply a suitable level of caution and discretion in doing so. When you click on any of the Third-Party Links & Ads, the applicable third party’s terms and policies apply, including the third party’s privacy and data gathering practices.  You should make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any transaction in connection with such Third-Party Links & Ads. 

User Content.  

Definition and Responsibility.  User Content” means any and all information and content that a user submits to, or uses with, the Services (e.g., content in the user’s profile or postings).  You are solely responsible for your User Content.  You assume all risks associated with use by the Company or other parties of your User Content, including any reliance on its accuracy, completeness or usefulness, or any disclosure of your User Content that personally identifies you or any third party.  You hereby represent and warrant that your User Content does not violate our Acceptable Use Policy.  You may not represent or imply to others that your User Content is in any way provided, sponsored or endorsed by Company.  Because you alone are responsible for your User Content, you may expose yourself to liability if, for example, your User Content violates the Acceptable Use Policy.  Company is not obligated to backup any User Content, and your User Content may be deleted at any time without prior notice.  You are solely responsible for creating and maintaining your own backup copies of your User Content if you desire.

License.  You hereby grant (and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant) to Company, an irrevocable, nonexclusive, perpetual, royalty-free and fully paid, worldwide license to reproduce, distribute, publicly display and perform, prepare derivative works of, incorporate into other works, and otherwise use and exploit your User Content, and to grant sublicenses of the foregoing rights with multiple levels of sublicensees, for the purposes of including your User Content in the Services and for any other uses or purposes which Company may have for such User Content, subject to applicable privacy laws.   Unless otherwise expressly agreed upon, the Company is entitled to a commission fee of 25% of the Photographer's earnings from each photo facilitated through the services of the Company. The Company will deduct this commission fee before remittance of payment to the Photographer. You hereby irrevocably waive (and agree to cause to be waived) any claims and assertions of moral rights or attribution with respect to your User Content. 

Other Users.  Each user of any Service is solely responsible for any and all of its own User Content.  Because we do not control User Content, you acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for any User Content, whether provided by you or by others.  We make no guarantees regarding the accuracy, currency, suitability, or quality of any User Content.  Your interactions with other users of any Services are solely between you and such users.  You agree that Company will not be responsible for any loss or damage incurred as the result of any such interactions.  If there is a dispute between you and any other user of any Service, we are under no obligation to become involved.

Deletion of User Content.  You understand that any termination of your Account may involve deletion of your User Content associated with your Account from our live databases. User Content may also be deleted if you do not access or use your Account for a period of time longer than 60 days, or due to failure or outages from third-party applications or services that the Company relies on to store User Content. Company will not have any liability whatsoever to you for any termination of your Account or deletion of your User Content. 

Feedback.  If you provide Company with any feedback or suggestions regarding the Services (“Feedback”), you hereby assign to Company all rights in such Feedback and agree that Company shall have the right to use and fully exploit such Feedback and related information in any manner it deems appropriate.   Company will treat any Feedback you provide to Company as non-confidential and non-proprietary.   You agree that you will not submit to Company any information or ideas that you consider to be confidential or proprietary.

Copyright Policy.  As a condition of your right to use the Services, you agree to respect the Intellectual Property Rights of others. Accordingly, you agree not to upload or post to the Service any copyrighted materials, trademarks or other proprietary information belonging to any third party without the prior written consent of the applicable third party. In connection with the Services, we have adopted and implemented a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) procedure. Company’s DMCA procedure is in accordance with that suggested by DMCA, the text of which can be found at the U.S. Copyright Office web site (as of the last revision date of these Terms, located at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf). If you believe that your copyrighted work has been illegally uploaded or posted on the Services, you may send a written notice to Company at the email set forth in the Company Contact Information above, and Company will respond pursuant to its DMCA procedure. Company reserves all rights to seek damages and fees associated with infringement and/or fraud.

Payment Terms.  

Company Paid Services.  Company may offer Services to be paid for on a recurring basis (“Subscription Services”) or on an as-used basis (“A La Carte Services” and, together with the Subscription Services, “Paid Services”). The License to use and access any Paid Services is expressly conditioned on full payment of any amounts payable therefor (the “Fees”). By using or accessing any Paid Services, you hereby agree to pay in full any applicable Fees for such Paid Services which may be established by Company from time to time. Failure to comply with or otherwise pay Fees due is a material breach of these Terms.

Fee Amounts; Changes. Fees may be established and communicated by the Company via email, a posting through the Services (such as on the Site or in the App), a notice posted inside or delivered to your Account, or as otherwise agreed by written agreement or order form executed by you and the Company.  Company has the right to change, delete, discontinue or impose conditions on Paid Services or any feature or aspect of a Paid Service at any time, including the Fees associated with such Paid Services.  Notice of any Fee changes may be delivered via email, a posting through the Services (such as on the Site or in the Platform), or a notice posted inside or delivered to your Account. You agree to periodically review Company pricing and policies made available through the Services in order to stay informed. Your continued use of any Paid Services affected by a change in Fees will constitute your agreement to such changes and authorization for the Company to collect any such Fees on a going forward basis. Any change to Fees and other charges will not be applicable until the billing period or renewal period after the period in which the change to Fees occurs. 

Free Trial.  Access to certain Paid Services may be permitted for a free-trial period, as indicated when accessing such Paid Services (the “Free Trial Period”), without payment of Fees. Upon the expiration of the Free Trial Period, your License to use such Paid Services will terminate until you have paid the required Fees. If you continue to use any Paid Services after the end of any Free Trial Period, or if you fail to cancel your subscription for any such Paid Services during the Free Trial Period, the Company may automatically charge you for any Fees payable for such Paid Service after the end of the applicable Free Trial Period.

Non-Refundable; Taxes.  All Fees (including professional services such as installation and training) are non-refundable. All Fees are exclusive of any and all taxes, levies or duties imposed by taxing authorities, and you acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for all taxes applicable to the Fees, Paid Services or any related charges in any applicable jurisdictions. 

Payment.  Fees may be paid by debit card, credit card, or other form that Company communicates in writing as being acceptable. If you link a debit or credit card to your account, you hereby authorize us to collect all Fees by debit from your linked debit card or charge to your linked credit card without further authorization, including any charges or fees incurred as a result of such debit or charge. Regardless of payment method, we reserve the right to collect Fees from any balance in your Account or from your linked bank account.

Indemnification.   You agree to indemnify and hold Company (and its officers, employees, and agents) harmless, including costs and attorneys’ fees, from any claim or demand made by any third party due to or arising out of (a) your use of the Services, (b) your violation of these Terms, (c) your violation of applicable laws or regulations or (d) your User Content and the access, reliance on or use of your User Content by any other users of the Services.  Company reserves 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 with our defense of these claims.  You agree not to settle any matter without the prior written consent of Company.  Company will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action or proceeding upon becoming aware of it.

Limitation on Liability; Disclaimers; Release.

Release.  You hereby release and forever discharge the Company (and our officers, employees, agents, contractors, partners, successors, and assigns) from, and hereby waive and relinquish, each and every past, present and future dispute, claim, controversy, demand, right, obligation, liability, action and cause of action of every kind and nature (including personal injuries, death, and property damage), that has arisen or arises directly or indirectly out of, or that relates directly or indirectly to, the Services (including any interactions with, or act or omission of, other users of any Services, any User Content, or any Third-Party Links & Ads), including any disputes, claims, controversies, demands, rights, obligations, liabilities, actions or causes of actions that may not yet exist or facts of which may not be presently known to you.  IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU HEREBY WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542 IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING, WHICH STATES: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”

Disclaimers

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, AND COMPANY (AND OUR SUPPLIERS, CONTRACTORS AND PARTNERS) EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, ACCURACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.   WE (AND OUR SUPPLIERS) MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS, OR WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE, COMPLETE, LEGAL, OR SAFE.   IF APPLICABLE LAW REQUIRES ANY WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO NINETY (90) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF FIRST USE.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.  SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.  

 

Limitation on Liability.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY (OR OUR SUPPLIERS, CONTRACTORS OR PARTNERS) BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS, OR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES, EVEN IF COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.   ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE OR COMPUTER SYSTEM, OR LOSS OF DATA RESULTING THEREFROM.   

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT (FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION), WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF FIFTY US DOLLARS (U.S. $50). THE EXISTENCE OF MORE THAN ONE CLAIM WILL NOT ENLARGE THIS LIMIT.  YOU AGREE THAT OUR SUPPLIERS, CONTRACTORS AND PARTNERS WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.  

Acknowledgement.  You acknowledge that the Services may not function correctly and without error all the time, and agree that Company shall not be held liable whatsoever for any downtime in accessibility or errors in its functionality.

Term and Termination.   Subject to this Section, these Terms will remain in full force and effect while you use any Services.  We may suspend or terminate your License to use the Services (including your Account) at any time for any reason at our sole discretion. If you use or attempt to use any of the Services in violation or breach of these Terms, your License to use the Services shall automatically and immediately terminate.   Upon termination of your License under these Terms, your Account and right to access and use the Services will terminate immediately.  Company will not have any liability whatsoever to you for any termination of your rights, Account or License under these Terms.  Even after your rights under these Terms are terminated, the following provisions of these Terms will remain in effect: Sections 2.2 through Section 10, and Section 11.5.  Upon termination of your License under these Terms, you hereby agree to immediately uninstall, remove, delete, destroy and cease using (as applicable), any and all of the Services, and agree not to use the Services in the future without express consent from Company.

Dispute Resolution. Please read the provisions in this section (collectively, the “Arbitration Clause”) carefully as they are an agreement that relates to dispute resolution via arbitration.  It is part of your contract with Company and affects your rights.  It contains procedures for MANDATORY BINDING ARBITRATION AND A CLASS ACTION WAIVER.

Applicability of Arbitration Clause.  All claims and disputes (excluding claims for injunctive or other equitable relief as set forth below) in connection with the Terms or the use of any product or service provided by the Company that cannot be resolved informally or in small claims court shall be resolved by binding arbitration on an individual basis under the terms of this Arbitration Clause.  Unless otherwise agreed to, all arbitration proceedings shall be held in English.  This Arbitration Clause applies to you and the Company, and to any subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, employees, predecessors in interest, successors, and assigns, as well as all authorized or unauthorized users or beneficiaries of services or goods provided under the Terms.

Notice Requirement and Informal Dispute Resolution.  Before either party may seek arbitration, the party must first send to the other party a written Notice of Dispute (“Notice”) describing the nature and basis of the claim or dispute, and the requested relief.  A Notice to the Company should be sent to the Company address set forth above.  After the Notice is received, you and the Company may attempt to resolve the claim or dispute informally.  If you and the Company do not resolve the claim or dispute within thirty (30) days after the Notice is received, either party may begin an arbitration proceeding.  The amount of any settlement offer made by any party may not be disclosed to the arbitrator until after the arbitrator has determined the amount of the award, if any, to which either party is entitled.

Arbitration Rules.  Arbitration shall be initiated through the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), an established alternative dispute resolution provider (“ADR Provider”) that offers arbitration as set forth in this section.  If AAA is not available to arbitrate, the parties shall agree to select an alternative ADR Provider.  The rules of the ADR Provider shall govern all aspects of the arbitration, including but not limited to the method of initiating and/or demanding arbitration, except to the extent such rules are in conflict with the Terms.  The AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules (“Arbitration Rules”) governing the arbitration are available online at www.adr.org or by calling the AAA at 1-800-778-7879.  The arbitration shall be conducted by a single, neutral arbitrator.  Any claims or disputes where the total amount of the award sought is less than Ten Thousand U.S. Dollars (US $10,000.00) may be resolved through binding non-appearance-based arbitration, at the option of the party seeking relief.  For claims or disputes where the total amount of the award sought is Ten Thousand U.S. Dollars (US $10,000.00) or more, the right to a hearing will be determined by the Arbitration Rules.  Any hearing will be held in a location within 100 miles of your residence, unless you reside outside of the United States, and unless the parties agree otherwise.  If you reside outside of the U.S., the arbitrator shall give the parties reasonable notice of the date, time and place of any oral hearings. Any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.  If the arbitrator grants you an award that is greater than the last settlement offer that the Company made to you prior to the initiation of arbitration, the Company will pay you the greater of the award or $2,500.00.  Each party shall bear its own costs (including attorney’s fees) and disbursements arising out of the arbitration and shall pay an equal share of the fees and costs of the ADR Provider.

Additional Rules for Non-Appearance Based Arbitration.  If non-appearance based arbitration is elected, the arbitration shall be conducted by telephone, online and/or based solely on written submissions; the specific manner shall be chosen by the party initiating the arbitration.   The arbitration shall not involve any personal appearance by the parties or witnesses unless otherwise agreed by the parties.

Time Limits.  If you or the Company pursue arbitration, the arbitration action must be initiated and/or demanded within the statute of limitations (i.e., the legal deadline for filing a claim) and within any deadline imposed under the AAA Rules for the pertinent claim.

Authority of Arbitrator.  If arbitration is initiated, the arbitrator will decide the rights and liabilities, if any, of you and the Company, and the dispute will not be consolidated with any other matters or joined with any other cases or parties.  The arbitrator shall have the authority to grant motions dispositive of all or part of any claim.  The arbitrator shall have the authority to award monetary damages, and to grant any non-monetary remedy or relief available to an individual under applicable law, the AAA Rules, and the Terms.  The arbitrator shall issue a written award and statement of decision describing the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based, including the calculation of any damages awarded.  The arbitrator has the same authority to award relief on an individual basis that a judge in a court of law would have.  The award of the arbitrator is final and binding upon you and the Company.

Waiver of Jury Trial.  THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHTS TO GO TO COURT AND HAVE A TRIAL IN FRONT OF A JUDGE OR A JURY, instead electing that all claims and disputes shall be resolved by arbitration under this Arbitration Clause.   Arbitration procedures are typically more limited, more efficient and less costly than rules applicable in a court and are subject to very limited review by a court.  In the event any litigation should arise between you and the Company in any state or federal court in a suit to vacate or enforce an arbitration award or otherwise, YOU AND THE COMPANY WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL, instead electing that the dispute be resolved by a judge.

Waiver of Class or Consolidated Actions.  ALL CLAIMS AND DISPUTES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS ARBITRATION Clause MUST BE ARBITRATED OR LITIGATED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT ON A CLASS BASIS, AND CLAIMS OF MORE THAN ONE CUSTOMER OR USER CANNOT BE ARBITRATED OR LITIGATED JOINTLY OR CONSOLIDATED WITH THOSE OF ANY OTHER CUSTOMER OR USER.  

Confidentiality.  All aspects of the arbitration proceeding, including but not limited to the award of the arbitrator and compliance therewith, shall be strictly confidential.   The parties agree to maintain confidentiality unless otherwise required by law.  This paragraph shall not prevent a party from submitting to a court of law any information necessary to enforce this Agreement, to enforce an arbitration award, or to seek injunctive or equitable relief.

Severability.  If any part or parts of this Arbitration Clause are found under the law to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such specific part or parts shall be of no force and effect and shall be severed and the remainder of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

Right to Waive.  Any or all of the rights and limitations set forth in this Arbitration Clause may be waived by the party against whom the claim is asserted.  Such waiver shall not waive or affect any other portion of this Arbitration Agreement.

Survival of Agreement.  This Arbitration Clause will survive the termination of your relationship with Company.   

Small Claims Court.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, either you or the Company may bring an individual action in small claims court.

Emergency Equitable Relief.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may seek emergency equitable relief before a state or federal court in order to maintain the status quo pending arbitration.   A request for interim measures shall not be deemed a waiver of any other rights or obligations under this Arbitration Clause.

Claims Not Subject to Arbitration.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, claims of defamation, violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and infringement or misappropriation of the other party’s patent, copyright, trademark or trade secrets shall not be subject to this Arbitration Clause.

Courts.   In any circumstances where the foregoing Arbitration Clause permits the parties to litigate in court, the parties hereby agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located within Utah County, Utah, for such purpose 

General

Changes.  These Terms are subject to occasional revision, and if we make any substantial changes, we may notify you by sending you an e-mail to the last e-mail address you provided to us (if any), and/or by prominently posting notice of the changes on the Site or through your Account.  You are responsible for providing us with your most current e-mail address.  In the event that the last e-mail address that you have provided us is not valid, or for any reason is not capable of delivering to you the notice described above, our dispatch of the e-mail containing such notice will nonetheless constitute effective notice of the changes described in the notice.  Any changes to these Terms will be effective upon the earlier of thirty (30) calendar days following our dispatch of an e-mail notice to you (if applicable) or thirty (30) calendar days following our posting of notice of the changes on our Site.   These changes will be effective immediately for new users of the Services.  Continued use of the Services following notice of such changes shall indicate your acknowledgement of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of such changes.

Export. The Services may be subject to U.S. export control laws and may be subject to export or import regulations in other countries. You agree not to export, reexport, or transfer, directly or indirectly, any U.S. technical data acquired from Company, or any products utilizing such data, in violation of the United States export laws or regulations.

Disclosures.  Company is located at the address set forth above. If you are a California resident, you may report complaints to the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Product of the California Department of Consumer Affairs by contacting them in writing at 400 R Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210.

Electronic Communications.   The communications between you and Company use electronic means, whether you use the Services or send us emails, or whether Company posts notices via the Services or communicates with you via email. For contractual purposes, you (a) consent to receive communications from Company in an electronic form; and (b) agree that all terms and conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that Company provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications would satisfy if it were be in a hardcopy writing. The foregoing does not affect your non-waivable rights.

Entire Terms; Construction; Severability; Assignment.  These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the use of the Services. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. The word “including” means “including without limitation”.  If any provision of these Terms is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of these Terms will be unimpaired and the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed modified so that it is valid and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law.  Your relationship to Company is that of an independent contractor, and neither party is an agent or partner of the other.  These Terms, and your rights and obligations herein, may not be assigned, subcontracted, delegated, or otherwise transferred by you without Company’s prior written consent, and any attempted assignment, subcontract, delegation, or transfer in violation of the foregoing will be null and void.  Company may freely assign these Terms.  The terms and conditions set forth in these Terms shall be binding upon assignees.

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