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AGREEMENT TO OUR LEGAL
TERMS
We are
Layout Inc.
(
"Company," "we," "us," "our"
)
.
We operate
, as well as any other related products and services that refer or link to these legal terms (the
"Legal Terms"
) (collectively, the
"Services"
).
You can contact us by
email at
info@layoutinc.net
or by mail to
1011 Route 22 West Suite 100
,
Bridgewater
,
NJ 08807
.
These Legal Terms constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on
behalf of an entity (
"you"
), and
Layout Inc.
, concerning your access to and use of the Services. You agree that by accessing the Services, you have
read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all of these Legal Terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF
THESE LEGAL TERMS, THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SERVICES AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE
IMMEDIATELY.
Supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be posted on the Services from time to time are
hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make
changes or modifications to these Legal Terms
at any time and for any reason
. We will alert you about any changes by updating the
"Last updated"
date of these Legal Terms, and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change. It is
your responsibility to periodically review these Legal Terms to stay informed of updates. You will be
subject to, and will be deemed to have been made aware of and to have accepted, the changes in any
revised Legal Terms by your continued use of the Services after the date such revised Legal Terms are
posted.
We recommend that you print a
copy of these Legal Terms for your records.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
1. OUR SERVICES
The information provided when using the Services is not intended for distribution to or use by any person
or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or
regulation or which would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country.
Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the Services from other locations do so on their own
initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are
applicable.
2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Our intellectual
property
We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Services, including all
source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and
graphics in the Services (collectively, the
"Content"
), as well as the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the
"Marks"
).
Our Content and Marks are protected by
copyright and trademark laws (and various
other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws) and treaties in the United
States and around the world.
The Content and Marks are provided in or through the Services
"AS IS"
for your
personal, non-commercial use or internal business purpose
only.
Your use of our
Services
Subject to your compliance with these Legal Terms, including the
"
PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
"
section below, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable
license
to:
- access the Services; and
- download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access.
solely for your
personal, non-commercial use or internal business purpose
.
Except as set out in this section or
elsewhere in our Legal Terms, no part of the Services and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced,
aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded,
translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited
for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written
permission.
If you wish to make any use of the Services, Content, or Marks other than as set out in this section or
elsewhere in our Legal Terms, please address your request to:
info@layoutinc.net
. If we ever grant you the permission to post, reproduce, or publicly display any part of our Services or
Content, you must identify us as the owners or licensors of the Services, Content, or Marks and ensure
that any copyright or proprietary notice appears or is visible on posting, reproducing, or displaying our
Content.
We reserve all rights not expressly granted
to you in and to the Services, Content, and Marks.
Any breach of these Intellectual Property
Rights will constitute a material breach of our Legal Terms and your right to use our Services will
terminate immediately.
Your submissions
Please review this section and the
"
PROHIBITED
ACTIVITIES
"
section carefully prior to using our Services to understand the (a) rights you give us and (b)
obligations you have when you post or upload any content through the Services.
Submissions: By directly sending us any question, comment, suggestion, idea, feedback,
or other information about the Services (
"Submissions"
), you agree to assign to us all intellectual property rights in such Submission. You agree that we shall
own this Submission and be entitled to its unrestricted use and dissemination for any lawful purpose,
commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.
You are responsible for what you post or upload: By sending us Submissions
through any part of the Services
you:
-
confirm that you have read and agree with our
" PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES " and will not post, send, publish, upload, or transmit through the Services any Submission that is illegal, harassing, hateful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, bullying, abusive, discriminatory, threatening to any person or group, sexually explicit, false, inaccurate, deceitful, or misleading; -
to the extent permissible by applicable law, waive any and all moral rights to any such Submission
; -
warrant that any such Submission
are original to you or that you have the necessary rights and licenses to submit such Submissions and that you have full authority to grant us the above-mentioned rights in relation to your Submissions ; and -
warrant and represent that your Submissions
do not constitute confidential information.
You are solely responsible for your Submissions
and you expressly agree to reimburse us for any and all losses that we may suffer because of your breach of
(a) this section, (b) any third party’s intellectual property rights, or (c) applicable law.
By using the Services, you represent and
warrant that:
(1) you have the legal capacity and you agree to comply
with these Legal Terms;
(2
) you are not a
minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside
; (
3) you will not access the Services through
automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script or
otherwise; (4
) you will not use the Services for any illegal or
unauthorized
purpose; and (
5) your use of the Services will not violate any
applicable law or regulation.
If you provide any
information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or
terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Services (or any portion
thereof).
4. PROHIBITED
ACTIVITIES
You may not access or use the Services for any purpose other than that for which we make the
Services available. The Services may not be used in connection with any commercial
endeavors
except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.
As a user of the
Services, you agree not to:
- Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.
- Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.
- Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Services and/or the Content contained therein.
- Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Services.
- Use any information obtained from the Services in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
- Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
- Use the Services in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.
-
Engage in
unauthorized framing of or linking to the Services. - Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Services or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Services.
- Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
- Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content.
- Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user.
-
Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that
acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism,
including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats (
"gifs" ), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as "spyware" or "passive collection mechanisms" or "pcms" ). - Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or the networks or services connected to the Services.
- Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Services to you.
- Attempt to bypass any measures of the Services designed to prevent or restrict access to the Services, or any portion of the Services.
- Copy or adapt the Services' software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.
- Except as permitted by applicable law, decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Services.
-
Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser
usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including
without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline
reader that accesses the Services, or use or launch any
unauthorized script or other software. - Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Services.
-
Make any
unauthorized use of the Services, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses . -
Use the Services as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the
Services and/or the Content for any revenue-generating
endeavor or commercial enterprise.
5. USER
GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS
6. CONTRIBUTION
LICENSE
You and Services agree that we may access, store, process, and use any information and
personal data that you provide
and your choices (including settings).
By submitting suggestions or other feedback regarding the Services, you agree that we can use
and share such feedback for any purpose without compensation to you.
We do not assert any ownership over your Contributions. You retain full ownership of all of your
Contributions and any intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights associated with
your Contributions. We are not liable for any statements or representations in your
Contributions provided by you in any area on the Services. You are solely responsible for your
Contributions to the Services and you expressly agree to exonerate us from any and all
responsibility and to refrain from any legal action against us regarding your Contributions.
7. SERVICES
MANAGEMENT
We reserve the right, but
not the obligation, to: (1) monitor the Services for violations of these Legal Terms; (2) take
appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates the law or these Legal
Terms, including without limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities; (3) in our
sole discretion and without limitation, refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or
disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any of your Contributions or any portion thereof; (4)
in our sole discretion and without limitation, notice, or liability, to remove from the Services or
otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to our
systems; and (5) otherwise manage the Services in a manner designed to protect our rights and property
and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Services.
8. TERM
AND TERMINATION
These Legal Terms shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Services. WITHOUT
LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION
AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES (INCLUDING BLOCKING CERTAIN
IP ADDRESSES), TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR
BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THESE LEGAL TERMS OR OF ANY
APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. WE MAY TERMINATE YOUR USE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE SERVICES OR DELETE
ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION THAT YOU POSTED AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT WARNING, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION.
If we terminate or suspend
your account for any reason, you are prohibited from registering and creating a new account under
your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party, even if you may be acting on
behalf of the third party. In addition to terminating or suspending your account, we reserve the
right to take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and
injunctive redress.
9. MODIFICATIONS
AND INTERRUPTIONS
We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Services at any time or for
any reason at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any
information on our Services.
We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price change, suspension, or
discontinuance of the Services.
We cannot guarantee the
Services will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or
need to perform maintenance related to the Services, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors.
We reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise modify the
Services at any time or for any reason without notice to you. You agree that we have no liability
whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the
Services during any downtime or discontinuance of the Services. Nothing in these Legal Terms will
be construed to obligate us to maintain and support the Services or to supply any corrections,
updates, or releases in connection therewith.
10. GOVERNING
LAW
These Legal Terms shall be governed by and defined following the laws of
New Jersey, USA
.
Layout Inc.
and yourself irrevocably consent that the courts of
New Jersey
shall have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any dispute which may arise in connection with these
Legal Terms.
11. DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
Informal Negotiations
To expedite resolution and control the cost of any dispute, controversy, or claim related to these
Legal Terms (each a
"Dispute" and collectively, the "Disputes"
) brought by either you or us (individually, a
"Party" and collectively, the "Parties"
), the Parties agree to first attempt to negotiate any Dispute (except those Disputes expressly
provided below) informally for at least
30 Days
days before initiating arbitration. Such informal negotiations commence upon written notice from
one Party to the other Party.
Binding Arbitration
Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Legal Terms, including any question regarding
its existence, validity, or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by the
International Commercial Arbitration Court under the European Arbitration Chamber (Belgium, Brussels,
Avenue Louise, 146) according to the Rules of this ICAC, which, as a result of referring to it, is
considered as the part of this clause. The number of arbitrators shall be
3
. The seat, or legal place, or arbitration shall be
New Jersey
. The language of the proceedings shall be
English
. The governing law of these Legal Terms shall be substantive law of
New Jersey
.
Restrictions
The Parties agree that any arbitration shall be limited to the Dispute between the Parties
individually. To the full extent permitted by law, (a) no arbitration shall be joined with any other
proceeding; (b) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be arbitrated on a class-action
basis or to
utilize
class action procedures; and (c) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be brought in a
purported representative capacity on behalf of the general public or any other persons.
12. CORRECTIONS
There
may be information on the Services that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions,
including descriptions, pricing, availability, and various other information. We reserve the right to
correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the information on the Services
at any time, without prior notice.
13.
DISCLAIMER
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE
SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS
OF THE SERVICES' CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBSITES OR MOBILE APPLICATIONS LINKED TO THE
SERVICES AND WE WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (1) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR
INACCURACIES OF CONTENT AND MATERIALS, (2) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES, (3) ANY
UNAUTHORIZED
ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL
INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (4) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE
SERVICES, (5) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH
THE SERVICES BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (6) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT AND MATERIALS OR
FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED,
TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE SERVICES. WE DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE,
OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH
THE SERVICES, ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE, OR ANY WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION FEATURED IN ANY BANNER
OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND WE WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY
TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND ANY THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE
OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST
JUDGMENT
AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.
14. LIMITATIONS
OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE
LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER
DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY
CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED
TO
THE LESSER OF THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO US
OR
.
CERTAIN US STATE LAWS AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS DO
NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF
CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS
OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
15. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to
defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless, including our subsidiaries,
affiliates, and all of our respective officers, agents, partners, and
employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, made by any third party due to or
arising out of:
(1) use of the Services; (2) breach of these Legal Terms; (3) any breach of your representations and warranties set
forth in these Legal Terms; (4) your violation of the
rights of a third party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights; or (5) any overt harmful act toward any other user of the
Services with whom you connected via the Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the
right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive
defense
and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to
cooperate, at your expense, with our
defense
of such claims. We will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or
proceeding which is subject to this indemnification upon becoming aware of it.
16. USER
DATA
We will maintain
certain data that you transmit to the Services for the purpose of managing the
performance of the Services, as well as data relating to your use of the Services. Although we
perform regular routine backups
of data, you are solely responsible for all data that you transmit or that
relates to any activity you have undertaken using the Services. You agree
that we shall have no liability to you for any loss or corruption of any such
data, and you hereby waive any right of action against us arising from any such
loss or corruption of such data.
17. ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND SIGNATURES
Visiting the Services, sending us
emails, and completing online forms constitute electronic communications. You consent to receive
electronic communications, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other
communications we provide to you electronically, via email and on the Services, satisfy any legal
requirement that such communication be in writing. YOU HEREBY AGREE TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC
SIGNATURES, CONTRACTS, ORDERS, AND OTHER RECORDS, AND TO ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF NOTICES, POLICIES,
AND RECORDS OF TRANSACTIONS INITIATED OR COMPLETED BY US OR VIA THE SERVICES. You hereby waive any
rights or requirements under any statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, or other laws in any
jurisdiction which require an original signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic
records, or to payments or the granting of credits by any means other than electronic means.
18. MISCELLANEOUS
These Legal Terms and any policies or operating rules posted by us on the Services or in respect to
the Services constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us. Our failure to
exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Legal Terms shall not operate as a waiver of
such right or provision. These Legal Terms operate to the fullest extent permissible by law. We may
assign any or all of our rights and obligations to others at any time. We shall not be responsible
or liable for any loss, damage, delay, or failure to act caused by any cause beyond our reasonable
control. If any provision or part of a provision of these Legal Terms is determined to be unlawful,
void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these
Legal Terms and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. There
is no joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship created between you and us as a
result of these Legal Terms or use of the Services. You agree that these Legal Terms will not be
construed against us by virtue of having drafted them. You hereby waive any and all
defenses
you may have based on the electronic form of these Legal Terms and the lack of signing by the
parties hereto to execute these Legal Terms.
19. CONTACT
US
In order to resolve a complaint
regarding the Services or to receive further information regarding use of the Services, please
contact us at: