Terms of Service
These
Terms of Service (“Terms”) are between you (“You”, “Your”, “User”, “Customer”,
or “Subscriber”) and Solanatel LLC (“Solanatel”, “RipTx”, or “Us”) and consists
of the most recent version of the terms and conditions as well as the Solanatel
Privacy Policy, No Spam Policy, and Service Guidelines. By using the Service in any way, you are
agreeing to comply with these Terms. In
addition, when using particular Solanatel services, you agree to abide by all
applicable posted guidelines for such services.
By completing the registration process
(“Sign Up”) and clicking the “I Accept” button, You: (a) agree to be bound by these Terms; (b) represent
and warrant that, if You are an individual, You are 18 years old or older or,
if you are an entity that You are a corporation, partnership or other legal
entity duly formed (and incorporated if applicable) in good standing where
required to do business with all legal authority and power to accept these
Terms; (c) agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information in
the Service registration form, including billing and credit card related
information and other account information (all together, the “Account
Information”), and agree to maintain and update this information to keep it
true, accurate, current and complete; (e) represent and warrant that You have
the power and authority to enter into and perform under these Terms. If these Terms or any future changes are
unacceptable to You, Your sole remedy is to cancel Your Service. If you
do not accept and agree to these terms, do not complete the registration
process.
Solanatel
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove all
or part of these Terms, including but not limited to any term, applicable fee,
policy, or guideline, at any time without notice or acceptance by You. Regardless of whether Solanatel has provided
You individual notice, Your continued use of the Service following Solanatel’s
notice or posting of changed Terms will constitute Your acceptance of such
changes. It is Your responsibility to
check regularly for changes to the Terms and ensure that any contact information
You provide to Solanatel is updated and correct. You can find the most recent version of the
Terms at www.riptx.com/tos.
RipTx
is a sales and marketing service (the “Service”) which provides You with a
means to relay information to Your customers about a product that is for sale
or for rent by You. The service uses
both online service and Short Message Service (SMS; also known as text
messaging).
Unless
explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augments or enhances the
current Service, including the release of new Service resources, shall be
subject to these Terms. In order to use
the Service, You must obtain access to the World Wide Web, either directly or
through devices that access web-based content, and pay any fees associated with
such access. You are responsible for
obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware and other equipment
needed for Your access to and use of the Service and any Software, and for all
related fees.
You
will pay all fees due according to the prices and terms applicable to your
Services. All installation or set-up
fees and non-recurring charges, along with the first month's recurring charges,
shall be due and payable within ten (10) days of initiation of Service. Thereafter, recurring fees will be charged,
in advance to Your credit card. If Your
credit card is invalid or You are otherwise past-due in your payments for any
reason, the Service may be terminated and removed from Solanatel's servers by
Solanatel with or without notice, and all the information contained within
deleted permanently. Solanatel accepts
no liability for information or content that is deleted due to an invalid
credit card or where Your payments are past-due. In the event You fail to pay charges,
Solanatel may assign unpaid late balances to a collection agency for
appropriate action. In the event legal
action is necessary to collect on balances due, You agree to reimburse
Solanatel for all expenses incurred to recover sums due, including attorneys'
fees and other legal expenses. You also
agree to pay all current charges for the Service as well as taxes and fees
assessed against You or Solanatel on the charges and all late payment, interest
or other fees as stated on Your bill. Solanatel
may modify its billing practices or late payment charges by providing You with
prior written notice of the modification. Solanatel in its discretion may offer
discounts or special offers from time to time.
Solanatel
may, upon notice required by applicable laws, at any time change the amount of
or basis for determining any fee or charge or institute new fees or charges
with respect to the Service. Upon
renewal, the prices charged may be changed without notice to the then
prevailing price for the Services.
You
shall pay or otherwise be responsible for all federal, state or local sales,
use, excise, gross receipts, municipal fees, transfer, transaction, property,
or similar taxes, fees, or surcharges (hereinafter "Tax") imposed on,
or with respect to, the Services under this Agreement.
Upon
termination of the Service, you agree to remove all advertisements for the
service. If you fail to remove advertisement
after the date of cancellation, then you agree to pay the monthly service fee.
You
understand that all postings, messages, text, files, images, photos, video,
sounds, or other materials ("Content") posted on, transmitted
through, or linked from the Service, are the sole responsibility of the person
from whom such Content originated ("You"). More specifically, You are entirely responsible
for all Content that you post, email or otherwise make available via the
Service. You understand that Solanatel
does not control, and is not responsible for Content made available through the
Service, and that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that is
offensive, indecent, inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise objectionable. Furthermore, the site and Content available
through the Service may contain links to other websites, which are completely
independent of Solanatel. Solanatel makes
no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or authenticity
of the information contained in any such site.
Your linking to any other websites is at your own risk. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all
risks associated with, the use of any Content, that you may not rely on said
Content, and that under no circumstances will Solanatel be liable in any way
for any Content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of
the use of any Content posted, emailed or otherwise made available via the
Service. You acknowledge that Solanatel
does not pre-screen or approve Content, but that Solanatel shall have the right
(but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to refuse, delete or move any
Content that is available via the Service, for violating the letter or spirit
of the Terms or for any other reason.
When
posting Content related to housing, you must additionally comply with section 3604(c) of the
Federal Fair Housing Act. This law
generally prohibits stating, in any notice or ad for the sale or rental of a
dwelling, a discriminatory preference based on any of the following protected
categories:
Except
for the rights expressly granted herein, this Agreement does not transfer from Solanatel
to You any Solanatel developed, licensed or owned technology, and all rights,
title, and interest in and to such technology will remain solely with Solanatel.
The parties agree that they will not,
directly or indirectly, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise
attempt to derive source code or other trade secrets from the other party.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, You will not attempt to prohibit or
enjoin Solanatel at any time from utilizing any skills or knowledge of a
general nature acquired during the course of providing the Services, including,
without limitation, information publicly known or available or that could
reasonably be acquired in similar work performed for another customer of
Solanatel.
Solanatel
may be required to disclose information to individuals asserting rights under
the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and You expressly authorize Solanatel to
comply with any and all lawful notices, subpoenas, court orders or warrants
without prior notice to You.
You
will not use RipTx or Solanatel’s name or any language, pictures or symbols
which could, in Solanatel’s sole judgment, imply Solanatel’s identity in any
(i) written or oral advertising or presentation, or (ii) brochure, newsletter,
book, or other written material of whatever nature, without Solanatel’s prior
written consent. You agree that any and
all press releases and other public announcements related to this Agreement and
subsequent transactions between Solanatel and You, including the method and
timing of such announcements, must be approved in advance by Solanatel in
writing. Solanatel reserves the right to
withhold approval of any public announcement in its sole discretion. Without limitation, any breach of Your
obligation regarding public announcements shall be a material breach of these
Terms.
Solanatel,
and other Solanatel product and service names, and all of their related logos,
are each trademarks of Solanatel LLC (“Solanatel Marks”). Solanatel
expressly grants you permission to use the RipTx marks on advertising brochures,
signs, sign riders, website advertisements and other related marketing
campaigns. All other uses are expressly
prohibited without the prior approval from Solanatel. Upon termination of service you agree to discontinue
all use of the RipTx logo from any and all marketing materials and
advertisements.
As
part of Your Registration Process, You agree that some communications are
required, such as, by way of example and not limitation, customer service
messages regarding Your Service, and updates to the Service. In order to opt-out of receiving such
communications You must cancel the Service. You also understand and agree that the Service
may include certain communications from Solanatel, such as service
announcements and administrative messages You will not be able to opt out of
receiving them.
You
can find the most recent version of the Privacy Policy at www.riptx.com/privacy
The
initial term of this Agreement and these Terms will commence on the date that
You click the “I Accept” button to these Terms and will remain effective for
the period of 35 days (“Initial Term”). If
You wish to terminate the Services at the end of the Initial Term or any
subsequent term to which you have agreed (“Renewal Term”), you must logon to
your account, and “deactivate” the Service. Neither
You
may cancel Your Service and terminate these Terms at any time. If You cancel the Service before the end of
the Initial or Renewal Term, Your Service and access to the Service will be
discontinued immediately, and no refund will be provided for any payments You
have made.
Solanatel
may terminate these Terms at any time upon notice to You. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, Solanatel may also, but has no duty to, immediately suspend or
terminate Your Service, terminate Your access and password, remove Your Service
from Solanatel servers, or remove any Content within the Service, if Solanatel
concludes, in its sole discretion, that You (a) have breached, violated or
acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms, including any
applicable Solanatel Policy or any applicable law or regulation; (b) have
provided false information as part of your Account Information, (c) have failed
to keep your Account Information complete, true and accurate, (d) fail to
respond to any email communication sent to the email address listed in your
Account Information, (e) are engaged in fraudulent or illegal activities or the
sale of illegal or harmful goods or services; or (f) are engaged in activities
or sales that may damage the rights or reputation of Solanatel or others (each
“Termination for Cause”) . Any
Termination For Cause by Solanatel will take effect immediately, and You
expressly agree that You will not have any opportunity to cure.
Termination
for Cause: In addition to any other
right to terminate set forth herein, either party may terminate this Agreement
if: (i) the other party breaches any material term or condition of this
Agreement and fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days after receipt
of written notice of the same, except in the case of failure to pay fees, which
must be cured within five (5) days after receipt of written notice from Solanatel;
(ii) the other party becomes the subject of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy
or any voluntary proceeding relating to insolvency, receivership, liquidation,
or composition for the benefit of creditors; or (iii) the other party becomes
the subject of an involuntary petition in bankruptcy or any involuntary
proceeding relating to insolvency, receivership, liquidation, or composition
for the benefit of creditors, if such petition or proceeding is not dismissed
within sixty (60) days of filing.
In
the event a ruling, regulation or order issued by a judicial, legislative or
regulatory body causes Solanatel to believe that these Terms and/or the Service
provided hereunder may be in conflict with such rules, regulations and/or
orders, Solanatel may suspend or terminate the Service, or terminate these
Terms without liability.
Upon
any termination of the Service, Solanatel reserves the right to permanently
delete from its servers any and all information and content contained in Your
account or Service , including but not limited to order processing information,
mailing lists, files, email, and any Web pages generated by You or the Service . Solanatel accepts no liability for such
deleted information or content.
Should
Solanatel suspend a portion, but not all, of your Service due to a violation by
You of any law, regulation or policy, You shall remain liable for all fees
applicable to the Service as a whole. Should
Solanatel terminate your Service, You are liable for the payment of all fees applicable
to the Service up to the date of termination, in addition to any early
termination fees (if any).
You
expressly waive any statutory or other legal protection in conflict with the
provisions of this Term & Termination Section.
You
will receive a password from Solanatel to provide access to and use of Your
Service, and You agree to keep Your password confidential. You are entirely responsible for maintaining
the security of Your Service, and You are fully responsible for all activities
that occur under Your Service and password. You agree to immediately notify Solanatel of
any unauthorized uses of the Service or any other breaches of security. Solanatel cannot and will not be liable for
any loss or damage from Your failure to comply with this security obligation. You acknowledge and agree that under no
circumstances will Solanatel be liable, in any way, for any acts or omissions,
of You or any user of Your Service to whom You gave access, including any
damages of any kind incurred as a result of such acts or omissions.
You
represent and warrant that You are not a resident of any country or affiliated
with any organization prohibited to do business within the
Solanatel
reserves the right to establish limitations on the extent of any support
provided for the Service, and the hours at which it is available.
You
agree to indemnify and hold harmless Solanatel, and its parents, subsidiaries,
affiliates, co-branders or other partners, officers, directors, shareholders,
employees and agents, from any claim, demand, or investigation, including
reasonable attorneys fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of
Your Content, Your conduct, Your use of the Service, the goods or services
offered or sold through Your Service, any alleged violation of these Terms,
including any applicable Solanatel Policies, law or regulation, or any alleged
violation of any rights of another, including but not limited to Your use of
any content, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrighted or patented
material, or other intellectual property used in connection with Your Service. Solanatel reserves the right, at its own
expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise
subject to indemnification by You, but doing so shall not excuse Your indemnity
obligations.
You
agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of
the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service without the express
written permission of Solanatel LLC.
You
acknowledge that Solanatel may establish general practices and limits
concerning use of the Service.
Solanatel
reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue,
temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without
notice. You agree that Solanatel shall
not be liable to You or to any third party for any modification, suspension or
discontinuance of the Service.
YOU
EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
a)
THE SERVICE AND
SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE"
BASIS. SOLANATEL EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
b)
YOUR USE OF THE
SERVICE, THE SOFTWARE, AND ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE
OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE, IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND
RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER
SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL AND/OR
DATA.
c)
THE SECURITY
MECHANISM INCORPORATED IN THE SOFTWARE HAS INHERENT LIMITATIONS AND YOU MUST
DETERMINE THAT THE SOFTWARE ADEQUATELY MEETS ITS REQUIREMENTS.
d)
NEITHER THIS
AGREEMENT NOR ANY DOCUMENTATION FURNISHED UNDER IT IS INTENDED TO EXPRESS OR
IMPLY ANY WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE OR SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR
REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE OR SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY,
SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF
THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS,
SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH
THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (v) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE
WILL BE CORRECTED.
e)
NO ADVICE OR
INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE
SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS.
f)
SOLANATEL
assumes no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or failure
to store any user communications or personalization settings.
YOU
EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT SOLANATEL AND ITS AFFILIATES, CO-BRANDERS
OR OTHER PARTNERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS,
SHALL NOT BE LIABLE, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES OR LEGAL THEORIES WHATSOEVER, FOR
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, PROFITS, GOODWILL,
USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF SOLANATEL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO
USE THE SERVICE; (ii) ERRORS, DEFECTS, OMISSIONS, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR
TRANSMISSION, OR ANY OTHER FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICE OR THE
SOFTWARE; (iii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES
RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED
OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE;
(iv) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (v)
STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; (vi) ANY GOOD OR
SERVICE OFFERED OR SOLD THROUGH THE SERVICE; OR (vii) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING
TO THE SERVICE OR SOFTWARE.
SOLANATEL’S
LIABILITY TO YOU SHALL NOT, FOR ANY REASON, EXCEED THE AGGREGATE PAYMENTS
ACTUALLY MADE BY YOU TO SOLANATEL OVER THE COURSE OF THE EXISTING TERM. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SOLANATEL HAS SET ITS
PRICES IN RELIANCE UPON THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND THE DISCLAIMERS OF
WARRANTIES AND DAMAGES SET FORTH HEREIN, AND THAT THE SAME FORM AN ESSENTIAL
BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES. YOU AGREE THAT THE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS
OF LIABILITY AND DISCLAIMERS SPECIFIED IN THESE TERMS WILL SURVIVE AND APPLY
EVEN IF FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION
OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR LIABILITIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU.
Notices
under these Terms shall be by electronic mail or in writing and shall be deemed
delivered upon receipt to the party to whom such communication is directed, at
the addresses specified below. If to
Solanatel, such notices shall be addressed to support@riptx.com or
These
Terms and the relationship between You and Solanatel LLC shall be governed by
the laws of the State of
Except
for the obligation to make payments, neither party will be liable for any
failure or delay in its performance under this Agreement due to any cause
beyond its reasonable control, including, but not limited to, acts of war, acts
of terrorists, acts of God, earthquake, flood, embargo, riot, sabotage, labor
shortage or dispute, governmental act or failure of the Internet (not resulting
from the actions or inaction's of Solanatel), provided that the delayed party:
(a) gives the other party prompt notice of such cause, and (b) uses its
reasonable commercial efforts to promptly correct such failure or delay in
performance. If Solanatel is unable to
provide Service(s) for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days as a result of
a continuing force majeure event, You may cancel the Service(s), but there
shall be no liability on the part of Solanatel.
Except
as expressly set forth herein, You may not assign Your rights or delegate Your
duties under this Agreement either in whole or in part without the prior
written consent of Solanatel, and any attempted assignment or delegation
without such consent will be void. Solanatel may assign this Agreement in whole
or part. Solanatel also may delegate the
performance of Services to third parties, including Solanatel affiliates. This Agreement will bind and inure to the
benefit of each party's successors and permitted assigns.
This
Agreement will not establish any relationship of partnership, joint venture,
employment, franchise or agency between Solanatel and You. Neither Solanatel nor You will have the power
to bind the other or incur obligations on the other's behalf without the
other's prior written consent, except as otherwise expressly provided herein.
Solanatel
and You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement,
there shall be no third party beneficiaries to this Agreement, including but
not limited to the insurance providers for either party or Your customers.
These
Terms constitute the entire agreement between You and Solanatel and govern Your
use of the Service, superseding any prior agreements between You and Solanatel
(including, but not limited to, any prior versions of these Terms) pertaining
to this Service. You also may be subject
to additional terms and conditions that may apply when You use affiliate or
other Solanatel services, third-party content or third-party software. If any provision of these Terms or
incorporated documents is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give
effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other
provisions of these Terms remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or
law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to
use of the Service or these Terms must be filed within one (1) year after such
claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. The section titles in these Terms are for
convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.
The
provisions of Sections 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 11 through this Section 26 will
survive any termination or expiration of these Terms