TERMS OF USE
Last updated February 20, 2019
AGREEMENT TO TERMS
These Terms of Use constitute a legally binding agreement
made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (you) and
BEMENDERFER LLC ("Company", "we", "us", or "our"), concerning your
access to and use of our Websites as well as any other media form, media
channel, mobile website or mobile application related, linked, or otherwise
connected thereto (collectively, the Site). You agree that by accessing the
Site, you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of these Terms of
Use, including the Services Agreement posted on the Site, which are
incorporated into these Terms of Use. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE
TERMS OF USE, THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SITE AND YOU
MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.
Supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be
posted on the Site from time to time are hereby expressly incorporated herein
by reference. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make changes or
modifications to these Terms of Use at any time and for any reason. We will
alert you about any changes by updating the Last updated date of these Terms
of Use, and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change.
It is your responsibility to periodically review these Terms of Use 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 Terms of Use by
your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Terms of Use are
posted.
The information provided on the Site is not intended for
distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country
where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which
would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or
country. Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the Site from other
locations do so on their own initiative and are solely responsible for
compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
The Site is intended for users who are at least 18 years
old. Persons under the age of 18 are not permitted to use or register for the
Site.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Unless otherwise indicated, the Site is our proprietary
property and all source code, databases, functionality, software, website
designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Site
(collectively, the Content) and the trademarks, service marks, and logos
contained therein (the Marks) are owned or controlled by us or licensed to
us, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and various other
intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws of the United States,
foreign jurisdictions, and international conventions. The Content and the Marks
are provided on the Site AS IS for your information and personal use only.
Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, no part of the Site and no
Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded,
posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed,
sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever,
without our express prior written permission.
Provided that you are eligible to use the Site, you are
granted a limited license to access and use the Site and to download or print a
copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access
solely for your personal, non-commercial use. We reserve all rights not
expressly granted to you in and to the Site, the Content and the Marks.
USER REPRESENTATIONS
By using the Site, you represent and warrant that: (1) all
registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and
complete; (2) you will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly
update such registration information as necessary; (3) you have the legal
capacity and you agree to comply with these Terms of Use; (4) you are not a
minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside; (5) you will not access the Site
through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script or
otherwise; (6) you will not use the Site for any illegal or unauthorized
purpose; and (7) your use of the Site will not violate any applicable law or
regulation.
If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate,
not current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your
account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Site (or any
portion thereof).
USER REGISTRATION
You may be required to register with the Site. You agree to
keep your password confidential and will be responsible for all use of your
account and password. We reserve the right to remove, reclaim, or change a
username you select if we determine, in our sole discretion, that such username
is inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.
FEES AND PAYMENT
We accept the following forms of payment:
- Check
- ACH
You may be required to purchase or pay a fee to access some
of our services. You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate purchase
and account information for all purchases made via the Site. You further agree
to promptly update account and payment information, including email address,
payment method, and payment card expiration date, so that we can complete your
transactions and contact you as needed. We bill you through an online billing
account for purchases made via the Site. Sales tax will be added to the price
of purchases as deemed required by us. We may change prices at any time. All
payments shall be in U.S. dollars.
You agree to pay all charges or fees at the prices then in
effect for your purchases, and you authorize us to charge your chosen payment
provider for any such amounts upon making your purchase. If your purchase is
subject to recurring charges, then you consent to our charging your payment
method on a recurring basis without requiring your prior approval for each
recurring charge, until you notify us of your cancellation.
We reserve the right to correct any errors or mistakes in
pricing, even if we have already requested or received payment. We also reserve
the right to refuse any order placed through the Site.
FREE TRIAL
We offer a 30-day free trial to new users who register with
the Site. The account will be charged according to the users chosen
subscription at the end of the free trial.
CANCELLATION
All purchases are non-refundable. You can cancel your
subscription at any time by contacting us using the contact information
provided below. Your cancellation will take effect at the end of the current
paid term.
If you are unsatisfied with our services, please email us at
support@bemenderfer.com or call us at (317) 643-2386.
SOFTWARE
We may include software for use in connection with our
services. If such software is accompanied by an end user license 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 license to use such software solely in
connection with our services and in accordance with these Terms of Use. 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
noninfringement. 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 Terms of Use.
PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
You may not access or use the Site for any purpose other
than that for which we make the Site available. The Site may not be used in
connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically
endorsed or approved by us.
As a user of the Site, you agree not to:
1. Systematically retrieve data or other content from the
Site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation,
database, or directory without written permission from us.
2. Make any unauthorized use of the Site, including
collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other
means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts
by automated means or under false pretenses.
3. Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases
on the Site.
4. Use the Site to advertise or offer to sell goods and
services.
5. Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with
security-related features of the Site, including features that prevent or
restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of
the Site and/or the Content contained therein.
6. Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Site.
7. Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially
in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.
8. Make improper use of our support services or submit false
reports of abuse or misconduct.
9. 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.
10. Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on
the Site or the networks or services connected to the Site.
11. Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the
username of another user.
12. Sell or otherwise transfer your profile.
13. Use any information obtained from the Site to harass,
abuse, or harm another person.
14. Use the Site as part of any effort to compete with us or
otherwise use the Site and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavor
or commercial enterprise.
15. Decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer
any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Site. 16.
Attempt to bypass any measures of the Site designed to prevent or restrict
access to the Site, or any portion of the Site.
17. Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our
employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Site to you.
18. Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice
from any Content.
19. Copy or adapt the Sites software, including but not
limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.
20. 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 partys uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Site or modifies,
impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions,
operation, or maintenance of the Site.
21. 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), 11 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar
devices (sometimes referred to as spyware or passive collection mechanisms
or pcms).
22. Except as may be the result of standard search engine or
Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system,
including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or
offline reader that accesses the Site, or using or launching any unauthorized
script or other software.
23. Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion,
us and/or the Site.
24. Use the Site in a manner inconsistent with any
applicable laws or regulations.
USER GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS
The Site may invite you to chat, contribute to, or
participate in blogs, message boards, online forums, and other functionality,
and may provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display,
transmit, perform, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to
us or on the Site, including but not limited to text, writings, video, audio,
photographs, graphics, comments, suggestions, or personal information or other
material (collectively, "Contributions"). Contributions may be
viewable by other users of the Site and through third-party websites. As such,
any Contributions you transmit may be treated as non-confidential and
non-proprietary. When you create or make available any Contributions, you
thereby represent and warrant that:
1. 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.
2. You are the creator and owner of or have the necessary
licenses, rights, consents, releases, and permissions to use and to authorize
us, the Site, and other users of the Site to use your Contributions in any
manner contemplated by the Site and these Terms of Use.
3. You have the written consent, release, and/or permission
of each and every identifiable individual person in your Contributions to use
the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person to
enable inclusion and use of your Contributions in any manner contemplated by
the Site and these Terms of Use.
4. Your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or
misleading.
5. Your Contributions are not unsolicited or unauthorized
advertising, promotional materials, pyramid schemes, chain letters, spam, mass
mailings, or other forms of solicitation.
6. Your Contributions are not obscene, lewd, lascivious,
filthy, violent, harassing, libelous, slanderous, or otherwise objectionable
(as determined by us).
7. Your Contributions do not ridicule, mock, disparage,
intimidate, or abuse anyone.
8. Your Contributions do not advocate the violent overthrow
of any government or incite, encourage, or threaten physical harm against
another.
9. Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law,
regulation, or rule.
10. Your Contributions do not violate the privacy or
publicity rights of any third party.
11. Your Contributions do not contain any material that
solicits personal information from anyone under the age of 18 or exploits
people under the age of 18 in a sexual or violent manner.
12. Your Contributions do not violate any federal or state
law concerning child pornography, or otherwise intended to protect the health
or well-being of minors;
13. Your Contributions do not include any offensive comments
that are connected to race, national origin, gender, sexual preference, or
physical handicap.
14. Your Contributions do not otherwise violate, or link to
material that violates, any provision of these Terms of Use, or any applicable
law or regulation.
Any use of the Site in violation of the foregoing violates
these Terms of Use and may result in, among other things, termination or
suspension of your rights to use the Site.
CONTRIBUTION LICENSE
By posting your Contributions to any part of the Site, you
automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to
grant, to us an unrestricted, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive,
transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right, and license to host,
use, copy, reproduce, disclose, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle,
archive, store, cache, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate,
transmit, excerpt (in whole or in part), and distribute such Contributions
(including, without limitation, your image and voice) for any purpose,
commercial, advertising, or otherwise, and to prepare derivative works of, or
incorporate into other works, such Contributions, and grant and authorize
sublicenses of the foregoing. The use and distribution may occur in any media
formats and through any media channels.
This license will apply to any form, media, or technology
now known or hereafter developed, and includes our use of your name, company
name, and franchise name, as applicable, and any of the trademarks, service
marks, trade names, logos, and personal and commercial images you provide. You
waive all moral rights in your Contributions, and you warrant that moral rights
have not otherwise been asserted in your Contributions.
We do not assert any ownership over your Contributions. You
retain full ownership of all of your Contributions and any intellectual
property rights or other proprietary rights associated with your Contributions.
We are not liable for any statements or representations in your Contributions
provided by you in any area on the Site. You are solely responsible for your
Contributions to the Site and you expressly agree to exonerate us from any and
all responsibility and to refrain from any legal action against us regarding
your Contributions.
We have the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, (1)
to edit, redact, or otherwise change any Contributions; (2) to re-categorize
any Contributions to place them in more appropriate locations on the Site; and
(3) to pre-screen or delete any Contributions at any time and for any reason,
without notice. We have no obligation to monitor your Contributions.
MOBILE APPLICATION LICENSE
Use License
If you access the Site via a mobile application, then we
grant you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to
install and use the mobile application on wireless electronic devices owned or
controlled by you, and to access and use the mobile application on such devices
strictly in accordance with the terms and conditions of this mobile application
license contained in these Terms of Use. You shall not: (1) decompile, reverse engineer,
disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of, or decrypt the application;
(2) make any modification, adaptation, improvement, enhancement, translation,
or derivative work from the application; (3) violate any applicable laws,
rules, or regulations in connection with your access or use of the application;
(4) remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notice (including any notice of
copyright or trademark) posted by us or the licensors of the application; (5)
use the application for any revenue generating endeavor, commercial enterprise,
or other purpose for which it is not designed or intended; (6) make the
application available over a network or other environment permitting access or
use by multiple devices or users at the same time; (7) use the application for
creating a product, service, or software that is, directly or indirectly,
competitive with or in any way a substitute for the application; (8) use the
application 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 application.
Apple and Android Devices
The following terms apply when you use a mobile application
obtained from either the Apple Store or Google Play (each an App Distributor)
to access the Site: (1) the license granted to you for our mobile application
is limited to a non-transferable license to use the application on a device
that utilizes the Apple iOS or Android operating systems, as applicable, and in
accordance with the usage rules set forth in the applicable App Distributors
terms of service; (2) we are responsible for providing any maintenance and
support services with respect to the mobile application as specified in the
terms and conditions of this mobile application license contained in these
Terms of Use 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 mobile application; (3) in
the event of any failure of the mobile application 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 mobile application, and to the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law, the App Distributor will have no other warranty
obligation whatsoever with respect to the mobile application; (4) you represent
and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S.
government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. government as a
terrorist supporting country and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S.
government list of prohibited or restricted parties; (5) you must comply with
applicable third-party terms of agreement when using the mobile application,
e.g., if you have a VoIP application, then you must not be in violation of
their wireless data service agreement when using the mobile application; and
(6) you acknowledge and agree that the App Distributors are third-party
beneficiaries of the terms and conditions in this mobile application license
contained in these Terms of Use, 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 license contained in these Terms of Use
against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.
SUBMISSIONS
You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments,
suggestions, ideas, feedback, or other information regarding the Site
("Submissions") provided by you to us are non-confidential and shall
become our sole property. We shall own exclusive rights, including all
intellectual property rights, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and
dissemination of these Submissions for any lawful purpose, commercial or
otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you. You hereby waive all
moral rights to any such Submissions, and you hereby warrant that any such
Submissions are original with you or that you have the right to submit such
Submissions. You agree there shall be no recourse against us for any alleged or
actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your
Submissions.
THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT
The Site may contain (or you may be sent via the Site) links
to other websites ("Third-Party Websites") as well as articles,
photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, music, sound, video,
information, applications, software, and other content or items belonging to or
originating from third parties ("Third-Party Content"). Such
Third-Party Websites and Third-Party Content are not investigated, monitored,
or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us, and we are not
responsible for any Third-Party Websites accessed through the Site or any
Third-Party Content posted on, available through, or installed from the Site,
including the content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions, reliability, privacy
practices, or other policies of or contained in the Third-Party Websites or the
Third-Party Content. Inclusion of, linking to, or permitting the use or
installation of any Third-Party Websites or any Third-Party Content does not
imply approval or endorsement thereof by us. If you decide to leave the Site
and access the Third-Party Websites or to use or install any Third-Party
Content, you do so at your own risk, and you should be aware these Terms of Use
no longer govern. You should review the applicable terms and policies,
including privacy and data gathering practices, of any website to which you
navigate from the Site or relating to any applications you use or install from
the Site. Any purchases you make through Third-Party Websites will be through
other websites and from other companies, and we take no responsibility
whatsoever in relation to such purchases which are exclusively between you and the
applicable third party. You agree and acknowledge that we do not endorse the
products or services offered on ThirdParty Websites and you shall hold us
harmless from any harm caused by your purchase of such products or services.
Additionally, you shall hold us harmless from any losses sustained by you or
harm caused to you relating to or resulting in any way from any Third-Party
Content or any contact with Third-Party Websites.
U.S. GOVERNMENT RIGHTS
Our services are commercial items as defined in Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. If our services are acquired by or on
behalf of any agency not within the Department of Defense (DOD), our services
are subject to the terms of these Terms of Use in accordance with FAR 12.212
(for computer software) and FAR 12.211 (for technical data). If our services
are acquired by or on behalf of any agency within the Department of Defense,
our services are subject to the terms of these Terms of Use in accordance with
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFARS) 227.7202‑3. In addition,
DFARS 252.227‑7015 applies to technical data acquired by the DOD. This
U.S. Government Rights clause is in lieu of, and supersedes, any other FAR,
DFARS, or other clause or provision that addresses government rights in computer
software or technical data under these Terms of Use.
SITE MANAGEMENT
We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: (1)
monitor the Site for violations of these Terms of Use; (2) take appropriate
legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates the law or
these Terms of Use, including without limitation, reporting such user to law
enforcement authorities; (3) in our sole discretion and without limitation,
refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable (to the extent
technologically feasible) any of your Contributions or any portion thereof; (4)
in our sole discretion and without limitation, notice, or liability, to remove
from the Site or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in
size or are in any way burdensome to our systems; and (5) otherwise manage the
Site in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate
the proper functioning of the Site.
PRIVACY POLICY
We care about data privacy and security. Please review our Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by our Privacy
Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms of Use. Please be advised the
Site is hosted in the United States. If you access the Site from the European
Union, Asia, or 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
Site, 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. Further,
we do not knowingly accept, request, or solicit information from children or
knowingly market to children. Therefore, in accordance with the U.S. Childrens
Online Privacy Protection Act, if we receive actual knowledge that anyone under
the age of 13 has provided personal information to us without the requisite and
verifiable parental consent, we will delete that information from the Site.
DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (DMCA) NOTICE AND POLICY
Notifications
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If
you believe that any material available on or through the Site infringes upon
any copyright you own or control, please immediately notify our Designated
Copyright Agent using the contact information provided below (a
Notification). A copy of your Notification will be sent to the person who
posted or stored the material addressed in the Notification. Please be advised
that pursuant to federal law you may be held liable for damages if you make
material misrepresentations in a Notification. Thus, if you are not sure that
material located on or linked to by the Site infringes your copyright, you
should consider first contacting an attorney.
All Notifications should meet the requirements of DMCA 17
U.S.C. 512(c)(3) and include the following information: (1) A physical or
electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an
exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; (2) identification of the
copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted
works on the Site are covered by the Notification, a representative list of
such works on the Site; (3) identification of the material that is claimed to
be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be
removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably
sufficient to permit us to locate the material; (4) information reasonably
sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as an address,
telephone number, and, if available, an email address at which the complaining
party may be contacted; (5) a statement that the complaining party has a good
faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not
authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (6) a statement
that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of
perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner
of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed upon.
Counter Notification
If you believe your own copyrighted material has been
removed from the Site as a result of a mistake or misidentification, you may
submit a written counter notification to [us/our Designated Copyright Agent]
using the contact information provided below (a Counter Notification). To be
an effective Counter Notification under the DMCA, your Counter Notification
must include substantially the following: (1) identification of the material
that has been removed or disabled and the location at which the material
appeared before it was removed or disabled; (2) a statement that you consent to
the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court in which your address is
located, or if your address is outside the United States, for any judicial
district in which we are located; (3) a statement that you will accept service
of process from the party that filed the Notification or the party's agent; (4)
your name, address, and telephone number; (5) a statement under penalty of
perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material in question was
removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the
material to be removed or disabled; and (6) your physical or electronic
signature.
If you send us a valid, written Counter Notification meeting
the requirements described above, we will restore your removed or disabled
material, unless we first receive notice from the party filing the Notification
informing us that such party has filed a court action to restrain you from
engaging in infringing activity related to the material in question. Please
note that if you materially misrepresent that the disabled or removed content
was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may be liable for damages,
including costs and attorney's fees. Filing a false Counter Notification
constitutes perjury.
Designated Copyright Agent
David Ian Bemenderfer
Attn: Copyright Agent
52190 Pine Rd
North Liberty, IN 46554
TERM AND TERMINATION
These Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect
while you use the Site. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE TERMS OF
USE, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR
LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE (INCLUDING BLOCKING CERTAIN IP
ADDRESSES), TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION FOR BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN
THESE TERMS OF USE OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. WE MAY TERMINATE
YOUR USE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE SITE OR DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT 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.
MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS
We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the
contents of the Site at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion
without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on our
Site. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the
Site without notice at any time. We will not be liable to you or any third
party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the
Site.
We cannot guarantee the Site will be available at all times.
We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform
maintenance related to the Site, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors.
We reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or
otherwise modify the Site at any time or for any reason without notice to you.
You agree that we have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or
inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the Site during any
downtime or discontinuance of the Site. Nothing in these Terms of Use will be
construed to obligate us to maintain and support the Site or to supply any
corrections, updates, or releases in connection therewith.
GOVERNING LAW
These Terms of Use and your use of the Site are governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana applicable to
agreements made and to be entirely performed within the State of Indiana,
without regard to its conflict of law principles.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Informal Negotiations
To expedite resolution and control the cost of any dispute,
controversy, or claim related to these Terms of Use (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 30 days before initiating arbitration. Such informal
negotiations commence upon written notice from one Party to the other Party.
Binding Arbitration
If the Parties are unable to resolve a Dispute through
informal negotiations, the Dispute (except those Disputes expressly excluded
below) will be finally and exclusively resolved by binding arbitration. YOU
UNDERSTAND THAT WITHOUT THIS PROVISION, YOU WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUE IN
COURT AND HAVE A JURY TRIAL. The arbitration shall be commenced and conducted
under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association
("AAA") and, where appropriate, the AAAs Supplementary Procedures
for Consumer Related Disputes ("AAA Consumer Rules"), both of which
are available at the AAA website www.adr.org. Your arbitration fees and your
share of arbitrator compensation shall be governed by the AAA Consumer Rules
and, where appropriate, limited by the AAA Consumer Rules. The arbitration may
be conducted in person, through the submission of documents, by phone, or
online. The arbitrator will make a decision in writing, but need not provide a
statement of reasons unless requested by either Party. The arbitrator must
follow applicable law, and any award may be challenged if the arbitrator fails
to do so. Except where otherwise required by the applicable AAA rules or
applicable law, the arbitration will take place in the United States Marion
County, Indiana. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Parties may litigate
in court to compel arbitration, stay proceedings pending arbitration, or to
confirm, modify, vacate, or enter judgment on the award entered by the
arbitrator.
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 United States Marion County, Indiana, 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 the Uniform Computer
Information Transaction Act (UCITA) are excluded from these Terms of Use.
In no event shall any Dispute brought by either Party
related in any way to the Site be commenced more than 1 year after the cause of
action arose. If this provision is found to be illegal or unenforceable, then
neither Party will elect to arbitrate any Dispute falling within that portion
of this provision found to be illegal or unenforceable and such Dispute shall
be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction within the courts listed for
jurisdiction above, and the Parties agree to submit to the personal
jurisdiction of that court.
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.
Exceptions to Informal Negotiations and Arbitration
The Parties agree that the following Disputes are not
subject to the above provisions concerning informal negotiations and binding
arbitration: (a) any Disputes seeking to enforce or protect, or concerning the
validity of, any of the intellectual property rights of a Party; (b) any
Dispute related to, or arising from, allegations of theft, piracy, invasion of
privacy, or unauthorized use; and (c) any claim for injunctive relief. If this
provision is found to be illegal or unenforceable, then neither Party will
elect to arbitrate any Dispute falling within that portion of this provision
found to be illegal or unenforceable and such Dispute shall be decided by a
court of competent jurisdiction within the courts listed for jurisdiction
above, and the Parties agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of that
court.
CORRECTIONS
There may be information on the Site that contains typographical
errors, inaccuracies, or omissions, including descriptions, pricing,
availability, and various other information. We reserve the right to correct
any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the information
on the Site at any time, without prior notice.
DISCLAIMER
THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN
AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND OUR
SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE
DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE AND
YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE
MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE
SITES CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO THE SITE AND WE WILL
ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (1) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR
INACCURACIES OF CONTENT AND MATERIALS, (2) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE,
OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE,
(3) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL
PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (4) ANY
INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE SITE, (5) ANY BUGS,
VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE
SITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (6) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT AND
MATERIALS OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE
OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE SITE.
WE DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT
OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SITE, ANY HYPERLINKED
WEBSITE, OR ANY WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER
ADVERTISING, AND WE WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND ANY THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF
PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY
MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE
CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS
BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL,
EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT,
LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE,
EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless,
including our subsidiaries, affiliates, and all of our respective officers,
agents, partners, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability,
claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, made by
any third party due to or arising out of: (1) your Contributions; (2) use of
the Site; (3) breach of these Terms of Use; (4) any breach of your
representations and warranties set forth in these Terms of Use; (5) your
violation of the rights of a third party, including but not limited to
intellectual property rights; or (6) any overt harmful act toward any other
user of the Site with whom you connected via the Site. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, we reserve the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive
defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us,
and you agree to cooperate, at your expense, with our defense of such claims.
We will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or
proceeding which is subject to this indemnification upon becoming aware of it.
USER DATA
We will maintain certain data that you transmit to the Site
for the purpose of managing the performance of the Site, as well as data
relating to your use of the Site. Although we perform regular routine backups
of data, you are solely responsible for all data that you transmit or that
relates to any activity you have undertaken using the Site. You agree that we
shall have no liability to you for any loss or corruption of any such data, and
you hereby waive any right of action against us arising from any such loss or
corruption of such data.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND SIGNATURES
Visiting the Site, sending us emails, and completing online
forms constitute electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic
communications, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and
other communications we provide to you electronically, via email and on the
Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing. YOU
HEREBY AGREE TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, CONTRACTS, ORDERS, AND OTHER
RECORDS, AND TO ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF NOTICES, POLICIES, AND RECORDS OF
TRANSACTIONS INITIATED OR COMPLETED BY US OR VIA THE SITE. You hereby waive any
rights or requirements under any statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, or
other laws in any jurisdiction which require an original signature or delivery
or retention of non-electronic records, or to payments or the granting of
credits by any means other than electronic means.
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.
MISCELLANEOUS
These Terms of Use and any policies or operating rules
posted by us on the Site or in respect to the Site constitute the entire
agreement and understanding between you and us. Our failure to exercise or
enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not operate as a waiver
of such right or provision. These Terms of Use operate to the fullest extent
permissible by law. We may assign any or all of our rights and obligations to
others at any time. We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage,
delay, or failure to act caused by any cause beyond our reasonable control. If
any provision or part of a provision of these Terms of Use is determined to be
unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is
deemed severable from these Terms of Use and does not affect the validity and
enforceability of any remaining provisions. There is no joint venture,
partnership, employment or agency relationship created between you and us as a
result of these Terms of Use or use of the Site. You agree that these Terms of
Use will not be construed against us by virtue of having drafted them. You
hereby waive any and all defenses you may have based on the electronic form of
these Terms of Use and the lack of signing by the parties hereto to execute
these Terms of Use.
CONTACT US
In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Site or to
receive further information regarding use of the Site, please contact us at:
BEMENDERFER LLC
PO Box 501812
Indianapolis, IN 46250
Phone: (317) 643-2386
support@bemenderfer.com