Terms And Conditions
FEEDGEE
WEB SITE AND PRODUCTS TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
CAREFULLY. THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS MAY HAVE CHANGED SINCE YOUR LAST VISIT TO
THIS WEB SITE. BY USING THIS WEB SITE, YOU INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THEN DO
NOT USE THIS WEB SITE.
FEEDGEE ("FEEDGEE") provides small and medium sized businesses
and organizations with a variety of tools and resources to collect visitor
email addresses and to create, launch, and manage online email campaigns (the
"Email Marketing Product"). The Email Marketing Product, and
any related offerings are referred to in these Terms and Conditions of Use as
the Products).
FEEDGEE’s
Products may not be used for the sending of unsolicited email ( sometimes
called "spam"). See our Anti-Spam Policy.
The following are the terms and conditions for access to this web site
and use of the Products. By clicking the ‘I accept’ button on the sign-up page
or by logging in to FEEDGEE, you accept these terms and conditions.
1. Copyright Information
Copyright © 2007-2008 FEEDGEE. All rights reserved.
2. Acknowledgements
Subject in each case to the terms listed in the remainder of this
Agreement, you hereby acknowledge and agree that:
- The
Products may not be used for the sending of unsolicited email (sometimes
called "spam").
- The
Products may only be used for lawful purposes.
- You
agree you will not access or otherwise use third party mailing lists or
otherwise prepare or distribute unsolicited email, in connection with the
Products.
- You
agree to import, access or otherwise use only lists for which all listed
parties have consented to receive correspondence from you
("Permission Based Lists") in connection with your use of the
Products. Mere agreement of a person or entity to participate in a survey
is not consent to receive correspondence from you. For respondents to your
surveys, consent to receive other correspondence is evidenced by the
respondent opting into the "Join My Mailing List" link in the
course of responding to your survey. You hereby covenant that you shall
not use any other lists in connection with your use of the Products. You
acknowledge and agree that not all messages sent through use of the Products
will be received by their intended recipients.
- Every
email message sent by you in connection with the Products must contain the
FEEDGEE "unsubscribe" link that allows the recipient to remove
themselves from your mailing list.
- You
will comply with the restrictions on content of e-mail messages and
activities using the Products as set forth in this Agreement.
- You
will adopt and maintain the Privacy Policy, which may be modified by FEEDGEE from
time to time.
3. Products and Support
The Products are provided subject to these Terms and Conditions of Use,
as they may be amended by FEEDGEE, and any guidelines, rules or operating
policies that FEEDGEE may establish and post from time to time (collective, the
"Agreement"), including without limitation FEEDGEE's customer Privacy
Policy, as linked from all email generated from FEEDGEE or otherwise furnished
to you (the "Policy") (unless otherwise stated, all references to the
Agreement shall include the Policy). By posting updated versions of the
Agreement on the FEEDGEE.com website, or otherwise providing notice to you, FEEDGEE
may modify the terms of the Agreement and may discontinue or revise any or all
other aspects of the Products in its sole discretion. Except as otherwise
provided in the Agreement, all such changes shall become effective upon the
posting of the revised Agreement on the Product or at FEEDGEE's website. The
Products are available only to persons who can form legally binding contracts
under applicable law. Without limiting the foregoing, the Products are not
available to individuals under the age of 18. If you do not qualify, you are
not permitted to use the Products. If you are using the Products in your
capacity as an employee, you must have the ability to bind your employer by
your use of the Product. You must complete the registration form on the FEEDGEE
sign up web page in order to use the Products. You will need to register for
the Email Marketing Product. You shall provide true, accurate, current, and
complete information about yourself as requested in the registration form. You
may from time to time provide FEEDGEE's service personnel with remote access to
your computers and other systems for the purpose of troubleshooting issues that
arise in your use of the Products. You hereby waive any claim for damages from
any problems that may arise from such access, including without limitation any
disruption or damage caused by FEEDGEE or its personnel.
4. Fees and Payment
Beta version usage is free of
charge. About changes in Fees and Payment schedule for new releases of Product
will be notified on FEEDGEE
web-site.
5. Email, Permission Practices, Image Hosting &
Prohibited Content
5.1 Subscriber Opt Out.
Every email message sent in connection with the Products must contain an
"unsubscribe" link that allows subscribers to remove themselves from
your mailing list and a link to the then current Privacy Policy. Each such link
must remain operational for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on
which you send the message, and must be in form and substance satisfactory to FEEDGEE.
You acknowledge and agree that you will not remove, disable or attempt to
remove or disable either link. You shall monitor and process unsubscribe
requests received by you directly within 10 days of submission, and update the
email addresses to which messages are sent through your FEEDGEE account.
5.2 Permission Practices.
You agree to import, access or otherwise use only Permission Based Lists in
connection with your use of the Products. You hereby covenant that you shall
not use any other lists in connection with your use of the Products. Without
limiting the foregoing, you agree that you shall not utilize the Product to
send any commercial electronic mail message (as that term is defined in the
CAN-SPAM Act of 2003) to any person who has opted out or otherwise objected to
receiving such messages from you or another sender on whose behalf you may be
acting. You cannot mail to distribution lists, newsgroups, or spam or
unsolicited email addresses. You cannot copy a FEEDGEE template or any other
features or functionality from the Products and use them for any purpose other
than sending email messages from the Products. Emails that you send through the
Product may generate spam complaints from recipients. As a matter of privacy, FEEDGEE
cannot share with you the email addresses of those who complain about your
email campaign. You are responsible for ensuring that your email campaigns do
not generate a number of spam complaints in excess of industry norms. FEEDGEE,
in its sole discretion, shall determine whether your level of spam complaints
is within industry norms, and its determination shall be final, binding and
conclusive for all purposes under this Agreement. FEEDGEE will terminate your
use of its Products if FEEDGEE determines that your level of spam complaints is
higher than industry norms.
5.3 Headers & Footers.
For every email message sent in connection with the Products, you acknowledge
and agree that FEEDGEE may add an identifying header & footer stating
"Powered by FEEDGEE" or any similar message or for free users
accounts advertisement content can be added.
5.4 Use of Images Hosted by FEEDGEE.
Images hosted by FEEDGEE on FEEDGEE controlled servers may only be used in
connection with the Products and for no other purpose whatsoever.
5.5 Prohibited Content.
FEEDGEE prohibits the use of the
Products or web site by any person or entity that:
- Provides,
sells or offers to sell any of the following products or content (or
services related to the same): pornography or illicitly pornographic
sexual products, including but not limited to magazines, video and
software; escort services; illegal goods; illegal drugs; illegal drug
contraband; pirated computer programs; instructions on how to assemble or
otherwise make bombs, grenades or other weapons.
- Displays
or markets material that exploits children, or otherwise exploits children
under 18 years of age.
- Provides,
sells or offers products, services or content frequently associated with
unsolicited commercial email, a.k.a. spam, such as online and direct
pharmaceutical sales, including but not limited to health and sexual
well-being products, odds making and betting/gambling services.
- Provides
material that is grossly offensive, including blatant expressions of
bigotry, prejudice, racism, hatred or excessive profanity or post any
obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing or
otherwise objectionable content.
- Posts
or discloses any personally identifying information or private information
about children without their consent (or their parents consent in the case
of a minor).
- Sells
or promotes any products or services that are unlawful in the location at
which the content is posted or received.
- Introduces
viruses, worms, harmful code and/or Trojan horses on the Internet.
- Promotes,
solicits or participates in pyramid schemes or multi-level channel and/or
network marketing (MLM) businesses, including but not limited to personal
work-at-home offers promoting "get rich quick", "build your
wealth" and "financial independence" offerings.
- Engages
in any libelous, defamatory, scandalous, threatening, harassing activity.
- Posts
any content that advocates, promotes or otherwise encourages violence
against any governments, organizations, groups or individuals or which
provides instruction, information or assistance in causing or carrying out
such violence.
- Provides
content, including images, of authors, artists, photographers or others
without the express written consent of the content owner.
5.6 Right to Disable Access.
FEEDGEE, at its own discretion, may
immediately disable your access to the Products without refund if FEEDGEE
believes in its sole discretion that you have violated any of the policies
listed above or elsewhere in this Agreement.
6. Restrictions and Responsibilities
6.1 No Rights in Software.
This is an Agreement for services and access to this web site, and you are not
granted a license to any software by this Agreement. You will not, directly or
indirectly: reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to
discover the source code, object code, or underlying structure, ideas, or
algorithms of, or found at or through the Products or any software,
documentation, or data related to the Products ("Software"); remove any
proprietary notices or labels from the Products or any Software, modify,
translate, or create derivative works based on the Products or any Software; or
copy, distribute, pledge, assign, or otherwise transfer or encumber rights to
the Products or any Software.
Unless you are an authorized reseller of the Products, you may not
display, copy, reproduce, or distribute the Software, any component thereof,
any documentation provided in connection with the Products or the Software, or
any content, including but not limited to newsletters, distributed to you by FEEDGEE
in connection with the Products. Violation of these restrictions may result in
the termination of this Agreement.
6.2 Permitted Use of the Products.
The Products shall be used for your internal business (which includes civic or
charitable) purposes only, and you shall not use the Products or any Software
for timesharing or service-bureau purposes or otherwise for the benefit of a
third party. If you are using the Products in any jurisdiction which restricts
the ability of a software provider to restrict your right to reverse engineer,
decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code,
object code, or underlying structure, ideas, or algorithms of the Software or
Products, then you hereby covenant that, prior to engaging in such activities,
you will first request that FEEDGEE perform such work at its standard
professional services rates. FEEDGEE can then decide either: (i) to perform the
work in order to achieve such interoperability and charge its then standard
rates for such work to you; or (ii) to permit you to reverse engineer parts of
the Software in order to obtain such source code, but only to the extent
necessary to achieve such interoperability or (iii) provide you with the information
that you need regarding the Software for the purpose for which applicable law
permits you to engage in such activities despite a contractual prohibition on
such activities.
6.3 Compliance with Laws; Monitoring.
You shall use the Products only in compliance with this Agreement, the national
directive for rules of tecommunication services and all other applicable laws
(including but not limited to policies and laws related to spamming, privacy,
obscenity, or defamation and child protective email address registry laws).
Although FEEDGEE has no obligation to monitor the content provided by you or
your use of the Products, FEEDGEE may do so and may block any e-mail messages,
remove any such content or prohibit any use of the Products that FEEDGEE believes may be (or is alleged to be)
in violation of the foregoing.
6.4 Indemnification. You
hereby agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless FEEDGEE and its business partners, third-party suppliers and
providers, licensors, officers, directors, employees, distributors and agents
against any damages, losses, liabilities, settlements, and expenses (including
without limitation costs and reasonable attorneys' fees) in connection with any
claim or action that (i) arises from any alleged breach of this Agreement, (ii)
arises from the content or effects of any messages you distribute using the
Products or (iii) otherwise arises from or relates to your use of the Products.
In addition, you acknowledge and agree that FEEDGEE has the right to seek
damages when you use the Products for unlawful purposes, in an unlawful manner,
and/or in a manner inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, and that such
damages may include, without limitation, direct, indirect, special, incidental,
cover, reliance and/or consequential damages.
6.5 Your Information. In using
the varied features of the Products, you may provide information about yourself
or your employer (such as name, contact information, or other registration
information) to FEEDGEE. FEEDGEE may use this information and any technical
information about your use of the Products to tailor its presentations to you,
facilitate your movement through the Product, or communicate separately with
you. If you accessed the Products as a result of solicitation by a marketing
partner of FEEDGEE, FEEDGEE may share your information with the marketing
partner and the marketing partner may share related information with FEEDGEE. FEEDGEE
will not provide your contact information to companies you have not authorized
for that purpose unless required by law or unless you are terminated from FEEDGEE
due to unsolicited commercial email being sent from your FEEDGEE account. FEEDGEE
will never sell or rent your contact lists to anyone without your permission.
In the event FEEDGEE amends or revises the policy described in the immediately
preceding sentence, it will provide advance notice of such amendment or
revision.
6.6 Intellectual Property Rights in Your Content.
You agree that you will not upload or transmit any contact lists,
communications or content of any type to this web site or in connection with
the Products that infringe, misappropriate or violate any rights of any party.
By submitting ideas, concepts, inventions, or content to this web site or using
them in connection with the Products, you agree that such submission is
non-confidential for all purposes. If you make any such submission, you agree
that you will not send or transmit to FEEDGEE or to any third party using the
Products, any communication or content that infringes or violates any rights of
any party. If you submit any business information, ideas, concepts or
inventions or content to FEEDGEE by email, you agree such submission is
non-confidential for all purposes. If you make any submission to this web site
or if you submit any business information, idea, concept or invention to FEEDGEE
by email, you automatically grant—or warrant that the owner of such content or
intellectual property has expressly granted—FEEDGEE a non-exclusive,
royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license to use, reproduce,
create derivative works from, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute,
perform, and display such content in any manner.
7. Termination
You may terminate this Agreement at any time by calling FEEDGEE Customer
Support. There are no refunds for any fees paid.
FEEDGEE may terminate this Agreement or the Products, disable your
account or put your account on inactive status, in each case at any time with
or without cause, and with or without notice. FEEDGEE shall have no liability
to you or any third party because of such termination or action.
FEEDGEE may delete any of your archived data within 30 days after the
date of termination. After termination, you shall process all unsubscribe
requests within 30 days of your last email campaign. FEEDGEE will provide upon
request the list of unsubscribe requests from your last campaign. All sections
of this Agreement that by their nature should survive termination will survive
termination, including, without limitation, ownership, warranty disclaimers and
limitations of liability.
If your account is classified (at FEEDGEE's sole discretion) as inactive
for over 120 days, FEEDGEE has the right to permanently delete your subscriber
data. FEEDGEE will use good faith efforts to contact you via email prior to
taking any permanent removal actions.
8. Warranty Disclaimer; Remedies
USE OF THE PRODUCTS AND ANY RELIANCE BY YOU UPON THE PRODUCTS, INCLUDING
ANY ACTION TAKEN BY YOU BECAUSE OF SUCH USE OR RELIANCE, IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. FEEDGEE
DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE PRODUCTS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR
DOES IT MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF
THE PRODUCTS. THE PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND FEEDGEE DISCLAIMS
ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
NONINFRINGEMENT.
Your sole and exclusive remedy for any failure or nonperformance of the
Products shall be for FEEDGEE to use commercially reasonable efforts to adjust
or repair the Products.
9. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL FEEDGEE
OR ANY OF ITS UNDERLYING SERVICE PROVIDERS, BUSINESS PARTNERS, INFORMATION
PROVIDERS, ACCOUNT PROVIDERS, LICENSORS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES,
DISTRIBUTORS OR AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION
AS "FEEDGEE") BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY MONEY
DAMAGES, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, COVER, RELIANCE OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF FEEDGEE SHALL HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY. FEEDGEE IS
NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES FROM ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER BY USING FEEDGEE PRODUCTS.
YOU USE IT ‘AS IS’ ON YOUR OWN RISK.
IN THE EVENT THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, FEEDGEE IS FOUND
LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES FROM ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM
OF THE ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT
LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE), THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF FEEDGEE TO YOU
ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT YOU
PAID FOR THE PRODUCTS IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCRUAL OF THE
APPLICABLE CLAIM, LESS ANY DAMAGES PREVIOUSLY PAID BY FEEDGEE TO YOU IN THAT
TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR
LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THIS LIMITATION AND
EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
10. Restricted Persons; Export of Products or
Technical Data
You hereby warrant that you are not a Restricted Person. If you become a
Restricted Person during the term of this Agreement, you shall notify FEEDGEE
within twenty-four (24) hours, and FEEDGEE shall have the right to terminate
any further obligations to you, effective immediately and with no further
liability to you, but without prejudice to your outstanding obligations to FEEDGEE.
You agree that you shall not utilize the Products to conduct or facilitate
any transaction with any Restricted Person, except as may be expressly
authorized in advance in writing by the Ukrainian Government. You may not
remove or export from the Ukraine
or allow the export or re-export of the Products, or any direct product
thereof, including technical data, in violation of any restrictions, laws, or
regulations of the Ukraine
or any other applicable country.
11. Links to Third-Party Web Sites
This web site may contain links to non-FEEDGEE web sites. These links
are provided to you as a convenience, and FEEDGEE is not responsible for the
content of any linked web site. Any non-FEEDGEE web site accessed from this web
site is independent from FEEDGEE, and FEEDGEE has no control over the content
of that web site. In addition, a link to any non-FEEDGEE web site does not
imply that FEEDGEE endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or
use of such web site.
12. No Implied Endorsements
In no event shall any reference to any third party or third party
product or service be construed as an approval or endorsement by FEEDGEE of
that third party or of any product or service provided by a third party.
13. Notice and Take Down Procedures; Copyright Agent
If you believe any materials accessible on or from this web site
infringe your copyright, you may request removal of those materials (or access
thereto) from this web site by contacting FEEDGEE’s copyright agent (identified
below) and providing the following information:
- Identification
of the copyrighted work that you believe to be infringed. Please describe
the work, and where possible include a copy or the location (e.g., URL) of
an authorized version of the work.
- Identification
of the material that you believe to be infringing and its location. Please
describe the material, and provide us with its URL or any other pertinent
information that will allow us to locate the material.
- Your
name, address, telephone number and (if available) e-mail address.
- A
statement that you have a good faith belief that the complained of use of
the materials is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the
law.
- A
statement that the information that you have supplied is accurate, and
indicating that "under penalty of perjury," you are the
copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
- A
signature or the electronic equivalent from the copyright holder or
authorized representative.
FEEDGEE’s agent for copyright issues relating to this web site is as
follows:
Compliance Manager
FEEDGEE.
Email: compliance@feedgee.com
In an effort to protect the rights of copyright owners, FEEDGEE
maintains a policy for the termination, in appropriate circumstances, of
subscribers and account holders of this web site who are repeat infringers.
14. Open Positions on Career Pages
FEEDGEE may list open employment positions on this web site. Any such
postings are for informational purposes only and are subject to change without
notice. You should not construe any information on this web site or made
available through this web site as an offer for employment. Nor should you
construe anything on this web site as a promotion or solicitation for
employment not authorized by the laws and regulations of your locale.
15. Username and Password
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account,
passwords, and files. FEEDGEE will accept the instructions of any individual
who claims to be authorized to direct changes to your account so long as such
person presents your username and password on-line, by e-mail or by phone. FEEDGEE
has no knowledge of your organizational structure, if you are registering for
the Products as an entity, or your personal relationships, if you are a person.
FEEDGEE shall not be responsible for the actions of any individuals who misuse
or misappropriate your contact lists or other assets using your username and
password.
16. Miscellaneous
16.1 If any provision of the
Agreement is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be
limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement
will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.
16.2 FEEDGEE
and you agree that this Agreement is the complete and exclusive statement of
the mutual understanding of the parties and supersedes and cancels all previous
written and oral agreements, communications, and other understandings relating
to the subject matter of this Agreement, and that all waivers and modifications
must be in a writing signed by both parties, except as otherwise provided
herein. No delay or omission by either party in exercising any right or remedy
under this Agreement or existing at law or equity shall be considered a waiver
of such right or remedy.
16.3 No agency, partnership, joint
venture, or employment is created as a result of the Agreement, and you do not
have any authority of any kind to bind FEEDGEE in any respect whatsoever.
16.4 In any action or
proceeding to enforce rights under the Agreement, the prevailing party will be
entitled to recover its costs and attorneys' fees.
16.5 The
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Ukraine without regard to its
choice or law or conflict of laws provisions. All legal actions in connection
with the Agreement shall be brought in the courts located in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.
Additional Information
If you have any questions about the rights and restrictions above,
please contact FEEDGEE by email at info@feedgee.com.
Copyright ©2008, FEEDGEE. All Rights Reserved.
February 2008
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