INNVUE TERMS OF USE
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your use of this
website and the products and services (collectively, “InnVue Services”) provided
by Innovar Media, LLC (“Innovar”) to you or your employees or agents
(collectively, “You”) through the InnVue platform (“InnVue”). THESE TERMS CONSTITUTE A LEGALLY-BINDING
AGREEMENT AND YOU ARE SUBJECT TO THEM IN THE SAME MANNER AS A PHYSICALLY SIGNED
DOCUMENT. YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE
INNVUE SERVICES (INCLUDING THIS WEBSITE) UNLESS YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS, AND
ANY SUCH ACCESS OR USE WILL BE SUBJECT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE
TERMS. If you have entered into another
agreement with Innovar concerning specific InnVue products or services, then
the terms of that agreement control where it conflicts with these Terms.
1. Services.
1.1 Services.
Innovar grants you a non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, and
non-transferable, limited right to use the InnVue Services, together with the
associated documentation, in accordance with these Terms. You must comply with
all documentation and instructions provided by Innovar, and shall ensure that
its hardware and systems meet the minimum technical specifications for the InnVue
Services as set forth in the applicable documentation. Innovar has no
obligation or other liability for any failure of the InnVue Services to
function if You does not comply with the documentation, instructions, or
specifications. Innovar may require that
you register for an account prior to providing you with access to the
documentation.
1.2 Restrictions and
Exclusions. You shall not, and shall not permit any third
party to, do any of the following: (a) reverse engineer, disassemble,
decompile, decode or adapt the InnVue Services, or otherwise attempt to derive
or gain access to the source code used in the InnVue Services, in whole or in
part; (b) rent, lease, lend, sell, sublicense, assign, distribute, publish,
transfer or otherwise make available the InnVue Services to any third party,
including on or in connection with the internet or any time-sharing, service
bureau, cloud or other technology or service; (c) bypass or breach any security
device or protection used for or contained in the InnVue Services; (d) remove,
delete, efface, alter, obscure, translate, combine, supplement or otherwise
change any trademarks, terms of the documentation, warranties, disclaimers, or
Intellectual Property Rights (defined below), proprietary rights or other
symbols, notices, marks or serial numbers on or relating to the InnVue Services
or documentation; (e) use the InnVue Services in any manner or for any purpose
that infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates any Intellectual Property
Right or other right of any third party, or that violates any applicable law; (f)
use the InnVue Services for the purpose of (1) publishing or publicly
disclosing benchmarking or competitive analysis of the InnVue Services,
provided that the foregoing will not restrict You from benchmarking the InnVue
Services for its own internal purposes or from using a third party to perform
benchmarking on behalf of You, provided that any such third party must be
subject to confidentiality restrictions as described in Section 6.1; (2)
developing, using or providing a competing software product or service; (g)
modify, translate, distribute, or create derivative works of the InnVue
Services, (h) take any action or provide any materials or content that contains
or enables any virus, worm, ransomware, or other malicious code or code that is
intended to capture or transmit data without authorization; or (i) using the InnVue
Services for any purposes other than for its intended purpose.
1.3 Additional
Requirements. You must comply with Innovar’s Acceptable Use
Policy with respect to the InnVue Services, as such policy is updated from time
to time. The current Acceptable Use
Policy is appended to the end of these Terms.
Please check back often for updates.
1.4 Content
and Materials; Data Collection and Use. You hereby grant
Innovar a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable, and
transferable right and license to access, use, store, copy, and distribute any
content or materials You upload, insert, or provide with or to the InnVue
Services; such right and license also includes the right to modify such content
and materials, but only to the extent necessary to conform them to the InnVue
Services technical requirements. Innovar
may retain your content and materials for the time period deemed reasonable by
Innovar. Innovar may track usage and
other data through the InnVue Services (“Service Data”), and may use
such Service Data for its business purposes including, without limitation, to
improve and support the InnVue Services and develop new products and
services. Innovar may also aggregate and
anonymize the Service Data and use and distribute such anonymized data for its
business purposes.
1.5 Account.
If you have registered for an InnVue account, you are required to keep
your account information, including contact information, accurate and current,
and to promptly notify Innovar of any changes. Innovar may reject, suspend, or terminate an account at any time
in its sole discretion.
2. Fees and Payments. Certain portions of the Services may require
payment of fees or other amounts (“Service Fees”). We will make you aware of any applicable
Service Fees, and by using any Services to which Service Fees apply, You agree
to pay those Service Fees.
3. Term and Termination.
3.1 Termination.
You may terminate Your account upon written notice to Innovar at any
time. Innovar may terminate Your account at any time with or without notice. Upon the termination or expiration of Your
account or these Terms for any reason, Innovar may immediately disable Your
access to the InnVue Services.
3.2 Suspension.
Innovar may immediately suspend You without notice if Innovar has reason
to believe that (a) You are in breach of Section 1.2, 1.3, or 4.1, (b) You are in
violation of any law or regulation, (c) You are taking any action that might
harm the InnVue Services or any other user of the InnVue Services, or (d) Your
continued access may result in a legal claim against Innovar.
4. Confidentiality; Intellectual
Property.
4.1 Confidentiality. In connection with these Terms, Innovar may disclose or make available to You certain confidential
information. You agree to safeguard the Innovar confidential information from
unauthorized use, access or disclosure using at least the degree of care You
use to protect Your similarly sensitive information and in no event less than a
reasonable degree of care. You
acknowledges that any benchmarking information related to the InnVue Services
developed pursuant to Section 1.2(f)(1) is the Confidential Information of
Innovar.
4.2 Ownership.
Innovar retains all right, title, and interest, including all copyright,
patent rights, trade secrets and other proprietary rights (collectively, the “Intellectual
Property Rights”), in and to the InnVue Services, Service Data, and any
related information developed or collected by Innovar. You do not retain, and shall not acquire, any
rights, express or implied, in the InnVue Services other than those limited
rights specified in these Terms. You
acknowledge that certain materials subject to copyright and/or trademark law
may be used or distributed on the InnVue Services, and Innovar makes no
representations or warranties with respect to any such materials; You may not
modify, reproduce, republish, post, transmit or distribute such materials
without the consent of the copyright owners.
4.3 Feedback.
Innovar may consider Your suggestions or requests regarding new or
revised functionality or features of the InnVue Services ("Feedback"). All modifications proposed or requested in
Feedback shall be the sole and exclusive property of Innovar. Innovar may, in its sole discretion include
such modifications in a future version of the InnVue Services, but Innovar's
acceptance and consideration of Feedback shall not obligate Innovar to include
any modifications proposed or requested in the InnVue Services.
4.4. Trademarks.
Each party acknowledges and agrees that these Terms do not convey any
right, title or interest in or to any trademarks or trade names of the other
party or its affiliates, and neither party shall use or attempt to register any
trademarks or trade names of the other party or its affiliates, or any
trademarks or trade names confusingly similar thereto. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, You agrees that Innovar may include Your name and logo in customer
lists and similar materials.
4.5 Privacy
Policy. Please see our Privacy Policy for information
about how we handle Your personal information.
The current Privacy Policy is appended to the end of these Terms.
5. Representations, Warranties; Indemnity;
Limitation of Liability.
5.1 Disclaimer of
Warranties; Exclusions. INNOVAR EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR
STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Innovar does not warrant that the InnVue
Services will meet Your requirements or that Your use of the InnVue Services
will be uninterrupted or error-free. INNOVAR
DOES NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OF ANY DATA OR INSTRUCTIONS
TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE SERVICE. In
addition, Innovar shall have no obligation or other liability with regard to
any error or non-compliance with a warranty that is caused by: (a) modifications to the InnVue Services made
by any party other than Innovar, its employees, agents or affiliates; (b) use
of the InnVue Services using browsers or hardware not supported by Innovar; or (c)
the negligence, misuse or improper use of the InnVue Services by You or any
third party. Except as set forth herein, all You payments are final and
non-refundable.
5.2 Indemnification.
You shall indemnify, defend and
hold harmless Innovar from and against all actions, costs, expenses, legal
fees, damages, claims and other liabilities arising from any third party claims
relating to (i) Your willful negligent acts or omissions under these Terms;
or (ii) any allegation that the content or materials provided by You or Your
agents, clients or personnel for use with the InnVue Services infringe a third
party's U.S. patent, copyright, trademark or trade secret, provided that Innovar: (a) promptly notifies You of any such claim,
(b) permits You to control the defense or settlement of such claim, at Your
expense, and that Innovar may participate in such defense or settlement at its
expense, and (c) provides You with all reasonable authority, assistance, and
cooperation necessary for the defense or settlement of such claim. You will not, without the prior written
consent of Innovar, settle an indemnified claim on behalf of Innovar without
Innovar’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)
unless such settlement provides a full and unconditional release of Innovar
without any admission of liability on the part of Innovar.
5.3 Limitation of
Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL INNOVAR BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR
ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE
DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES,
LOSS OF PRODUCTION OR USE, DOWN-TIME, OR LOSS OF SAVINGS OR DATA, REGARDLESS OF
THE NATURE OF THE CLAIM GIVING RISE TO SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR
TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), AND EVEN IF INNOVAR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. INNOVAR'S AGGREGATE AND CUMULATIVE LIABILITY FOR
DAMAGES UNDER THESE TERMS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID BY CUSTOMER UNDER
THESE TERMS.
6. Miscellaneous.
6.1 Independent
Contractors. Each party is an independent
contractor and neither party has the authority to bind, represent or commit the
other to any obligation. Neither party
shall carry worker's compensation insurance or any health or accident insurance
on the other party or the other party’s employees, and shall not pay
contributions to social security, unemployment insurance, federal or state
withholding taxes for the other party or employees thereof, nor provide any
other contributions or benefits for the other party or employees thereof which
might be expected in an employer-employee relationship. Nothing in these Terms shall be deemed or
construed to create a joint venture, partnership or agency relationship between
the parties.
6.2 Governing Law.
These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Texas without regard to choice of law principles. Exclusive venue for any dispute under these
Terms will be in the state and federal courts located in Dallas County, Texas.
The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
does not apply to these Terms.
6.3 Severability; Waiver.
If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable, such term
or provision shall not affect the other provisions of these Terms, and such
provision shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to render it
enforceable. The failure by a party to
exercise any right under these Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such
party's right to exercise such right or any other right in the future.
6.4 Entire Agreement; Amendment. These Terms constitute the entire
agreement between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof, and it
replaces and supersedes any prior verbal or written understandings, agreements,
representations and other communications between the parties regarding such
subject matter. No waiver, modification
or amendment of any provision of these Terms shall be valid or of enforceable
unless it is set forth in a writing signed by the duly authorized
representatives of both parties.
6.5 General. The section
headings in these Terms are provided for convenience only and shall have no
substantive effect on the construction of these Terms. No provision of these Terms shall be
construed in favor of or against a party solely for the reason that such party
drafted the provision. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and any
other agreement between Innovar and You, these Terms shall take precedence with
regard to the parties' respective rights and obligations regarding the InnVue
Services. You shall not assign any of
its rights (by operation of law or otherwise) or delegate any of its duties
under these Terms to any third party without the prior written consent of
Innovar.
6.7 Notices. All notices required or
permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing, shall make reference to these
Terms, and shall be delivered by email (promptly followed by written notice
sent via overnight delivery or First Class mail, postage prepaid), or
dispatched by prepaid air courier or by registered or certified airmail,
postage prepaid, to the addresses set forth below:
If to Innovar: Innovar
Media, LLC
Attention:
President
2150 S.
Central Expressway, Suite 110
McKinney,
TX 75072
InnVueSupport@innovarsolutions.com
with a
copy to (which shall not constitute notice)
Innovar
Media, LLC
Attn:
Legal
2150 S. Central Expressway,
Suite 110
McKinney,
TX 75072
If to You: The
address listed in Your account information in InnVue or other contact
information available to InnVue
Notices are
deemed given on (a) the date of receipt if delivered personally or by express
courier or (b) if delivery is refused, the date of refusal. Notice given in any
other manner will be deemed to have been given only if and when received at the
address of the person to be notified. Either party may from time to time change
its address for notices under these Terms by giving the other party written
notice of such change in accordance with this paragraph.
Acceptable Use Policy
All access to and use of the Service and InnVue is subject to this
Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”). This AUP is incorporated by reference
into, and governed by the InnVue Terms of Use between You and Innovar.
Capitalized terms used herein but not defined have the meanings stated in the Terms.
You agrees not to, and will not allow its users to,
access and use the Service:
Innovar has no responsibility for any information created, uploaded,
stored, maintained, transmitted, or accessible on or through the Service or
infrastructure used for the Service, and is not obligated to monitor or
exercise any editorial control over such information. In the event that Innovar
becomes aware that any such information or use of the Service may violate this
AUP, applicable law and/or expose Innovar to civil or criminal liability, Innovar
reserves the right to investigate such information or use, block access to such
information, and/or suspend or terminate any Service or user without
liability. Innovar further reserves the right to cooperate with legal
authorities and third parties in investigating any alleged violations of this
AUP or applicable law, including disclosing the identity of any You or user
that Innovar believes is responsible for such violation. Innovar also reserves
the right to implement technical mechanisms to prevent AUP violations.
Innovar may modify this AUP at any time by posting the revised version
on the InnVue website. Your continued use of the Service will be
considered acceptance of any such modification. All modifications to this
AUP will be effective immediately upon posting, unless otherwise noted by us.
Privacy
Policy
This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for www.innvuex.com
(“Website”). This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by the
Website. It will notify you of the following:
Information Collection, Use, and Sharing
Innovar is the sole owner of the information collected on the Website. We collect information that you voluntarily
give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will use your
information to respond to you if you contact us, and to provide products and
services to you. We will not sell or
rent this information to anyone, but we may share it with partners and
contractors that assist us in providing products and services to you.
Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to
tell you about specials and new products or services. In all events, we reserve the right to
contact you regarding issues related to your account or updates related to our
terms or policies.
Your Access to and Control Over Information
You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the
following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given
on our website:
Security
We take reasonable precautions to protect your information. When you submit
sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both
online and offline. Wherever we collect
sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted
and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a
lock icon in the address bar and looking for "https" at the beginning
of the address of the Web page.
While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted
online, we also protect your sensitive information offline. Only employees who
need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or
customer service) are granted access to sensitive personally identifiable
information. The computers/servers in which we store sensitive personally
identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.
If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy
policy, you should contact us immediately via email at InnVueSupport@innovarsolutions.com.