Terms of Use

1. Introduction and Acceptance

Welcome to Carrd. Vertex9 LLC ("Vertex9", "we", "us" and "our") offers you access to Carrd, our free online interactive website builder/hosting platform (the "Website") that allows you to create a website hosted at a subdomain URL using the "carrd.co", "crd.co", or "uwu.ai" domain (each a "Site"). This Carrd Terms of Use and Privacy Policy document ("Terms of Use" or "Privacy Policy", as applicable) govern your use of the Website.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE WEBSITE. BY ACCESSING AND/OR USING THE WEBSITE (OTHER THAN TO READ THESE TERMS OF USE FOR THE FIRST TIME) YOU ARE AGREEING TO COMPLY WITH THESE TERMS OF USE, WHICH MAY CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE, DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE.

If you are agreeing to these Terms of Use on behalf of someone else (your employer for example), then you are warranting to us that you have full legal authority to bind that third party.

2. How the Website Works

  • (A) When using the Website, you agree to follow our guidelines and instructions. Keep in mind that these Terms of Use apply to any use of the Website and any of our products and services (collectively, "Products") whether or not you publish your Site.
  • (B) In order to publish your Site, you will have to become a registered user. You need to be 18 years or older to register. If you are under the age of 18, then you are not permitted to publish a Site, register as a user or otherwise submit personal information unless we receive appropriate consent from your parent or guardian who is at least 18 years of age and this adult will be responsible for all your activities.
  • (C) If you become a registered user, you will provide true, accurate and complete registration information and, if such information changes, you will promptly update the relevant registration information. During registration, you will create a user name and password (an "Account"). You are responsible for any use of the Website or a Site using your Account and for safeguarding and maintaining the confidentiality of your Account. You agree to notify us immediately at the address or phone number set forth on the Website of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your Account.
  • (D) Becoming a registered user will provide you with a Basic plan, which is 100% free and provides unlimited access to use most of the Website Services.
  • (E) Upon becoming a registered user, you will be prompted to fund your account by prepaying a balance through PayPal or a credit/debit card. All prepaid balances are the exclusive property of Vertex9 and can be used to purchase, renew or upgrade to a Pro Lite, Pro Standard, Pro Plus, or Pro Max plan ("Pro plan"), which provides some additional features that are not available with our Basic plan. Optionally, the Pro plan may also be automatically renewed on an annual basis and remain in effect until cancelled by you.
  • (F) If you have insufficient funds in your account to perform an upgrade or manual renewal, you will be prompted to pay for the difference using either PayPal or a credit/debit card to add to your account balance. Optionally, you may add a saved payment method (e.g. a credit card) to replenish your account balance or to automatically cover charges in excess of your account balance. If you have insufficient funds in your account to perform an automatic renewal and you do not have a saved payment method, your account will, after a short grace period, be automatically downgraded to the free Basic plan and your sites will lose access to any Pro features they may be using. Saved payment methods are stored remotely by our third-party payment providers, and balances are stored in US dollars.
  • (G) You may optionally apply coupon codes to upgrades and manual renewals. In the case of upgrades, a coupon code's discount will be applied after any other credits you receive (e.g. a prorated credit for time remaining on an existing Pro plan).
  • (H) You may request a downgrade by contacting us, at which point we may, in our sole discretion, grant a full or partial refund to either your account balance or the original funding payment.
  • (I) Excluding earnings from Vertex9 itself and refunds which shall be granted in our sole discretion, balances cannot be withdrawn; once funds have been deposited in your account, they can only be used to purchase Products. Except for any sales tax that we may be required to collect on any purchase by you, you are responsible for paying all fees and taxes associated with your use of the Website, if any.
  • (J) Account balances are the exclusive property of Vertex9 and do not earn interest. We do not generally offer return of funds or credits on purchases unless required by law, but we reserve the right to do so in our sole and absolute discretion.

3. Intellectual Property

  • (A) The Website and included content (and any derivative works or enhancements of the same) including, but not limited to, all text, illustrations, files, images, software, scripts, sounds, music, videos, information, content, materials, products, services, URLs, technology, documentation, and interactive features included with or available through the Website and all intellectual property rights to the same, including without limitation, all trademarks, service marks, trade names and trade dress that may appear on the Website (collectively, the "Website Content") are owned by us, our licensors, or both. Except for the limited use rights granted to you in these Terms of Use, you will not acquire any right, title or interest in the Website or any Website Content. Any rights not expressly granted in these Terms of Use are expressly reserved.

4. Website Access and Use

  • (A) The Website is currently free to use under a Basic plan. However, the Pro plan requires a purchase by you. In all instances, our services are not being sold to you; rather, you are being granted a limited license to use our Website, Website Content, and services.
  • (B) You acknowledge that we reserve the right to discontinue the Website services, in whole or in part, at any time. When using the Website, you agree to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws including, without limitation, copyright law. Except as expressly permitted in these Terms of Use, you may not use, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works based upon, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, transmit, or otherwise exploit Website Content for any purpose whatsoever without obtaining prior written consent from us or, in the case of third-party content, its respective owner. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by using Website Content.
  • (C) Furthermore, except as expressly permitted in these Terms of Use, you may not: (i) remove, alter, cover, or distort any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notice on the Website or Website Content; (ii) circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Website; (iii) use an automatic device (such as a robot or spider) or manual process to copy or "scrape" the Website or Website Content for any purpose without our express written permission; (iv) collect or harvest any personally identifiable information from the Website including, without limitation, user names, passwords, email addresses; (v) attempt to or interfere with the proper working of the Website or impair, overburden, or disable the same; (vi) decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble any portion of the Website; (vii) use network-monitoring software to determine architecture of or extract usage data from the Website; (viii) encourage conduct that violates any local, state or federal law, impersonate others, use a false email address, or misrepresent your affiliation with others; (ix) violate U.S. export laws, including, without limitation, violations of the Export Administration Act and the Export Administration Regulations administered by the Department of Commerce; (x) engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits any other user from using or enjoying the Website; or (xi) solicit other users to join or become members of any commercial online service or other organization without our prior written approval.
  • (D) You agree to fully cooperate with us to investigate any suspected or actual activity that is in breach of these Terms of Use.

5. User Content

  • (A) We may now or in the future permit users to post, upload, transmit through, or otherwise make available through our Website (collectively, "submit") messages, text, illustrations, data, files, images, graphics, photos, comments, sounds, music, videos, information, content, and/or other materials ("User Content"). Subject to the rights and license you grant herein, you retain all right, title and interest in your User Content. We do not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to User Content even if it is not published through our Website. It is solely your responsibility to monitor and protect any intellectual property rights that you may have in your User Content, and we do not accept any responsibility for the same.
  • (B) You shall not submit any User Content protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, or other intellectual property or proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of the respective right. You are solely liable for any damage resulting from your failure to obtain such permission or from any other harm resulting from User Content that you submit.
  • (C) You represent, warrant, and covenant that you will not submit any User Content that: (i) violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others, including, but not limited to, any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, or other intellectual property or proprietary right of any person or entity; (ii) impersonates another or is unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane, pornographic, or otherwise objectionable, or otherwise violates any applicable law; (iii) encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law; (iv) includes sensitive personal information such as social security numbers; (v) contains a formula, instruction, or advice that could cause harm or injury; or (vi) is a chain letter of any kind. Moreover, any conduct by a user that in our sole discretion restricts or inhibits any other user from using or enjoying our Website will not be permitted.
  • (D) By submitting User Content to us, simultaneously with such posting you automatically grant, or represent or warrant that the owner has expressly granted, to us a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully sublicensable, and transferable right and license to use, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works based upon (including, without limitation, translations), publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, and publish the User Content (in whole or in part) as we, in our sole discretion, deem appropriate including, without limitation, (1) in connection with our business; and (2) in connection with the businesses of our affiliates, licensees, assignees, successors, parents, subsidiaries, and their related companies. We may exercise this grant in any format, media or technology now known or later developed for the full term of any copyright that may exist in such User Content. Furthermore, you also grant other users permission to access your User Content and to use, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works based upon, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, and publish your User Content for personal, non-commercial use as permitted by the functionality of our Website and these Terms of Use. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you waive any and all claims you (or any copyright holder) may now or later have in any jurisdiction to so-called "moral rights" or rights of "droit moral" with respect to the User Content.
  • (E) By submitting User Content, you also grant us the worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, fully sublicensable, and transferable right, but not the obligation, to use any and all names, identities, titles, likenesses, distinctive appearances, physical likenesses, images, portraits, pictures, photographs (whether still or moving), screen personas, voices, vocal styles, statements, gestures, mannerisms, personalities, performance characteristics, biographical data, signatures, and any other indicia or imitations of identity or likeness listed, provided, referenced, or otherwise contained in the User Content (all attributes, collectively, per person, a "Persona"), including, without limitation, your name and geographical location (e.g., "Joey P. – Wyoming, OH"), for purposes of advertising and trade, in any format, medium, or technology now known or later developed without further notice, approval, or compensation, unless prohibited by law. Our uses of your Persona will be consistent with the terms of our Privacy Policy, where it is applicable.
  • (F) Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, we reserve the right to display advertisements in connection with your User Content and to use your User Content for advertising, marketing, promotional, and other commercial purposes. You acknowledge and agree that your User Content may be included on the websites and advertising networks of our distribution partners, marketing partners, accounts, and third-party service providers (including their downstream users).
  • (G) We have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor User Content. We have the right in our sole discretion and for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation a breach of Section 5(C) above, to suspend or delete a Site.

6. Website Content & Third Party Links

We provide the Website and Website Content for entertainment and/or promotional purposes only. Under no circumstances will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on any Website Content. The Website may contain links to other websites maintained by third parties. We do not operate or control, in any respect, or necessarily endorse the content found on these third-party websites. You assume sole responsibility for your use of third-party links. We are not responsible for any content posted on third-party websites or liable to you for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as a result of your dealings with any third-party or their website.

7. Privacy Policy

  • (A) Our Privacy Policy consists of both this website Privacy Policy, and where applicable, the GDPR Privacy Notice. If you are a resident of a country located in the European Union, or the European Economic Area, including Switzerland and the United Kingdom, please refer to our GDPR Privacy Notice which applies to Personal Information on EU residents collected by us. If we transfer personal information concerning EU residents between the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United States, the GDPR Privacy Notice applies.
  • (B) We do not intentionally collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13 and we ask that children under 13 not submit any personal information to us. If you are under the age of 18, you can browse the Website, but cannot publish a Site or register for an Account without the consent of a parent or guardian. It is the responsibility of parents to monitor their children’s use of our Website.
  • (C) We respect your privacy. As a general policy, we do not automatically collect your personally identifiable information when you visit the Website. When you publish a Site you will be asked to provide some information about yourself. Whether or not you provide this type of information is your choice; however, in many instances this information is required to realize a benefit we may offer or gain access to certain content on our Website.
  • (D) Personal information provided by you to us may be used by us and contractors in connection with providing the Website services. The personally identifiable information you submit to us is generally used to carry out your requests, respond to your inquiries, better serve you, or in other ways naturally associated with the circumstances in which you provided the information. We may also use this information to later contact you for a variety of reasons, such as customer service, providing you promotional information for our Products, or to communicate with you about content or other information you have posted or shared with us via the Website. In certain instances we may also share your personally identifiable information with our third party vendors performing functions on our behalf – e.g. vendors that process credit card orders. We do not store any credit card information. Our vendors agree to use this information, and we share information with them, only to carry out our requests. By voluntarily providing information to us when using the Website, you are consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information by us in the manner prescribed in this Section 7. You acknowledge this by using the Website. You may opt out of receiving future commercial correspondence from us by contacting us in writing via email.
  • (E) We may automatically collect certain non-personally identifiable information from you when you access the Website. We use non-personally identifiable information in a variety of ways, including to help analyze site traffic, understand customer needs and trends, carry out targeted promotional activities, and to improve our services. We may use your non-personally identifiable information by itself or aggregate it with information we have obtained from others. We may share your non-personally identifiable information with third parties to achieve these objectives and others, but remember that aggregate information is anonymous information that does not personally identify you.
  • (F) Like many websites, we use "cookies" and "web beacons" (also called "clear gifs" or "pixel tags") to obtain certain types of information when your web browser accesses our Website. Examples of information we collect and analyze in this manner include Internet Protocol (IP) address, computer connection information such as browser type and version, operating system, and your activities on our Website, including the Products you view or search for as well as the URL you come from and go to next. It is important to note that cookies and web beacons that we use do not contain and are not tied to personally identifiable information about you. The anonymous data they collect is kept separate from the personal information in your Account. Other cookies are used to enhance your use of the Website, such as remembering that you are logged in. You are able to minimize or block cookies using the privacy settings in your internet browser, but this may restrict your use of the Website. For general information on cookies, see allaboutcookies.org.
  • (G) We will only use the information we collect through the Website for the following purposes: (i) forwarding important information relating to the Website and other requested information; (ii) contacting you in response to your feedback or inquiry to discuss our services; (iii) monitoring Website performance; (iv) improving our Website and services to you; (v) internal administration; and (vi) other purposes that are in accordance with your instructions. Except as provided in this Privacy Policy, our Terms of Use, or as set forth when you submit the information, we will not give, sell, trade or otherwise disclose any personal information about you to a third party without your prior approval, except we reserve the right to disclose information about you if we are required to do so by law, with respect to copyright and other intellectual property infringement claims, to fulfill a government request, or to protect or defend our legal rights or property, or Website, or other users.
  • (H) This Website may contain links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of linked sites. We strongly encourage you to read the privacy policy of the linked websites as they may contain further terms and conditions that apply to you.
  • (I) We may change this Privacy Policy in our sole discretion. Such changes will be effective when a notice of the change is made available on the Website. If you do not agree with such changes, you must discontinue use of the Website. Continued use of the Website after the changes have been implemented will indicated acceptance by you of the changes.
  • (J) We value your information. While we take reasonable precautions to preserve the security of your information, please be aware that we cannot promise that your use of our Website will be confidential, and we cannot promise that any information you provide to us is perfectly secure. While using our Website, you may also become aware of confidential information about us or another user. You promise not to disclose any confidential information made available to you through the Website to any other person.
  • (K) Residents of the State of California, under certain provisions of the California Civil Code, have the right to request from companies conducting business in California a list of all third parties to which the company has disclosed certain personally identifiable information as defined under California law during the preceding year for third party direct marketing purposes. You are limited to one request per calendar year. In your request, please attest to the fact that you are a California resident and provide a current California address for our response.
  • (L) The Privacy Statement set forth in this Section 7 and the GDPR Privacy Notice below are the sole statement of our privacy policy with respect to this Website, and no summary, modification, restatement or other version thereof, or other privacy statement or policy, in any form, is valid unless we post a new or revised policy to the Website.

GDPR PRIVACY NOTICE

Effective March 7, 2019

Introduction

This GDPR Privacy Notice is a supplement to our Privacy Policy and concerns certain personal data we have collected about residents of the countries in the European Union, consisting of the European Economic Area, Switzerland, and to the extent that the United Kingdom is no longer a member of the European Union, the United Kingdom. It explains why we have that information, how we use and handle it, and your rights to that information, all as required by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

What personal data do we hold?

Information You Provide to Us: We may collect your personal contact information such as name, email address, phone number, and country of residence.

Information Received from Others: We may receive information about you from our vendors or affiliates, such as your personal contact information including your name, email address, phone number, and country of residence, or in the context of providing to servicing and support to our customers.

Where did we get your personal data?

We collect your personal data when you ask us to contact you, or when you request or use services through the Carrd website. Your failure to provide this information means we cannot fulfill your request. We may also collect your contact information when you provide it by using our Website, as well as your IP address and other information about your activity on our Website, such as what pages you visit. We may also receive personal data when we are working on the resolution to our customers’ problems.

What is our purpose for holding your personal data?

Our lawful basis for holding your information depends on the circumstances under which we acquired it:

Type of InformationLawful Basis for Processing
Customer and prospective customer contact information collected in connection with an order or an inquiryFor fulfillment of a contract
Customer and prospective customer contact information collected for use in marketing additional products and servicesConsent or Legitimate Interest
Personal data of our customers’ customersFor fulfillment of a contract

What we do with your personal data?

We use your details so that we can communicate with you by email or phone and inform you of our services, the status of your order, or questions about payment of your invoice. We may also collect your IP address and details concerning your activity while on our Website in order to understand your interests and preferences.

The personal data we hold is stored and processed securely in line with the information security measures and guidance standard in our industry. We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of your personal data, taking into account the level of risk associated with the processing of your personal data.

If we receive your personal data in the context of providing problem solving services to our customers, we will securely accept that data, segregate it from other customer data, and limit access to the data. We will delete the data once the issue is resolved.

Cross border personal data transfers

Your personal data may be stored on our servers located in the United States. The United States has personal data privacy laws that are different from your country. While the United States has not received an adequacy decision from the European Union Commission, we intend for your data to be protected in a manner that is consistent with how your personal data is protected if it was processed in your country.

What we don’t do with your personal data

We do not pass your information to anyone else apart from our business services partners as necessary to provide you with the Products you have requested. We do not use any automated systems relating to your personal data. We do not use your information for profiling.

How long do we keep your personal data?

We will retain your personal data for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, or we have obtained your consent.

What are my personal data rights?

You have the following rights concerning your personal data that we hold and process that you can exercise at any time:

  • Right of access: you have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you.
  • Right of rectification: you have a right to correct personal data that we hold about you that is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • Right to be forgotten: in certain circumstances you can ask for the personal data we hold about you to be erased from our records.
  • Right to restriction of processing: where certain conditions apply to have a right to restrict the processing.
  • Right of portability: you have the right to have the personal data we hold about you transferred to another organization.
  • Right to object: you have the right to object to certain types of processing such as direct marketing.
  • Right to judicial review: in the event that we refuse your request under rights of access, we will provide you with a reason as to why. You have the right to complain as outlined in the process below.

All of the above requests will be forwarded on to other parties holding and processing your personal data where appropriate.

Who do I contact if I have an issue with my personal data that you hold?

Please contact our Privacy Officer.

How do I make a complaint about how my personal data is being held or processed?

If you wish to raise a complaint on how we handle your personal data, you can contact our Privacy Officer as follows:

Physical Mail:
Attn: Privacy Officer for Vertex9 LLC
PO Box 120272
Nashville, TN 37212-0272

Email: https://carrd.co/contact

If you are not satisfied with our response you can complain to the data protection authority in the country in which you reside. This GDPR Privacy Notice was last updated on March 7, 2019.

8. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Vertex9 and its officers, directors, employees, members, successors, agents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and their related companies from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) arising out of, related to, or that may arise in connection with: (i) your access to or use of the Website; (ii) User Content provided by you or through creation or publication of a Site and any other use of your Account; (iii) any actual or alleged violation or breach by you of these Terms of Use; (iv) any actual or alleged breach of any representation, warranty, or covenant that you have made to us; or (v) your acts or omissions. You agree to cooperate fully with us in the defense of any claim that is the subject of your obligations hereunder.

9. Disclaimers

YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE WEBSITE AND WEBSITE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, VERTEX9 AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARENTS, PARTNERS, SUCCESSORS, AGENTS, DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, AND THEIR RELATED COMPANIES DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY: (1) WARRANTIES THAT THE WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (2) WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, SECURITY, USEFULNESS, TIMELINESS, OR INFORMATIONAL CONTENT OF THE WEBSITE OR WEBSITE CONTENT; (3) WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; (4) WARRANTIES FOR SERVICES OR GOODS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON OUR WEBSITE OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE WEBSITE; (5) WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE WEBSITE; (6) WARRANTIES THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE SECURE OR UNINTERRUPTED; AND (7) WARRANTIES THAT ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.

10. Limitation on Liability

  • (A) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL VERTEX9 OR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARENTS, PARTNERS, SUCCESSORS, AGENTS, DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, OR THEIR RELATED COMPANIES BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (EVEN IF VERTEX9 HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE WEBSITE OR THESE TERMS OF USE. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE WEBSITE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WEBSITE CONTENT IS TO STOP USING THE WEBSITE. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF SERVICES OR PRODUCTS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY LINKS ON THE WEBSITE, AS WELL AS BY REASON OF ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY LINKS ON THE WEBSITE.
  • (B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CUMULATIVE LIABILITY OF VERTEX9 AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARENTS, PARTNERS, SUCCESSORS, AGENTS, DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, AND THEIR RELATED COMPANIES EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE TOTAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED FROM YOU BY VERTEX9 DURING THE PRECEDING TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD OR $100. FURTHERMORE, YOU AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ANY OF THE WEBSITE OR THESE TERMS OF USE MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE PERMANENTLY BARRED.
  • (C) In some jurisdictions limitations of liability are not permitted. In such jurisdictions, some of the foregoing limitations may not apply to you. These limitations shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by law.

11. Termination

  • (A) Publication of a Site not an automatic right; it is a benefit for users who follow our reasonable rules. We hope that you will be with us for a long time, but we do reserve the right in our sole discretion (acting reasonably of course) and at any time to terminate or suspend your Site and/or block your access to the Website for any reason including, without limitation if you have failed to comply with these Terms of Use. You agree that Vertex9 shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination or suspension of your Account or for blocking your access to the Website.
  • (B) Any suspension or termination shall not affect your obligations to us under these Terms of Use. The provisions of these Terms of Use which by their nature should survive the suspension or termination of your Membership or these Terms of Use shall survive including, but not limited to indemnities, releases, disclaimers, limitations on liability, choice of law, no class action, no trial by jury and all of the miscellaneous provisions in Section 16.

13. Choice of Law; Jurisdiction and Venue

These Terms of Use shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Any legal proceedings against Vertex9 that may arise out of, relate to, or be in any way connected with our Website or these Terms of Use shall be brought exclusively in the state and federal courts of Nashville, TN and you waive any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts.

14. No Class Actions

TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, WE EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO PURSUE DISPUTES ON A CLASSWIDE BASIS; THAT IS, TO EITHER JOIN A CLAIM WITH THE CLAIM OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, OR ASSERT A CLAIM IN A REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY ON BEHALF OF ANYONE ELSE IN ANY LAWSUIT, ARBITRATION OR OTHER PROCEEDING.

15. No Trial By Jury

TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, WE EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT, ARBITRATION OR OTHER PROCEEDING.

16. Amendment; Additional Terms

  • (A) We reserve the right in our sole discretion and at any time and for any reason, to modify or discontinue any aspect or feature of the Website or to modify these Terms of Use. In addition, we reserve the right to provide you with operating rules or additional terms that may govern your use of the Website generally, unique parts of the Website, or both ("Additional Terms"). Any Additional Terms that we may provide to you will be incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use. To the extent any Additional Terms conflict with these Terms of Use, the Additional Terms will control.
  • (B) Modifications to these Terms of Use or Additional Terms will be effective immediately upon notice, either by posting on the Website or by notification by email or conventional mail. It is your responsibility to review the Terms of Use and the Website from time to time for any changes or Additional Terms. Your access and use of the Website or any Site following any modification of these Terms of Use or the provision of Additional Terms will signify your assent to and acceptance of the same.

17. Miscellaneous

  • (A) No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import.
  • (B) If any part of these Terms of Use is unlawful or unenforceable for any reason, we both agree that only that part of the Terms of Use shall be stricken and that the remaining terms in the Terms of Use shall not be affected.
  • (C) These Terms of Use (including any Additional Terms incorporated by reference) constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all previous written or oral agreements between us with respect to such subject matter.
  • (D) You may not assign these Terms of Use or assign any rights or delegate any obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, without our prior written consent. Any such purported assignment or delegation by you without the appropriate prior written consent will be null and void and of no force and effect.