Terms of Use

https://cartified.com

 

Welcome to Cartified.com, the website and mobile service of Cartified, Inc (“Cartified”, “we”, or “us”).  This page explains the terms by which you may use our online and/or mobile services (when available), web site, 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 and understood, and you hereby agree to be bound by, these Terms of Use (these “Terms”) and to the collection and use of your information as set forth in the Cartified Privacy Policy, whether or not you are a registered user of our Service.  Cartified reserves the right to make unilateral modifications to these terms and will provide notice of these changes as described below.  These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access the Service (“Users”).  If you do not want to agree to the terms set forth in these Terms or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Service.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY TO ENSURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND EACH PROVISION.  THESE TERMS CONTAIN 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.

  1. Use of Our Service

Cartified is the new way of buying and selling used cars.  Completely online.

  1. Eligibility

You may use the Service only if you can form a binding contract with Cartified, and only in compliance with these Terms and all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules and regulations.  You must be a legal resident of the United States to access or use the Service.  Any use or access to the Service by anyone under 18 is strictly prohibited and in violation of these Terms.  Cartified does not knowingly or intentionally solicit or collect information from minors, and the Service is not directed at minors.  The Service is not available to any Users previously removed from the Service by Cartified.

  1. Cartified Service

Subject to the terms and conditions of these Terms, you are hereby granted a non-exclusive, limited, non-transferable, freely revocable license to use the Service for your personal, noncommercial use only and as permitted by the features of the Service.  In addition to these Terms, your use of the Service for the purpose of selling a vehicle shall be governed by a separate agreement entered into between you and Cartified and, alternatively, your use of the Service for the purpose of buying a vehicle shall be governed by a separate agreement to be entered into between you and the applicable retailer or seller of the vehicle, both pursuant to the terms and conditions as we or they may provide from time to time.

Cartified reserves all rights not expressly granted herein, whether arising under theories of implied license or estoppel, in the Service and the Cartified Content (as defined below).  Cartified may terminate this license at any time for any reason or no reason.

We may use a third-party payment processor (the “Payment Processor”) to bill you or compensate you through a payment account linked to your Cartified account.  The processing of payments will be subject to the terms, conditions, and privacy policies of the Payment Processor in addition to this Agreement.  We are not responsible for error by the Payment Processor.  By choosing to consummate a transaction with Cartified, you agree to pay us, through the Payment Processor, all charges in accordance with the applicable payment terms and you authorize us, through the Payment Processor, to charge or credit your chosen payment provider.

  1. Using Cartified Service as Sellers

Vehicles listed for sale on Cartified.com are promoted and offered for sale by private sellers, and not by Cartified.  To list a vehicle for sale using this Service, the seller must have full capacity and legal right to enter into a separate, legally-binding agreement with Cartified’s wholesale partner void of any liens or encumbrances.  The seller must enter into such an agreement outlining the terms of sale in order to list their vehicle using the Service.  Cartified’s wholesale partner reserves the right to determine whether or not to enter into an agreement with a seller.

  1. Using Cartified Service as Buyers

Vehicles listed for sale on Cartified.com are promoted and offered for sale by private automotive retailers (‘Paperwork Partners’), and not by Cartified.  The sale price for vehicles on the Service do not include state and local title, registration, taxes or other similar fees or assessments, financing charges or extra purchases or services, including warranty extensions.  To buy a vehicle listed for sale using this Service, the buyer must have full capacity and legal right to enter into a separate, legally-binding agreement with a private automotive retailer.  The buyer must enter into such an agreement outlining the terms of their purchase in order to consummate a purchase.

The retailer will comply with all requirements of the state law with respect to inspecting the vehicle and disclosing an odometer report.  Cartified may also publish third-party reports on a vehicle through the Service.  Cartified disclaims any and all responsibility for the accuracy of any third-party reports it has secured, published, or possessed with relation to an individual vehicle.

Buyers who would like to take advantage of the Service’s vehicle delivery service, 7-day money back guarantee, or other services offered outside the scope of the buyer’s agreement with the retailer, must have full capacity and legal right to enter into a separate, legally-binding agreement with Cartified, and must enter into such an agreement outlining the terms of the Service’s offering to take advantage of such terms not covered by the agreement entered into between the buyer and the retailer.

  1. Cartified Accounts

Your Cartified account gives you access to the services and functionality that we may establish and maintain from time to time and in our sole discretion.

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 device (e.g., computer or mobile device) secure.  You must notify Cartified immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account.  Cartified will not be liable for any losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account.

You may control your User profile and how you interact with the Service through modifications made in the Service.  By providing Cartified your email address and/or phone number, you consent to our using the email address and/or phone number 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 and/or phone number to send you other messages, such as changes to features of the Service.  Information about opting out from communications with us is set forth in our Privacy Policy.

  1. 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 Cartified servers than a human can reasonably produce in the same period of time by using a conventional on-line web browser or mobile application (except that Cartified grants the operators of public search engines revocable permission to use spiders to copy materials from rgr.im 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 other than as may be permitted by the Service from time-to-time; (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.

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 these Terms, or for no reason.  Upon termination for any reason or no reason, you continue to be bound by these Terms.

This Service primarily facilitates sales between private sellers, private automotive retailers, and buyers of used vehicles.  With certain exceptions, the vehicles offered for sale on the website are offered for sale by the private seller, and not by Cartified.  You must communicate and interact with other Cartified Users via the Service, and must not recruit, solicit, or encourage Caritifed Users to use third party services or websites that are competitive with Cartified.  You must not use the Service to find a buyer or seller and then complete a transaction independent of the Service in order to circumvent the obligation to pay any fees related to the service, or otherwise interfere with listings on Cartified.

You are solely responsible for your interactions with other Cartified Users.  We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Users (provided, however, that we do not monitor at any time the contents of your communications, unless otherwise required by applicable law).  Cartified shall have no liability for your interactions with other Users, or for any User’s action or inaction.

  1. User Upload Standards

The following content standards apply to any and all information you upload to the data room. You agree not to upload or post any 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, workplace or other applicable policy, including those related to cheating or ethics.

Cartified takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content that you or any other User or third party uploads or provides through the Service.  You shall be solely responsible for your content and the consequences of uploading or providing such content for the purpose of using the Service, and you agree that we are only acting as a passive conduit for you to upload or provide your content.  You understand and agree that you may be exposed to content that is inaccurate, or otherwise unsuited to your purpose, and you agree that Cartified shall not be liable for any damages you allege to incur as a result of such content.

Any content you upload to the Service will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary (except as otherwise provided with respect to your personal information as further set forth in the Cartified Privacy Policy).  By providing such content on the Service, you grant us and our licensees, successors and assign the right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material.

You represent and warrant that:

  • You own or control all rights in and to such content and have the right to grant the license granted above to us and our licensees, successors and assigns.
  • All of your content does and will comply with the terms set forth herein.

You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any content you submit or contribute, and you, not us, have fully responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy and appropriateness.

We are not responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of such content posted by you or any other User of the Service.

  1. Monitoring and Enforcement; Termination. With respect to content uploaded by users, we have the right to:
  • Remove or refuse to post any such content for any or no reason in our sole discretion.
  • Take any action with respect to any such content that we deem necessary or appropriate in our sole discretion, including if we believe that such content violates the terms of these Terms, including the standards set forth above, infringes any intellectual property right or other right of any person or entity, threatens the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public or could create liability for Cartified.
  • Disclose your identity or other information about you to any third party who claims that material posted by you violates their rights, including their intellectual property rights or their right to privacy.
  • Take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Service.
  • Terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Service for any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of the terms of these Terms.

Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Service. YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS CARTIFIED AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSEES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES DURING OR AS A RESULT OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS AND FROM ANY ACTIONS TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER SUCH PARTIES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.

However, we do not undertake to review all material before it is posted on the Service, and cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted. Accordingly, we assume no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications or content provided by any User or third party. We have no liability or responsibility to anyone for performance or nonperformance of the activities described in this section.

  1. Copyright Infringement

If you believe that any content uploaded by users violate your copyright, please email us immediately of such infringement at info@cartified.com and we will send you further instructions on sending us a notice of copyright infringement. It is the policy of Cartified to terminate the user accounts of repeat infringers.

  1. Reliance on Information Posted

The information presented on or through the Service is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Service, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

This Service may include content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other Users, bloggers and third-party licensors, syndicators, aggregators and/or reporting services. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by Cartified, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Cartified. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.

 

  1. Mobile Software
  1. Mobile Software. When offered by us, you may use software to access the Service via a mobile device (“Mobile Software”).  To use the Mobile Software you must have a mobile device that is compatible with the Mobile Software.  Cartified does not warrant that the Mobile Software will be compatible with your mobile device.  Cartified hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use a compiled code copy of the Mobile Software for one Cartified account on one mobile device owned or leased solely by you, for your personal use.  You may not: (i) modify, disassemble, decompile or reverse engineer the Mobile Software, except to the extent that such restriction is expressly prohibited by law; (ii) rent, lease, loan, resell, sublicense, distribute or otherwise transfer the Mobile Software to any third party or use the Mobile Software to provide time sharing or similar services for any third party; (iii) make any copies of the Mobile Software; (iv) remove, circumvent, disable, damage or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Mobile Software, features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content accessible through the Mobile Software, or features that enforce limitations on use of the Mobile Software; or (v) delete the copyright and other proprietary rights notices on the Mobile Software. You acknowledge that Cartified may from time to time issue upgraded versions of the Mobile Software, and may automatically electronically upgrade the version of the Mobile Software that you are using on your mobile device.  You consent to such automatic upgrading on your mobile device, and agree that the terms and conditions of these Terms will apply to all such upgrades.  Any third-party code that may be incorporated in the Mobile Software is covered by the applicable open source or third-party license EULA, if any, authorizing use of such code.  The foregoing license grant is not a sale of the Mobile Software or any copy thereof, and Cartified and its third party partners and suppliers retain all right, title, and interest in the Mobile Software (and any copy thereof).  Any attempt by you to transfer any of the rights, duties or obligations hereunder, except as expressly provided for in these Terms, is void.  Cartified reserves all rights not expressly granted under these Terms.  If the Mobile Software is being acquired on behalf of the United States Government, then the following provision applies.  Use, duplication, or disclosure of the Mobile Software by the U.S. Government is subject to restrictions set forth in these Terms and as provided in DFARS 227.7202-1(a) and 227.7202-3(a) (1995), DFARS 252.227-7013(c)(1)(ii) (OCT 1988), FAR 12.212(a) (1995), FAR 52.227-19, or FAR 52.227-14 (ALT III), as applicable.  The Mobile Software originates in the United States, and is subject to United States export laws and regulations.  The Mobile Software may not be exported or re-exported to certain countries or those persons or entities prohibited from receiving exports from the United States.  In addition, the Mobile Software may be subject to the import and export laws of other countries.  You agree to comply with all United States and foreign laws related to use of the Mobile Software and the Cartified Service.
  2. Mobile Software from iTunes. The following applies to any Mobile Software you acquire from the iTunes Store (“iTunes-Sourced Software”):  You acknowledge and agree that these Terms is solely between you and Cartified, not Apple, and that Apple has no responsibility for the iTunes-Sourced Software or content thereof.  Your use of the iTunes-Sourced Software must comply with the App Store Terms of Service.  You acknowledge that Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the iTunes-Sourced Software.  To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple will have no warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the iTunes-Sourced Software, and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses attributable to any failure to conform to any warranty will be solely governed by these Terms and any law applicable to Cartified as provider of the software.  You acknowledge that Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims of you or any third party relating to the iTunes-Sourced Software or your possession and/or use of the iTunes-Sourced Software, including, but not limited to: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that the iTunes-Sourced Software fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation; and all such claims are governed solely by these Terms and any law applicable to Cartified as provider of the software.  You acknowledge that, in the event of any third party claim that the iTunes-Sourced Software or your possession and use of that iTunes-Sourced Software infringes that third party’s intellectual property rights, Cartified, not Apple, will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim to the extent required by these Terms.  You and Cartified acknowledge and agree that Apple, and Apple’s subsidiaries, are third party beneficiaries of these Terms as relates to your license of the iTunes-Sourced Software, and that, upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions of these Terms, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms as relates to your license of the iTunes-Sourced Software against you as a third party beneficiary thereof.
  3. Our Proprietary Rights

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, and music, but excluding content uploaded by users (the “Cartified Content”), and all intellectual property rights related thereto, are the exclusive property of Cartified and its licensors.  Except as explicitly provided herein, nothing in these Terms 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 Cartified Content.  Use of the Cartified Content for any purpose not expressly permitted by these Terms is strictly prohibited.

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 Cartified under any fiduciary or other obligation, and that we are free to use the Idea without any additional compensation to you, and/or to disclose the Idea on a non-confidential basis or otherwise to anyone.  You further acknowledge that, by acceptance of your submission, Cartified does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Cartified, or developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than you.

  1. Data

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 Cartified on Cartified servers.  You agree that Cartified has the absolute right to manage, regulate, control, modify and/or eliminate any such data, including user uploaded content, as it sees fit in its sole discretion, in any general or specific case, and that Cartified will have no liability to you based on its exercise of such right.  All data on Cartified’s 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 CARTIFIED’ SERVERS, MAY BE DELETED, ALTERED, MOVED OR TRANSFERRED AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON IN CARTIFIED’ SOLE DISCRETION, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE AND WITH NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND.  CARTIFIED DOES NOT PROVIDE OR GUARANTEE, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, ANY VALUE, CASH OR OTHERWISE, ATTRIBUTED TO ANY DATA RESIDING ON CARTIFIED’ SERVERS.

  1. Privacy

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

  1. Security

Cartified 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.

  1. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Cartified 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 these Terms, 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 any content you upload or any that is sent/submitted via your account; or (vi) any other party’s access and use of the Service with your unique username or other appropriate security code.

  1. 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, CARTIFIED, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, ITS AFFILIATES, AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE CONTENT IS ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR CORRECT; THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION, UNINTERRUPTED OR SECURE; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE SERVICE 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.

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

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.

  1. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL CARTIFIED, 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 CARTIFIED 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.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, CARTIFIED 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 OUR SERVICE; (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/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 OUR 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; AND/OR (VII) USER CONTENT OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY.  IN NO EVENT SHALL CARTIFIED, 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 US$50.00.

THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SECTION APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF CARTIFIED 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.

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.  THESE TERMS 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 THESE TERMS WILL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

The Service is controlled and operated from facilities in the United States.  Cartified 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 not a legal resident of the United States.  Unless otherwise explicitly stated, all materials found on the Service are solely directed to individuals, companies, or other entities located in the United States.

  1. Governing Law, Arbitration, and Class Action/Jury Trial Waiver
  1. Governing Law. You agree that: (i) the Service shall be deemed solely based in New York; 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 New York.  These Terms shall be governed by the internal substantive laws of the State of New York, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. The parties acknowledge that these Terms evidences a transaction involving interstate commerce. Notwithstanding the preceding sentences with respect to the substantive law, any arbitration conducted pursuant to the terms of these Terms 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 New York County, New York for any actions for which we retain 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 a our 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 New York County, New York 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.
  2. Arbitration. READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT REQUIRES THE PARTIES TO ARBITRATE THEIR DISPUTES AND LIMITS THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF FROM CARTIFIED. For any dispute with Cartified, you agree to first contact us at info@cartified.com and attempt to resolve the dispute with us informally. In the unlikely event that Cartified has not been able to resolve a dispute it has with you after sixty (60) days, we 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 these Terms, 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 New York County, New York, unless you and Cartified agree otherwise. If you are using the Service for commercial purposes, each party will 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 Cartified from seeking injunctive or other equitable relief from the courts as necessary to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of our data security, Intellectual Property Rights or other proprietary rights.
  3. 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 WE AGREE OTHERWISE, THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S CLAIMS. YOU AGREE THAT, BY ENTERING INTO THESE TERMS, YOU AND CARTIFIED 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.
  4.  General
  5. Assignment.These Terms, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by Cartified without restriction.  Any attempted transfer or assignment in violation hereof shall be null and void.
  6. Notification Procedures and Changes to these Terms. Cartified 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 or through the Service, as determined by Cartified in our sole discretion.  Cartified reserves the right to determine the form and means of providing notifications to our Users, provided that you may opt out of certain means of notification as described in these Terms.  Cartified is not responsible for any automatic filtering you or your network provider may apply to email notifications we send to the email address you provide us.  Cartified may, in its sole discretion, modify or update these Terms from time to time, and so you should review this page periodically.  When we change these Terms in a material manner, we will update the ‘last modified’ date at the bottom of this page.  Your continued use of the Service after any such change constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms of Use.  If you do not agree to any of these terms or any future Terms of Use, do not use or access (or continue to access) the Service.
  7. Entire Agreement/Severability. These Terms, together with any amendments and any additional agreements you may enter into with Cartified in connection with the Service, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and Cartified concerning the Service.  If any provision of these Terms is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms, 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.
  8. No Waiver. No waiver of any term of these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and Cartified’s failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
  9. Contact. Please contact us info@cartified.com with any questions regarding these Terms.

 

These Terms were last modified on August 21, 2015.