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YOUR USE OF
THE TELE-EFFICIENC WEBSITE, CONFERENCEWARE SERVICE AND
ASSOCIATED SOFTWARE (THE "SERVICES") IS CONDITIONED
UPON YOUR COMPLIANCE AND ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS. BY
UTILIZING THE CONFERENCEWARE SERVICE YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND
BY THE OFLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS. |
This is a legal agreement ("Agreement")
between You and Tele-efficiency Inc. ("Tele-efficiency"),
for use of the Tele-efficiency services which You selected
or initiated, which may include the Conferenceware service,
and/or other audio, video and web communications services
provided by Tele-efficiency ("Services"). "You"
refers to the individual who registered and/or provided Tele-efficiency
his or her credit card or other payment mechanism for the
Services or, if an individual is purchasing the Services on
behalf of an entity authorized to purchase the Services on
behalf of such entity, then "You" refers to such
entity. If You do not agree with the terms of this Agreement,
do not use or join any meeting supported by, the Services.
Any software associated with the Services is protected by
copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well
as other intellectual property laws and treaties.
1. SERVICES
Tele-efficiency will provide the
Services in accordance with this Agreement. Tele-efficiency
may at its sole discretion modify the features of the Services
from time to time without prior notice. You may install and
use a copy of the Software on one personal computer or other
device; and install an additional copy of the Software on
a second, portable device for the exclusive use of the primary
user of the first copy of the Software. As an alternative,
you may install a copy of the Software on a network storage
device, such as a server computer, and allow one access device,
such as a personal computer, to access and use that licensed
copy of the Software over a private network. You must obtain
a license to the Software for each additional device that
accesses and uses the Software installed on the network storage
device. You may use remote access technologies to access and
use your licensed copy of the Software, provided that only
the primary user of the device hosting the remote desktop
session accesses and uses the Software with a remote access
device. These remote desktop rights do not permit you to use
the Software on both the device hosting the remote desktop
session and the access device at the same time. You may permit
any device to access and use your licensed copy of the Software
for the sole purpose of providing you with technical support
and maintenance services. To may upgrade the Software but
you may no longer use the original software, except as part
of the upgraded software.You may transfer your copy of the
Software to a different device provided that you are the primary
user of the device. After the transfer, you must completely
remove the Software from the former device. You may make a
permanent transfer of this Agreement and Software to another
end user, provided that you do not retain any copies of the
Software. Prior to the transfer, the end user receiving the
Software must agree to all the Agreement terms.
2. RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTENT OF YOUR COMMUNICATIONS
You agree that You are solely responsible
for the content of all visual, written or audible communications
sent by You or in Tele-efficiency meetings hosted by You.
You agree that You will not use the Services to send unsolicited
commercial e-mail outside Your company or organization in
violation of applicable law. You further agree not to use
the Services to communicate any message or material that is
harassing, libelous, threatening, obscene, indecent, would
violate the intellectual property rights of any party or is
otherwise unlawful, that would give rise to civil liability,
or that constitutes or encourages conduct that could constitute
a criminal offense, under any applicable law or regulation.
Although Tele-efficiency is not responsible for any such communications,
Tele-efficiency may delete any such communications of which
Tele-efficiency becomes aware, at any time without notice
to You.
3. CHARGES
You agree that Tele-efficiency may
charge to Your credit card or other payment mechanism selected
by You and approved by Tele-efficiency ("Your Account")
all amounts due and owing for the Services, including Service
fees, set up fees, subscription fees, overage fees, conferencing
fees, or any other fee or charge associated with Your use
of the Services. Tele-efficiency may change prices at any
time without prior notice. You agree that in the event Tele-efficiency
is unable to collect the fees owed to Tele-efficiency for
the Services through Your Account, Tele-efficiency may take
any other steps it deems necessary to collect such fees from
You and that You will be responsible for all costs and expenses
incurred by Tele-efficiency in connection with such collection
activity, including collection fees, court costs and attorneys'
fees. You further agree that Tele-efficiency may collect interest
at the lesser of 1.5% per month or the highest amount permitted
by law on any amounts not paid when due.
4. NO COMMERCIAL USE
Other than using the Services for
conferences or meetings in which You are an active participant,
and as permitted under the terms and conditions of this Agreement
or other written agreements between You and Tele-efficiency,
the Services may be used for internal business purposes only.
You may not resell, distribute, make any commercial use of,
use on a timeshare or service bureau basis, or use to operate
a Web-site or otherwise generate income from the Services
or use the Services for the development, production or marketing
of a service or product substantially similar to the Services.
You shall not use the Services in any manner that could damage,
disable, overburden, impair or otherwise interfere with or
disrupt the websites, Services, or any network or networks
connected to the Services or security systems.
5. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
Tele-efficiency and/or its suppliers,
as applicable, retain ownership of all proprietary rights
in the Services and in all trade names, trademarks and service
marks associated or displayed with the Services. You will
not remove, deface or obscure any of Tele-efficiency's or
its suppliers' copyright or trademark notices and/or legends
or other proprietary notices on, incorporated therein, or
associated with the Services. You may not reverse engineer,
reverse compile or otherwise reduce to human readable form
any software associated with the Services.
6. TERMINATION
You may terminate this Agreement
by providing written notice to Tele-efficiency via e-mail
to support@Tele-efficiency.com. Such termination will be effective
on the last day of the term, subject to (30) days prior written
notice. If You fail to comply with any provision of this Agreement,
Tele-efficiency may terminate this Agreement immediately without
notice. Sections 2 through 10, inclusive, shall survive any
termination of this Agreement. Upon any termination of this
Agreement, You must cease any further use of the Services
and destroy any copies of associated software within Your
possession and control.
7. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
You acknowledge that any use of the
Services contrary to this Agreement, or any transfer, sublicensing,
copying or disclosure of technical information or materials
related to the Services, may cause irreparable injury to Tele-efficiency,
its affiliates, suppliers and any other party authorized by
Tele-efficiency to resell, distribute, or promote the Services
("Partners"), and under such circumstances Tele-efficiency,
its affiliates, suppliers and Resellers will be entitled to
equitable relief, without posting bond or other security,
including, but not limited to, preliminary and permanent injunctive
relief.
8. NO WARRANTIES
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND TELE-EFFICIENCY,
ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS AND RESELLERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM
ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. TELE-EFFICIENCY,
ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS AND RESELLERS MAKE NO WARRANTY OR
REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED
FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES, REGARDING THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY
OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES, REGARDING
ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES,
REGARDING ANY TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH THE SERVICES
OR THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET ANY USER'S REQUIREMENTS, OR
BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR FREE. USE OF THE
SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED
OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT
YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE
FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOU RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES.
THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES
REMAINS WITH YOU. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold
harmless Tele-efficiency, its affiliates, officers, directors,
employees, consultants, agents, suppliers and Resellers from
any and all third party claims, liability, damages and/or
costs (including, but not limited to, attorneys fees) arising
from Your use of the Services, Your violation of this Agreement
or the infringement or violation by You or any other user
of Your account, of any intellectual property or other right
of any person or entity. Without limiting the foregoing, the
Services are not designed or licensed for use in hazardous
environments requiring fail-safe controls, including without
limitation operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation/communication
systems, air traffic control, and life support or weapons
systems. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
Tele-efficiency, its affiliates, suppliers and Resellers specifically
disclaim any express or implied warranty of fitness for such
purposes.
9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL TELE-EFFICIENCY OR ITS AFFILIATES,
SUPPLIERS OR RESELLERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS,
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY
OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS OR DAMAGE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF
OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES OR THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE
TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES, WHETHER ARISING
IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL
THEORY, EVEN IF TELE-EFFICIENCY, ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS
OR RESELLERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. IN ANY CASE, TELE-EFFICIENCY'S, ITS AFFILIATES',
SUPPLIERS' AND RESELLERS' MAXIMUM CUMULATIVE LIABILITY AND
YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED
TO THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT OF FIFTY CANADIAN
DOLLARS (50.$). Because some states and jurisdictions do not
allow the exclusion or limitation of liability, the above
limitation may not apply to You.
10. MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Choice of Law and Forum
.This Agreement shall be governed
by and construed under the laws of the Province of Quebec,
Canada, as applied to agreements entered into and to be performed
in Quebec by Quebec residents. The parties consent to the
exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts located in
and serving Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
10.2 Waiver and Severability
Failure by either party to exercise
any of its rights under, or to enforce any provision of, this
Agreement will not be deemed a waiver or forfeiture of such
rights or ability to enforce such provision. If any provision
of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, that provision will
be amended to achieve as nearly as possible the same economic
effect of the original provision and the remainder of this
Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
10.3 General Provisions
This Agreement embodies the entire
understanding and agreement between the parties respecting
the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes any and
all prior understandings and agreements between the parties
respecting such subject matter. Tele-efficiency may change
the terms of this Agreement at any time by posting modified
terms on its website. This Agreement has been prepared in
the English Language and such version shall be controlling
in all respects and any non-English version of this Agreement
is solely for accommodation purposes. All notices or other
correspondence to Tele-efficiency under this Agreement must
be sent to the address provided in Section 7 above, or other
address as provided by Tele-efficiency for such purpose. Any
and all rights and remedies of Tele-efficiency upon Your breach
or other default under this Agreement will be deemed cumulative
and not exclusive of any other right or remedy conferred by
this Agreement or by law or equity on Tele-efficiency, and
the exercise of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise
of any other. The captions and headings appearing in this
Agreement are for reference only and will not be considered
in construing this Agreement.
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