Last updated August 02,
2024
AGREEMENT TO OUR LEGAL TERMS
We are
The Meteorite Exchange, Inc.
( "Company," "we,"
"us," "our" ) ,
a company registered in
California , United States
at 1121 W Valley Blvd Ste I #165 ,
Tehachapi ,
CA
93561 .
We operate the website
https://www.meteorites-for-sale.com (the
"Site" ) ,
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 using our
Contact Us page
or by mail to 1121 W Valley Blvd Ste I #165 ,
Tehachapi ,
CA
93561 , United
States .
These Legal Terms constitute a legally binding agreement made between
you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity ( "you" ),
and The Meteorite Exchange, Inc. , 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
license 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 our
Contact Us page.
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 licenses 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)
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 Legal
Terms; (4)
you are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside ;
( 5)
you will not access the Services through automated or non-human means,
whether through a bot, script or otherwise; (6)
you will not use the Services for any illegal or
unauthorized purpose;
and (7)
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).
4. USER REGISTRATION
You may be required to register to use the Services. 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.
5. PRODUCTS
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
US dollars .
You agree to pay all charges at the prices then in effect for your purchases
and any applicable shipping fees, and you
authorize 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
judgment , appear to be
placed by dealers, resellers, or distributors.
7.
RETURN POLICY
Please review our Return Policy posted on the Services prior to making
any purchases.
8. 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
endeavors 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
unauthorized 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
unauthorized script or other software. - Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Services.
-
Make any
unauthorized 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 pretenses . -
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
endeavor or commercial enterprise. -
Use the Services to advertise or offer to sell goods and services. -
Sell or otherwise transfer your profile. -
Do Not Send Unsolicited Rock Samples
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 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
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 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.
10. CONTRIBUTION
LICENSE
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.
11. GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWS
We may provide you areas on the Services 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 hateful 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 review.
12. THIRD-PARTY
WEBSITES AND CONTENT
The Services 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 Services or any Third-Party
Content posted on, available through, or installed from the Services, 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
Services 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 Legal
Terms 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 Services or relating to any applications you use or
install from the Services. 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 blameless from any harm caused by your purchase of such products
or services. Additionally, you shall hold us blameless 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.
13. 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.
14. PRIVACY
POLICY
We care about data privacy and security. Please review our Privacy Policy: https://www.meteorites-for-sale.com/privacy-policy.html .
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 United
States .
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 United States ,
then through your continued use of the Services, you are transferring your
data to
the United States ,
and you expressly consent to have your data transferred to and processed
in
the United States .
15. 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
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.
16. 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 also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the Services
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 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.
17. GOVERNING
LAW
These Legal Terms and your use of the Services are governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of
the State of
California
applicable to agreements made and to be entirely performed within the
State of
California , without
regard to its conflict of law principles.
18. DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
Informal Negotiations
To expedite resolution and control the cost
of any dispute, controversy, or claim related to these Legal Terms (each
a "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
If for any reason, a Dispute proceeds in
court rather than arbitration, the Dispute shall be commenced or prosecuted
in the
state and federal courts located
in
Kern County , California ,
and the Parties hereby consent to, and waive all
defenses of lack of personal
jurisdiction, and forum non conveniens with respect to venue and jurisdiction
in such state and federal courts .
Application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International
Sale of Goods and the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act (UCITA)
are excluded from these Legal Terms.
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.
19. 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.
20.
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 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 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
JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION
WHERE APPROPRIATE.
21. 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 LESSER OF THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO US
DURING THE
six (6) MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING
OR $1,500.00 USD . 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.
22. 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 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.
23. 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.
24. 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.
25. 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.
26. 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
defenses 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.
27. CONTACT
US
In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Services or to receive further
information regarding use of the Services, please use our
Contact Us
page or contact us at: