SDIComplete TERMS OF SERVICE
Effective Date: April 4, 2018
Please review these Terms of Service ("Terms") carefully, including
the binding arbitration clause and class action waiver in section 12.7 below.
Your acceptance of these Terms is required in order for you to access and use SDIComplete
Billing System (as defined below). By installing SDIComplete software, or by
using SDIComplete, you are entering into a legally binding agreement with us.
If you do not agree to these Terms, you cannot use SDIComplete. We reserve the
right at our discretion to propose modifications to these Terms periodically.
We will notify you of such changes via an email sent to the email address we
have on file for you or via other notification mechanisms. Your continued use
of and access to SDIComplete after notice of such modifications indicates your
acceptance of and agreement to the modified Terms.
1.0 DEFINED TERMS
"Access Information": account name, address, and other billing
information for necessary for use in the SDIComplete application.
"Content": text, images, graphics, photos, video, audio, and any
other content, information or data (including transaction data), created,
derived from or accessible via use of SDIComplete. The term "your
Content" includes Content originating or derived from your use of the SDIComplete
application and/or other applications.
"Other Applications": online or offline software, products,
services, functionality, hardware, networks and Content not developed or
provided by us, including any of the foregoing that is owned or licensed by you
or other party, or that is processed, made available, or enabled for use and
display, via SDIComplete. The term Other Applications includes without limitation
any third party software you interface with
SDIComplete
"Privacy Policy": our privacy policy available at http://www.significantdigits.com/privacypolicy,
as may be amended on one or more occasions.
"Support Services": services we may agree to perform to enable the
training, setup, integration, maintenance and/or support of SDIComplete, which
may include support, consulting, professional services, and updates of SDIComplete,
if any.
"We", "us", "our" or "Significant Digits":
Significant Digits, Inc., organized under the laws of Georgia, United States.
"You" or "your": the individual using the SDIComplete
application and thereby becoming bound by these Terms, and the company or other
legal entity represented by such individual, and all affiliates thereto.
2.0 ACCESS TO THE SDIComplete
Application
2.1 Availability. Subject to your
compliance with these Terms, including payment obligations, SDI will install a
standalone version of SDIComplete in accordance with the applicable Order(s).
You acknowledge that your decision to use the SDIComplete application is not
reliant or dependent on the availability of any current or future functionality
or features, or on any oral or written public or private comments or
representations made by SDI or its resellers. You may not use SDIComplete if
you are barred from doing so under the laws of the United States or other
countries including the country in which you are resident or from which you use
the SDIComplete application. If you are using SDIComplete on behalf of a
company, you warrant that you have full power and authority to bind such
company to these terms. The SDIComplete application is not intended for and
should not be used by anyone under the age of eighteen.
2.2 Evaluation Trial. Any Content,
adaptations, customizations or other materials generated during the Evaluation
Trial will be permanently lost at the end of the Evaluation Trial unless you purchase
the SDIComplete application. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE
TERMS, THE EVALUATION TRIAL IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. Upon the end date of the Evaluation Trial SDI
will contact you regarding the purchase of the product. In order not to incur charges, the application
must be removed from your system. SDI
will perform the removal of SDIComplete from your system upon the decision by
the user not to purchase the product or the end of the Evaluation Trial.
2.3 Consent to Emails. You agree and
consent to receive email messages from us, which may be transactional, for
account management purposes, or for communications relating to or provided as a
part of the SDIComplete application, including notifications related to Support
Services, administrative notices and service announcements or changes.
2.4 Reservation of Rights. We retain
all right, title and interest in and to SDIComplete and our Content, and all
associated intellectual property rights. We grant no licensed rights to our
patents. The user interface, user experience, icons, presentation layer and
elements, reports, layouts, and screen displays of or
generated by the SDIComplete application are the copyrightable content of SDI,
our trade dress and our trademarks and service marks. You will not use,
reproduce, distribute, or deploy the SDIComplete application, except for your
own personal use or your own business operations, and solely in accordance with
these Terms.
2.5 Your Content. You retain all right,
title and interest in and to your Content and all associated intellectual
property rights.
3.0 USE OF SDICOMPLETE
3.1 Necessary Systems. Access to and
ability to effectively use the SDIComplete application is conditioned on your
procurement of all necessary system, hardware, software, operating environment,
Other Applications, connectivity, and network access as appropriate for your
specific installation.
3.2 Feedback. You agree that we may
freely use and exploit in perpetuity any feedback, requirements,
recommendations, ideas, bug fixes, reviews, ratings, comments, suggestions, or
improvements, that you, or any employee or agent thereof, may at any time
disclose or submit to us relating to the SDIComplete application for our
business purposes, including for product licensing, support and development,
without any obligation or payment to you.
3.3 Information. You hereby consent to
our collection and use of anonymized data (including meta-data, analytical,
diagnostic and technical data, and usage statistics) concerning or arising from
your use of SDIComplete in order to provide the functionality of and improve
the SDIComplete application, for product development and marketing purposes, to
protect against spam and malware, and for verifying Terms compliance.
3.4 Unauthorized Use. You will not use
the SDIComplete application or participate in any activities via the SDIComplete
application in a manner that is likely to be prohibited by law or these Terms
or violative of third party rights in any applicable jurisdiction, including
intellectual property rights. Your use of the SDIComplete application must be
in full compliance with applicable law. You are solely responsible for the
accuracy, quality and legality of the Other Applications. You will not use,
enable or permit the use of the SDIComplete application to store or transmit
infringing, libelous, offensive or otherwise unlawful or tortious material or
data or in violation of privacy rights, or to transmit malicious code, viruses,
time bombs, Trojan horses, or similar mechanisms, scripts, agents, bots or
programs. You will not use or access SDIComplete: (a) if you are a direct
competitor of us or operating on behalf of such a direct competitor; or (b) for
purposes of monitoring availability, performance or functionality, or for any
other benchmarking or competitive purposes.
3.5 Notifications to You. For purposes
of service messages and notices about the SDIComplete application to you, we
may place a banner notice across website pages to alert you to certain changes
such as modifications to these Terms. Alternatively, notice may consist of an
email from us to an email address associated with your account, even if we have
other contact information. You also agree that we may communicate with you in
relation to your account and these Terms through your account or through other
contact information that you have provided to us, including email, mobile
number, telephone, or delivery services.
3.6 Notifications to Us. If you believe
that you are entitled or obligated to act contrary to these Terms under any
mandatory or applicable law, you agree to provide us with detailed and
substantiated explanation of your reasons in writing at least thirty days
before you act, to allow us to assess whether we may, at our sole discretion,
provide an alternative remedy for the situation, though we are under no
obligation to do so. To be effective, notices to us must be sent to sdi@significantdigits.com
4.0 SOFTWARE
LICENSE
4.1 License Grant. Subject to your
compliance with the obligations of these Terms, we hereby grant to you a
non-sublicensable and non-transferable license to be used on a single machine for
your internal or personal use in support of your business operations.
4.2 Updates. SDIComplete may update
automatically. Updates may be required for your continued use of the SDIComplete
application. You agree to accept such updates subject to these Terms unless
other terms accompany the updates. If so, those other terms will apply. We are
not obligated to make any updates available and do not guarantee that we will
support the version of SDIComplete that you are currently using.
4.3 Unauthorized Use. Except as set
forth above, you will not (a) copy the SDIComplete Software except as required
to load on to the device described in section 4.1 above; (b) distribute to or
share use of the SDIComplete application with any third party; (c) modify, or
create derivative works or improvements of, the SDIComplete application; or (d)
sublicense, rent, lease, or host the SDIComplete application. All rights not
expressly granted in this section are reserved to us. You will have no right or
license to SDIComplete other than the rights set forth in section 4.1.
4.4 Ownership. We and our licensors
retain all right, title and interest in the SDIComplete Software and associated
intellectual property rights, and all copies of the SDIComplete application.
The structure, sequence, organization and code of the SDIComplete Software
constitute our and our licensors' valuable trade secrets and copyrighted
confidential information. You will preserve and not suppress our proprietary
notices, markings, and branding associated with or displayed via the use of SDIComplete.
4.5 Reverse Engineering. You will not
reverse engineer, modify, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to derive
the source code, interfaces or other information from the SDIComplete
application, or work around technical protections or limitations associated
with SDIComplete, except and only to the extent that: (a) such activity is
expressly permitted by directly applicable law notwithstanding this limitation;
(b) it is essential to engage in such activity in order to obtain information
needed to achieve interoperability of independently created software with the SDIComplete
application; (c) such activity is confined to those parts of the SDIComplete
application which are necessary to achieve interoperability; and (d) we have
not made such information available to you under reasonable terms and
conditions. Any information supplied to or obtained by you under this section
as a result of reverse engineering may only be used by you for the purpose
described in this section and will not be disclosed to any third party or used
to create any software that is substantially similar to the SDIComplete
application.
4.6 Open Source. No components or
libraries included in or bundled with the SDIComplete Software are covered by
open source licenses.
4.7 Our Marks. You agree that any use
of our marks, branding and logos ("Marks"), whether permitted or
otherwise, will inure to the sole benefit of SDI. You will not directly
or indirectly: (a) file or prepare any application for registration of
any Marks; (b) assert any right, title, license to, or interest in the Marks;
or (c) adopt, use, file for registration, or register, in whole or in
part, any trademark, service mark, trade name, logo, or domain name which may
be confusingly similar to or an infringement of the Marks or any of our domain
names.
5.0 ACCESS
INFORMATION & CONTENT
5.1 Access Information. You are wholly
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Access Information and
wholly liable for all activities occurring under such Access Information. You
will not transfer to any party Access Information, or use access information of
another, without our prior written consent. You will immediately notify us of
any unauthorized use of Access Information or any other breach of security via
email sent to sdi@significantdigits.com. We will not be liable for any loss or
damage arising from lost or forgotten Access Information (including associated
loss of Content), from failure to comply with this section or from unauthorized
use of Access Information.
5.2 Responsibility for Content. Your
Content is your sole responsibility and the responsibility of the user from
which such Content originated. We will have no responsibility or liability for
the deletion or failure to store any Content or user data. We reserve the right
to mark as "inactive" and archive accounts that are inactive for an
extended period of time. It is your sole responsibility to back up Your Content
and end user data. We may preserve and disclose any Content if required to do
so by law or judicial or governmental mandate or as reasonably necessary to
protect the rights, property or safety of SDI, users and/or the public. We may
terminate SDIComplete licensure in response to a violation or suspected
violation of these Terms.
5.3 Use of Content. You will bear all
risks associated with the use of any Content, including any reliance on the
quality, integrity, accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content. We
may refuse or delete any Content, including Content of which we become aware
that fails to fulfill the purpose of the SDIComplete application, is in breach
of these Terms, is otherwise contrary to law, or is otherwise inappropriate in
our discretion. We do not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of any
Content. Under no circumstances will we be liable in any way for any Content,
including, but not limited to, liabilities for any errors, inaccuracies, or
omissions in any Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a
result of the use of any Content. We will have no obligation or liability to
maintain, store, or license Content, protect and maintain Content owners'
intellectual property rights, or to enforce these Terms. You hereby waive and
release any claims you may have against us arising or resulting from use or
misuse of Content or your inability to effectively use Content, your failure to
comply with these Terms, or for any act, omission, or conduct of any SDIComplete
user.
5.4 Account Data. While we will
endeavor to back up data, we have no responsibility or liability for the
deletion or failure to store any Content. You acknowledge and agree that we are
under no obligation to compile and return to you your Content, including if you
elect to deactivate your account, except as we may otherwise agree in writing.
5.5 License to Content. You hereby
grant to us the perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up,
sublicensable, non-exclusive right and license to use your Content solely for
the purposes of providing the SDIComplete application to you.
6.0 OTHER
APPLICATIONS
6.1 Responsibility. You are solely
responsible for the Other Applications. Under no circumstances will we be
liable in any way for Other Applications, including, but not limited to,
liability for any errors or omissions in any Other Applications, or for any
loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of the Other
Applications. You hereby waive and release any claims you may have against us
arising or resulting from use, misuse, alteration or loss of Other
Applications. If the providers of Other Applications cease to make the Other
Applications available for interoperation with the corresponding features of
the SDIComplete application and on reasonable terms or otherwise, we may cease
providing such features of the SDIComplete application, without entitling you
to any refund, credit or other compensation.
6.2 Use of Your Content. We will not be
responsible for any disclosure, modification or deletion of your Content
resulting from (a) any access or use of such Content by Other Applications or
(b) enabling Other Applications to interoperate with the SDIComplete
application.
6.3 Other Applications Terms. You may
be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use Other
Applications, or affiliate or third-party content or services.
7.0 SUPPORT SERVICES
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we may, in our sole discretion
and without obligation, provide (or not provide) the following Support
Services:
• We may use commercially reasonable
efforts to provide email help desk, query and incident support, in support of
your use of the SDIComplete application.
• We may implement for your benefit all
upgrades, enhancements, ports, bug fixes, and new releases to SDIComplete when
and if appropriate, in our sole discretion, developed by SDI.
8.0 PAYMENT
8.1 Subscriptions. You will pay to us
the fees listed for purchase and annual maintenance and support, on the dates
specified, in the Order (provided that payment to us is not otherwise made via
the Other Applications). Current pricing information can be found at significantdigits.com
or you may contact sdi@significantdigits.com. Maintenance and support charges
are imposed annually at the beginning of the first month commencing after the anniversary
of the software purchase and each year going forward until you no longer use
the SDIComplete application. Unless otherwise specified in the Order, maintenance
and support fees are based on annual periods that begin on the anniversary of
the purchase date and annual anniversary thereafter. By providing us with a
billing account, you represent and warrant that you: (a) are authorized to use
the billing account that you provided and that any payment information you
provide is true and accurate; and (b) authorize us to charge you using your
billing account. We may bill you in advance, at the time of purchase, shortly
after purchase, or on a recurring basis for subscriptions. We may bill you at
the same time for more than one of your prior billing periods for amounts that
have not previously been processed. You will not develop multiple Other
Applications to simulate or act as a single Other Application or otherwise access
the SDIComplete application in a manner intended to avoid incurring fees. The
terms of this section will not apply to users paying us via Other Applications.
8.2 Orders. All payments are
non-refundable and are exclusive of bank service fees or currency exchange
settlements. Payments will be made via the method designated by us. In the
event you are delinquent in the payment of any invoice, we may at our option
suspend access to the SDIComplete application until such payments are made in
full. Payments to us will be made without deduction, counterclaim or set-off of
any kind.
8.3 Billing Errors. If we make an error
on a charge to your billing account, you must contact us with the details
within 120 days from when the error first appears on your billing statement. If
you do not inform us of the issue within that time, you release us from all
liability and claims of loss resulting from the error and we will not be
required to correct the error or provide a refund.
8.4 Response to Process. If we are
required to respond to a subpoena or other formal request from a third party or
a governmental agency for records or other information relating to the SDIComplete
application or services we have performed or solutions we have provided for you
or on your behalf, or to testify by deposition or otherwise, you will reimburse
our time and expenses incurred in accordance with our then-current time and
expense rates.
8.5 Taxes. You will bear and be
responsible for the payment of all taxes, including all sales, use,
value-added, rental receipt, personal property or other taxes and their
equivalents which may be levied or assessed in connection with these Terms or
provision of the SDIComplete application (excluding only taxes based on our net
income). If we are required to pay or collect any such taxes or other charges
for which you are responsible under this section, the appropriate amount will
be invoiced to and paid by you.
9.0 SDICOMPLETE
APPLICATION INTEGRITY
9.1 Prohibited Acts. You are prohibited
from breaching or attempting to breach any security features of the SDIComplete
application, including, without limitation: (a) accessing content, data,
information or materials not intended for you, or logging onto a server or
account that you are not authorized to access; (b) attempting to probe, scan,
or test the vulnerability of the SDIComplete application, or any associated
system or network, or to breach security or authentication measures without
proper authorization; (c) interfering or attempting to interfere with use of
the SDIComplete application by any user, host, or network, including, without
limitation, by means of submitting a virus, overloading, flooding, spamming,
mail bombing, or crashing; (d) publishing or linking to malicious content
intended to damage or disrupt another user’s browser or computer or to
compromise a user’s privacy or anonymity; (e) forging any TCP/IP packet header
or any part of the header information; (f) accessing or tampering with
non-public areas of the SDIComplete application, our computer systems, or the
technical delivery systems of us or our providers; (g) publish, post, upload or
otherwise transmit any data, material, information or content that contains any
viruses, trojan horses, worms, time bombs, corrupted files or programming
routines or mechanisms that are intended to damage, interfere with, monitor,
intercept or expropriate any systems, data, information or property; (h)
accessing or attempting to access the SDIComplete application by any means
(automated or otherwise) other than through the currently available, published
or enabled interfaces that are provided by us, unless you have been
specifically allowed to do so in a separate agreement with us; or (i) attempting to modify, reverse-engineer, decompile,
disassemble, or otherwise reduce or attempt to reduce to a human-perceivable
form any of the source code or other information used by us in providing the SDIComplete
application.
9.2 Illicit Access. You will not
attempt to gain unauthorized access to other accounts, computer systems or
networks connected to any of our servers, through hacking, password mining or
any other means. You will not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or
information through any means not intentionally made available through the SDIComplete
application, which is for your personal/internal and individualized use only.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you will not publish,
distribute or transmit to the general public via any medium the SDIComplete
application, except through and as otherwise authorized by us, and you will not
engage in framing, mirroring, or otherwise reproducing or simulating the
appearance or function of the SDIComplete application. You will not remove any
copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices associated with or
visible via use of the SDIComplete application.
10.0 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY & INDEMNITY
10.1 Disclaimer. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE
UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, we provide the SDIComplete application on an as-is,
as-available basis with all faults, and WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF
ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE SDICOMPLETE APPLICATION, WHETHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. Specifically,
we make no warranty that (a) the SDIComplete application will meet your
requirements, goals or needs, (b) SDIComplete application access will be
uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free, or (c) any errors or deficiencies
in the SDIComplete application will be corrected. We have no responsibility or
liability for the deletion of or failure to store your Content or to ensure
that your Content is accurate or complete. It is your sole
responsibility to back up and maintain the accuracy and completeness of your
Content. Because no application is perfectly secure or reliable, the
internet is an inherently insecure medium, and the reliability and security of
hosting services, internet intermediaries, your internet service provider, and
other application or service providers cannot be assured, you accept such
inherent security risks associated with your use of the SDIComplete application.
10.2 Exclusion. Notwithstanding any other
provision of these Terms, our maximum cumulative aggregate liability for all
claims, liabilities or obligations arising under or relating to the
"Subject Matter" (defined as these Terms, the Privacy Policy,
Content, Other Applications, and the SDIComplete application), regardless of
the number of claims or the theory of liability, whether for breach of these
Terms, including breach of warranty, or in tort or otherwise, will not exceed
all amounts paid by you to us under these Terms, if any, during the three-month
period preceding the occurrence of the claim or event giving rise to liability.
We will not be liable for any indirect, punitive, special, incidental or
consequential damages, or liable for interruption of business, diminution of
value, cost of replacement, downtime, loss of profits, revenue, use, data,
Other Applications, or other economic advantage, in connection with, related to
or arising out of the Subject Matter, regardless of the theory of liability,
whether for breach of these Terms, including breach of warranty, or in tort or
otherwise, even if we have been previously advised of the possibility of such
damages. Liability for damages will be so limited and excluded, regardless of
the validity or efficacy of any remedy provided herein and even if any remedy
fails of its essential purpose. The provisions of this section allocate the
risks under these Terms between the parties and each party has relied upon the
limitations set forth herein in determining whether to enter into this
relationship. The parties have voluntarily agreed to define the parties’
rights, liabilities and obligations respecting the Subject Matter exclusively
in contract pursuant to these Terms, and you expressly disclaim that you are
owed any duties or are entitled to any remedies not expressly set forth in
these Terms. The foregoing limitations and exclusions apply to the maximum
extent permitted by applicable law.
10.3 Indemnification. You hereby agree to fully
indemnify, defend and hold harmless Significant Digits Inc, our affiliates, and
officers, directors, employees and agents of us and our affiliates, from and
against any and all claims, losses, damages, judgments, awards, costs,
liabilities, expenses, sanctions, and fees (including our reasonable in-house
and external lawyers fees and costs) directly or
indirectly caused by or incurred by reason of a third party allegation,
lawsuit, claim or proceeding, arising out of or related to (a) Other
Applications; (b) breach of these Terms; (c) infringement of intellectual
property rights; or (d) your business activities. We may assume the exclusive
defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us at
your expense, and you agree to cooperate with our defense of these claims. You
will not settle or compromise any such claims without our prior written
consent.
10.4 General Release. You further agree that these
Terms waive and release any claims that would otherwise be preserved by
operation of section 1542 of the California Civil Code, which provides: “A
general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or
suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release,
which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement
with the debtor." You understand that you are releasing us from all
claims, whether known or unknown to you, and whether or not you suspect that
those claims may exist at this time.
11.0 TERMINATION
11.1 Term. Access to the SDIComplete application
commences upon our acceptance of or as applicable the date set forth in the
Order and will continue in effect as specified in the Order. These Terms will
remain in effect for as long as any Evaluation Trials or subscriptions are in
effect. If automatic renewals are allowed in your jurisdiction, we will inform
you by email before automatically renewing your subscription, unless your
access to the SDIComplete application is via Other Applications. Once we have
informed you that your subscription will be automatically renewed, we may
charge you the price set forth in the Order for annual maintenance and support.
We will also provide you with instructions on how you may cancel the
subscription. You must cancel the subscription before the renewal date to avoid
being billed for the renewal. The terms of this section will not apply to users
paying us via Other Applications.
11.2 Termination. In addition to sections 12.1 and
12.2, a subscription will terminate immediately upon your breach of these Terms.
We may additionally terminate a subscription in the event your manner of using
the SDIComplete application exceeds normal and reasonable usage, including via
unauthorized automated (non-human) initiated requests, or otherwise, and such
excessive or detrimental use has not been corrected by you within one business
day of our written notice to you. We may on written notice terminate rights
granted under these Terms in the event the SDIComplete application in whole or
in part is in our reasonable judgment subject to the intellectual property
rights of any other person or entity. We may additionally terminate a
subscription upon written notice to you if you (a) become the subject of a
legal proceeding under a law relating to insolvency or bankruptcy; or (b) or
your property becomes under the control of a custodian or equivalent under
applicable law, or your property is assigned for the benefit of creditors; or
(c) generally fail to pay your debts as they become due or acknowledge in
writing that you are unable to do so.
11.3 Effect. The rights of either party under this
section 11 are in addition to any other rights and remedies permitted by law or
under these Terms. Breach of these Terms may result in pursuit of all available
remedies for intellectual property rights (including intellectual property
rights infringement), the availability of which you hereby acknowledge. Upon
termination of rights or access for any reason, all licensed rights granted
under these Terms, access to the SDIComplete application, and all Support
Services will terminate, and you will immediately cease all use and
distribution, and destroy all copies, of the SDIComplete Software.
12.0 GENERAL
PROVISIONS
12.1 Service Discontinuance/Modification. We
may from time to time modify or discontinue access to, temporarily or
permanently, any part, feature, or functionality of the SDIComplete application.
We will not be liable for any such modification, suspension or discontinuance,
even if certain features or functions, your settings, and/or any Content you
have contributed or have come to rely on, are permanently lost.
12.2 Account Termination. We may terminate
your account or access for cause, including without limitation for: (a)
violation of these Terms; (b) abuse of SDIComplete resources or any attempt to
gain unauthorized entry to the SDIComplete Software; (c) use of the SDIComplete
application in a manner inconsistent with its purpose; (d) any SDIComplete
user's request for such termination; or (e) requirements of or for failure to
comply with applicable law, regulation, court or governing agency order, or
ethical requirements. We may in addition terminate the availability of the SDIComplete
application for our own business reasons, including if we elect to cease being
in the business of providing it or if the owners of Other Applications make
continued operation commercially impracticable or unreasonable. After account
termination, you will not attempt to register a new account without our
permission.
12.3 Trademarks; Media. You are granted no right,
title or license to any third-party trademarks by these Terms, or to any of our
trademarks or service marks. We reserve all right, title and interest in and to
our trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names, and similar
identifiers, including Significant Digits Inc. You hereby authorize us to
disclose in our websites, marketing collateral, and corporate presentations
that you have selected the SDIComplete application.
12.4 US DMCA. If you believe that your work
has been copied and is accessible via the SDIComplete application in a way that
constitutes copyright infringement in the United States, you may notify us by
providing the following in writing:
· identification of the
copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
· identification of the
material that is claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient
to permit us to locate the material;
· your name, address,
telephone number, and email address;
· a statement by you that
you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the
copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
· a statement, made under
penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and
that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright
owner's behalf.
The above writing must be electronically or physically signed by you as the
owner of the content claimed to be infringed or the owner's authorized agent.
If we receive such a claim, we may refuse or delete the applicable content, or
terminate the applicable user's account in accordance with these Terms. Our
designated agent to receive notification of claimed infringement under the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 is available at:
Roger Swain
c/o Significant
Digits, Inc.
504 Mill Shoals Church Rd
Royston, GA 30662
sdi@significantdigits.com
We may remove content alleged or in our judgment to be infringing or
otherwise illegal, without prior notice and at our sole discretion. In
appropriate circumstances, we may also terminate a user's account if the user
is determined to be a repeat infringer.
If you believe that a notice of infringement has been improperly submitted
against you, you may submit a counter-notice, electronically or physically
signed by you, and containing the following:
· identification of the
material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the
location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it
was disabled;
· your name, address, and
telephone number;
· a statement, made under
penalty of perjury, that you have a good faith belief that the removal of the
material was a mistake or misidentified; and
· a statement that you
consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court (i)
in the judicial district where your address is located if the address is in the
United States or if your address is located outside the United States, and that
you will accept service of process from the complainant submitting the
infringement notice or his/her authorized agent.
12.5 The SDIComplete application is installed
locally on a standalone computer. We make no representation that the SDIComplete
application is appropriate for use in other jurisdictions should that computer
be moved to an area outside of the initial jurisdiction. Your use of or access
to the SDIComplete application will not be construed as our purposefully
availing ourselves of the benefits or privileges of doing business in any other
state other than where initially installed.
12.6 Governing Law; Choice of Forum. The
Subject Matter (as defined in section 10.2), and any disputes between us and
related to or concerning any of the Subject Matter (including tort as well as
contract claims, and whether pre-contractual or extra-contractual) will be
governed by the laws of Georgia, without regard to conflicts of laws rules, and
to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive the
right to a jury trial for any such disputes. Subject to section 12.7,
the state and federal courts located in Atlanta, GA will have jurisdiction over
any disputes between the parties arising out of or related to the Subject
Matter, and both parties hereby consent and submit to the jurisdiction of such
courts for such disputes and waive any objections to the exercise of such
jurisdiction. If you are a resident of the US, such courts will have exclusive
jurisdiction over any such disputes, except that we may bring an action for
recovery of injunctive or provisional relief, or an action claiming
infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property rights, or both, in
any court of competent jurisdiction under the laws applicable thereto. If you are
not a resident of the US, such jurisdiction will be non-exclusive.
12.7 Arbitration.
(a) Any disputes between or
claims brought by you or us arising out of or related to the Subject Matter (as
defined in section 10.2), including tort as well as contract claims, and
whether pre-contractual or extra-contractual, as well as the enforceability of
this section 12.7 and the arbitrability of any disputes (subject to sections
12.7(d) and 12.7(e) below) will be referred to and finally settled by (1) informal
means as set forth in section 12.7(b), and if such means are unsuccessful at
resolving the dispute(s), (2) binding arbitration as specified in this section
12.7. If you are a US resident, such arbitration will be conducted before a
single arbitrator conducted by the American Arbitration Association (AAA), in
accordance with (except as inconsistent with this section 12.7) the AAA
Consumer Arbitration Rules in effect at the time of arbitration (current
version available here).
If you are not a resident of the US, arbitration will be conducted before a
single arbitrator of the International Court of Arbitration in accordance with
(except as inconsistent with this section 12.7) the Rules of Arbitration of the
International Chamber of Commerce, Expedited Procedures (current version
available here).
All arbitral proceedings, hearings and submissions will be in the English
language. The parties agree that this section 12.7 states the exclusive
means of resolving disputes between the parties regarding the Subject Matter,
and that the parties therefore waive the right to a trial by jury.
(b) Except for actions or claims
described in section 12.7(e)(2) or 12.7(e)(3), we will first try to resolve
dispute(s) between us informally and neither of us may start a formal
arbitration proceeding for at least thirty days after one of us notifies the
other of a dispute in writing. Notice of the dispute will include a brief
written statement that sets forth the name, address, and contact information of
the party giving it, the facts giving rise to the dispute, and the relief
requested.
(c) The arbitration will be conducted
by telephone, videoconference, and/or based solely on written submissions if
(1) the credibility of testifying witnesses is unnecessary to the resolution of
the dispute; (2) the parties agree to waive in-person appearances; (3) the
applicable arbitration rules permit waiver of or otherwise don't require
in-person appearances; (4) the claim does not exceed $10,000; or (5) the
arbitrator determines that in-person appearances are unnecessary or unhelpful,
or would be burdensome to any of the parties to the arbitration or to their
staff. If in-person appearance is required, and you are a US resident, such
hearings will be held in Atlanta, GA. If in-person appearance is required, and
you are not a US resident, such hearings will be held in Atlanta, GA. For
clarity, nothing in these terms abrogates either party's right to a
transcription of all arbitration proceedings at such party's own expense.
(d) The parties hereby waive the
right to a trial by jury and agree to only bring claims in an individual
capacity and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class,
consolidated or representative proceeding. All disputes will be arbitrated only
on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated or representative
action. The arbitrator does not have the power to vary these provisions. The
validity and effectiveness of this section 12.7(d) is not arbitrable.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing,
nothing in this section 12.7 will preclude the right and ability of either
party to bypass arbitration and file and maintain at any time: (1) an
individual action in US small claims court; (2) an action for recovery of
injunctive or provisional relief in any court of competent jurisdiction under
the laws applicable thereto; and (3) an action claiming infringement or misappropriation
of intellectual property rights in any court of competent jurisdiction under
the laws applicable thereto. Such actions, either party's right to pursue such
actions, and the validity and effectiveness of this section 12.7(e) are not
arbitrable.
(f)
Subject to sections 12.7(d) and 12.7(e), all claims and disputes between the
parties relating to the Subject Matter must be resolved using arbitration in
accordance with this section 12.7. Should either party file an action contrary
to this section, the other party may recover lawyers' fees and costs associated
with enforcing this section, provided that the party seeking the award has
notified the other party in writing of the improperly filed claim, and the
other party has failed to withdraw the claim in a timely fashion.
(g) Except to the extent required by
law or in order to enforce arbitral awards in court, the parties shall keep
confidential, make no public announcements regarding, and shall not disclose
the existence of (1) any dispute, (2) the existence or details of the
arbitration proceeding, and (3) all related documents, materials, evidence,
judgments and awards therein.
(h) The arbitrator will apply the law
specified in section 12.6, without regard to conflicts of law rules. If you are
a US resident, the parties agree that these Terms evidence a transaction
involving interstate commerce and that the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §
1 et seq., will govern the interpretation and enforcement of this section 12.7.
(i)
The parties acknowledge that if one or more provisions of this section 12.7 is
found to be unenforceable, invalid, preempted or unlawful for any reason, the
parties' intention is to (1) maintain the enforceability of such invalid or
unenforceable provision in any circumstances other than those this in which the
provision is held to be unenforceable, (2) modify such provision to the extent
the provision can be rendered enforceable, and (3) sever such invalid or
unenforceable provision from the remaining section 12.7 so as to preserve as
much of the remaining as possible, so that such provision will not impact the
ability to compel arbitration of any remaining claims on an individual basis.
To the extent that any claims must proceed on a class, collective,
consolidated, or representative basis, such claims will be litigated in the
courts specified in section 12.6, and the parties agree that litigation of
those claims will be stayed pending the outcome of any individual claims in
arbitration.
12.8 Limitation. You agree that regardless of any
statute of limitations to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising
out of or related to the Subject Matter must be filed within one year after
such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. If applicable law
prohibits a one-year limitation period for asserting claims, any claim must be
asserted within the shortest time period established by applicable law.
12.9 Assignment. These Terms will not be
assigned, delegated, or transferred by you, in whole or in part, whether
voluntarily, involuntarily, by merger, consolidation, dissolution, sale of
assets, or otherwise, without our prior written consent. Any such purported
assignment, delegation or transfer without such written consent will be void.
We may at any time assign these Terms without prior consent or notice. These
Terms will be binding on, and inure to the benefit of, the parties and their
respective and permitted successors and assigns.
12.10 Injunctive Relief. You acknowledge and agree that
breach of these Terms, or any unauthorized use, disclosure or distribution of
the SDIComplete application, may cause irreparable harm to us, the extent of
which would be difficult to ascertain, and that we will be entitled to seek
immediate injunctive relief (in addition to any other available remedies), in
any court of competent jurisdiction under the applicable laws thereto.
12.11 Miscellaneous. The Terms constitute the entire
agreement between you and us and govern your use of the SDIComplete application,
superseding any prior agreements, understandings, communications or proposals.
If any provision of the Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to
be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give
effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other
provisions of the Terms will remain in full force and effect. No waiver of
any provision of these Terms will be deemed a further waiver or continuing
waiver or such provision or any other provision, and our failure to assert any
right or provision under these Terms will not constitute a waiver of such right
or provision. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between these Terms
and any Significant Digits Inc website page (including any page describing or
summarizing your or our rights, obligations, and/or these Terms), these Terms
will control. Nothing herein will be deemed to create an agency, partnership,
joint venture, employee-employer or franchisor-franchisee relationship of any
kind between us and any user or other person or entity, nor do these terms
extend rights to any third party.