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This user agreement, the documents set forth above, and
any other services terms (collectively, the "Terms,"
or this "Agreement," or the "User Agreement")
describe the terms and conditions on which ThinkingVOICE Networks,
Inc. ("we", "our" or "thinkingVOICE")
offers a user ("Customer", "User", "you",
"your" or "subscriber") access to the
Services which permit a third party "Caller" to
communicate with a User ("Services") and the www.thinkingvoice.com
web site ("Web Site"). If you have a question about
this Agreement, please contact us by sending e-mail to support@thinkingvoice.com.This
Agreement was last revised on February 26, 2004.
1. Acceptance of Terms.
By using this Web Site or any Service you agree to the Terms.
We may amend the Terms at any time. Subject Section 4.2 Changes
to Fees, Section below amended Terms will automatically be
effective seven (7) days after we have posted the amended
Terms. Your continued use of our Services will signify your
acceptance of any amended Terms. If you do not agree to the
changes, you may discontinue your registration and use of
the Services by sending an email request to support@thinkingvoice.com.
The Terms may not be otherwise amended except in a writing
signed by both parties. Throughout this Agreement, (i) the
phrase "in our discretion" or "in its discretion"
means in thinkingVOICE's sole and arbitrary discretion and
(ii) the term "including" means "including
without limitation." thinkingVOICE reserves the
right to reject this Agreement for any reason or no reason,
prior to acceptance thereof by thinkingVOICE. Activation of
any Service shall indicate thinkingVOICE's acceptance of this
Agreement, but does not obligate thinkingVOICE to provide
access to any or all Services, such access to be provided
at the sole discretion of thinkingVOICE.
2. Eligibility; Registration.
2.1. Eligibility.
Use of the Services is limited to parties that lawfully can
enter into and form contracts under applicable law. Without
limiting the foregoing, the Services are not available to
minors. Services are not available to Users where use of the
Services has been suspended or terminated.
2.2. Registration.
You must submit a complete registration form on behalf of
yourself or the corporation, partnership or other legal entity
that will be using the Services. By accepting this Agreement,
you represent that (a) you are eighteen (18) years or older
and, if applicable, (b) you are authorized to sign for and
bind the corporation, partnership or other legal entity that
will be using the Services. Your "Registration"
includes your personal information, credit card information
and any Services and related fees you select. Registration
through an Authorized Reseller (as defined in Section 4 below)
shall be subject such reseller's registration process.
3. Website and Services.
3.1. Right to Refuse Services.
thinkingVOICE may refuse the Services to anyone at any time,
in our discretion. thinkingVOICE reserves the right to discontinue,
temporarily or permanently, any or all of the Services to
anyone at any time, with or without notice. thinkingVOICE
will refund you amounts it has charged you for each whole
month of prepaid service for which thinkingVOICE refused or
discontinued Services, as such amounts are determined by thinkingVOICE,
only if (i) thinkingVOICE exercises its right to refuse service
or discontinue under this section, and (ii) you have prepaid
for the refused or discontinued Services. thinkingVOICE shall
not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination
of your access to the Service except as set forth herein.
3.2. License.
You grant thinkingVOICE a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual,
irrevocable, royalty-free, with full rights to sublicense
(through multiple tiers) right to exercise the copyright and
publicity rights (but no other rights) you have in any information
you provide us, in any media now known or not currently known,
for the purpose of offering the Services.
3.3. Privacy.
thinkingVOICE will only use your information in accordance
with our Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy is part of this
Agreement. Please note that when you voluntarily disclose
personal information, that information may be collected and
used by others.
3.4. Passwords and Security.
You will at all times maintain the confidentiality of your
user names and passwords. If you are a corporation, partnership
or other legal entity, you are responsible for all activity
and all charges by such employees. If there is a breach of
security through your account, you must immediately change
your password and notify us at support@thinkingvoice.com. You
will be liable for any unauthorized use of the Services until
you notify us of the security breach.
3.5. Accurate and Complete
Information.
You will provide to thinkingVOICE only true, accurate, current
and complete information, including, as applicable, your credit
card number and other financial information, and will update
that information to keep it true, accurate, current and complete.
thinkingVOICE, its agents, suppliers, and subcontractors have
the right to recover from you any costs or losses incurred
as a direct or indirect result of the inaccurate or incomplete
information.
3.6. Limited Agency.
You authorize thinkingVOICE to retrieve and post information
and materials necessary to provide the Services to you, and
you hereby appoint thinkingVOICE as your agent for this limited
purpose. You permit thinkingVOICE to use such retrieved information
and materials to accomplish the foregoing, and to communicate
with Callers on your behalf.
3.8. General Compliance with
Laws.
You will comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances
and regulations in your use of the Services.
3.9 Service Term.
The Services are offered on a monthly basis for a term which
begins on the date that your Service is activated and you
accept the Terms ("Activation Date") and ends on
the day before the same date in the following month.
Subsequent terms of this Agreement automatically renew on
a monthly basis without further action by you unless you give
thinkingVOICE or Authorized Reseller written notice of non-renewal
at least ten (10) days before the end of the monthly term
in which the notice is given. You are acquiring the Service
for full monthly terms, meaning that if you attempt to terminate
Service prior to the end of a monthly term, you will be responsible
for the full month's charges to the end of the then-current
term, including without limitation unbilled charges, plus
a disconnect fee, if any, all of which immediately become
due and payable. Expiration of the term or termination
of Service does not excuse you from paying all unpaid, accrued
charges due in relation to the Agreement.
4. Fees.
4.1. Generally.
thinkingVOICE or it's authorized reseller from whom you order
the Services from ("Authorized Reseller") will charge
you fees in accordance with the thinkingVOICE or the Authorized
Reseller Fees Policy. Unless
otherwise stated, all fees are quoted in U.S. Dollars. You
are responsible for paying all fees associated with using
the Service and all applicable taxes.
4.2. Changes to Fees.
thinkingVOICE or the Authorized Reseller may change the Fees
Policy effective seven (7) days after those changes have been
posted on the Web Site and may add new fees effective immediately
upon posting the new fees. We may change temporarily our fees
for promotional events (for example, free minutes days) and
such changes are effective when we post the temporary promotional
event. If you have prepaid for services, thinkingVOICE or
the Authorized Reseller will either maintain your existing
service or refund your payment in accordance with Section
3.1.
4.3. Credit Cards.
You will be required to place a credit card (Visa, MasterCard,
American Express, or Discover) on file for automatic billing
prior to using the Services that generate User Fees or other
Services for which thinkingVOICE or the Authorized Reseller
requires a credit card on file. You will be billed a monthly
finance charge of the lower of 1.5% or the highest amount
permitted by applicable law if your account becomes past due.
Your account may be suspended for non-payment. You may close
your account by emailing us at support@thinkingvoice.com to
request closure or sending us a request using the contact
us form. You will reimburse thinkingVOICE for any costs arising
from initiation of collections activity.
4.4. Billing Cycles.
thinkingVOICE or the Authorized Reseller will determine your
account's billing cycle, which will determine your invoicing
date as well as your payment due date. thinkingVOICE or the
Authorized Reseller may charge your credit card for any unpaid
account balance at any time, but may, in its discretion, defer
charging your card. thinkingVOICE or the Authorized Reseller
may immediately charge all unpaid balances if you close your
account. Without limiting any other remedy, thinkingVOICE
or the Authorized Reseller may terminate any services immediately
should thinkingVOICE or the Authorized Reseller be unable
to charge your credit card.
4.5. Other Terms.
Some of the Services may have additional terms of use. Any
such terms will be displayed in connection with the applicable
services and are incorporated into these Terms by reference.
4.6. Discounts, Credits and
Refunds.
thinkingVOICE or the Authorized Reseller may, in its discretion,
offer discounts, coupons or promotions that may reduce applicable
fees. Users may request credits to their account by contacting
thinkingVOICE or the Authorized Reseller customer service.
Credits will be granted in thinkingVOICE or the Authorized
Reseller's discretion. Any refunds will be made in credits
to your account. You will not be entitled to a refund in the
event thinkingVOICE or the Authorized Reseller cancels the
Services for a violation by you of these Terms and Conditions.
5. Limitations on Use of Services.
5.1. Terms.
Services made available by thinkingVOICE, including software
(collectively, "Materials") is the intellectual
property of thinkingVOICE and/or its suppliers. Your use of
the Materials are governed by the terms of the end user license
agreement, if any, which accompanies or is included with the
Materials ("License Agreement"). You may not install
or use any Materials that is accompanied by or includes a
License Agreement unless you first agree to the License Agreement
terms.
5.2. License.
For any Materials not accompanied by a license agreement,
thinkingVOICE grants you, the user, a personal, nontransferable
license to use the Materials for viewing and otherwise using
the thinkingVOICE website in accordance with these Terms of
Use, and for no other purpose provided that you keep intact
all copyright and other proprietary notices.
5.3. Intellectual Property.
All Materials are owned by thinkingVOICE and/or its suppliers
and is protected by copyright laws and international treaty
provisions. Any reproduction or redistribution of the Materials
are expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe
civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted
to the maximum extent possible. Without limiting the foregoing,
copying or reproduction of the Materials to any other server
or location for further reproduction or redistribution is
expressly prohibited.
5.4. Export Control Laws.
You acknowledge that the Materials, and any accompanying documentation
and/or technical information, is subject to applicable export
control laws and regulations of the USA. You agree not to
export or re-export the Materials, directly or indirectly,
to any countries that are subject to USA export restrictions.
5.5 No Unauthorized Use.
thinkingVOICE respects copyright law and expects our Users
to do the same. Unauthorized copying or distribution of copyrighted
works is an infringement of the copyright holders' rights.
In our discretion and in appropriate circumstances, thinkingVOICE
may terminate the accounts of users who infringe upon the
copyright, or other
5.6 Prohibited Uses.
You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes.
This means that you agree not to use them for transmitting
or receiving any communication or material of any kind when
in thinkingVOICE's sole judgment the transmission, receipt
or possession of such communication or material (i) would
constitute a criminal offense, give rise to a civil liability,
or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national
or international law or (ii) encourages conduct that would
constitute a criminal offense, give rise to a civil liability,
or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national
or international law. thinkingVOICE reserves the right to
terminate your Service immediately and without advance notice
if thinkingVOICE, in its sole discretion, believes that you
have violated the above restrictions, leaving you responsible
for the full month's charges to the end of the current term,
including without limitation unbilled charges, plus a disconnect
fee, if any, all of which immediately become due and payable.
You are liable for any and all use of the Service by any person
making use of the Service provided to you and agree to indemnify
and hold harmless thinkingVOICE against any and all liability
for any such use that fails to comply with this Section 5.6.
If thinkingVOICE, in its sole discretion believes that you
have violated the above restrictions, thinkingVOICE may forward
the objectionable material, as well as your communications
with thinkingVOICE and your personally identifiable information
to the appropriate authorities for investigation and prosecution.
5.7 Loss of Service Due to
Power Failure.
You acknowledge and understand that the Service does not function
in the event of power failure.
7. Indemnity and Disclaimer
7.1. Indemnity.
You will, at your own expense, indemnify, defend and hold
thinkingVOICE, it Authorized Resellers and suppliers and the
affiliates, officers, directors, agents, and employees of
such harmless from and against any loss, cost, damages, liability,
or expense arising out of or relating to (a) a third-party
claim, action or allegation of infringement, misuse or misappropriation
based on information, data, files or other content submitted
by you to us; (b) any fraud, manipulation, or other breach
of this Agreement by you; (c) any third-party claim, action
or allegation brought against thinkingVOICE arising out of
or relating to a dispute with you over the terms and conditions
of an agreement or related to the purchase or sale of any
goods or services; (d) your violation of any law or the rights
of a third party; or (e) your use, or thinkingVOICE's provision,
of the Services or use of your account by any third party.
thinkingVOICE will have the right to participate in its defense
and hire counsel of its choice, at your expense. You will
not settle any action or claims on thinkingVOICE's behalf
without the prior written consent of thinkingVOICE.
7.2. Disclaimer.
Neither thinkingVOICE nor its suppliers and Authorized Resellers
will be liable for (i) any loss of business, profits or goodwill,
loss of use or data, interruption of business or for any indirect,
special, incidental or consequential damages of any character,
(however arising, including negligence) arising out of or
in connection with this agreement even if thinkingVOICE or
its supplier or Authorized Resellers is aware of the possibility
of such damages, or (ii) any damages that result in any way
from your use or inability to use the Services, or that result
from errors, defects, omissions, delays in operation or transmission,
or any other failure of performance of the Services. Our liability,
and the liability of our suppliers and Authorized Resellers,
to you or any third parties in any circumstance is limited
to the greater of (a) the amount of fees you pay to us in
the 6 months prior to the action giving rise to liability,
or (b) $100. No advice or information from thinkingVOICE,
whether oral or written, shall create any warranty not expressly
stated in the Terms of Use.
8. General.
8.1. Termination at thinkingVOICE
Discretion.
In our discretion, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily
suspend, or terminate your use of the Services if you breach
any provision of this Agreement. This Section does not limit
any other remedies that may be available to thinkingVOICE.
8.2. Third Party Services.
thinkingVOICE services rely in part on the proper functioning
and interaction of third party, services and software with
the thinkingVOICE website and software. Failure of, or changes
to, or misconduct by such third parties or their websites,
services or software may affect our provision of services.
thinkingVOICE is not liable for any third party actions or
omissions.
8.3. No Agency.
Except for the limited purpose stated in the 'Limited Agency'
Section, you and thinkingVOICE are independent contractors,
and no agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer
or franchisor-franchisee relationship is intended or created
by this Agreement.
8.4. Notices.
Except as explicitly stated otherwise, any notices will be
given by email to support@thinkingvoice.com (in the case of thinkingVOICE)
or to the email address you provide to thinkingVOICE during
the registration process (in your case), or such other address
as the party will specify. Notice will be deemed given twenty
four (24) hours after email is sent, unless the sending party
is notified that the email address is invalid. Alternatively,
we may give you notice by certified mail, postage prepaid
and return receipt requested, to the address provided to thinkingVOICE
during the registration process. In such case, notice will
be deemed given three (3) days after the date of mailing.
8.5. Arbitration.
Any controversy or claim in any way arising out of or relating
to this Agreement will be settled by binding arbitration in
accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American
Arbitration Association. The arbitration will be conducted
in Santa Clara County, California and judgment on the arbitration
award may be entered into any court having jurisdiction thereof.
Either you or thinkingVOICE may seek any interim or preliminary
relief from a court of competent jurisdiction in California
necessary to protect the rights or property of you or thinkingVOICE
pending the completion of arbitration.
8.6. Governing Law.
California law will govern this Agreement, except for the
body of law relating to conflicts of law. Subject to the Arbitration
Section, venue for any legal action will be the state courts
of San Mateo County, California, or the federal courts of
the Northern District of California. The prevailing party
in any litigation in connection with this Agreement will be
entitled to recover from the other party its costs and reasonable
attorneys' fees and other expenses.
8.7. Waivers.
A party's failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement
shall not be a waiver of the provision or the right to enforce
it at a later time.
8.8. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding and agreement
between us with respect to the subject matter hereof. You
agree that you are not entering into this Agreement in reliance
on any statements or representations other than those set
forth herein. If any provision of this Agreement is held to
be invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be struck
and the remaining provisions will be enforced.
8.9. Assignment.
This Agreement and your user names and passwords are not assignable,
transferable or sub licensable by you without thinkingVOICE's
prior written consent, and any such conveyance will be null
and void.
8.10. Attorneys' Fees.
The prevailing party in any litigation in connection with
this Agreement will be entitled to recover from the other
party its costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and other expenses.
8.11. Headings.
Should any term or condition be in conflict between this Agreement
and any document incorporated by reference into this Agreement,
the terms of this Agreement will control. The use of headings
is for convenience and will not affect the interpretation
of this Agreement.
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