TERMS OF SERVICE
Last updated February 15, 2024
AGREEMENT TO OUR LEGAL TERMS
We are
Social Study Media , doing business as SWEATBASE ("Company," "we," "us," "our"), a company registered in
__________, United States
at 10 Roswell Street Suite 212,
Alpharetta
30009.
We operate the website
http://www.sweatbase.com
(the "Site"), the mobile application SWEATBASE (the
"App"), as well as any other related products and services
that refer or link to these legal terms (the "Legal Terms") (collectively, the
"Services").
Our mission is to provide local gyms and trainers with a powerful platform to distribute digital
content. We believe that SWEATBASE can level the digital playing field. With tools such as popular
music, OTT integrations, and mobile access, consumers can connect with local brands with high powered
digital fitness content.
You can contact us by
email at lexi@socialstudy.com or by
mail to 10 Roswell Street Suite 212,
Alpharetta 30009, United States.
These Legal Terms constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on
behalf of an entity ("you"), and Social Study Media , concerning your access to and use of the
Services. You agree that by accessing the Services, you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by
all of these Legal Terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY
PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SERVICES AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.
Supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be posted on the Services from time to time are
hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make
changes or modifications to these Legal Terms from time to time. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Last
updated" date of these Legal Terms, and you waive any
right to receive specific notice of each such change. It is your responsibility to periodically review
these Legal Terms to stay informed of updates. You will be subject to, and will be deemed to have been
made aware of and to have accepted, the changes in any revised Legal Terms by your continued use of the
Services after the date such revised Legal Terms are posted.
The Services are intended for users who are at least 13 years of age. All users who are
minors in the jurisdiction in which they reside (generally under the age of 18) must have
the permission of, and be directly supervised by, their parent or guardian to use the
Services. If you are a minor, you must have your parent or guardian read and agree to
these Legal Terms prior to you using the Services.
We recommend that you print a copy of these Legal Terms for your records.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. OUR SERVICES
The information provided when using the Services is not intended for distribution to or use by any
person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law
or regulation or which would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or
country. Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the Services from other locations do so on
their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent
local laws are applicable.
The Services are not tailored to comply with industry-specific regulations (Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), etc.),
so if your interactions would be subjected to such laws, you may not use the Services. You may not use
the Services in a way that would violate the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).
2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Our intellectual property
We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Services, including all
source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and
graphics in the Services (collectively, the "Content"), as well as the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the
"Marks").
Our Content and Marks are protected by copyright and trademark laws (and various other intellectual
property rights and unfair competition laws) and treaties in the United States and around the
world.
The Content and Marks are provided in or through the Services "AS
IS" for your personal,
non-commercial use or internal business purpose
only.
Your use of our Services
Subject to your compliance with these Legal Terms, including the
"PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES" section below, we
grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license
to:
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access the Services; and
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download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained
access.
solely for your personal, non-commercial use or internal business
purpose.
Except as set out in this section or elsewhere in our Legal Terms, no part of the Services and no
Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly
displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any
commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.
If you wish to make any use of the Services, Content, or Marks other than as set out in this section or
elsewhere in our Legal Terms, please address your request to:
lexi@socialstudy.com. If we ever grant you the permission to post,
reproduce, or publicly display any part of our Services or Content, you must identify us as the owners
or licensors of the Services, Content, or Marks and ensure that any copyright or proprietary notice
appears or is visible on posting, reproducing, or displaying our Content.
We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Services, Content, and Marks.
Any breach of these Intellectual Property Rights will constitute a material breach of our Legal Terms
and your right to use our Services will terminate immediately.
Your submissions and contributions
Please review this section and the "PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES" section carefully
prior to using our Services to understand the (a) rights you give us and (b) obligations you have when
you post or upload any content through the Services.
Submissions: By directly sending us any question, comment, suggestion, idea, feedback,
or other information about the Services ("Submissions"), you agree to assign to us all intellectual property rights in such Submission. You agree that we
shall own this Submission and be entitled to its unrestricted use and dissemination for any lawful
purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.
Contributions: The Services may invite you to chat, contribute to, or participate in
blogs, message boards, online forums, and other functionality during which you may create, submit, post,
display, transmit, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or through the
Services, including but not limited to text, writings, video, audio, photographs, music, graphics,
comments, reviews, rating suggestions, personal information, or other material ("Contributions"). Any Submission that is publicly posted
shall also be treated as a Contribution.
You understand that Contributions may be viewable by other users of the Services
and possibly through third-party websites.
When you post Contributions, you grant us a license
(including use of your name, trademarks, and logos): By posting any Contributions, you grant us an unrestricted, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual,
non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right, and
license to: use, copy,
reproduce, distribute, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle, store, publicly perform, publicly
display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part), and exploit your Contributions (including,
without limitation, your image, name, and voice) for any purpose, commercial, advertising, or otherwise,
to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, your Contributions, and to
sublicense the licenses
granted in this section. Our use and distribution may occur in any media formats and through any media
channels.
This license 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 are responsible for what you post or upload: By sending us Submissions
and/or posting Contributions through any part of the
Services or making Contributions accessible through the Services by
linking your account through the Services to any of your social networking accounts,
you:
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confirm that you have read and agree with our "PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES" and will not post,
send, publish, upload, or transmit through the Services any Submission
nor post any Contribution that is illegal, harassing,
hateful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, bullying, abusive, discriminatory, threatening to any person or
group, sexually explicit, false, inaccurate, deceitful, or misleading;
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to the extent permissible by applicable law, waive any and all moral rights to any such
Submission and/or Contribution;
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warrant that any such Submission and/or Contributions
are original to you or that you have the necessary rights and
licenses to submit
such Submissions and/or Contributions
and that you have full authority to grant us the above-mentioned rights in relation to your
Submissions and/or Contributions; and
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warrant and represent that your Submissions and/or
Contributions do not constitute confidential
information.
You are solely responsible for your Submissions and/or
Contributions and you expressly agree to reimburse us for
any and all losses that we may suffer because of your breach of (a) this section, (b) any third party’s
intellectual property rights, or (c) applicable law.
We may remove or edit your Content: Although we have no obligation to monitor any
Contributions, we shall have the right to remove or edit any Contributions at any time without notice if
in our reasonable opinion we consider such Contributions harmful or in breach of these Legal Terms. If we
remove or edit any such Contributions, we may also suspend or disable your account and report you to the
authorities.
Copyright infringement
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material available on or
through the Services infringes upon any copyright you own or control, please immediately refer to the
"
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS"
section below.
By using the Services, you represent and warrant that:
(1) all registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete; (2) you will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such registration
information as necessary; (3) you have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Legal Terms;
(4) you are not under the age of 13; (5) you are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside, or if a minor, you have received parental permission to use the Services; (6) you will not access the Services through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script
or otherwise; (7) you will not use the Services for any illegal or unauthorized
purpose; and (8) your use of the Services will not violate any applicable law or regulation.
If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the
right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the
Services (or any portion thereof).
You may be required to register to use the Services. You agree to keep your password
confidential and will be responsible for all use of your account and password. We reserve the
right to remove, reclaim, or change a username you select if we determine, in our sole
discretion, that such username is inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.
We accept the following forms of payment:
- American Express
- Mastercard
- Visa
- Discover
You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases
made via the Services. You further agree to promptly update account and payment information, including
email address, payment method, and payment card expiration date, so that we can complete your
transactions and contact you as needed. Sales tax will be added to the price of purchases as deemed
required by us. We may change prices at any time. All payments shall be in US dollars.
You agree to pay all charges at the prices then in effect for your purchases and any applicable
shipping fees, and you authorize
us to charge your chosen payment provider for any such amounts upon placing your order. We reserve the
right to correct any errors or mistakes in pricing, even if we have already requested or received
payment.
We reserve the right to refuse any order placed through the Services. We may, in our sole discretion,
limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household, or per order. These restrictions may
include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same payment method, and/or orders that
use the same billing or shipping address. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our
sole judgment, appear
to be placed by dealers, resellers, or distributors.
6. SUBSCRIPTIONS
Billing and Renewal
Your subscription will continue and automatically renew unless
canceled. You consent
to our charging your payment method on a recurring basis without requiring your prior approval for each
recurring charge, until such time as you cancel the applicable order.
The length of your billing cycle is monthly.
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 have any questions or are unsatisfied with our Services,
please email us at lexi@socialstudy.com.
Fee Changes
We may, from time to time, make changes to the subscription fee and will communicate any price changes
to you in accordance with applicable law.
You may not access or use the Services for any purpose other than that for which we make the Services
available. The Services may not be used in connection with any commercial
endeavors except
those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.
As a user of the Services, you agree not to:
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Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile,
directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written
permission from us.
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Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn
sensitive account information such as user passwords.
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Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the
Services, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content
or enforce limitations on the use of the Services and/or the Content contained
therein.
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Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Services.
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Use any information obtained from the Services in order to harass, abuse, or harm
another person.
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Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or
misconduct.
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Use the Services in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or
regulations.
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Engage in unauthorized
framing of or linking to the Services.
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Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or
other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous
posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and
enjoyment of the Services or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the
use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Services.
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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.
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Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content.
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Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another
user.
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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").
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Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or the networks or
services connected to the Services.
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Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in
providing any portion of the Services to you.
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Attempt to bypass any measures of the Services designed to prevent or restrict access
to the Services, or any portion of the Services.
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Copy or adapt the Services' software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML,
JavaScript, or other code.
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Except as permitted by applicable law, decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse
engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the
Services.
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Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use,
launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any
spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Services, or
use or launch any unauthorized
script or other software.
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Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Services.
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Make any unauthorized
use of the Services, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by
electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user
accounts by automated means or under false
pretenses.
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Use the Services as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Services
and/or the Content for any revenue-generating
endeavor
or commercial enterprise.
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Sell or otherwise transfer your profile.
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The creation of any obscene content
8. USER GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS
The Services 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 Services, 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 Services 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:
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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.
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You are the creator and owner of or have the necessary
licenses,
rights, consents, releases, and permissions to use and to
authorize us,
the Services, and other users of the Services to use your Contributions in any manner
contemplated by the Services and these Legal Terms.
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You have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable
individual person in your Contributions to use the name or likeness of each and every such
identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of your Contributions in any manner
contemplated by the Services and these Legal Terms.
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Your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or misleading.
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Your Contributions are not unsolicited or unauthorized
advertising, promotional materials, pyramid schemes, chain letters, spam, mass mailings, or
other forms of solicitation.
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Your Contributions are not obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, harassing,
libelous,
slanderous, or otherwise objectionable (as determined by us).
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Your Contributions do not ridicule, mock, disparage, intimidate, or abuse anyone.
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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.
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Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law, regulation, or rule.
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Your Contributions do not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party.
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Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law concerning child pornography, or
otherwise intended to protect the health or well-being of minors.
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Your Contributions do not include any offensive comments that are connected to race, national
origin, gender, sexual preference, or physical handicap.
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Your Contributions do not otherwise violate, or link to material that violates, any provision
of these Legal Terms, or any applicable law or regulation.
Any use of the Services in violation of the foregoing violates these Legal Terms and may result
in, among other things, termination or suspension of your rights to use the Services.
By posting your Contributions to any part of the Services, 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 Services. You are solely responsible for your
Contributions to the Services and you expressly agree to exonerate us from any and all
responsibility and to refrain from any legal action against us regarding your
Contributions.
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 Services; 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.
10. GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWS
We may provide you areas on the Services to leave reviews or ratings. When posting a review, you must
comply with the following criteria: (1) you should have firsthand experience with the person/entity
being reviewed; (2) your reviews should not contain offensive profanity, or abusive, racist, offensive,
or hateful language; (3) your reviews should not contain discriminatory references based on religion,
race, gender, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability; (4) your reviews
should not contain references to illegal activity; (5) you should not be affiliated with competitors if
posting negative reviews; (6) you should not make any conclusions as to the legality of conduct; (7) you
may not post any false or misleading statements; and (8) you may not
organize a campaign
encouraging others to post reviews, whether positive or negative.
We may accept, reject, or remove reviews in our sole discretion. We have absolutely no obligation to
screen reviews or to delete reviews, even if anyone considers reviews objectionable or inaccurate.
Reviews are not endorsed by us, and do not necessarily represent our opinions or the views of any of
our affiliates or partners. We do not assume liability for any review or for any claims, liabilities,
or losses resulting from any review. By posting a review, you hereby grant to us a perpetual,
non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid, assignable, and sublicensable right and
license to reproduce,
modify, translate, transmit by any means, display, perform, and/or distribute all content relating to
review.
11. MOBILE APPLICATION LICENSE
Use License
If you access the Services via the App, then we grant you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable,
limited right to install and use the App on wireless electronic devices owned or controlled by you, and
to access and use the App on such devices strictly in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
mobile application license
contained in these Legal Terms. You shall not: (1) except as permitted by applicable law, decompile,
reverse engineer, disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of, or decrypt the App; (2) make any
modification, adaptation, improvement, enhancement, translation, or derivative work from the App; (3)
violate any applicable laws, rules, or regulations in connection with your access or use of the App; (4)
remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notice (including any notice of copyright or trademark) posted
by us or the licensors of the App; (5) use the App for any revenue-generating
endeavor, commercial
enterprise, or other purpose for which it is not designed or intended; (6) make the App available over a
network or other environment permitting access or use by multiple devices or users at the same time; (7)
use the App for creating a product, service, or software that is, directly or indirectly, competitive
with or in any way a substitute for the App; (8) use the App to send automated queries to any website or
to send any unsolicited commercial email; or (9) use any proprietary information or any of our
interfaces or our other intellectual property in the design, development, manufacture, licensing, or
distribution of any applications, accessories, or devices for use with the App.
Apple and Android Devices
The following terms apply when you use the App obtained from either the Apple Store or Google Play
(each an "App Distributor") to access the Services: (1) the license
granted to you for our App 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 Distributor’s terms of service; (2) we are responsible for providing any
maintenance and support services with respect to the App as specified in the terms and conditions of
this mobile application license
contained in these Legal Terms or as otherwise required under applicable law, and you acknowledge that
each App Distributor has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with
respect to the App; (3) in the event of any failure of the App to conform to any applicable warranty,
you may notify the applicable App Distributor, and the App Distributor, in accordance with its terms and
policies, may refund the purchase price, if any, paid for the App, and to the maximum extent permitted
by applicable law, the App Distributor will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to
the App; (4) you represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a US
government embargo, or that has been designated by the US government as a
"terrorist supporting"
country and (ii) you are not listed on any US government list of prohibited or restricted parties; (5)
you must comply with applicable third-party terms of agreement when using the App, e.g., if you have a VoIP application, then you must not be in
violation of their wireless data service agreement when using the App; and (6) you acknowledge and agree
that the App Distributors are third-party beneficiaries of the terms and conditions in this mobile
application license
contained in these Legal Terms, and that each App Distributor will have the right (and will be deemed to
have accepted the right) to enforce the terms and conditions in this mobile application
license contained in
these Legal Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.
12. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT
The Services may contain (or you may be sent via the Site or App) links to other websites ("Third-Party Websites") as well as articles, photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, music, sound, video, information,
applications, software, and other content or items belonging to or originating from third parties ("Third-Party Content"). Such
Third-Party Websites and
Third-Party Content are not investigated, monitored, or checked
for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us, and we are not responsible for any Third-Party
Websites accessed through the Services or any
Third-Party Content posted on, available through, or installed
from the Services, including the content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions, reliability, privacy
practices, or other policies of or contained in the
Third-Party Websites or the
Third-Party Content. Inclusion of, linking to, or permitting the
use or installation of any Third-Party Websites or any
Third-Party Content does not imply approval or endorsement
thereof by us. If you decide to leave the Services and access the
Third-Party Websites or to use or install any
Third-Party Content, you do so at your own risk, and you should
be aware these Legal Terms no longer govern. You should review the applicable terms and policies,
including privacy and data gathering practices, of any website to which you navigate from the Services or
relating to any applications you use or install from the Services. Any purchases you make through
Third-Party Websites will be through other websites and from
other companies, and we take no responsibility whatsoever in relation to such purchases which are
exclusively between you and the applicable third party. You agree and acknowledge that we do not endorse
the products or services offered on Third-Party Websites and you
shall hold us blameless from any harm caused by your purchase of such products or services. Additionally,
you shall hold us blameless from any losses sustained by you or harm caused to you relating to or
resulting in any way from any Third-Party Content or any contact
with Third-Party Websites.
13. ADVERTISERS
We allow advertisers to display their advertisements and other information in certain areas of the
Services, such as sidebar advertisements or banner advertisements. We simply provide the space to place
such advertisements, and we have no other relationship with advertisers.
14. SERVICES MANAGEMENT
We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: (1) monitor the Services for violations of these Legal
Terms; (2) take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates the law or
these Legal Terms, including without limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities; (3) in
our sole discretion and without limitation, refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or
disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any of your Contributions or any portion thereof; (4) in
our sole discretion and without limitation, notice, or liability, to remove from the Services or otherwise
disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to our systems; and
(5) otherwise manage the Services in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate
the proper functioning of the Services.
15. PRIVACY POLICY
We care about data privacy and security. By using the Services, you agree to be bound by our Privacy
Policy posted on the Services, which is incorporated into these Legal Terms. Please be advised the
Services are hosted in
the United States, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom and New Zealand. If you access the Services from any other region of the
world with laws or other requirements governing personal data collection, use, or disclosure that differ
from applicable laws in
the United States, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom and New Zealand, then through your continued use of the Services, you are
transferring your data to
the United States, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom and New Zealand, and you expressly consent to have your data transferred
to and processed in
the United States, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom and New Zealand. Further, we do not knowingly accept, request, or solicit information from
children or knowingly market to children. Therefore, in accordance with the U.S.
Children’s 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 Services as
quickly as is reasonably practical.
16. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material available on or
through the Services infringes upon any copyright you own or control, please immediately notify us 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 applicable 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 Services infringes your copyright, you should consider first contacting an
attorney.
17. TERM AND TERMINATION
These Legal Terms shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Services. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY
OTHER PROVISION OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE
OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES (INCLUDING BLOCKING CERTAIN IP ADDRESSES), TO ANY
PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION,
WARRANTY, OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THESE LEGAL TERMS OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. WE MAY
TERMINATE YOUR USE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE SERVICES OR DELETE
YOUR ACCOUNT AND ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION THAT YOU POSTED AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT WARNING, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION.
If we terminate or suspend your account for any reason, you are prohibited from registering and creating
a new account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party, even if you may be
acting on behalf of the third party. In addition to terminating or suspending your account, we reserve the
right to take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and
injunctive redress.
18. MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS
We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Services at any time or for any
reason at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on
our Services. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any
modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Services.
We cannot guarantee the Services will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or
other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Services, resulting in interruptions, delays,
or errors. We reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise modify the
Services at any time or for any reason without notice to you. You agree that we have no liability
whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the Services
during any downtime or discontinuance of the Services. Nothing in these Legal Terms will be construed to
obligate us to maintain and support the Services or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases in
connection therewith.
19. GOVERNING LAW
These Legal Terms and your use of the Services are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of
the State of
Georgia
applicable to agreements made and to be entirely performed within the State of
Georgia, without regard to its conflict of law
principles.
20. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Informal Negotiations
To expedite resolution and control the cost of any dispute, controversy, or claim related to these Legal
Terms (each a "Dispute" and collectively, the "Disputes") brought by either you or us (individually, a "Party" and
collectively, the "Parties"), the Parties agree to first
attempt to negotiate any Dispute (except those Disputes expressly provided below) informally for at least
ninety (90) 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 AAA’s Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes ("AAA Consumer Rules"), both of which are available at the
American Arbitration Association (AAA) website. 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. If such
costs are determined by the arbitrator to be excessive, we will pay all arbitration fees and expenses.
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 Fulton, Georgia. 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 Fulton,
Georgia, and the Parties hereby consent to, and waive all defenses
of lack of personal jurisdiction, and forum non conveniens with respect to venue and jurisdiction in
such state and federal courts. Application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the
Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act (UCITA) are excluded from these Legal Terms.
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 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.
21. CORRECTIONS
There may be information on the Services that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions,
including descriptions, pricing, availability, and various other information. We reserve the right to
correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the information on the Services at
any time, without prior notice.
22.
DISCLAIMER
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES
WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO
WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SERVICES' CONTENT OR THE CONTENT
OF ANY WEBSITES OR MOBILE APPLICATIONS LINKED TO THE SERVICES AND WE WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (1) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT AND MATERIALS, (2) PERSONAL INJURY
OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES, (3)
ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS
TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
STORED THEREIN, (4) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE SERVICES, (5) ANY BUGS,
VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SERVICES BY ANY THIRD
PARTY, AND/OR (6) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT AND MATERIALS OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY
KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA
THE SERVICES. WE DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE
ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SERVICES, ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE, OR ANY WEBSITE OR
MOBILE APPLICATION FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND WE WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY
WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND ANY THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR
SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU
SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT
AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.
23. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST
PROFIT, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, EVEN IF WE
HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE
WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO
THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO US DURING THE
six (6)
mONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING. CERTAIN US STATE LAWS AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE
DISCLAIMERS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
24. 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 Services; (3) breach of these Legal Terms; (4) any breach of your
representations and warranties set forth in these Legal Terms; (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 Services with whom you connected via the Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the
right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense
and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate, at your
expense, with our defense
of such claims. We will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding
which is subject to this indemnification upon becoming aware of it.
25. USER DATA
We will maintain certain data that you transmit to the Services for the purpose of managing the
performance of the Services, as well as data relating to your use of the Services. Although we perform
regular routine backups of data, you are solely responsible for all data that you transmit or that relates
to any activity you have undertaken using the Services. You agree that we shall have no liability to you
for any loss or corruption of any such data, and you hereby waive any right of action against us arising
from any such loss or corruption of such data.
26. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND SIGNATURES
Visiting the Services, sending us emails, and completing online forms constitute electronic
communications. You consent to receive electronic communications, and you agree that all agreements,
notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically, via email and on the
Services, satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing. YOU HEREBY AGREE TO THE USE
OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, CONTRACTS, ORDERS, AND OTHER RECORDS, AND TO ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF NOTICES,
POLICIES, AND RECORDS OF TRANSACTIONS INITIATED OR COMPLETED BY US OR VIA THE SERVICES. You hereby waive
any rights or requirements under any statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, or other laws in any
jurisdiction which require an original signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records, or to
payments or the granting of credits by any means other than electronic means.
27. 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.
28. MISCELLANEOUS
These Legal Terms and any policies or operating rules posted by us on the Services or in respect to the
Services constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us. Our failure to exercise or
enforce any right or provision of these Legal Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or
provision. These Legal Terms operate to the fullest extent permissible by law. We may assign any or all of
our rights and obligations to others at any time. We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss,
damage, delay, or failure to act caused by any cause beyond our reasonable control. If any provision or
part of a provision of these Legal Terms is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that
provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Legal Terms and does not affect the
validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. There is no joint venture, partnership,
employment or agency relationship created between you and us as a result of these Legal Terms or use of
the Services. You agree that these Legal Terms will not be construed against us by virtue of having
drafted them. You hereby waive any and all defenses
you may have based on the electronic form of these Legal Terms and the lack of signing by the parties
hereto to execute these Legal Terms.
29. CONTACT US
In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Services or to receive further information regarding use of
the Services, please contact us at:
Social Study Media
10 Roswell Street Suite 212
Alpharetta 30009
United States
lexi@socialstudy.com