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1. ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS OF SERVICE.
IPvaani (“we” or “us” or “our”) makes available internet-based
communication services as described at www.ipvaani.com (the “Service”).
The Service does not provide access to the traditional telephone
networks or cellular networks. You can only call other users who have
registered for the Service. The Service is owned and operated by us and
is provided under the terms and conditions of these Terms of Service
(“Terms”) and any operating rules, policies, and procedures that may be
published from time to time on this web site by us.
2. ELIGIBILITY. The Service is available to individuals who are
eighteen (18) years of age or older (each, an “Individual”) and other
organizations (each a “Company”) who can form legally binding contracts
under applicable law (“you” or “your”). If you do not qualify, please
do not attempt to use the Service. We will be entitled to rely on any
notice received by us from you. We may refuse to offer the Service to
any person and may change our criteria for eligibility, at any time, in
our sole discretion. We retain the right to terminate your account and
your rights to use the Service for any reason including if we believe
that any registration data you provide (“Registration Data”) is or
becomes untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete.
3. MODIFICATIONS TO RULES. We may change these Terms from time to time
in our discretion. Upon any change in these Terms, we will notify you
by posting the changes at www.ipvaani.com. Your continued use of the
Service after the posting of the amended Terms on this web site
constitutes your affirmative acknowledgement of and agreement to abide
and be bound by the Terms, as amended.
4. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE. We reserve the right to modify or
discontinue the Service, temporarily or permanently, with or without
notice to you, and we are not obligated to support or update the
Service. We will not be liable to you or any third party in the event
that we exercise our right to modify or discontinue the Service.
5. ACCOUNTS, PASSWORD AND SECURITY. Upon registration, we will provide
you with a password. You may then choose your own unique user name and
password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of
your user name and password. We will also assign you a telephone
number. Once you register your telephone number with us, you will be
able to begin accessing the Service. Furthermore, you are entirely
responsible for any and all activities, which occur under your
password, account, or telephone number; provided that a Company is
entirely responsible for any and all activities of its employees,
agents, and representatives. Telephone numbers are assigned and
reassigned at the our discretion and may not be transferred without our
permission.
6. FEES. We do not currently charge any fees to use the Service. We
reserve the right to change this policy at our sole discretion. You are
responsible for procuring and paying the costs for any software,
hardware, or internet/broadband connection charges necessary to use the
Service.
7 EMERGENCY SERVICES - 911 SERVICE. END USER MUST MAINTAIN AN ALTERNATE
MEANS OF REQUESTING EMERGENCY SERVICES. END USER acknowledges and
understands that IPvaani does NOT support traditional 911 and E911
access to emergency services. END USER acknowledges and understands
that IPvaani strongly encourages END USER to have an alternate means of
accessing traditional 911 or E911 services or terminating the Service.
IPvaani does not recommend END USER rely on a non-traditional 911
service in an emergency.
8. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS. You acknowledge we own all intellectual and
other proprietary rights contained, embodied in, or with respect to the
Service (the “Intellectual Property”). These Terms do not transfer any
right, title, or interest in or to the Service or the Intellectual
Property to you, and you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, or create
derivative works from Service or the Intellectual Property without
express authorization from us. We retain the unlimited, perpetual right
to access, collect, compile, market, sell or otherwise use any
information that we collect or process through or in connection with
the Service. Furthermore, we may use without restriction any
information that we independently develop.
9. CONDUCT. You are solely responsible for your actions and the content
of your transmissions through or in connection with the Service, it
being understood that each employee acts on behalf of the Company with
which such employee is associated in all actions and submissions on or
in connection with the Service. You agree: (a) to abide by all
applicable local, state, national, and international laws and
regulations in your use of the Service; (b) not to use the Service for
illegal purposes; (c) not to use or attempt to use another person’s or
entity’s account, telephone number, service or system without
authorization from the owner; (d) to comply with all laws regarding the
transmission of voice or technical data (including all export laws,
regulations, and restrictions of the United States); (e) not to
“stalk”, threaten, or harass anyone through, in connection with, or
utilizing any data collected through the Service; (f) that we neither
endorse the content of any of your communications nor assume any
responsibility for any threatening, libelous, obscene, harassing or
offensive material contained in such materials, or any crime
facilitated by use of the Services; (g) not to interfere or disrupt
networks connected to the Service or otherwise attempt to interfere
with the proper function of the Service; and (h) not to attempt to
obtain unauthorized access to the Service.
10. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. WE
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT AS WELL AS ALL WARRANTIES ARISING BY USAGE OF TRADE,
COURSE OF DEALING, OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT
THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO WE MAKE ANY
WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE
SERVICE OR AS TO THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY CONTENT OR ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SERVICE
WILL BE CORRECTED. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF
CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU.
11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. NEITHER WE NOR ANY OF OUR OFFICERS,
AFFILIATES, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES, WILL BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
EXPENSES, COSTS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF EARNINGS OR LOSS OF
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE
RELIANCE UPON, USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE OR FOR COST
OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OR RESULTING FROM
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, DELETION OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR
DATA OR FAILURE OF THE SERVICE TO STORE YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, USE, DATA OR
OTHER INTANGIBLE PROPERTY, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE,
YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SERVICE. OUR
LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IS LIMITED
TO THE AMOUNT OF FEES RECEIVED BY US FROM YOU, IF ANY, IN THE
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING TWO (2) MONTH PERIOD. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT
ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU.
12. RISK ALLOCATION. You agree, in connection with any use of the
Service, to release us (and our officers, directors, shareholders,
employees and agents) from any and all claims, demands and damages, of
any type and nature, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected,
disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with
use of the Service by or on behalf of yourself. You agree to indemnify,
defend and hold harmless us, our parents, subsidiaries, affiliates,
shareholders, directors, officers, and employees, from any claim or
demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party
due to or arising out of your use of the Service, your violation of
these Terms, or the infringement by you, or any other person using your
account or password, of any right of any person or entity.
13. TERMINATION. Either you or we may terminate access to the Service
with or without cause at any time and effective immediately.
Termination will be accompanied by a written or electronic notice to
the other party. We will not be liable to you or any third party for
termination of the Service. Should you object to any provision of these
Terms or any subsequent modifications or become dissatisfied with the
Service in any way, your only recourse is to immediately: (a) terminate
use of the Service; and (b) notify us of termination. Upon termination
of the Service, your right to use the Service will immediately cease.
14. GENERAL. In the event that any provision of these Terms will, in
whole or in part, be determined to be invalid, unenforceable or void
for any reason, such determination will affect only the portion of such
provision determined to be invalid, unenforceable, or void, and will
not affect in any way the remainder of such provision or any other
provision of these Terms. You and we agree to allow a court or
arbitrator to replace such an invalid, unenforceable, or void provision
with a valid provision, which is as similar as possible in substance to
the invalid, unenforceable, or void provision. Our failure to act with
respect to a breach by you or others does not constitute a waiver of
our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. These
Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to its choice of law
provisions. In the event of any conflict between foreign laws, rules
and regulations and those of the United States, the laws, rules and
regulations of the United States will govern. The United Nations
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not
apply to these Terms. You hereby consent to personal jurisdiction by
the state and federal courts located in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
These Terms and any modifications hereto by us constitute the entire
agreement between the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof
and supersede all prior understandings and agreements, whether written
or oral, as to such subject matter. Nothing contained in these Terms
will be deemed to constitute either party as the agent or
representative of the other party, or both parties as joint ventures or
partners for any purpose.
15. COPYRIGHTS & TRADEMARKS. IPvaani logos, and trademarks are
property of IPvaani and may not be used without permission from
IPvaani.
16. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. You acknowledge (a) that you have read and
understood these Terms; and (b) that these Terms have the same force
and effect as a signed agreement.
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