Last
updated
March 3,
2024
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
These
Terms of Service
constitute a legally binding agreement made between you,
whether personally or on behalf of an entity (“you”) and MatterSnail, LLC
("Company
", “we”, “us”, or
“our”), concerning your access to and use of the https://mattersnail.com website as well as any other media
form, media channel, mobile website or mobile application related, linked, or otherwise connected
thereto (collectively, the “Site”).
We are registered in
North Carolina, United States
and have our registered office at
4030 Wake Forest Rd
,
STE 349
,
Raleigh
, NC
27609
.
You agree that by accessing the
Site, you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of these
Terms of Service
. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE
TERMS OF SERVICE
, 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 Service
at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the
“Last updated” date of these
Terms of Service
, and you waive any right to receive specific notice
of each such change. Please ensure that you check the applicable Terms every time you use our Site
so that you understand which Terms apply. 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 Service
by your continued use of the Site after the date
such revised
Terms of Service
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 not tailored to comply with industry-specific regulations (Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), etc.), so if your
interactions would be subjected to such laws, you may not use this Site. You may not use the Site in a
way that would violate the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).
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.
2. 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, international copyright
laws, 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 Service
, 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.
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 Service
;
(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).
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.
We accept the following forms of payment:
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American
Express
- Discover
- 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.
All purchases are non-refundable.
You can cancel your subscription at any time
by logging into
your account or 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 hello@mattersnail.com.
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:
- 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.
- Trick,
defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn
sensitive account information such as user
passwords.
- Circumvent,
disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the 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.
- Disparage,
tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the
Site.
- Use
any information obtained from the Site in order to harass, abuse, or harm
another person.
- Make
improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or
misconduct.
- Use
the Site in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or
regulations.
- Engage
in unauthorized framing of or linking to the
Site.
- Upload
or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or
other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming
(continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s
uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Site or modifies, impairs, disrupts,
alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or
maintenance of the Site.
- Engage
in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or
messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and
extraction tools.
- Delete
the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any
Content.
- Attempt
to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another
user.
- Upload
or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a
passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including
without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats (“gifs”), 1×1 pixels, web
bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as “spyware” or
“passive collection mechanisms” or “pcms”).
- Interfere
with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Site or the networks or services
connected to the Site.
- Harass,
annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in
providing any portion of the Site to you.
- Attempt
to bypass any measures of the Site designed to prevent or restrict access to the
Site, or any portion of the Site.
- Copy
or adapt the Site’s software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML,
JavaScript, or other code.
- Except
as permitted by applicable law, decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse
engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the
Site.
- 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.
- Use
a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the
Site.
- 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.
- 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.
-
Use the Site to advertise or offer to sell goods and services.
-
Sell or otherwise transfer your profile.
8. 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:
- The creation, distribution,
transmission, public display, or performance, and the accessing, downloading, or copying of your
Contributions do not and will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the
copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights of any third party.
- You are the creator and owner of or
have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, releases, and permissions to use and to authorize us,
the Site, and other users of the Site to use your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the
Site and these
Terms of Service
.
- 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 Service
.
- Your Contributions are not false,
inaccurate, or misleading.
- Your Contributions are not
unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, pyramid schemes, chain letters,
spam, mass mailings, or other forms of solicitation.
- Your Contributions are not obscene,
lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, harassing, libelous, slanderous, or otherwise objectionable (as
determined by us).
- Your Contributions do not ridicule,
mock, disparage, intimidate, or abuse anyone.
- Your Contributions are not used to
harass or threaten (in the legal sense of those terms) any other person and to promote violence
against a specific person or class of people.
- Your Contributions do not violate any
applicable law, regulation, or rule.
- Your Contributions do not violate the
privacy or publicity rights of any third party.
- Your Contributions do not violate any
applicable law concerning child pornography, or otherwise intended to protect the health or
well-being of minors.
- Your Contributions do not include any
offensive comments that are connected to race, national origin, gender, sexual preference, or
physical handicap.
- Your Contributions do not otherwise
violate, or link to material that violates, any provision of these
Terms of Service
, or any applicable law or regulation.
Any use of the Site in violation
of the foregoing violates these
Terms of Service
and may result in, among other things, termination or
suspension of your rights to use the Site.
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.
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.
11. 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 Service
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
Third-Party 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.
THIRD-PARTY FULFILLMENT SERVICES
We contract with a third-party for document printing, mailing, electronic delivery,
tracking, and other fulfillment services. You are not required to open or maintain an
account with our contract fulfillment partner. Your document mailing orders will be
fulfilled by:
EDEX Information Systems Inc. ("EDEXIS" or "EDEX Mailing")
PO Box 665, Jackson, CA 95642 / edexis.com / 209-223-3461
12. 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 Service
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 Service
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 Service
.
We reserve the
right, but not the obligation, to: (1) monitor the Site for violations of these
Terms of Service
; (2) take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in
our sole discretion, violates the law or these
Terms of Service
, 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.
We
care about data privacy and security. Please review our Privacy Policy:
https://mattersnail.com/privacy
. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated
into these
Terms of Service
. Please be advised the Site is hosted in the United States
. If you access the Site from any other region of the world
with laws or other requirements governing personal data collection, use, or disclosure that
differ from applicable laws in
the United States
, then through your continued use of the Site,
you
are transferring your data to
the United States
, and you agree to have your data transferred to and processed in
the United States
.
These
Terms of Service
shall remain in full force and effect while you use the
Site. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE
TERMS OF SERVICE
, 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 SERVICE
OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. WE MAY TERMINATE
YOUR USE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE SITE OR DELETE
YOUR
ACCOUNT AND
ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION THAT YOU POSTED AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT WARNING, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION.
If
we terminate
or suspend your account for any reason, you are prohibited from registering and
creating a new account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of
any third party, even if you may be acting on behalf of the third party. In
addition to terminating or suspending your account, we reserve the right to
take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil,
criminal, and injunctive redress.
16. MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS
We reserve the
right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the 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 Service
will be construed to obligate us to maintain and support
the Site or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases in connection therewith.
These
Terms of Service
and your use of the Site are governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of
the State
of
__________
applicable to
agreements made and to be entirely performed within
the State of
__________
, without regard to its conflict of law principles.
To expedite resolution and control
the cost of any dispute, controversy, or claim related to these
Terms of Service
(each "Dispute" and collectively, the
“Disputes”) brought by either you or us (individually, a “Party” and collectively, the
“Parties”), the Parties agree to first attempt to negotiate any Dispute (except those Disputes
expressly provided below) informally for at least thirty (30)
days before initiating arbitration. Such informal negotiations commence upon written notice from
one Party to the other Party.
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
AAA’s 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
Wake County,
North Carolina
. 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
Wake County,
North Carolina
, and the Parties hereby consent to, and waive all defenses of lack of personal
jurisdiction, and forum non conveniens with respect to venue and jurisdiction in such
state and federal courts
. Application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and
the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act (UCITA) are excluded from these
Terms of Service
.
In no event
shall any Dispute brought by either Party related in any way to the Site be commenced more than one (1) years 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.
19. 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.
20. 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 SITE’S 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.
21. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
IN
NO EVENT WILL WE
OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST REVENUE,
LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
NOTWITHSTANDING
ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY
CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO
THE AMOUNT PAID,
IF ANY, BY YOU TO US
DURING THE SIX (6) MONTH
PERIOD PRIOR TO ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING
.
CERTAIN US STATE LAWS AND
INTERNATIONAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF
CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR
ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
22. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless, including our subsidiaries,
affiliates, and all of our respective officers, agents, partners, and employees, from and against any loss,
damage, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, made by any third party
due to or arising out of:
(1) your Contributions;
(2) use of the Site; (3) breach of these
Terms of Service
; (4) any breach of your representations and warranties set
forth in these
Terms of Service
; (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.
23. 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.
24. 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.
25. CALIFORNIA USERS AND RESIDENTS
If
any complaint with us is not satisfactorily resolved, you can contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the
Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 North Market
Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, California 95834 or by telephone at (800) 952-5210 or (916) 445-1254.
26. MISCELLANEOUS
These
Terms of Service
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 Service
shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. These
Terms of Service
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 Service
is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that
provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these
Terms of Service
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 Service
or use of the Site. You agree that these
Terms of Service
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 Service
and the lack of signing by the parties hereto to execute these
Terms of Service
.
27. 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:
MatterSnail, LLC
4030 Wake Forest Rd
STE 349
Raleigh
, NC
27609
United States
hello@mattersnail.com