Terms of Service

Updated: December, 2016

SKOOTZI LLC | TERMS OF SERVICE

 

  1. Introduction

THESE TERMS OF USE (“TERMS”) BIND YOU, THE COMPANY YOU REPRESENT, AND THE COMPANY THAT REGISTERED YOU (COLLECTIVELY “YOU”) TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF SKOOTZI, INC.’S (“OUR”, “WE”, “US”, OR “SKOOTZI”) SOFTWARE, WEBSITE, MOBILE APPLICATIONS OR CONNECTED APPLICATIONS SUCH AS APPLE TV, SERVICES OR OTHER OFFERINGS ON OUR WEBSITE (COLLECTIVELY, OUR “SERVICES”). BY USING ANY OF THE SKOOTZI SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THESE TERMS, CLICK ON THE “X” BUTTON AND DO NOT USE THE SKOOTZI SERVICES. SKOOTZI’S ACCEPTANCE IS EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON YOUR ASSENT TO ALL THESE TERMS, TO THE EXCLUSION OF ALL OTHER TERMS. IF THESE TERMS ARE CONSIDERED AN OFFER BY SKOOTZI, ACCEPTANCE IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO THESE TERMS.

Pre-arbitration clause:
IMPORTANT: BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS YOU AGREE TO RESOLVE DISPUTES WITH SKOOTZI THROUGH BINDING ARBITRATION (AND WITH VERY LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, NOT IN COURT), AND YOU WAIVE CERTAIN RIGHTS TO PARTICIPATE IN CLASS ACTIONS, AS DETAILED IN SECTION 18.

All capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in Skootzi’s Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”).

Any version of these Terms of Use in a language other than English is provided for convenience and you understand and agree that the English language will control if there is any conflict.

  1. Additional Agreements

Any personal information submitted in connection with Your use of the Services is subject to Our Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms.

  1. General

Our Services enable students (“Students”) to connect with independent contractor instructors (the “Instructors”, collectively with Students, the “Users”) who provide live and recorded instruction, tutoring, and learning services (the “Courses”) via Our Services. The Services include, without limitation, facilitating and hosting Courses and supporting materials, and taking feedback from Users.

From time to time, We may update these Terms to clarify our practices or to reflect new or different practices, such as when We add new features, and Skootzi reserves the right in its sole discretion to modify and/or make changes to these Terms at any time. If We make any material change to these Terms, We will do our best to notify You using prominent means such as by email notice sent to the email address specified in Your Account or by posting a notice through Our Services. Modifications will become effective on the day they are posted unless stated otherwise. Please note notification cannot be guaranteed, therefore we recommend you review our TOS from time to time.

Your continued use of Our Services after changes become effective shall mean that You accept those changes. You should visit the Services regularly to ensure You are aware of the latest version of the Terms, as any revised Terms shall supersede all previous Terms.

Skootzi may modify the Services or discontinue their availability at any time.

You are solely responsible for all service, telephony, data charges and/or other fees and costs associated with Your access to and use of the Services, as well as for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware, and other equipment required for such access and use.

If You elect to access or use Our Services that involve payment of a fee, then You agree to pay, and will be responsible for payment of, that fee and all taxes associated with such access or use. If You provide credit card information to pay for such fees then You hereby represent and warrant that You are authorized to supply such information and hereby authorize Skootzi to charge Your credit card on a regular basis to pay the fees as they are due.

If Your payment method fails or Your Account is past due, then We may collect fees owed using other collection mechanisms. This may include charging other payment methods on file with Us and/or retaining collection agencies and legal counsel. We may also block Your access to any Services pending resolution of any amounts due by You to Skootzi.

All of Your use, access and other activities relating to the Services must be in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including, without limitations, laws relating to copyright and other intellectual property use, and to privacy and personal identity. Further, access to Our Services from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access or use the Services from locations outside of the United States do so at their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with all local rules including, without limitation, rules about the internet, data, e-mail, or privacy. You further agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which You reside. If You use the Services or Third Party Platforms (as defined in the next section) from countries outside of the United States You must agree to abide by all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable content.

  1. General Disclaimer

The Services are only a marketplace for Instructors and Students. We do not hire or employ Instructors nor are We responsible or liable for any interactions involved between the Instructors and the Students who purchase an Instructor’s Course via the Services. We are not responsible for disputes, claims, losses, injuries, or damage of any kind that might arise out of or relate to conduct of Instructors or Students, including, but not limited to, any Student’s reliance upon any information provided by an Instructor.

We do not control Submitted Content (as defined below) posted on the Services and, as such, do not guarantee in any manner the reliability, validity, accuracy or truthfulness of such Submitted Content. You also understand that by using the Services, Skootzi may expose You to Submitted Content that You consider offensive, indecent, or objectionable. Skootzi has no responsibility to keep such content from You and no liability for Your access or use of any Submitted Content, to the extent permissible under applicable law.

The Services may give You access to links to third party platforms (“Third Party Platforms”), either directly or through Courses or Instructors. Skootzi does not endorse any of these Third Party Platforms and does not control them in any manner. Accordingly, Skootzi does not assume any liability associated with Third Party Platforms. You need to take appropriate steps to determine whether accessing a Third Party Platform is appropriate, and to protect Your personal information and privacy on such Third Party Platform.

  1. Conduct

You may only access the Services for lawful purposes. You are solely responsible for the knowledge of and adherence to any and all laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to Your use of the Services. You agree not to use the Services or the Company Content (as defined below) to recruit, solicit, or contact in any form, Instructors or potential users for employment or contracting for a business not affiliated with Us without Our advance written permission, which may be withheld in Our sole discretion. You assume any and all risks from any meetings or contact between You and any Instructors or other Users of the Services.

  1. Specific Obligations of Instructors

Please see Instructor Terms.

  1. Specific Obligations of Students

As a Student, You represent, warrant and covenant that:

  1. You have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the pricing information (see the Pricing section below) before using the Services or registering for a Course.
  2. You are over the age of 18, or, if not, You will only use the Services with the involvement, supervision, and approval of a parent or legal guardian. Children under the age of 13 may not register for an Account or register or purchase Courses.
  3. You will not upload, post or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes or any other form of solicitation (commercial or otherwise) through the Services.
  4. You will not post or provide any inappropriate, offensive, racist, hateful, sexist, pornographic, false, misleading, incorrect, infringing, defamatory or libelous content or information.
  5. You will not copy, modify, reverse engineer, reproduce, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, communicate to the public, create derivative works from, deface, tarnish, mutilate, hack, interfere with, or otherwise use and exploit any Company Content, the Services or Courses or Submitted Content except as permitted by these Terms or the relevant Instructor as applicable.
  6. You will not frame or embed the Services to circumvent the Services.
  7. You will not impersonate another person or gain unauthorized access to another person’s Account.
  8. You will not introduce any virus, worm, spyware or any other computer code, file or program that may or is intended to damage or hijack the operation of any hardware, software or telecommunications equipment, or any other aspect of the Services or operation thereof; scrape, spider, use a robot or other automated means of any kind to access the Services.
  9. You will not disclose any personal information to an Instructor, and otherwise will assume responsibility for controlling how Your personal information is disclosed or used, including, without limitation, taking appropriate steps to protect such information.
  10. You will not solicit personal information from any Instructor or other Student.

Students understand and agree that Instructors from whom Students may have purchased Course(s) may choose to terminate their Accounts with Skootzi and become inactive. Skootzi does not guarantee Instructor availability to Students and shall not be held liable for any issues relating to Instructor availability.

  1. Registration

To use certain Services, You will need to register and obtain an account and password. When You register, the information You provide to Us during the registration process will help Us in offering content, customer service, network management and other services. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Your account, UserName, and password (collectively, Your “Account”) and for all activities associated with or occurring under Your Account. You represent and warrant that Your Account information will be accurate at all times. You must notify Us (a) immediately of any unauthorized use of Your Account and any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that You exit from Your Account at the end of each use of the Services. To the extent permissible under applicable law, we cannot and will not be responsible for any loss or damage arising from Your failure to comply with the foregoing requirements or as a result of use of Your Account, either with or without Your knowledge, prior to Your notifying Us of unauthorized access to Your Account.

You may not transfer Your Account to any other person and You may not use anyone else’s Account at any time without the permission of the Account holder. In cases where You have authorized or registered another individual, including a minor, to use Your Account, You are fully responsible for (i) the online conduct of such Student; (ii) controlling that Student’s access to and use of the Services; and (iii) the consequences of any misuse.

  1. Content, Licenses & Permissions

All software, technology, designs, materials, information, communications, text, graphics, links, electronic art, animations, illustrations, artwork, audio clips, video clips, photos, images, reviews, ideas, and other data or copyrightable materials or content, including the selection and arrangements thereof is “Content.” Where Skootzi provides Content to You in connection with the Services, including, without limitation, the software, the products and the site, it is “Company Content”. Content uploaded, transmitted or posted to the Services by a User is “Submitted Content”. Content remains the proprietary property of the person or entity supplying it (or their affiliated and/or third party providers and suppliers) and is protected, without limitation, pursuant to U.S. and foreign copyright and other intellectual property laws. You hereby represent and warrant that You have all licenses, rights, consents, and permissions necessary to grant the rights set forth in these Terms to Skootzi with respect to Your Submitted Content and that Skootzi shall not need to obtain any licenses, rights, consents, or permissions from, or make any payments to, any third party for any use or exploitation of Your Submitted Content as authorized in these Terms or have any liability to You or any other party as a result of any use or exploitation of Your Submitted Content as authorized in these Terms.

Skootzi hereby grants You (as a User) a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use Submitted Content and Company Content, for which You have paid all required fees, solely for Your personal, non- commercial, educational purposes through the Services, in accordance with these Terms and any conditions or restrictions associated with particular Courses or Services. All other uses are expressly prohibited absent Our express written consent. You may not reproduce, redistribute, transmit, assign, sell, broadcast, rent, share, lend, modify, adapt, edit, create derivative works of, license, or otherwise transfer or use any Submitted Content or Company Content unless We give You explicit permission to do so. Submitted Content and Company Content is licensed, and not sold, to You. Instructors may not grant You license rights to Submitted Content You access or acquire through the Services and any such direct license shall be null and void and a violation of these Terms.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, We reserve the right to revoke this license to access and use Submitted Content and Company Content granted to You as described above, as further detailed in section 15 below.

SKOOTZI RESPECTS ALL COPYRIGHT, PRIVACY, DEFAMATION AND OTHER LAWS RELATING TO CONTENT AND INFORMATION AND WILL NOT TOLERATE VIOLATION OF SUCH LAWS. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, SKOOTZI DOES NOT SCREEN THE SUBMITTED CONTENT AND ALL USE OF THE SUBMITTED CONTENT BY YOU IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND SKOOTZI SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR SUCH USE. IN PARTICULAR, NO REVIEW OR POSTING OR APPEARANCE OF THE SUBMITTED CONTENT ON THE SERVICES OR THROUGH THE SERVICES IS INTENDED TO ACT AS AN ENDORSEMENT OR REPRESENTATION THAT ANY SUBMITTED CONTENT IS FREE OF VIOLATION OF ANY COPYRIGHT, PRIVACY OR OTHER LAWS OR WILL SUIT A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR BE ACCURATE OR USEFUL. If You believe that Submitted Content of Yours violates any law or regulation or is inaccurate or poses any risk whatsoever to a third party it is Your responsibility to take such steps You deem necessary to correct the situation. If You believe that Submitted Content of a third party or any Company Content violates any laws or regulations, including, without limitation, any copyright laws, You should report it to Skootzi in accordance with the procedures that We maintain under Our Intellectual Property Policy.

All rights not expressly granted in these Terms are retained by the Content owners and these Terms do not grant any implied licenses.

You may decide to send us unsolicited ideas, including ideas for new promotions, products, services, applications, technologies or processes or other ideas (collectively, “User Ideas”). You must not transmit any User Ideas to or through the Services or Third Party Platforms, or to Us through e-mail, that You consider to be confidential or proprietary. You agree that We shall not be required to treat any User Ideas as being confidential or proprietary. You are responsible and liable for any User Ideas You submit. You agree that by submitting User Ideas to Us, including any concepts, know-how or ideas, You hereby grant Us a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty- free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, sell, exploit, prepare derivative works of and display the User Ideas in connection with the Services, and for Skootzi’s (and its successor’s) business, including without limitation, for promoting and redistributing part or all of the User Ideas (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels whether now known or hereafter developed, without payment or accounting to You or others. We are under no obligation to evaluate, review, or use any User Idea.

  1. Pricing, Payment & Taxes
  2. Pricing.

If You are a Student, You agree to pay the fees for Courses that You purchase, and hereby authorize Us to charge Your credit card for such fees. If Your credit card is declined, You agree to pay Us the fees within thirty (30) days of notification from Us, and pay (at Our discretion) a late payment charge of 1.5% per month, or the maximum permitted by law, whichever is greater.

  1. Payment.

All payments are made to Skootzi, LLC.

European Union Users. By purchasing Courses (e.g. clicking or tapping the relevant purchase button), You are confirming that You want the Course immediately credited to Your Account and that by doing so You are hereby waiving any and all cancellation rights under applicable laws, including but not limited to the EU Consumer Rights Directive (2011/83/EU) and/or any national laws implementing it. Notwithstanding the foregoing, You will still be eligible for the 30 day refund right as set forth in this section 10. For avoidance of any doubt, refunds to You shall be applicable only in accordance with our refund policy described in this section 10.

  1. Taxes.

European Union. In the event that the sale or delivery of a Course or any Submitted Content to any Student in the European Union is subject to any value added tax (“VAT”), under applicable law, Skootzi will not collect nor remit the VAT to the competent tax authorities for sales of such Courses or Submitted Content to Students in the European Union. Skootzi may at its own discretion increase the Sale Price where Skootzi is of the view that VAT may be due and Skootzi will have a liability to account for such. You will indemnify and hold Skootzi harmless against any and all claims by any tax authority for any underpayment of VAT, and any penalties and/or interest thereon.

All Other Countries. For sales of any Courses or Submitted Content in countries other than the European Union, You are responsible for remitting the taxes to the appropriate taxing authority (which may be different to the tax authority in Your own location). Skootzi is unable to provide You with tax advice and You should consult Your own tax advisor.

  1. Rounding Off.

Skootzi may, in its sole discretion, round up or round down the Sale Price to the nearest whole functional base unit in which the Sale Currency is denominated (e.g. to the nearest dollar, euro or other supported currency); for example, Skootzi will round up an amount of $101.50 to $102.00, and $101.49 to $101.00.

Some currencies are denominated in large numbers. In those cases, Skootzi may determine the functional base unit in which those currencies are denominated to be 10, 100 or 1,000 of the currency; the corresponding examples for such currencies would be for Skootzi to round up an amount of 1,045 up to 1,050 and 1,044 down to 1,040, or 35,450 up to 35,500 and 35,449 down to 35,400, or 837,500 up to 838,000 and 837,499 down to 837,000.

  1. Foreign Currency.

When browsing without logging in to Your Account, the Services will default the Sale Currency to the currency used in Your current geographic location. When you are logged in to Your Account, the Sale Currency will be based on Your geographic location as set upon Account signup. You cannot change Your displayed currency.

Each foreign currency conversion is processed at a foreign currency conversion rate. This rate generally refers to the amount of one currency that must be paid to buy a certain amount of another currency at a given time. For example, if it costs US$125.00 to buy €100.00, the currency conversion rate of US dollars to Euros would be 1.25, and the currency conversion rate from Euros to US dollars would be 0.8. Currency conversion rates will vary from time to time.

  1. Refunds.

Skootzi offers Students a thirty (7)-day, no-questions- asked money back guarantee on Courses that are purchased on the Skootzi website (at www.Skootzi.com) or via Android applications. Any Courses purchased through Third Party Platforms or the iOS application will not be eligible for refunds. If You, as a Student, are unhappy with such a Course and request a refund within thirty (7) days of the date that You paid for access to that Course, We will provide You with a full refund of the amount You paid. To request a refund, please contact Us via saying_hello [@] Skootzi dot com. Please note that if We believe that You are abusing Our refund policy in Our sole discretion, We reserve the right to suspend or terminate Your Account and refuse or restrict any and all current or future use of the Services, without any liability to You.

  1. Trademarks

If at some point we trademark any service marks, and logos  used and displayed through Our Services or in any Company Content are Our registered or unregistered Trademarks or of Our suppliers or third parties and are protected pursuant to U.S. and foreign trademark laws. All rights are reserved and You may not alter or obscure the Trademarks, or link to them without Our prior approval.

  1. Warranty Disclaimer

THE SERVICES, COMPANY CONTENT, SUBMITTED CONTENT, COURSES, AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, SKOOTZI AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS, ADVERTISERS, SPONSORS AND AGENTS, DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON- INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY WARRANTIES THAT MAY ARISE FROM COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OF TRADE. SKOOTZI AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS, ADVERTISERS, SPONSORS AND AGENTS DO NOT WARRANT THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR SECURE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SERVICES, THE SUBMISSIONS, THE SERVER(S) ON WHICH THE SERVICES ARE HOSTED, OR ANY SERVICES AVAILABLE ON ANY THIRD PARTY PLATFORM ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. NO OPINION, ADVICE OR STATEMENT OF SKOOTZI OR ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS, ADVERTISERS, SPONSORS, AGENTS, MEMBERS OR VISITORS, WHETHER MADE THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES, OR ON THIRD PARTY PLATFORMS OR OTHERWISE, SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY SERVICES PROVIDED ON ANY THIRD PARTY PLATFORM, ARE ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

  1. Limitation of Liability

NEITHER SKOOTZI NOR ANY OF OUR SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS, ADVERTISERS OR SPONSORS, NOR OUR OR THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONSULTANTS, AGENTS OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES, ARE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF DATA OR LOST PROFITS), UNDER ANY CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE SERVICES AND/OR MATERIALS, INCLUDING ANY MATERIALS AVAILABLE THROUGH ANY THIRD PARTY PLATFORM, SUBMISSIONS, ANY LINKED WEBSITES OR ANY CODE, PRODUCT OR SERVICE PURCHASED, ACCESSIBLE OR USABLE THROUGH THE SERVICES OR ANY THIRD PARTY PLATFORM. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SERVICES, MATERIALS, INCLUDING ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH ANY THIRD PARTY PLATFORM, SUBMISSIONS OR ANY LINKED WEBSITES IS TO STOP USING THE SERVICES, MATERIALS, SUBMISSIONS, PRODUCTS, OR LINKED WEBSITES, AS APPLICABLE. THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE MAXIMUM LIABILITY TO SKOOTZI FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO SKOOTZI IN THE PRECEDING TWELVE (12) MONTHS, IF ANY, TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES. BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. NO COMMUNICATION OF ANY KIND BETWEEN YOU AND SKOOTZI OR A REPRESENTATIVE OF SKOOTZI CONSTITUTES A WAIVER OF ANY LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY HEREUNDER OR CREATE ANY ADDITIONAL WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS. MULTIPLE CLAIMS WILL NOT INCREASE THE MONETARY DAMAGES LIMIT STATED HEREIN. YOU AGREE THAT THE DAMAGE EXCLUSIONS IN THESE TERMS OF USE SHALL APPLY EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

Inaccuracies. A possibility exists that the Services provided on any Third Party Platform could include inaccuracies or errors, or information or materials that violate these Terms. Additionally, a possibility exists that unauthorized alterations could be made by third parties to the Services available on any Third Party Platform. Although Skootzi attempts to ensure the integrity of the Services on Third Party Platforms, we make no guarantees as to the Services’ completeness or correctness. In the event that a situation arises in which the Services’ completeness or correctness is in question, please submit a request to saying_hello [@] Skootzi dot com (with the subject line “Inaccuracies in Services on Third Party Platform Name”) with, if possible, a description of the Services to be checked and the location (URL) where such Services can be found on Our Services or Third Party Platform at issue, as well as information sufficient to enable Us to contact You. We will try to address Your concerns as soon as reasonably practicable.

System Outages. Skootzi periodically schedules system downtime for the Services for maintenance and other purposes. Additionally, unplanned system outages may occur. You agree that Skootzi has no responsibility and is not liable for: (a) the unavailability of the Services including those available on Third Party Platforms; (b) any loss of materials, data, transactions or any other information or materials caused by such system outages; (c) the resultant delay, mis-delivery, or non-delivery of data, transactions or any other information or materials caused by such system outages; or (d) any outages caused by any third parties, including without limitation, any companies or servers hosting the Services, any Internet service providers, any Third Party Platforms, or any Internet facilities and networks.

  1. Indemnification

YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD US AND OUR OWNERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ASSIGNEES, LICENSORS, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, CORPORATE PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS, SPONSORS, AFFILIATES AND ADVERTISERS, HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LOSSES AND EXPENSES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING REASONABLE LEGAL FEES AND COSTS) ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SITE, THE SERVICES, YOUR MEMBER CONTENT, ANY UNAUTHORIZED USE OR DISCLOSURE OF YOUR USER NAME OR PASSWORD, OR YOUR BREACH OF THESE TERMS, THE PRIVACY POLICY, ANY SPECIFIC AGREEMENT YOU ENTER WITH US OR SITE-RELATED RULES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE CONTROL AND DEFENSE OF ANY CLAIM AND, IN SUCH EVENT, YOU WILL COOPERATE FULLY WITH US IN ASSERTING ANY AVAILABLE DEFENSES.

 

No Waiver. ANY FAILURE ON OUR PART TO ACT IN RESPONSE TO A BREACH BY YOU OR OTHER PERSONS OF THESE TERMS, THE PRIVACY POLICY, ANY SPECIFIC AGREEMENT YOU ENTER WITH US OR SITE-RELATED RULES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN, DOES NOT WAIVE OUR RIGHT TO ACT IN RESPONSE TO ANY SUBSEQUENT OR SIMILAR BREACHES.

Notice for California Users. Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California websites users are entitled to the following specific consumer rights notice: The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 400 R Street, Suite 1080, Sacramento, California, 95814, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210.

Statute of Limitations. Any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Services, the Terms, or any services or information available through Third Party Platforms, must be filed within 1 year after such claim or cause or action arose regardless of any statutes or law to the contrary. In the event any such claim or cause of action is not filed within such 1-year period, such claim or cause of action are forever barred.

  1. Termination

Skootzi reserves the right to terminate, suspend, modify, or delete, at Our sole discretion, any (a) Submitted Content, Company Content, Courses, or any Service; and (b) Your access to Our Services or Your Account, as follows:

  1. If You breach or violate any of these Terms or any of Our applicable policies, as posted on Our Services from time to time, Skootzi may take action immediately without prior notice to You. If We take action pursuant to this section, We shall not have any liability to You for any Course(s) You may have purchased nor for any other use of Our Services associated with Your Account. For avoidance of any doubt, You understand and agree that You will not be compensated nor be eligible for any refund under any circumstances for any such access lost to Our Services, including without limitation to Course(s) You may have purchased;
  2. We may also take action for any reason or no reason, in which case We will provide prior notice to You. If We take action pursuant to this section, (a) if You are a Student We will refund You for any access lost to Course(s) that You may have purchased during the three (3) months period prior to such termination, all in accordance with and subject to the terms of Our refund policy set forth herein; and (b) If You are an Instructor, any such termination will also terminate Your right to offer Your Course(s) through Our Services, and Skootzi will pay all outstanding amounts owing to You up to termination date. Please note that Students who purchased your Course will retain access to the Course so long as Skootzi deems necessary.

You may terminate Your use of the Services at any time, either by ceasing to access them, or by deleting Your Account, by following the steps set forth in Our Privacy Policy and subject to the terms therein. We have no obligation to retain any of Your Account or Submitted Content for any period of time beyond what may be required by applicable law. Upon termination, You must cease all use of the Services and Content. Any accrued rights to payment and Sections 4, 5, 11-16 and all representations and warranties shall survive termination.

  1. Electronic Notices

By using Our Services or communicating with Skootzi, You agree that Skootzi may communicate with You electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to Your use of the Services or these Terms. If Skootzi learns of a security system’s breach, Skootzi may attempt to notify You electronically by posting a notice through the Services or sending an email to You. You may have a legal right to receive this notice in writing. To receive free written notice of a security breach (or to withdraw Your consent from receiving electronic notice), please write to Skootzi at saying_hello [@] Skootzi dot com. Notice will be deemed given twenty-four hours after e-mail is sent, unless the sending party is notified that the e-mail address is invalid. Alternatively, Skootzi may give You legal notice by mail to a postal address, if provided by You through Your use any of the Services. In such case, notice will be deemed given three days after the date of mailing.

  1. Miscellaneous

Entire Agreement. These Terms and any policies applicable to You posted on Our Services constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

Severability. If any provision of these Terms is found to be illegal, void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions of these Terms.

Waiver. A provision of these Terms may be waived only by a written instrument executed by the party entitled to the benefit of such provision. The failure of Skootzi to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

Notice. Any notice or other communication to be given hereunder will be in writing and given by facsimile, postpaid registered or certified mail return receipt requested, or electronic mail.

No Agency. Nothing in these Terms shall be construed as making either party the partner, joint venture, agent, legal representative, employer, contractor or employee of the other. Neither Skootzi nor any other party to these Terms shall have, or hold itself out to any third party as having, any authority to make any statements, representations or commitments of any kind, or to take any action that shall be binding on the other except as provided for herein or authorized in writing by the party to be bound.

Governing Laws. These Terms and Your use of the Services shall be governed by the substantive laws of the State of Pennsylvania without reference to its choice or conflicts of law principles that would require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction, and shall be considered to have been made and accepted in the State of Pennsylvania.

  1. Agreement to Arbitrate and Class Action Waiver

THIS SECTION ONLY APPLIES TO USERS IN THE US AND CANADA.

Before bringing a formal legal case, please first try contacting our support team at saying_hello [@] Skootzi dot com.  Most disputes can be resolved that way.

We Both Agree to Arbitrate. If we can’t resolve our dispute amicably, You and Skootzi agree to resolve any claims relating to these Terms, or any of Our other terms posted on Our Services from time to time, through final and binding arbitration. This applies to all kinds of claims under any legal theory.

Either of Us can bring a claim in small claims court either in West Chester, PA, or the county where You live, or some other place we both agree on, if it qualifies to be brought in that court.

In addition, if You or Skootzi brings a claim in court that should be arbitrated or any of Us refuses to arbitrate a claim that should be arbitrated, the other of Us can ask a court to force Us to go to arbitration to resolve the claim (i.e., compel arbitration). You or Skootzi may also ask a court to halt a court proceeding while an arbitration proceeding is ongoing.

Any legal controversy or legal claim arising out of or relating to your access to or use of the Site, the Site Content or the Services, or relating to these Terms, our Privacy Policy, any specific agreement you enter with us or Site-related Rules incorporated by reference herein, excluding legal action taken by us to collect our fees and/or recover damages for, or obtain an injunction relating to, the Site operations, intellectual property, and the Services, shall be settled by final, binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association.

Any arbitration commenced pursuant to this subsection (Arbitration) shall be conducted in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered into any court having jurisdiction thereof. The law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for agreements entered into and to be performed therein shall be applied by the arbitrator and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Either you or us may seek, from a court of competent jurisdiction in West Chester, Pennsylvania, any interim or preliminary relief necessary to protect the rights or property of you or us pending the completion of arbitration. Should either party file an action contrary to this subsection (Arbitration), the other party may recover attorney’s fees and costs up to $1,000.

If the arbitrator determines a party to be the prevailing party under circumstances where the prevailing party won on some but not all of the claims and counterclaims, the arbitrator may award the prevailing party an appropriate percentage of the costs and attorneys’ fees reasonably incurred by the prevailing party in connection with the arbitration. The arbitrator may not award any incidental, indirect or consequential damages, including damages for lost profits, nor punitive or exemplary damages, except where permitted by statute, and the parties waive any right to recover any such damages.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the amount in controversy is $10,000 or less, the party asserting a claim may elect to proceed in small claims court in West Chester, Pennsylvania, applying Pennsylvania law for agreements entered into and to be performed therein, which court has full authority to determine the outcome of the dispute.

 

The arbitrator shall not consolidate more than one person’s claims or otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding, and any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated or representative action. You agree to waive any right to a jury trial or to participate in a class action. If this specific provision is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of this subsection (Arbitration) will be null and void and neither of us will be entitled to arbitrate our dispute.

In the event that this arbitration provision is for any reason held to be unenforceable, any litigation against us may be commenced only in a court of competent jurisdiction located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and we both consent to the jurisdiction of such courts for such purposes.

This subsection (Arbitration) survives the termination of these Terms.

 

  1. OTHER TERMS

Compliance with the Law. You shall comply with all applicable domestic and international laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations relating to your dealings with us, including (but not limited to) your account registration, payments of charges and access to and use of the Site, the Site Content and the Services, and you are solely liable if you fail to so comply. We reserve the right to disclose without notice (as permitted by law) to law enforcement and any third party any information about you that we deem necessary to satisfy any applicable laws, regulations, legal process, or governmental requests or investigations or otherwise protect our legal rights.

Privacy. We value your privacy, and we encourage you to read our Privacy Policy for information on how we collect and handle information about you that you provide to us. Please note that we handle Business Contact Information, which is visible through your Profile upon registration, and any Member Content and other information that you choose to disclose to other Members on your Profile, Listings, Comments that you post on the Site and any Messages or other communications that you send to other Members whether through the Site differently than your Personally-identifiable Information. Accordingly, you should exercise care in deciding what information to share on or through the Site or the Services.

Additional Terms for Certain Services or Sites. We may offer additional sites or services that are subject to additional or different terms and conditions. In the event that you access or use such sites or services, we will notify you accordingly, and you will have the opportunity to decline to participate in such sites or services if you disagree with such additional or differing terms and conditions.

Modifications. We reserve the right to change any of these Terms from time to time in our sole discretion. We will not “retroactively” change these Terms. Any changes that we make will be effective immediately upon posting the revised version of these Terms on the Site. The “Updated” date at the beginning of these Terms indicates the date that we last revised these Terms. BY CONTINUING TO ACCESS OR USE THE SITE OR THE SERVICES AFTER SUCH DATE, YOU AGREE TO THE CHANGES MADE TO THESE TERMS.

 

Assignment or Transfer of Rights. These Terms are not assignable by you, either in whole or in part. We reserve the right to assign our rights and obligations under these Terms.

Severability, If any of these Terms is finally determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, all other terms or conditions contained herein will remain in full force and effect.

Termination & Survival of Terms. You will continue to enjoy your rights and to owe obligations under these Terms until: 1) your subscription is cancelled by you or us; 2) your password is revoked or suspended in accordance with these Terms. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to delete Profiles, Comments, Messages and all Member Content that you have posted thereto, upon termination of your Account pursuant to these Terms.

Notwithstanding the above,the provisions of the following sections shall survive the termination of these Terms and shall apply indefinitely:

 

YOUR AGREEMENT
CONTENT OWNERSHIP & LICENSES
MONITORING & SUSPENSION/REVOCATION OF USE PRIVILEGES
ACCOUNT PAYMENTS, CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THIRD PARTIES
DISCLAIMERS, LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY & INDEMNIFICATION
APPLICABLE LAW & DISPUTE RESOLUTION
OTHER TERMS

Entire Agreement. These Terms, our Privacy Policy, any specific agreement you enter with us and Site-related Rules incorporated by reference herein set forth the entire understanding and agreement between us and you with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any prior or contemporaneous understanding, whether written or oral. To the extent these Terms conflict with the terms of our Privacy Policy, the terms of our Privacy Policy will control. To the extent these Terms conflict with any specific agreement you enter with us, the terms and conditions of any such specific agreement you will control. To the extent that any Site-related Rules conflict with these Terms, these Terms will control.

Headings. Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe, or describe the scope or extent of the corresponding sections and subsections.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFO

If you believe that Member Content on the Site or other activity taking place on the Site constitutes infringement of a work protected by trademark, please notify our agent (identified above) via mail, email or the Site. Note that we may provide your contact information and/or the contents of your notice to the user that posted the Member Content you are reporting. In your notice to our agent, you should include the following:

 

Your complete contact information, including your full name, mailing address, phone number and email address;

  • The specific trademark in which you claim rights;
  • Your trademarked word, symbol, etc.;
  • The country or countries in which you claim trademark rights;
  • Your trademark registration number (if available);
  • The category of products and/or services for which you assert rights;
  • Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material on the Site (e.g., a web address or URL, if possible);
  • A description of how you believe this Member Content infringes your trademark;
  • A declaration that:
  • You have a good faith belief that use of the trademark as described above, in the manner you have complained of, is not authorized by the trademark owner, its agent, or the law;
  • The information in your notice is accurate; and
  • You declare under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of a trademark that is allegedly infringed; and
  • Your electronic signature or physical signature.

When we receive a notice of trademark infringement, we remove or disable access to that Member Content where appropriate. We may also terminate the accounts of repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances

Contact Us. The Site is owned and controlled by Skootzi  LLC. If you have any questions about the Terms, our Privacy Policy, any specific agreement you enter with us or Site-related Rules incorporated by reference herein, or our practices, please contact us through the “support” link provided on the Site (http://skootzi.com/say-howdy/), by email (saying_hello [@] Skootzi dot com) or by mail sent to the following address:

 

Skootzi LLC
PO Box 343
Downingtown, PA 19335