Terms

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) are a legal contract between Level Ex, Inc. and its Affiliates (“Level Ex,” “We” or “Us”) and You (collectively, “Everyone”) and govern Your use of all the text, data, information, software, graphics, photographs and more (all of which We refer to as “Materials”) that We may make available to You, as well as the Level Ex website, Level Ex mobile applications (the “Apps”), including any services available as part of the Site or Apps (the Apps, the Site and the services available through the Apps and the Site are collectively referred to in these Terms as the “Services”). “Affiliates” means any entity or person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, Level Ex.

Level Ex is a technology company that creates training products for healthcare professionals. Products are for personal, educational purposes only, not for the diagnosis, treatment, or management of patients. Products may be in the form of mobile applications, websites, virtual reality cases and applications, or as another digital platform. Level Ex is intended for use by healthcare professionals only.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, AS FURTHER SPECIFIED HEREIN, LEVEL EX DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY MEDICAL SERVICES OR ADVICE AND DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES OR ENDORSEMENTS REGARDING ANY MEDICAL SERVICES OR ADVICE THAT YOU MAY OBTAIN THROUGH THE SITE AND/OR THE SERVICES.

READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE DOWNLOADING ANY APPS OR USING THE SERVICES. USING THE SERVICES OR DOWNLOADING THE APPS INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE BOTH READ AND ACCEPT THESE TERMS. YOU CANNOT USE THE SERVICES IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS.

NOTE: THESE TERMS CONTAIN A DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND ARBITRATION PROVISION, INCLUDING CLASS ACTION WAIVER THAT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THESE TERMS AND WITH RESPECT TO DISPUTES YOU MAY HAVE WITH THE COMPANY. YOU MAY OPT OUT OF THE BINDING INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER AS PROVIDED BELOW.

CHANGES

We may alter the Materials and Services We offer You and/or choose to modify, suspend or discontinue the Services at any time and without notifying You. We may also change, update, add or remove provisions (collectively, “modifications”) of these Terms from time to time. Because Everyone benefits from clarity, We promise to inform You of any material modifications to these Terms by posting them on the Site or in the Apps, and, if You have registered with Us, we may also notify you by emailing you at the email address that You provided during registration or by providing notice within the Apps. To be sure We properly reach Your email inbox, We just ask that You let Us know if Your preferred email address changes at any time after Your registration.

If You object to any such modifications, Your sole recourse shall be to cease using the Services. Continued use of the Services following notice of any such modifications indicates You acknowledge and agree to be bound by the modifications. Also, please know that these Terms may be superseded by expressly-designated legal notices or terms located on particular pages of the Services. These expressly-designated legal notices or terms are incorporated into these Terms and supersede the provision(s) of these Terms that are designated as being superseded.

GENERAL USE

To use the Services, You must be 18 years old and a medical professional. By using the Services, You promise that You are at least 18 years of age and a licensed medical professional in good standing. Without limiting the foregoing and Your exclusive responsibility to ensure You meet such qualifications as a user, You hereby acknowledge and agree that We may verify your personal information to ensure you are a healthcare professional using 3rd party healthcare databases. You hereby represent and warrant that You have never been disbarred, excluded, or suspended from any United States federal healthcare payment program and that no pending investigation or audit that may result in such outcome is ongoing.

Any medical content, services, information, advice or materials of any kind accessed through the Services is for general information or reference purposes only and shall not be relied upon or replace any professional, clinical or medical advice or judgment provided by a physician or other health care professional.

We invite You to use the Services for individual, personal purposes (“Permitted Purposes”) – enjoy!

In these Terms we are granting You a limited, personal, non-exclusive and non-transferable license to use and to display the Materials; Your right to use the Materials is conditioned on Your compliance with these Terms. You have no other rights in the Services or any Materials and You may not modify, edit, copy, reproduce, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, alter, enhance or in any way exploit any of the Services or Materials in any manner. If You make copies of any of the Services while engaging in Permitted Purposes then We ask that You be sure to keep on the copies all of Our copyright and other proprietary notices as they appear on the Services. You agree not to use the Services or Materials for competitive research purposes. You agree not to directly, or indirectly through a third party, upload any malware, malicious content, or material non-public information to the Services. You agree Your information submitted to Us reflects your legal identity and that you will not create any alias or false identification when subscribing to, or using, the Services. You agree not to disparage Us, whether through the Services, on any third-party platform or forum, or to any other third-party, whether or not anonymously and You consent to Us obtaining Your information and identity from any such third-party to whom such disparaging communications were made. You agree not to interfere with Our contractual and business relationships with third parties or otherwise not to cause such third parties to reduce or negatively alter such relationship with Us.

Unfortunately, if You breach any of these Terms the above license will terminate automatically and You must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed Materials (and any copies thereof), provided that We reserve all other rights and remedies at law, in equity, or pursuant to these Terms in connection with any breach by You of these Terms.

APPS

We make available Apps to access the Services via a mobile device (e.g., smartphone or tablet). To use the Apps You must have a mobile device that is compatible with the Apps. We do not warrant that the Apps will be compatible with Your mobile device. We hereby grant to You a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use one object code copy of the Apps per mobile device owned or leased solely by You, for Your personal use. You may not: (i) modify, disassemble, decompile or reverse engineer the Apps; (ii) rent, lease, loan, resell, sublicense, distribute or otherwise transfer the Apps to any third-party or use the Apps to provide time sharing or similar services for any third-party; (iii) make any copies of the Apps; (iv) remove, circumvent, disable, damage or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Apps, features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content accessible through the Apps, or features that enforce limitations on use of the Apps; or (v) delete the copyright and other proprietary rights notices on the Apps. You acknowledge that We may from time to time issue upgraded versions of the Apps, and may automatically electronically upgrade the version of the Apps that You are using on Your mobile device. You consent to such automatic upgrading on Your mobile device, and agree that these Terms will apply to all such upgrades. The foregoing license grant is not a sale of the Apps or any copy thereof, and We and Our third-party licensors or suppliers retain all right, title, and interest in and to the Apps (and any copy of the Apps). Standard carrier data charges may apply to Your use of the Apps.

The following additional terms and conditions apply with respect to any Apps that We provide to You designed for use on an Apple iOS-powered mobile device (an “iOS App”):

You acknowledge that these Terms are between You and Us only, and not with Apple, Inc. (“Apple”).
Your use of Our iOS Apps must comply with Apple’s then-current App Store Terms of Service.
We, and not Apple, are solely responsible for Our iOS Apps and the Services and Content available thereon. You acknowledge that Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance and support services with respect to Our iOS Apps. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple will have no warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to Our iOS Apps.
You agree that We, and not Apple, are responsible for addressing any claims by You or any third-party relating to Our iOS Apps or Your possession and/or use of Our iOS Apps, including, but not limited to: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that the iOS Apps fail to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation, and all such claims are governed solely by these Terms and any law applicable to Us as provider of the iOS Apps.
You agree that We, and not Apple, shall be responsible, to the extent required by these Terms, for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any third-party intellectual property infringement claim related to Our iOS Apps or Your possession and use of Our iOS Apps.
You represent and warrant that (i) You are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and (ii) You are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
You agree to comply with all applicable third-party terms of agreement when using Our iOS Apps (e.g., You must not be in violation of Your wireless data service terms of agreement when using the iOS Apps).
The parties agree that Apple and Apple’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries to these Terms as they relate to Your license of Our iOS Apps. Upon Your acceptance of these Terms, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against You as they relate to Your license of the iOS Apps as a third-party beneficiary thereof.

The following additional terms and conditions apply with respect to any Apps that We provide to You designed for use on an Android-powered mobile device (an “Android App”):

You acknowledge that these Terms are between You and Us only, and not with Google, Inc. (“Google”).
Your use of Our Android Apps must comply with Google’s then-current Android Market Terms of Service.
Google is only a provider of the Android Market where You obtained the Android Apps. We, and not Google, are solely responsible for Our Android Apps and the Services and Content available thereon. Google has no obligation or liability to You with respect to Our Android Apps or these Terms.
You acknowledge and agree that Google is a third-party beneficiary to the Terms as they relate to Our Android Apps.

USING THE SERVICES; REGISTRATION

In order to access and use the Materials and Services as set forth herein, You must agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy (as defined below) and register with us, submitting your email, name, password, and profession, and other required information or login with us through Doximity or a similar 3rd-party service. You may also provide additional, optional information (such as affiliated hospitals) so that We can provide You a more customized experience when using the Services –but, We will leave that decision with You. Once You submit the required registration information, We have the right to approve, reject, or delete any user account that does not comply with the terms and conditions set forth in this agreement. For so long as You use the account, You agree to provide true, accurate, current, and complete information which can be accomplished by logging into Your account and making relevant changes directly or contacting Us using the below contact information and We can make the changes for You. And, if You forget Your password – no worries as We will happily send a password update to Your provided email address.

You are responsible for complying with these Terms when You access the Services, whether directly or through any account that You may setup through or on the Services. Because it is Your account, it is Your job to obtain and maintain all equipment and services needed for access to and use of the Services as well as paying related charges. It is also Your responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of Your password(s), including any password of a third-party site that We may allow You to use to access the Services. Should You believe Your password or security for The Services has been breached in any way, You must immediately notify Us.

PRIVACY POLICY

We respect the information that You provide to Us, and want to be sure You fully agree and understand exactly how We collect, use and share the information we collect. So, please review Our Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) at https://www.levelex.com/privacy-policy which explains everything. The Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated into the Terms by reference. To the extent any Level Ex Services are licensed to, resold by, or otherwise commercialized or used by Level Ex Affiliates (“Level Ex Affiliate Activities”), the rights, remedies, authorizations, and disclaimers of Level Ex in the Privacy Policy shall apply to Level Ex Affiliates in the same manner as Level Ex and any obligations of Level Ex will apply solely to such Level Ex Affiliates with respect to such Affiliate’s Level Ex Affiliate Activities.

LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY SITES

We think links are convenient, and We sometimes provide links on our Services to third-party websites. If You use these links, You will leave the Services. We are not obligated to review any third-party websites that You link to from the Services, We do not control any of the third-party websites, and We are not responsible for any of the third-party websites (or the products, services, or content available through any of them). Thus, We do not endorse or make any representations about such third-party websites, any information, software, products, services, or materials found there or any results that may be obtained from using them. If You decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to from the Services, You do this entirely at Your own risk and You must follow the privacy policies and terms and conditions for those third-party websites. Certain areas of the Services may allow You to interact and/or conduct transactions with one or more third-party websites, and, if applicable, allow you to configure your privacy settings in that third-party website account to permit Your activities on the Services to be shared with Your contacts in your third-party site account.

SUBMISSIONS

Certain areas of the Services (e.g., customer ratings and review areas) may permit You to submit Feedback (defined below), information, data, text, software, messages, or other materials (each, a “User Submission”). You agree that You are solely responsible for all of Your User Submissions and that any such User Submission is considered both non-confidential and non-proprietary. Further, We do not guarantee that You will be able to edit or delete any User Submission You have submitted. YOU MAY NOT SUBMIT OR POST ANY IDENTIFIABLE PATIENT INFORMATION TO THE SERVICES. YOU MAY NOT POST ANY COPYRIGHTED, TRADEMARKED, OR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OF ANY THIRD PARTY TO OUR SITE, OUR APPS OR THE SERVICES.

By submitting any User Submission, You are promising Us that:

You own all rights in Your User Submissions (including, without limitation, all rights to the reproduction and display of Your User Submissions) or, alternatively, You have acquired all necessary rights in Your User Submissions to enable You to grant to Us the rights in Your User Submissions as described in these Terms;
You have paid and will pay in full all license fees, clearance fees, and other financial obligations, of any kind, arising from any use or commercial exploitation of Your User Submissions;
Your User Submissions do not infringe the copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or any other legal or moral rights of any third party;
You voluntarily agree to waive all “moral rights” that You may have in Your User Submission;
Any information contained in Your User Submission is not known by You to be false, inaccurate, or misleading;
Your User Submission does not violate any law (including, but not limited to, those governing export control, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination, privacy and security, or false advertising);
Your User Submission is not, and may not reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially, ethnically, religiously, or otherwise biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening, or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership, or corporation, vulgar, pornographic, obscene, or invasive of another’s privacy;
You were not and will not be compensated or granted any consideration by any third party for submitting Your User Submission;
Your User Submission does not incorporate materials from a third-party website, or addresses, email addresses, contact information, or phone numbers (other than Your own);
Your User Submission does not contain any viruses, worms, spyware, adware, or other potentially damaging programs or files;
Your User Submission does not contain any information that You consider confidential, proprietary, or personal; and
Your User Submission does not contain or constitute any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any other form of solicitation.

By submitting a User Submission, You grant to Us an irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, non-exclusive, fully-paid, worldwide, royalty-free license (sublicensable through multiple tiers) to:

Use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform, and publicly display Your User Submissions (or any modification thereto), in whole or in part, in any format or medium now known or later developed;
Use (and permit others to use) Your User Submission in any manner and for any purpose (including, without limitation, commercial purposes) that We deem appropriate in Our sole discretion, including, without limitation, to incorporate Your User Submission or any modification thereto, in whole or in part, into any technology, product, reports, analyses, or service, including the Services (“Results”), or into any improvements, enhancements, modifications, or derivative works of any of such Results;
Display advertisements in connection with Your User Submissions and to use Your User Submissions for advertising and promotional purposes. If you interact with content labeled sponsored, advertisement, information for industry, or similar term, your name, medical specialty, and public information about your professional practice may be forwarded to that advertiser (does not include email address). Your email address is private and not shared with 3rd parties or ever sold.

We may, but are not obligated to, pre-screen User Submissions or monitor any area of the Services through which User Submissions may be submitted. We are not required to host, display, or distribute any User Submissions on or through the Services and may remove at any time or refuse any User Submissions for any reason. We are not responsible for any loss, theft, or damage of any kind to any User Submissions. Further, You agree that We may freely disclose Your User Submission to any third party absent any obligation of confidence on the part of the recipient. Level Ex hereby exclusively retains all right, title, and interest in and to any and all Results. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event do You have any right under these Terms to compel Level Ex, its Affiliates, or its licensees to unwind, or cease the use of, such Results.

UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES

To be clear, We authorize Your use of the Services only for Permitted Purposes. Any other use of the Services beyond the Permitted Purposes is prohibited and, therefore, constitutes unauthorized use of the Services. This is because as between You and Us, all rights in the Services remain Our property.

Unauthorized use of the Services may result in violation of various United States and international copyright laws. Because We prefer keeping this relationship drama-free, We want to give You examples of things to avoid. So, unless You have written permission from Us stating otherwise, You are not authorized to use the Services in any of the following ways (these are examples only and the list below is not a complete list of everything that You are not permitted to do):

For any public or commercial purpose which includes use of the Services on another site or through a networked computer environment;
In a manner that modifies, publicly displays, publicly performs, reproduces or distributes any of the Materials or Services;
In a manner that violates any local, state, national, foreign, or international statute, regulation, rule, order, treaty, or other law;
To stalk, harass, or harm another individual;
To impersonate any person or entity or otherwise misrepresent Your affiliation with a person or entity;
To interfere with or disrupt the Services or servers or networks connected to the Services;
To use any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering or extraction methods in connection with the Services; or
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Services or any other accounts, computer systems, or networks connected to the Services, whether through hacking, password mining, or any other means.

You agree to hire attorneys to defend Us if You violate these Terms and that violation results in a problem for Us. You also agree to pay any damages that We may end up having to pay as a result of Your violation. You alone are responsible for any violation of these Terms by You. We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by You and, in such case, You agree to cooperate with Our defense of such claim. You hereby agree to indemnify Us for any and all losses, liabilities, damages, penalties, judgments, awards, interest, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of suit, arising out of, and to hold Us harmless from and against, any and all claims, causes of action, demands, administrative actions, proceedings, and investigations brought or asserted by a third party in connection with Your (i) breach of these Terms, including any and all representations, warranties, and covenants made by You hereunder; (ii) Your negligence, gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, or violation of applicable law; (iii) Your infringement or misappropriation of the intellectual or proprietary rights of a third party; and (iv) damages to any tangible or intangible property or bodily harm of a third party caused by Your acts or omissions relating to, or arising out of, Your use of the Services.

PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

Certain trademarks belongs to Us. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Except as otherwise required or limited by applicable law, any reproduction, distribution, modification, retransmission, or publication of any trademarked or copyrighted material is strictly prohibited without Our express written consent. Other trademarks, names and logos on the Services are the property of their respective owners and cannot be used without the consent of the other copyright or trademark owner.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT

We respect the intellectual property rights of others and encourage You to do the same. Accordingly, We have a policy of removing User Submissions that violate intellectual property rights of others, suspending access to the Services (or any portion thereof) to any user who uses the Services in violation of someone’s intellectual property rights, and/or terminating in appropriate circumstances the account of any user who uses the Services in violation of someone’s intellectual property rights.

Pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code, Section 512, We have implemented procedures for receiving written notification of claimed copyright infringement and for processing such claims in accordance with such law. If You believe Your copyright or other intellectual property right is being infringed by a user of the Services, please provide written notice to Our Agent for notice of claims of infringement here:

Subject: Attn: Level Ex DMCA Agent

Topic: Terms

To be sure the matter is handled immediately, Your written notice must:

Contain Your electronic signature;
Identify the copyrighted work or other intellectual property alleged to have been infringed;
Identify the allegedly infringing material in a sufficiently precise manner to allow Us to locate that material;
Contain adequate information by which We can contact You (including postal address, telephone number, and e-mail address);
Contain a statement that You have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted material or other intellectual property is not authorized by the owner, the owner’s agent or the law;
Contain a statement that the information in the written notice is accurate; and
Contain statement, under penalty of perjury, that You are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright or other intellectual property right owner.

Unless the notice pertains to copyright or other intellectual property infringement, the Agent will be unable to address the listed concern.

Submitting a DMCA Counter-Notification

We will notify You that We have removed or disabled access to copyright-protected material that You provided, if such removal is pursuant to a validly received DMCA take-down notice. In response, You may provide Our Agent with a written counter-notification that includes the following information:

Your physical or electronic signature;
Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled, and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled;
A statement from You under the penalty of perjury, that You have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled; and
Your name, physical address and telephone number, and a statement that You consent to the jurisdiction of a court for the judicial district in which Your physical address is located, or if Your physical address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which We may be located, and that You will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of allegedly infringing material or an agent of such person.

Termination of Repeat Infringers

We reserve the right, in Our sole discretion, to terminate the account or access of any user of the Services or Service who is the subject of repeated DMCA or other infringement notifications.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS” AND THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES IS WITH YOU.

WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND (EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY) WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.

THIS MEANS THAT WE DO NOT PROMISE YOU THAT THE SERVICES ARE FREE OF PROBLEMS. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, We make no warranty that the Services will meet Your requirements or that the Services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error free or that defects in the Services will be corrected. We are not responsible for any bugs, viruses, or malware downloaded from the Services as a result of malicious actions by third parties. You understand that while we will take all reasonably necessary precautions to protect your data, we will not be liable for any unforeseeable security breach that may lead to the unauthorized access of your information. You understand that while we will take all reasonably necessary precautions to protect your data, we will not be liable for any unforeseeable security breach that may lead to the unauthorized access of your information. We make no warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of the Services or as to the accuracy or reliability of any information obtained through the Services. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by You through the Services or from Us or Our subsidiaries/other affiliated companies shall create any warranty. We disclaim all equitable indemnities.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OR RELIANCE UPON ANY MATERIALS ACCESSED THROUGH THE SERVICES, DISPLAYING, COPYING, OR DOWNLOADING ANY MATERIALS TO OR FROM THIS WEBSITE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, EXTRAORDINARY, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE) HOWEVER ARISING, EVEN IF WE KNOW OR HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. IN NO EVENT THAT OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACTIVITIES GOVERNED BY THESE TERMS EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.

LOCAL LAWS; EXPORT CONTROL

We control and operate the Services from Our headquarters in the United States of America and the entirety of the Services may not be appropriate or available for use in other locations. If You use the Services outside the United States of America, You are solely responsible for following applicable local, state, and federal laws.

FEEDBACK

Any submissions by You to Us, including, without limitation, any and all comments, questions, suggestions, materials, content, ideas, and concepts (collectively, “Feedback”) through any communication whatsoever (e.g., call, fax, email) will be treated as both non-confidential and non-proprietary. You hereby assign all right, title, and interest in, and We are free to use, without any attribution or compensation to You, any ideas, know-how, concepts, techniques, or other intellectual property and proprietary rights contained in the Feedback, whether or not patentable, for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to, developing, manufacturing, having manufactured, licensing, marketing, and selling, directly or indirectly, products and services using such Feedback. You understand and agree that We are not obligated to use, display, reproduce, or distribute any such ideas, know-how, concepts, or techniques contained in the Feedback, and You have no right to compel such use, display, reproduction, or distribution.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND ARBITRATION; CLASS ACTION WAIVER

Please Read This Provision Carefully. It Affects Your Legal Rights.

This Provision facilitates the prompt and efficient resolution of any dispute (e.g., claim or controversy, whether based in contract, statute, regulation, ordinance, tort – including, but not limited to, fraud, misrepresentation, fraudulent inducement, or negligence – or any other legal or equitable theory, and includes the validity, enforceability or scope of this Provision (with the exception of the enforceability of the Class Action Waiver clause below) that may arise between You and Us. Effectively, then, “dispute” is given the broadest meaning enforceable by law and includes any claims against other parties relating to services or products provided or billed to You (such as Our licensors, suppliers, dealers or third-party vendors) whenever You also assert claims against Us in the same proceeding.

This Provision provides that all disputes between You and Us shall be resolved by binding arbitration because acceptance of These Terms constitutes a waiver of Your right to litigation claims and all opportunity to be heard by a judge or jury. We prefer this because We believe arbitration is less drama-filled than litigation. To be clear, there is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is limited. The arbitrator must follow this agreement and can award the same damages and relief as a court (including attorney’s fees). You may, however, opt-out of this Provision which means You would have a right or opportunity to bring claims in a court, before a judge or jury, and/or to participate in or be represented in a case filed in court by others (including, but not limited to, class actions). EVERYONE AGREES THAT, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BELOW, ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, AS DEFINED ABOVE, WHETHER PRESENTLY IN EXISTENCE OR BASED ON ACTS OR OMISSIONS IN THE PAST OR IN THE FUTURE, WILL BE RESOLVED EXCLUSIVELY AND FINALLY BY BINDING ARBITRATION RATHER THAN IN COURT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PROVISION.

Pre-Arbitration Claim Resolution

For all Disputes, whether pursued in court or arbitration, You must first give Us an opportunity to resolve the Dispute which is first done by contacting Us here with the following information: (1)Your name, (2) Your address, (3) A written description of Your Claim, and (4) A description of the specific relief You seek. If We do not resolve the Dispute within 45 days after receiving Your notification, than You may pursue Your Dispute in arbitration. You may pursue Your dispute in a court only under the circumstances described below.

Exclusions from Arbitration/Right to Opt Out

Notwithstanding the above, Your or We may choose to pursue a Dispute in court and not by arbitration if: (a) The dispute qualifies for initiation in small claims court; or (b) YOU OPT-OUT OF THESE ARBITRATION PROCEDURES WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE THAT YOU FIRST CONSENT TO THIS AGREEMENT (the “Opt-Out Deadline”). You may opt-out of this Provision by contacting Us here with the following information: (1) Your name; (2) Your address; (3) A clear statement that You do not wish to resolve disputes with Us through arbitration. Either way, We will not take any decision You make personally. In fact, We promise that Your decision to opt-out of this Arbitration Provision will have no adverse effect on Your relationship with Us. But, We do have to enforce the Opt-Out Deadline so keep in mind that any opt-out request received after the Opt-Out Deadline will not be valid and You must pursue Your dispute in arbitration or small claims court.

Arbitration Procedures

If this Provision applies and the dispute is not resolved as provided above (Pre-Arbitration Claim Resolution) either You or We may initiate arbitration proceedings. The American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), www.adr.org, or JAMS, www.jamsadr.com, will arbitrate all disputes, and the arbitration will be conducted before a single arbitrator. The arbitration shall be commenced as an individual arbitration, and shall in no event be commenced as a class arbitration. All issues shall be for the arbitrator to decide, including the scope of this Provision.

For arbitration before AAA, for Disputes of less than $75,000, the AAA’s Supplementary Procedures for Consumer-Related Disputes will apply; for Disputes involving $75,000 or more, the AAA’s Commercial Arbitration Rules will apply. In either instance, the AAA’s Optional Rules For Emergency Measures Of Protection shall apply. The AAA rules are available at www.adr.org or by calling 1-800-778-7879. For arbitration before JAMS, the JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules & Procedures and the JAMS Recommended Arbitration Discovery Protocols For Domestic, Commercial Cases will apply. The JAMS rules are available at www.jamsadr.com or by calling 1-800-352-5267. This Provision governs in the event it conflicts with the applicable arbitration rules. Under no circumstances will class action procedures or rules apply to the arbitration.

Because the Services and these Terms concern interstate commerce, the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) governs the arbitrability of all disputes. However, the arbitrator will apply applicable substantive law consistent with the FAA and the applicable statute of limitations or condition precedent to suit.

Arbitration Award – The arbitrator may award on an individual basis any relief that would be available pursuant to applicable law, and will not have the power to award relief to, against or for the benefit of any person who is not a party to the proceeding. The arbitrator will make any award in writing but need not provide a statement of reasons unless requested by a party. Such award will be final and binding on the parties, except for any right of appeal provided by the FAA, and may be entered in any court having jurisdiction over the parties for purposes of enforcement.

Location of Arbitration – You or We may initiate arbitration in either Illinois or the federal judicial district that includes Your billing address. In the event that You select the latter, We may transfer the arbitration to Illinois so long as We agree to pay any additional fees or costs which the arbitrator determines You incur as a result of the transfer.

Payment of Arbitration Fees and Costs – So long as You place a request in writing prior to commencement of the arbitration, We will pay all arbitration fees and associated costs and expenses. But, You will still be responsible for all additional fees and costs that You incur in the arbitration which include but are not limited to attorneys’ fees or expert witnesses. In addition to any fees and costs recoverable under applicable law, if You provide notice and negotiate in good faith with Us as provided in the section above titled “Pre-Arbitration Claim Resolution” and the arbitrator concludes that You are the prevailing party in the arbitration, You will be entitled to recover reasonable attorney’s fees and costs as determined by the arbitrator.

Class Action Waiver

Except as otherwise provided in this Provision, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a class or representative proceeding or claims (such as a class action, consolidated action or private attorney general action) unless both You and We specifically agree to do so following initiation of the arbitration. If You choose to pursue Your Dispute in court by opting out of the Arbitration Provision, as specified above, this Class Action Waiver will not apply to You. Neither You, nor any other user of the Services can be a class representative, class member, or otherwise participate in a class, consolidated, or representative proceeding without having complied with the opt-out requirements above.

Jury Waiver

You understand and agree that by accepting this Provision in these Terms, You and We are each waiving the right to a jury trial or a trial before a judge in a public court. In the absence of this Provision, You and We might otherwise have had a right or opportunity to bring disputes in a court, before a judge or jury, and/or to participate or be represented in a case filed in court by others (including class actions). Except as otherwise provided below, those rights are waived. Other rights that You would have if You went to court (e.g.,, the rights to both appeal and certain types of discovery) may be more limited or may also be waived.

Severability

If any clause within this Provision (other than the Class Action Waiver clause above) is found to be illegal or unenforceable, that clause will be severed from this Provision whose remainder will be given full force and effect. If the Class Action Waiver clause is found to be illegal or unenforceable, this entire Provision will be unenforceable and the dispute will be decided by a court.

Continuation

This Provision shall survive the termination of Your account with Us or Our affiliates and Your discontinued use of the Services. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, We agree that if We make any change to this Provision (other than a change to the Notice Address), You may reject any such change and require Us to adhere to the language in this Provision if a dispute between Us arises.

GENERAL

We think direct communication resolves most issues – if We feel that You are not complying with these Terms, We will tell You. We will even provide You with recommended necessary corrective action(s) because We value this relationship.

However, certain violations of these Terms, as determined by Us, may require immediate termination of Your access to the Services without prior notice to You. The Federal Arbitration Act, Illinois state law and applicable U.S. federal law, without regard to the choice or conflicts of law provisions, will govern these Terms. Foreign laws do not apply. Except for disputes subject to arbitration as described above, any disputes relating to these Terms or the Services will be heard in the courts located in Cook County, Illinois. If any of these Terms are deemed inconsistent with applicable law, then such term(s) shall be interpreted to reflect the intentions of the parties, and no other terms will be modified. By choosing not to enforce any of these Terms, We are not waiving Our rights. These Terms are the entire agreement between You and Us and, therefore, supersede all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, discussions or agreements between Everyone about the Services. The proprietary rights, disclaimer of warranties, representations made by You, indemnities, limitations of liability and general provisions shall survive any termination of these Terms.

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Last Updated: November 15, 2024