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ACCEPTANCE OF OUR LEGAL TERMS

Website Somos ('Company', 'we', 'us' or 'our').

We operate the Website Website (the "Site"), as well as any other related products and services that refer to or link to these legal terms (the "Legal Terms") (collectively, the "Services").

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You can contact us by email at or by mail at .

These Legal Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity ("you"), and Website, regarding your access and use of the Services. You agree that by accessing the Services, you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of these Legal Terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SERVICES AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.

We will provide you with prior notice of any scheduled changes to the Services you are using. The modified Legal Terms will be effective upon posting or notification to you by , as indicated in the email message. By continuing to use the Services after the effective date of any changes, you agree to be bound by the modified terms.

We recommend that you print a copy of these Legal Terms for your records.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. OUR SERVICES 2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 3. USER REPRESENTATIONS 4. USER REGISTRATION 5. PRODUCTS 6. PURCHASES AND PAYMENT 7. RETURN/REFUND POLICY 8.SOFTWARE 9. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES 10. USER GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS 11. CONTRIBUTION LICENSE 12. GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWS 13. SOCIAL NETWORKS 14. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT 15. SERVICE MANAGEMENT 16. PRIVACY POLICY 17. DIGITAL MILLENIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (DMCA) NOTICE AND POLICY 18. DURATION AND TERMINATION 19. MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS 20. APPLICABLE LAW 21. DISPUTE RESOLUTION 22. CORRECTIONS 23. DISCLAIMER 24. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY 25. INDEMNIFICATION 26. USER DATA 27. COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES 28. CALIFORNIA USERS AND RESIDENTS 29. MISCELLANEOUS 30. CONTACT US

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 said 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 designed 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 subject to such laws, you may not use the Services. You may not use the Services in a way that violates the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).

2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Our intellectual property

We are the owner or licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Services, including all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs and graphics on 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 on or through the Services "AS IS" for your personal, non-commercial use or internal business purposes only.

Your use of our Services

Subject to your compliance with these Legal Terms, including the “PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES” section below, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to: access the Services; and download or print a copy of any part of the Content to which you have properly gained access. solely for your personal, non-commercial use or internal business purposes.

Except as set forth 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, without our express prior written permission.

If you wish to make any use of the Services, Content or Marks other than as set forth in this section or elsewhere in our Legal Terms, please direct your request to: . If we ever grant you permission to publish, reproduce or publicly display any part of our Services or Content, you must identify us as the owner or licensor of the Services, Content or Marks and ensure that any copyright or proprietary notices appear or are visible by posting, playing 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 before using our Services to understand the (a) rights you grant us and (b) obligations you have when you post or upload any content through the Services.

Submissions: By directly submitting any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback or other information about the Services ("Submissions") to us, you agree to assign to us all intellectual property rights in such Submission. You agree that we shall own this Submission and shall be entitled to its unrestricted use and dissemination for any legal 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 transmit content and materials to us or to 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 posted will 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 the use of your name, trademarks and logos): By posting any Contributions, you grant us an unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right to , and a license to: use, copy, reproduce, distribute, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle, store, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, extract (in whole or in part), and exploit your Contributions (including, without limitation, your likeness, 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 that you provide.

You are responsible for what you post or upload: By sending Submissions to us 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 media accounts, you: confirm that you have read and agree to our "PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES" and that you will not post, submit, publish, upload or transmit through the Services any Submission or publish any Contribution that is unlawful, harassing , hateful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, intimidating, abusive, discriminatory, threatening to any person or group, sexually explicit, false, inaccurate, misleading or deceptive; to the extent permitted by applicable law, waive any and all moral rights to such Submission and/or Contribution; You warrant that such Submission and/or Contribution is 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 rights in relation to your Submissions and/or Contributions; and you 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 we may suffer due to your failure to comply with (a) this section, (b) the intellectual property rights of third parties, or (c ) the 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 to be harmful or in violation of these Legal Terms. . If we delete or edit such Contributions, we may also suspend or disable your account and report it to authorities.

Copyright infringement

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material available on or through the Services infringes any copyright you own or control, please immediately review the “DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (DMCA) NOTICE AND POLICY” section below.

3. USER REPRESENTATIONS

By using the Services, you represent and warrant that: (1) all registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current and complete; (2) maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such registration information as necessary; (3) you have the legal capacity and agree to comply with these Legal Terms; (4) you are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside; (5) you will not access the Services through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script or otherwise; (6) you will not use the Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose; and (7) your use of the Services will not violate any applicable law or regulation.

If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Services (or any portion thereof).

4. USER REGISTRATION

You may be required to register to use the Services. You agree to keep your password confidential and will be responsible for all use of your account and password. We reserve the right to remove, reclaim, or change a username you select if we determine, in our sole discretion, that such username is inappropriate, obscene, or objectionable.

5. PRODUCTS

We make every effort to display as accurately as possible the colors, features, specifications and details of the products available on the Services. However, we do not guarantee that the colors, features, specifications and details of the products are accurate, complete, reliable, current or free of other errors, and your electronic display may not accurately reflect the actual colors and details of the products. All products are subject to availability, and we cannot guarantee that items will be in stock. We reserve the right to discontinue any product at any time and for any reason. Prices for all products are subject to change.

6. PURCHASES AND PAYMENT

We accept the following payment methods:

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • PayPal

You agree to provide current, complete and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made through the Services. Additionally, you 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 we deem required. We can change prices at any time.

You agree to pay all charges at the then-current prices for your purchases and any applicable shipping fees, and you authorize us to charge your chosen payment provider for such amounts upon placing your order. We reserve the right to correct any errors or errors in pricing, even if we have already requested or received payment.

We reserve the right to refuse any order placed through the Services. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same payment method, and/or orders that use the same billing or shipping address. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our sole judgment, appear to be placed by dealers, resellers or distributors.

7. RETURN/REFUND POLICY

Please review our Return Policy posted on the Services before making any purchase.

8.SOFTWARE

We may include software for your use in connection with our Services. If such software is accompanied by an end user license agreement ("EULA"), the terms of the EULA will govern your use of the software. If such software is not accompanied by a EULA, we grant you a non-exclusive, revocable, personal, non-transferable license to use such software solely in connection with our services and in accordance with these Legal Terms. Any software and any related documentation is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. You accept any and all risks arising from the use or performance of any software. You may not reproduce or redistribute any software except in accordance with the EULA or these Legal Terms.

9. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

You may not access or use the Services for any purpose other than that for which we make the Services available. The Services may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.

As a user of the Services, you agree not to:

  • Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without our written permission.
  • Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to obtain sensitive account information such as user passwords.
  • Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Services and/or the Content contained therein. they.
  • Discredit, tarnish or harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Services.
  • Use any information obtained from the Services to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
  • Misuse our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
  • Use the Services in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.
  • Engage in unauthorized framing or linking of the Services to them.
  • Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party's uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Services or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation or maintenance of the Services.
  • Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
  • Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content.
  • Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use another user's username.
  • 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 called 'spyware' or 'passive collection mechanisms' or 'pcms').
  • Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or the networks or services connected to the Services.
  • Harass, annoy, intimidate or threaten any of our employees or agents involved in providing any part of the Services to you.
  • Attempt to circumvent any measures of the Services designed to prevent or restrict access to the Services, or any part of the Services.
  • Copy or adapt the Services' software, including, but not limited to, Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript or other code.
  • Except as permitted by applicable law, decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any software comprising or forming part of the Services.
  • Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper or offline reader access the Services, or use or launch any unauthorized script or other software.
  • Use a purchasing agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Services.
  • Make any unauthorized use of the Services, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by means automated or under false pretenses.
  • Use the Services as part of any effort to compete with us or use the Services and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise.
  • Use the Services to advertise or offer to sell goods and services.

10. 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 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 any proprietary rights, including but not limited to copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or other rights. morals of third parties.
  • You are the creator and owner or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, releases, and permissions to use and to authorize us, the Services, and other users of the Services to use your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Services and these Legal Terms. .
  • You have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in your Contributions to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Services and these Legal Terms.
  • Your Contributions are not false, inaccurate or misleading.
  • Your Contributions are not unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, pyramid schemes, chain letters, spam, mass mailings, or other forms of solicitation.
  • Your Contributions are not obscene, lewd, filthy, violent, harassing, libelous, slanderous, or otherwise objectionable (as determined by us).
  • Your Contributions do not ridicule, mock, belittle, intimidate, or abuse anyone.
  • Your Contributions are not used to harass or threaten (in the legal sense of those terms) any other person or 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 laws regarding child pornography, nor are they intended to protect the health or well-being of minors.
  • Your Contributions do not include any offensive comments related to race, national origin, gender, sexual preference, or physical disability.
  • 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.

11. CONTRIBUTION LICENSE

By posting your Contributions anywhere on the Services or making Contributions accessible on the Services by linking your Services account to any of your social media accounts, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant to us , an unlimited amount, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully paid, worldwide right and license to host, use, copy, reproduce, disclose, sell, resell, publish, transmit, retitle, archive, store, cache, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, transmit, extract (in whole or in part) and distribute any such Contributions (including, without limitation, your image and voice) for any purpose, commercial, advertising or otherwise type, and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such Contributions, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. Use and distribution may occur in any media format and through any media channel.

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 claim any ownership over your Contributions. You retain full ownership of all of your Contributions and any intellectual property 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 of ​​the Services. You are solely responsible for your Contributions to the Services and you expressly agree to exonerate us from all liability and to refrain from any legal action against us with respect to your Contributions.

We have the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, (1) to edit, redact or change any Submission; (2) recategorize any Contributions to place them in more appropriate locations on the Services; and (3) pre-screen or delete any Contributions at any time and for any reason, without notice. We have no obligation to monitor your Contributions.

12. GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWS

We may provide you with areas on the Services to leave comments or ratings. When posting a review, you must meet the following criteria: (1) you must have first-hand experience with the person or entity being reviewed; (2) your reviews must not contain offensive profanity or abusive, racist, offensive or hateful language; (3) your reviews must not contain discriminatory references based on religion, race, gender, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability; (4) your reviews must not contain references to illegal activities; (5) you must not be affiliated with competitors if you post negative comments; (6) you should not draw any conclusions about the legality of the conduct; (7) you may not post any false or misleading statements; and (8) you may not organize a campaign that encourages others to post reviews, whether positive or negative.

We may accept, reject or remove reviews at our sole discretion. We have absolutely no obligation to filter reviews or remove reviews, even if anyone finds 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 assume no responsibility for any review or for any claims, liabilities, or losses resulting from any review. By posting a review, you grant 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 of the content related to the review.

13. SOCIAL NETWORKS

As part of the functionality of the Services, you may link your account with online accounts you have with third-party service providers (each such account, a "Third-Party Account") by: (1) providing your login information from your Third Party Account through the Services; or (2) allow us to access your Third-Party Account, as permitted by the applicable terms and conditions governing your use of each Third-Party Account. You represent and warrant that you have the right to disclose your Third-Party Account login information to us and/or grant us access to your Third-Party Account, without breach by you of any of the terms and conditions governing your use of the Account. third party account, and without obligating us to pay any fees or subject us to any usage limitations imposed by the third party service provider of the Third Party Account. By granting us access to any Third-Party Account, you understand that (1) we may access, make available, and store (if applicable) any content that you have provided to and stored in your Third-Party Account (the "Social Network Content") for that is available on and through the Services through your account, including, without limitation, friend lists, and (2) we may send to and receive from your Third Party Account additional information to the extent that they will be notified when you link your has the Third Party Account. Depending on the Third-Party Accounts you choose and subject to the privacy settings you have set in such Third-Party Accounts, personally identifiable information that you post to your Third-Party Accounts may be available on and through your account on the Services. Please note that if a Third-Party Account or associated service becomes unavailable or our access to such Third-Party Account is terminated by the third-party service provider, Social Network Content may no longer be available on and through of the Services. You will have the ability to disable the connection between your account on the Services and your Third-Party Accounts at any time. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR THIRD-PARTY ACCOUNTS IS GOVERNED SOLELY BY YOUR AGREEMENT(S) WITH SUCH THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS. We make no effort to review any Social Network Content for any purpose, including, but not limited to, for accuracy, legality, or non-infringement, and we are not responsible for any Social Network Content. You acknowledge and agree that we may access your email address book associated with a Third Party Account and your contact list stored on your mobile device or tablet solely for the purpose of identifying and informing you of those contacts who have also registered for use the Services.You may deactivate the connection between the Services and your Third-Party Account by contacting us using the contact information below or through your account settings (if applicable). We will attempt to delete any information stored on our servers that was obtained through such Third Party Account, except for the username and profile photo that are associated with your account.

14. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT

The Services may contain (or you may be sent through the Site) links to other websites ("Third Party Websites"), as well as articles, photographs, text, graphics, images, 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 Content. of third parties 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 any third party websites or the third party. Content. Inclusion of, linking to, or permitting the use or installation of any Third-Party Website 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 or liability in relation to such purchases which are exclusively between you and the applicable third party. You agree and acknowledge that we do not endorse any products or services offered on third-party websites and you 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.

15. SERVICE 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, 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) manage the Services in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Services.

16. PRIVACY POLICY

We care about data privacy and security. Please review our Privacy Policy . By using the Services, you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Legal Terms. Please note that the Services are hosted in the United Kingdom. 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 Kingdom, through your continued use of the Services, you are transferring your data to the United Kingdom and you expressly consent to your data being transferred to and processed in the United Kingdom.

17. DIGITAL MILLENIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (DMCA) NOTICE AND POLICY

Notifications

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material available on or through the Services infringes any copyright you own or control, please immediately notify our Designated Copyright Agent using the contact information provided below (a "Notification"). A copy of your Notice will be sent to the person who posted or stored the material addressed in the Notice. Please note that under federal law, you may be held liable for damages if you make material misrepresentations in a Notification. Therefore, 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.

All notifications must comply with the requirements of DMCA 17 USC § 512 (c) (3) and include the following information: (1) A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly has been infringed; (2) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works on the Services are covered by the Notification, a representative list of such works on the Services; (3) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material; (4) information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address at which the complaining party may be contacted; (5) a statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (6) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Against notification

If you believe that your own copyrighted material has been removed from the Services as a result of mistake or misidentification, you may submit a written counter-notification to [us/our Designated Copyright Agent] using the contact information provided. provided below (a “Counter Notification”). To be an effective Counter Notification under the DMCA, your Counter Notification must include substantially the following: (1) identification of the material that has been removed or disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled; (2) a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court in which your address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which we are located; (3) a statement that you will accept service of process from the party who filed the Notice or the party's agent; (4) your name, address and telephone number; (5) a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material in question was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled; and (6) your physical or electronic signature.

If you send us a valid written Counter Notification that meets the requirements described above, we will restore your removed or disabled material, unless we first receive notice from the party submitting the Notification informing us that such party has filed a court action to prevent you from participating in infringing activities related to the material in question. Please note that if you materially misrepresent that the disabled or removed content was removed by mistake or misidentification, you may be liable for damages, including costs and attorneys' fees. Filing a false counter-notification constitutes perjury.

Designated Copyright Agent

  • Attn: Copyright Agent

18. DURATION AND TERMINATION

These Legal Terms will remain in full force and effect while you use the Services. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE OR LIABILITY, TO DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES (INCLUDING THE BLOCKING OF CERTAIN IP ADDRESSES), TO ANY PERSON BY FOR ANY REASON OR NO REASON, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THESE LEGAL TERMS OR ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. WE MAY TERMINATE YOUR USE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE SERVICES OR DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT AND ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION YOU HAVE POSTED AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT NOTICE, 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.

19. MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS

We reserve the right to change, modify or remove the content of the Services at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on our Services. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the Services without notice at any time. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of the Services.

We cannot guarantee that 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 modify the Services at any time or for any reason without notice. 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.

20. APPLICABLE LAW

These Legal Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England, and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods expressly applies. If your habitual residence is in the EU, the US or any of the other 62 countries party to the convention, you also have the protection provided by the mandatory provisions of the law of your country of residence. This means that you can bring a claim to defend your consumer protection rights in relation to these Legal Terms in England, or any convention party country where you reside.

21. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Binding arbitration

If you are a resident of the European Union, any dispute arising out of or related to these Legal Terms will be resolved by an arbitrator appointed in accordance with the Arbitration and Internal Rules of the European Court of Arbitration, which is part of the European Arbitration Center based in Strasbourg. The place for said arbitration will be England. The predominant language of the procedure will be English. The applicable law for these proceedings will be the law of England.

If you are a resident of the United States, disputes will be resolved by arbitration in the United States. The applicable law for these proceedings will be the law of the United States.

For residents of any other country, the place and procedures of arbitration will be the same as those provided for residents of the European Union.

Restrictions

The Parties agree that any arbitration shall be limited to the Dispute between the Parties individually. To the 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 arbitration

The Parties agree that the following Disputes are not subject to the above provisions concerning binding arbitration: (a) any Dispute seeking to enforce or protect, or relating to 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 precautionary measures. 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 will be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction within the listed courts for the foregoing jurisdiction, and the Parties agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of that court.

22. CORRECTIONS

There may be information on the Services that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions, including descriptions, pricing, availability and other information. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update information on the Services at any time, without prior notice.

23. 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 OWN 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, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, 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 CONTENT OF THE SERVICES OR THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION LINKED TO THE SERVICES AND WE WILL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR (1) ERRORS, MISTAKES OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT AND MATERIALS, (2) ) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE, AS A RESULT OF 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 INFORMATION 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 THAT 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 MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICES. WE DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY ANY THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SERVICES, ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE, OR ANY WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION THAT APPEARS IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND WE WILL NOT BE WE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND ANY THIRD PARTY PROVIDER 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.

24. 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 LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF REVENUES, LOSS OF DATA OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF 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 PERIOD (6) MONTHS 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.

25. 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 from: (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, without limitation, intellectual property rights; or (6) any overt harmful act toward any other user of the Services with whom you have connected through 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.

26. 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.

27. COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS AND ELECTRONIC 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 for any non-electronic medium.

28. 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 phone at (800) 952-5210 or (916) 445-1254.

29. 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 maximum extent permitted 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.

30. CONTACT US

To resolve a complaint regarding the Services or to receive further information regarding use of the Services, please contact us at: