THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONSTITUTE A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU, THE USER, AND DCS HOLDINGS, INC. DBA DARK CORNER SOLUTIONS) A CORPORATION (the “Company”).
1. Please CAREFULLY READ these terms of Service (these “Terms and Conditions”) before using this website https://www.darkcornersolutions.com (the “Platform”), as well as using any mobile applications (whether iOS or Android) offered by the Company (the “Apps”). Collectively, the Platform and the Apps, as well as the Services offered by the Company are referred to as the “Platform.” The Platform contains information, including, without limitation, all text, graphics, photographs, graphs, sounds, data, images, audio, video, page headers, software (including HTML and other scripts), buttons, and other icons, and the arrangement and compilation of this information (collectively, the “Information”) that is either owned or licensed by the Company. Services and Availability: The Company offers its customers a means to reach a wide audience of government users through projects, resources, chats, and user profiles. Through a variety of subscription plans, customers are able to create and manage projects that are then available for viewing within the environment supported by the application. Additional features include the ability to manage resources that are made available to all users within the environment, the ability to create and respond to messages from other users within the platform, and the ability to export and import data sets to be converted into projects. In addition to the platforms provided by the Company and its subsidiaries, consulting, expertise, and additional relevant services may be provided.
2. By accessing and using the Platform you thereby agree:
(a) that you have received, read and understood these Terms and Conditions, and that these Terms and Conditions create a valid and binding agreement, enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof,
(b) to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, any terms, conditions or other rules, and regulations or policies of the Company
(c) we may revise and update these Terms and Conditions from time to time at our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them and apply to all access and use of the Platform thereafter. However, any changes to the dispute resolution provisions set out in Colorado will not apply to any disputes in progress at the time of such update. Your continued use of the Platform following the posting of revised Terms and Conditions means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page each time you access this Website, so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY PORTION OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU ARE PROHIBITED FROM USING OR ACCESSING THE PLATFORM.
3. Additionally, and without limiting the foregoing, by using or accessing the Platform, you represent and warrant to us that you:
(a) are eighteen (18) years of age or older,
(b) are not currently restricted from using the Platform, or not otherwise prohibited from having an account with us,
(c) are not a competitor of the Company, or engaged in any business or activity, directly or indirectly, that could be competitive with the business or activities of the Company, and are not using the Platform for any reason that may be in competition with the Platform or any other product or service offered by the Company,
(d) have full power and authority to enter into and perform these Terms and Conditions, and doing so will not violate any other agreement to which you are a party,
(e) will not violate any rights of the Company, including, without limitation, intellectual property rights such as patent, copyright or trademark rights, and
(f) agree to provide, operate and maintain, at your sole risk, cost and expense, all equipment, software, and internet access necessary to use the Platform. Any personal data you submit to the Platform or which we collect about you is governed by our Privacy Policy [www.darkcornersolutions.com/legal/privacy-policy]. You acknowledge that by using the Platform, you have read and accepted the terms of our Privacy Policy, and Anti-Spam Policy which is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.
4. General Definitions: In addition to the terms defined above, the following terms have the meanings described below as follows: “We,” “our,” or “us” refers to the Company and the Company’s use of the Platform; “User” or “Users” refers to individuals who are users of the Platform; “You” or “your” refers to you, the individual, or if you are accessing this Platform on behalf of a company, the company for whom you are acting, the User of the Platform.
5. COMMUNITY GUIDELINES OF USE
Without limitation, you agree to abide by the following community guidelines when using the Platform:
- That the content, materials, services and other intellectual property contained or embodied in the Platform are owned by the Company and are protected by patent, copyright, trademark and other similar laws;
- You will exercise caution and common sense, same as you would in any other interaction with persons unknown to you, to protect your personal information and data;
- You will not use any automated means, including, without limitation, harvesting bots, robots, spiders, or scrapers;
- You will not publish unsolicited marketing messages or content (i.e., spam);
- You will not engage in multi-level marketing using the Platform, including, without limitation, pyramid schemes and similar marketing concepts;
- You will not upload, use or disseminate viruses, trojan horses, worms, cancel bots, or other malicious code or other abusive scripts or processes;
- You will not solicit login, account or other personal information of another person or request or obtain access to an account of another person;
- You will not publish any misleading or inaccurate information;
- You will not publish any material with intention of nefarious or illegal activities;
- You will not transmit content that is hateful, threatening, or pornographic, incites violence, or contains nudity, graphic material, gratuitous violence or anything else found to be objectionable by the Company in its sole discretion;
- You will not use the Platform in any manner that is, or could reasonably be construed to be, unlawful, including, without limitation, in violation of any law, and/or rules of any national or other governmental agencies, and any regulations or other pronouncements having the force of law;
- You will not use the Platform in any manner that is, or could reasonably be construed to be, in violation of these Terms and Conditions, fraudulent, misleading, malicious or discriminatory;
- You will not take any action that could disable, overburden, or impair the operation or availability of the Platform, such as a denial of service attack;
- You will not engage in manipulative practices designed to obfuscate the true intent of your submissions to the Platform, or to artificially generate traffic to another website;
- You will not facilitate or encourage any violations of these Terms and Conditions;
- You will not post or make any defamatory, disparaging or false statements, claims or allegations related to the Platform, the Company, its officers, contractors, and/or employees, or any other product or service offered by the Company;
- You will not make your account or any portion thereof or the services provided thereby available to the general public or any portion thereof;
- You will not issue chargeback disputes against the Company;
- You will not use patented, copyrighted, trademarked or other protected intellectual property without the written consent and authorization of the owner of such property;
- Subject to the permissions in Section 9, you will not copy, distribute or disseminate the Platform or any portion thereof, and not to transfer the Platform, or any portion thereof, to another person or “mirror” the Platform, or any portion thereof, on any other server;
- You will not decompile or reverse engineer, or attempt to decompile or reverse engineer, the Platform or any portion thereof;
- You will not take any other action that could result in any damage or disruption to the Platform, or that could otherwise result in any liability, damages, costs or expenses on the part of the Company.
- You will respect the privacy of other Users (including, but not limited to Users’ private, family and home life), as well as the data and property of other Users.
Your failure to abide by these Terms and Conditions will result in your immediate removal from the Platform and cancellation of all services provided by the Company.
6. NO FIDUCIARY DUTY Your use of the Platform does not create or impose any fiduciary duty on the Company to you, and this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, create or impose any fiduciary duty on the Company. As such, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and notwithstanding any other provision of this agreement, you and the Company agree that no fiduciary duty is placed on the Company by your use of the Platform.
7. BILLING AND PAYMENT Your use of our Services is contingent on your paying for such use, in the amounts and using the methods indicated on the Platform. Payment is deemed complete when the Company receives the full amount of payment owed for the Service you have chosen. The Company is free to adjust our prices from time to time and without prior notice. Upon confirmation of payment method, the Company will charge your indicated method of payment for the Services immediately upon your confirming the payment method and amount. In addition to these Terms, any payments made by you may be subject to the agreement between you and the provider of the payment method.
8. ACCESS FOR REGISTERED USERS When you register and are issued a username and/or password (registered user codes), third party authenticated JOTs, or other positive identifiers by the Company, you will be considered a (“Registered User”). Portions of the Platform may be made available only to Registered Users. Only Registered Users are authorized to access the restricted portions of the Platform. Your use of the Platform and access to the Information contained therein as a Registered User is expressly conditioned upon your agreement that all such access and use shall be governed by all of the terms and conditions set forth in these Terms and Conditions. In addition, access to certain areas of the Platform may also be governed by other terms and conditions. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and Conditions and those necessary to access restricted portions of the Platform, the terms and conditions governing the restricted portions of the Platform will govern your access to such areas and any transactions conducted while in such restricted areas, and these Terms and Conditions will apply where there is not a conflicting provision.
9. LICENSE AGREEMENT/TERMINATION By registering for the Platform and using the Services offered by the Company, the Company grants Registered Users a limited revocable non-transferable license to use the Platform. This license is solely for your own use, only for the purposes set forth on the Platform. Registered Users may download, view, copy, and print the Information incorporated into the Platform solely for their personal, non-commercial use. The Information may not be transferred to, shared with or disseminated with anyone for any purpose that is inconsistent with the purpose of the Platform, to facilitate unfair competition with the Company or the Platform, or for any purpose that is inappropriate or unlawful under applicable United States or international law or otherwise in violation of these Terms and Conditions. The Company reserves all rights, including but not limited to, intellectual property rights not expressly granted to you. This limited license is freely revocable and may be terminated by the Company at any time and without cause and in the sole discretion of the Company. This License shall automatically be revoked and terminated upon any violation of these Terms and Conditions or any other rule, regulation or policy of the Company. Upon termination of this license, registered users agree to destroy any materials (electronic or otherwise) related to the Platform that remain in their possession or control, and acknowledge that after such revocation or termination the Company may deny access to the Platform in its sole discretion. If the Company terminates a registered users account, that registered user may not register for a new account under the existing name, or any fake name or assumed alias, corporate name, or on behalf of a third-party. A registered user is free to terminate their account at any time by ceasing to use the Platform in its entirety. These Terms and Conditions survive any termination of your account.
10. THIRD PARTY LINKS The Platform may contain links to other websites. These links are provided for informational purposes only, and the Company does not sponsor or affiliate with any linked entity unless expressly stated. The Company makes no representations and assumes no responsibility for your use of links provided on the Platform. You agree to indemnify and hold the Company and any of its related entities, board members, employees, agents and representatives harmless from and against, and shall reimburse the Company for any liability, damage, claim, loss, cost or expense (including, without limitation, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) which may be incurred by the Company as a result of the material you link, upload, post, or transmit to the Platform. The Company has no duty to review or edit materials submitted by users. Any such materials may be removed by The Company at any time for any reason whatsoever.
11. MODIFICATION The Company reserves the right to update the Terms and Conditions at any time as stated in Section 2.c. The most current version of the Terms and Conditions can be reviewed by clicking on the “Terms of Use” hypertext link located at the bottom of the Platform.
12. MOBILE APP UPDATES AND UPGRADES By installing any App, you agree to the installation and any updates or upgrades released through the Platform. Updates and upgrades are necessary to ensure the proper performance of the Platform and to ensure a satisfactory user experience. You have the option to perform updates and upgrades automatically. If you elect for automatic upgrades, you consent to the automated communication between your mobile device and the platform. Any personal information collected through this process is governed by the Privacy Policy.
13. PASSWORD DISCLOSURE Registered Users are prohibited from sharing their username and/or password with any other person or entity, and registered users are responsible for ensuring that they do not take any actions — or fail to take any actions — that could result in their unauthorized access and use of the Platform or the services offered by the Company. If, at any time, a registered user is issued a username and/or password or other positive identifiers of the registered user issued and authorized by the Company and a registered user learns or suspects that such identifiers have been disclosed or otherwise made known to any person other than themselves, a registered user agrees to immediately change their password to prevent unauthorized access to their account. Registered users are responsible for any and all information provided and any and all orders, acts and/or omissions that occur while registered user codes are being used, in each case, whether by them or a third party. We are not responsible for any breach of security caused by a registered user's failure to maintain the confidentiality and security of any of the registered user codes. Registered users agree to notify us immediately in the event of loss, theft or disclosure of any or all of the registered user codes, if a registered user believes the confidentiality or security of any or all of their registered user codes has been compromised in any way or in the event of them learning about a possible or actual unauthorized access to and/or use of the Platform. Registered users are limited to one registered user code. Duplicate registered user codes may be revoked. We reserve the right to revoke or modify the registered user codes at any time with or without prior notice.
14. INTERACTIVE AREAS/USER GENERATED CONTENT Registered users may be permitted to access and use listings, resources, projects, chats, blogs, comments sections, and email forms, and other forms of electronic communications through the Platform (“Interactive Areas”). If a registered user participates in or uses any Interactive Area, they are responsible for their own communications and the consequences of posting their communications. If a registered user chooses to post material using such Interactive Areas, the registered user agrees to do so solely for lawful purposes and in compliance with all applicable laws. Registered users expressly agree that the Company has no responsibility for or control over the content registered users may post on or using these Interactive Areas. The company makes no representation that registered users use of the Interactive Areas will comply with applicable laws or that they were designed to comply with the applicable laws.
(a) You also expressly agree that you will not post any material that:
(1) is defamatory, libelous, abusive, or obscene, including, without limitation, material which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, federal, or international law;
(2) infringes on the copyright or any other proprietary right of a third party;
(3) would invade the privacy of any other person;
(4) is intended to advertise to or solicit others without our express permission;
(5) constitutes charity solicitations, chain letters or pyramid schemes;
(6) will be used in nefarious ways;
(7) contains a virus, worm, trojan horse, time bomb, or any other harmful program or component; or
(8) does not generally pertain to the designated topic or theme of the Platform.
(b)You further expressly agree that you will not:
(1) after receiving warning, continue to post material which we have advised you not to post;
(2) create a false identity or forged e-mail address or header, or otherwise attempt to mislead others as to the identity of the sender or the origin of the message;
(3) post, generate or disseminate so-called “spam”;
(4) harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including email addresses, without their consent;
(5) interfere with or disrupt networks connected to the Platform, or used for purposes of delivering the Content or the Services (or violate the regulations, policies or procedures of such networks);
(6) attempt to gain unauthorized access to restricted areas of the Platform, computer systems or networks connected to the Platform, through password mining or any other means; or
(7) interfere with another user’s use and enjoyment of the Platform. We do not and are not responsible for screening or monitoring material posted by you or any other person or entity in Interactive Areas.
(c) If notified by one of our Users of any material that is alleged not to conform to the terms of this Agreement, we may investigate the allegation and determine in our sole discretion to remove or request the removal of the material. We reserve the right to remove material that is abusive, illegal, disruptive, or that otherwise fails to conform to this Agreement. We reserve the right to edit or delete any material posted on our Platform, regardless of whether such material violates these standards for content. We have no liability or responsibility to you or any other person or entity for performance or nonperformance of the screening activities set forth above. We further do not represent, warrant or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any of the material posted in Interactive Areas. We also do not endorse any opinions expressed in Interactive Areas. REGISTERED USERS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY RELIANCE ON CONTENT POSTED IN INTERACTIVE AREAS AND YOUR USE OF THOSE AREAS IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Any content created by Users in the Interactive Areas constitutes User Generated Data ("UGD"). Users retain ownership of all UGD and other data, information, files, documents, communications, project information, resources, and materials submitted to or created within the Platform ("Customer Data"). By submitting Customer Data to the Platform, Users grant the Company a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, process, transmit, display, reproduce, backup, and otherwise use such Customer Data solely as necessary to provide, maintain, support, secure, and improve the Platform and related services. The Company shall not acquire ownership rights in Customer Data by virtue of these Terms and Conditions. Except for the limited rights expressly granted herein, all right, title, and interest in Customer Data shall remain with the applicable User or Customer.
15. DATA SYNCING Registered users may be permitted to create platform content in Interactive Areas. This content will be made available to the network on a data synching schedule which occurs every 24 hours excluding weekends and holidays. These holidays are New Years Eve, New Years Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Eve, Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.
16. CONFIDENTIALITY Each party agrees to use reasonable care to protect confidential information received from the other party and shall not disclose such confidential information except to employees, contractors, advisors, or agents who have a legitimate need to know and who are subject to confidentiality obligations. Confidential information shall not include information that:
(a) becomes publicly available through no fault of the receiving party;
(b) was lawfully known by the receiving party prior to disclosure;
(c) is independently developed without use of the disclosing party's confidential information; or
(d) is lawfully obtained from a third party without restriction.
17. SECURITY AND DATA PROTECTION The Company maintains administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect Customer Data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. The Company may access, process, store, transmit, and use Customer Data solely for purposes of operating, maintaining, supporting, securing, and improving the Platform, complying with legal obligations, or as otherwise authorized by the applicable Customer. The Company may investigate known or suspected security incidents affecting the Platform and may provide notice where required by applicable law, contractual obligation, or government direction. Nothing in this Section shall be interpreted as creating a service level agreement, warranty, or guarantee regarding the security or availability of the Platform.
18. DATA RETENTION Upon termination of access to the Platform, Customer Data may be retained for a reasonable period for backup, legal, audit, compliance, operational, disaster recovery, and security purposes. Thereafter, the Company may securely delete such data in accordance with its internal retention practices and applicable contractual obligations. Customers are responsible for exporting any Customer Data they wish to retain prior to termination unless otherwise provided by contract.
17. DISPUTE RESOLUTION, CLASS ACTION WAIVER, LIMITATION ON CLAIMS
(a) In the event a dispute of any kind arises out of, in connection with, or relating to these Terms of Service between you and the Company (including any dispute concerning its construction, performance, breach, or misuse of the applicable licenses), the parties agree to settle any disputes under applicable Federal Law.
(b) Class Action Waiver
THE PARTIES AGREE THAT A PARTY MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN EACH INDIVIDUAL’S CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PUTATIVE CLASS, COLLECTIVE AND/ OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING, SUCH AS IN THE FORM OF A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION AGAINST THE OTHER.
Neither you (and your affiliates) nor the Company (and our affiliates) can bring a claim as a plaintiff or class member in a class action, consolidated action, or representative action. The arbitrator cannot combine more than one person or entity’s claims into a single case and cannot preside over any class, consolidated, or representative proceeding (unless we agree otherwise). Moreover, the arbitrator’s decision or award in one person or entity’s case can only impact the person or entity that brought the claim, not other Company’s customers; it cannot be used to decide other disputes with other customers.
(c) ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR THE PLATFORM MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
18. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES You acknowledge and agree that no warranties of any kind are made with respect to the Platform and other services offered by the Company. Furthermore, you acknowledge that the Information and links provided through the Platform are compiled from sources that are beyond the control of the Company. Though such Information is recognized to be generally reliable, you acknowledge that inaccuracies may occur, and that the Company and its licensors do not warrant the accuracy or suitability of the Information. FOR THIS REASON, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PLATFORM AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN ARE PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN “AS IS, WITH ALL FAULTS” BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES AND DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES REGARDING THE SECURITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, SERVICE LEVELS, TIMELINESS, AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PLATFORM. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LOSSES, COSTS OR EXPENSES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES) RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING, AND DOES NOT WARRANT THAT (I) THE PLATFORM WILL MEET YOUR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS, (II) THE PLATFORM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, AVAILABLE, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE, (III) THAT ANY RESULTS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM, OR THAT ANY DATA, CONTENT OR INFORMATION ON THE PLATFORM IS, OR WILL BE, VALID, ACCURATE, TIMELY, ADEQUATE, COMPLETE, LEGAL OR OTHERWISE RELIABLE, (IV) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE PLATFORM WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, OR (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE PLATFORM WILL BE CORRECTED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES FOR ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT OR ADVICE OBTAINED THROUGH THE PLATFORM; AND, THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES FOR SERVICES OR GOODS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON THE PLATFORM OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED BY THE PLATFORM. THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY AND SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DATA LOSS OR CORRUPTION, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS BASED IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE. UNDER THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU ASSUME ALL RISK OF ERRORS AND/OR OMISSIONS IN THE PLATFORM, INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION OR TRANSLATION OF INFORMATION. YOU HEREBY ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY (AND THEREBY HOLD THE COMPANY HARMLESS), BY WHATEVER MEANS YOU DEEM MOST APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR NEEDS, FOR DETECTING AND ERADICATING ANY VIRUS OR PROGRAM WITH A SIMILAR FUNCTION. THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY THAT MAY ARISE BETWEEN USERS OF THE PLATFORM, AND DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE QUALITY OF WORK/SERVICES CONTRACTED FOR AND PERFORMED.
18. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY OR ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSORS OR CONTRACTORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR MULTIPLE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUES, OR OTHER ECONOMIC LOSSES WHETHER DEEMED DIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY AND WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES WERE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE. IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES, REGARDLESS OF KIND OR TYPE, TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON, EXCEED $250.00.Any action on any claim against the Company must be brought by the user within one (1) year following the date the claim first occurred or shall be deemed waived.
19. FORCE MAJURE The Company shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performing our obligations hereunder, if such failure or delay is caused by fire, flood, earthquake, elements of nature or acts of God, acts of war, insurrection, terrorism, strike, failure or downtime of any telecommunications line and/or unavailability of any telecommunications or Internet facilities, power failure, governmental restrictions, any court order, compliance with any law, regulation, order of any governmental authority, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Company.
20. SEVERABILITY Whenever possible, each provision of these Terms and Conditions shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall be prohibited or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions. Any unenforceable provision will be replaced by a mutually acceptable provision which comes closest to the intention of the parties at the time the original provision was agreed upon.
21. NO WAIVER The failure of either party to exercise in any respect any right provided for herein will not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by both parties to be legally binding.
22. COPYRIGHT, PATENT AND TRADEMARK NOTICE The Platform and Information is the valuable, exclusive property of the Company and its licensors and nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed as transferring or assigning any such ownership rights to you or any other person or entity. The Information is protected by contract law and various intellectual property laws, including domestic and international copyright laws. Except as expressly permitted in these Terms and Conditions, you may not copy, adapt, distribute, commercially exploit, or publicly display the Information or any portion thereof in any manner whatsoever without the Company’s prior written consent. You may not remove, alter or obscure any copyright, legal or proprietary notices in or on any portions of the Information. The Company, and its associated logos, and all page headers, custom graphics, buttons, and other icons are service marks, trademarks, registered service marks, or registered trademarks of the Company. All other product names and company logos mentioned on the Platform or Information are trademarks of their respective owners.
23. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS The Platform and its content are protected by copyright, trademark and other proprietary laws. Any Company logos and/or trademarks that appear in any content are our property and may not be used without our express written consent. All other trademarks, service marks and logos used in connection with any content, with or without attribution, are the trademarks, services, or logos of their respective owners and may not be used without their express written consent.
24. REGISTERED USERS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Registered Users hereby represent and warrant that:
(A) they are the person to whom the Registered User Codes used to access the Platform were issued by us and the information they provided to us in connection with the issuance of the Registered User Codes, if any, was and is true, accurate, current and complete;
(B) if they are accessing the Platform on behalf of the company or organization to whom the Registered User Codes they used to access the Platform were issued by us, they are duly authorized by all necessary action and have all consents, rights and authority to execute these Terms and Conditions on behalf of themselves and their principals and the company or organization on whose behalf we grant them access to the Platform;
(C) They agree they are responsible for obtaining and maintaining all computer hardware, software, and communications equipment needed to access the Platform and for paying all access charges (e.g., Internet Service Provider, telecommunications) incurred while using the Services.
. (D) They will not reverse engineer, decompile or reverse compile any of our technology;
(E) unless we expressly authorize them to do so in writing, they will not use, reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, distribute, publish or exploit for any commercial purposes any portion of the Platform;
(F) they will access and use the Platform in compliance with any and all applicable law(s), rules(s) or regulation(s) (whether in the United States or other countries) and the terms and conditions of these Terms and Conditions;
(G) if we grant them access to the Platform in their individual capacity, they are at least 18 years of age; and
(H) they have all consents, rights and authority to provide and submit any and all information and content provided and submitted by you or using Registered User Codes to or otherwise using the Platform and all such information and content:
(1) are true, accurate, current and complete and we may rely on such information and content;
(2) are not libelous, defamatory, indecent, obscene, harassing, hateful or violent;
(3) are not meant to harm the Company or any third party;
(4) do not constitute or include viruses or other harmful codes;
(5) as well as their anticipated uses, do not violate, infringe or misappropriate any copyright, patent, trademark or other proprietary rights, or right of publicity or privacy of the Company or any third party; and
(6) do not violate these Terms and Conditions, or any applicable law, rule or regulation (whether of the United States or other countries) including but not limited to, The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TPCA), Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications rules, the National DNC list registry rules.
25. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS Registered Users agree to comply with all applicable laws in connection with their use of the Platform.
26. DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (DMCA) POLICY. We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material available on or through the Website infringes upon any copyright you own or control, please immediately notify our Designated Copyright Agent using the contact information provided at the end of these Terms and Conditions (a “Copyright Notification”). A copy of your Copyright Notification will be sent to the person who posted or stored the material addressed in the Copyright Notification. Please be advised that pursuant to federal law you may be held liable for damages if you make material misrepresentations in a Copyright Notification. If you are not sure that material located on or linked to by the Platform infringes your copyright, you should consider first contacting an attorney. All Copyright Notifications must meet the requirements of DMCA 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3).
27. COMMUNICATIONS AND NOTICE When you visit our Platform, use the Platform, or send us an email, you expressly indicate your consent to electronically receive any and all communications, notices, and our disclosures that we may provide in connection with your use of the Platform, including, without limitation, e-mail, and in-website chat communications. All agreements, notices and communications that we provide to you by email will satisfy all legal requirements that they be in writing and delivered to you. Any such notices may also include emails with promotional, marketing, and advertising information and recommendations that we believe may be of interest to you, in accordance with applicable law. Consistent with federal CAN-SPAM or anti-spam laws, if you do not wish to receive commercial emails, you may unsubscribe following the instructions on any email, excepting that we may still send you administrative and transactional notices, including, without limitation, information about your Account, confirmation of your registration to the platform, information about your listings, or other services that may be necessary to provide you with any one of the Services. If you are unable to remove yourself from communications from us, you agree that the minimal intrusion of receiving our communications while we take efforts to remove your email from our mailing lists will cause you no personal, emotional or financial harm, and you will take no action against us for any damages or injuries. All notices that you are required to make hereunder shall be in writing. They will be deemed to have been duly given when received, if personally delivered; when receipt is electronically confirmed, if transmitted by email at support@darkcornersolutions.com; on the day after it is sent, if sent for next-day delivery by a recognized overnight delivery service; and upon receipt, if sent by certified or registered mail, with return receipt requested.
28. FEEDBACK We welcome all feedback, ideas, inventions, materials, and suggestions (“Feedback”) from our Users regarding the Platform. You understand and agree that the Company does not waive any rights to use similar and/or related Feedback previously or contemporaneously known to it, whether developed by its employees, contractors, obtained from other sources, or submitted by other Users. Further, by submitting any Feedback, you grant us the right to use the Feedback without any restrictions on the use of such Feedback or any compensation to you. You can send Feedback via email to support@darkcornersolutions.com.
29. ENTIRE AGREEMENT These Terms and Conditions, our Privacy Policy, and Anti-Spam Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and the Company. This agreement may not be modified except by the Company.
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