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MobileThreads, INC.
IMPORTANT NOTICE IF YOU ARE
CONSIDERING USING OUR SERVICE
You may use this service as an individual or
as a business entity, corporation, partnership, limited
liability corporation, etc.
1. Individual Usage.
If you are using the service as an
individual, you represent that you are over the age of 18 or
have parental consent to sign this agreement (the "service
agreement" or "the agreement"), when you agree with the
statement on our web site registration form: "I AGREE TO THE
TERMS OF USE."
2. Usage As A Business or Other
Entity.
If you are using the service for your
business or other entity, you represent that you have the
authority to enter into this agreement on behalf of your
business or other entity.
3. An Enforceable Agreement.
Whether you agree individually or on behalf
of an entity, you agree to all the terms of this service
agreement. THIS IS A BINDING AGREEMENT ENFORCEABLE BY MobileThreads, INC. AGAINST YOU SHOULD YOU BREACH IT.
4. What To Do If You Do Not Wish to Enter
Into an Agreement.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS
SERVICE AGREEMENT, DO NOT INDICATE AGREEMENT WITH THE
STATEMENT ON OUR WEB SITE REGISTRATION FORM: "I AGREE TO THE
TERMS OF USE."
THE REGISTRATION PROCESS WILL TERMINATE. YOU
WILL NOT BE GIVEN ACCESS TO THE SERVICE.
TERMS-OF-USE AGREEMENT
Definitions
The definitions below and any definitions
used elsewhere in this agreement are binding upon the
parties.
1. The Service. The "Service" consists
of a browser interface, data transmission, data access (as
available) and, if applicable, data storage. The "Service"
includes a web-site under the name CellphoneMessageSender.com.
2. You and Yours. "You" and "yours"
means each user or customer accessing the Service by means of
a valid account established by you. If you are entering into
this agreement on behalf of your entity, the term "you" in
this agreement means your entity and all of its directors,
officers, managers, shareholders, employees, agents, members,
or other personnel.
3. Unlawful Activities. "Unlawful
activities" includes, but is not limited to, making direct or
indirect threats of physical harm, engaging in any conspiracy
of any type, violation of any federal, state or local law or
ordinance, violation of any international treaty, storing,
distributing or transmitting any unlawful material, or
attempting to compromise the security of any networked account
or site.
4. Internet Service Provider.
"Internet Service Provider" or "ISP" is any entity which
allows access to the internet or worldwide web.
5. MobileThreads, Inc. Software. "MobileThreads, Inc. Software" sends messages from certain
internet browsers to short messaging service compatible
devices such as certain cell phones and is proprietary.
6. The Agreement. The "Agreement" or
the "Service Agreement" refers to the within electronic
document which sets forth the rights of the parties in their
entirety.
7. Our or We. "Our" or "we" refers to
MobileThreads, Inc.
SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Your Responsibilities.
You are responsible for obtaining and
maintaining all computer software, hardware and communications
and other equipment required to use the Service.
You are responsible for paying all
third-party access charges such as ISP or telecommunications
incurred.
You will not, directly or indirectly, reverse
engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to
discover the source code or underlying ideas or algorithms of
the MobileThreads, INC. Software ("MobileThreads, INC.
Software").
You will not modify, translate, or create
derivative works based on the MobileThreads, INC. Software
and Service.
You will not rent, lease, distribute, sell,
resell, assign, or otherwise transfer rights to the MobileThreads, INC. Software and Service.
You will not use the MobileThreads, INC.
Software and Service for the benefit of a third party.
You understand and agree that the MobileThreads, INC. Software is proprietary. You agree not to
publish or disclose to third parties any evaluation of MobileThreads, INC.'s Software without MobileThreads, INC.'s
prior written consent.
You acknowledge that MobileThreads, INC.
retains exclusive ownership throughout the world of all
Software, any portions or copies thereof, and all rights
therein. Upon termination of this Service Agreement for any
reason, you will cease to use and have access to the Software.
In addition,
i. You will not use the Software and the
Service for chain letters, junk mail, advertising, spamming in
any form, market research, surveys of any type, or
distribution lists to contact any person or entity or allow
any third party to use the Service.
ii. You agree not to transmit or permit
anyone to transmit any unlawful, harassing, libelous,
defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, or
otherwise objectionable material of any kind.
iii. You will only use the Software and the
Service for lawful purposes, and in compliance with all
applicable laws including, without limitation, copyright,
trademark, patent, intellectual property, obscenity and
defamation laws, whether statutory or common-law in nature.
iv. You will not use the Software and the
Service for any unlawful activities.
v. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold
MobileThreads, INC. harmless against any claim or action that
arises from your use of the Software and the Service in an
unlawful manner or in any manner inconsistent with the
restrictions and policies of this agreement.
vi. You will not use the Software and the
Service to compete against CellphoneMessageSender.com.
You have additional responsibilities set
forth elsewhere in this agreement.
2. Our Responsibilities.
A. What You Receive Under This
Agreement.
MobileThreads, INC. grants to you an
individual, personal, non-sub licensable, non-exclusive and
non-transferable license or right to use our service pursuant
to the terms and conditions set forth in this agreement and as
they may be modified on our web site.
MobileThreads, INC. does not guarantee the
continuous availability of the service or of any specific
feature. MobileThreads, INC. will inform you via its web site
only of any significant changes to the Service or this
Agreement.
B. Our Privacy Policy and Confidentiality.
It is our policy to respect the privacy of
our users.
We will not share, rent, sell, or trade
personal information (including e-mail addresses) identifying
our customers or users to third parties.
We will not share, rent, sell, or trade data
contained in your account. We, however, may use this
information to contact you to insure that you are satisfied
with our products and services, to learn about any ideas you
may have to improve our offerings, to call your attention to
additional or new offerings or services, and communicate other
information.
We may send e-mail to your registered e-mail
address concerning our news.
We may ask you to provide demographic or
personal preference data. If you provide such data, we may use
it to analyze the characteristics of our customers and
visitors. We may also use the data to customize the specific
information provided to you, or tailor it to better meet your
needs.
Your data is confidential. Our privacy policy
is subject only to our obligation to comply with applicable
laws and lawful government requests, to operate our business
properly, and to protect our users or ourselves.
We reserve the right to contact you about
your account status or changes or alterations to the service,
or additional offerings or services. You may request that you
not receive informational e-mail messages not related to your
account activity or current use by e-mailing to
contact@CellphoneMessageSender.com.
MobileThreads, INC. reserves the right to
change its privacy policy. Notice may be sent by e-mail to
your registered address.
MobileThreads, INC. delivers messages
through a variety of private and public systems. We do not
guarantee privacy.
MobileThreads, INC. will cooperate with any
legitimate law enforcement agency if our messaging services
are suspected of use for any unlawful or improper purpose.
C. Warranty and Disclaimer.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MobileThreads, INC. DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON
IMPLIED WARRANTIES; IF YOU ARE ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT UNDER
THE LAWS OF ONE OF THESE STATES, YOU MAY NOT USE OUR SERVICE.
MobileThreads, INC. DOES NOT REPRESENT OR
WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE,
THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE
SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE, ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER
HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
3. Limitation of Liability.
MobileThreads, INC.'S LIABILITY (INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF CONTRACT, TORT,
STRICT LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE), WILL BE
LIMITED TO THE FEES PAID BY YOU IN THE TWO (2) MONTHS PRIOR TO
THE ACT OR OMISSION THAT GAVE RISE TO THE LIABILITY.
MobileThreads, INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
LOSS OR INACCURACY OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUE, OR
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING THE COST OF ANY SUBSTITUTE PROCUREMENT),
FORESEEABLE OR NOT AND EVEN IF MobileThreads, INC. HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED
THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR RISK. YOU
WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER
SYSTEM OR NETWORK, OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM USE OF
THE SERVICE.
4. Support.
MobileThreads, INC., or its designee, shall
provide e-mail support to paid service customers. It has no
obligation to provide you with hard-copy documentation,
upgrades, enhancements, modifications, or other support unless
there is a separate written contract to that effect.
5. Provision of Contact and Billing
Information and Payment of Fees.
MobileThreads, INC. uses the billing
services of a third-party. Your failure to pay a bill may be
considered a breach of this agreement, and MobileThreads,
INC. may terminate service as a result of your breach.
6. Passwords and Security.
You will choose all applicable passwords to
use in connection with the Service.
You are responsible for maintaining the
confidentiality of your passwords and account.
You are entirely responsible for any and all
activities that occur under your account. You shall insure
that you exit from your account at the end of each session.
You shall notify MobileThreads, INC.
immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.
You may not allow any third party, related or
unrelated, to use your account.
MobileThreads, INC. cannot and will not be
liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to
comply with these requirements.
7. Termination.
This Service Agreement is a monthly
agreement, automatically renewable unless either party
requests change or termination.
Either party may terminate this Service
Agreement by notifying the other party in writing at least
thirty (30) days before the termination date.
MobileThreads, INC., in its sole discretion,
may terminate your use of the Service if you fail to comply
with this Agreement.
You will pay in full for the Service up to
and including the last day of the current billing cycle. To
cancel the Service or change the type of service, you must
contact us in writing. All such requests received prior to ten
(10) days of the end of the customer billing cycle will incur
no additional charges. Requests for cancelled or changed
service received within ten (10) days of the end of the
customer billing cycle may incur one additional month of
charges.
MobileThreads, INC. will remove the data of
an account after termination. MobileThreads, INC. may, but is
not obligated to, delete archived data. We reserve the right
to cease offering the Service to no-charge users at any
time.
Upon expiration or termination, you will
immediately cease all use of the Service, including the MobileThreads, INC. Software and any documentation. Termination
is not an exclusive remedy. All other remedies will be
available. Your payment obligation will survive
termination.
If you are dissatisfied with the Service or
with any of our terms and conditions, your sole and exclusive
remedy is to discontinue the Service. There will be no refunds
of any fees paid.
8. Third Party Links.
MobileThreads, INC. may provide links to
other internet sites or resources. We have no control over
such sites and resources. You therefore agree that MobileThreads, INC. is not responsible for the availability and
content of other internet sites or resources.
You agree further that MobileThreads, INC.
does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any
content, advertising, products, or other materials on or
available from such sites or resources.
You agree that MobileThreads, INC. shall not
be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any
damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in
connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods
or services available on or through any such site or resource.
9. Non-Waiver of Additional
Rights.
This Agreement is between MobileThreads,
INC. and you. It is not for the benefit of any third party,
whether directly or indirectly (including any user accessing
the Service by means of an account established by you). The
failure of either party to exercise any right provided will
not be deemed a waiver of any further rights.
10. Effect of Invalidity of a Provision of
This Agreement.
If any provision of this Agreement is found
to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited
or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this
Agreement will otherwise remain in full force and effect and
enforceable.
11. Non-Assignability of This
Agreement.
This Agreement is not assignable,
transferable or sub-licensable by you except with MobileThreads, INC.'s prior written consent.
12. Law of the State of ALABAMA to
Control.
THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS
THEREOF. YOU AND MobileThreads, INC. AGREE TO SUBMIT TO THE
EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA.
13. One Year to Bring a Claim.
You agree that any cause of action or claim
arising out of or related to this Service and this Agreement
must be filed with a court or other governmental agency having
jurisdiction within one (1) year after the cause of action or
claim arose. Otherwise, the cause of action or claim is
barred.
14. Sole Agreement of the Parties.
This Agreement is the complete and exclusive
statement of the mutual understandings of the parties. It
supersedes and cancels all previous or contemporaneous written
and oral agreements, communications and other understandings
relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. All
modifications must be in writing signed by both parties,
except as otherwise provided herein. There are no oral
agreements or side agreements of any type.
15. No Agency Created By This
Agreement.
No agency, partnership, joint venture, or
employment is created as a result of this Agreement. You do
not have any authority to bind MobileThreads, INC. in any
respect.
16. No Attorney's Fees or Costs
Available.
In any action, complaint, administrative
proceeding, informal complaint to any court or agency,
federal, state, or local, to enforce rights under this
Agreement, neither the prevailing nor the losing party will be
entitled to recover costs and/or attorneys' fees.
17. Notices.
All notices must be in writing. A notice is
deemed to have been given:
i. When received, if personally delivered;
ii. When receipt is electronically confirmed,
if transmitted by facsimile or e-mail;
iii. The day after it is sent, if sent by
next-day delivery by recognized overnight delivery service;
and
iv. Upon receipt, if sent by certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested.
18. Agreement in English.
This Agreement and all related documents have
been prepared in English with the consent of the parties.
19. Electronic Nature of This
Agreement.
The parties acknowledge that they have met
over the internet, that they have not met in person and have
not had any direct telephonic contact, that this agreement has
been provided by MobileThreads, INC. to the customer over the
internet and through the SMS web site, that this agreement has
been executed electronically, that there is no hard or paper
copy of this agreement, that the parties consent to the manner
and circumstances of the making of this agreement, and that
said agreement is to have the full force and effect of any
agreement prepared in writing.
20. United States Government and Other
Matters.
You may not remove or export from the United
States or allow the export or re-export of any part of the
Software or applicable documentation, if any, or any direct
product thereof in violation of any restrictions, laws or
regulations of the United States including the Department of
Commerce, the Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets
Control, or any other United States agency or of any foreign
agency or authority.
As defined in FAR § 2.101, the software and
documentation licensed in this Agreement are "commercial
items" and according to DFAR § 252.227-7014(a)(1) and (5) are
deemed to be "commercial computer software" and "commercial
computer software
documentation."
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