Terms of Service
Effective Date: January 1, 2017
General
These Terms of Service govern your use of the Developer Squad, Inc. website (the “Site”) and any associated online applications and services (the “Apps”). The Site and Apps are owned and operated by Developer Squad, Inc. (“we” or “us”). By using the Site and Apps, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and to use the Site and Apps in accordance with these Terms of Service, our Privacy Policy, and any additional terms and conditions that may apply to specific sections of the Site and Apps or to products and services available through the Site and Apps. Accessing the Site and Apps, in any manner, whether automated or otherwise, constitutes use of the Site and Apps and your agreement to be bound by these Terms of Service.
We reserve the right to change these Terms of Service or to impose new conditions on use of the Site and Apps, from time to time, in which case we will post the revised Terms of Service on DeveloperSquad.com. By continuing to use the Site and Apps after we post any such changes, you accept the Terms of Service, as modified.
Intellectual Property Rights
Developer Squad, Inc.’s Limited License to You. The Site, the Apps, and all the materials available on the Site and Apps are the property of us and/or our affiliates or licensors, and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. The Site and Apps is provided solely for your personal noncommercial use. You may not use the Site and Apps or the materials available on the Site and Apps in a manner that constitutes an infringement of our rights or that has not been authorized by us. More specifically, unless explicitly authorized in these Terms of Service or by the owner of the materials, you may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, translate, sell, create derivative works, exploit, or distribute in any manner or medium (including by email or other electronic means) any material from the Site and Apps.
Your License to Developer Squad, Inc. By posting or submitting any material (including, without limitation, photos, videos, and other information) to us via the Site and Apps, you are representing: (i) that you are the owner of the material, or are making your posting or submission with the express consent of the owner of the material; and (ii) that you are thirteen years of age or older. In addition, when you submit or post any material, you are granting us, and anyone authorized by us, a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide license to use, copy, modify, transmit, sell, exploit, create derivative works from, distribute, and/or publicly perform or display such material, in whole or in part, in any manner or medium, now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose. The foregoing grant shall include the right to exploit any proprietary rights in such posting or submission, including, but not limited to, rights under copyright, trademark, service mark or patent laws under any relevant jurisdiction. Also, in connection with the exercise of such rights, you grant us, and anyone authorized by us, the right to identify you as the author of any of your postings or submissions by name, email address or screen name, as we deem appropriate.
Limitations on Linking and Framing. You may establish a hypertext link to the Site and Apps so long as the link does not state or imply any sponsorship of your site by Developer Squad, Inc. However, you may not, without our prior written permission, frame or inline link any of the content of the Site or Apps, or incorporate into another website or other service any of our material, content or intellectual property.
Notice of Copyright Infringement. If you are a copyright owner who believes your copyrighted material has been reproduced, posted or distributed via the Site and Apps in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, please inform our designated copyright agent by sending written notice by U.S. Mail to Developer Squad, Inc., 7954 Transit Road, #232, Williamsville, NY 14221, Attn: Copyrights. Please include the following information in your written notice: (1) a detailed description of the copyrighted work that is allegedly infringed upon; (2) a description of the location of the allegedly infringing material on the Site and Apps; (3) your contact information, including your address, telephone number, and, if available, email address; (4) a statement by you indicating that you have a good-faith belief that the allegedly infringing use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; (5) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, affirming that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf; and (6) an electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or someone authorized on the owner’s behalf to assert infringement of copyright and to submit the statement. Please note that the contact information provided in this paragraph is for suspected copyright infringement only. Contact information for other matters is provided elsewhere in these Terms of Service or on the Site and Apps.
Disclaimers
Throughout the Site and Apps, we have provided links and pointers to Internet sites maintained by third parties. Our linking to such third-party sites does not imply an endorsement or sponsorship of such sites, or the information, products or services offered on or through the sites. In addition, neither we nor our parent or subsidiary companies nor any of our respective affiliates operate or control in any respect any information, products or services that third parties may provide on or through the Site and Apps or on websites linked to by us on the Site and Apps.
THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE, APPS AND ANY THIRD-PARTY SITES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE AND APPS OR ANY OF ITS FUNCTIONS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT ANY PART OF THE SITE AND APPS, INCLUDING BULLETIN BOARDS, OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE IT AVAILABLE, ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
WE DO NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SITE AND APPS OR MATERIALS ON THIS SITE AND APPS OR ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
You must provide and are solely responsible for all hardware and/or software necessary to access the Site and Apps. You assume the entire cost of and responsibility for any damage to, and all necessary maintenance, repair or correction of, that hardware and/or software.
The Site and Apps is provided for informational purposes only, and is not intended for trading or investing purposes, or for commercial use. The Site and Apps should not be used in any high risk activities where damage or injury to persons, property, environment, finances or business may result if an error occurs. You expressly assume all risk for such use.
Payment and Fees
You will be responsible for immediate payment of any invoice. We do not offer terms; all invoices are due upon receipt. If you select one of our plans that have recurring fees (the “Subscription Fee”), we will bill the Subscription Fee to that credit card on the same day each month, quarter, or year (the “Renewal Date”). If you desire to change the credit card being charged, please contact us at least three business days before your next Renewal Date and we would be happy to do so.
NOTE: Failure to pay on time could result in immediate termination of services, at our discretion. Developer Squad is not responsible for any losses that might or could occur from such termination.
Termination
You may contact us at any time to cancel any recurring services. Upon cancellation, all services will be terminated and no future Subscription Fees will be billed. No refunds are provided should cancellation occur between Renewal Dates. You agree that you are solely responsible for any result of termination of services, including loss of service, down time and any other perceived or actual losses.
We may cancel or terminate your right to use the Site and Apps or any part of the Site and Apps at any time without notice. In the event of cancellation or termination, you are no longer authorized to access the part of the Site and Apps affected by such cancellation or termination. The restrictions imposed on you with respect to material downloaded from the Site and Apps, and the disclaimers and limitations of liabilities set forth in these Terms of Service, shall survive.
Limited Warranty
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH ABOVE, THE SERVICE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CONTENT OR COMPANY MATERIALS) IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS IMPLIED BY ANY COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OF TRADE, ALL OF WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. COMPANY, AND ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, PARTNERS AND CONTENT PROVIDERS (THE “COMPANY PARTIES”) DO NOT WARRANT THAT: (A) THE SERVICE WILL PREVENT THE INFECTION, OR RE-INFECTION, OF THE COVERED WEBSITES; (B) THE COVERED WEBSITE WILL OPERATE AFTER IT HAS BEEN CLEANED BY COMPANY; (C) THE SERVICE WILL BE SECURE OR AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION; (D) ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; (E) ANY CONTENT OR SOFTWARE AVAILABLE AT OR THROUGH THE SERVICE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR (F) THE RESULTS OF USING THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS.
ANY CONTENT DOWNLOADED FROM OR OTHERWISE ACCESSED THROUGH THE SITES OR THE SERVICE IS ACCESSED AT YOUR OWN RISK, AND YOU SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY OR PERSON, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM, ANY DEVICE YOU USE TO ACCESS THE SITES OR THE SERVICE, AND ANY COVERED WEBSITES, OR ANY OTHER LOSS THAT RESULTS FROM ACCESSING SUCH CONTENT.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU USE THE SITES AND THE SERVICE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEMS, THE COVERED WEBSITES, OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM USE OF THE SITES AND THE SERVICE.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR CONDITIONS, THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, OR LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY MAY LAST, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY IN FULL TO YOU. WHERE LEGISLATION IN A JURISDICTION IMPLIES IN THESE TERMS ANY CONDITION OR WARRANTY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUSIVE, COMPANY’S LIABILITY FOR BREACH THEREOF SHALL BE LIMITED, AT COMPANY’S OPTION, TO THE SUPPLY OF SERVICES AGAIN, OR THE PAYMENT OF THE COST OF HAVING THEM SUPPLIED AGAIN.
Limitation of Liability
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL WE, OUR SUBSIDIARY AND PARENT COMPANIES OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE AND APPS, INCLUDING ITS MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES, OR THIRD-PARTY MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE AND APPS, EVEN IF WE ARE ADVISED BEFOREHAND OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. (BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, OUR LIABILITY AND THE LIABILITY OF OUR SUBSIDIARY AND PARENT COMPANIES OR AFFILIATES IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY SUCH STATE LAW.) YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE OR APPS, ANY MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES ON THE SITE OR APPS, OR WITH ANY OF THE SITE’S OR APPS’ TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE AND APPS.
COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING, CONTRIBUTING, COPYING, DISTRIBUTING, OR DOWNLOADING THE CONTENT OR THE COMPANY MATERIALS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE “COMPANY PARTIES” BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF BUSINESS, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE, DATA OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE), HOWEVER IT ARISES, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SITES, THE SERVICE OR OF ANY CONTENT OR COMPANY MATERIALS CONTAINED ON OR MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITES OR THE SERVICE, EVEN IF COMPANY HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. YOU HAVE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUATE PROTECTION AND BACKUP OF DATA AND/OR EQUIPMENT USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITES AND THE SERVICE, AND YOU WILL NOT MAKE A CLAIM AGAINST COMPANY FOR LOST DATA, RE-RUN TIME, INACCURATE OUTPUT, WORK DELAYS, OR LOST PROFITS RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE SITES OR THE SERVICE.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE COMPANY PARTIES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR MORE THAN THE SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION FEE FOR THE SERVICE TERM DURING WHICH YOU FIRST ASSERT ANY SUCH CLAIM. THE LIMITATIONS OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN COMPANY AND YOU.
CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
Online Commerce
Certain sections of the Site and Apps may allow you to purchase many different types of products and services online that are provided by third parties. We are not responsible for the quality, accuracy, timeliness, reliability or any other aspect of these products and services. If you make a purchase from a merchant on the Site, Apps or on a site linked to by the Site and Apps, the information obtained during your visit to that merchant’s online store or site, and the information that you give as part of the transaction, such as your credit card number and contact information, may be collected by both the merchant and us. A merchant may have privacy and data collection practices that are different from ours. We have no responsibility or liability for these independent policies. In addition, when you purchase products or services on or through the Site and Apps, you may be subject to additional terms and conditions that specifically apply to your purchase or use of such products or services. For more information regarding a merchant, its online store, its privacy policies, and/or any additional terms and conditions that may apply, visit that merchant’s website and click on its information links or contact the merchant directly. You release us and our affiliates from any damages that you incur, and agree not to assert any claims against us or them, arising from your purchase or use of any products or services made available by third parties through the Site and Apps.
You agree to be financially responsible for all purchases made by you or someone acting on your behalf through the Site and Apps. You agree to use the Site and Apps and to purchase services or products through the Site and Apps for legitimate, non-commercial purposes only. You also agree not to make any purchases for speculative, false or fraudulent purposes or for the purpose of anticipating demand for a particular product or service. You agree to only purchase goods or services for yourself or for another person for whom you are legally permitted to do so. When making a purchase for a third party that requires you to submit the third party’s personal information to us or a merchant, you represent that you have obtained the express consent of such third party to provide such third party’s personal information.
Use of Company Directories
The information contained in any company directories that may be provided on the Site and Apps is provided for business lookup purposes and is not to be used for marketing or telemarketing applications. This information may not be copied or redistributed and is provided “AS IS” without warranty of any kind. In no event will we or our suppliers be liable in any way with regard to such information.
Interactive Features
The Site and Apps may include a variety of features, such as bulletin boards, web logs, chat, and email services, which allow feedback to us and real-time interaction between users, and other features, such as personalized home pages and email services, which allow users to communicate with others. Responsibility for what is posted on bulletin boards, web logs, chat rooms, and other public posting areas on the Site and Apps, or sent via any email services on the Site and Apps, lies with each user – you alone are responsible for the material you post or send. We do not control the messages, information or files that you or others may provide through the Site and Apps. It is a condition of your use of the Site and Apps that you do not:
- Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Service.
- Use the Site and Apps to impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
- Interfere with or disrupt any servers or networks used to provide the Site and Apps or its features, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of the networks we use to provide the Site and Apps.
- Use the Site and Apps to instigate or encourage others to commit illegal activities or cause injury or property damage to any person.
- Gain unauthorized access to the Site and Apps, or any account, computer system, or network connected to the Site and Apps, by means such as hacking, password mining or other illicit means.
- Obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the Site or Apps.
- Use the Site and Apps to post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane or indecent information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, national or international law.
- Use the Site and Apps to post or transmit any information, software or other material that violates or infringes upon the rights of others, including material that is an invasion of privacy or publicity rights or that is protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right, or derivative works with respect thereto, without first obtaining permission from the owner or rights holder.
- Use the Site and Apps to post or transmit any information, software or other material that contains a virus or other harmful component.
- Use the Site and Apps to post, transmit or in any way exploit any information, software or other material for commercial purposes, or that contains advertising.
- Use the Site and Apps to advertise or solicit to anyone to buy or sell products or services, or to make donations of any kind, without our express written approval.
- Gather for marketing purposes any email addresses or other personal information that has been posted by other users of the Site and Apps.
You understand that we have no obligation to monitor any bulletin boards, chat, web logs, or other areas of the Site and Apps through which users can supply information or material. However, we reserve the right at all times to disclose any information we believe necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or governmental request, or to refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, that in our sole discretion are objectionable or in violation of these Terms of Service. We also reserve the right to deny access to the Site, Apps or any features of the Site and Apps to anyone who violates these Terms of Service or who, in our sole judgment, interferes with the ability of others to enjoy the Site and Apps or infringes the rights of others.
Registration
To access certain features of the Site and Apps, we may ask you to provide certain demographic information including your gender, year of birth, zip code and country. If you are obtaining access to the Site and Apps through a third-party (such as Facebook), in lieu of registration you agree to allow us to obtain and retain any and all information you provide to that third-party. In addition, if you elect to sign-up for a particular feature of the Site and Apps, such as chat, web logs, or bulletin boards, you may also be asked to register with us on the form provided and such registration may require you to provide personally identifiable information such as your name and email address. You agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the registration form. If we have reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Site and Apps (or any portion thereof). Our use of any personally identifiable information you provide to us as part of the registration process and your use of the Site and Apps is governed by the terms of our Privacy Policy.
Passwords
To use certain features of the Site and Apps, you may need a username and password, which you will receive through the Site’s and Apps’ registration process. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account, and are responsible for all activities (whether by you or by others) that occur under your password or account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security, and to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to protect your password or account information.
Other
This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between us and you with respect to the subject matter contained in this agreement and supersedes all previous and contemporaneous agreements, proposals and communications, written or oral. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use the products or services of a third party that are provided through the Site and Apps. In the event of any conflict between any such third-party terms and conditions and these Terms of Service, these Terms of Service shall govern. This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.