1. AGREEMENT TO TERMS
These Terms of Use (these “Terms”) constitute a legally binding agreement made between you
(“you”) and SMARTENDING, INC. (“SMARTENDING”, “we”, “us” or “our”), concerning
your access to and use of the www.smartending.com website as well as any other media channel,
mobile website, or online services related, linked, or otherwise connected thereto (collectively,
the “Services”). You agree that by accessing the Services, you have read, understood, and agree
to be bound by all of these Terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE TERMS,
THEN YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE THE SERVICES, AND YOU MUST
DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make changes or modifications to these Terms at
any time and for any reason, including providing supplemental terms and conditions or
documents that govern your relationship with SMARTENDING. We will alert you about any
changes by updating the “Last updated” date for the applicable the Services. It is your
responsibility to periodically review these Terms and any additional agreements to stay informed
of updates. Your use of the Services following the posting of such changes or revised Terms will
constitute your acceptance of any such changes. If you do not agree to these Terms, our Privacy
Policy or any other policy governing your access to or use of our Services, you should
immediately terminate your access to and use of the Services.
2. USER REPRESENTATIONS
You must be at least 21 years of age or older to sign-up or register for, or install or use, the
Services. By using the Services, you represent and warrant that: (1) you are at least 21 years old
and not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside, or if a minor, you have received parental
permission to use the Services; (2) all information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and
complete; (3) you will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such
information as necessary; and (4) you have the legal capacity to and you will comply with these
Terms.
If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the
right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the
Services (or any portion thereof).
3. PRIVACY
We care about your privacy and the security of your information. Please review our Privacy
Policy [INSERT HYPERLINK TO PRIVACY POLICY]. Our Privacy Policy provides
information on how we collect, use, and disclose information from all users of the Services.
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Please be advised the Services are hosted in the United States. If you access the Services from
the European Union, Asia, or any other region of the world with laws or other requirements
governing personal data collection, use, or disclosure that differ from applicable laws in the
United States, then through your continued use of the Services, you are transferring your data to
the United States, and you expressly consent to have your data transferred to and processed in
the United States.
4. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
You may not access or use the Services for any purpose other than that for which we make the
Services available. The Services may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors
except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.
As a user of the Services, you will not:
Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile,
directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written
permission from us.
Make any unauthorized use of the Services, including collecting usernames and/or email
addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited
email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses.
Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services,
including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any SMARTENDING
Content (defined below) or enforce limitations on the use of the Services and/or the
SMARTENDING Content contained therein.
Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Services.
Trick, defraud, or mislead us and our users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive
account information such as user passwords or account details.
Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or
misconduct.
Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or
messages, or using any data mining, robots, scripts, or similar data gathering and
extraction tools.
Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or the networks or
services connected to the Services.
Use any information obtained from the Services in order to harass, abuse, or harm
another person.
Use the Services as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Services
and/or the SMARTENDING Content for any revenue-generating endeavor or
commercial enterprise.
Decipher, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or attempt to discover the source
code any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Services.
Attempt to bypass any measures of the Services designed to prevent or restrict access to
the Services, or any portion of the Services.
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Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notices from any SMARTENDING
Content.
Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other
material that interferes with any person’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the
Services or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features,
functions, operation, or maintenance of the Services.
Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Services.
Use the Services in a manner inconsistent with or to violate any applicable laws or
regulations.
5. OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Unless otherwise indicated, the Services are our proprietary property and all source code,
databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and
graphics on the Services (collectively, the “SMARTENDING Content”) and the
trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the “Marks”) are owned or
controlled by us or licensed to us, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and
various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws of the United States,
foreign jurisdictions, and international conventions. The SMARTENDING Content and the
Marks are provided on the Services “AS IS” for your information and personal use only.
Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no part of the Services and no
SMARTENDING Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished,
uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold,
licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express
prior written permission.
Provided that you are eligible to use the Services, you are granted a limited, non-exclusive,
non-transferable, fully revocable license to access and use the Services. Use of any additional
products or services offered through the Services that are subject to special registration,
restricted access, or payment is further subject to other terms and conditions specified by
SMARTENDING for the use of such other SMARTENDING products or services. You
agree to use the Services and the SMARTENDING Content to which you have properly
gained access solely for personal, non-commercial purposes. We reserve all rights not
expressly granted to you in and to the Services, SMARTENDING Content, and the Marks,
and no rights are granted to you by implication, estoppel, or otherwise.
6. FEEDBACK
You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback,
ideas, or other information regarding the Services (“Feedback”) provided by you to us is
non-confidential and will become our sole property. You hereby assign to us all of your
rights in and to such Feedback, such that we own exclusive rights, including all intellectual
property rights, and are entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of this Feedback for
any lawful purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to
you. You hereby waive all moral rights to any such Feedback, and you hereby warrant that
any such Feedback is original to you or that you have the right to submit such Feedback. You
agree there shall be no recourse against us for any alleged or actual infringement or
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misappropriation of any proprietary right in any Feedback.
7. THIRD-PARTY CONTENT
We may provide information about third-party products, services, activities or events, or we
may allow third parties to make their content and information available on or through the
Services (collectively, “Third-Party Content”). We provide Third-Party Content as a
service to those interested in such content. Your dealings or correspondence with third parties
and your use of or interaction with any Third-Party Content are solely between you and the
third party. SMARTENDING does not control or endorse, and makes no representations or
warranties regarding, any Third-Party Content, and your access to and use of such Third-
Party Content is at your own risk. You should make whatever investigation you feel
necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any transaction with any of these third
parties.
8. TERM AND TERMINATION
These Terms shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Services. If you fail to
comply with any provision of these Terms, any rights granted to you herein will automatically
terminate. In the event of such termination, you must immediately cease use of the Services.
WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE TERMS, WE RESERVE THE
RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY
ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES (INCLUDING BLOCKING CERTAIN IP
ADDRESSES), TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON,
INCLUDING FOR BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR COVENANT
CONTAINED IN THESE TERMS OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. WE
MAY TERMINATE YOUR USE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE SERVICES, IN OUR SOLE
DISCRETION.
9. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES
AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS
OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO: (i) THE SERVICES,
(ii) THE SMARTENDING CONTENT, OR (iii) SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE
TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION TO US OR VIA THE SERVICES. YOU ASSUME
ALL RISK FOR ALL DAMAGES, INCLUDING DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER
SYSTEM, MOBILE DEVICE OR LOSS OF DATA THAT MAY RESULT FROM YOUR
USE OF OR ACCESS TO THE SERVICES. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA
RESIDENT, YOU HEREBY WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542
WHICH PROVIDES: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS
WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR
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AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST
HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”
WE DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE
PROVIDED ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED; THAT DEFECTS WILL BE
CORRECTED; OR THAT THE SERVICES OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THE
SERVICES AVAILABLE IS FREE FROM ANY HARMFUL COMPONENTS,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, VIRUSES OR MALICIOUS CODE. WE DO
NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT THE
INFORMATION (INCLUDING ANY INSTRUCTIONS) ON THE SERVICES ARE
ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR USEFUL. FURTHER, WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT
YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS LAWFUL IN ANY PARTICULAR JURISDICTION,
AND WE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM SUCH WARRANTIES. SOME JURISDICTIONS
LIMIT OR DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED OR OTHER
WARRANTIES SO THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU TO THE
EXTENT SUCH JURISDICTION’S LAW IS APPLICABLE TO YOU AND THIS
AGREEMENT.
10. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY; WAIVER
(A) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE
SMARTENDING PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU UNDER ANY
THEORY OF LIABILITY—WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT,
NEGLIGENCE, WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE—FOR ANY INDIRECT,
CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL
DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS, EVEN IF SMARTENDING OR THE OTHER
SMARTENDING PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGES.
(B) THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF SMARTENDING AND THE OTHER
SMARTENDING PARTIES FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SERVICES, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF
THE ACTION, IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF $100 OR THE AMOUNT PAID
BY YOU TO USE THE SERVICES.
(C) THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 10 WILL NOT LIMIT OR
EXCLUDE LIABILITY FOR THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE, FRAUD OR
INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT OF SMARTENDING OR THE OTHER
SMARTENDING PARTIES OR FOR ANY OTHER MATTERS IN WHICH
LIABILITY CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
ADDITIONALLY, SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION
OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE
ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
11. INDEMNIFICATION
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you will indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the SMARTENDING Parties, from and against any losses, liabilities, claims,
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demands, damages, expenses or costs (“Claims”) arising out of or related to (i) your access
to or use of the Services; (ii) your violation of this Agreement; (iii) your violation,
misappropriation or infringement of any rights of another (including intellectual property
rights or privacy rights); (iv) any disputes or issues between you and any third party; or (v)
your conduct in connection with the Services. You agree to promptly notify
SMARTENDING Parties of any third-party Claims, cooperate with SMARTENDING
Parties in defending such Claims and pay all fees, costs and expenses associated with
defending such Claims (including attorneys’ fees). You also agree that the SMARTENDING
Parties will have control of the defense or settlement, at SMARTENDING’s sole option, of
any third-party Claims. You agree not to settle any matter without the prior written consent
of SMARTENDING. This indemnity is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other
indemnities set forth in a written agreement between you and SMARTENDING or the other
SMARTENDING Parties.
12. TIME LIMITATION ON CLAIMS
You agree that any claim you may have arising out of or related to your relationship with us must
be filed within one year after such claim arose; otherwise, your claim is permanently barred.
13. EXCLUSIVE VENUE
To the extent that these Terms allow you or us to initiate litigation in a court, you agree that all
claims and disputes (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise), including statutory claims and
disputes, arising out of or relating to these Terms or use of the Services will be litigated
exclusively in the federal and state courts of Dallas, Texas. You expressly consent to the
personal jurisdiction of such courts.
14. GOVERNING LAW
These Terms and your use of the Services are governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict of law principles.
15. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND
SIGNATURES
Visiting the Services, sending us emails, and completing online forms constitute electronic
communications. You consent to receive electronic communications, and you agree that all
agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically, via
email and through the Services, satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in
writing. YOU HEREBY AGREE TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES,
CONTRACTS, AND OTHER RECORDS, AND TO ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF
NOTICES, POLICIES, AND RECORDS OF TRANSACTIONS INITIATED OR
COMPLETED BY US OR VIA THE SERVICES. You hereby waive any rights or requirements
under any statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, or other laws in any jurisdiction which require
an original signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records, or to payments or the
granting of credits by any means other than electronic means.
16. MISCELLANEOUS
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You agree that SMARTENDING’s service providers are third party beneficiaries of the above
provisions, with all rights to enforce such provisions as if such service providers were a party to
these Terms. These Terms and any policies or operating rules posted by us through the Services
constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us. Our failure to exercise or
enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or
provision. These Terms operate to the fullest extent permissible by law. We may assign any or
all of our rights and obligations to others at any time. We will not be responsible or liable for any
loss, damage, delay, or failure to act caused by any cause beyond our reasonable control. If any
provision or part of a provision of these Terms is determined to be unlawful, void, or
unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms and
does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. There is no joint
venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship created between you and us as a result
of these Terms or use of the Services. You agree that these Terms will not be construed against
us by virtue of having drafted them. You hereby waive any and all defenses you may have based
on the electronic form of these Terms and the lack of signing by the parties hereto to execute
these Terms.
17. CONTACT US
In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Services or to receive further information regarding
use of the Services, please contact us at: