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This Agreement is entered into between Venali,
Inc. ("Venali") and you ("you" or "Customer"),
and governs the terms and conditions of your use of the Venali eMessaging
Services. This Agreement, together with any operating rules, policies,
price schedules, or other supplemental documents expressly incorporated
herein by reference or published from time to time by Venali (collectively,
the "Agreement"), constitutes the entire Agreement between
Venali and you regarding the Venali eMessaging Services, and supersedes
all prior agreements between the Parties regarding the subject matter
of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, "Venali
eMessaging Services" or "Venali Services" or "Services"
are defined as any and all services provided by Venali to you either
now or in the future. By using
Venali eMessaging Services, you confirm your acceptance of, and
agree to be bound by, this Agreement.
USER NAME AND PASSWORD:
Upon approval of your Application, an account will be opened in
your name and a user name and password will be provided to you that
will enable you to access the Venali Web Site and use the Venali
Services. Please remember that your user name and password are unique
to you and should not be communicated to any other person. UNDER
NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY REPRESENTATIVE OR EMPLOYEE OF VENALI ASK
FOR YOUR PASSWORD. By accepting this Agreement, you represent and
warrant to Venali that you will not communicate your user name and/or
password to any unauthorized user. You agree to assume sole responsibility
for all harm resulting from the use of the user name and/or password
by anyone other than yourself.
INVOICING AND PRICING:
Customers will be invoiced monthly via email. Payment is due net
10 days from invoice date. Customers needing a printed invoice can
print one from the Venali Web Site. Monthly invoicing by mail is
available for an additional fee. Venali's current fees for services
are incorporated by reference. Venali reserves the right to change
its fees at any time, and such changes shall be effective upon publication
to the Venali Account Management Center, which is accessible on
the Venali website. The minimum charge for Services for any month
during the Term is One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00).
LATE PAYMENTS AND TERMINATION:
Late payments will be charged interest fees of 1% per month. Delinquent
accounts are subject to immediate termination and will only be reactivated
upon payment of a two hundred dollar ($200.00) reactivation fee.
CONTENT: Venali
has no control of the content of the information passing through
Venali accounts. Venali does not represent or endorse the accuracy
or reliability of any opinion, advice or statement made through
a Venali account, and shall have no liability for any harassing,
offensive or obscene material distributed through a Venali account,
and for any material distributed through a Venali account which
is distributed in violation of any third party's copyright or other
intellectual property right, or for any use of its services that
may violate federal, state, or local laws or regulations.
PERMITTED USAGE:
Customer represents and warrants that it will only use Venali's
services for lawful purposes and that its use of Venali's services
will be in compliance with all federal, state and local laws and
regulations including, without limitation, the provisions of the
Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Customer represents and warrants
that it will not use Venali's services to transmit any unlawful,
harmful, threatening, abusive, libelous, vulgar, obscene, profane,
hateful, or otherwise objectionable information of any kind, including,
but not limited to, encouraging conduct that would constitute a
criminal offense, infringe third party rights, give rise to civil
liability or otherwise violate any local, state, federal or other
law or regulation. Customer represents that and warrants that it
will not use Venali's services to upload, post, reproduce or distribute,
in any way, any information, software or other material protected
by copyright or any other intellectual property right without first
obtaining the permission of such right holder.
VENALI'S WEB SITE: Conditioned
on Customer's continued compliance with this Agreement, Venali grants
Customer a non exclusive, non transferable, limited license during
the terms of this Agreement to use, access and display
the Venali Web Site ("Site"), all software, graphics and
design elements contained in the Site ("Proprietary Elements")
and all other information and materials contained in the Site ("Content").
Except as expressly permitted by Venali in writing, you may not
copy, upload, post, transmit, download, modify, distribute, sell,
sublicense, transfer, mirror, frame or create derivative works of
the Site or any part thereof, or any Proprietary Elements
or Content. Further, you may not use any meta tags or any other
"hidden text" utilizing Venali's name or any Proprietary
Elements without Venali's prior written consent.
NATURE OF THE INTERNET: Customer
acknowledges and agrees that the nature of the Internet is such
that Venali cannot and does not guarantee access to the Site or
its Services. Venali may, from time to time, temporarily suspend
your access without any prior notice to you. Moreover, you understand
and agree that Venali will not be liable for any direct, indirect,
incidental, special or consequential damages relating to any pranks,
hoaxes, viruses, bugs or any other form of technological failure,
natural disaster or security breach that may prevent or interrupt
access to or use of the Site, or cause information or communications
transmitted through Venali's accounts to be publicly disseminated
or otherwise misdirected, or for any other mistake, omission, deletion
of information or communications or error.
LINKS: Venali makes no claims
or representations regarding the quality, content, nature or reliability
of sites accessible by hyperlink from this Site or sites linking
to this Site, and you agree that Venali has no responsibility
for such links. Any linked sites are not under Venali's control,
and it is not responsible for the content of any linked site or
any link contained in a linked site, or for any review, changes
or updates to any such sites. Any linked sites are provided to you
only as a convenience. The inclusion of any link does not imply
affiliation, endorsement or adoption by Venali of the linked site
or any information contained therein. When leaving this Site, you
should be aware that Venali's terms and policies may no longer govern
your use of linked sites, and, therefore, you should review the
applicable terms, conditions and policies, including privacy and
data gathering practices, of each linked site.
CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE INTERNET:
Use of the Internet is solely at your own risk and is subject to
all applicable local, state, national and international laws and
regulations. You agree that Venali is not responsible for the security
of any communication or information transmitted over the Internet
by or for you. You assume all risks in transmitting information
or communications to or from this Site, you must make your own determination
as to these matters and Venali is not responsible for making any
recommendations whatsoever to you.
WAIVER OF LIABILITY: AS A MATERIAL
INDUCEMENT FOR VENALI TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES HEREUNDER, CUSTOMER
AGREES THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL
VENALI OR ANY AFFILIATED PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS
OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, LITIGATION, OR THE LIKE), WHETHER
BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH
OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE),
EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE NEGATION
OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE IS A FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT OF THE BASIS
OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT. THIS SITE
AND THE SERVICES OFFERED WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS.
DISCLAIMER: The
Site and any information or communication transmitted from or through
the Site is provided "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE,"
and all warranties (whether express, implied or statutory) are hereby
disclaimed by Venali and expressly waived by Customer (including,
but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability and
fitness for a particular purpose).
TERM: This Agreement shall have
a term of one (1) year commencing on the date that both Venali and
Customer have executed this Agreement, and thereafter, this Agreement
shall automatically renew for additional one (1)
year periods absent written notice by either Venali or Customer
to the other at least 60 days prior to the end of the then current
one (1) year period (collectively, the "Term").
INDEMNIFICATION: CUSTOMER AGREES
TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS VENALI, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES AND AGENTS FROM ANY CLAIMS AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING
REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, RELATED TO ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT
OR ARISING FROM THE TRANSMISSION OF ANY MESSAGE, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE
OR OTHER CONTENT USING THE VENALI SERVICES. VENALI SHALL BE DEFENDED
BY ATTORNEYS OF THEIR CHOICE AT CUSTOMER'S EXPENSE.
GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE: This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Florida. The Parties stipulate to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located
in Miami, Florida to hear any controversy or claim between the Parties
arising out of or related to this Agreement. The Parties also stipulate
to personal jurisdiction in such courts and expressly agree not
to contest venue or jurisdiction in such courts.
ATTORNEYS' FEES: In the event
that Venali uses legal means to enforce any of its rights under
this Agreement against you and is successful, then, in addition
to any other remedy to which Venali is entitled, it shall also be
entitled to be reimbursed by you for all costs and expenses Venali
incurs to enforcing its rights, including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys' fees.
NOTICES: Except as expressly stated
otherwise, all notices to Venali shall be sent to 1680 Michigan
Avenue, Suite 1014, Miami Beach, Florida 33139. All notices to you
shall be sent to the email address that you provide to Venali
in your Application. It is your responsibility to update your email
address if it changes. Such notice shall be deemed received one
(1) business day after the email is sent.
SEVERABILITY: If any provision
or portion of this Agreement shall be held invalid under any applicable
laws, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this
Agreement that can be given effect without the invalid provision
or portion, and, to this end, the provisions or portions hereof
are severable.
MISCELLANEOUS: This Agreement
constitutes the sole Agreement between you and Venali relating to
your use of this Site, the Services and the subject matter hereof,
and no representations, statements or inducements,
oral or written, not contained in this Agreement shall bind either
party. No waiver of any right under this Agreement by Venali will
be deemed to be either a waiver of any other right or provision
or a waiver of that same right or provision at any other time. Venali
reserves the right to assign, transfer or delegate any rights and/or
obligations hereunder, in part or in whole, without your prior consent.
You may not assign, transfer or delegate your rights or obligations
hereunder, in whole or in part, without Venali's prior written consent.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
each Party to this Agreement and to their respective successors
and permitted assigns. Any action or claim against Venali must be
brought within one (1) year following the date on which the claim
first accrued or shall be deemed forever waived. A printed version
of this Agreement and of any related notice given in electronic
form shall be admissible in any judicial or administrative proceedings
based upon or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and
subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records
originally generated and maintained in printed form.
TERMINATION: Venali reserves the
right to suspend or terminate access to the Site or its Services
provided to Customer, at its sole discretion, for any reason or
for no reason at all. Should Venali cancel Service, prepaid monthly
fees for Service not rendered will be prorated and refunded. Set-up
fees are not refundable. Upon the termination of your account, you
remain liable for all charges to your account through termination.
Venali will not be liable for any damages suffered by Customer due
to Venali's suspension or termination of access to the Site or the
Services.
THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES: This
Agreement has been made and is made solely for the benefit of Venali
and the Customer, and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. Nothing in this Agreement is intended
to confer any rights/remedies under or by reason of this Agreement
on any third party.
Revision date 10-02
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