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ADVERTISING TERMS AND CONDITIONS



These Advertising Terms and Conditions (“Terms and Conditions”) are applicable to all publishing services performed by E&M Consulting, Inc., a Minnesota corporation or its affiliates (“E&M”) for or on behalf of the advertiser (“Advertiser”).

1.                  Agreement.  Advertiser desires to purchase from E&M, and E&M desires to sell to Advertiser, certain publication space for advertisements promoting Advertiser’s business (each, an “Advertisement”). The Advertisement shall be for Advertiser’s sole benefit and not for the placement of any third-party advertising. Once Advertiser’s order has been processed online, via email communication, or by written contract, the order may not be cancelled, and no refunds will be issued.

2.                  Fees and Payment.  Payment is required to guarantee space in the publication. Advertiser shall pay E&M the fees stated in the applicable invoice. All fees shall be paid in accordance with the payment terms set forth in the applicable invoice. Alternatively, Advertiser may pay upfront through E&M’s online web portal. If Advertiser does not timely pay an invoiced amount (after 30 days), Advertiser shall pay interest on all late payments at a rate of 1.5% per month. Advertiser shall pay any and all legal and collection costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by E&M in the collection of amounts due.

3.                  Proofs/Modifications.  Advertiser shall use its best efforts to deliver all Advertisements to E&M in final format. E&M is not responsible for making any corrections to the Advertisements. E&M will provide Advertiser with proofs of each Advertisement. Advertiser shall be solely responsible for reviewing and approving the content of the Advertisement, including all text, images, and other materials. Advertiser shall provide any changes or edits to the proof copy to E&M prior to the publication date. All changes and edits to the proof copy shall be final, and E&M is not responsible for any errors or mistakes in the Advertisement.  Any changes or edits provided after the publication date cannot be guaranteed by E&M. If E&M does not get a response from the Advertiser prior to the publication date, the Advertisement will print as shown on the provided proof. Proof copies are for error corrections only. Advertiser should contact E&M if it wishes to have its Advertisement taken down or revised for a fee.

4.                  Clearances.  Advertiser shall be responsible for obtaining all rights, licenses, permissions, releases, approvals, clearances, and credit or attribution information, and for payment of all royalties, license fees, or other fees required for Advertiser to create any Advertisement and to grant E&M the license set forth in Section 6.

5.                  E&M Approval.  E&M reserves the right to reject any Advertisement which E&M, in its sole discretion, determines is: (i) offensive, obscene, or profane; (ii) defamatory, libelous, slanderous, or otherwise unlawful; (iii) false or misleading; or (iv) claims endorsement in any way by E&M of any products or services. E&M shall notify Advertiser of any rejection. E&M may, in its sole discretion, provide Advertiser with the opportunity to amend or replace a rejected Advertisement provided Advertiser meets any and all applicable submission deadlines communicated by E&M. E&M retains full discretion concerning the location (unless specified on contract), size, and duration of the Advertisement. Advertiser acknowledges and agrees that these Terms and Conditions do not grant Advertiser exclusive rights to the advertising space provided by E&M, and E&M reserves the right to sell, lease, or otherwise allocate advertising space to other advertisers, including direct competitors of Advertiser.

6.                  E&M License.  Advertiser grants E&M a royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive license to reproduce, publish, print, display, and distribute in any media, each Advertisement provided by Advertiser. Issues of publications with Advertiser’s Advertisement may be archived online indefinitely. After initial publication, E&M may in its discretion remove or modify the Advertisement without any obligation to refund any fees to Advertiser.

7.                  Representations and Warranties.  Advertiser represents and warrants to E&M that:

(a)               It has the full power and authority to enter into these Terms and Conditions and to perform its obligations hereunder;

(b)               Advertisements will comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations;

(c)               All Advertisements, including the content of all Advertisements, have been approved by Advertiser’s Association and/or Chamber;

(d)               It is the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title, and interest in and to the content of the Advertisements, or it has obtained all necessary rights, licenses, consents, and permissions to use, reproduce, and distribute the content in the Advertisements;

(e)               The content of the Advertisements does not infringe upon or violate any patent, trademark, trade dress, trade secret, copyright, other intellectual property right, privacy right, publicity right, or any other right of any third party; and

(f)                All information and content of the Advertisements are true, accurate, and not misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent and do not contain any material that is defamatory, obscene, indecent, threatening, harassing, libelous, offensive, or otherwise unlawful.

8.                  Indemnification.  Advertiser shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless E&M and its affiliates, employees, officers, directors, agents, representatives, successors, and assigns (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, claims, actions, judgments, settlements, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs, or expenses of whatever kind, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Indemnified Parties arising out of or resulting from any claim alleging breach by Advertiser of any representation, warranty, or other obligations set forth in these Terms and Conditions.

9.                  Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL E&M BE LIABLE UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, INTEREST, OR INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, INCURRED BY ADVERTISER, WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE, DUTY TO WARN AND STRICT LIABILITY), WARRANTY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE GROUNDS, EVEN IF E&M HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. E&M’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES HEREUNDER SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES PAID BY ADVERTISER TO E&M UNDER THE APPLICABLE INVOICE.

10.              Assignment.  These Terms and Conditions shall not be assignable by Advertiser without the prior written consent of E&M. These Terms and Conditions shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties’ successors and lawful assigns.

11.              Governing Law.  These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota, without reference to conflict of law principles. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions shall be commenced in a federal or state court in Hennepin County, Minnesota.

12.              Severability.  If any provision, covenant, or condition of these Terms and Conditions is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remainder of these Terms and Conditions shall remain in full force and effect and will in no way be affected, impaired, or invalidated.

13.              Entire Agreement.  These Terms and Conditions, and each invoice, constitute the sole and entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter.





TERMS AND CONDITIONS



IMPORTANT NOTICE: THESE TERMS OF USE CONTAIN A BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION AND A CLASS ACTION WAIVER. THESE PROVISIONS AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AS DETAILED IN THE ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER SECTION BELOW. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.

E&M Management, LLC and/or its affiliates (“E&M,” “us,” “we” or “our”) provides a platform to enable its Associations, Chambers, and third party event organizers to offer, promote and manage various services to its end-users (“User(s)) through various event-related mobile and/or web applications (“App” or “Apps”) which are available on our website and/or mobile device (the “Service”) or as a visitor to our website (“Visitors”) (collectively, Users and Visitors are referred to as “you” or “your” herein). These Terms of Use (“Terms”) governs the Services provided by E&M to you. Your download of the App and your use of the Service constitutes your agreement to these Terms.

1. Acceptance of the Terms

The terms and conditions outlined in these Terms govern all matters related to your installation and use of the App and Service and supersede all other agreements, representations, warranties and understandings with respect to the App and Service. By entering into these Terms electronically, you represent and warrant that:

      a) You are at least 18 years old and agree that these Terms have the same force and effect as an agreement made in writing;

      b) You are not a “bot” or other similar automated software application;

      c) You expressly agree to be contacted via email, SMS, text-messaging and push notifications/badges by us, and our Third Party Providers (defined below) regarding our App and your use thereof. If at any time you decide to opt-out of receiving such messages, you can disable such messages and notification in the App;

      d) You grant us permission to display your profile and such other account information supplied by you or the Association/Chamber for public display as you designate;

      e) You grant us permission to access your account and content of any kind transmitted to or through the App and Service using your account, to process and submit such content to Users; and

      f) You expressly agree that E&M will be the sole publisher of the App and Service with any mobile platform provider, including iOS and Android devices.

2. Updates and Modification of the Terms 

You agree that E&M is not obligated to create or provide any support, corrections, updates, upgrades, bug fixes, and/or enhancements (“Update” or “Updates”) of the App and Service. However, in the event E&M decides to offer an Update, you agree that E&M may amend these Terms in connection with such Update without specific notice to you and that your installation and use of the Update is conditioned upon your acceptance of any revised Terms. By installing an Update, you are representing that you have reviewed the then-current version of the Terms and agree to be bound by such version. You may not install any Update unless you agree to the then-current version of the Terms and are at least 18 years old. All Updates will be governed by the version of these Terms published by E&M as of the date you install such Update.

 We reserve the right, at any time, to modify, suspend, or discontinue the App and Service, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that E&M will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the App and Service, or any part thereof.

3. License and Ownership 

E&M grants you a personal, revocable, limited, non-transferable, non-assignable, non-sublicensable license to use the App and Service on either (a) an iOS Product that you own or control as permitted by the Usage Rules set forth in the App Store Terms and Conditions, which you acknowledge that you have had an opportunity to review, or (b) any Android-enabled mobile device subject to the Google Play Terms of Service, which you acknowledge that you have had an opportunity to review (collectively, the “Usage Rules”). The license granted to you does not convey any rights except for the limited right of access to, and the right to use, the App and Service. E&M reserves the right to revoke your license at any time.

 As between you and E&M, the App and Service, including all information provide through them, and all derivatives are and shall remain the sole property of E&M (and its licensors, where applicable), and are subject to protection under U.S. and foreign copyright laws. Information includes all information such as the “look and feel” of the Service and App, the data files, graphics, text, photographs, drawings, logos, images, sounds, music, video or audio files part of the Service and App. The App and Service provided to you is licensed to you and not sold. E&M (and its licensors, where applicable) owns all rights, title and interest, including all related intellectual property rights, in and to the App and Service. These Terms do not convey to you any rights of ownership in or related to the App and Service. The E&M name, logo, and the product names associated with the App and Service belong to E&M (or its licensors, where applicable), and no right or license is granted to use them by implication, estoppel or otherwise. E&M (and its licensors, where applicable) reserve all rights not granted in these Terms. The E&M trademarks, service marks, logos, and domain names are owned by us, and shall not be used by you for any purpose without our prior written consent. You agree that you shall not remove, obscure, or alter any proprietary rights notices (including copyright and trademark notices) which may be affixed to or contained within the Service or App or the information provided therein.

You shall be solely responsible for any user account you may have. You are responsible for taking all reasonable steps to ensure that no unauthorized person shall have access to your account credentials or your password. You agree to bear all responsibility for the confidentiality of your user account and password and all use or charges incurred from use of the Service or App with your user account and password.

4. Your Use of the App and Service

You are solely responsible for your use of the App and Service. You shall not use the App and Service for any purpose that is prohibited by these Terms or law. You shall not use, nor permit any third party using your mobile device to, use the App and Service to: (a) engage in any communications that are unlawful, harassing, defamatory, offensive, libelous, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable; (b) encourage or engage in any criminal conduct, conduct that could give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law or regulation; (c) gain or attempt to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems; (d) interfere with any other person’s use and enjoyment of the App and Service; (e) send spam or any other form of duplicate and unsolicited messages to any third party or other users through the App or Service; (f) harvest, collect, gather, or assemble information or data regarding other users of the App or Service without their consent; (g) knowingly transmit material containing software viruses or other harmful or deleterious computer code, files, scripts, agents, or programs; (h) distribute, disclose, or allow use of any of the App or Service in any format through any timesharing device, service bureau, network, or by any other means, to or by any third party; and (i) create Internet “links” to or from the App or Service, or “frame” or “mirror” any of our App or Service.

The rights granted to you in these Terms are subject to the following restrictions: (a) you shall not license, sublicense, sell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, distribute, host, or otherwise commercially exploit the App and Service; (b) you shall not modify, translate, adapt, merge, make derivative works of, disassemble, decompile, reverse compile or reverse engineer any part of the App and Service; (c) you shall not access the App and Service in order to build a similar or competitive service or application, or publish any performance, or any benchmark test or analysis relating to the App and Service or E&M services; (d) except as expressly stated herein, no part of the App and Service may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means; and (e) you shall not remove or destroy any copyright notices or other proprietary markings contained on or in the App and Service. Any future release, update, or other addition to functionality of the App and Service shall be subject to these Terms, unless otherwise provided in terms associated with such release, update or other addition.

You shall be solely responsible for providing, maintaining and ensuring compatibility with our App and Service access requirements, all hardware, software, electrical or other physical requirements for your use of our App and Service, including without limitation, telecommunications and Internet service provider access, connections, links, web browsers or other equipment, programs and services required to access the Internet or to use our App and Service. You acknowledge and agree that from time to time our App and Service may be inaccessible or inoperable for any reason, including without limitation: (i) equipment malfunctions, (ii) periodic maintenance or repairs; or (iii) other causes beyond our control. Additionally, because our App and Service is accessed via the Internet or a mobile carrier, you may have connection issues due solely to your own Internet or telecommunications service provider or other technological access requirements. We are not responsible for any third party access requirements (e.g. your ISP). If you are using the App and Service outside of an area with Wi-Fi, you should remember that the terms and conditions of your agreement with your mobile network provider apply. As a result, you may be charged by your mobile provider for the cost of data for the duration of the connection while accessing the App and using the Service, along with any other third party charges. Your use of the App and Service signifies your acceptance of any such charges, including roaming data charges if you use the App and Service outside of your home territory (i.e. region or country) without turning off data roaming. Please be aware that even if you are not the bill payer for the device on which you’re using the App and Service, we assume that you have received permission from the bill payer to do so.

5. Third Party Service Providers

You acknowledge that E&M contracts with third party development, application, and data hosting, wireless network services, payment processing, and other technology services providers to provide our App and Service functionality (“Third Party Providers”). You expressly understand and agree that you have no contractual relationship with any of the Third-Party Providers and that you are not a third-party beneficiary of any agreement between us and our Third-party Providers. In addition, you acknowledge that all Third-party Providers shall have no legal, equitable, or other liability of any kind to you or any user of the App or Site, and you hereby waive and disclaim any and all claims or demands of such nature. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS HAVE NO OBLIGATION FOR ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) WITH REGARD TO THE APP AND SERVICE.

6. Links

E&M has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its App and Service and is not responsible for the contents, privacy policies or practices of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by E&M of the site. Use of any such linked website is at your own risk and will be subject to that linked site’s terms of use.

At times, the App and Service may implement the Google and Apple Maps web mapping service. You acknowledge your use of Google Maps is subject to Google's terms of use, located at http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/help/terms_maps.html. You acknowledge your use of Apple maps is subject to Apple’s terms of use, located at http://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/maps/termsen.html.

7. Revisions and Errors

The materials appearing on E&M’s App and Service could include technical, typographical or photographic errors. E&M does not warrant that any of the content or materials on its App and Service are accurate, complete, or current. E&M may make changes to the materials contained on its App at any time, without notice. E&M does not, however, make a commitment to update the materials.

8. User Content

We allow Users to post and share in their discretion various content on the App and Service. By submitting content, including comments, photos, video, data or other materials directly through the App and Service, you hereby grant to us an irrevocable, unlimited, perpetual, transferrable and nonexclusive right and license to use access, store, copy, modify, re-post, rearrange, display, distribute, reproduce, perform and create derivative works from the content. Subject to the foregoing license, you retain all of your rights in any of the content you post or share on the App and Service.  Please think carefully before deciding what information you share, including personal information, on the App and Service. Any information you provide should be public and non-confidential.  Please note that the E&M does not and will not control who will have access to the information that you choose to make public and cannot ensure that parties who have access to such publicly available information will respect your privacy or keep it secure.

We cannot and do not monitor all of the content posted or provided by you and other Users. You expressly agree that we: (a) will not be liable for any content you or other Users post or share, and (b) we reserve the right to review, reject, delete, remove, modify, or edit any content at any time, for any reason, without liability and without notice to you. We reserve the right, but are not obligated to, remove any content that we deem inappropriate, offensive, unlawful or in violation of these Terms. 

E&M is not responsible for the content or hyperlinks of any advertisements that appear in the App and/or Service and does not endorse any of the products or services that appear in any advertisement.

9. Term and Termination; Account Deletion

TERM: Subject to this Section, these Terms will remain in full force and effect while you use the App and Service. 

TERMINATION BY YOU: You may terminate your account with E&M at any time, for any reason.

TERMINATION BY E&M: E&M may, in its sole discretion, terminate your account at any time, with or without cause. E&M may also, in its sole discretion, suspend your rights to use the App and Service and/or suspend, disable, or delete your account (or any part thereof) at any time for any reason.

EFFECT OF TERMINATION/ACCOUNT DELETION: Upon termination, your right to use the App and Service will automatically and immediately terminate. All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive, shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, and limitations of liability. 

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless E&M and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents, partners, and licensors from and against any losses, costs, liabilities, claims, demands, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and other legal costs, relating to or arising out of: (i) your use or misuse of the App or the Service, including any posts or content you share; (ii) any negligent acts, omissions or willful misconduct by you; (iii) your violation of any rights of another party; and (iv) your violation of these Terms or any applicable laws, rules, or regulations. This indemnification provision also applies to you in the event a third party accesses the App or Service via your account. The obligations set forth in this Section shall survive the termination of these Terms or your use of the App and Service. 

 11. Disclaimers of Warranty

YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE APP AND SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE APP, THE SERVICE AND ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION PROVIDED THEREIN ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NOT ENTERED INTO THESE TERMS IN RELIANCE UPON ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION.

E&M HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE APP, THE SERVICE AND ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION PROVIDED THEREIN EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND/OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OF ACCURACY, OF QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. E&M DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE APP, THE SERVICE OR ANY CONTENT PROVIDED BY THEREIN, INCLUDING ANY PARTNER CONTENT, WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE APP AND SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ERROR-FREE OR VIRUS-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY E&M OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. 

12. Limitation on Liability

NEITHER E&M, ITS AFFILIATES, NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS, LICENSORS, OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF USE, DATA, INCOME, PROFIT OR GOODWILL, LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE APP OR SERVICE OR ARISING OUT OF ANY ACTION TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO OR AS A RESULT OF ANY CONTENT OR OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE THEREIN, HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PROPRIETARY RIGHTS INFRINGEMENT, PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. THE FOREGOING SHALL APPLY EVEN IF E&M WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. 

IF YOU BECOME DISSATISFIED IN ANY WAY WITH THE APP, THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO STOP YOUR USE OF THE APP AND SERVICE. YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AGAINST E&M AND ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES AND LICENSORS ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE APP AND SERVICE. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN TYPES OF DAMAGES, THESE PROVISIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF ANY PORTION OF THIS LIMITATION ON LIABILITY IS FOUND TO BE INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON, AND/OR FOR ANY AND ALL OTHER LIABILITIES, HOWEVER, ARISING, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF E&M AND ITS AFFILIATES SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THE USE OF THE APP AND SERVICE. THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY HEREIN IS A FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN AND REFLECTS A FAIR ALLOCATION OF RISK. THE APP AND SERVICE WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS AND YOU AGREE THAT THE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMERS AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES SPECIFIED HEREIN WILL SURVIVE EVEN IF FOUND TO HAVE FAILED IN THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

Any claims arising in connection with your use of the App and Service must be brought within one (1) year of the date of the event giving rise to such action occurred. Remedies under these Terms are exclusive and are limited to those expressly provided for in these Terms. If you are dissatisfied with our App or Service, your sole and exclusive remedy shall be for you to discontinue use of our App and Service.

Bargained for Basis. You acknowledge and agree that the limitations of liability set forth above are fundamental elements of these Terms and neither App and Service would be provided to you absent such limitations of liability.

13. General Arbitration; Applicable Law

PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS.

Except for a claim by E&M of infringement or misappropriation of E&M’s patent, copyright, trademark, or trade secret, any and all disputes between you and E&M arising under or related in any way to these Terms must be resolved through binding arbitration as described in this section. This agreement to arbitrate is intended to be interpreted broadly. It includes, but is not limited to, all claims and disputes relating to your use of the App and Service.

BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS, YOU AND E&M ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION. YOU AND E&M AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. ANY ARBITRATION WILL TAKE PLACE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS; CLASS ARBITRATIONS AND CLASS ACTIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED.

Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or related to these Terms shall be referred to, governed by, and finally resolved through arbitration with the International Center for Dispute Resolution (“ICDR”) of the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its International Arbitration Rules. The place of the arbitration proceedings shall be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Minnesota law shall apply. The dispute, controversy or claims shall be decided by one (1) arbitrator who is licensed to practice law and has a minimum of ten (10) years of arbitration experience. The language of arbitration shall be English.

 For any claim where the total amount of the award sought is $10,000 or less, the ICDR, you and E&M must abide by the following rules: (a) the arbitration shall be conducted solely based on written submissions; and (b) the arbitration shall not involve any personal appearance by the parties or witnesses unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties. If the claim exceeds $10,000, the right to a hearing will be determined by the ICDR rules, and the hearing (if any) must take place in Minnesota.

The arbitrator’s ruling is binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. In the event this agreement to arbitrate is held unenforceable by a court, then the disputes that would otherwise have been arbitrated shall be exclusively brought in the state or federal courts located in Minnesota. Claims of infringement or misappropriation of E&M’s patent, copyright, trademark, or trade secret shall be exclusively brought in the state and federal courts located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

14. Entire Agreement; Severability; Waiver

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and E&M and supersede all prior and contemporaneous discussions between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. If any term of these Terms is found invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of these Terms will remain enforceable, and the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed modified so that it is valid and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law. No failure or delay by E&M in exercising any right hereunder will be deemed a waiver of any other provision of these Terms on any other occasion.

15. Successors; Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries

This Agreement is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of both parties and their respective successors, heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, and permitted assigns. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your rights and obligations hereunder without E&M’s prior written consent, and any attempted assignment or transfer in violation of the foregoing will be null and void. No third party shall have any rights hereunder.

16. Governing Law

Any claim relating to E&M’s App and Service shall be governed in all respects in accordance with the substantive and procedural laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to any state’s choice of law rules. 

17. Privacy Policy 

Our Privacy Policy is expressly incorporated into these Terms and by using or accessing our App and Service, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of our Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy describes our practices related to the use, storage and disclosure of information we collect from or about you in the course of providing services, information, and content through our App and Service. You understand that by using our Service, you give consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personally identifiable information and other information as described in more detail in our Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy also describes our practices related to push notifications and badges you receive through the App and Service.

18. How We Use Information about You and Your Device

We collect and use the information about you and your device collected through the App and Service, as well as other information obtained from our website or network and your device, your account, to maintain and provide you with the App and Service, to respond to your questions and instructions, to maintain the integrity of our network and address security issues, to investigate or take action regarding violations or suspected violations of law or our Terms, and to improve our App and Service. The Service and App include technology enabling us to use the location of your mobile device to provide you with certain functionality of the Service and App. By accepting these Terms, you consent to the use of this location information. Our Privacy Policy contains more information on how we use this information.

At times, we may use your information to market, advertise and promote events and other promotions. Your information may also be used for frequency capping, estimating the number of unique users, debugging, or security and fraud detection.

For more detailed information regarding the collection and use of your information please see our Privacy Policy.

19. Miscellaneous Provisions

Your Responsibility.  You understand that you are solely responsible for (and that E&M has no responsibility to you or to any third party for) any breach of your obligations under these Terms and for the consequences (including any loss or damage which E&M may suffer) of any such breach.

Compliance with Law. You agree that you will not use our App and Service for activities prohibited by local, state, federal, or your country's law or other applicable rules or regulations. You represent and warrant that: (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country; and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties. E&M makes no claims regarding our App and Service outside of the United States. If you access our App and Service from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with laws of your jurisdiction.

Agreement. These Terms constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and E&M with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, inducements and conditions expressed or implied, oral or written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof. These Terms shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of you and E&M, our successors, and assigns. These Terms may not be assigned without our express, prior written consent which may be withheld at our sole discretion.

No Waiver; Severability. E&M’s failure to insist upon strict enforcement of any provision(s) of these Terms shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Should any provision of these Terms be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity will not invalidate the whole of these Terms, but rather that invalid provision will be amended to achieve as nearly as possible the same economic effect as the original provision and the remainder of these Terms will remain in full force and effect.

Third Party Beneficiary.  You acknowledge and agree that the Third Party Providers are third party beneficiaries of these Terms, and that upon your acceptance of these Terms, such Third Party Providers will have the right to enforce these Terms against you as a third party beneficiary hereof.

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