Terms of Use

 

Welcome to zenus-biometrics.com, the website and online service of Zenus, Inc. (“Zenus,” “we,” or “us”). This page explains the terms by which you may use our online and/or mobile services, web site, APIs, models and software provided on or in connection with the service (collectively, the “Service”). By accessing or using the Service, you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Terms of Use agreement (this “Agreement”) and to the collection and use of your information as set forth in the Zenus Privacy Policy, whether or not you are a registered user of our Service. Zenus reserves the right to make unilateral modifications to these terms and will provide notice of these changes as described below. This Agreement applies to all visitors, users, and others who access the Service (“Users”).  If we enter into a separate contract with you regarding the Service, the terms of that contract shall govern in the event of any conflict with the terms of this Agreement.
 

PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY TO ENSURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND EACH PROVISION. THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A MANDATORY INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION/JURY TRIAL WAIVER PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THE USE OF ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES, RATHER THAN JURY TRIALS OR CLASS ACTIONS. If you do not accept this Agreement or any future versions of this Agreement, do not use or access (or continue to access) the Service.

 

1. Use of our Service

 

Zenus provides advanced artificial intelligence algorithms and tools for processing and understanding images and video. We aim to change the identification process by enabling the next generation of applications based on cutting-edge machine learning technology. We hope you enjoy using our Services as much as we do!

 

a. Eligibility

 

You may use the Service only if you can form a binding contract with Zenus, and only in compliance with this Agreement and all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules and regulations. If you are between age 13 and the applicable age of majority, then you may only use the Service under the supervision of your parent or legal guardian. If you are the parent or legal guardian and consent to your minor child’s access to and use of the Service, you agree to be bound by these terms on behalf of yourself and your minor child.  Any use or access to the Service by anyone under 13 is strictly prohibited and in violation of this Agreement. The Service is not available to any Users previously removed from the Service by Zenus.

 

b. Zenus Service

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you are hereby granted a non-exclusive, limited, non-sublicensable, non-transferable, freely revocable license to use the Service for your personal, noncommercial use only and as permitted by the features of the Service. Zenus reserves all rights not expressly granted herein in the Service and the Zenus Content (as defined below). Zenus may terminate this license at any time for any reason or no reason.

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c. Zenus Accounts

 

You do not need to create an account with Zenus to use the Service as set forth in Section 1 hereof.  However, if you are using the Service on behalf of, or through, a company, organization, or other entity, you may be required as part of Zenus’ relationship with such entity to create an account to use the Service.  In such cases, your Zenus account gives you access to the services and functionality that we may establish and maintain from time to time and in our sole discretion. We may maintain different types of accounts for different types of Users. If you open a Zenus account on behalf of a company, organization, or other entity, then (a) “you” includes you and that entity, and (b) you represent and warrant that you are an authorized representative of the entity with the authority to bind the entity to this Agreement, and that you agree to this Agreement on the entity’s behalf. By connecting to Zenus with a third-party service, you give us permission to access and use your information from that service as permitted by that service, and to store your log-in credentials for that service

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You may never use another User’s account without permission. When creating your account, you must provide accurate and complete information. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your account, and you must keep your account password secure. We encourage you to use “strong” passwords (passwords that use a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols) with your account. You must notify Zenus immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account. Zenus will not be liable for any losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account.

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You may control your User profile and how you interact with the Service by changing the settings in your profile page. By providing Zenus your email address, you consent to our using the email address to send you Service-related notices, including any notices required by law, in lieu of communication by postal mail. We may also use your email address to send you other messages, such as changes to features of the Service and special offers. If you do not want to receive such other email messages, you may opt out or change your preferences in your profile page; however, you may not opt-out of receiving Service-related notices. Opting out of other email messages may prevent you from receiving email messages regarding updates, improvements, or offers.

 

d. Service Rules

 

You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities: (i) copying, distributing, or disclosing any part of the Service in any medium, including without limitation by any automated or non-automated “scraping”; (ii) using any automated system, including without limitation “robots,” “spiders,” “offline readers,” etc., to access the Service in a manner that sends more request messages to the Zenus servers than a human can reasonably produce in the same period of time by using a conventional on-line web browser (except that Zenus grants the operators of public search engines revocable permission to use spiders to copy materials from zenus-biometrics.com for the sole purpose of and solely to the extent necessary for creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials, but not caches or archives of such materials); (iii) transmitting spam, chain letters, or other unsolicited email; (iv) attempting to interfere with, compromise the system integrity or security or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running the Service; (v) taking any action that imposes, or may impose at our sole discretion an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure; (vi) uploading invalid data, viruses, worms, or other software agents through the Service; (vii) collecting or harvesting any personally identifiable information, including account names, from the Service; (viii) using the Service for any commercial solicitation purposes; (ix) impersonating another person or otherwise misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity, conducting fraud, hiding or attempting to hide your identity; (x) interfering with the proper working of the Service; (xi) accessing any content on the Service through any technology or means other than those provided or authorized by the Service; or (xii) bypassing the measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Service, including without limitation features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content or enforce limitations on use of the Service or the content therein.

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We may, without prior notice, change the Service, stop providing the Service or features of the Service to you or to users generally, or create usage limits for the Service. We may permanently or temporarily terminate or suspend your access to the Service without notice and liability for any reason, including if in our sole determination you violate any provision of this Agreement, or for no reason. Upon termination for any reason or no reason, you continue to be bound by this Agreement.

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You are solely responsible for your interactions with other Zenus Users. We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Users. Zenus shall have no liability for your interactions with other Users, or for any User’s action or inaction.

 

2. User Content

 

Anything you post, upload, share, store, or otherwise provide to Zenus through the Service is your “User Content.”  Anything posted, uploaded, shared, stored or otherwise provided through the Service by other Users is their User Content. You agree not to submit User Content that: (i) may create a risk of harm, loss, physical or mental injury, emotional distress, death, disability, disfigurement, or physical or mental illness to you, to any other person, or to any animal; (ii) may create a risk of any other loss or damage to any person or property; (iii) seeks to harm or exploit children by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable details or otherwise; (iv) may constitute or contribute to a crime or tort; (v) contains any information or content that we deem to be unlawful, harmful, abusive, racially or ethnically offensive, defamatory, infringing, invasive of personal privacy or publicity rights, harassing, humiliating to other people (publicly or otherwise), libelous, threatening, profane, or otherwise objectionable; (vi) contains any information or content that is illegal (including, without limitation, the disclosure of insider information under securities law or of another party’s trade secrets); (vii) contains any information or content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships; (viii) contains any information or content that you know is not correct and current or (ix) violates any school or other applicable policy, including those related to cheating or ethics. You agree that any User Content that you submit does not and will not violate third-party rights of any kind, including without limitation any Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below) or rights of privacy. Zenus reserves the right, but is not obligated, to reject or remove any User Content that Zenus believes, in its sole discretion, violates this Agreement. You understand that publishing your User Content on the Service is not a substitute for registering it with the U.S. Copyright Office, the Writer’s Guild of America, or any other rights organization.

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For the purposes of this Agreement, “Intellectual Property Rights” means all patent rights, copyright rights, mask work rights, moral rights, rights of publicity, trademark, trade dress and service mark rights, goodwill, trade secret rights and other intellectual property rights as may now exist or hereafter come into existence, and all applications therefore and registrations, renewals and extensions thereof, under the laws of any state, country, territory or other jurisdiction.

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In connection with your User Content, you affirm, represent and warrant the following:

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• You have the written consent of each and every identifiable natural person in the User Content to use such person’s name or likeness, and to allow Zenus to use such person’s name or likeness, in the manner contemplated by the Service and this Agreement, and each such person has released you from any liability that may arise in relation to such use.
   

• Your User Content and Zenus’ use thereof as contemplated by this Agreement and the Service will not violate any law or infringe any rights of any third party, including but not limited to any Intellectual Property Rights and privacy rights.
   

• Zenus may exercise the rights to your User Content granted under this Agreement without liability for payment of any guild fees, residuals, payments, fees, or royalties payable under any collective bargaining agreement or otherwise.
   

• All of your User Content and other information that you provide to us is truthful and accurate.
   

Zenus takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any User Content that you or any other User or third party posts or sends over the Service. You shall be solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting or publishing it, and you agree that Zenus is only acting as a passive conduit for your online distribution and publication of your User Content. You understand and agree that you may be exposed to User Content that is inaccurate, objectionable, inappropriate for children, or otherwise unsuited to your purpose, and you agree that Zenus shall not be liable for any damages you allege to incur as a result of User Content.

 

3. User Content License Grant

 

Please note that all of the following licenses are subject to our Privacy Policy to the extent it relates to User Content that is also your personally-identifiable information.

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For all User Content, you hereby grant Zenus a license to translate, modify (for technical purposes, such as making sure your content is viewable on an iPhone as well as a computer), reproduce and otherwise act with respect to such User Content, in each case to enable Zenus to operate the Service, as described in more detail below. This is a license only – your ownership in User Content is not affected.

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If you store User Content in your own personal Zenus account, in a manner that is not viewable or accessible by any other User except you, or if you use aspects of the Service, such as Zenus’ APIs, that require Zenus to access and search your databases of content for specific images (collectively, “Personal User Content”), you grant Zenus the license above, as well as a license to access, display, perform, and distribute your Personal User Content for the sole purpose of providing you the Service and making that Personal User Content accessible to you.

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If you share User Content in a manner that only certain specified Users can view (for example, a private message to one or more other Users) (a “Limited Audience User Content”), then you grant Zenus the licenses above, as well as a license to display, perform, and distribute your Limited Audience User Content for the sole purpose of making that Limited Audience User Content accessible to such other specified Users, and providing the Service necessary to do so. Also, you grant such other specified Users a license to access that Limited Audience User Content, and to use and exercise all rights in it, as permitted by the functionality of the Service.

If you share User Content publicly on the Service and/or in a manner that more than just you or certain specified Users can view, or if you provide Zenus (in a direct email or otherwise) with any feedback, models, suggestions, improvements, enhancements, or feature requests relating to the Service (each of the foregoing, “Public User Content”), then you grant Zenus the licenses above, as well as a license to display, perform, and distribute your Public User Content for the purpose of making that Public User Content accessible to all Users and providing the Service necessary to do so, as well as all other rights necessary to use and exercise all rights in that Public User Content in connection with the Service or otherwise in connection with Zenus’ business for any purpose. Also, you grant all other Users a license to access that Public User Content, and to use and exercise all rights in it, as permitted by the functionality of the Service.

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You agree that the licenses you grant are royalty-free, perpetual, sublicenseable, irrevocable, and worldwide, provided that if your Zenus account is deleted, we will stop displaying your User Content (other than Public User Content, which may remain fully available) to other Users (if applicable), but you understand and agree that it may not be possible to completely delete your User Content from Zenus’ records, and also that your User Content may remain viewable elsewhere to the extent that they were copied or stored by other Users.

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Finally, you understand and agree that Zenus, in performing the required technical steps to provide the Service to Users (including you), may need to make changes to your User Content to conform and adapt your User Content to the technical requirements of connection networks, devices, services, or media, and the foregoing licenses include the rights to do so.

 

4. Zenus Proprietary Rights

 

Except for your User Content and the User Content belonging to other Users, the Service and all materials therein or transferred thereby, including, without limitation, software, images, text, graphics, illustrations, logos, patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, photographs, audio, videos, music, and all information gathered through the Service (the “Zenus Content”), and all Intellectual Property Rights related thereto, are the exclusive property of Zenus and its licensors. Except as explicitly provided herein, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to create a license in or under any such Intellectual Property Rights, and you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit or create derivative works from any Zenus Content. Use of the Zenus Content for any purpose not expressly permitted by this Agreement is strictly prohibited.

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You acknowledge that you do not own the account you use to access the Service, nor do you possess any rights of access or rights to data stored by or on behalf of Zenus on Zenus servers, including without limitation any data representing or embodying the Zenus Content. You agree that Zenus has the absolute right to manage, regulate, control, modify and eliminate the Zenus Content as it sees fit in its sole discretion, in any general or specific case, and that Zenus will have no liability to you based on its exercise of such right. All data on Zenus’ servers are subject to deletion, alteration or transfer. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY VALUE ATTRIBUTED TO SUCH DATA BY YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY, YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY DATA, ACCOUNT HISTORY AND ACCOUNT CONTENT RESIDING ON ZENUS’ SERVERS MAY BE DELETED, ALTERED, MOVED OR TRANSFERRED AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON IN ZENUS’ SOLE DISCRETION, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE AND WITH NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND. ZENUS DOES NOT PROVIDE OR GUARANTEE, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, ANY VALUE, CASH OR OTHERWISE, ATTRIBUTED TO ANY DATA RESIDING ON ZENUS’ SERVERS.

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You may choose to or we may invite you to submit comments or ideas about the Service, including without limitation about how to improve the Service or our products (“Ideas”). By submitting any Idea, you agree that your disclosure is gratuitous, unsolicited and without restriction and will not place Zenus under any fiduciary or other obligation, and that Zenus is free to use the Idea without any additional compensation to you, and to disclose the Idea on a non-confidential basis or otherwise to anyone. You further acknowledge that, by acceptance of your submission, Zenus does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Zenus, or developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than you.

 

5. Paid Services

 

a. Billing Policy

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Certain aspects of the Service may be provided for a fee or other charge. If you elect to use paid aspects of the Service, you agree to the pricing and payment terms, as we may update them from time to time. Zenus may add new services for additional fees and charges, or amend fees and charges for existing services, at any time in its sole discretion. Any change to our pricing or payment terms shall become effective in the billing cycle following notice of such change to you as provided in this Agreement.

 

b. No Refunds

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You may cancel your Zenus account at any time; however, there are no refunds for cancellation. In the event that Zenus suspends or terminates your account or this Agreement, you understand and agree that you shall receive no refund or exchange for any Zenus Property, any unused time on a subscription, any license or subscription fees for any portion of the Service, any content or data associated with your account, or for anything else.

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We may also process personal data for the same legitimate interests of our End Users and Channel Partners.

 

c. Payment Information; Taxes

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All information that you provide in connection with a purchase or transaction or other monetary transaction interaction with the Service must be accurate, complete, and current. You agree to pay all charges incurred by users of your credit card, debit card, or other payment method used in connection with a purchase or transaction or other monetary transaction interaction with the Service at the prices in effect when such charges are incurred. You will pay any applicable taxes, if any, relating to any such purchases, transactions or other monetary transaction interactions.

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6. Privacy

 

We care about the privacy of our Users. You understand that by using the Service, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personally identifiable information and aggregate data as set forth in our Privacy Policy, and to have your personally identifiable information collected, used, transferred to and processed in the United States.

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7. Security

 

Zenus cares about the integrity and security of your personal information. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat our security measures or use your personal information for improper purposes. You acknowledge that you provide your personal information at your own risk.

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8. Third-Party Links

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The Service may contain links to third-party websites, advertisers, services, special offers, or other events or activities that are not owned or controlled by Zenus. Zenus does not endorse or assume any responsibility for any such third-party sites, information, materials, products, or services. If you access a third party website from the Service, you do so at your own risk, you may be subject to terms and conditions and privacy policies contained on such sites, and you understand that this Agreement and Zenus’ Privacy Policy do not apply to your use of such sites. You expressly relieve Zenus from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website, service, or content. Additionally, your dealings with or participation in promotions of advertisers found on the Service, including payment and delivery of goods, and any other terms (such as warranties) are solely between you and such advertisers. You agree that Zenus shall not be responsible for any loss or damage of any sort relating to your dealings with such advertisers.

9. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Zenus and its subsidiaries, agents, licensors, managers, and other affiliated companies, and their employees, contractors, agents, officers and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Service, including any data or content transmitted or received by you; (ii) your violation of any term of this Agreement, including without limitation your breach of any of the representations and warranties above; (iii) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any right of privacy or Intellectual Property Rights; (iv) your violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation; (v) any claim or damages that arise as a result of your User Content or any other content that is submitted via your account; (vi) any other party’s access and use of the Service with your unique username, password or other appropriate security code; or (vii) your willful misconduct or gross negligence.

 

10. No Warranty

 

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, ZENUS, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, ITS AFFILIATES, AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE, THE ZENUS CONTENT AND THE ZENUS PROPERTY ARE ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR CORRECT; THAT THE SERVICE, THE ZENUS CONTENT AND THE ZENUS PROPERTY WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; THAT THE SERVICE, THE ZENUS CONTENT AND THE ZENUS PROPERTY WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION, UNINTERRUPTED OR SECURE; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE SERVICE, THE ZENUS CONTENT AND THE ZENUS PROPERTY IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ANY CONTENT DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DOWNLOADED AT YOUR OWN RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR MOBILE DEVICE OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM SUCH DOWNLOAD OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE.

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ZENUS DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR SERVICE, AND ZENUS WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY MONITOR ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.

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FEDERAL LAW, SOME STATES, PROVINCES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF CERTAIN IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

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11. Limitations of Liability

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TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL ZENUS, ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUPPLIERS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS SERVICE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ZENUS BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, LOSS OR INJURY RESULTING FROM HACKING, TAMPERING OR OTHER UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR USE OF THE SERVICE OR YOUR ACCOUNT OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.

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TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ZENUS ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT; (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SERVICE; (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF ZENUS’ SECURE SERVERS OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN; (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE SERVICE; (V) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE THAT MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SERVICE BY ANY THIRD PARTY; (VI) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE; OR (VII) USER CONTENT OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY. IN NO EVENT SHALL ZENUS, ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUPPLIERS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIMS, PROCEEDINGS, LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, DAMAGES, LOSSES OR COSTS IN AN AMOUNT EXCEEDING THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO ZENUS HEREUNDER OR $100.00, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.

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THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SECTION APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF ZENUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

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SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS AGREEMENT GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. THE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

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The Service is controlled and operated from facilities in the United States. Zenus makes no representations that the Service is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who access or use the Service from other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are entirely responsible for compliance with all applicable United States and local laws and regulations, including but not limited to export and import regulations. You may not use the Service if you are a resident of a country embargoed by the United States, or are a foreign person or entity blocked or denied by the United States government. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, all materials found on the Service are solely directed to individuals, companies, or other entities located in the United States.

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12. Governing Law, Arbitration, and Class Action/Jury Trial Waiver

 

a. Governing Law

 

You agree that: (i) the Service shall be deemed solely based in Texas; and (ii) the Service shall be deemed a passive one that does not give rise to personal jurisdiction over us, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than Texas. This Agreement shall be governed by the internal substantive laws of the State of Texas, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. You and Zenus acknowledge that this Agreement evidences a transaction involving interstate commerce. Notwithstanding the preceding sentences with respect to the substantive law, any arbitration conducted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16). The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in Houston, Texas USA for any actions for which Zenus retains the right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation or violation of its copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights, as set forth in the Arbitration provision below, including any provisional relief required to prevent irreparable harm. You agree that Houston, Texas USA is the proper forum for any appeals of an arbitration award or for trial court proceedings in the event that the arbitration provision below is found to be unenforceable.

 

b. Arbitration

 

READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT REQUIRES YOU AND ZENUS TO ARBITRATE THEIR DISPUTES AND LIMITS THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF FROM COMPANY. For any dispute with Zenus, you agree to first contact Zenus at [email protected] and attempt to resolve the dispute with Zenus informally. In the unlikely event that Zenus has not been able to resolve a dispute with you after sixty (60) days, you and Zenus each agree to resolve any claim, dispute, or controversy (excluding any claims for injunctive or other equitable relief as provided below) arising out of or in connection with or relating to this Agreement, or the breach or alleged breach thereof (collectively, “Claims”), by binding arbitration by JAMS, Inc. (“JAMS”), under the Optional Expedited Arbitration Procedures then in effect for JAMS, except as provided herein. JAMS may be contacted at www.jamsadr.com. The arbitration will be conducted in Houston, Texas USA unless you and Zenus agree otherwise. If you are using the Service for commercial purposes, you and Zenus will each be responsible for paying any JAMS filing, administrative and arbitrator fees in accordance with JAMS rules, and the award rendered by the arbitrator shall include costs of arbitration, reasonable attorneys’ fees and reasonable costs for expert and other witnesses. If you are an individual using the Service for non-commercial purposes: (i) JAMS may require you to pay a fee for the initiation of your case, unless you apply for and successfully obtain a fee waiver from JAMS; (ii) the award rendered by the arbitrator may include your costs of arbitration, your reasonable attorney’s fees, and your reasonable costs for expert and other witnesses; and (iii) you may sue in a small claims court of competent jurisdiction without first engaging in arbitration, but this does not absolve you of your commitment to engage in the informal dispute resolution process. Any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this Section shall be deemed as preventing Zenus from seeking injunctive or other equitable relief from the courts as necessary to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of its data security, Intellectual Property Rights or other proprietary rights.

 

c. Class Action/Jury Trial Waiver

 

WITH RESPECT TO ALL PERSONS AND ENTITIES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY HAVE OBTAINED OR USED THE SERVICE FOR PERSONAL, COMMERCIAL OR OTHER PURPOSES, ALL CLAIMS MUST BE BROUGHT IN THE PARTIES’ INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. THIS WAIVER APPLIES TO CLASS ARBITRATION, AND, UNLESS ZENUS AGREES OTHERWISE, THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S CLAIMS. YOU AGREE THAT, BY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, YOU AND ZENUS ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION, OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND.

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13. General

 

a. Assignment

 

This Agreement, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by Zenus without restriction. Any attempted transfer or assignment in violation hereof shall be null and void.

 

b. Notification Procedures and Changes to the Agreement

 

Zenus may provide notifications, whether such notifications are required by law or are for marketing or other business-related purposes, to you via email notice, written or hard copy notice, or through posting of such notice on Zenus’ website, as determined by Zenus in our sole discretion. Zenus reserves the right to determine the form and means of providing notifications to Users, provided that you may opt out of certain means of notification as described in this Agreement. Zenus is not responsible for any automatic filtering you or your network provider may apply to email notifications Zenus sends to the email address you provide Zenus. Zenus may, in its sole discretion, modify or update this Agreement from time to time by posting the modified or updated version of this Agreement on Zenus’ website, and so you should review this page periodically. When Zenus changes the Agreement in a material manner, Zenus will update the ‘last updated’ date at the beginning of this Agreement. Your continued use of the Service after any such change constitutes your acceptance of modified or updated Agreement.

 

c. Entire Agreement/Severability

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This Agreement, together with any amendments and any additional agreements you may enter into with Zenus in connection with the Service, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and Zenus concerning the Service, and supersedes all prior written or oral agreements with respect to the subject matter of these Terms. If any provision of this Agreement is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect, except that in the event of unenforceability of the universal Class Action/Jury Trial Waiver, the entire arbitration agreement shall be unenforceable.

 

d. No Waiver

 

No waiver of any term of this Agreement shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and Zenus’ failure to assert any right or provision under this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

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e. Contact

 

Please contact us [email protected] with any questions regarding this Agreement.

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Last updated: June 7, 2018

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