PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICES OR OTHERWISE AGREEING TO THIS AGREEMENT, YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT AND RECOGNIZE THAT YOU MAY BE WAIVING CERTAIN RIGHTS.
This Terms of Use Agreement (“Agreement”) is a legally binding agreement between you and BFTV, Inc. dba Smartcarting and its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, “Smartcarting” “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) and governs your access to and use of our websites, mobile and other online services or applications that link to this Agreement, (each a “Site,” and collectively the “Sites”) and the features, content, programs, and services, including our and other offerings we make available through the Sites (collectively with the Sites, the “Services”). By continuing to access and use the Services, you agree that such use is legally sufficient consideration under this Agreement.
THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A BINDING ARBITRATION AGREEMENT WHICH LIMITS YOUR RIGHTS TO BRING AN ACTION IN COURT, BRING A CLASS ACTION, AND HAVE DISPUTES DECIDED BY A JUDGE OR JURY, AS WELL AS PROVISIONS THAT LIMIT OUR LIABILITY TO YOU.
YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SERVICES AND/OR PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTESTS IS SUBJECT TO YOUR CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT, YOU MAY NOT USE THE SERVICES OR PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTESTS.
CONTINUED ACCESS AND USE OF THE SERVICES OR PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTESTS AFTER CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THIS AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE REVISED AGREEMENT THEN IN EFFECT. YOU AGREE THAT YOU WILL REVIEW THIS AGREEMENT PERIODICALLY AND THAT YOU SHALL BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY MODIFICATIONS TO IT.
We are committed to making the Services accessible for all users and will continue to take steps necessary to ensure compliance with applicable laws. If you have difficulty accessing any content, feature, or functionality of the Services, please Contact Us.
What’s Contained in This Agreement
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COMPLETE AGREEMENT
OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
All names, logos, text, designs, graphics, trade dress, characters, interfaces, code, software, images, sounds, videos, photographs, and other content appearing in or on the Services (“Content”) are protected intellectual property of, or used with permission or under license by, our Company. Such Content may be protected by copyright, trademark, patent, or other proprietary rights and laws. This includes the entire Content of each Site, copyrighted and protected as a collective work. All intellectual property rights associated with the Services, and related goodwill, are proprietary to us or our licensors. You do not acquire any right, title, or interest in any Content by accessing or using the Services. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Except as set forth below, the use of any Content available on the Services is strictly prohibited.
Subject to your compliance with this Agreement, we grant you a limited license to access and use the Services and their Content for personal and informational. No Content from the Services may be copied, reproduced, republished, performed, displayed, downloaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way without written permission of the rights owner, except that you may download or print one copy of specific Content or software made available for your downloading or printing for your personal, non-commercial home use, subject to your compliance with this Agreement and retain the same solely for as long as you continue to be permitted to access the Services. To use Content under such an exception, you must (i) keep any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices intact; (ii) use such Content pursuant to any licenses associated with such Content; (iii) not copy or post such Content on any networked computer or broadcast it in any media; (iv) make no modifications to any such Content; and (v) make no additional representations or warranties relating to such Content. Except as otherwise expressly authorized herein or in writing by us, you agree not to reproduce, modify, rent, lease, perform, display, transmit, loan, sell, distribute, or create derivative works based (in whole or in part) on all or any part of the Services or the Content.
YOUR AUTHORIZED USE OF THE SERVICES
While using the Services, you are required to comply with all applicable statutes, orders, regulations, rules, and other laws. You may not use the Services for any fraudulent or unlawful purpose, and you may not take any action to interfere with the Services or any other party’s use of the Services. In addition, we expect users of the Services to respect the rights and dignity of others. For example, you may not do any of the following without our consent:
Post, upload, share, transmit, distribute, facilitate distribution of, or otherwise make available to or through the Services any content that is unlawful, harmful, harassing, defamatory, threatening, intimidating, fraudulent, tortious, vulgar, obscene, hateful, pornographic, spam, discriminatory, violative of privacy or publicity rights, infringing of intellectual property or other proprietary rights, or otherwise objectionable in our sole discretion, including unauthorized or unsolicited advertising;
Post to or transmit through the Services any sensitive personally identifiable information about yourself or third parties, such as social security, credit card or bank account numbers, health or medical information, or other information concerning personal matters, unless specifically requested by us;
Reproduce, duplicate, copy, publicly display, frame, mirror, sell, resell, or otherwise exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of, use of, or access to the Services;
Impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity in connection with the Services, or express or imply that we endorse any statement you make;
Violate, or attempt to violate, the security of the Services;
Disseminate on the Services any viruses, worms, spyware, adware, or other malicious computer code, file, or program that is harmful or invasive or is intended to damage or hijack the operation of, or monitor the use of, any hardware, software, or equipment;
Use scripts, macros, or other automated means to impact the integrity of the Services;
Reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, or otherwise attempt to derive the method of operation of the Services;
Build a competitive product or service using the Services, build a product or service using similar ideas, features, functions, or graphics as the Services or determine whether the Services are within the scope of any patent;
Interfere in any manner with the operation or hosting of the Services or monitor the availability, performance, or functionality of the Services;
Use any data mining, bots, spiders, automated tools, or similar data gathering and extraction methods, directly or indirectly, on the Services or to collect any information from the Services or any other user of the Services;
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Assist or permit any persons in violating this Agreement or other applicable laws or rules governing the use of the Services.
Linking: You are granted a limited, non-exclusive right to create text hyperlinks to the Services for informational purposes, provided such links do not portray us in a false, misleading, derogatory or otherwise defamatory manner and provided that the linking website or service does not contain any material that is unlawful, harmful, harassing, defamatory, threatening, intimidating, fraudulent, tortious, vulgar, obscene, hateful, pornographic, spam, discriminatory, violative of privacy or publicity rights, infringing of intellectual property or other proprietary rights, or otherwise objectionable in our sole discretion, including unauthorized or unsolicited advertising. Additionally, notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to compliance with any instructions posted in the robots.txt file located in a website’s root directory, we grant to the operators of public search engines permission to use spiders to copy Content from the Services for the sole purpose of (and solely to the extent necessary for) creating publicly available, searchable indices of such Content, but not caches or archives of such Content, or for any machine-learning or training data purposes. We may revoke these permissions at any time.
DOWNLOADS
The Services may allow you to download certain Content, applications, software, and other information or materials. We make no representation that such download will be error or malware free or fit for a particular purpose. Certain downloads may be subject to a separate agreement either with us or a third party, for example an agreement with a mobile application store.
USER CONTENT
You are responsible for any information, text, posts, images, videos or other materials or content that you post on the Services, upload to us, or transmit through the Services (“User Content”). You agree, represent and warrant that any User Content you post on the Services or transmit through the Services is truthful, accurate, not misleading, and offered in good faith, and that you have the right to transmit such User Content. You shall not upload, post, or otherwise make available on or through the Services any User Content protected by copyright, trademark, or other proprietary right of any third party without the express written permission of the owner of such right(s). You shall be solely liable for any damages resulting from any infringement of copyright, trademark, proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting from such User Content.
PLEASE DO NOT POST OR SEND US ANY USER CONTENT, IDEAS, SUGGESTIONS, OR OTHER USER CONTENT THAT YOU WISH TO KEEP PRIVATE OR PROPRIETARY OR FOR WHICH YOU EXPECT TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION. By sending any ideas, concepts, know-how, proposals, techniques, suggestions, or other User Content to us, you agree that: (i) we are free to use such User Content for any purpose; (ii) such User Content will be deemed not to be confidential or proprietary; (iii) we may have something similar already under consideration or in development; and (iv) you are not entitled to any compensation or reimbursement of any kind from us under any circumstances unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing by us. Be aware that we have no obligation to keep User Content confidential unless explicitly stated.
User Content License: By submitting User Content to us directly or indirectly (including through any use of third-party social media platforms directed at us), you grant to us (or warrant that the owner of such information and material has expressly granted to us) a royalty-free, perpetual, sublicensable, irrevocable, and unrestricted right and license: (i) to use, reproduce, display, modify, adapt, publish, perform, translate, transmit, and distribute or otherwise make available to others such User Content (in whole or in part and for any purpose) worldwide; (ii) to incorporate such User Content in other works in any form, media, product, service, or technology now known or hereafter developed for any purpose, including sale, manufacture, or advertising (and to exercise all intellectual property rights associated with such products or other works); and (iii) to use your name, screen name, location, photograph, avatar, image, voice, and likeness provided in connection with the User Content in any and all media and for advertising or promotional purposes. You also hereby grant each user of the Services a non-exclusive license to access your User Content through the Services, and to, use, reproduce, distribute, display, and perform such User Content as permitted through the functionality of the Services and under this Agreement. Additionally, you irrevocably waive any “moral rights” or other rights with respect to attribution of authorship or integrity of your User Content that you may have under any applicable law or legal theory. Notwithstanding the foregoing, please note that any personally identifiable information you submit to us through our “Contact Us” forms or email interactions or other forms that are intended to be confidential will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy and will not be publicly disclosed, except as described in our Privacy Policy or otherwise approved by you.
ACCOUNTS
Certain sections and features of some of the Services are available only to users who have registered for an account (“Account”). We may reject, and you may not use, a user ID (or e-mail address) for any reason in our sole discretion. For example, we may reject a user ID (or e-mail address) (i) that is already being used by someone else; (ii) that may be construed as impersonating another person; (iii) that belongs to another person; (iv) that violates the intellectual property or other rights of any person; or (v) that is offensive. You may only have one active Account at any given time, and you may not allow other people to use your Account to access the Services.
If you maintain an Account, we expect you to accurately maintain and update any information about yourself that you have provided to us. You agree that you are responsible for all activities that occur under your Account, and for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and restricting access to your computer so others may not access the Services in violation of this Agreement. In addition, you agree to sign out from your Account at the end of each session if you are using a device that is shared with other people.
You agree to notify us of any unauthorized use of your Account username, log-in ID, password, or any other breach of security that you become aware of involving or relating to the Services by contacting us as soon as possible. We reserve the right to take any and all actions we deem necessary or reasonable to maintain the security of the Services and your Account, including without limitation, terminating your Account, changing your password, or requesting information to authorize transactions on your Account. WE EXPLICITLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL LOSSES AND DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION.
DESCRIPTIONS, TESTIMONIALS, OPINIONS
Some Services may contain blogs with information about how to use our solutions or statements about the services’ effectiveness. Some of these statements are not written by us and do not represent our opinion. Other statements may be written by us but are not a representation or warranty about a product and should not be relied upon as such.
Similarly, Services may present you with information on events, partner products, and the like. This is presented for informational purposes only and should not be considered our endorsement of same.
Descriptions and graphic representations of our solutions on the Services are for informational purposes only and may not completely reflect the current product or its packaging. We reserve the right to change solution descriptions at any time, and we are not responsible for variations between a solution description and the actual solution. Technological issues, such as your device settings, may alter how a solution appears on the Services.
THIRD-PARTY CONTENT AND LINKS
Any information, statements, opinions, or other information provided by third-parties and made available on the Services are those of the respective author(s) and not us. We do not guarantee the validity, accuracy, completeness or reliability of any opinion, advice, service, offer, statement, or other third-party content on the Services.
We may provide on the Services, solely as a convenience to users, links to websites, social media pages, mobile applications, or other services operated by other entities. If you click these links, you will leave the Services. If you decide to visit any external link, you do so at your own risk, and it is your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses or other destructive elements. We do not make any warranty or representation regarding, or endorse or otherwise sponsor, any linked websites, services, or the information appearing thereon or any of the products or services described thereon. Links do not imply that we are legally authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo, or copyright symbol displayed in or accessible through the links; or that any linked website or service is authorized to use any of our trademarks, logos, or copyright symbols.
We may maintain a presence on and link to social media websites, including Facebook, LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, and others (collectively, “Social Media Pages”), to provide a place for people to learn more about us and our products and to share experiences with our products. When you visit these Social Media Pages, you are no longer on the Services, but rather a website operated by a third party. All comments, visuals, and other materials posted by visitors to our Social Media Pages do not necessarily reflect our opinions, values, or ideas. All visitors to our Social Media Pages must comply with the respective social media platform’s terms of use.
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES, APPLICATIONS, SERVICES AND RESOURCES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION, DATA, ADVERTISING, PRODUCTS, OR OTHER MATERIALS ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH SUCH THIRD-PARTIES, IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE APPLICABLE TO SUCH SITES AND RESOURCES.
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT NOTICES
It is our policy to expeditiously respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). This section describes the information that should be present in these notices and the take down procedure we follow with respect to allegedly infringing material. If we receive proper notification of claimed copyright infringement, our response to these notices may include removing or disabling access to the allegedly infringing material and/or terminating or suspending users. If we remove or disable access in response to such a notice, we will make a good-faith attempt to contact the provider of the allegedly infringing content so that they may make a counter notification pursuant to the DMCA. It is our policy to accommodate and not interfere with standard technical measures used by copyright owners to identify or protect their copyrighted works that we determine are reasonable under the circumstances.
If you believe that any Content on the Services infringes upon any copyright which you own or control, you may send a written notification to our designated copyright agent (the “Designated Agent”), identified below, with the following information:
A description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed, with sufficient detail so that we can identify the alleged infringing material;
The URL or other specific location on the Services that contains the alleged infringing material described in above, with reasonably sufficient information to enable us to locate the alleged infringing material;
Your name, mailing address, telephone number and email address;
The electronic or physical signature of the owner of the copyright or a person authorized to act on the owner’s behalf;
A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
A statement by you that the information contained in your notice is accurate and that you attest under penalty of perjury that you are the copyright owner or that you are authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
Designated Agent: [INSERT]
Email: [INSERT]
Address: [INSERT]
Phone: [INSERT]
To notify the provider of the allegedly infringing material to which we have removed or disabled access, we may forward a copy of your infringement notice, including your name and email address to the provider of the allegedly infringing material.
We may terminate users who, in our sole discretion, are deemed to be repeat infringers. Knowingly misrepresenting in a notification that material is infringing can subject you to damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees, incurred by us or the alleged infringer. If you receive an infringement notification from us, you may file a counter notification pursuant with our Designated Agent pursuant to the DMCA. To file a counter notification, please provide our Designated Agent with the following information:
Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access was disabled;
Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address;
The following statement: “I consent to the jurisdiction of [insert one of the following: (1) “the Federal District Court in which my mailing address is located”, or (2) if you reside outside of the United States, “the United States District Court for the Southern District of California”]”;
The following statement: “I will accept service of process from [insert the name of the person who submitted the infringement notification] or his/her agent”;
The following statement: “I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that the affected material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled”; and
Your signature, in physical or electronic form.
Upon receipt of valid counter notification, we will promptly provide the person who provided the original infringement notification with a copy of your counter notification and inform that person that we will replace the removed material or cease disabling access to it in ten (10) business days. Further, we will replace the removed material and cease disabling access to it not less than ten (10), nor more than fourteen (14), business days following receipt of your counter notice, unless the Designated Agent first receives notice from the person who submitted the original infringement notification that such person has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain you from engaging in infringing activity relating to the material on the Services.
UPDATES TO THIS AGREEMENT
We may revise or otherwise change or update this Agreement from time to time. We will use reasonable efforts to notify you of such changes. However, please check the “Last Updated” legend at the top of this page to see when this Agreement was last revised. When changes are made to this Agreement, they will become immediately effective when published on this page unless otherwise noted. We encourage you to periodically review this Agreement―there may have been changes to our policies that may affect you. If you do not agree to the Agreement as modified, then you must discontinue your use of the Services. Your continued use of the Services will signify your continued agreement to this Agreement as revised. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you of material changes to this Agreement. Such efforts might include posting notice on the Services, an email to the address we have on file, or a message in your Account.
OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND POLICIES
This Agreement applies exclusively to your access to, and use of, the Services and does not alter in any way the terms or conditions of any other agreement you may have with us for solutions, services, programs or otherwise. Additional terms, conditions, and/or policies may apply to use of specific portions of the Services and are included as part of this Agreement, whether they reference this Agreement or not.
Other policies and agreements are typically found by navigating the Services, typically by checking website headers and footers.
Any sweepstakes, s, or other promotions made available through the Services may be governed by specific rules that are separate from this Agreement. By participating in any such promotion, you will become subject to those rules, which may vary from the terms set forth herein and which, in addition to describing such promotion, may have eligibility requirements, such as certain age or geographic restrictions. It is your responsibility to read the applicable rules to determine whether your participation, registration, submission, and/or entry are valid; you agree to read and abide by the applicable rules.
We have also adopted a Privacy Policy that you should refer to in order to fully understand how we use and collect information. To learn about our privacy practices, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
Should we employ you, none of the materials provided on a Site constitute or should be considered part of an employment contract or an offer for employment.
IMPORTANT LEGAL TERMS
Termination
The Services and this Agreement are in effect until terminated by you or us. We may terminate this Agreement by notifying you using any contact information we have about you or by posting such termination on the Services, including in your Account. You may terminate this Agreement by providing written notice of termination, including your detailed contact information and any Account information or other Site credentials, to us using the information in the Contact Us section. In addition to any right or remedy that may be available to us under applicable law, we may suspend, limit, or terminate all or a portion of your access to the Services or any of their features at any time with or without notice and with or without cause, including without limitation, if we believe that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of this Agreement. We may be protected for liability from these actions under the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. § 230.
The provisions of this Agreement concerning protection of intellectual property rights, authorized use, user submitted content, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnity, and disputes, as well as any other provisions that by their nature should survive, shall survive any such termination.
Upon any such termination, (i) you must destroy all Content obtained from the Services and all copies thereof; (ii) you will immediately cease all use of and access to the Services; (iii) we may delete or disable access to any of your User Content at any time; and (iv) we may delete your Account at any time. You agree that if your use of the Services is terminated pursuant to this Agreement, you will not attempt to use the Services under any name, real or assumed, and further agree that if you violate this restriction after being terminated, you will indemnify and hold us harmless from any and all liability that we may incur therefore. Your use of the Services after termination will be a violation of this Section, which survives any termination.
Even after the termination of this Agreement, your Account, access to the Services, or any User Content you have submitted may remain on the Services indefinitely.
Children
The Services are not designed to appeal to minors, and we do not knowingly attempt to solicit or receive any information from children under thirteen (13) years of age. YOU MUST BE AT LEAST THIRTEEN (13) YEARS OF AGE TO ACCESS AND USE THE SERVICES. If you are under the age of majority in your home state, which is eighteen (18) years in most states, you may not establish an Account, and you should use the Services only with the supervision of a parent or guardian who agrees to be bound by this Agreement. Additionally, certain Services or sections of the Services, as well as promotions, programs, and commerce we may offer on the Services, may be explicitly limited to people over the age of majority. If you are not old enough to access the Services or certain sections or features of the Services, you should not attempt to do so.
Disclaimer of Warranty
WE DO NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE, VALIDITY, ACCURACY, OR RELIABILITY OF THE CONTENT AVAILABLE ON THE SERVICES OR ANY OTHER SITES LINKED TO OR FROM THE SERVICES. DOWNLOADING OR OTHERWISE OBTAINING ANY CONTENT THROUGH THE SERVICES IS DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SERVICES AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND ON AN “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
Limitation of Liability
WE AND OUR AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, DIVISIONS AND RELATED COMPANIES AS WELL AS OUR AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND RETAILERS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “RELEASEES”) WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, CONTENT OR EXTERNAL LINKS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES CAUSED BY OR RELATED TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DEFECTS, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, OR ANY COMPUTER VIRUS OR FAILURE.
RELEASEES WILL ALSO NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY LOSS OF DATA OR PROFITS, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. RELEASEES ALSO SHALL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ACTS, OMISSIONS OR CONDUCT OF ANY USER OR OTHER THIRD-PARTY.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
REGARDLESS OF THE PREVIOUS SENTENCES, IF WE ARE FOUND TO BE LIABLE, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD-PARTY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF THE ACTUAL TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED BY US FROM YOU IN THE SIX (6) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR THE LOWEST LIABILITY LIMITATION ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold us and the Releasees and all of our directors, officers, employees, agents, shareholders, successors, assigns, and contractors harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, suits, actions, liabilities, judgments, losses, costs (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees), or other expenses that arise directly or indirectly out of or from (i) your breach of any provision of this Agreement; (ii) your activities in connection with the Services; or (iii) User Content or other information you provide to us through the Services. 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 with our defense of these claims. We will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding upon becoming aware of it.
Consent to Communication
When you use the Services or send communications to us through the Services, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive electronically any communications related to your use of the Services. We may communicate with you by email or by posting notices on the Services. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that are provided to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. All notices from us intended for receipt by you shall be deemed delivered and effective when sent to the email address you provide to us. Please note that by submitting User Content, creating an Account, or otherwise providing us with your email address, postal address or phone number, you are agreeing that we or our agents may contact you at that address or number in a manner consistent with our Privacy Policy.
Severability
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, it shall be replaced in interpretation by a valid and enforceable term that most closely aligns with the intent of the original provision. If that is not possible, the provision shall be removed, and the rest of the Agreement will be enforceable.
Assignment
We may assign this Agreement at any time with or without notice to you. You may not assign or sublicense this Agreement or any of your rights or obligations under this Agreement without our prior written consent.
DISPUTES, ARBITRATION, AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY – IT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT OR TO PURSUE CLAIMS IN A CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY.
ARBITRATION USES A NEUTRAL ARBITRATOR INSTEAD OF A JUDGE OR JURY, ALLOWS FOR MORE LIMITED DISCOVERY THAN IN COURT, AND IS SUBJECT TO VERY LIMITED REVIEW BY COURTS. YOU MAY CHOOSE TO BE REPRESENTED BY A LAWYER IN ARBITRATION OR PROCEED WITHOUT ONE. THIS ARBITRATION PROVISION SHALL SURVIVE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF, HOWEVER, EITHER THE CLASS ACTION WAIVER OR COORDINATED CLAIMS PROVISION BELOW ARE FOUND INVALID, THEN THE SPECIFIC INVALID PROVISION WILL BE UNENFORCEABLE AND WILL BE SEVERED AND THE REMAINDER OF THE ARBITRATION PROVISIONS WILL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE.
Agreement to Binding Arbitration
You and we agree that any dispute, claim or controversy, including those known or unknown that may be later discovered, arising out of or relating to any aspect of our relationship, including, without limitation, your use or attempted use of the Services, all matters relating to or arising from this Agreement, our Privacy Policy, or any other agreements between you and Company, including, the validity and enforceability of this agreement to arbitrate (each, a “Dispute”), shall be resolved by binding arbitration in Los Angeles, California before one arbitrator, unless an exception applies as stated below. If the arbitrator finds this location to be unreasonably burdensome to you, a new location may be selected or arbitration may be conducted over the phone, using video conferencing, or similar. You may be entitled to an in-person hearing near your place of residence. The arbitration shall be administered by JAMS pursuant to its Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures and in accordance with the Expedited Procedures in those Rules (collectively, the “JAMS Rules”), as those Rules exist on the effective date of this Agreement, including without limitation Rules 16.1 and 16.2 of the JAMS Rules. Judgment on any award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. This clause shall not preclude parties from seeking provisional remedies in aid of arbitration from a court of appropriate jurisdiction.
Exceptions to Arbitration
Notwithstanding the parties’ decision to resolve all disputes through arbitration, either party may bring an action in state or federal court that only asserts claims for patent infringement or invalidity, copyright infringement, piracy, moral rights violations, trademark infringement, and/or trade secret misappropriation. Excluded claims are subject to the governing law provision below. Either party may also seek relief in a small claims court for any individual disputes or claims within the scope of that court’s jurisdiction. If an arbitration is filed, before the arbitrator is formally appointed, either party can send written notice to the opposing party and the applicable arbitration provider that it wants the case decided by a small claims court, after which the arbitration provider may close the case.
JURY TRIAL & CLASS ACTION WAIVER
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AND WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT WE ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY. YOU AND WE FURTHER AGREE THAT ANY CLAIMS OR ARBITRATION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS; YOU AND WE AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR OUR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING; CLASS ARBITRATIONS AND CLASS ACTIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED AND YOU ARE AGREEING TO GIVE UP THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ARBITRATION OR CLASS ACTION. IF YOU OPT-OUT OF THESE ARBITRATION PROVISIONS AS SET FORTH BELOW, THIS CLASS ACTION WAIVER STILL APPLIES. Further, unless both you and we agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims with your claims and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. If this specific provision is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of this arbitration provision shall be null and void. The arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by that party’s individual claim.
Seeking Arbitration
If you elect to seek arbitration or file a small claim court action, you must first send to us, by certified mail, a written notice of your claim (“Notice”). The Notice to us must be addressed to: BFTV, Inc. dba FirstMedia 10824 Burbank Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601. If we initiate arbitration, we will send a written Notice to an email address you have previously provided to us, if available. We may also use any other means to contact you, including a message in your Account. A Notice, whether sent by you or by us, must (i) describe the nature and basis of the claim or dispute; and (ii) set forth the specific relief sought (“Demand”). If you and we do not reach an agreement to resolve the claim within thirty (30) days after the Notice is received, you or we may commence an arbitration proceeding or file a claim in small claims court. Arbitration forms can be downloaded from.
Fees
You and we agree that for any arbitration you initiate, you will pay the filing fee up to US $250 and we will pay the remaining JAMS fees and costs in accordance with the JAMS Rules. For any arbitration initiated by us, we will pay all JAMS fees and costs.
Hearing
If your claim is for US $10,000 or less, we agree that you may choose whether the arbitration will be conducted solely on the basis of documents submitted to the arbitrator, through a telephonic or video hearing, or by an in-person hearing as established by the JAMS Rules. If your claim exceeds US $10,000, the right to a hearing will be determined by the JAMS Rules. In the event the arbitration will be conducted solely on the basis of submitted documents, the arbitrator’s decision and award will be made and delivered within six (6) months of the selection of the arbitrator, unless extended by the arbitrator. Except as expressly set forth herein, the payment of all filing, administration, and arbitrator fees will be governed by the JAMS Rules.
Award
In the event arbitration awards you damages of an amount at least US $100 greater than our last documented settlement offer, we will pay your awarded damages or US $2,500, whichever is greater.
Injunctive Relief
Notwithstanding the foregoing, you and we both agree that you or we may sue in court to enjoin infringement or other misuse of intellectual property rights or in other scenarios where injunctive relief is appropriate. In the event a court or arbitrator having jurisdiction finds any portion of this Agreement unenforceable, that portion shall not be effective, and the remainder of the Agreement shall remain effective. No waiver, express or implied, by either party of any breach of or default under this Agreement will constitute a continuing waiver of such breach or default or be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.
Confidentiality
You and we shall maintain the confidential nature of the arbitration proceeding and the Award, including the hearing, except as may be necessary to prepare for or conduct the arbitration hearing on the merits, or except as may be necessary in connection with a court application for a preliminary remedy, a judicial challenge to an award or its enforcement, or unless otherwise required by law or judicial decision.
Coordinated Proceedings
If twenty-five (25) or more individuals initiate Notices of dispute with us raising similar claims, and counsel for the individuals bringing the claims are the same or are coordinated for these individuals (“Coordinated Claims”), the claims shall proceed in arbitration in a coordinated proceeding. Counsel for the individuals and our counsel shall each select ten (10) cases to proceed first in arbitration in a bellwether proceeding (“Test Cases”). The remaining cases shall not be filed in arbitration until the first ten (10) have been resolved. If the parties are unable to resolve the remaining cases after the conclusion of the Test Cases, each side may select another twenty-five (25) cases to proceed to arbitration for a second bellwether proceeding. This process may continue until the parties have determined an objective methodology to make an offer to resolve each and every outstanding claim. A court will have authority to enforce this clause and, if necessary, to enjoin the mass filing of arbitration demands against us. Individuals bringing Coordinated Claims shall be responsible for up to US $250 of their filing fees or the maximum permissible under the applicable arbitration rules. All applicable statutes of limitations and defenses based upon the passage of time will be tolled while the Coordinated Proceedings specified in this Section are pending. We will take such action, if any, required to effectuate such tolling.
Governing Law
This Agreement and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, exclusive of conflict or choice of law rules. You and we acknowledge that this Agreement evidences a transaction involving interstate commerce. Notwithstanding the provision in the preceding paragraph with respect to applicable substantive law, any arbitration conducted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C., Secs. 1-16).
Punitive Damage and Limitation of Liability
In any arbitration arising out of or related to this Agreement, the arbitrator is not empowered to award punitive or exemplary damages, except where permitted by statute, and the parties waive any right to recover any such damages. In any arbitration arising out of or related to this Agreement, the arbitrator may not award any incidental, indirect, or consequential damages, including damages for lost profits.
30 Day Right to Opt Out
You have the right to opt-out and not be bound by the arbitration agreement and class action waiver provisions in this Section by sending written notice of your decision to opt-out to the following email address: [email protected], using the subject line “Arbitration Opt-Out.” The notice must be sent within 30 days of the date on which you first became subject to this Agreement; otherwise you shall be bound to arbitrate disputes in accordance with the terms of this Section. If you opt-out of these arbitration provisions, Company also will not be bound by them. Note, however, if you opt-out of these arbitration provisions, the class action waiver still applies.
Severance of Arbitration Agreement
If the clauses concerning and describing the procedures and obligations related to Coordinated Claims and Test Case procedures is or becomes invalid or unenforceable, then the remaining entire arbitration agreement and any clauses concerning, relating to, specifying, or otherwise describing the arbitration agreement shall be severed from this Agreement. However, any duty of confidentiality whether or not such duty is connected with arbitration shall survive such severance.
California Residents
If you are a California resident, you will not be required to pay the fees and costs incurred by the opposing party if you do not prevail.
TERMS FOR USERS IN CERTAIN GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS
New Jersey Residents
If you are a consumer residing in New Jersey, the following provisions of this Agreement do not apply to you (and do not limit any rights that you may have) to the extent that they are unenforceable under New Jersey law: (i) Disclaimer of Warranty; (ii) Limitation of Liability; (iii) Indemnity; and (iv) under the Disputes, Arbitration, and Class Action Waiver section and the governing law provisions (solely to the extent that your rights as a consumer residing in New Jersey are required to be governed by New Jersey law). According to N.J.S.A. 56:12-16, you may have additional rights if you are a New Jersey resident and other provisions of this Agreement are found to violate an established legal right.
California Residents
Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California users are entitled to the following consumer rights notice: California residents may reach the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs by mail at 1625 North Market Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at or .
If you are a California resident, you agree to consciously waive all claims, both known and unknown that may be later discovered and expressly forgo and waive all protections as by California Civil Code Section 1542, which states, “[a] general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.” By using this Site, you agree that these California Civil Code Section 1542 protections no longer apply to you.
INTERNATIONAL USERS
Each claim or statement about the effectiveness of our products or comparing the effectiveness of our products is expressly limited to the United States, unless otherwise disclosed. The products referred to on the Services may only be available in the territory to which the Services are directed and may not be available in your country. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION THAT THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS ON THE SERVICES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE INFORMATION AND OTHER MATERIALS PROMOTING THE PRODUCTS IDENTIFIED ON THE SERVICES, ARE APPROPRIATE OR AVAILABLE FOR USE IN OTHER LOCATIONS OTHER THAN THE LOCATION FOR WHICH THE SERVICES ARE DIRECTED. WE DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES OR ANY PART THEREOF IS APPROPRIATE OR AVAILABLE FOR USE IN ANY PARTICULAR JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES. If you choose to access the Services, you do so on your own initiative and at your own risk, and you are responsible for complying with all local statutes, orders, regulations, rules, and other laws. You are also subject to United States export controls and are responsible for any violations of such controls, including without limitation any United States embargoes or other federal rules and regulations restricting exports.
Despite the above, as a consumer you will benefit from any mandatory provisions of the law of the country in which you are a resident. Nothing in this Agreement affects your rights as a consumer to rely on such mandatory provisions of local law. The local law of your jurisdiction may entitle you to have a dispute relating to this Agreement heard by your local courts. This Agreement does not limit any such rights that you have that apply. HOWEVER, BY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, WE DO NOT CONSENT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY COURTS OTHER THAN THOSE REFERENCED IN THIS AGREEMENT AND WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONTEST THAT IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY OTHER COURT. We may limit the Services’ availability, in whole or in part, to any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction we choose, at any time and in our sole discretion. This Agreement, as well as all other documents related to it, including notices and correspondence, will be in the English language only.
THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY TO YOU, AND SUPERSEDE CONFLICTING TERMS IN THE AGREEMENT, IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT OF THE NAMED JURISDICTION OR TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW:
Australia
Nothing in this Agreement is intended to exclude, modify, or limit the Australian Consumer Law (“ACL”). We do not give any guarantee or warranties or make any representation of any kind, express or implied, with respect to: (i) use or operation of the Services including the currency, accuracy, suitability, or reliability of any information obtained through the Services; (ii) the condition, suitability, quality, fitness, or safety of any products or services supplied by the Company pursuant to this Agreement; or (iii) the information you receive about using the product or your use of that product or that information.
PROVISIONS OF THE COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010 (CTH) AND AUSTRALIAN CONSUMER LAW AND OTHER STATUTES IN SOME CASES EITHER CANNOT BE EXCLUDED, RESTRICTED OR MODIFIED; OR CAN ONLY BE RESTRICTED OR MODIFIED TO A LIMITED EXTENT. IF ANY PROVISIONS OF THOSE TYPES DO APPLY, THEN TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW COMPANY’S LIABILITY UNDER THOSE PROVISIONS IS LIMITED AS FOLLOWS. COMPANY’S LIABILITY IS LIMITED, AT ITS OPTION – IN THE CASE OF GOODS, TO REPLACEMENT OF THE GOODS OR THE SUPPLY OF EQUIVALENT GOODS; OR REPAIR OF THE GOODS; OR PAYMENT OF THE COST OF REPLACING THE GOODS OR OF ACQUIRING EQUIVALENT GOODS; OR PAYMENT OF THE COST OF HAVING THE GOODS REPAIRED; AND IN THE CASE OF SERVICES, TO SUPPLYING THE SERVICES AGAIN OR THE PAYMENT OF THE COST OF HAVING THE SERVICES SUPPLIED AGAIN.
If we amend the terms and conditions of this Agreement from time to time, we will notify you of any changes by any reasonable means, including by posting the revised terms (or a link to the revised terms) on our Site. By continuing to use the Services, you consent to any amendments.
To the extent that we have a right to terminate this Agreement, we will notify you of our intention and the reason for that action. You will then have fourteen (14) days to respond to the notice by rectifying the breach (where possible) and/or providing a reason why we should not take action. We will review any response provided by you and advise you of our decision, which is final. During the review period, we may take any one or more of the actions referred to in this Agreement including termination of this Agreement or a Site.
In addition, if this Agreement is terminated for any reason, upon request to delete User Content containing your personal information, we will provide you with reasonable assistance in response to your request. If you believe your account has been terminated in error, please contact us using the contact details below. The following sections will survive termination:
Canada
L’acheteur confirme son intention expresse que cet accord, ainsi que tous les documents connexes, soient rédigés en langue anglaise uniquement, y compris tous les avis et la correspondance.
Quebec Customers: For Quebec customers (or customers from other Canadian provinces where applicable) we will, if required, at least thirty (30) days before the amendment comes into force, send a written notice drawn up clearly and legibly, setting out the following: (i) the new clause only, or the amended clause and the clause as it read formerly; (ii) the date of the coming into force of the amendment; and (iii) the customer’s right to refuse the amendment and rescind; or, in the case of a contract involving sequential performance where the amendment entails an increase in the customer’s obligations or a reduction in our obligations, the customer may cancel the contract without cost, penalty, or cancellation indemnity by sending us a notice to that effect no later than thirty (30) days after the amendment comes into force.
Dispute Resolution: The arbitration requirements of this Agreement will not apply to you if any such provision is unenforceable under the laws of your Canadian province of residence.
Cancellation Rights: Residents of certain provinces may have the right to cancel the provisions of certain purchases as required by local law. We will honor such cancellation rights.
Privacy and Consumer Complaints: Under relevant consumer protection laws, you are entitled to the following consumer rights notice: If you have a question or complaint regarding the Services, please send an e-mail to [email protected]. You may also contact us by writing to BFTV, Inc. dba FirstMedia 10824 Burbank Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601.
European Union
Children: You may not use the Services if you are under the age of sixteen (16).
Exceptions to Liability Limitations: Nothing in this Agreement excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by applicable law.
ARBITRATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND SUBJECT TO THE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION DIRECTIVE (2013/11/EU) AND THE ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION REGULATION (EU 524/2013) (AND ANY IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS IN EACH MEMBER STATE OF THE EU); THE AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE IN THE AGREEMENT WILL NOT APPLY TO YOU IF NOT PERMITTED BY LAW.
United Kingdom
Children: You may not use the Services if you are under the age of sixteen (16).
Exceptions to Liability Limitations: Nothing in this Agreement excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by applicable law.
ARBITRATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND SUBJECT TO THE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION DIRECTIVE (2013/11/EU) AND THE ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION REGULATION (EU 524/2013) (OR ANY SUCCESSOR TO THESE ENACTED BY THE UK POST BREXIT). THE AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT APPLY TO YOU IF NOT PERMITTED BY LAW.
CONTACT US
If you have questions about this Agreement, or if you have technical questions about the operation of the Services, please contact us through this online form or by writing us at [email protected].