You agree to the terms of service below, and the Terms of Use for Substack, the technology provider.
Website Terms of Use
Last Modified: March 1, 2024
You agree to the terms of use below, and the Terms of Use for Substack Inc. [https://substack.com/tos] (“Substack”), the technology provider.
Acceptance of the Terms of Use
These terms of use are entered into by and between you and eSpired LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“eSpired News,” “Company,” “we,” or “us”). The following terms and conditions (“Terms of Use”), govern your use of https://espirednews.com/, (the “eSpired News Site”), espired.substack.com (the “eSpired News Substack Site”), and the eSpired News email newsletter (the “Newsletter,” together with the eSpired News Site and the eSpired News Substack Site shall be referred to herein as the “Website”) including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through the Website.
Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, found at [https://espired.substack.com/privacy] incorporated herein by reference. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Website.
The Company may agree to host its Website with a third-party provider such as Substack. In the event that the Company does so, you are also encouraged to read said third-party’s separately binding Terms of Use [espired.substack.com] and Privacy Policy [espired.substack.com]. To the extent that these Terms of Use or the Company’s Privacy Policy conflict with any third-party Terms of Use or Privacy Policy in a way that affects your relationship with the Company, these Terms of Use shall constitute the prevailing Terms of Use governing such relationship.
This Website is offered and available to users who are 18 years of age or older. By using this Website, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with the Company and meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements. If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use the Website.
Changes to the Terms of Use
We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them, and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter. However, any changes to the dispute resolution provisions set out in Governing Law and Jurisdiction will not apply to any disputes for which the parties have actual notice on or before the date the change is posted on the Website.
Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page regularly, so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.
Accessing the Website and Account Security
We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.
You are responsible for:
Making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Website.
Ensuring that all persons who access the Website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and comply with them.
To access the Website or some of the services it offers, you may be asked to provide certain information. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide in any submission through the Website is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide through this Website or otherwise, including, but not limited to, through the use of any interactive features on the Website, is governed by our Privacy Policy [https://espired.substack.com/privacy], and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.
You acknowledge and agree that the Company will have no obligation to provide you with any support or maintenance in connection with the Website.
Accounts
In order to use and/or receive certain features and/or aspects of the Website, you must sign up and register for an account (“Account”) and provide certain information about your yourself as prompted by the signup and account registration form. You represent and warrant that: (a) all required registration information you submit is truthful and accurate; and (b) you will maintain the accuracy of such information. You may delete your Account at any time, terminate use of the Website at any time, or unsubscribe from the Newsletter at any time, as applicable, for any reason, by following the instructions on the Website or noted in the Newsletter, as applicable, or by notifying the Company at support@espired.com. If you have paid for access to your Account and thereafter elect to terminate your Account, there will be no refund of any payment, in part or in whole, of such payment and you may not be issued a refund of any such payment from the Company. Company may suspend or terminate your Account as provided for herein.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Account login information and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your Account. You agree to immediately notify Company of any unauthorized use, or suspected unauthorized use of your Account or any other breach of security. Company cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the above requirements.
You understand and agree that the Company may use a third-party payment provider to manage all payments and that, as such, the Company has limited control over said third-party’s ability to timely process any requests. In the event of a payment dispute, you shall submit in writing by email to support@espired.com the basis of said dispute in which case other provisions of the Terms of Use may apply, you understand that the Company will work with any and all third-parties to effectuate a resolution to the dispute but cannot make any guarantees or assurances regarding the timeliness of, or ability to, reach such resolution.
Intellectual Property Rights
The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by the Company, its affiliates or subsidiaries, its licensors, or other providers of such material, as applicable, and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
These Terms of Use permit you to use the Website only for your personal, non-commercial use or for legitimate business purposes as permitted herein. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows:
Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.
You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use or for your own legitimate business purposes as a current or potential supplier, vendor, investor, or customer of the Company, and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution.
If we provide links to social media features with certain content, you may take such actions as are enabled by such features subject to such third party social media and other third party links and each of their respective terms and conditions.
You must not:
Modify copies of any materials from the Website.
Use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences, or any graphics separately from the accompanying text.
Delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from the Website.
You must not access or use for any unauthorized purposes any part of the Website or any services or materials available through the Website, except for legitimate business purposes relating to your role as a potential or current supplier, vendor, investor, visitor, or other user of the Website.
If you wish to make any use of material on the Website other than that set out in this section, please address your request to: support@espired.com.
If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person or entity with access to any part of the Website in breach of these Terms of Use, your right to use the Website will end immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by the Company. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.
Trademarks
The Company name, eSpired LLC, the Company logo, and all related names, logos, product names and service marks, trade dress, designs, and slogans are trademarks of the Company or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of the Company. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.
Copyright Notice
All contents of the Website are: Copyright 2023 by eSpired LLC and/or its affiliates and licensors. All rights reserved.
Subscribers
The Company from time to time publishes Newsletters. Certain Newsletters may be reserved for paying subscribers only (unless otherwise indicated). Both the Newsletters and the Website are clearly marked in ways that delineate whether a particular Newsletter or Website article/entry is (i) open to the public or, alternatively, (ii) paywalled content reserved for paying subscribers only.
You may not use a group or corporate inbox to subscribe to the Newsletter nor may you share or forward Newsletters designated, marketed, distributed, or otherwise clearly denoted as a “paid,” “member,” or “paid subscriber” product (or any other moniker that clearly demonstrates that said Newsletter has been paid for).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may take a screenshot of partial content from the Website or Newsletters for the sole purpose of sharing on social media provided such publication includes attribution to eSpired News. You may reproduce a reasonable excerpt from the Website or Newsletters for a blog post or other publication provided such publication includes attribution and a link to eSpired News. eSpired News reserves the right to terminate any or all of these exceptions at any time globally or on an individual user basis. Unauthorized sharing of the Newsletters is subject to eSpired News cancelling your subscription in eSpired’s sole discretion without notice, explanation or, if applicable, refund.
Non-enforcement of any of the foregoing shall not be construed as a waiver of any and all applicable rights set forth in these Terms of Use.
You may not share your user ID and/or password with anyone at any time. Unauthorized access to the Website is subject to Company’s disabling your user ID and password in Company’s sole discretion without notice, explanation, or, if applicable, refund.
Access to certain areas of the Website is restricted. Company reserves the right to restrict access to other areas of the Website, or indeed the entirety of the Website, at Company’s sole discretion. If Company provides you with a user ID and password to enable you to access the Newsletters or restricted areas of the Website or other content or services, you must ensure that the user ID and password are kept confidential.
Links to Third-Party Sites
The Website may contain links to other websites, social media, and resources provided by third parties (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of the Company and we are not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation, any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site, or any loss or damage that may arise from your use of Linked Sites. We are providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by the Company of the Linked Site or any association with its operators. If you decide to access any of the Linked Sites, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.
Prohibited Uses
You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Website:
In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the United States or other countries).
For the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information, or otherwise.
To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including any “junk mail,” “chain letter,” “spam,” or any other similar solicitation.
To impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Company, a Company employee or representative, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses associated with any of the foregoing).
To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm the Company or users of the Website, or expose them to liability.
Additionally, you agree not to:
Use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party’s use of the Website, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Website.
Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website.
Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Website, or for any other purpose not expressly authorized in these Terms of Use, without our prior written consent.
Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website.
Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Website.
Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website.
Use of Communication Services and Electronic Communications
The Website may contain message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with us (collectively, “Communication Services”) and enable you to submit, or transmit to us content or materials (collectively, “Submissions”) on or through the Website. You agree to use the Communication Services only to send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service, and that in their entirety comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws and regulations.
Further, by using our Website in any form including, without limitation, opening, reading, forwarding, commenting, emailing, sharing on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat (collectively, “Electronic Communications”), you consent to receiving Electronic Communications from us and our affiliates; provided, however, that said consent ends if you elect to unsubscribe from such Electronic Communications, as applicable. The Electronic Communications may include the Newsletter, notices about applicable fees and charges, transactional information and other information concerning or related to the Website. The Electronic Communications are part of your relationship with us. You agree that any notices, agreements, disclosures or other Electronic Communications that we send you will satisfy any legal communication requirements, including that such communications be in writing.
Materials Provided to the Company Through the Website
The Company does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to us (including feedback and suggestions) or any Submissions. Any Submissions must comply with the Use of Communications section of these Terms of Use. Any Submission you make through the Website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By uploading, inputting, providing, or submitting your Submission you are granting the Company, its affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees and service providers permission to use your Submission for any purpose including, without limitation, the right to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate, and reformat your Submission; and to publish your name in connection with your Submission if we so choose to do so.
No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. The Company is under no obligation to review or use any Submission you may provide.
By uploading, inputting, providing, or submitting your Submission you warrant and represent that: (a) you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all rights necessary for you to provide upload, input, or submit the Submissions and have the right to grant the license above granted to the Company and its affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors, and assigns, and (b) your Submission does and will comply with these Terms of Use and the applicable terms and conditions of the third party social media platforms.
You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any Submissions you submit or contribute, and you, not the Company, have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness.
We are not responsible or liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any Submissions made by you or any other user of the Website.
Monitoring and Enforcement; Termination
We have the right to:
Take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Website.
Terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website for any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of these Terms of Use.
Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to cooperate fully with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Website. YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS THE CORPORATION AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSEES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES DURING, OR TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF, INVESTIGATIONS BY SUCH PARTIES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
Reliance on Information Posted
The information presented on or through the Website is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
The Website may include content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users, bloggers, and third-party licensors, syndicators, aggregators, and/or reporting services. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by the Company, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Company. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.
Changes to the Website
We may update the content on the Website from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. Any of the material on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.
Information About You and Your Visits to the Website
All information we collect on the Website is subject to our Privacy Policy [https://espired.substack.com/privacy]. By using the Website, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
Linking to the Website and Social Media Features
You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part without our express written consent.
This Website may provide certain social media features that enable you to:
Link from your own or certain third-party websites to certain content on this Website.
Send emails or other communications with certain content, or links to certain content, on this Website.
Cause limited portions of content on this Website to be displayed or appear to be displayed on your own or certain third-party websites.
You may use these features solely as they are provided by us, solely with respect to the content they are displayed with, and otherwise in accordance with any additional terms and conditions we provide with respect to such features. Subject to the foregoing, you must not:
Establish a link from any website that is not owned by you.
Cause the Website or portions of it to be displayed on, or appear to be displayed by, any other site, for example, framing, deep linking, or in-line linking.
Link to any part of the Website other than the homepage.
Otherwise take any action with respect to the materials on this Website that is inconsistent with any other provision of these Terms of Use.
You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking immediately to stop. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
We may disable all or any links at any time without notice in our discretion.
Links from the Website
If the Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your access to or use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.
Geographic Restrictions
The owner of the Website is based in the United States. We make no claims that the Website or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. Access to the Website may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Website from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with all applicable local laws from your home nation, and the country, state, and city in which you are present while using the Website.
Disclaimer of Warranties
You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our Website for any reconstruction of any lost data. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.
THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. THE CORPORATION AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES TO THE WEBSITE AT ANY TIME. ADVICE RECEIVED VIA THE WEBSITE SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR PERSONAL, LEGAL, FINANCIAL, OR ANY OTHER DECISIONS AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE TAILORED TO YOUR SITUATION.
YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE CORPORATION NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE CORPORATION MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE CORPORATION NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CORPORATION REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKE THEM AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE CORPORATION HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
Limitation on Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CORPORATION, ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO THEM, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE OR IF THE CORPORATION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES.
BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. ACCORDINGLY, THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE WEBSITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE WEBSITE.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, members, managers, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, your Submissions, any use of the Website’s content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use, or your use of any information obtained from the Website.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
All matters relating to the Website and these Terms of Use, our Terms of Sale, our Privacy Policy including our Privacy Notice for California Residents and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), whether addressed in arbitration or, if excluded from arbitration as set forth below, in a state or federal court, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Florida without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Florida or any other jurisdiction).
Dispute Resolution and Binding Arbitration
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS OF USE, YOU AND THE CORPORATION ARE AGREEING TO GIVE UP ANY RIGHTS TO LITIGATE CLAIMS IN A COURT OR BEFORE A JURY, OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO A CLAIM. OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE IF YOU WENT TO COURT MAY ALSO BE UNAVAILABLE OR MAY BE LIMITED IN ARBITRATION.
With respect to any disputes under these Terms of Use, you should reach out to us directly to try to resolve a complaint or claim before initiating the formal dispute process. You can reach the Company at support@espired.com. Except for intellectual property and small claims court claims, you and the Company agree to use best efforts to settle any dispute, claim, question, or disagreement directly through consultation with each other, and good faith negotiations shall be a condition to either party initiating a lawsuit or arbitration.
ANY CLAIM, DISPUTE, OR CONTROVERSY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, WHETHER PRE-EXISTING, PRESENT, OR FUTURE, AND INCLUDING STATUTORY, CONSUMER PROTECTION, COMMON LAW, INTENTIONAL TORT, OR INJUNCTIVE AND EQUITABLE CLAIMS) BETWEEN YOU AND THE CORPORATION ARISING FROM OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE WEBSITE, THESE TERMS OF USE, OUR PRIVACY POLICY, OR ANY OTHER POLICIES OR AGREEMENTS SPECIFIED HEREIN OR THEREIN, WILL BE RESOLVED EXCLUSIVELY AND FINALLY BY BINDING ARBITRATION. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY ACTION BY THE CORPORATION OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR SUBSIDIARIES FOR: (I) TRADE SECRET MISAPPROPRIATION; (II) PATENT INFRINGEMENT; (III) COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT OR MISUSE; OR (IV) TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT OR DILUTION, SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION UNDER THIS SECTION.
The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in accordance with the Consumer Arbitration Rules (the “AAA Rules”) then in effect, except as modified by this section (The AAA Rules are available at https://adr.org/consumer or by calling the AAA at 1-800-778-7879). The Federal Arbitration Act will govern the interpretation and enforcement of this section. The arbitration shall be governed by Florida law and shall occur at a venue exclusively in the Palm Beach County, Florida to be agreed upon in writing by the parties hereto. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE GIVING UP YOUR RIGHTS TO LITIGATE CLAIMS IN A COURT OR BEFORE A JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH CLAIM.
The arbitrator will have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to arbitrability and/or enforceability of this arbitration provision, including any unconscionability challenge or any other challenge that the arbitration provision or the Terms of Use, our Terms of Sale, our Privacy Policy or any other policies or agreements specified herein or therein are void, voidable, or otherwise invalid. The arbitrator will be empowered to grant whatever relief would be available in court under law or in equity. Any award of the arbitrator(s) will be final and binding on each of the parties and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.
If you prevail on any claim that affords the prevailing party attorneys’ fees, the arbitrator may award reasonable fees to you under the standards for fee shifting provided by law.
You agree to an arbitration on an individual basis. In any dispute, NEITHER YOU NOR THE CORPORATION WILL BE ENTITLED TO JOIN OR CONSOLIDATE CLAIMS BY OR AGAINST OTHER PARTIES IN COURT OR IN ARBITRATION OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLAIM AS A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE, CLASS MEMBER, OR IN A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL CAPACITY. The arbitral tribunal may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. The arbitral tribunal has no power to consider the enforceability of this class arbitration waiver and any challenge to the class arbitration waiver may only be raised in a court of competent jurisdiction.
If any provision of this arbitration agreement is found unenforceable, the unenforceable provision will be severed and the remaining arbitration terms will be enforced.
You agree that with respect to any claim or controversy excluded from arbitration pursuant to the terms of this section or determined by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction to be excluded from this section (“Excluded Claim”), you hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Florida for the adjudication of any Excluded Claim, and hereby irrevocably waive, and agree not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that you are not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude a party from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the other party in any other jurisdiction to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of such party. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THESE TERMS OF USE OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Limitation on Time to File Claims
ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF USE, OUR TERMS OF SALE, OUR PRIVACY POLICY INCLUDING THE PRIVACY NOTICE FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS OR THE WEBSITE MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
Waiver and Severability
No waiver by the Company of any term or condition set out in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.
Entire Agreement
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