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terms and conditions
This Agreement is entered into between Venali, Inc.
("Venali") and you ("you" or "Customer"),
and governs the terms and conditions of your use of the Venali eMessaging
Services. This Agreement, together with any operating rules, policies,
price schedules, or other supplemental documents expressly incorporated
herein by reference or published from time to time by Venali (collectively,
the "Agreement"), constitutes the entire Agreement between Venali
and you regarding the Venali eMessaging Services, and supersedes all prior
agreements between the Parties regarding the subject matter of this Agreement.
For purposes of this Agreement, "Venali eMessaging Services"
or "Venali Services" or "Services" are defined as
any and all services provided by Venali to you either now or in the future.
By using Venali eMessaging Services,
you confirm your acceptance of, and agree to be bound by, this Agreement.
BY CLICKING ON "I AGREE" OR BY ACCESSING, BROWSING, OR USING
THIS SITE AND OUR SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD,
AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO
NOT AGREE WITH THIS AGREEMENT, YOU WILL NOT BE GRANTED PERMISSION TO ACCESS
OR USE THIS SITE AND OUR SERVICES. BY ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT, YOU WILL
ALSO BE DEEMED TO HAVE (I) REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT THE INFORMATION
PROVIDED BY YOU IN THE APPLICATION IS TRUE AND CORRECT IN ALL RESPECTS
AND THAT YOU WILL UPDATE SUCH INFORMATION IF IT CHANGES, (II) AGREED TO
PAY ALL CHARGES TO YOUR ACCOUNT THAT YOU INCUR AS A RESULT OF USE OF THE
SERVICES THROUGH YOUR ACCOUNT, AND (III) REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT
YOU ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE.
USER NAME AND PASSWORD: Upon approval of
your Application, an account will be opened in your name and a
user name and password will be provided to you that will enable you to
access the Venali Web Site and use the Venali Services. Please remember
that your user name and password are unique to you and should not be communicated
to any other person. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY REPRESENTATIVE OR
EMPLOYEE OF VENALI ASK FOR YOUR PASSWORD. By accepting this Agreement,
you represent and warrant to Venali that you
will not communicate your user name and/or password to any unauthorized
user. You agree to assume sole responsibility for all harm resulting from
the use of the user name and/or password by anyone other than yourself.
INVOICING AND PRICING:
Customers will be invoiced monthly via email. Payment is due net 10 days
from invoice date. Customers needing a printed invoice can print one from
the Venali Web Site. Monthly invoicing by mail is available for an additional
fee. Venali's current fees for services are incorporated by reference.
Venali reserves the right to change its fees at any time, and such changes
shall be effective upon publication to the Venali Account Management Center,
which is accessible on the Venali website.
LATE PAYMENTS AND TERMINATION:
Late payments will be charged interest fees of 1% per month. Delinquent
accounts are subject to immediate termination and will only be reactivated
upon payment of a two hundred dollar ($200.00) reactivation fee.
CONTENT: Venali has
no control of the content of the information passing through Venali accounts.
Venali does
not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice
or statement made through a Venali account, and shall have no liability
for any harassing, offensive or obscene material distributed through a
Venali account, and for any material distributed through a Venali account
which is distributed in violation of any third party's copyright or other
intellectual property right, or for any use of its services that may violate
federal,
state, or local laws or regulations.
PERMITTED USAGE: Customer
represents and warrants that it will only use Venali's services for lawful
purposes and that its use of Venali's services will be in compliance with
all federal, state and local laws and regulations including, without limitation,
the provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which generally
prohibit the sending of unsolicited facsimile advertisements. Customer
further represents and warrants that it will not use Venali's services
to transmit any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, libelous, vulgar,
obscene, profane, hateful, or otherwise objectionable information of any
kind, including, but not limited to, encouraging conduct that would constitute
a criminal offense, infringe third party rights, give rise to civil liability
or otherwise violate any local, state, federal or other law or regulation.
Customer represents that and warrants that it will not use Venali's services
to upload, post, reproduce or distribute, in any way, any information,
software or other material protected by copyright or any other intellectual
property right without first obtaining the permission of such right holder.
Unsolicited Facsimile Advertisements. The transmission of unsolicited
facsimile advertisements is illegal in the United States under federal
and state laws, including without limitation 27 U.S.C. 227 of the Telephone
Consumer Protection Act, and is also illegal under the laws of a number
of other countries, states and provinces. Distribution of unsolicited
facsimile advertisements through Venalis services is strictly prohibited.
You should consult with an attorney for additional information regarding
these laws and regulations. Customer represents and warrants that it will
NOT use Venalis services to send unsolicited facsimile advertisements.
Customer agrees to indemnify and hold Venali harmless for any claims,
damages, costs or attorneys fees incurred due to an alleged violation
of the above laws or regulations by Customer.
VENALI'S WEB SITE: Conditioned on Customer's
continued compliance with this Agreement, Venali grants Customer a non
exclusive, non transferable, limited license during the terms of this
Agreement to use and access the Venali Web Site ("Site"), all
software, graphics and design elements contained in the Site ("Proprietary
Elements") and all other information and materials regarding your
use of the services contained in the Site ("Content"). Except
as expressly permitted by Venali in writing, you may not copy, upload,
post, transmit, download, modify, distribute, sell, sublicense, transfer,
mirror, frame or create derivative works of the Site or any part thereof,
or any Proprietary Elements or Content. Further, you may not use any meta
tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing Venali's name or any
Proprietary Elements without Venali's prior written consent.
NATURE OF THE INTERNET: Customer acknowledges
and agrees that the nature of the Internet is such that
Venali cannot and does not guarantee access to the Site or its Services.
Venali may, from time to time, temporarily suspend your access without
any prior notice to you. Moreover, you understand and agree that Venali
will not
be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential
damages relating to any pranks, hoaxes, viruses, bugs or any other form
of technological failure, natural disaster or security breach that may
prevent
or interrupt access to or use of the Site, or cause information or communications
transmitted through Venali's accounts to be publicly disseminated or otherwise
misdirected, or for any other mistake, omission, deletion of information
or communications or error.
LINKS: Venali makes no claims or representations
regarding the quality, content, nature or reliability of sites accessible
by hyperlink from this Site or sites linking to this Site, and you agree
that Venali has no responsibility
for such links. Any linked sites are not under Venali's control, and it
is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained
in a linked site, or for any review, changes or updates to any such sites.
Any linked sites are provided to you only as a convenience. The inclusion
of any link does not imply affiliation, endorsement or adoption by Venali
of the linked site or any information contained therein. When leaving
this Site, you should be aware that Venali's terms and policies may no
longer govern your use of linked sites, and, therefore, you should review
the applicable terms, conditions and policies, including privacy and data
gathering practices, of each linked site.
CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE INTERNET: Use
of the Internet is solely at your own risk and is subject to all applicable
local, state, national and international laws and regulations. You agree
that Venali is not responsible for the security of any communication or
information transmitted over the Internet by or for you. You assume all
risks
in transmitting information or communications to or from this Site, you
must make your own determination as
to these matters and Venali is not responsible for making any recommendations
whatsoever to you.
WAIVER OF LIABILITY: AS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT
FOR VENALI TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES HEREUNDER, CUSTOMER AGREES THAT UNDER
NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL VENALI OR ANY AFFILIATED
PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS
OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, LITIGATION, OR THE LIKE), WHETHER BASED
ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH
OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE),
EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE NEGATION OF DAMAGES
SET FORTH ABOVE IS A FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN
THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT. THIS SITE AND THE SERVICES OFFERED WOULD
NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS.
DISCLAIMER: The
Site and any information or communication transmitted from or through
the Site is provided "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE," and
all warranties (whether express, implied or statutory) are hereby disclaimed
by Venali and expressly waived by Customer (including, but not limited
to, any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose).
TERM: This Agreement shall have a term
of one (1) year commencing on the date that both Venali and Customer have
executed this Agreement, and thereafter, this Agreement shall automatically
renew for additional one (1)
year periods absent written notice by either Venali or Customer to the
other at least 60 days prior to the end
of the then current one (1) year period (collectively, the "Term").
INDEMNIFICATION: CUSTOMER AGREES TO
DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS VENALI, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES,
AFFILIATES AND AGENTS FROM ANY CLAIMS AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING REASONABLE
ATTORNEYS' FEES, RELATED TO ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ARISING FROM
THE TRANSMISSION OF ANY MESSAGE, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE OR OTHER CONTENT
USING THE VENALI SERVICES. VENALI SHALL BE DEFENDED BY ATTORNEYS OF THEIR
CHOICE AT CUSTOMER'S EXPENSE.
GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE: This Agreement
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Florida. The Parties stipulate to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the federal and state courts located
in Miami, Florida to hear any controversy or claim between the Parties
arising out of or related in any way to this Agreement. The Parties also
stipulate to personal jurisdiction in such courts and expressly agree
not to contest venue or jurisdiction in such courts.
ATTORNEYS' FEES: In the event that Venali
uses legal means to enforce any of its rights under this Agreement against
you and is successful, then, in addition to any other remedy to which
Venali is entitled, it shall also be entitled to be reimbursed by you
for all costs and expenses Venali incurs to enforcing its rights, including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees.
NOTICES: Except as expressly stated
otherwise, all notices to Venali shall be sent to One Columbus Center,
1 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 800, Coral Gables, Florida 33134. All notices
to you shall be sent to the email address that you provide to Venali in
your Application. It is your responsibility to update your email address
if it changes. Such notice shall be deemed received one (1) business day
after the email is sent.
SEVERABILITY: If any provision or portion
of this Agreement shall be held invalid under any applicable laws,
such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement
that can be given effect without the
invalid provision or portion, and, to this end, the provisions or portions
hereof are severable.
MISCELLANEOUS: This Agreement constitutes
the sole Agreement between you and Venali relating to your use
of this Site, the Services and the subject matter hereof, and no representations,
statements or inducements,
oral or written, not contained in this Agreement shall bind either party.
No waiver of any right under this Agreement by Venali will be deemed to
be either a waiver of any other right or provision or a waiver of that
same right or provision at any other time. Venali reserves the right to
assign, transfer or delegate any rights and/or obligations hereunder,
in part or in whole, without your prior consent. You may not assign, transfer
or delegate your rights or obligations hereunder, in whole or in part,
without Venali's prior written consent. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of each Party to this Agreement and to their
respective successors and permitted assigns. Any action or claim against
Venali must be brought within one (1) year following the date
on which the claim first accrued or shall be deemed forever waived. A
printed version of this Agreement and of
any related notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in any
judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this
Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other
business documents and records originally generated and maintained in
printed form.
TERMINATION: Venali reserves the right
to suspend or terminate access to the Site or its Services provided
to Customer, at its sole discretion, for any reason or for no reason at
all. Should Venali cancel Service, prepaid monthly fees for Service not
rendered will be prorated and refunded. Set-up fees are not refundable.
Upon the termination of your account, you remain liable for all charges
to your account through termination. Venali will not be liable for any
damages suffered by Customer due to Venali's suspension or termination
of access to the Site
or the Services.
THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES: This Agreement
has been made and is made solely for the benefit of Venali and
the Customer, and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Nothing
in this Agreement is intended
to confer any rights/remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on
any third party.
Revision date 10/06
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