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The SenditCertified™, service ("Service"),
owned and operated by BioConfirm, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company doing business as "SenditCertified",
is provided to you ("User") under the terms and conditions
of this Service Terms Agreement ("STA") and any operating
rules or policies that may be published by SenditCertified.
The STA comprises the entire agreement between User and
SenditCertified and supersedes all prior agreements between
the parties regarding the subject matter contained herein.
BY COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS AND SIGNING THE
SERVICE AGREEMENT, YOU ARE INDICATING YOUR AGREEMENT TO BE
BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE STA.
IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON
BEHALF OF A COMPANY OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY, YOU REPRESENT
THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND SUCH ENTITY TO THESE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS, IN WHICH CASE THE TERMS "YOU" OR
"YOUR" SHALL REFER TO SUCH ENTITY. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SUCH
AUTHORITY, OR IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT USE THE SERVICE.
Description Of Service
SenditCertified is providing User with a
capability to send and receive messages and files via the
World Wide Web and on SenditCertified's own system. User
must: (1) provide all equipment, including a computer and
modem necessary to establish a connection to the World Wide
Web; (2) provide for their own access to the World Wide Web
and pay any telephone service fees associated with such
access. In consideration for this Service, User agrees to:
(1) provide certain current, complete, and accurate
information about User as prompted to do so by the Service
and (2) maintain and update this information as required to
keep it current, complete and accurate. All information
requested on original sign up shall be referred to as
registration data ("Registration Data"). If any information
provided by User is inaccurate, if User fails to make any
payment as required herein, or if User cancels its service,
SenditCertified reserves the right to immediately terminate
User's Membership and rights to use the Service. In the
event of such termination, BioConfirm, in its sole
discretion, may or may not delete any file logs or service
records. Notwithstanding the above, User acknowledges,
consents and agrees that SenditCertified may access,
preserve and disclose User's Registration Data and Service
Content if required to do so by law or in a good faith
belief that such access preservation or disclosure is
reasonably necessary to: (a) subpoena, court order or other
lawful process or as mutually agreed upon by the Parties;
(b) enforce the STA; (c) respond to claims that any Service
Content violates the rights of third parties; (d) respond to
User's requests for customer service; or (e) protect the
rights, property or personal safety of SenditCertified, its
users and the public.
Payment Terms
Upon completing the registration process and
signing the service agreement, User authorizes payment to be
requested immediately for the amount shown on the agreement.
User hereby authorizes SenditCertified to charge the
indicated credit card for User's services, based upon the
cost of the Service at the time of account signup.
Modifications To Terms Of Service
SenditCertified may change the terms and
conditions of the STA, Privacy Policy, and Terms and
Conditions from time to time. Any change in the Terms and
Conditions of the STA, shall be posted in the appropriate
area of the site. User's continued use of the Service
constitutes an affirmative: (1) acknowledgment by User of
the STA and its modifications; and (2) agreement by User to
abide and be bound by the STA and its modifications.
Modifications To Service
SenditCertified reserves the right to modify
or discontinue the Service with or without notice to User.
SenditCertified shall not be liable to User or any third
party should SenditCertified exercise its right to modify or
discontinue the Service.
Privacy Policy
For a complete description of
SenditCertified's stance on privacy issues, please see
SenditCertified's Privacy Policy applicable to this Site,
which is incorporated into this STA by reference.
User Account, Password and Security
As a registered user, you are entirely
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your
password and account. Furthermore, you are entirely
responsible for any and all activities which occur under
your account. You may change your password at any time by
following instructions. User agrees to immediately notify
SenditCertified of any unauthorized use of User's account or
any other breach of security known to User. SenditCertified
cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising
from User's failure to comply with this Section.
Disclaimer Of Warranties
USER EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT USE OF THE
SERVICE IS AT USER'S SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS
PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. BIOCONFIRM
LLC, EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. BIOCONFIRM LLC,
MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR
REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED,
TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE; NOR DOES BIOCONFIRM LLC, MAKE
ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE
OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE OR AS TO THE ACCURACY
OR RELIABILITY OF ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR THAT DEFECTS IN
THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED, NOR THAT THIS SERVICE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES
THIS SERVICE AVAILABLE ARE FREE FROM ERRORS, DEFECTS, DESIGN FLAWS OR OMISSIONS OR FROM
VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. USER UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT ANY
MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE
SERVICE IS DONE AT USER'S OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT USER WILL BE SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO USER'S COMPUTER \ SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM
THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL AND/OR DATA. BIOCONFIRM LLC, MAKES NO WARRANTY
REGARDING ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ANY
TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH THE SERVICE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER
ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY USER FROM BIOCONFIRM LLC, OR
THROUGH THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY
MADE HEREIN. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION
OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY
NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Limitation Of Liability
BIOCONFIRM LLC, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU,
OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES,
RESULTING FROM THE USE OR THE
INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE OR FOR COST OF PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND
SERVICES OR RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED
OR OBTAINED OR
MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH THE
SERVICE OR RESULTING
FROM UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OR ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OR
LOSS OF USER'S
TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES
FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, USE,
DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLES, WHETHER OR NOT BIOCONFIRM LLC,
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT, UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES, SHALL BIOCONFIRM LLC'S LIABILITY EXCEED THE
LESSER OF (A) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100.00) OR (B) THE
AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF FEES PAID BY YOU TO BIOCONFIRM AND
SENDITCERTIFIED.COM IN THE PRIOR 12 MONTHS LEADING UP TO THE
EVENT GIVING RISE TO ANY SUCH CLAIM.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION
OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO SOME
OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
No Resale Or Commercial Use Of The
Service
User agrees not to reproduce, duplicate,
copy, sell, trade, resell or exploit for any commercial
purposes, any
portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the
Service.
Data Storage And other Limitations
SenditCertified assumes no responsibility
for the deletion or failure to store data. User acknowledges
that
SenditCertified may establish general practices and limits
concerning use of the Service, including without
limitation the maximum number of days that email messages,
postings or other content will be retained and/or
stored by the Service (eventually transferred to our
archival system), the maximum per user bandwidth, and the
maximum size of any email message that may be sent from or
received by an account on the Service.
SenditCertified may establish additional charges for
excessive use of bandwidth and/or storage. User’s failure
to comply with SenditCertified general practices may result
in additional charges and/or termination of the Service.
User further acknowledges that SenditCertified reserves the
right to modify these general practices and limits from time
to time.
User Conduct
User is solely responsible for the contents
of his or her transmissions through the Service. User's use
of the
Service is subject to all applicable local, state, national
and international laws and regulations. User agrees: (1) to
comply with US law regarding the transmission of technical
data exported from the United States through the Service;
(2) not to use the Service for illegal purposes; (3) not to
interfere or disrupt networks connected to the Service; (4)
to comply with all regulations, policies and procedures of
networks connected to the Service; (5) not to manipulate
identifiers, such as email headers, to disguise the origin
of any content transmitted to or through SenditCertified's
computer systems; (6) not to relay email from a third
party's mail servers without the permission of that third
party; and (7) not to use or cause to be used
SenditCertified's computer systems to facilitate the
transmission of unsolicited or unauthorized material - this
includes any promotional materials, URLs, "junk mail,"
"chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of
unauthorized solicitation that you may upload, post, email,
transmit, or otherwise make available.
NOTICE: SenditCertified's servers are
located in the state of Texas. Any unauthorized use of
SenditCertified's
computer systems is a violation of the STA and certain
federal and state laws, including the Computer Fraud and
Abuse Act (18 U.S.C. § 1030 et seq.). Such violations may
subject the sender and his or her agents to civil and
criminal penalties.
The Service makes use of the Internet to
send and receive certain messages; therefore, User's conduct
is subject to Internet regulations, policies and procedures.
User agrees not to transmit through the Service any
unlawful, harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening,
harmful, vulgar, obscene or otherwise objectionable material
of any kind or nature. User further agrees not to transmit
any material that encourages conduct that could constitute a
criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise
violate any applicable local, state, national or
international law or regulation. Attempts to gain
unauthorized access to other computer systems are
prohibited. User shall not interfere with another User's use
and enjoyment of the Service or another entity's use and
enjoyment of similar services. SenditCertified may, at its
sole discretion, immediately terminate Service should User's
conduct fail to conform with these terms and conditions of
the STA .
Indemnification User agrees to indemnify and
hold SenditCertified, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates,
officers and employees, harmless from any claim or demand,
including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third
party due to or arising out of User's use of the Service,
content provided by the User, the violation of this STA by
User, or the infringement by User, or other user of the
Service using User's computer, of any intellectual property
or other right of any person or entity.
Termination, Refunds and Renewal
Either User or SenditCertified may terminate
the Service with or without cause at any time and effective
immediately. Termination shall be accompanied by a written
notice or an email to the other party. SenditCertified
shall not be liable to User or any third party for
termination of Service. Should User object to any terms and
conditions of the STA or any subsequent modifications
thereto or become dissatisfied with the Service in any way,
User's only recourse is to immediately: (1) discontinue use
of the Service; (2) terminate Service Membership; and (3)
notify SenditCertified of termination. Upon termination of
the Service, User's right to use the Service and Software
immediately ceases. User shall have no right to receive and
SenditCertified will have no obligation thereafter to
forward any unread or unsent messages to User or any third
party.
SenditCertified will not issue
refunds. User acknowledges that all sales are final.
Unless the STA is earlier terminated in
accordance with its terms or unless a specific new STA term
is requested by User, this STA shall automatically renew at
the end of each prior STA Term, either for the same period
of time as the prior STA Term. When a new STA term begins,
the then current STA shall apply.
Notice
All notices to a party shall be in writing
and shall be made either via email to
support@senditcertified.com or
conventional mail at the following address 7810 Ballantyne
Commons Parkway, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC, 28277.
SenditCertified may broadcast notices or messages through
the Service to inform User of changes to the STA, the
Service, or other matters of importance; such broadcasts
shall constitute notice to User.
Proprietary Rights To Content
User acknowledges and agrees that
SenditCertified is the sole and exclusive owner of all
right, title and interest in and to all trademarks,
copyrights and all other rights in and to all software,
computer programs, works of authorship, writings (whether or
not copyrightable), inventions (whether or not patentable),
discoveries, methods, improvements, processes, ideas,
systems, know-how, data, and any other intellectual
creations of any nature whatsoever used in the Service.
Laws
The STA shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of North Carolina, excluding its
conflict of law provisions. User and SenditCertified agree
to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of
North Carolina. If any provision(s) of the STA is held by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, then
such provision(s) shall be construed, as nearly as possible,
to reflect the intentions of the parties with the other
provisions remaining in full force and effect.
SenditCertified's failure to exercise or enforce any right
or provision of the STA shall not constitute a waiver of
such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by
SenditCertified in writing. User and SenditCertified agree
that any cause of action arising out of or related to this
Service must commence within one (1) year after the cause of
action arose; otherwise, such cause of action is permanently
barred. The section titles in the STA are solely used for
the convenience of the parties and have no legal or
contractual significance.
Consent to Jurisdiction
Any action for breach of this agreement
shall be brought in the federal or state courts of and for
the County of
Mecklenburg, State of North Carolina, and the parties hereby
consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.
Arbitration
Any dispute, claim or controversy arising
out of this STA will be settled by arbitration in Charlotte,
North Carolina. Such arbitration shall be conducted in
accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration
Association. The party requesting arbitration shall serve
upon the other party a notice demanding arbitration and a
description of the issue or issues to be arbitrated. Any
award issued as a result of the arbitration may be entered
as a final judgment or order in any court of competent
jurisdiction and enforced accordingly. Notwithstanding this
provision, the aggrieved party shall be entitled to
injunctive and/or equitable relief in a court of competent
jurisdiction. All costs and expenses of the arbitration,
including reasonable attorney fees, shall be allocated among
the parties as determined by the arbitrator.
Special Admonitions for International Use
Recognizing the global nature of the
Internet, User agrees to comply with all local rules
regarding online conduct and acceptable content.
Specifically, User agrees to comply with all applicable laws
regarding the transmission of technical data exported from
the United States or the country in which you reside. Sendit
Certified adheres to the European Union Safe Harbor
principles as set forth by the United States Department of
Commerce regarding the collection, use and retention of
personal information covered by the Privacy Policy from the
European Union.
No Third-Party Beneficiaries
You agree that, except as otherwise
expressly provided in this STA, there shall be no
third-party beneficiaries to this agreement.