Terms of Use: Email Marketing | SMS Marketing
TERMS OF USE FOR EXPEDITE Simplicity®
ALL IN ONE MARKETING AND MASS COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE
This
Terms of Use [hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”] contains the terms
and conditions that apply to your use of the EXPEDITE Simplicity®
ALL IN ONE MARKETING AND MASS COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE internet marketing
and software package [hereinafter referred to as “Services”]. As used in this
Agreement the terms “Provider”, “we”, “us”, or “our” refers to Expedite Media
Group Incorporated (a lawfully licensed reseller of the ASP application EXPEDITE Simplicity®
ALL IN ONE MARKETING AND MASS COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE), and the terms
“Client”, “you” or “your” refers to the person and/or entity who creates one or
more email mailing lists [hereinafter referred to as the “Lists”] and
corresponding accounts using the Services, and performs the administrative
functions of the Lists. The Services are offered to you conditioned on your
acceptance without modification of this Agreement and our Acceptable Use Policy
[hereinafter referred to as the “AUP”]. Your use of the Services constitutes your acceptance
to this Agreement and our AUP.
CLIENT’S
CORE REPRESENTATIONS & WARRANTIES:
You
represent and warrant the following:
You have the
full power, authority and right to enter into this Agreement and affirm that
you are at least 18 years of age;
the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement, by you, will not violate any
applicable law, statute or governmental regulation; and
- You acknowledge
and agree that you are responsible for the security of the data, software
and/or applications you receive from us. Your responsibility also includes the
security of the data, software and/or applications provided to any third party
email service providers that you employ and/or use.
- You acknowledge
that you have read and agree to be bound by this entire Agreement and our
entire AUP.
COSTS; TERM OF AGREEMENT; PAYMENT; DEFAULT OR BREACH:
Costs of Services:
• You agree to pay us a set monthly fee for the right to broadcast up to a
specific maximum number of prepaid emails per month using the Services. The
maximum number of prepaid emails you are allowed to send and the monthly cost
for the Services was disclosed to you on the pricing page of our website and
then selected by you when you registered for the Services. Your monthly fee
will be automatically charged to your account and paid by you, in advance,
until this Agreement is terminated and your account is canceled, regardless of
List or account activity and/or use of the Services. You understand that an electronic
record of your signup, including your acknowledgement of having read and agreed
to be bound by this Agreement, was generated at the time of your signup.
• If you exceed the maximum number of prepaid email messages you are allowed
per month, you agree to pay us an additional $0.04 USD for each email sent
above the maximum number allowed. (E.g., if your maximum number of prepaid emails
is 1,000,000 and you broadcast 1,000,500, you will pay us an additional $20.00
USD for the 500 additional emails.)
• In addition to the monthly fee for the Services, you also agree to pay us a
one time initial set up fee of $100.00 USD. (E.g., if your monthly usage fee
is $200.00 USD, your first payment to us will be $300.00 USD.)
• If you need us to design a message for you or you need us to convert your
message to an HTML format, then you agree to pay us $150.00 USD for each such message.
This charge will be paid by you, when you use this service. If you do not use
this service, then you will not be charged for it.
• You hereby agree to pay us and authorize us to charge your credit card or
debit your bank account in advance for the Services, including all fees, costs
and/or charges provided for in this Agreement or provided for in the AUP, when incurred.
Term of this Agreement: The term of this Agreement will begin
upon your payment of the setup fee & first month’s usage fee and will end
when terminated by either you or us as described herein, under the heading “Termination
of this Agreement”, below.
Payment, Financial
Agreement, Refund Policy, Credit Card Chargebacks, Payment Reversals, Payment
Dishonors & Theft of Services:You acknowledge and agree that all
financial information you have given and/or will give to us (e.g., credit card,
electronic debit information, etc.) is true and lawfully yours to use and that
we are reasonably relying on your representations in entering into this
Agreement and providing you our products and/or services. You agree that all
payments are due in advance of any marketing campaign or the setup of a hosting
account and that we maintain a “NO REFUND POLICY” for any marketing campaigns, once the account has been
set up and approved for mass market, by us, and/or once a hosting account has
been setup and approved for use. You acknowledge and agree that we perform a
substantial and significant portion of the work required of us to be performed,
prior to the actual broadcast, and that you are not entitled to a refund if you
elect not to proceed with a broadcast. In addition, once a hosting account is
set up, you agree that there will be no refund. In the event that you
chargeback, reverse or dishonor any payment to us, or incur any additional
charges, as provided for in this Agreement, or otherwise take or fail to take
any action which results in the theft of services and/or products from us, then
you will pay interest at the rate of 9% per annum, or at the highest legal rate
(whichever rate is lower), on the full amount due, until the total amount of
said payment or cost is paid in full. All email marketing software and hosting
accounts will be charged on the first day of sign up and subsequently for each
individual month for the full term of the contract. You understand that we
will prosecute to the full extent of the law for any fraudulent financial
information given to us.
Default
or Breach by Client; Fees & Costs: If you default on or fail to pay any amount due
when due or otherwise breach any of the terms, conditions, covenants and/or
warranties contained in this Agreement, you agree to compensate us for any and
all damages arising thereof, including but not limited to actual damages
(direct and/or indirect), consequential damages, incidental damages and
economic losses. Furthermore, you agree to pay us all reasonable fees, expenses and/or costs
(including attorney’s fees, in-house counsel costs, court costs, expenses and
other costs) incurred in attempting to collect payment from you or in enforcing this Agreement
against you, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law.
ADDITIONAL
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
Assignment: You shall not sell, transfer, or
assign this Agreement or the rights or obligations hereunder, other than to a
parent or wholly-owned subsidiary, without the prior written consent of us.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, without securing such prior consent, either
party shall have the right to assign or transfer the Agreement and its
obligations hereunder to any successor-in-interest of such party by way of
sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, restructuring or the acquisition
of substantially all of the business and assets of the assigning party of more
than seventy-five percent (75%) of the outstanding stock of the assigning
party. Subject to the foregoing, the Agreement will be fully binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs,
executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and permitted
assigns. However, you understand and agree that we may transfer the rights to
collect any and all amounts due under this Agreement in our sole discretion,
with or without any prior notice.
Dedicated Servers;
Hosting Accounts; Software and Technical Support: We work very hard to provide our
clients with a stable hosting environment for their websites for the duration
of any email marketing campaigns. You acknowledge and agree that any hosting
account provided to you is provided on an “as is” basis and that you are aware
of the technical layout of the hosting environment. We reserve the right to
take down and/or remove from our network any website and/or clients, including
you, that threaten the stability of our network or other hosted clients on a
server, due to illegal, immoral or unethical marketing practices or unapproved
content, in our sole discretion. You agree that all content in a hosted
website or email campaign must be approved prior to uploading onto our
servers. We reserve the right to cancel any website account without notice
and/or without a refund. We lease and/or rent the use of our servers for email
marketing purposes. You acknowledge and agree that the use of a dedicated
email server requires a certain technical knowledge of servers and their
environment. We may provide set up assistance at no charge, however, you
understand that any technical support beyond set up is billed at the hourly
rate of $100.00 USD per hour, in quarter of an hour increments.
Disclosure
of Information: Provider and Client [hereinafter referred to jointly as “the parties”
or individually as “party”] shall not disclose personally identifiable
information, private communications (i.e., content transmitted on private,
non-public lists) of the other party, to third parties, without that party’s
permission, unless it believe such disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (1)
comply with the law or legal process; (2) protect or defend its rights or
property or that of others; (3) enforce this Agreement; or (4) respond to
claims that the contents of any communications violate the rights of others.
Client
understands and agrees that Provider has disclosed or may disclose information
that has commercial and other value in Provider’s business and is confidential
in nature including, but not limited to, email addresses, cellular telephone
numbers, formulas, computer programs, databases, mask works, technical
drawings, algorithms, trade secrets, patents, patent applications, technology,
circuits, layouts, names and expertise of employees and consultants, know-how,
designs, interfaces, materials, formulas, processes, ideas, inventions (whether
patentable or not), schematics and other technical, business, financial,
customer, supplier and product development plans, forecasts, strategies and
information, which to the extent previously, presently, or subsequently
disclosed to Client is hereinafter referred to as “Proprietary Information” of
Provider.
In
consideration of the parties' discussions and any access Client may have to
Proprietary Information of the Provider, Client hereby agrees as follows: 1)
Client agrees (i) to hold Provider’s Proprietary Information in strict
confidence as a fiduciary and to take all reasonable precautions to protect
such Proprietary Information (including, without limitation, all precautions
the Client employs with respect to its most confidential materials), (ii) not
to divulge any such Proprietary Information or any information derived there
from to any third person, (iii) not to make any use whatsoever at any time of
such Proprietary Information except for the sole limited business purposes of
evaluating the Proprietary Information internally to determine whether to enter
into the currently contemplated agreement with the Provider, (iv) not to remove
or export from the United States or reexport any such Proprietary Information
or any direct product thereof to Afghanistan, The Peoples’ Republic of China or
any Group Q, S, W, Y or Z country (as specified in Supplement No. 1 to Section
770 of the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, or a successor thereto) or
otherwise except in compliance with and with all licenses and approvals
required under applicable export laws and regulations, including without
limitation, those of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and (v) not to copy or
reverse engineer, or attempt to derive the composition or underlying
information, structure or ideas of any Proprietary Information. Any employee
given access to any such Proprietary Information must have a legitimate
"need to know" and shall be similarly bound in writing; 2) Without
granting any right or license, the Provider agrees that the foregoing clauses
(i), (ii), (iii) and (v) shall not apply with respect to any information that
the Client can document (i) is (through no improper action or inaction by the
Client or any affiliate, agent, consultant or employee) generally known to the
public, or (ii) was rightfully in its possession or rightfully known by it
prior to receipt from the Provider, or (iii) was rightfully disclosed to it by
a third party without restriction. The Client may make disclosures required by
court order provided the Client uses its best efforts to limit disclosure and
to obtain confidential treatment or a protective order and has allowed the
Provider to participate in the proceeding; and 3) Immediately upon a request by
the Provider at any time (which will be effective if actually received or three
days after mailed first class postage prepaid to the Receiving Party's address
herein), the Client will turn over to the Provider all Proprietary Information
of the Provider and all documents or media containing any such Proprietary
Information and any and all copies or extracts thereof. The Client understands
that nothing herein (i) requires the disclosure of any Proprietary Information
of the Provider, which shall be disclosed if at all solely at the option of the
Provider, or (ii) requires the Provider to proceed with any proposed
transaction or relationship in connection with which Proprietary Information
may be disclosed.
Email Marketing
Campaigns:You acknowledge and agree that there are no guarantees of success for
any email marketing campaigns. Like any form of traditional advertisement,
email marketing has its successes and failures due to marketing conditions and
other factors. You agree that we shall not be liable for any unsuccessful
email marketing campaigns. Furthermore, you agree that we do not guarantee any
email marketing success or any results thereof. Additionally, in regard to any
data you may have obtained from us, you agree and understand that because we
rely on the truthfulness of the persons providing the information contained in
our database(s) and/or list(s) of recipients, we cannot guarantee that all of
the information is 100% accurate and can only guarantee that the information
was reported to us as accurate at the time it was collected. However, we do promise
that any inaccuracies in our database(s) and/or list(s) of recipients will be
corrected or deleted when discovered. All of your marketing campaigns must be
in full compliance with all state and federal laws.
Expedite Email Marketing Communication: You agree that we
have the right to communicate with you via email, receipt of which by you is
considered essential to our provision of the Services. You may unsubscribe
from such communication at any time.
Force Majeure:Neither party shall be liable for, or considered in breach of or
default under this Agreement on account of, any delay or failure to perform as
required by the Agreement (except with respect to your payment obligations to
us) as a result of any causes or conditions which are beyond such party’s
reasonable control and which such party is unable to overcome by the exercise
of reasonable diligence; provided that the non-performing party gives
reasonably prompt notice under the circumstances of such condition(s) to the
other party.
Limitations on the
Use of Products, Software and/or Services: You agree that you will not use our
products or services to transmit, disseminate or upload any: (1) unlawful,
harassing, libelous, tortuous, abusive, threatening, or obscene communications
of any kind; (2) materials that infringe or violate any third party's
copyright, trademark, trade secret, privacy or other proprietary or property
right; (3) materials that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to
civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable law or regulation; (4)
objectionable materials, including but not limited to, content that contains
blatant bigotry, racism, or hatred or that promotes illegal activities or physical
harm against anyone; (5) spam, chain letters, junk mail or any other type of
unsolicited mass email to people or entities who have not agreed to be part of
such mailings; (6) any viruses or other harmful, disruptive or destructive
files; (7) in
violation of any laws, statutes or regulations which may apply to the broadcast
message, including but not limited to the United States CAN-SPAM Act of 2003
[hereinafter referred to as the “CAN-Spam Act”]; and (8) in violation of our AUP. Furthermore, you agree that you
will not disseminate, to people under age 18 or to anyone on lists that are not
limited to people age 18 or older, any content containing nudity or pornographic
material of any kind.
List
Management: We
shall arrange for the maintenance of an opt-out option for your campaigns. You
understand and agree that all opt-out requests from recipients of your email
messages will and must be honored, and additional advertisements to these
emails, pursuant to the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, shall not be sent. You also agree
that you will pay us $300.00 USD for each and every email you send: (1) in
violation of the CAN-SPAM Act; (2) to an address on our and/or your block list;
(3) to an address that has previously opted-out from receiving emails from you;
(4) in violation of our AUP;
(5) in violation of any laws, statutes or regulations which may apply to the
broadcast message; and/or (6) otherwise in violation of this Agreement.
Proprietary
Rights:
As provided above (i.e., in the subsection labeled “Disclosure of
Information”), we will not seek to sell, trade, rent, lend or disseminate email
addresses that you supply us with, for any purpose. However, it is understood
that if some of the addresses you supply to us are in our database(s), List(s)
of recipients, or that we otherwise have or own, we have proprietary rights to
such address(es). Additionally, if you fail to delete any information from
your account prior to or at the time your account is terminated, you understand
that information will become the property of Provider.
Reports: A username and password for
online-reporting.com will be emailed to you approximately 24 hours after the
first campaign is started. Once logged on, you will have access to the
reporting of your campaigns. The reporting will allow you to see how many
times your email message was viewed, how many times a link in your email
message was clicked on (i.e., the number of “click throughs”), and how many
people chose to opt out of your campaign and/or future messages from you.
Every campaign will be added to your secure site where results can be measured.
Right
to Refuse: We
reserve the right to refuse any or all services based on our company policy of
respectable marketing practices, at anytime. You understand we hold strict
rules and regulations for our email marketing and hosting services. We may not
broadcast emails that contain illegal sexual content, illegal pirated software,
hate material, discriminatory material, or that are in violation of any known
federal, state or international law. In addition, we reserve the right to
determine what is in the best public interest and may elect not to broadcast
any message we find not to be in the best public interest.
NO
OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES: YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT NO ADVICE,
INFORMATION OR OPINIONS, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US SHALL
CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT EXCEPT
AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED HEREUNDER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND/OR ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF CONDUCT, OR COURSE OF
PERFORMANCE. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ALL PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES ARE
PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, AND THAT WE DO NOT MAKE ANY
WARRANTIES THAT OUR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT
THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS,
IF ANY, WILL BE CORRECTED. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY MATERIAL AND/OR
DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED OR STORED THROUGH THE USE OF OUR PRODUCTS
AND SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION, YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE
SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT
RESULTS. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE USE OF ANY OF OUR PRODUCTS AND/OR
SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
WITHOUT
LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES REGARDING (A)
THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WHO VIEW ANY EMAIL BROADCAST PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT,
AND (B) ANY BENEFIT YOU MIGHT OBTAIN FROM HAVING YOUR MESSAGES, PRODUCTS AND/OR
SERVICES ADVERTISED PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT.
Waiver: The failure of either you or us to
insist upon or enforce performance by the other party of any provision of this
Agreement or to exercise any right under this Agreement will not be construed
as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of such party’s right to assert or
rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance; rather the
same will be and remain in full force and effect.
Modifications of Terms and Conditions: We may modify any of
the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, at any time and in our
sole discretion, by posting a new agreement on our website located at
expedite-email-marketing.com or any such successor Website. You are
responsible for regularly reviewing these terms and conditions. Your continued
use of the Services after any modification shall constitute your consent to
such modification. We do not and will not assume any obligation to notify you
of any modification to the Agreement. If any modification is unacceptable to
you, your only recourse is to terminate this Agreement and cease using the
Services.
Governing
Law; Jurisdiction and Venue, Service of Process: This Agreement shall be governed
by the laws of the State of Illinois without respect to choice of law rules and
the parties hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state
courts of Kane County, Illinois and/or the federal court for the Northern
District of Illinois, for such purpose. Client waives the personal service of
any process upon them and agrees that service may be completed by overnight
mail (using a commercially recognized service) or by U.S. mail with delivery
receipt to the address stated in this Agreement.
Conflict of Terms: If you have entered into a separate written
“INTERNET MARKETING AND SOFTWARE CONTRACT” [hereinafter referred to as
“Contract”] for the Services, which incorporates this Agreement, and there
exists an express conflict between the terms of said Contract and this
Agreement, then in regard to the conflicting terms only, it is the terms set
forth in said Contract that shall be binding upon the parties. Provided,
however, if the conflicting terms may be construed in a manner in which they
both may apply or that the terms and conditions herein may supplement the terms
of the Contract, then such a construction shall be used.
Construction; Severability: Each party acknowledges that the
provisions of this Agreement were negotiated to reflect an informed, voluntary,
allocation between them of all the risks (both known and unknown) associated
with the transactions contemplated hereunder. Furthermore, all provisions are
inserted conditionally on their being valid in law. In the event that any
provision of the Agreement conflicts with the law under which the Agreement is
to be construed or if any such provision is held invalid or unenforceable by a
court with jurisdiction over the parties to the Agreement: (i) such provision
will be restated to reflect as nearly as possible the original intentions of
the parties in accordance with applicable law; and (ii) the remaining terms,
provisions, covenants, and restrictions of the Agreement will remain in full
force and effect.
Headings: The captions and headings used in this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and will not affect the meaning or interpretation
of the Agreement.
Survival: Any obligations which expressly or by their nature are to
continue after termination, cancellation, or expiration of this Agreement shall
survive and remain in effect after such happening, including but not
necessarily limited to the subparagraph captioned “Entire Agreement;
Acceptance”, below.
Indemnification
and Liability:You agree and acknowledge that you
shall hold us (including but not limited to all our employees, officers,
shareholders, directors, agents, attorneys, vendors, affiliates,
subcontractors, its parents, subsidiaries, suppliers or contract employees)
harmless from any liability, loss, claims, and/or expenses related to any or
all email marketing campaigns or hosting services.
Remedies: Except as otherwise specified, the rights and remedies
granted to a party under the Agreement are cumulative and in addition to, not
in lieu of, any other rights and remedies which the party may possess at law or
in equity. You agree
that your sole and exclusive remedy for any dissatisfaction with the Services
is to discontinue the use of the Services. You agree that in no event shall we
ever be liable to you for more than the actual dollar amount you paid to us for
the Services.
LIMITATIONS
OF LIABILITY:EXCLUDING THE YOUR OBLIGATIONS, SETFORTH
ABOVE, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
NEGLIGENCE, SHALL WE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO OUR EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, SHAREHOLDERS,
DIRECTORS, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, VENDORS, AFFILIATES, SUBCONTRACTORS, OUR PARENTS,
SUBSIDIARIES, SUPPLIERS OR CONTRACT EMPLOYEES) BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, RESULTING FROM THE USE
OR INABILITY TO USE OUR SERVICES AND/OR PRODUCTS OR FOR THE PROCURMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO
BY MEANS OF OR THROUGH OUR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, OR RESULTING FROM UNAUTHORIZED
ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, OR OTHER INFORMATION
THAT IS SENT OR RECEIVED OR NOT SENT OR NOT RECEIVED, OR STORED OR NOT STORED,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, USE, DATA OR OTHER
INTANGIBLES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU
AGREE THAT WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY FAILURE TO DELIVER, HOLD OR STORE
EMAIL OR DATA TRANSMITED, STORED OR USED BY OUR PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES. WITHOUT
LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, YOU AGREES THAT WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
OF YOUR MATERIALS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO YOUR MESSAGES, IMAGES, DATA OR
OTHER INFORMATION) RESIDING IN OUR NETWORK HARDWARE OR SYSTEMS. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR BACKING-UP YOUR OWN MATERIALS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SAID MATERIALS ARE
PRODUCED THROUGH THE USE OF OUR PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES. YOU AGREE THAT IT IS
YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSSIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ENSURE YOUR
MATERIALS AND/OR PRIMARY MEANS OF BUSINESS IS MAINTAINED.
ANY CAUSE
OF ACTION ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE ASSERTED
WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR OF THE DATE UPON WHICH SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUED, OR
WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS OF THE DATE UPON WHICH THE COMPLAINING PARTY DISCOVERED
OR SHOULD HAVE REASONABLY DISCOVERED THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION,
WHICHEVER IS LATER.
Termination of this Agreement:We may terminate this
Agreement at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. In
the event that you would like to terminate this Agreement, you agree to send
such notice of termination via email to cancellations@expeditesimplicity.com.
Your termination of this Agreement will be effective upon the last day of the
month in which Provider receives such notification and must be received by
Provider at least five (5) days prior to your next month’s renewal date. You
agree that if your account is terminated prior to the expiration of the full
term, you will not be entitled to any refund for the unused portion of the
term.
Entire Agreement; Acceptance:This Agreement, along with any documents expressly
referenced herein, constitutes the entire and only agreement between the
parties and supersedes any and all prior agreements, whether written, oral,
express, or implied, of us and you with respect to the transactions set forth
herein. Neither party will be bound by, and each party specifically objects
to, any term, condition, or other provision which is different from or in
addition to the provisions of the Agreement (whether or not it would materially
alter the Agreement) and which is proffered by such party in any correspondence
or other document, unless the party to be bound specifically agrees to such
provision(s) in writing. The services and/or products referenced in this Agreement
are offered to you conditioned upon the acceptance of this Agreement and your
use of the services, software and/or other products constitutes your acceptance
of this Agreement.
TERMS OF USE FOR EXPEDITE Simplicity® SMS
Marketing
ALL IN ONE MARKETING AND MASS COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE
This
Terms of Use [hereinafter referred to as “Agreement”] contains the terms and
conditions that apply to your use of the EXPEDITE Simplicity® ALL IN ONE
MARKETING AND MASS COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE internet marketing and software package
[hereinafter referred to as “Services”]. As used in this Agreement the terms “Provider”,
“we”, “us”, or “our” refers to Expedite Media Group Incorporated (a lawfully
licensed reseller of the ASP application EXPEDITE Simplicity® ALL IN ONE
MARKETING AND MASS COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE), and the terms “Client”, “you” or “your”
refers to the person and/or entity who creates one or more cell phone number
lists [hereinafter referred to as the “Lists”] and corresponding accounts using
the Services, and performs the administrative functions of the Lists. The
Services are offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification
of this Agreement and our Acceptable Use Policy
[hereinafter referred to as the “AUP“]. Your use of the Services constitutes your acceptance
to this Agreement and our AUP.
CLIENT’S
CORE REPRESENTATIONS & WARRANTIES:
You
represent and warrant the following:
·
You have the
full power, authority and right to enter into this Agreement and affirm that
you are at least 18 years of age;
·
the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement, by you, will not violate any
applicable law, statute or governmental regulation; and
·
You acknowledge
and agree that you are responsible for the security of the data, software
and/or applications you receive from us. Your responsibility also includes the
security of the data, software and/or applications provided to any third party SMS
service providers that you employ and/or use.
·
You acknowledge
that you have read and agree to be bound by this entire Agreement and our
entire AUP.
COSTS; TERM OF AGREEMENT & TERMINATION; PAYMENT; DEFAULT OR
BREACH:
Costs of Services:
• You agree to pay us a set monthly fee for the right to broadcast up to a
specific maximum number of prepaid SMS messages per month using the Services.
The maximum number of prepaid SMS messages you are allowed to send and the
monthly cost for the Services was disclosed to you on the pricing page of our
website and then selected by you when you registered for the Services. Your
monthly fee will be automatically charged to your account and paid by you, in
advance, until this Agreement is terminated and your account is canceled,
regardless of List or account activity and/or use of the Services. You
understand that an electronic record of your signup, including your
acknowledgement of having read and agreed to be bound by this Agreement, was
generated at the time of your signup.
• If you exceed the maximum number of prepaid SMS messages you are allowed per
month, you agree to pay us an additional $0.04 USD for each SMS message sent
above the maximum number allowed. (E.g., if your maximum number of prepaid SMS
messages is 1,000,000 and you broadcast 1,000,500, you will pay us an
additional $20.00 USD for the 500 additional SMS messages.)
• In addition to the monthly fee for the Services, you also agree to pay us a
one time initial set up fee of $100.00 USD. (E.g., if your monthly usage fee
is $200.00 USD, your first payment to us will be $300.00 USD.)
• You hereby agree to pay us and authorize us to charge your credit card or
debit your bank account in advance for the Services, including all fees, costs
and/or charges provided for in this Agreement or provided for in the AUP, when incurred.
Term of this Agreement: The term of this Agreement will begin
upon your payment of the setup fee & first month’s usage fee and will end
when terminated by either you or us as described herein, under the heading “Termination
of this Agreement”, below.
Payment, Financial
Agreement, Refund Policy, Credit Card Chargebacks, Payment Reversals, Payment
Dishonors & Theft of Services: You acknowledge and agree that all
financial information you have given and/or will give to us (e.g., credit card,
electronic debit information, etc.) is true and lawfully yours to use and that
we are reasonably relying on your representations in entering into this
Agreement and providing you our products and/or services. You agree that all
payments are due in advance of any marketing campaign or the setup of a hosting
account and that we maintain a “NO REFUND POLICY” for any marketing campaigns, once the account has been
set up and approved for mass market, by us, and/or once a hosting account has
been setup and approved for use. You acknowledge and agree that we perform a
substantial and significant portion of the work required of us to be performed,
prior to the actual broadcast, and that you are not entitled to a refund if you
elect not to proceed with a broadcast. In addition, once a hosting account is
set up, you agree that there will be no refund. In the event that you charge back,
reverse or dishonor any payment to us, or incur any additional charges, as
provided for in this Agreement, or otherwise take or fail to take any action
which results in the theft of services and/or products from us, then you will
pay interest at the rate of 9% per annum, or at the highest legal rate
(whichever rate is lower), on the full amount due, until the total amount of
said payment or cost is paid in full. All SMS marketing software and hosting
accounts will be charged on the first day of sign up and subsequently for each
individual month for the full term of the contract. You understand that we
will prosecute to the full extent of the law for any fraudulent financial
information given to us.
Default
or Breach by Client; Fees & Costs: If you default on or fail to pay any amount due
when due or otherwise breach any of the terms, conditions, covenants and/or
warranties contained in this Agreement, you agree to compensate us for any and
all damages arising thereof, including but not limited to actual damages
(direct and/or indirect), consequential damages, incidental damages and
economic losses. Furthermore, you agree to pay us all reasonable fees, expenses and/or costs
(including attorney’s fees, in-house counsel costs, court costs, expenses and
other costs) incurred in attempting to collect payment from you or in enforcing this Agreement against
you, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law.
ADDITIONAL
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
Assignment: You shall not sell, transfer, or
assign this Agreement or the rights or obligations hereunder, other than to a
parent or wholly-owned subsidiary, without the prior written consent of us.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, without securing such prior consent, either
party shall have the right to assign or transfer the Agreement and its
obligations hereunder to any successor-in-interest of such party by way of sale,
merger, consolidation, reorganization, restructuring or the acquisition of
substantially all of the business and assets of the assigning party of more
than seventy-five percent (75%) of the outstanding stock of the assigning
party. Subject to the foregoing, the Agreement will be fully binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs,
executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and permitted
assigns. However, you understand and agree that we may transfer the rights to
collect any and all amounts due under this Agreement in our sole discretion,
with or without any prior notice.
Dedicated Servers;
Hosting Accounts; Software and Technical Support: You acknowledge and agree that any
hosting account provided to you is provided on an “as is” basis and that you
are aware of the technical layout of the hosting environment. We reserve the
right to take down and/or remove from our network any clients, including you,
that threaten the stability of our network or other hosted clients on a server,
due to illegal, immoral or unethical marketing practices or unapproved content,
in our sole discretion. You agree that all content in an SMS campaign must be
approved prior to uploading onto our servers. We reserve the right to cancel
any account without notice and/or without a refund. We lease and/or rent the
use of our servers for SMS marketing purposes. You acknowledge and agree that
the use of a dedicated SMS server requires a certain technical knowledge of servers
and their environment. We may provide set up assistance at no charge, however,
you understand that any technical support beyond set up is billed at the hourly
rate of $100.00 USD per hour, in quarter of an hour increments.
Disclosure
of Information: Provider and Client [hereinafter referred to jointly as “the parties”
or individually as “party”] shall not disclose personally identifiable
information, private communications (i.e., content transmitted on private,
non-public lists) of the other party, to third parties, without that party’s
permission, unless it believe such disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (1)
comply with the law or legal process; (2) protect or defend its rights or
property or that of others; (3) enforce this Agreement; or (4) respond to
claims that the contents of any communications violate the rights of others.
Client
understands and agrees that Provider has disclosed or may disclose information
that has commercial and other value in Provider’s business and is confidential
in nature including, but not limited to, email addresses, cellular telephone
numbers, formulas, computer programs, databases, mask works, technical
drawings, algorithms, trade secrets, patents, patent applications, technology,
circuits, layouts, names and expertise of employees and consultants, know-how,
designs, interfaces, materials, formulas, processes, ideas, inventions (whether
patentable or not), schematics and other technical, business, financial,
customer, supplier and product development plans, forecasts, strategies and
information, which to the extent previously, presently, or subsequently
disclosed to Client is hereinafter referred to as “Proprietary Information” of
Provider.
In
consideration of the parties' discussions and any access Client may have to
Proprietary Information of the Provider, Client hereby agrees as follows: 1)
Client agrees (i) to hold Provider’s Proprietary Information in strict
confidence as a fiduciary and to take all reasonable precautions to protect
such Proprietary Information (including, without limitation, all precautions
the Client employs with respect to its most confidential materials), (ii) not
to divulge any such Proprietary Information or any information derived there
from to any third person, (iii) not to make any use whatsoever at any time of
such Proprietary Information except for the sole limited business purposes of
evaluating the Proprietary Information internally to determine whether to enter
into the currently contemplated agreement with the Provider, (iv) not to remove
or export from the United States or reexport any such Proprietary Information
or any direct product thereof to Afghanistan, The Peoples’ Republic of China or
any Group Q, S, W, Y or Z country (as specified in Supplement No. 1 to Section
770 of the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, or a successor thereto) or
otherwise except in compliance with and with all licenses and approvals
required under applicable export laws and regulations, including without
limitation, those of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and (v) not to copy or
reverse engineer, or attempt to derive the composition or underlying
information, structure or ideas of any Proprietary Information. Any employee
given access to any such Proprietary Information must have a legitimate “need to
know” and shall be similarly bound in writing; 2) Without granting any right or
license, the Provider agrees that the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and
(v) shall not apply with respect to any information that the Client can
document (i) is (through no improper action or inaction by the Client or any
affiliate, agent, consultant or employee) generally known to the public, or
(ii) was rightfully in its possession or rightfully known by it prior to
receipt from the Provider, or (iii) was rightfully disclosed to it by a third
party without restriction. The Client may make disclosures required by court
order provided the Client uses its best efforts to limit disclosure and to
obtain confidential treatment or a protective order and has allowed the Provider
to participate in the proceeding; and 3) Immediately upon a request by the
Provider at any time (which will be effective if actually received or three
days after mailed first class postage prepaid to the Receiving Party's address
herein), the Client will turn over to the Provider all Proprietary Information
of the Provider and all documents or media containing any such Proprietary
Information and any and all copies or extracts thereof. The Client understands
that nothing herein (i) requires the disclosure of any Proprietary Information
of the Provider, which shall be disclosed if at all solely at the option of the
Provider, or (ii) requires the Provider to proceed with any proposed
transaction or relationship in connection with which Proprietary Information
may be disclosed.
SMS Marketing
Campaigns: You acknowledge and agree that there are no guarantees of success for
any SMS marketing campaigns. Like any form of traditional advertisement, SMS
marketing has its successes and failures due to marketing conditions and other
factors. You agree that we shall not be liable for any unsuccessful SMS
marketing campaigns. Furthermore, you agree that we do not guarantee any SMS
marketing success or any results thereof. Additionally, in regard to any data
you may have obtained, we cannot guarantee that all of the information is 100%
accurate. However, we do promise that any inaccuracies in your database(s)
and/or list(s) of recipients will be corrected or deleted when discovered. All
of your marketing campaigns must be in full compliance with all state and
federal laws.
Expedite SMS Marketing Communication: You agree that we
have the right to communicate with you via email, receipt of which by you is
considered essential to our provision of the Services. You may unsubscribe
from such communication at any time.
Force Majeure: Neither party shall be liable for, or considered in breach of or
default under this Agreement on account of, any delay or failure to perform as
required by the Agreement (except with respect to your payment obligations to
us) as a result of any causes or conditions which are beyond such party’s
reasonable control and which such party is unable to overcome by the exercise
of reasonable diligence; provided that the non-performing party gives reasonably
prompt notice under the circumstances of such condition(s) to the other party.
Limitations on the
Use of Products, Software and/or Services: You agree that you will not use our
products or services to transmit, disseminate or upload any: (1) unlawful,
harassing, libelous, tortuous, abusive, threatening, or obscene communications
of any kind; (2) materials that infringe or violate any third party's
copyright, trademark, trade secret, privacy or other proprietary or property
right; (3) materials that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to
civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable law or regulation; (4)
objectionable materials, including but not limited to, content that contains
blatant bigotry, racism, or hatred or that promotes illegal activities or physical
harm against anyone; (5) spam, chain letters, junk mail or any other type of
unsolicited SMS messages to people or entities who have not agreed to be part
of such campaigns; (6) any viruses or other harmful, disruptive or destructive
files; (7) in
violation of any laws, statutes or regulations which may apply to the broadcast
message, including but not limited to the United States CAN-SPAM Act of 2003
[hereinafter referred to as the “CAN-Spam Act”] or carrier/MMA Guidelines; and (8) in violation of our “AUP“. Furthermore, you agree that you
will not disseminate, to people under age 18 or to anyone on lists that are not
limited to people age 18 or older, any content containing nudity or pornographic
material of any kind.
List
Management: Client
understands all opt-out requests from consumers for all campaigns by Client
will be honored and additional messages to these mobile numbers, pursuant to
the United States CAN-SPAM Act, and carrier/MMA Guidelines shall not be sent.
Client agrees that Provider may charge, in Provider’s sole discretion, and
Client shall pay $300.00 for each and every SMS message Client sends: (1) in
violation of the CAN-SPAM Act or carrier/MMA Guidelines; (2) to a mobile number
on Provider’s and/or Client’s block list; (3) to a mobile number that has
previously opted-out from receiving SMS messages from Client; (4) in violation
of Provider’s Acceptable Use Policy governing SMS marketing hereinafter referred
to as “AUP”]; (5) in violation of any laws, statutes or regulations which may
apply to the broadcast message; and/or (6) otherwise in violation of this
Agreement.
Proprietary
Rights:
As provided above (i.e., in the subsection labeled “Disclosure of Information”),
we will not seek to sell, trade, rent, lend or disseminate cell phone numbers
that you supply us with, for any purpose. However, it is understood that if
some of the cell phone numbers you supply to us are in our database(s), List(s)
of recipients, or that we otherwise have or own, we have proprietary rights to
such number(s).
Reports: A username and password for online
reporting will be emailed to you approximately 24 hours after the first
campaign is started. Once logged on, you will have access to the reporting of
your campaigns. The reporting will allow you to see how many SMS messages were
broadcast, and how many people chose to opt out of your campaign and/or future
messages from you. Every campaign will be added to your secure site where
results can be measured.
Right
to Refuse: We
reserve the right to refuse any or all services based on our company policy of
respectable marketing practices, at anytime. You understand we hold strict
rules and regulations for our SMS marketing and hosting services. We may not
broadcast SMS messages that contain illegal sexual content, illegal pirated
software, hate material, discriminatory material, or that are in violation of
any known federal, state or international law. In addition, we reserve the right
to determine what is in the best public interest and may elect not to broadcast
any message we find not to be in the best public interest.
NO
OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES: YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT NO ADVICE,
INFORMATION OR OPINIONS, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US SHALL
CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT EXCEPT
AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED HEREUNDER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND/OR ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF CONDUCT, OR COURSE OF
PERFORMANCE. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ALL PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES ARE
PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, AND THAT WE DO NOT MAKE ANY
WARRANTIES THAT OUR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT
THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS,
IF ANY, WILL BE CORRECTED. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY MATERIAL AND/OR
DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED OR STORED THROUGH THE USE OF OUR PRODUCTS
AND SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION, YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE
SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT
RESULTS. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE USE OF ANY OF OUR PRODUCTS AND/OR
SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
WITHOUT
LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES REGARDING (A)
THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WHO VIEW ANY SMS BROADCAST PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT,
AND (B) ANY BENEFIT YOU MIGHT OBTAIN FROM HAVING YOUR MESSAGES, PRODUCTS AND/OR
SERVICES ADVERTISED PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT.
Waiver: The failure of either you or us to
insist upon or enforce performance by the other party of any provision of this
Agreement or to exercise any right under this Agreement will not be construed
as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of such party’s right to assert or
rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance; rather the
same will be and remain in full force and effect.
Modifications of Terms and Conditions: We may modify any of
the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, at any time and in our
sole discretion, by posting a new agreement on our website located at
expedite-email-marketing.com or any such successor Website. You are
responsible for regularly reviewing these terms and conditions. Your continued
use of the Services after any modification shall constitute your consent to such
modification. We do not and will not assume any obligation to notify you of
any modification to the Agreement. If any modification is unacceptable to you,
your only recourse is to terminate this Agreement and cease using the Services.
Governing
Law; Jurisdiction and Venue, Service of Process: This Agreement shall be governed
by the laws of the State of Illinois without respect to choice of law rules and
the parties hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state
courts of Kane County, Illinois and/or the federal court for the Northern
District of Illinois, for such purpose. Client waives the personal service of
any process upon them and agrees that service may be completed by overnight
mail (using a commercially recognized service) or by U.S. mail with delivery
receipt to the address stated in this Agreement.
Conflict of Terms: If you have entered into a separate written
“INTERNET MARKETING AND SOFTWARE CONTRACT” [hereinafter referred to as “Contract”]
for the Services, which incorporates this Agreement, and there exists an
express conflict between the terms of said Contract and this Agreement, then in
regard to the conflicting terms only, it is the terms set forth in said
Contract that shall be binding upon the parties. Provided, however, if the
conflicting terms may be construed in a manner in which they both may apply or
that the terms and conditions herein may supplement the terms of the Contract,
then such a construction shall be used.
Construction; Severability: Each party acknowledges that the
provisions of this Agreement were negotiated to reflect an informed, voluntary,
allocation between them of all the risks (both known and unknown) associated
with the transactions contemplated hereunder. Furthermore, all provisions are
inserted conditionally on their being valid in law. In the event that any
provision of the Agreement conflicts with the law under which the Agreement is
to be construed or if any such provision is held invalid or unenforceable by a
court with jurisdiction over the parties to the Agreement: (i) such provision
will be restated to reflect as nearly as possible the original intentions of
the parties in accordance with applicable law; and (ii) the remaining terms,
provisions, covenants, and restrictions of the Agreement will remain in full
force and effect.
Headings: The captions and headings used in this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and will not affect the meaning or interpretation
of the Agreement.
Survival: Any obligations which expressly or by their nature are to
continue after termination, cancellation, or expiration of this Agreement shall
survive and remain in effect after such happening, including but not
necessarily limited to the subparagraph captioned “Entire Agreement; Acceptance”,
below.
Indemnification
and Liability: You agree and acknowledge that you
shall hold us (including but not limited to all our employees, officers,
shareholders, directors, agents, attorneys, vendors, affiliates,
subcontractors, its parents, subsidiaries, suppliers or contract employees)
harmless from any liability, loss, claims, and/or expenses related to any or
all SMS marketing campaigns or hosting services.
Remedies: Except as otherwise specified, the rights and remedies
granted to a party under the Agreement are cumulative and in addition to, not
in lieu of, any other rights and remedies which the party may possess at law or
in equity. You agree
that your sole and exclusive remedy for any dissatisfaction with the Services
is to discontinue the use of the Services. You agree that in no event shall we
ever be liable to you for more than the actual dollar amount you paid to us for
the Services.
LIMITATIONS
OF LIABILITY: EXCLUDING THE YOUR OBLIGATIONS, SETFORTH
ABOVE, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
NEGLIGENCE, SHALL WE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO OUR EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, SHAREHOLDERS,
DIRECTORS, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, VENDORS, AFFILIATES, SUBCONTRACTORS, OUR PARENTS,
SUBSIDIARIES, SUPPLIERS OR CONTRACT EMPLOYEES) BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, RESULTING FROM THE USE OR
INABILITY TO USE OUR SERVICES AND/OR PRODUCTS OR FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO
BY MEANS OF OR THROUGH OUR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, OR RESULTING FROM UNAUTHORIZED
ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, OR OTHER INFORMATION
THAT IS SENT OR RECEIVED OR NOT SENT OR NOT RECEIVED, OR STORED OR NOT STORED,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, USE, DATA OR OTHER
INTANGIBLES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU
AGREE THAT WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY FAILURE TO DELIVER, HOLD OR STORE CELL
PHONE NUMBERS OR DATA TRANSMITED, STORED OR USED BY OUR PRODUCTS AND/OR
SERVICES. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, YOU AGREES THAT WE ARE NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF YOUR MATERIALS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO YOUR
MESSAGES, IMAGES, DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION) RESIDING IN OUR NETWORK HARDWARE
OR SYSTEMS. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BACKING-UP YOUR OWN MATERIALS, REGARDLESS
OF WHETHER SAID MATERIALS ARE PRODUCED THROUGH THE USE OF OUR PRODUCTS AND/OR
SERVICES. YOU AGREE THAT IT IS YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSSIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE
THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ENSURE YOUR MATERIALS AND/OR PRIMARY MEANS OF BUSINESS
IS MAINTAINED.
ANY CAUSE
OF ACTION ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE ASSERTED
WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR OF THE DATE UPON WHICH SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUED, OR
WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS OF THE DATE UPON WHICH THE COMPLAINING PARTY DISCOVERED
OR SHOULD HAVE REASONABLY DISCOVERED THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION,
WHICHEVER IS LATER.
Termination of this Agreement: We may terminate this
Agreement at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. In
the event that you would like to terminate this Agreement, you agree to send
such notice of termination via email to cancellations@expeditesimplicity.com.
Your termination of this Agreement will be effective upon the last day of the
month in which Provider receives such notification and must be received by
Provider at least five (5) days prior to your next month’s renewal date. You
agree that if your account is terminated prior to the expiration of the full
term, you will not be entitled to any refund for the unused portion of the
term.
Entire Agreement; Acceptance: This Agreement, along with any documents expressly
referenced herein, constitutes the entire and only agreement between the
parties and supersedes any and all prior agreements, whether written, oral,
express, or implied, of us and you with respect to the transactions set forth
herein. Neither party will be bound by, and each party specifically objects
to, any term, condition, or other provision which is different from or in
addition to the provisions of the Agreement (whether or not it would materially
alter the Agreement) and which is proffered by such party in any correspondence
or other document, unless the party to be bound specifically agrees to such
provision(s) in writing. The services and/or products referenced in this Agreement
are offered to you conditioned upon the acceptance of this Agreement and your
use of the services, software and/or other products constitutes your acceptance
of this Agreement.
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