Terms & Conditions

WEBSITE USER AND MEMBERSHIP TERMS AND CONDITIONS

These Website User and Membership Terms and Conditions govern your use and access to and/or membership in www.ispeakthat.com (hereinafter SITE, WE, OUR or I).

These Terms and Conditions also govern your membership to the SITE if you become a member. By accessing, using, viewing, reading, listening, printing, installing, or downloading any material from the SITE, or becoming a member to the SITE, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. This Agreement is intended to be governed by the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-Sign Act). You manifest your agreement to these Terms and Conditions by any act demonstrating your assent thereto, including clicking any button containing the words “I agree” or similar syntax. You may submit a paper copy of this transaction and print this form for your personal records.  These Terms and Conditions are subject to change by the SITE without prior notice, at any time, in its discretion. Notification of any changes will be posted on this page. You agree to review this page periodically to be aware of such changes. If these changes are unacceptable to you, you must terminate your membership as provided below. Your continued use of the SITE following the effective date of any such changes constitutes your full acknowledgement and acceptance of these changes.
 
If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, you may not enter the SITE, you must exit the SITE immediately, you may not use or access the SITE, and you may not print or download any materials from them. You may use and access the SITE only in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. Please consult these Terms and Conditions regularly and read them carefully before using the SITE. You affirm that you have read this Agreement and understand, agree and consent to its Terms and Conditions.

You are solely responsible for obtaining access to the SITE and that access may involve third party fees (such as Internet service provider or airtime charges). You are responsible for those fees, including those fees associated with the display or delivery of advertisements. In addition, you must provide and are responsible for all equipment necessary to access the SITE.

I. Audio and Video Content
This SITE contains audio and video content, including but not limited to text, software, images, graphics, data, messages, audio, or any other information, and any other World Wide Web Site owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by SITE (collectively, “Materials”).  

II. Access to, Limited License, and Interference with, SITE

A. Access
To access the SITE or some of the resources it has to offer, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of this SITE that all information you provide will be correct, current, and complete. If the SITE believes the information you provide is not correct, current, or complete, the SITE has the right to refuse you access to the SITE or any of its resources, and to terminate or suspend your access at any time.

B. Limited License
Subject to these Terms and Conditions and in consideration of using the SITE, the SITE hereby grants you a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable personal license to access and use the SITE and the Materials contained therein. The SITE provides the Materials on this SITE for the personal, non-commercial use by viewers, visitors, subscribers and/or potential subscribers of said SITE. Users of this SITE are granted a single copy license to view Materials (on a single computer only). All Materials on the SITE shall be for private non-commercial use only, and all other uses are strictly prohibited. SITE reserves the right to limit the amount of materials viewed. You agree to prevent any unauthorized copying of the SITE, or any of the Materials contained therein. Any unauthorized use of the SITE or any of the Materials contained therein terminates this limited license effective immediately. This is a license to use and access the SITE for its intended purpose and is not a transfer of title. You represent and warrant that you will not copy or redistribute any of the content appearing on this SITE. SITE reserves the right to terminate this license at any time if you breach or violate any provision of this Agreement, in which case you will be obligated to immediately destroy any information or materials you have downloaded, printed or otherwise copied from this SITE. Violators of this limited license may be prosecuted to the fullest extent under the applicable law.

C. Interference
Except where expressly permitted by law, you may not translate, reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble or make derivative works from our SITE’s Materials. User hereby agrees not to use any automatic device or manual process to monitor or reproduce the SITE, and will not use any device, software, computer code, or virus to interfere or attempt to disrupt or damage the SITE or any communications on it.

III. Restrictions on Use of SITE

You may use the SITE only for purposes expressly permitted by the Terms and Conditions of the SITE. You may not use the SITE for any other purpose, including any commercial purpose, without the SITE’s express prior written consent. Without the express prior written authorization of the SITE, you may not: (a) duplicate the SITE or any of the Materials contained therein; (b) create derivative works based on the SITE or any of the Materials contained therein; (c) use the SITE or any of the Materials contained therein for any public display, public performance, sale or rental; (d) re-distribute the SITE or any of the Materials contained therein; (e) remove any copyright or other proprietary notices from the SITE or any of the Materials contained therein; (f) frame or utilize any framing techniques in connection with the SITE or any of the Materials contained therein; (g) use any meta-tags or any other “hidden text” using the SITE’s name or marks; (h) “deep-link” to any page of the SITE (including the homepage); (i) circumvent any encryption or other security tools used anywhere on the SITE (including the theft of user names and passwords or using another person’s user name and password in order to gain access to a restricted area of the SITE); (j) use any data mining, robots or similar data gathering and extraction tools on the SITE; (k) decompile, reverse engineer, modify or disassemble any of the software aspect of the Materials except and only to the extent permitted by applicable law; (l) sell, rent, lease, license, sublicense, transfer, distribute, re-transmit, time-share, use as a service bureau or otherwise assign to any third party the Materials or any of your rights to access and use the Materials; or (m) bookmark any page of the SITE beyond the registration log-in screen. You agree to cooperate with the SITE in causing any unauthorized use to cease immediately. At any time, if the SITE provides a service enabling users to share information or communicate with other users, you hereby agree not to publish, disseminate or submit any defamatory, offensive or illegal material while using the SITE or other services included on the SITE. You are solely responsible for submitting any material that violates any United States or International laws even if a claim arises after your service is terminated, and, by doing so, your actions shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement and the SITE shall terminate all your rights under this Agreement.

IV. Membership

A. Registration
You are responsible for providing all equipment and the computer necessary to access the SITE. You may access the non-public portion of the SITE only by being a member in good standing to the SITE. The SITE reserves the right to modify Materials and the SITE’s design at anytime, with or without prior notice. You may become a member of the SITE by completing an online registration form, which must be accepted by SITE, and you must pay the subscription fee. Upon submission of the online registration form, SITE or its authorized agent will process the application. In connection with completing the online registration form, you agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the registration form (such information being the “Registration Data”) and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete at all times while you are a member. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or SITE or any of its authorized agents have reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, SITE has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the SITE, as well as subjecting you to criminal and civil liability. You are responsible for dishonored checks and any related fees that we incur with respect to your account.

B. Member Account, Password and Security
Your membership, username and password are nontransferable and non-assignable. You represent and warrant that you will not disclose to any other person your unique username and password.  You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username and password and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your username and password. SITE will not release your password for security reasons. You agree to (a) immediately notify SITE of any unauthorized use of your username and password or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. You are liable and responsible for any unauthorized use of the SITE until you notify SITE by email regarding that unauthorized use. Unauthorized access to the SITE is illegal and a breach of this Agreement. You indemnify the SITE against all activities conducted through your account. You may obtain access to your billing records regarding charges of your use of the SITE upon request.

C. Membership Fees
After initial registration, subscriber shall be given the option of automatic membership renewal or automatic membership termination.  This option is located in the subscriber’s account settings.  If the subscriber has selected automatic membership termination, an email will be sent to the subscriber 3 days before the expiration date giving the subscriber the option to renew their membership.  If the subscriber has selected automatic membership renewal, and email will be sent to the subscriber 3 days before subscription renewal.  Subscriber’s subscription to the service will be automatically renewed upon expiration of the initial term using the previous subscription terms, unless automatic membership renewal settings are changes in the subscriber’s account settings.  If a subscriber purchases a new subscription within the term of an existing subscription the existing subscription shall terminate at the time on new subscription purchase.  No refunds or credits will be given.  With each membership subscription members are issued a fixed quantity File Merging Credits (FMC).  File merging credits have no monetary value and are for the sole purpose of regulating and monitoring audio download.  For an additional fee, independent of the subscription fee, users can purchase additional FMC. Any FMC on subscriber’s account shall be carried over and added to FMC acquired in any future subscription purchase or renewal.  If a subscription is not renewed, a subscriber shall be given a period of 30 days to renew their subscription.  Any FMC on account 30 days after subscription expiration shall be lost.  Membership fees to the SITE, quantity of FMC issued per subscription and fees for purchasing additional FMC are prominently displayed on SITE and/or prior to your subscription thereto and/or prior to any financial transaction. You agree to pay all membership fees and/or FMC fees when due according to these billing terms. The 3 day trial membership automatically terminates after 72 hours if the user does not subscribe to a full membership. Trial memberships have full privileges to all language phrasebooks.SITE reserves the right to contract with a third party to process all payments. Such third party may impose additional terms and conditions governing payment processing. Your card issuer agreement may contain additional terms with respect to your rights and liabilities as a card holder. You agree to pay all amounts due to us immediately upon cancellation or termination of your account. We reserve the right to make changes to our fees and billing methods, including the addition of supplemental charges for any content or services provided by the SITE, with or without prior notice to you, at any time. THIS SITE USES AN AUTOMATIC REBILL CYCLE ACCORDING TO THE USER’S SELECTED PAYMENT OPTION.

D. Billing Errors
If you believe that you have been erroneously billed, please notify us immediately of such error. If we do not hear from you within thirty (30) days after such billing error first appears on any account statement, such fee will be deemed acceptable by you for all purposes, including resolution of inquiries made by your credit card issuer. You release us from all liabilities and claims of loss resulting from any error or discrepancy that is not reported to us within thirty (30) days of its publication.

V. Termination

You may cancel your membership at any time by submitting a request at http://www.ispeakthat.com/support. You hereby agree to be personally liable for any and all charges incurred by you until termination of membership for goods or services through your use of the SITE. In the event that your account is canceled by you, no refund, including any membership fees, will be granted; no online time or other credits will be credited to you or can be converted to cash or other form of reimbursement. This Agreement’s provisions shall survive its termination, unless otherwise stated. Upon our processing of your request to cancel your membership, you will no longer have access to the non-public areas of the SITE to which you were a member. Without limiting other remedies, the SITE may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend, or terminate your access and use of the SITE and refuse to provide our services to you at any time, with or without advance notice, if: (a) SITE believes that you have breached any material term of these Terms and Conditions or the documents it incorporates by reference, (b) you fail to pay any amount due by the payment due date; (c) we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us; (d) we believe that your actions may cause legal liability for you, our users or us; or (e) SITE decides to cease operations or to otherwise discontinue any of the SITE or parts thereof. Further, you agree that neither SITE nor any third party acting on our behalf shall be liable to you for any termination of your membership or access to the SITE. You agree that if your account is terminated by SITE, you will not attempt to re-register as a member without prior written consent from SITE.

VI. Disclaimer of Warranty

YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SITE OR ANY OF THE MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN IS AT YOUR OWN AND SOLE RISK. THE SITE AND ALL MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SITE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT THE SITE OR ANY MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE; NOR DOES SITE MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO THE QUALITY, SUITABILITY, TRUTH, USEFULNESS, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SITE OR ANY OF THE MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN. YOU ALSO UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE OR ANY OF THE MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL AND/OR DATA. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT SITE CANNOT AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT THAT FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING FROM THE INTERNET WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER CODE THAT MAY MANIFEST CONTAMINATING OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES. SITE DOES NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE INTERNET. SITE MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE OR ANY TRANSACTION ENTERED INTO THROUGH THE SITE AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY USE OF CONFIDENTIAL OR PRIVATE INFORMATION BY SELLERS OR THIRD PARTIES. SITE OWNER MAY CHANGE ANY OF THE INFORMATION FOUND AT THIS SITE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE INCLUDING THE TERMS OF SERVICE WITHOUT NOTICE. SITE OWNER MAKES NO COMMITMENT TO UPDATE THE INFORMATION FOUND AT THIS SITE. SITE MAKES NO COMMITMENT TO UPDATE THE MATERIALS. THE WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE THE ONLY WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND ARE IN LIEU OF ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WRITTEN OR ORAL, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT MAY ARISE EITHER BY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NONE OF THESE WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS WILL EXTEND TO ANY THIRD PERSON. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

VII. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL SITE (OR ITS LICENSORS, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, RESELLERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, OR ANY OTHER SUBSCRIBERS OR SUPPLIERS) BE LIABLE TO YOU, OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF INFORMATION, BUSINESS INTERUPTION, REVENUE, OR GOODWILL, WHICH MAY ARISE FROM ANY PERSON’S USE, MISUSE, OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR ANY OF THE MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN, EVEN IF SITE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE PROBABILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS IS FOR ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS ASSERTED ON THE BASIS OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF SITE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL SITE’S MAXIMUM TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY HEREUNDER FOR DIRECT DAMAGES EXCEED THE TOTAL FEES ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU FOR USE OF A SITE OR SITE FOR A PERIOD OF NO MORE THAN ONE (1) MONTH FROM THE ACCRUAL OF THE APPLICABLE CAUSE OR CAUSES OF ACTION. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

VIII. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the SITE, its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, independent contractors, telecommunication providers, and agents, from and against any and all claims, actions, loss, liabilities, expenses, costs, or demands, including without limitation legal and accounting fees, for all damages directly, indirectly, and/or consequentially resulting or allegedly resulting from your, or you under another person’s authority including without limitation to governmental agencies, use, misuse, or inability to use the SITE or any of the Materials contained therein, or your breach of any of these Terms and Conditions. SITE shall promptly notify you by electronic mail of any such claim or suit, and cooperate fully (at your expense) in the defense of such claim or suit. We reserve the right to participate in the defense of such claim or defense at its own expense, and choose its own legal counsel, but are not obligated to do so.

IX. Links and Linking

Some websites which are linked to the SITE are owned and operated by third parties. Because the SITE has no control over such websites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that SITE is not responsible or liable for the availability of such external websites or resources, and does not screen or endorse them, and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, services, products, or other materials on or available from such websites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that SITE shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such third-party content, goods or services available on or through any such website or resource. If you decide to access any such third party website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to any terms and conditions and privacy policies posted therein. Users further acknowledge that use of any website controlled, owned or operated by third parties is governed by the terms and conditions of use for those websites, and not by this SITE’s Terms and Conditions or Privacy Policy, which are incorporated by reference. Links to external websites (including external websites that are framed by the Site) or inclusions of advertisements do not constitute an endorsement by the SITE of such websites or the content, products, advertising or other materials presented on such SITE, but are for user’s convenience. Users access them at their own risk. The SITE expressly disclaims any liability for any damages whatsoever incurred by any user in connection with the use of any website, the access to which was found through this SITE. The SITE expressly disclaims any liability derived from the use and/or viewing of any links that may appear on this SITE. All users do hereby agree to hold the SITE harmless from any and all damages and liability that may result from the use of links that may appear on the SITE. The SITE reserves the right to terminate any link or linking program at anytime.

X. Patent Information

The methods employed by this SITE are patent pending with the United States Patent and Trademark office.  Compensation will be sought for any infringement occurring on or after the application filing date.  We aggressively defend our intellectual property rights.  Reproduction of patent protected methods shall only be allowed under an exclusive operating license and agreement between SITE and licensee.

XI. Trademark Information

This SITE and any aforementioned names of the SITES are service marks and/or trademarks of the SITE. We aggressively defend our intellectual property rights. Other manufacturers’ product and service names referenced herein may be trademarks and service marks of their respective companies and are the exclusive property of such respective owners, and may not be used publicly without the express written consent of the owners and/or holders of such trademarks and service marks. The SITE’s marks, logos, domains, and trademarks may not be used publicly except with express written permission from SITE, and may not be used in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among consumers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits SITE.

XII. Copyright Information

The Materials accessible from the SITE, and any other World Wide Web Site owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by SITE, is the proprietary information and valuable intellectual property of SITE or the party that provided the Materials to SITE, and SITE or the party that provided the Materials to SITE retains all right, title, and interest in the Materials. Accordingly, the Materials may not be copied, distributed, republished, modified, uploaded, posted, or transmitted in any way without the prior written consent of SITE, except that you may print out a copy of the Materials solely for your personal use. In doing so, you may not remove or alter, or cause to be removed or altered, any copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark, or any other proprietary notice or legend appearing on any of the Materials. Modification or use of the Content except as expressly provided in these Terms and Conditions violates the SITE’s intellectual property rights. Neither title nor intellectual property rights are transferred to you by access to the SITE. All Materials included on the SITE, such as text, graphics, photographs, video and audio clips, music, soundtracks, button icons, streaming data, animation, images, downloadable materials, data compilations and software is the property of the SITE and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. The compilation of all Materials on the SITE is the exclusive property of the SITE or its content suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws, as well as other laws and regulations.

XIII. No Agency Relationship

Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute, create, imply, give effect to, or otherwise recognize a partnership, employment, joint venture or formal business entity of any kind; and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be limited to those expressly set forth herein.

XIV. Notice

A. Notice
Any notice required to be given under this Agreement may be provided by email to a functioning email address of the party to be noticed, by a general posting on the SITE, or personal delivery by commercial carrier. Notices by customers to SITE shall be given by electronic messages unless otherwise specified in the Agreement.

B. Change of Address
Either party may change the address to which notice is to be sent by written notice to the other party pursuant to this provision of the Agreement.

C. When Notice is Effective
Notices shall be deemed effective upon delivery.  Notices delivered by overnight carrier (e.g., United States Express Mail or Federal Express) shall be deemed delivered on the business day following mailing.  Notices mailed by United States Mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified with return receipt requested, shall be deemed delivered five (5) days after mailing.  Notices delivered by any other method shall be deemed given upon receipt.  Notices by email and facsimile transmission, with confirmation from the transmitting machine that the transmission was completed, are acceptable under this Agreement provided that they are delivered one (1) hour after transmission if sent during the recipient’s business hours, or 9:00 a.m. (recipient’s time) the next business day.  Either Party may, by giving the other Party appropriate written notice, change the designated address, fax number and/or recipient for any notice or courtesy copy, hereunder.

D. Refused, Unclaimed, or Undeliverable Notice
Any correctly addressed notice that is refused, unclaimed, or undeliverable, because of an act or omission of the Party to be notified shall be deemed effective as of the first date that said notice was refused or deemed undeliverable by the postal authorities, messenger, facsimile machine, email server, or overnight delivery service.

XV. Communications not Private

SITE does not provide any facility for sending or receiving private or confidential electronic communications. All messages transmitted to SITE shall be deemed to be readily accessible to the general public. Visitors should not use this SITE to transmit any communication for which the sender intends only the sender and the intended recipient(s) to read. Notice is hereby given that all messages entered into this SITE can and may be read by the agents and operators of this service, regardless of whether they are the intended recipients of such messages.

XVI. Force Majeure

SITE shall not be responsible for any failure to perform due to unforeseen circumstances or to causes beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to: acts of God, such as fire, flood, earthquakes, hurricanes, tropical storms or other natural disasters; war, riot, arson, embargoes, acts of civil or military authority, or terrorism; fiber cuts; strikes, or shortages in transportation, facilities, fuel, energy, labor or materials; failure of the telecommunications or information services infrastructure; hacking, SPAM, or any failure of a computer, server or software, including Y2K errors or omissions, for so long as such event continues to delay the SITE’s performance.

XVII. General Provisions

A. Governing Law
These Terms and Conditions and all matters arising out of or otherwise relating to these Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, excluding its conflict of law provisions. The parties agree that the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is specifically excluded from application to these Terms and Conditions. The parties hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the State of New York. Exclusive venue for any litigation or arbitration permitted under this Agreement shall be with the state and federal courts located in New York, NY.

B. Rights to Injunctive Relief
Both parties acknowledge that remedies at law may be inadequate to provide an aggrieved party with full compensation in the event of the other party’s breach, and that an aggrieved party shall therefore be entitled to seek injunctive relief in the
event of any such breach, in addition to seeking all other remedies available at law or in equity.

C. Binding Arbitration
If there is a dispute between the Parties arising out of or otherwise relating to this Agreement, the Parties shall meet and negotiate in good faith to attempt to resolve the dispute. If the Parties are unable to resolve the dispute through direct negotiations, then, except as otherwise provided herein, either Party may submit the issue to binding arbitration in accordance with the then-existing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitral Claims shall include, but are not limited to, contract and tort claims of all kinds, and all claims based on any federal, state or local law, statute, or regulation, excepting only claims under applicable worker’s compensation law, unemployment insurance claims, actions for injunctions, attachment, garnishment, and other equitable relief. The arbitration shall be conducted in New York, NY, and conducted by a single arbitrator, knowledgeable in Internet and e-Commerce disputes. The arbitrator shall have no authority to award any punitive or exemplary damages; certify a class action; add any parties; vary or ignore the provisions of these Terms and Conditions; and shall be bound by governing and applicable law. The arbitrator shall render a written opinion setting forth all material facts and the basis of his or her decision within thirty (30) days of the conclusion of the arbitration proceeding. THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN REGARD TO ARBITRAL CLAIMS.

D. Assignment
The rights and liabilities of the parties hereto will bind and inure to the benefit of their respective assignees, successors, executors, and administrators, as the case may be.

E. Severability
If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction or an arbitrator finds any provision of these Terms and Conditions, or any portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remainder of these Terms and Conditions will continue in full force and effect.

F. Attorney’s Fees
In the event any Party shall commence any claims, actions, formal legal action, or arbitration to interpret and/or enforce the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or relating in any way to this Agreement, including without limitation asserted breaches of representations and warranties, the prevailing party in any such action or proceeding shall be entitled to recover, in addition to all other available relief, its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred in connection therewith, including attorney’s fees incurred on appeal.

G. No Waiver
No waiver of SITE shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent default of the same provision of these Terms and Conditions. If any term, clause or provision hereof is held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the validity or operation of any other term, clause or provision and such invalid term, clause or provision shall be deemed to be severed from these Terms and Conditions.

H. Headings
All headings are solely for the convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning, construction or effect of these Terms and Conditions.

I. Complete Agreement
These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to your access and use of the SITE and the Materials contained therein, and your membership with the SITE, and supersede and replace all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written or oral, regarding such subject matter. No amendment to or modification of these Terms and Conditions will be binding unless in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of both parties.

J. Modifications
SITE reserves the right to change any of the provisions posted herein and you agree to review these Terms and Conditions each time you visit the SITE. Your continued use of the SITE following the SITE’s posting of any changes to these Terms and Conditions constitutes your acceptance of such changes. The SITE does not and will not assume any obligation to provide you with notice of any change to these Terms and Conditions. Unless accepted by SITE in writing, these Terms and Conditions may not be amended by you.

K. Government Rights
The software elements of the Materials have been developed at private expense and are “commercial computer software” or “restricted computer software” within the meaning of the FARs, the DFARs, and any other similar regulations relating to government acquisition of computer software. Nothing contained herein will be deemed to: (1) grant any government agency any license or other rights greater than are mandated by statute or regulation for commercial computer software developed entirely at private expense, or (2) restrict any government rights in any extensions or custom solutions provided hereunder and developed at government expense. You further agree not to upload to our SITE any data or software that cannot be exported without prior written government authorization, including, but not limited to, certain types of encryption software. This assurance and commitment shall survive termination of this Agreement.