Terms of Use

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEB SITE. YOUR USE OF THIS WEB SITE CONFIRMS YOUR UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS OF USE, YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO ACCESS OR USE THIS WEB SITE. THESE TERMS OF USE HAVE A PROVISION FOR ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES BETWEEN THE PARTIES. AT THE TIME OF YOUR PURCHASE, YOU FURTHER AGREE AND CONFIRM YOUR UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE BY CHECKING THE BOX ON THE CHECKOUT AND PAYMENT PAGE AND THE MATERIALS YOU PURCHASE ARE SUBJECT TO AND GOVERNED BY THESE TERMS OF USE, BY MAKING YOUR PAYMENT.

Welcome to the OSHA SafetyManual.com family of web sites! OSHA SafetyManual.com, Inc. (“Company” or “we”) provides you access and use of this web site (the “Site”) subject to these Terms of Use (the “Terms”). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to abide by these Terms, as they may be amended by Company from time to time in its sole discretion, and that such agreement constitutes a binding contract between you and Company. In addition, when visiting or using certain Site features, you may be subject to additional posted agreements, guidelines, rules or terms of service. All such agreements, guidelines, rules or terms of service, as they may be amended by Company from time to time in its sole discretion, are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically, and if at any time you find these Terms unacceptable or you do not have authority to agree or accept these Terms, you may not use the Site.

1. SITE ACCESS

Company grants you a limited non-commercial, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable, non-assignable, revocable license to access the Site, through a generally available web browser, view information on those areas of the Site generally available to all users and those areas of the Site for which you have registered, and make personal use of the Site, and not to download (other than page caching and purchases) or modify it, or any portion of it.

2. REGISTRATION, USER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY

In consideration of your use of the Site, you represent and agree that you: (i) are of legally sufficient capacity to form a binding contract; (ii) are at least 18 years of age; and (iii) you will comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations regarding your use of the Site. Children 14 years of age and older may only use the Site if (a) their parent or legal guardian has agreed to these Terms, and (b) their use is permitted and supervised by their parent or legal guardian. If you open an account to enhance your use of the Site, you must: (x) complete the registration process by providing true, accurate and complete information requested on the registration form (“Registration Data”); (y) maintain the accuracy of the Registration Data; and (z) provide a user name and password. You are entirely responsible for the confidentiality and use of your user name and password. You may not use the account, username, or password of someone else at any time. You are responsible for all electronic communications, including account registration and other account holder information, email, financial and other content (“Electronic Communications”) entered through or under your user name and password. Company will act as though any Electronic Communications it receives under your user name and password will have been authorized by you. You agree to notify Company immediately of any unauthorized use of your account, user name, or password.

3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS AND PRICING

Company strives for the Site to be as accurate as possible. However, Company does not represent or warrant that product descriptions or other content on the Site are accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free. In addition, we may make changes in information about price and availability without notice. While it is our practice to confirm orders by email, the receipt of an email order confirmation does not constitute our acceptance of an order or our confirmation of an offer to sell a product or service. We reserve the right, without prior notice, to limit the order quantity on any product or service and/or to refuse service to any customer. We also may require verification of information prior to the acceptance and/or shipment of any order. If a product offered on the Site is defective, your sole remedy is to return it for a replacement product within thirty (30) days of purchase in accordance with Section 5, Returns and Refunds. Despite our best efforts, a small number of the items on our Site may be mispriced. If an item's correct price is higher than our stated price, we will, at our discretion, either contact you for instructions before shipping or cancel your order and notify you of such cancellation. Certain weights, measures and similar descriptions are approximate and are provided for convenience purposes only. It is your responsibility to ascertain and obey all applicable local, state, federal and international laws (including minimum age requirements) in regard to the possession, use and sale of any item purchased from the Site. By placing an order, you represent that the products ordered will be used only in a lawful manner.

4. PURCHASE & PAYMENT TERMS; INTEREST; ORDERS

Purchases of the Material are final and nonrefundable. All orders placed through the Site are subject to Company's acceptance. Terms of payment are within the Company's sole discretion, and unless otherwise agreed to by the Company, payment must be received by the Company prior to the Company's acceptance of an order. Payments for product orders are accepted via American Express, Discover, MasterCard, PayPal, VISA and electronic check. Your order is subject to cancellation by Company at Company's sole discretion. All amounts due are payable in U.S. dollars. Any amount not paid when due will be subject to a finance charge of one and one-half percent (1-1/2%) per month, or the maximum amount allowed by law if lower, for the unpaid balance due. You shall be responsible for any expenses and/or fees (including but not limited to attorneys' fees), incurred by the Company in collecting past due amounts from you.

5. RETURNS

You may return for replacement any defective products within thirty (30) days from the date of purchase. To return a defective product call Customer Service to obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number, and then ship the defective product (at your cost), including the RMA number and your original purchase receipt, to the return address provided by Company. Returned products must be in the same condition you received them, in the original packaging and in resalable condition. Tangible replacement products will be shipped to you (ground) at no charge; however, you may upgrade your shipping and pay the difference. Digital replacement products may be downloaded or delivered via email at Company’s discretion. Company does not issue refunds under any circumstances. If a product offered on the Site is defective, your sole remedy is set forth in this section.

At the sole discretion of the Company, if an Order is processed and paid and a customer cancels their order prior to shipping then a 20% processing/restocking fee or $10.00 will be charged, whichever amount is greater.

Due to the nature of the materials provided they are Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights of the Company. Products that are electronically downloaded or e-mailed products are not returnable and non-refundable once they are PURCHASED. Due to the nature of these materials purchased they are Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights of the Company with many hours of research and year of time put into our finished products. All documents of copyrightable authorship, as well as the proprietary compilation of these documents, purchased or provided are the intellectual property and the exclusive copyright properties of the Company once purchased, they shall not be shared with anyone outside of your company, or for any other purposes outside of their intended use.

6. SHIPPING; RISK OF LOSS; TITLE; TAXES

Shipping and handling charges are additional unless otherwise expressly indicated at the time of sale. Shipping dates are estimates only. Risk of loss and title for all items purchased from Company pass to you upon our delivery to the carrier. You are responsible for sales and other taxes associated with all orders. Title to all intellectual property rights will remain with the applicable licensor(s).

7. PRIVACY POLICY

Company is committed to maintaining the privacy and security of information that you provide to Company through the Site. Registration Data and certain other information about you are subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Site you consent to the collection and use of this information (as set forth herein and in the Privacy Policy), including the transfer of this information to or from the United States and/or other countries for storage, processing and use by Company and its affiliates. For more information, see our full Privacy Policy at http://beta.oshasafetymanual.com/privacy-policy.

8. SITE USE RESTRICTIONS

Company imposes certain restrictions on your permissible use of the Site. You represent, warrant and agree that you will not:

• use the Site (excluding products purchased on the Site) in connection with any commercial endeavor, unless you have a prior written agreement with Company signed by an officer of Company;
• market or distribute access to the Site or any portion thereof;
• assign; sublicense, sell, lease or otherwise transfer or convey your rights under these Terms;
• violate or attempt to violate any security feature of the Site;
• access or attempt to access any content, data, programs or other Company systems not intended for you, or log onto a server or account that you are not expressly authorized to access;
• attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Site or any associated system or network, or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization;
• damage, disable, overburden or impair the Site or interfere or attempt to interfere with service to any user, host, or network, including, without limitation, by means of submitting a virus to the Site, overloading, “flooding,” “spamming,” “mail bombing,” or “crashing;”
• attempt to modify, reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise reduce or attempt to reduce to a human-perceivable form any of the source code used by Company in providing the Site;
• attempt to modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, rent, lease, loan, license, or create derivative works based on the Site;
• frame in another web page, use on any other web site, transfer or sell any information, software, lists of users, databases, Company IP (as defined below) or other lists, products or services provided through or obtained from the Site, or engage in the practices of “data mining,” “screen scraping,” “database scraping,” or any other activity with the purpose of obtaining lists of users or other information from the Site;
• use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing Company IP (as defined below) without the express written consent of Company;
• engage in, encourage others to engage in, or provide instructional information about, conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or foreign law or any regulation having the force of law, including the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Fair Housing Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act;
• harm minors in any way or solicit personal information from or about a minor;
• impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
• send email messages or use the Site in any manner which intentionally or unintentionally violates any applicable local, state, national or international law or regulation (including without limitation, policies and laws related to spamming, privacy, obscenity or defamation);
• send email messages or make posts that contain falsified or misleading routing information, a return address that is either invalid or belongs to a third party and is used without permission, a misleading subject line and/or body copy, or promote a fraudulent scheme; and
• upload, download, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any materials that: (a) are inappropriate, misleading, unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, offensive, sexually explicit, promote gambling, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable; (b) you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements); (c) contain software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; (d) contain unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation; or (e) infringes any patent, trademark, service mark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party. You are solely responsible for any violations of any relevant laws and for any infringements of third party rights caused by any content you provide or transmit, or that is provided or transmitted using your user identification. The burden of proving that any content does not violate any laws or third party rights rests solely with you.

You further agree that you will not create links from any web site or web page to the Site, except that you are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of the Site (“Homepage”); provided that (i) the link does not portray Company, or its products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter; (ii) except as provided herein, you may not use any Company logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission; and (iii) the link to the Homepage must be accompanied by a clear and prominent attribution at the point of origin indicating that the link is connected to the Homepage. For example, prominently positioning the OSHA SafetyManual.com™ trademark such that there is clear association between the trademark and the destination of the link would be acceptable. You agree that you will not juxtapose the OSHA SafetyManual.com™ or any other Company trademarks and the link with your name or any other material(s) in a manner which might create any confusion that there is any affiliation or association between Company and you or any other person or entity. If Company, for any reason in its sole and absolute discretion, requests in writing that you remove any link or links to the Homepage, you agree to promptly comply. You agree that if you create any link to the Homepage that you will not employ any technology that results in the placement of content from the Site in a frame and/or a reduced pop-up window and/or any other display mechanism which changes the Site content from how it normally appears in a browser.

Company reserves the right to investigate suspected violations of these Terms. If Company becomes aware of a possible violation, Company may initiate an investigation which may include gathering information from you or companies involved and the complaining party. If Company believes, in its sole discretion, that a violation of these Terms has occurred, it may take responsive action. Such action may include, but is not limited to, temporary or permanent blocking of your access to the Site and/or deleting any materials from Company’s system. Company, in its sole discretion, will determine what action will be taken in response to a violation on a case-by-case basis. Violations of these Terms could also subject you to criminal or civil liability. Company reserves the right to release the contact information of users involved in violations of system security to system administrators at other sites, in order to assist them in resolving security incidents. Company intends to cooperate fully with any law enforcement officials or agencies in the investigation of any violation of these Terms or of any applicable laws.

If you breach these Terms and send unsolicited bulk email, instant messages or other unsolicited communications of any kind through the Site, you acknowledge that you will have caused substantial harm to Company, but that the amount of such harm would be extremely difficult to ascertain. As a reasonable estimation of such harm, you agree to pay Company $50.00 for each such unsolicited email or other unsolicited communication you send through the Site.

9. USER CONTENT

You retain all of your ownership rights in all data, information or other content provided to Company (“User Content”). You are solely responsible for all User Content that you upload or otherwise transmit via the Site.

10. USER SUBMISSIONS

Any comments, feedback, suggestions and ideas disclosed, submitted or offered to Company in connection with your use of the Site (collectively “Submissions”) shall be owned exclusively by Company. You agree that Company shall: (i) not be under any obligation of confidentiality, express or implied, with respect to the Submissions; (ii) be entitled to use or disclose Submissions for any purpose, without restriction worldwide; and (iii) not owe you any compensation or reimbursement of any kind under any circumstances for use or disclosure of Submissions.

11. THIRD PARTY SERVICES AND SITES

The Site may provide links to other web sites or resources. Your business dealings with any third party, third party web site or third party content (collectively “Third Party”) found on or through the Site, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations, associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such Third Party. Company makes no endorsement or guarantee about the content, goods or services provided by such Third Party. Company shall not be responsible for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of: (i) any dealings or transaction between you and any Third Party or as the result of the presence of such Third Party on the Site; (ii) any insufficiency of or problems with any such Third Party's background, insurance, credit or licensing; or (iii) the quality of services performed by any such third party or any other legal liability arising out of or related to the performance of such services. In the event that you have a dispute with any such third party, you release Company, its directors, officers, employees, agents, partners and licensors, from any and all claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes. Unless expressly provided otherwise, these Terms govern your use of any and all third party content. You hereby waive California Civil Code §1542, which says: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.”

12. STORAGE AND ACCESS

Company may, in its sole discretion: (i) limit the duration and frequency of your access to the Site; and (ii) delete accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time. Company shall have no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any account, messages, postings, communications or other content maintained or transmitted by the Site.

13. MODIFICATIONS

Company may, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, (i) revise these Terms; (ii) modify the Site; and (iii) discontinue the Site, or any of its constituent parts, including, without limitation, any products and/or services featured on the Site, at any time. Company shall post any revision to these Terms, and the revised Terms shall be effective immediately on such posting. You agree to review these Terms and other online policies posted on the Site periodically to be aware of any revisions. Your continued use of any of the Site shall constitute your acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree to any of such changes, you may terminate these Terms and immediately cease all access and use of the Site. You agree that such termination will be your exclusive remedy if you do not wish to abide by any changes to these Terms.

14. TERMINATION

You acknowledge and agree that Company may at any time in its sole discretion terminate your access to and use of the Site, or any part thereof, with or without notice and without any liability to you or any third party. You agree that upon termination Company may delete all files and information related to your account, if any, and may bar your access to your account, if any, and the Site.

15. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

The design of the Site and all text, graphics, information, content, and other material displayed on or that can be downloaded from the Site are protected by copyright, trademark and other laws and may not be used except as permitted in these Terms or with prior written permission of the owner of such material. The software, technology components and contents of the Site are copyrighted. All rights not expressly granted hereunder are reserved. You agree that as between the parties, Company is the exclusive owner of the Site and all constituent parts, including without limitation, all software code, all photographs, videos and any other content on the Site (excluding User Content), HTML scripts, the uniform resource locators (URL’s) for the Site, the organization and layout of the Site, all Company trademarks, trade names, service marks, trade dress and logos, all enhancements and improvements thereto, and derivatives thereof, and all patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, trade dress and other intellectual property rights therein throughout the world (collectively the “Company IP”).  Any goodwill attached to, or generated by, such Company IP is owned exclusively by Company, or its licensors, and shall inure solely to the benefit of Company, or its licensors. Nothing contained herein or on the Site should be understood as granting you any right or license to any of the Company IP, except as expressly granted herein. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Company, or its licensors. Company, or its licensors, retains full and complete title to the Company IP. You shall not: (i) use or copy the Company IP in any manner not specifically set forth herein; (ii) include Company IP in your corporate name, within a domain name or within any part of URL’s; (iii) obtain, use, register, or otherwise acquire any trade names, trademarks, service marks, and/or trade dress that are confusingly similar to Company IP; (iv) have any claim of ownership in the Company IP; or (v) sell, redistribute, transfer, sublicense or reproduce the Company IP, nor may you decompile, reverse-engineer, disassemble, or otherwise convert any of the Company IP to a human-perceivable form. These Terms do not limit any rights that Company may have under trade secret, copyright, patent, trademark or other laws. You acknowledge and agree that the Site contains proprietary information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws.

16. COPYRIGHT & LIMITATION OF THE USE OF MATERIALS PURCHASED

Any and all Material is owned by us, The Company and is protected by United States and International Copyright Laws. Once purchased or delivered with permission, the end user may use the Material only for the limited purposes of implementing and developing safety programs only for your company or organization. The end user shall not make any reproduction, duplicates or copies of the Material for purposes of resale, except as might be required for backup purposes. The end user shall not make any reproduction, duplicates or copies of the Material for purposes of USE by another separate company or organization for free or non-charge without express written permission for us, The Company.

Furthermore, any unauthorized use of the Company Materials purchased or delivered, including without limitation, any transfer or attempted transfer of the Material, or rights in the same, to any third-party, without express prior written authorization from us, the Company, is strictly prohibited. The end user may not display publicly any Material or permit any other third party to do so.  Any public display of any of the Material or illegal reproduction duplicates or copies may cause us irreparable harm, and is a material breach of these Terms.  In purchasing or accepting delivery or our products or material, you as the end user consent to the immediate issuance of an injunction. The issuance of this injunction may be completed or done without the requirement that we post a bond or undertaking. This process will require you to cease any and all unauthorized sales and publication of our Company’s Material, to cease making any copies of the Material, and to remove any and all Material from public display.  If you as the end user publish the Material on any internal electronic database or internal website, access to such internal database or internal website shall be restricted to employees of your company and to those persons who have explicitly agreed in writing to be bound by these Terms.  You may not use the Material for any purpose that is unlawful or illegal.

17. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND THE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE THEREIN ARE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SITE AND THE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE THEREIN ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES CONTAINED ON THE SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES, ERRORS AND OMISSIONS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND LICENSORS: (A) EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT; (B) MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (I) THE SITE OR THE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE THEREIN WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (II) THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (III) ANY PRODUCT, SERVICE OR INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE SITE WILL BE ACCURATE, APPROPRIATE, COMPLETE, CORRECT, RELIABLE, SUFFICIENT OR TIMELY, (IV) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICE, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE SITE WILL BE FIXED; AND (C) MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR THE SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTIES TO THOSE DEFINED AS “CONSUMERS” IN THE MAGNUSON-MOSS WARRANTY-FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION IMPROVEMENTS ACT. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF CONTENT THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL. COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM COMPANY OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS.

18. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, ACCESS DELAYS OR ACCESS INTERRUPTIONS TO THE SITE OR OTHER WEB SITE(S) YOU MAY ACCESS THROUGH THE SITE (IF ANY), CONTENT NON-DELIVERY, MIS-DELIVERY, CORRUPTION, DESTRUCTION OR OTHER MODIFICATION, GOODWILL, USE, CONTENT OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), ARISING FROM: (I) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SITE; (II) ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH OR FROM THE SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE USE OF THE SITE; (III) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND/OR SERVICES RESULTING FROM ERROR OR INADEQUACY OF ANY GOODS, INFORMATION OR SERVICE PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SITE; (IV) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT; (V) PRODUCT DEFECT OR FAILURE, CLAIMS THAT ARE DUE TO NORMAL WEAR, PRODUCT MISUSE, ABUSE, PRODUCT MODIFICATION, IMPROPER PRODUCT SELECTION, NON-COMPLIANCE WITH ANY REGULATIONS OR CODES, OR MISAPPROPRIATION; (VI) INJURY TO PERSON OR PROPERTY ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE OR ANY PRODUCT; (VII) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN; (VIII) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE SITE; (IX) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR OTHER ACTUALLY OR POTENTIALLY HARMFUL CODE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SITE; AND/OR (X) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SITE AND/OR THE PRODUCTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND LICENSORS, LIABILITY TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY EXCEED FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00). YOU SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED UNDER LOCAL LAW OR OTHERWISE TO RECEIVE ANY PAYMENT FROM COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND LICENSORS, WHETHER FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, COSTS OR EXPENSES AS A RESULT OF EXPIRATION OR TERMINATION OF THESE TERMS OR TERMINATION OF YOUR ACCESS TO THE SITE, ALL OF WHICH YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS SECTION HAS MATERIALLY INDUCED COMPANY TO ENTER INTO THESE TERMS. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS, COMPANY’S LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

19. INDEMNITY

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Company, its directors, officers, employees, agents, partners and licensors, harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, liability, costs and expenses (including but not limited to attorneys' fees) arising from your violation of the terms of these Terms, or violation of any proprietary right. This indemnification obligation will survive the termination of your account, your access to the Site and these Terms.

20. GENERAL INFORMATION

Entire Agreement; Interpretation

These Terms and any documents referenced herein constitute the entire agreement between you and Company and govern your use of the Site (including, without limitation, all purchases made through the Site), superseding any prior agreements between you and Company (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of these Terms) with respect to its subject matter. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply (a) to the specific products you purchase through Company as contained in the product manuals and documentation provided with such products, and (b) when you use affiliate or other Company services or products, third-party content or third-party software. In the event any term contained in these Terms conflicts with any other term contained in any other agreement referenced in these Terms, the terms of this agreement shall control. Except as otherwise provided in these Terms, these Terms may only be modified in a writing signed by an authorized officer of Company. The language in these Terms shall be interpreted as to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against any party.

Consent to Email Communications

You consent to receive communications from us electronically and agree that we may communicate with you by email or by posting notices on the Site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

Assignment; Waiver

You may not assign these Terms or any rights granted herein.  Company may assign or transfer these Terms or its rights or obligations hereunder without notice and without your prior approval. These Terms are for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and do not create any third-party beneficiaries, whether intended or incidental. These Terms will inure to the benefit of Company and its successors and assigns. The failure of Company to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. No waiver, express or implied, by either party of any breach of or default under these Terms will constitute a continuing waiver of such breach or default or be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.

Governing Law

THE VALIDITY, CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION, AND PERFORMANCE OF THESE TERMS WILL BE EXCLUSIVELY GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOMESTIC LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, EXCEPT AS TO ITS PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS, AND WITHOUT REGARD TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS.

Injunctive Relief

You hereby acknowledge that a breach of these Terms may cause irreparable harm and significant injury to Company that may be difficult to ascertain, and that a remedy at law may be inadequate. Accordingly, you agree that Company shall be entitled, without waiving any additional rights or remedies otherwise available to Company at law or in equity and without the necessity of posting bond, to seek injunctive and other equitable relief in the event of a breach or intended or threatened breach by you. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Company shall be entitled to seek and obtain injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Arbitration

Except in the case of legal action brought by Company to obtain injunctive or other equitable relief of whatsoever kind, all of which may be brought in any court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction, ANY CONTROVERSY, CLAIM, DISPUTE OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THEIR SUBJECT MATTER, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STATUTE, FRAUD, MISREPRESENTATION OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION LOCATED IN, OR CLOSEST TO, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AND WILL BE SETTLED BY ARBITRATION TO OCCUR IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, SAID ARBITRATION TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION RULES IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF THE ARBITRATION, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA GOVERNING SUCH ARBITRATIONS, AND THESE TERMS. SUCH ARBITRATION MUST BE FILED WITHIN TWELVE (12) MONTHS OF THE FIRST ACCRUAL OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION, AND THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR ANY CAUSE OF ACTION BROUGHT PURSUANT TO, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR RELATING TO A DISPUTE WILL BE TWELVE (12) MONTHS FROM THE FIRST ACCRUAL OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY STATUTE TO THE CONTRARY. ANY ARBITRATION UNDER THESE TERMS WILL TAKE PLACE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS; CLASS ARBITRATIONS AND CLASS ACTIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED.

The arbitration will be heard and decided no later than seven (7) months after the notice of arbitration is filed with the American Arbitration Association by one arbitrator. The arbitrator will hear and determine any preliminary issue of law asserted by a party to be dispositive of any claim, in whole or in part, in the manner of a court hearing a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim or for summary judgment, pursuant to such terms and procedures as the arbitrator deems appropriate. No witness or party may be required to waive any privilege recognized under California law. The hearing will not last longer than four (4) days unless all parties agree otherwise, with time to be divided equally between you and Company. The arbitrator will be an attorney, licensed to practice law in the State of California for no less than ten (10) years, with no less than five (5) years’ experience as an arbitrator. The parties and the arbitrator will treat all aspects of the arbitration proceedings, including, without limitation, discovery, testimony and other evidence, briefs, and the award, as strictly confidential and not subject to disclosure to any third party or entity, other than to the parties, the arbitrator, and the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator must give full effect to the applicable law and to all of these Terms, and is specifically divested of any power to add to, subtract from, modify or alter any of the terms or conditions of these Terms, or to render decisions in derogation thereof. The arbitrator will have no authority to award punitive or other damages not measured by the prevailing party’s actual direct damages, except as may be required by statute. THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE WAIVING THEIR RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION. YOU AND COMPANY AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, unless both you and Company agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. If this specific provision is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of this arbitration provision shall be null and void. The arbitrator will issue written findings of fact and conclusions of law, the decisions of the arbitrator will be binding and conclusive upon all parties involved, and judgment upon any decision of the arbitrator may be entered in any federal or state courts with jurisdiction. You are solely responsible for your interactions with other users of the Site. Company reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other users of the Site.

Attorney Fees

In any litigation, arbitration or other proceeding by which one party either seeks to enforce its rights under these Terms (whether in contract, tort, or both) or seeks a declaration of any rights or obligations under these Terms, in addition to any other relief to which the prevailing party may be entitled, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover its reasonable attorney fees, costs and expenses to resolve the dispute and to enforce the final judgment or award.

Legal Compliance

You agree to comply with all local laws and rules regarding online conduct and acceptable content. Use of the Site is not authorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms. The Site is controlled and operated by Company from its offices in the State of California, in the United States of America. Company makes no representation that any of the Site (including, without limitation, any products or services available on or through the Site) are available or appropriate for use outside of the United States of America. Your use of or access to the Site should not be construed as Company’s purposefully availing itself of the benefits or privilege of doing business in any state or jurisdiction other than California.

U.S. Export Laws

This Site and/or products offered on the Site may be subject to the export laws, restrictions, regulations and administrative acts of the United States Department of Commerce, Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), State Department, and other United States authorities (collectively, “U.S. Export Laws”).  Users shall not export or re-export, or allow the export or re-export of, the Site and/or products offered on the Site in violation of any U.S. Export Laws. None of the Site or products offered on the Site may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported (i) into (or to a national or resident of) any country to which the United States has embargoed goods; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders, or any other denied parties lists under U.S. Export Laws.  By using the Site, you agree to the foregoing and represent and warrant that you are not a national or resident of, located in, or under the control of, any restricted country; and you are not on any denied parties list; and you agree to comply with all U.S. Export Laws (including “anti-boycott”, “deemed export” and “deemed re-export” regulations). If you access the Site from other countries or jurisdictions, you do so on your own initiative and you are solely responsible for compliance with the local laws of that jurisdiction, if and to the extent those local laws are applicable and do not conflict with U.S. Export Laws. If such laws conflict with U.S. Export Laws, you shall not access the Site. The obligations under this section shall survive any termination or expiration of these Terms or your use of the Site.

Severability

If any provision(s) of these Terms, including without limitation, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, are found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of these Terms shall continue in effect. The foregoing does not apply to the prohibition against class or representative actions that is part of the arbitration clause; if that prohibition is found to be unenforceable, the arbitration clause (but only the arbitration clause) shall be null and void.

Section Titles; Survival

The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. Sections 3, 5 and 8 through 21 of these Terms, as well as any payment obligations to Company, shall survive any termination of your account, your access to the Site, or these Terms.

Legal Equivalency

These Terms and any other electronic documents, policies and guidelines incorporated herein shall be: (i) deemed for all purposes to be a “writing” or “in writing,” and to comply with all statutory, contractual, and other legal requirements for a writing; (ii) legally enforceable against any party hereto as a signed writing; and (iii) deemed an “original” when printed from electronic records established and maintained in the ordinary course of business. Any electronic documents introduced as evidence in any judicial, arbitration, mediation or administrative proceeding shall, if established and maintained in the ordinary course of business, be admissible to the same extent as business records in written form that are similarly established and maintained.

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(Last modified: January 27, 2017)