Terms of Service
Last updated
November 20, 2024
AGREEMENT TO
OUR LEGAL TERMS
We
are Strix
Technology (Pty) Ltd
, doing business as
Bolt Billing
(
'Company', 'we', 'us',
or 'our' )
, a company registered in
South Africa
at 581 Opstal Street
, Pretoria
0184
.
Our VAT number is
4720285198.
We
operate
the mobile application Bolt Billing (the
'App' ) , as well as any other related
products and services that refer or link to these legal terms (the 'Legal Terms' ) (collectively, the 'Services' ).
You
can contact us by email at
[email protected]
or by mail to
581 Opstal Street
, Pretoria
0184
,
South Africa
.
These
Legal Terms constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether
personally or on behalf of an entity (
'you' ), and
Strix Technology (Pty) Ltd , concerning your access
to and use of the Services. You agree that by accessing the Services, you have
read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all of these Legal Terms. IF YOU DO
NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM
USING THE SERVICES AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.
Supplemental
terms and conditions or documents that may be posted on the Services 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 Legal
Terms from time to time . We will alert you about any changes by updating
the 'Last updated'
date of these Legal Terms, and you waive any right to receive specific
notice of each such change. It is your responsibility to periodically review
these Legal Terms to stay informed of updates. You will be subject to, and will
be deemed to have been made aware of and to have accepted, the changes in any
revised Legal Terms by your continued use of the Services after the date such
revised Legal Terms are posted.
We
recommend that you print a copy of these Legal Terms for your records.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. OUR
SERVICES
The information provided when using the Services 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 Services 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.
The Services are not tailored to comply with
industry-specific regulations (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act (HIPAA), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), etc.), so if
your interactions would be subjected to such laws, you may not use the Services.
You may not use the Services in a way that would violate the Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Act (GLBA).
2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Our intellectual property
We
are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our
Services, including all source code, databases, functionality, software, website
designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics in the Services
(collectively, the 'Content' ), as well as the trademarks, service marks, and
logos contained therein (the 'Marks' ).
Our
Content and Marks are protected by copyright and trademark laws (and various
other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws) and treaties in the United States and around the world.
The
Content and Marks are provided in or through the Services 'AS IS' for
your personal, non-commercial use or
internal business purpose
only.
Your use of our Services
Subject to your compliance with these Legal Terms,
including the '
PROHIBITED
ACTIVITIES
' section
below, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to:
- access the Services; and
- 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 or
internal business purpose .
Except
as set out in this section or elsewhere in our Legal Terms, no part of the
Services 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.
If
you wish to make any use of the Services, Content, or Marks other than as set
out in this section or elsewhere in our Legal Terms, please address your request
to: [email protected] . If we ever grant you
the permission to post, reproduce, or publicly display any part of our Services
or Content, you must identify us as the owners or licensors of the Services,
Content, or Marks and ensure that any copyright or proprietary notice appears or
is visible on posting, reproducing, or displaying our Content.
We
reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Services, Content,
and Marks.
Any
breach of these Intellectual Property Rights will constitute a material breach
of our Legal Terms and your right to use our Services will terminate
immediately.
Your
submissions
Please review this section and the ' PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
' section
carefully prior to using our Services to understand the (a) rights you give us
and (b) obligations you have when you post or upload any content through the
Services.
Submissions: By directly sending us
any question, comment, suggestion, idea, feedback, or other information about
the Services ( 'Submissions' ), you agree to assign to us all intellectual
property rights in such Submission. You agree that we shall own this Submission
and be entitled to its unrestricted use and dissemination for any lawful
purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.
You are responsible for what you post or
upload: By sending us Submissions
through any part of the Services
you:
-
confirm that you have read and agree with our
' PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES ' and will not post, send, publish, upload, or transmit through the Services any Submission that is illegal, harassing, hateful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, bullying, abusive, discriminatory, threatening to any person or group, sexually explicit, false, inaccurate, deceitful, or misleading; -
to the extent permissible by applicable law,
waive any and all moral rights to any such Submission
; -
warrant that any such Submission
are original to you or that you have the necessary rights and licences to submit such Submissions and that you have full authority to grant us the above-mentioned rights in relation to your Submissions ; and -
warrant and represent that your Submissions
do not constitute confidential information.
You
are solely responsible for your Submissions and
you expressly agree to reimburse us for any and all losses that we may suffer
because of your breach of (a) this section, (b) any third party’s intellectual
property rights, or (c) applicable law.
By
using the Services, you represent and warrant that:
(1) you have the legal
capacity and you agree to comply with these Legal Terms;
(2) you are not a
minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside
; (
3) you will not access
the Services through automated or non-human means, whether through a
bot, script or
otherwise; (4) you will not use the
Services for any illegal or
unauthorised purpose; and (5) your use of the
Services 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 Services (or any portion
thereof).
We
accept the following forms of payment:
You
agree to provide current, complete, and accurate purchase and account
information for all purchases made via the Services. 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. 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
Local currency of Google Play .
You
agree to pay all charges at the prices then in effect for your purchases and any
applicable shipping fees, and you authorise
us to charge your chosen payment provider for
any such amounts upon placing your order. We reserve the right to correct any
errors or mistakes in pricing, even if we have already requested or received
payment.
We
reserve the right to refuse any order placed through the Services. We may, in
our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per
household, or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or
under the same customer account, the same payment method, and/or orders that use
the same billing or shipping address. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit
orders that, in our sole judgement , appear to be placed by dealers, resellers, or
distributors.
5.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Billing and Renewal
Free Trial
We do not offer a free trial. You have access to our free plan until your total invoiced amount exceeds USD 1000 in at least one month.
The account will not be charged and the subscription will
be suspended until upgraded to a paid version .
Cancellation
Fee Changes
6.
SOFTWARE
We may include software for use in connection with
our Services. If such software is accompanied by an end user licence
agreement ( 'EULA'
), the terms of the EULA will govern your use of the software. If such
software is not accompanied by a EULA, then we grant to you a non-exclusive,
revocable, personal, and non-transferable
licence to use such software solely in
connection with our services and in accordance with these Legal Terms. Any
software and any related documentation is provided 'AS IS'
without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, without
limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose, or non-infringement. You accept any and all risk arising out of use or
performance of any software. You may not reproduce or redistribute any software
except in accordance with the EULA or these Legal Terms.
7. PROHIBITED
ACTIVITIES
You
may not access or use the Services for any purpose other than that for which
we make the Services available. The Services may not be used in connection
with any commercial endeavours except those that are specifically endorsed
or approved by us.
As
a user of the Services, you agree not to:
- Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services 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 Services, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Services and/or the Content contained therein.
- Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Services.
- Use any information obtained from the Services 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 Services in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.
- Engage
in
unauthorised framing of or linking to the Services. - 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 Services or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Services.
- 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 Services or the networks or services connected to the Services.
- Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Services to you.
- Attempt to bypass any measures of the Services designed to prevent or restrict access to the Services, or any portion of the Services.
- Copy or adapt the Services' 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 Services.
- 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 Services, or use or launch any
unauthorised script or other software. - Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Services.
- Make
any
unauthorised use of the Services, 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 pretences . - Use
the Services as part of any effort to compete
with us or otherwise use the Services and/or the
Content for any revenue-generating
endeavour or commercial enterprise.
8. 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
licences , rights, consents, releases, and permissions to use and to authorise us, the Services, and other users of the Services to use your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Services and these Legal Terms. - 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 Services and these Legal Terms.
- Your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or misleading.
- Your Contributions are not
unsolicited or
unauthorised 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,
libellous , 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 Legal Terms, or any applicable law or regulation.
Any
use of the Services in violation of the foregoing violates these
Legal Terms and may result in, among other things, termination
or suspension of your rights to use the Services.
9. CONTRIBUTION
LICENCE
You
and Services agree that we may access, store, process, and use any
information and personal data that you provide following the terms of the Privacy
Policy and your choices
(including settings).
By
submitting suggestions or other feedback regarding the Services, you agree that
we can use and share such feedback for any purpose without compensation to you.
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 Services. You are solely responsible for your Contributions to the
Services and you expressly agree to exonerate us from any and all responsibility
and to refrain from any legal action against us regarding your Contributions.
10. MOBILE
APPLICATION LICENCE
Use Licence
If
you access the Services via the App, then we grant you a revocable,
non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to install and use the App on
wireless electronic devices owned or controlled by you, and to access and use
the App on such devices strictly in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this mobile application licence contained in these Legal Terms. You shall not:
(1) except as permitted by applicable law, decompile, reverse engineer,
disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of, or decrypt the App; (2) make
any modification, adaptation, improvement, enhancement, translation, or
derivative work from the App; (3) violate any applicable laws, rules, or
regulations in connection with your access or use of the App; (4) remove, alter,
or obscure any proprietary notice (including any notice of copyright or
trademark) posted by us or the licensors of the App; (5) use the App for any
revenue-generating endeavour , commercial enterprise, or other purpose for
which it is not designed or intended; (6) make the App available over a network
or other environment permitting access or use by multiple devices or users at
the same time; (7) use the App for creating a product, service, or software that
is, directly or indirectly, competitive with or in any way a substitute for the
App; (8) use the App to send automated queries to any website or to send any
unsolicited commercial email; or (9) use any proprietary information or any of
our interfaces or our other intellectual property in the design, development,
manufacture, licensing, or distribution of any applications, accessories, or
devices for use with the App.
Apple
and Android Devices
The
following terms apply when you use the App obtained from either the Apple Store
or Google Play (each an 'App Distributor'
) to access the Services: (1) the licence
granted to you for our App is limited to a non-transferable licence to
use the application on a device that
utilises the Apple iOS or Android operating
systems, as applicable, and in accordance with the usage rules set forth in the
applicable App Distributor’s terms of service; (2) we are responsible for
providing any maintenance and support services with respect to the App as
specified in the terms and conditions of this mobile application licence
contained in these Legal Terms or as otherwise required under applicable law,
and you acknowledge that each App Distributor has no obligation whatsoever to
furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the App; (3) in the
event of any failure of the App to conform to any applicable warranty, you may
notify the applicable App Distributor, and the App Distributor, in accordance
with its terms and policies, may refund the purchase price, if any, paid for the
App, and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the App Distributor
will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the App; (4)
you represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is
subject to a US government embargo, or that has been designated by the US
government as a 'terrorist supporting' country and (ii) you are not listed on any US
government list of prohibited or restricted parties; (5) you must comply with
applicable third-party terms of agreement when using the App, e.g. if you have a VoIP application, then you
must not be in violation of their wireless data service agreement when using the
App; and (6) you acknowledge and agree that the App Distributors are third-party
beneficiaries of the terms and conditions in this mobile application licence
contained in these Legal Terms, and that each App Distributor will have the
right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce the terms and
conditions in this mobile application
licence contained in these Legal Terms against
you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.
11. SERVICES
MANAGEMENT
We
reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: (1) monitor the Services for violations
of these Legal Terms; (2) take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole
discretion, violates the law or these Legal Terms, 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 Services 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
Services in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the
proper functioning of the Services.
12. PRIVACY
POLICY
We care
about data privacy and security. Please review our Privacy
Policy:
boltbilling.com/privacy
. By using the Services, you agree to be bound by our Privacy
Policy, which is incorporated into these Legal Terms. Please be advised the Services
are hosted in the
Netherlands
. If you access the Services 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
the Netherlands
, then through your continued use of the
Services, you are transferring your data to
the Netherlands
, and you expressly consent to have your data
transferred to and processed in
the Netherlands
.
13. TERM
AND TERMINATION
These
Legal Terms shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Services.
WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO,
IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF
THE SERVICES (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 LEGAL TERMS OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR
REGULATION. WE MAY TERMINATE YOUR USE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE SERVICES OR DELETE
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.
14. MODIFICATIONS
AND INTERRUPTIONS
We
reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Services at any
time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have no
obligation to update any information on our Services.
We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price
change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Services.
We cannot
guarantee the Services will be available at all times. We may experience hardware,
software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Services,
resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors. We reserve the right to change,
revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise modify the Services 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 Services during any downtime or discontinuance of the Services. Nothing
in these Legal Terms will be construed to obligate us to maintain and support the
Services or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases in connection
therewith.
15. GOVERNING
LAW
These
Legal Terms shall be governed by and defined following the laws of
South Africa
. Strix Technology (Pty) Ltd and yourself
irrevocably consent that the courts of
South Africa
shall have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any dispute which may arise in
connection with these Legal Terms.
16. DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
Binding Arbitration
Any dispute arising out of or in
connection with these Legal Terms, 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 one. The seat, or legal place, or arbitration shall
be
Pretoria ,
South Africa
. The language of the proceedings shall be English . The governing law of these Legal Terms shall be
substantive law of
South Africa
.
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 utilise 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.
17. CORRECTIONS
There may be information on the Services
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
Services at any time, without prior notice.
18.
DISCLAIMER
THE
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF
THE 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 SERVICES 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 SERVICES'
CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBSITES OR MOBILE APPLICATIONS LINKED TO THE SERVICES
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 SERVICES, (3)
ANY UNAUTHORISED
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 SERVICES, (5) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN
HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SERVICES 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 SERVICES. WE DO NOT WARRANT,
ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED
OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SERVICES, 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 JUDGEMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.
19. 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 SERVICES, 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.
20. 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) use of the Services;
(2) breach of these Legal Terms;
(3) any breach of your
representations and warranties set forth in these Legal Terms; (4) your violation of the rights of a
third party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights; or
(5) any overt harmful act toward
any other user of the Services with whom you connected via the Services.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right, at your expense, to assume
the exclusive defence and control of any matter for which you are
required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate, at your expense, with our
defence 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.
21. USER
DATA
We
will maintain
certain data that you transmit to the Services for the purpose of managing the
performance of the Services, as well as data relating to your use of the Services.
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 Services. 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.
22. ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND SIGNATURES
Visiting
the Services, 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 Services, 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 SERVICES. 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.
23. 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.
24. MISCELLANEOUS
These
Legal Terms and any policies or operating rules posted by us on the Services or in
respect to the Services constitute the entire agreement and understanding between
you and us. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Legal
Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. These Legal Terms
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 Legal Terms is
determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the
provision is deemed severable from these Legal Terms 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 Legal Terms or use of the Services. You agree that these Legal Terms
will not be construed against us by virtue of having drafted them. You hereby waive
any and all defences
you may have based on the electronic form of these Legal Terms and the lack
of signing by the parties hereto to execute these Legal Terms.
25. CONTACT
US
In
order to resolve a complaint regarding the Services or to receive further
information regarding use of the Services, please contact us at: