Saturday, 7 April 2012

FileServe Website Terms and Conditions

Thank you for visiting the FileServe™ website located at www.fileserve.com (the "Site"). The Site is an Internet property of FileServe Ltd. and its affiliated companies ("FileServe™", "we" or "us"). You agree to the following FileServe™ Website Terms of Use ("Terms of Use"), in their entirety, when you: (a) access or use the Site as an unregistered visitor ("Visitor Members"), which enables you to access certain Member Content (as defined below) and other product and service offerings ("Visitor Services"); (b) register as a free member on the Site ("Free Member"), which enables you to access the various Free Member services detailed below ("Free Services"); and/or (c) register as a premium member on the Site ("Premium Member" and together with the Visitor Members and Free Members, the "Members"), which enables you to access the various Premium Member services detailed below ("Premium Services" and together with the Visitor Services and Free Services, the "Services"). These Terms of Use are inclusive of the FileServe™ Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy") and any and all other applicable FileServe™ operating rules, policies, price schedules and other supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be published from time to time, which are expressly incorporated herein by reference (collectively, the "Agreement"). Please review the Agreement carefully. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions contained within the Agreement in its entirety, you are not authorized to use the Site or Services in any manner or form whatsoever.

WARNING: MEMBER ACCOUNTS WILL BE TERMINATED FOR UNAUTHORIZED UPLOADING OF COPYRIGHT-PROTECTED MATERIAL.

VISITOR MEMBER S MAY NOT ACCESS, DOWNLOAD OR SHARE FILES UPLOADED BY SITE MEMBERS OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED HEREUNDER. FILESERVE™ FORBIDS COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR COPYRIGHT-PROTECTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN UPLOADED TO THE SITE, PLEASE CONTACT US BY CLICKING HERE AND WE WILL PROMPTLY REMOVE THE CONTENT.
1. Scope of Agreement.

You agree to the terms and conditions outlined in the Agreement with respect to your use of the Site and Services. The Agreement constitutes the entire and only agreement between you and FileServe™ with respect to your use of the Site and Services, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, representations, warranties and/or understandings with respect to your use of the Services, Site, the content contained therein and/or any other products and services provided by or through same. FileServe™ may change the Agreement and the Services, in whole or in part, at any time without specific notice to you. The latest Agreement will be posted on the Site. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services following posted notice constitutes your acceptance of all of the terms and conditions contained within the Agreement in effect at that time. Therefore, you should regularly check the Site for updates and/or changes. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any future offer(s) made available to you on the Site that augment(s) or otherwise enhance(s) the current features of the Site and/or Services shall be subject to the Agreement. You understand and agree that FileServe™ is not responsible or liable in any manner whatsoever for your inability to use the Site and/or Services.
2. Modification of Agreement.

We may amend the Agreement from time to time in our sole discretion, without specific notice to you; provided, however, that: (a) any amendment or modification to the arbitration provisions, prohibition on class action provisions or any other provisions applicable to dispute resolution (collectively, "Dispute Resolution Provisions") shall not apply to any disputes incurred prior to the applicable amendment or modification; and (b) any amendment or modification to pricing and/or billing provisions ("Billing Provisions") shall not apply to any charges incurred prior to the applicable amendment or modification. The latest Agreement will be posted on the Site, and you should review the Agreement prior to using the Site. By your continued use of the Site and/or Services, you hereby agree to comply with, and be bound by, all of the terms and conditions contained within the Agreement effective at that time (other than with respect to disputes arising prior to the amendment or modification of the Dispute Resolution Provisions, or charges incurred prior to the amendment or modification of the Billing Provisions, which shall be governed by the Dispute Resolution Provisions and/or Billing Provisions then in effect at the time of the subject dispute or incurred charges, as applicable). Therefore, you should regularly check this page for updates and/or changes. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any future offer(s) or product(s) made available to you on the Site that augment(s) or otherwise enhance(s) the current features of the Site shall be subject to the Agreement.You understand and agree that FileServe™ is not responsible or liable in any manner whatsoever for your inability to use the Site, become a Member or use the Services.
3. Requirements.

The Site and Services are available only to individuals that are at least eighteen (18) years of age and that can enter into legally binding contracts under applicable law.
4. Premium Membership Fees.

Upon registering for the Premium Services and providing the requisite Premium Services Registration Data, either the credit or debit card that you provided during registration or updated at a later date (Active Credit Card), your PayPal® account, your Alipay™ account or your Webmoney® account, as applicable and depending upon the payment method selected (collectively, "Payment Method"), will be charged the applicable amount depending on the Premium Membership package selected and the currency applicable to your residence.



U.S. Dollars

(a) Where you select a thirty (30) day Premium Membership, your Payment Method will be charged Nine Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($9.99). Membership will renew every thirty (30) days at Nine Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($9.99) until canceled. You acknowledge and agree that FileServe™ will not obtain any additional authorization from you for this recurring payment. Every time that you use the Services, you re-affirm that FileServe™ is authorized to charge your Payment Method and to have the fees applied to same.

(b) Where you select a seventy-five (75) day Premium Membership, your Payment Method will be charged Nineteen Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($19.99). Membership will renew every seventy-five (75) days at Nineteen Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($19.99) until canceled. You acknowledge and agree that FileServe™ will not obtain any additional authorization from you for this recurring payment. Every time that you use the Services, you re-affirm that FileServe™ is authorized to charge your Payment Method and to have the fees applied to same.

(c) Where you select a hundred and eighty (180) day Premium Membership, your Payment Method will be charged Thirty-Four Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($34.99).

(d) Where you select a three hundred and sixty-five (365) day Premium Membership, your Payment Method will be charged Fifty-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($59.99).

(e) Where you select a seven hundred and thirty (730) day Premium Membership, your Payment Method will be charged Ninety-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($99.99).

British Pounds Sterling

(f) Where you select a thirty (30) day Premium Membership, your Payment Method will be charged Nine Pounds Sterling and Ninety-Nine Pence (£9.99). Where you do not cancel your Membership during the thirty (30) day Membership period, your Membership will renew every thirty (30) days at Nine Pounds Sterling and Ninety-Nine Pence (£9.99) until canceled. You acknowledge and agree that FileServe™ will not obtain any additional authorization from you for this recurring payment. Every time that you use the Services, you re-affirm that FileServe™ is authorized to charge your Payment Method and to have the fees applied to same.

(g) Where you select a seventy-five (75) day Premium Membership, your Payment Method will be charged Nineteen Pounds Sterling and Ninety-Nine Pence (£19.99). Membership will renew every seventy-five (75) days at Nineteen Pounds Sterling and Ninety-Nine Pence (£19.99) until canceled. You acknowledge and agree that FileServe™ will not obtain any additional authorization from you for this recurring payment. Every time that you use the Services, you re-affirm that FileServe&trade is authorized to charge your Payment Method and to have the fees applied to same.

(h) Where you select a hundred and eighty (180) day Premium Membership, your Payment Method will be charged Thirty-Four Pounds Sterling and Ninety-Nine Pence (£34.99).

(i) Where you select a three hundred and sixty-five (365) day Premium Membership, your Payment Method will be charged Fifty-Nine Pounds Sterling and Ninety-Nine Pence (£59.99).

(j) Where you select a seven hundred and thirty (730) day Premium Membership, your Payment Method will be charged Ninety-Nine Pounds Sterling and Ninety-Nine Pence (£99.99).

Euros

(k) Where you select a thirty (30) day Premium Membership, your Payment Method will be charged Nine Euros and Ninety-Nine Cents (€9.99). Where you do not cancel your Membership during the thirty (30) day Membership period, your Membership will renew every thirty (30) days at Nine Euros and Ninety-Nine Cents (€9.99) if not canceled. You acknowledge and agree that FileServe™ will not obtain any additional authorization from you for this recurring payment. Every time that you use the Services, you re-affirm that FileServe™ is authorized to charge your Payment Method and to have the fees applied to same.

(l) Where you select a seventy-five (75) day Premium Membership, your Payment Method will be charged Nineteen Euros and Ninety-Nine Cents (€19.99). Membership will renew every seventy-five (75) days at Nineteen Euros and Ninety-Nine Cents (€19.99) if not canceled. You acknowledge and agree that FileServe™ will not obtain any additional authorization from you for this recurring payment. Every time that you use the Services, you re-affirm that FileServe™ is authorized to charge your Payment Method and to have the fees applied to same.

(m) Where you select a hundred and eighty (180) day Premium Membership, your Payment Method will be charged Thirty-Four Euros and Ninety-Nine Cents (€34.99).

(n) Where you select a three hundred and sixty-five (365) day Premium Membership, your Payment Method will be charged Fifty-Nine Euros and Ninety-Nine Cents (€59.99).

(o) Where you select a seven hundred and thirty (730) day Premium Membership, your Payment Method will be charged Ninety-Nine Euros and Ninety-Nine Cents (€99.99).

Canadian Dollars

(p) Where you select a thirty (30) day Premium Membership, your Payment Method will be charged Nine Canadian Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($9.99). Where you do not cancel your Membership during the thirty (30) day Membership period, your Membership will renew every thirty (30) days at Nine Canadian Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($9.99) if not canceled. You acknowledge and agree that FileServe™ will not obtain any additional authorization from you for this recurring payment. Every time that you use the Services, you re-affirm that FileServe™ is authorized to charge your Payment Method and to have the fees applied to same.

(q) Where you select a seventy-five (75) day Premium Membership, your Payment Method will be charged Nineteen Canadian Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($19.99). Membership will renew every seventy-five (75) days at Nineteen Canadian Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($19.99) if not canceled. You acknowledge and agree that FileServe™ will not obtain any additional authorization from you for this recurring payment. Every time that you use the Services, you re-affirm that FileServe™ is authorized to charge your Payment Method and to have the fees applied to same.

(r) Where you select a hundred and eighty (180) day Premium Membership, your Payment Method will be charged Thirty-Four Canadian Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($34.99).

(s) Where you select a three hundred and sixty-five (365) day Premium Membership, your Payment Method will be charged Fifty-Nine Canadian Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($59.99).

(t) Where you select a seven hundred and thirty (730) day Premium Membership, your Payment Method will be charged Ninety-Nine Canadian Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($99.99).

Items (a) through (t) above shall be referred to collectively herein as the "Fees". All Fees will appear on your Active Credit Card bill, your PayPal® account statement, your Alipay™ account statement or your Webmoney® account statement, as applicable, as "FileServe".

All Fees for items (a) through (e) are payable in United States currency. All Fees for items (f) through (j) are payable in United Kingdom currency. All Fees for items (k) through (o) are payable in European Union currency. All Fees for items (p) through (t) are payable in Canadian currency. Failure to use the Premium Services does not constitute a basis for refusing to pay any of the associated Fees. Subject to the conditions set forth herein, you agree to be bound by the Billing Provisions of FileServe™ in effect at any given time. Upon reasonable prior written notice to you (with e-mail sufficing), FileServe™ reserves the right to change its Billing Provisions whenever necessary, in its sole discretion. Continued use of the Services after receipt of such notice shall constitute consent to any and all such changes; provided, however, that any amendment or modification to the Billing Provisions shall not apply to any charges incurred prior to the applicable amendment or modification.

FileServe's™ authorization to provide and bill for the Premium Services is obtained by way of your electronic signature or, where applicable, via physical signature and/or voice affirmation. Once an electronic signature is submitted, this electronic order constitutes an electronic letter of agency. FileServe's™ reliance upon the electronic signature of Members that are legal residents of the United States was specifically sanctioned and written into law when the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act and the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Transactions Act were enacted in 1999 and 2000, respectively. Both laws specifically preempt all state laws that recognize only paper and handwritten signatures. Where you fail to make any scheduled payment for accrued Fees, such overdue amounts will be subject to interest charges in the amount of the lesser of one and one half percent (1.5%) per month, compounded monthly, or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. Your Premium Member account may be deactivated, and access to the Site and/or Services denied, for non-payment.

For purposes of the Agreement, "PayPal" shall mean PayPal, Inc. Please be advised that FileServe™ is not in any way affiliated with PayPal, and the Site and Services are neither endorsed, nor sponsored, by PayPal. PayPal® is a registered trademark of PayPal, Inc.

For purposes of the Agreement, "Alipay" shall mean Alipay, an affiliate of Alibaba Group. Please be advised that FileServe™ is not in any way affiliated with Alipay, and the Site and Services are neither endorsed, nor sponsored, by Alipay. Alipay™ is a trademark of Alipay.

For purposes of the Agreement, "Webmoney" shall mean WM Transfer Ltd. Please be advised that FileServe™ is not in any way affiliated with Webmoney, and the Site and Services are neither endorsed, nor sponsored, by Webmoney. Webmoney® is a registered trademark of WM Transfer Ltd.
5. Cancellation of Membership.

You may cancel your Membership at any time if you are not completely satisfied. To cancel your Membership, simply cease using the Site and applicable Services and cancel the subscription with the applicable Payment Method processor, if any. You understand and agree that cancellation of your Membership is your sole right and remedy with respect to any dispute with FileServe™. Upon any termination and/or cancellation of your Membership, your license grant, as set forth in Section 11 hereinbelow shall immediately terminate. The following conditions apply to any Premium Membership cancellation: (a) you shall not receive any pro-rata refund of your Fees for partial months or years; and (b) you shall not receive any refund for Fees previously paid up to the date of cancellation or termination and you remain liable for any and all unpaid Fees billed by FileServe™.
6. Registration.

The Visitor Services are available without registration. In order to obtain Free Services and/or Premium Services, you must first submit the applicable application form ("Application") to FileServe™ for review and initial approval. FileServe™ reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to deny the Application of anyone at any time and for any reason, whatsoever. The information that you must supply on the Site in order to obtain Free Services may include, without limitation: (a) your e-mail address; and (b) any other information requested by us on the Application (collectively, "Free Services Registration Data"). The information that you must supply on the Site in order to obtain Premium Services may include, without limitation: (i) your e-mail address; (ii) your credit card information, PayPal® account information, Alipay™ account information or your Webmoney® account information (depending on your preferred means of payment); and (iii) any other information requested by us on the Application (collectively, "Premium Services Registration Data" and, together with the Free Services Registration Data, the "Registration Data"). You agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete Registration Data, as necessary, in order to maintain it in up to date and accurate fashion. FileServe™ will verify and approve all Applications in accordance with its standard verification procedures.

If FileServe™ approves your Application to become a Free Member or Premium Member, you can set up your account ("Services Account") by selecting your: (A) user name; and (B) password. You can access your Services Account at the Site using your user name and password, and change your password and user name at your discretion. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Services Account, user name and password and for restricting access to your computer. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur through use of your Services Account, user name and password including, without limitation, any and all purchases made therethrough.
7. Rejection/Termination.

FileServe™ may reject your Application and/or terminate your Membership at any time and for any reason, in our sole discretion. Such reasons may include, without limitation: (a) where FileServe™ believes that you are in any way in breach of the Agreement; and (b) where FileServe™ believes that you are, at any time, conducting any unauthorized commercial activity by and through your Membership.
8. Description of Services.

Items (a), (b) and (c) below shall be referred to herein collectively as the "Services".

(a) Visitor Members that possess the requisite technology shall have the opportunity to view certain Member Content as uploaded by either Free Members or Premium Members.

(b) Site users that possess the requisite technology shall have the opportunity to, upon submitting an Application and receiving FileServe's™ approval, utilize the "Free Services" in order to: (i) upload Member Content files to the Site and store that Member Content on the Site; (ii) via the Site's functionality, generate transferable Uniform Resource Locators ("Member Content URLs") through which the subject Member Content will be accessible; and (iii) use the Site's "File Manager" functionality to zip, unzip, move, copy, delete, password protect and otherwise modify the Member Content files and Member Content URLs. Free Members will be permitted to upload a maximum of two hundred (200) MBs per Member Content file.

(c) Site users that possess the requisite technology shall have the opportunity to, upon submitting an Application and receiving FileServe's™ approval, utilize the "Premium Services" for a fee in order to: (i) upload the largest Member Content files permissible to the Site at the fastest speeds available; (ii) via the Site's functionality, generate transferable Member Content URLs through which the subject Member Content will be accessible; (iii) utilize the maximum storage capacity for Member Content; and (iv) use the Site's File Manager functionality to zip, unzip, move, copy, delete, password protect and otherwise modify the Member Content files and Member Content URLs. Premium Members will be permitted to upload a maximum of two (2) GBs per Member Content file.

The Member Content is uploaded by Free Members and/or Premium Members and contains comments, opinions, advice, statements, offers, products, services, requests, solicitations and other information that is provided directly by Free Members and/or Premium Members, as applicable. Member Content is provided by the applicable Free Members and/or Premium Members, not FileServe™, and thus should not necessarily be relied upon. The Free Members and/or Premium Members are solely responsible for the accuracy, completeness, appropriateness or usefulness of such Member Content. FileServe&trade does not represent or warrant that the Member Content is accurate, complete or appropriate. You understand and agree that FileServe™ will not be responsible for, and FileServe™ undertakes no responsibility to monitor or otherwise police, such Member Content. You agree that FileServe™ has no obligations and shall incur no liabilities to you in connection with any such Member Content.

FileServe™ does not control the Member Content provided by Free Members and/or Premium Members that is made available by and through the Services and/or Site. You may find certain Member Content to be offensive, harmful, inaccurate and/or deceptive. Please use caution, common sense and safety when accessing the Member Content and using the Services and/or Site. You are solely responsible for your interactions with other Site-users including, but not limited to, Visitor Members, Free Members, and/or Premium Members. Because we are not involved in Site-user interactions, in the event that you have a dispute with one or more Visitor Members, Free Members and/or Premium Members, you hereby release FileServe™ from any and all claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of, or in any way connected with, such disputes.

FileServe™ does not represent or warrant that the Member Content will be safe or secure from theft. FileServe™ will not be liable in any respect for lost, stolen or misdirected Member Content, for any failure to secure or protect Member Content and/or for failure to use the Services features properly. You should keep copies of all Member Content submitted to the Site by and through the Services.
9. Member Content.

As a Member, you agree that you are solely responsible for the Member Content uploaded by you to the Site, and for any and all subsequent uses of the Member Content URLs. If you post Member Content, you represent and warrant that you have all necessary ownership or other rights in and to the Member Content enabling you to upload it on the Site, generate a Member Content URL and display the Member Content URL and associated Member Content as intended. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree to use the Services in a manner consistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations. In connection with the Member Content and Member Content URLs (collectively, "Content"), and your performance under the Agreement, you agree not to: (a) display any Content that could be considered unlawful, harmful, threatening, defamatory, obscene, harassing or otherwise objectionable; (b) display any Content that infringes upon the trademark, trade name, service mark, copyright, license or other intellectual property or proprietary right of any third party; (c) display any telephone numbers, street addresses, last names, URLs, e-mail addresses or any confidential information of any third person; (d) display any audio files, text, photographs, videos or other images containing confidential information without prior authorization; (e) display any audio files, text, photographs, videos or other images that may be deemed obscene in your community, as defined under applicable law; (f) express or imply that any statements you make are endorsed by FileServe™, without our specific prior written consent; (g) harvest or collect personal information about end-users or other third parties, without their express consent; (h) use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other manual or automatic device or process to retrieve, index, "data mine," or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Site, Services or related content; (i) interfere with or disrupt the Services, Site and/or the servers and/or networks connected to same; (j) post, offer for download, e-mail or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; (k) post, offer for download, transmit, promote or otherwise make available any software, product or service that is illegal or that violates the rights of a third party including, but not limited to, spyware, adware, programs designed to send unsolicited advertisements (i.e. "spamware"), services that send unsolicited advertisements, programs designed to initiate "denial of service" attacks, mail bomb programs and programs designed to gain unauthorized access to networks on the Internet; (l) "frame" or "mirror" any part of the Site and/or Services without our prior written authorization; (m) display any Content that could be considered exploitative of children in any way, whatsoever; and/or (n) modify, adapt, sublicense, translate, sell, reverse engineer, decipher, decompile or otherwise disassemble any portion of the Site and/or Services or any software used on or for same. Engaging in any of the aforementioned prohibited practices shall be deemed a breach of the Agreement and may result in the immediate termination of your account and access to the Services without notice, in the sole discretion of FileServetrade;. FileServe™ reserves the right to pursue any and all legal remedies against Members that engage in the aforementioned prohibited conduct. Without limiting the foregoing, FileServe™ reserves the right to report any Content that could be considered exploitative of children in any way, whatsoever, to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's CyberTipline and any and all other applicable legal and regulatory bodies.
10. Non-Endorsement/Neutral Party.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, FileServe™ undertakes no responsibility to monitor or otherwise police the Member Content made available by Members. FileServe™ operates the Site and Services as a neutral party, and FileServe™ does not regularly monitor, regulate or police the use of the Site and/or Services by any of its Members. The use of the Site and/or Services by a Member or otherwise does not constitute an endorsement by FileServe™ of that Member. FileServe™ is not responsible or liable for the acts, omissions, agreements, promises, content, Member Content, links, other products, services, comments, opinions, advice, statements, offers and/or other information made available by, or related to, any Member or other third party.
11. License Grant.

As a Visitor Member of the Site and, where applicable, a Member, you are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable and limited license to access and use the Member Content URLs, Site, Services and associated content (collectively, "FileServe Content"). FileServe™ may terminate this license at any time for any reason. Unless otherwise expressly authorized by FileServe™, you may only use the Site and the FileServe Content for your own personal, non-commercial use. No part of the FileServe Content may be reproduced in any form or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical. You may not use any automated means or form of scraping or data extraction to access, query or otherwise collect FileServe Content except as expressly permitted by FileServe™. You may not use, copy, emulate, clone, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or transfer FileServe Content or any portion thereof. You may not create any "derivative works" by altering any aspect of the FileServe Content. You may not use the FileServe Content in conjunction with any other third-party content. You may not exploit any aspect of the FileServe Content for any commercial purposes not expressly permitted by FileServe™. You further agree to indemnify and hold harmless FileServe™ for your failure to comply with this Section 11. FileServe™ reserves any rights not explicitly granted in the Agreement.
12.Proprietary Rights.

The FileServe Content, organization, graphics, design, compilation, magnetic translation, digital conversion, software, services and other matters related to the FileServe Content are protected under applicable copyrights, trademarks and other proprietary (including, but not limited to, intellectual property) rights. The copying, redistribution or publication by you of any part of the FileServe Content is strictly prohibited. You do not acquire ownership rights to any FileServe Content or other materials viewed at or through the Site. The posting of information or material at the Site does not constitute a waiver of any right in such information and/or materials.
13. Copyright Infringement Notice.

Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512, as amended by Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, FileServe™ reserves the right to terminate the account of any Member who uses his or her account privileges to unlawfully transmit copyrighted material without a license, valid defense or fair use privilege to do so. After proper notification by the copyright holder or its agent to FileServe™ and later confirmation through court order or an admission by the applicable Member that an account has been an instrument of unlawful infringement, FileServe™ reserves the right to terminate the infringing Member's account and access to the Site and/or Services. FileServe™ may also, in its sole discretion, decide to terminate a Member's Site and/or Services privileges prior to that time if it has a good faith belief that infringement has occurred. In addition, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(c), FileServe™ has implemented procedures for receiving written notification of claimed infringements and for processing such claims in accordance with the Act. FileServe™ respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our subscribers to do the same. If you believe that your copyright has been infringed through the use of the Services, or otherwise, please contact FileServe™ the form here: http://www.fileserve.com/dmca.php
14. Legal Warning.

Any attempt by any individual, whether or not an FileServe™ customer, to damage, destroy, tamper with, vandalize and/or otherwise interfere with the operation of the Site and/or Services is a violation of criminal and civil law and FileServe™ will diligently pursue any and all remedies in this regard against any offending individual or entity to the fullest extent permissible by law and in equity.
15. Representations and Warranties.

Member hereby represents and warrants to FileServe™ that: (a) the Agreement constitutes Member's legal, valid and binding obligation which is fully enforceable against Member in accordance with its terms; (b) the execution, delivery and performance by Member of the Agreement, as well as the Member Content and any use thereof, will not conflict with or violate: (i) any provision of law, rule or regulation to which Member is subject; (ii) any order, judgment or decree applicable to Member; or (iii) any agreement or other instrument applicable to Member; (c) Member's performance under the Agreement, the Member Content, the Member Content URLs and any use thereof, will not: (i) invade the right of privacy or publicity of any third party; (ii) involve any libelous, obscene, indecent or otherwise unlawful material; (iii) violate any applicable law, rule, Federal Trade Commission implementing regulation and/or court order; (iv) infringe upon the trademark, trade name, service mark, copyright, license or other intellectual property or proprietary right of any third party; and/or (v) otherwise violate the prohibitions contained in Section 9 above; and (d) Member will be solely responsible for its Member Content and Member Content URLs, and any use thereof.
16. Indemnification.

You agree to indemnify and hold FileServe™, its parents and subsidiaries, and each of their respective members, officers, directors, employees, agents, co-branders, content licensors and/or other partners, harmless from and against any and all claims, expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), damages, suits, costs, demands and/or judgments whatsoever, made by any third party due to or arising out of: (a) your use of the FileServe Content in any way; (b) your breach of the Agreement; (c) the Member Content and Member Content URLs; and/or (d) your violation of any rights of another individual and/or entity. The provisions of this Section 16 are for the benefit of FileServe™, its parents, subsidiaries and/or affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, members, employees, agents, shareholders, licensors, suppliers and/or attorneys. Each of these individuals and entities shall have the right to assert and enforce these provisions directly against you on its own behalf.
17. Disclaimer of Warranties.

THE SITE, SERVICES, MEMBER CONTENT URLS AND/OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES OFFERED ON THE SITE, ARE PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, ARE DISCLAIMED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE DISCLAIMER OF ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE). IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT AS A LIMITATION THEREOF, FILESERVE™ MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE, SERVICES, MEMBER CONTENT URLS AND/OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES OFFERED ON THE SITE: (A) WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (B) WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED; (C) WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; (D) WILL HAVE SECURITY METHODS EMPLOYED THAT WILL BE SUFFICIENT AGAINST INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE SITE, OR AGAINST INFRINGEMENT; AND/OR (E) WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE. THE SITE, SERVICES, MEMBER CONTENT URLS AND/OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES OFFERED ON THE SITE MAY CONTAIN BUGS, ERRORS, PROBLEMS OR OTHER LIMITATIONS. FILESERVE™ WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF THE UNDERLYING INTERNET CONNECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITE, SERVICES, AND/OR MEMBER CONTENT URLS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM FILESERVE™ OR OTHERWISE THROUGH OR FROM THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE AGREEMENT.
18. Limitation of Liability.

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT FILESERVE™ SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL AND/OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF FILESERVE™ HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW FOR: (A) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, SERVICES, MEMBER CONTENT URLS AND/OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES OFFERED ON THE SITE; (B) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION, CONTENT AND/OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTS PURCHASED OR OBTAINED FROM OR THROUGH THE SITE; (C) THE UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR ALTERATION OF, YOUR REGISTRATION DATA, MEMBER CONTENT AND/OR MEMBER CONTENT URLS; AND (D) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SITE, SERVICES, MEMBER CONTENT URLS AND/OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES OFFERED ON THE SITE. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES TO ALL CAUSES OF ACTION, IN THE AGGREGATE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, MISREPRESENTATION AND ANY AND ALL OTHER TORTS. YOU HEREBY RELEASE FILESERVE™ FROM ANY AND ALL OBLIGATIONS, LIABILITIES AND CLAIMS IN EXCESS OF THE LIMITATIONS STATED HEREIN. IF APPLICABLE LAW DOES NOT PERMIT SUCH LIMITATION, THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF FILESERVE™ TO YOU UNDER ANY AND ALL CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00). NO ACTION, REGARDLESS OF FORM, ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SITE, SERVICES, MEMBER CONTENT URLS AND/OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES OFFERED ON THE SITE, MAY BE BROUGHT BY YOU OR FILESERVE™ MORE THAN ONE (1) YEAR FOLLOWING THE EVENT WHICH GAVE RISE TO THE CAUSE OF ACTION. THE NEGATION OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE IS A FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN YOU AND FILESERVE™. ACCESS TO THE SITE, SERVICES, MEMBER CONTENT URLS AND/OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES OFFERED ON THE SITE WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO YOU WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY AND IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS FILESERVE'S™ LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
19. Third Party Websites.

The Site and/or Services contain links to other websites on the Internet that are owned and operated by third parties. FileServe™ does not control the information, products or services available on these third party websites. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by FileServe™ of the applicable website or any association with the website's operators. Because FileServe™ has no control over such websites and resources, you agree that FileServe™ is not responsible or liable for the availability or the operation of such external websites, for any material located on or available from any such websites or for the protection of your data privacy by third parties. Any dealings with, or participation in promotions offered by, advertisers on the Site, including the payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings or promotions, are solely between you and the applicable advertiser or other third party. You further agree that FileServe™ shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage caused by the use of or reliance on any such material available on or through any such website or any such dealings or promotions.
20. Editing, Deleting and Modification.

We reserve the right in our sole discretion to edit and/or delete any Member Content, FileServe™ Content, documents, information or other material appearing on the Site.
21. User Information.

All materials that you submit through or in association with the Site including, without limitation, the Registration Data, shall be subject to the Privacy Policy. To access the Privacy Policy, please Click Here.
22. Dispute Resolution Provisions.

The Agreement shall be treated as though it were executed and performed in New York, New York and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (without regard to conflict of law principles). Should a dispute arise concerning the Site, Services, the terms and conditions of the Agreement or the breach of same by any party hereto, you may commence a formal dispute proceeding by completing and submitting an Initial Dispute Notice to us which can be found at here. We may choose to provide you with a final written settlement offer after receiving your Initial Dispute Notice ("Final Settlement Offer"). If we provide you with a Final Settlement Offer and you do not accept it, or we cannot otherwise satisfactorily resolve your dispute, you can submit your dispute for resolution by arbitration before a reputable arbitration organization as mutually agreed upon by the parties, in your county of residence, by filing a separate Demand for Arbitration, which is also available on the Site at here. For claims of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or less, you can choose whether the arbitration proceeds in person, by telephone or based only on submissions. If the arbitrator awards you relief that is greater than our Final Settlement Offer, then we will pay all filing, administration and arbitrator fees associated with the arbitration and, if you retained an attorney to represent you in connection with the arbitration, we will reimburse any reasonable attorneys’ fees that you incurred for investigating, preparing and pursuing the claim in arbitration. Any award rendered shall be final and conclusive to the parties and a judgment thereon may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude any party from: (a) seeking injunctive relief in order to protect its rights pending an outcome in arbitration; and/or (b) pursuing the matter in small claims court rather than arbitration. Although we may have a right to an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses if we prevail in arbitration, we will not seek such an award from you unless the arbitrator determines that your claim was frivolous.

To the extent permitted by law, you agree that you will not bring, join or participate in any class action lawsuit as to any claim, dispute or controversy that you may have against FileServe™ and/or its employees, officers, directors, members, representatives and/or assigns. You agree to the entry of injunctive relief to stop such a lawsuit or to remove you as a participant in the suit. You agree to pay the attorney’s fees and court costs that FileServe™ incurs in seeking such relief. This provision preventing you from bringing, joining or participating in class action lawsuits: (i) does not constitute a waiver of any of your rights or remedies to pursue a claim individually and not as a class action in binding arbitration as provided above; and (ii) is an independent agreement.
23. Miscellaneous.

To the extent that anything in or associated with the Site and/or Services is in conflict or inconsistent with these Terms of Use, these Terms of Use shall take precedence. Our failure to enforce any provision of the Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of such provision nor of the right to enforce such provision. The parties do not intend that any agency or partnership relationship be created through operation of the Agreement.
24. How to Contact Us.

If you have any questions about the Agreement or about the practices of FileServe™, please feel free to contact us here.

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