These Terms of Service (this “Agreement”) are entered into by ubookworm LLC (“ubookworm”) and the entity executing this Agreement (“You”). This Agreement governs your use of the online content management system (the “Service”). BY SIGNING THIS DOCUMENT, OR COMPLETING THE ONLINE REGISTRATION PROCESS, OR USING THE SERVICE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE REVIEWED AND ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT AND ARE AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF, AND BIND TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT. In consideration of the foregoing, the parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
“Account” refers to the billing account for the Service.
“Confidential Information” includes any proprietary data and any other information disclosed by one party to the other in writing and marked “confidential” or disclosed orally and, within five business days, reduced to writing and marked “confidential”. However, Confidential Information will not include any information that is or becomes known to the general public, which is already in the receiving party’s possession prior to disclosure by a party or which is independently developed by the receiving party without the use of Confidential Information.
“Apps Data” (or “application data” or “data”) means the data you collect, process or store using the Service concerning the characteristics and activities of Apps.
“Documentation” means any accompanying documentation made available to You by ubookworm for use with the Processing Software, including any documentation available online.
“Processing Software” means ubookworm’s server-side software and any upgrades, which analyzes the Apps Data.
“Privacy Policy” means the privacy policy on a website or web application.
“Servers” means the servers controlled by ubookworm (or its wholly owned subsidiaries) on which the Processing Software and Apps Data are stored.
“Software” the Processing Software.
“Third Party” means any third party (i) to which You provide access to Your Account.
“Apps” means Your Applications.
The words “include” and “including” mean “including but not limited to.”
2. Fees and Service.
ubookworm may change its fees and payment policies for the Service from time to time. The changes to the fees or payment policies are effective upon Your acceptance of those changes. Unless otherwise stated, all fees are quoted in U.S. Dollars. Any outstanding balance becomes immediately due and payable upon termination of this Agreement and any collection expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by ubookworm will be included in the amount owed, and may be charged to the credit card or other billing mechanism associated with Your account.
3. Member Account, Password, and Security.
To register for the Service, You must complete the registration process by providing ubookworm with current, complete and accurate information in this document and/or in any of its annexes or as prompted by the online registration form. You will protect Your passwords and take full responsibility for Your own, and third party, use of Your accounts. You are solely responsible for any and all activities that occur under Your Account. You will notify ubookworm immediately upon learning of any unauthorized use of Your Account or any other breach of security. ubookworm’s (or its wholly-owned subsidiaries’) support staff may, from time to time, log in to the Service under Your customer password in order to maintain or improve service, including to provide You assistance with technical or billing issues.
4. Nonexclusive License.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, ubookworm grants You a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable license to use the software solely as necessary for You to use the Service. You will not (and You will not allow any third party to) (i) copy, modify, adapt, translate or otherwise create derivative works of the Software or the Documentation; (ii) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Software, except as expressly permitted by the law in effect in the jurisdiction in which You are located; (iii) rent, lease, sell, assign or otherwise transfer rights in or to the Software, the Documentation or the Service; (iv) remove any proprietary notices or labels on the Software or placed by the Service; (v) use, post, transmit or introduce any device, software or routine which interferes or attempts to interfere with the operation of the Service or the Software. You will comply with all applicable laws and regulations in Your use of and access to the Documentation, Software, Service and Reports.
5. Confidentiality.
Neither party will use or disclose the other party’s Confidential Information without the other’s prior written consent except for the purpose of performing its obligations under this Agreement or if required by law, regulation or court order; in which case, the party being compelled to disclose Confidential Information will give the other party as much notice as is reasonably practicable prior to disclosing the Confidential Information.
6. Privacy.
ubookworm and its wholly owned subsidiaries may retain and use, subject to the terms of its privacy policy (located at https://ubookworm.com/privacy), information collected in Your use of the Service. You will have and abide by an appropriate Privacy Policy and will comply with all applicable laws, policies, and regulations.
7. Indemnification.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, You will indemnify, hold harmless and defend ubookworm and its wholly owned subsidiaries, at Your expense, from any and all third-party claims, actions, proceedings, and suits brought against ubookworm or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or affiliates, and all related liabilities, damages, settlements, penalties, fines, costs or expenses (including, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other litigation expenses) incurred by ubookworm or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or affiliates, arising out of or relating to (i) Your breach of any term or condition of this Agreement, (ii) Your use of the Service, (iii) Your violations of applicable laws, rules or regulations in connection with the Service, (iv) any representations and warranties made by You concerning any aspect of the Service, the Software or Reports to any Third Party; (v) any claims made by or on behalf of any Third Party pertaining directly or indirectly to Your use of the Service, the Software or Reports; (vi) violations of Your obligations of privacy to any Third Party; and (vii) any claims with respect to acts or omissions of any Third Party in connection with the Service, the Software. ubookworm will provide You with written notice of any claim, suit or action from which You must indemnify ubookworm. You will cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any claim. ubookworm reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by You.
8. Third Parties.
If You use the Service on behalf of the Third Party or a Third Party otherwise uses the Service through Your Account, whether or not You are authorized by ubookworm to do so, then You represent and warrant that (a) You are authorized to act on behalf of, and bind to this Agreement, the Third Party to all obligations that You have under this Agreement, (b) ubookworm may share with the Third Party any Apps Data that is specific to the Third Party’s Properties, and (c) You will not disclose Third Party’s Apps Data to any other party without the Third Party’s consent.
9. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR IN THIS AGREEMENT, ubookworm MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ubookworm WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR YOUR LOST REVENUES OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, EVEN IF THE ubookworm OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF, KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT SUCH DAMAGES WERE POSSIBLE AND EVEN IF DIRECT DAMAGES DO NOT SATISFY A REMEDY. ubookworm’S AND ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES’ TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM CLAIMS, DEMANDS, OR ACTIONS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT EXCEED $50 (USD).
11. Proprietary Rights Notice.
The Service, which includes the Software and all Intellectual Property Rights therein are, and will remain, the property of ubookworm (and its wholly owned subsidiaries). All rights in and to the Software not expressly granted to You in this Agreement are reserved and retained by ubookworm and its licensors without restriction, including, ubookworm’s (and its wholly owned subsidiaries’) right to sole ownership of the Software and Documentation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, You agree not to (and not to allow any third party to): (a) sublicense, distribute, or use the Service or Software outside of the scope of the license granted in this Agreement; (b) copy, modify, adapt, translate, prepare derivative works from, reverse engineer, disassemble, or decompile the Software or otherwise attempt to discover any source code or trade secrets related to the Service; (c) rent, lease, sell, assign or otherwise transfer rights in or to the Software or the Service; (d) use, post, transmit or introduce any device, software or routine which interferes or attempts to interfere with the operation of the Service or the Software; (e) use the trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos, domain names and other distinctive brand features or any copyright or other proprietary rights associated with the Service for any purpose without the express written consent of ubookworm; (f) register, attempt to register, or assist anyone else to register any trademark, trade name, serve marks, logos, domain names and other distinctive brand features, copyright or other proprietary rights associated with ubookworm (or its wholly owned subsidiaries) other than in the name of ubookworm (or its wholly owned subsidiaries, as the case may be); or (g) remove, obscure, or alter any notice of copyright, trademark, or other proprietary right appearing in or on any item included with the Service.
12. Term and Termination.
Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time with notice. Upon any termination of this Agreement, ubookworm will stop providing, and You will stop accessing the Service and certify thereto in writing to ubookworm within 3 business days of such termination. In the event of any termination (a) You will not be entitled to any refunds of any usage fees or any other fees, and (b) any (i) outstanding balance for Service rendered through the date of termination, and (ii) other unpaid payment obligations during the remainder of the Initial Term will be immediately due and payable in full and (c) all of Your historical data will no longer be available to You.
13. Modifications to Terms of Service and Other Policies.
ubookworm may modify these terms or any additional terms that apply to the Service to, for example, reflect changes to the law or changes to the Service. You should look at the terms regularly. ubookworm will post notice of modifications to these terms at https://ubookworm.com/terms or policies referenced in these terms at the applicable URL for such policies. Changes will not apply retroactively and will become effective no sooner than 14 days after they are posted. If You do not agree to the modified terms for the Service, You should discontinue Your use ubookworm. No amendment to or modification of this Agreement will be binding unless (i) in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of ubookworm, (ii) You accept updated terms online, or (iii) You continue to use the Service after ubookworm has posted updates to the Agreement or to any policy governing the Service.
14. Miscellaneous, Applicable Law and Venue.
ubookworm will be excused from performance in this Agreement to the extent that performance is prevented, delayed or obstructed by causes beyond its reasonable control. This Agreement (including any amendment agreed upon by the parties in writing) represents the complete agreement between You and ubookworm concerning its subject matter, and supersedes all prior agreements and representations between the parties. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable for any reason, such provision will be reformed to the extent necessary to make it enforceable to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the parties, and the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect. This Agreement will be governed by and construed under the laws of Illinois in the United States without reference to its conflict of law principles. In the event of any conflicts between foreign law, rules, and regulations, and United States law, rules, and regulations, United States law, rules and regulations will prevail and govern. Each party agrees to submit to the exclusive and personal jurisdiction of the courts located in Lake County, Illinois, USA. A waiver of any default is not a waiver of any subsequent default. You may not assign or otherwise transfer any of Your rights in this Agreement without ubookworm’s prior written consent, and any such attempt is void. The relationship between ubookworm and You is not one of a legal partnership relationship, but is one of independent contractors. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. The following sections of this Agreement will survive any termination thereof: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14.