TERMS OF USE
Keyhubs ("we" or "Keyhubs") is a Limited Liability
Corporation. We provide and maintain an Internet Web site (the "Site") for the
benefit of users of our services ("you" or "User"). On our Site we provide
hosted tools and processes to allow you to map informal networks using online
surveying methods.
The Services and use of the Site are provided to you subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in these Terms of Use ("Terms of Use" or
"Agreement") and our
Privacy Policy, and any other rules
and policies set forth on this Site. The
terms and conditions below and any other rules or policies set forth on this
Site comprise the entire agreement between you and Keyhubs and supersede all
prior agreements between us. By
registering as a User, and/or by accessing or using the Site, you agree to be
bound by this agreement. Keyhubs
reserves the right to deny access and/or terminate the subscription of anyone
who violates these Terms of Service.
1. ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND
ACCEPTANCE
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY.
BY COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS SET
FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY. YOU HEREBY
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
2. USER
RESPONSIBILITIES.
These Terms of Use give you important obligations. You agree
to the following responsibilities:
- Lawful use of the
Services only. Please see Section 6 below.
- Creation and
maintenance of all content in the account including but not limited to survey
content, and current billing and contact information.
- Payment of all agreed
subscription fees.
- Full responsibility
for all activity associated with your use of our Site and Services.
- Compliance with all
other obligations set forth in these Terms of Use.
We reserve the right to deactivate your account(s) as we
deem appropriate or necessary, without notice. You enter and use the Site and
the Services at your own risk. Keyhubs is not responsible for your activities,
surveys, content, results, network maps or questions from respondents, other
data, or any other matter concerning your use of the Site or the Services. We
recommend that you keep track of your survey results, survey questions, network
maps, Keyhub charts and other data in your own personal records, as we reserve
the right to discontinue your account(s) or terminate the Services at any time.
We are not responsible for the deletion of any data that is in or has been added
to your account(s). If a User account remains inactive for a period of 18
months, we will deactivate the account.
3. MODIFICATION TO
SERVICES PROVIDED; TERMS OF USE.
You acknowledge and agree that we may, with or without
notice, modify or terminate the Services and/or the Site. Further, we may modify
these Terms of Use from time to time, including the fees we charge for Services.
Modifications of the Services may include, without limitation, changes in the
maximum allowable memory space, number of entries allowed in the “Enter
Participants” page, number of survey respondents, number of surveys, and number
of survey questions that may be created, saved, sent or used through the Site
(collectively, "Thresholds").
We will notify you of changes we make by posting a notice on
our Site, or, if we choose, by sending you an email. If you do not accept the
changes, you must terminate your subscription or other use at that time. Your
use of the Site or the Services after the notice is posted (or we send you the
email) shall be deemed to be acceptance of the modification or termination of
the Services or these Terms of Use.
4. PAYMENT TERMS;
AUTOMATIC RENEWAL; CANCELLATION.
You agree to pay, and we will automatically charge, all
account fees, and including any applicable taxes, at the rates in effect when
the fees are incurred. We may change the fees then in effect, or add new fees,
by giving Users advance notice. You must provide us with valid credit card
information, and must promptly update the Account Information page in Keyhubs
with any changes in credit card validity or expiration date. If payment cannot
be charged to the credit card you have on file with us, we reserve the right to
suspend or terminate your account and access to the Services.
We will automatically renew and charge your account upon
every expiration date of your subscription, unless you have selected "OFF" for
auto-renew on the Account Information page. The renewal charge will be equal to
the original subscription price, unless we notify you otherwise in advance. No refunds of subscription fees will
be given. We reserve the right to terminate your subscription and/or
discontinue Services at any time for any reason.
5. REGISTRATION &
PASSWORD.
You will provide current, complete, accurate information in
the registration section of the Site. You will further update and keep that
information current as needed. You will provide a password in order to access
the Services and your account. Email login must be a valid email address
maintained by you. You are solely responsible for maintaining the
confidentiality of your password and account information. You will immediately
notify us of any unauthorized account activity, or any unauthorized use of your
email list(s) or any other breach of security you become aware of.
Keyhubs is a single user service. Multiple logins and
passwords to the same account are not available or permitted. You may not share
logins and passwords with others. Sharing login information is in violation of
this Agreement and may result in immediate account termination.
6. OTHER PROHIBITED
USES.
You acknowledge, warrant and agree that:
- You will not transmit
through the Services or the Site any pornographic, obscene, offensive,
threatening, harassing, libelous, hate-oriented, harmful, defamatory, racist,
illegal or otherwise objectionable material or content.
- You will not send any
transmission that attempts to hide your identity or represents you as someone
else.
- Any attempt by you to
transmit, publish or distribute material or content that promotes, provides or
relates to instructional information about illegal activities or promotes
physical harm or injury against any individual or group is strictly prohibited.
- You will not use the
Services or the Site to send any materials, including surveys and requests to
take surveys, to any persons under 18 years of age unless and until you have
taken and follow all necessary action and compliance pursuant to state and
federal laws.
- You will not upload or
distribute in any way any files that contain viruses, corrupted files or any
similar software or programs that may damage the operation of anyone else's
computer, the Service or the Site.
- You will not interfere
or disrupt networks connected to the Services and the Site.
- Any attempt by you to
gain unauthorized access to any computer system, including accounts, lockers or
databases maintained by and for Keyhubs, is strictly prohibited.
- You will comply with
all laws, rules and regulations regarding transmission of technical data
exported from the
United States.
If you engage in any activity set forth in this paragraph or
violate any terms or conditions of these Terms of Use, your account will be
terminated and use of the Services and Site prohibited. We will report any
unlawful conduct to the appropriate authorities and turn over any and all
information regarding such activity to appropriate persons or entities.
7. DISCLAIMER OF
WARRANTIES.
YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT USE OF THE SERVICES
AND THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE AND THE SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN
"AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, KEYHUBS EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE CONTENTS OF THE SERVICES OR THE
SITE MAY CONTAIN BUGS, ERRORS, PROBLEMS OR OTHER LIMITATIONS. KEYHUBS ASSUMES NO
LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN CONTENT.
KEYHUBS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENTS OF ANY
SURVEY/MAPS OR INVITATIONS TO TAKE SURVEYS OR INVITATIONS TO VIEW SURVEY RESULTS
CREATED ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICES NOR IS IT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RESPONSES
SUBMITTED TO ANY SURVEY REQUESTS OR FOR THE RESULTS GENERATED BY SURVEY
RESPONSES. KEYHUBS DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE
RELIABILITY OR ACCURACY OF THE REGISTRATION INFORMATION SUPPLIED TO KEYHUBS NOR
THE RESPONSES OR INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY SURVEY RESPONDENTS TO USERS IN RESPONSE
TO SURVEYS. KEYHUBS DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE
USE OR THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE USE OF ANY SURVEY, SURVEY RESPONSES OR SURVEY
RESULTS (INFORMAL NETWORK MAPS) NOR DOES KEYHUBS WARRANT THE CORRECTNESS,
USEFULNESS, RELIABILITY, ACCURACY OR OTHERWISE OF ANY SURVEY, SURVEY RESPONSES
OR SURVEY RESULTS/MAPS. KEYHUBS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR OTHER LOSS RESULTING
FROM USE OF OR RELIANCE IN ANY WAY ON ANY SURVEY, SURVEY RESPONSES OR SURVEY
RESULTS CREATED ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICE OR THE SITE. IT IS SOLELY YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS AND
USEFULNESS OF ANY SURVEYS, SURVEY RESPONSES, SURVEY RESULTS OR OTHER INFORMATION
RECEIVED WHILE USING THE SERVICE OR SITE.
KEYHUBS MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES OR SITE WILL
MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY,
SECURE, VIRUS-FREE, ERROR-FREE, ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; NOR DOES KEYHUBS MAKE ANY
WARRANTY AS TO ANY INFORMATION THAT MAY BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES OR SITE
OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE FOR THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT THE
SITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA
DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH USE OF THE SERVICES OR SITE IS DONE AT
YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF
SUCH MATERIAL OR DATA.
KEYHUBS MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDNG ANY GOODS OR SERVICES
PURCHASED OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES OR SITE OR ANY TRANSACTIONS ENTERED
INTO THROUGH OR BASED UPON THE SERVICES OR THE SITE.
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED
BY YOU FROM THE SERVICE OR SITE OR THROUGH THE SERVICE OR SITE SHALL CREATE ANY
WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN.
8. LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE
LAW, NEITHER KEYHUBS NOR ANY PARENT ENTITIES, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS
OR EMPLOYEES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF,
INABILITY TO USE, OR RELIANCE ON THE SERVICE OR ANY SURVEYS, SURVEY RESPONSES OR
SURVEY RESULTS, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOU ARE
DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE, THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICE
OR THE SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SERVICE AND LEAVE THE SITE IMMEDIATELY.
9a. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.
Keyhubs owns the content including the graphics, names,
text, software, music, videos, sound, pictures, compilations, survey templates,
surveys, network maps, page layout, design, processes, procedures, magnetic
translation, digital conversion or other material contained in the Service and
the Site to the extent such content is provided and/or designed by Keyhubs. It
is all protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, trade
secrets, or other proprietary rights and laws. No one may copy, reproduce,
distribute in any way, or decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble the
content. You are permitted the limited license to use the content of the
Services and the Site as authorized herein to create surveys and view survey
responses including network maps and survey results for your personal use as an
end product only, and you must at all times maintain Keyhubs’ copyright symbol
on the product in any form or medium. While your account is active, you will
have the right to access your surveys, survey responses, survey results and
related survey data (network maps), and you assume the entire risk of disclosing
such content to third parties. Modification or use of Keyhubs’ content in any
prohibited way is a violation of copyright and other proprietary laws. No one
may copy, reproduce, transmit, post, distribute or create derivative works from
this Site without prior express authorization.
9b. NO MISAPPROPRIATION
OR MISUSE OF NAMES, MARKS, OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL.
You agree not to use, misuse or misappropriate any brand
names, trademarks, service marks, patents, images, text or other proprietary
material or content of another on or through the Service or the Site. If you use
any such proprietary material or content, by doing so, you warrant that you have
the right and authority to do so.
10. LINKS AND
ADVERTISERS.
Keyhubs may provide advertising space and/or links and
pointers to Internet sites maintained by third parties. Keyhubs has not reviewed
all of the third -party sites nor reviewed any products or services they may
provide. Keyhubs is not responsible for nor does it endorse the contents or any
products or services of such third parties or their sites. KEYHUBS DOES NOT
CONTROL IN ANY RESPECT ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED OR
SUGGESTED BY THIRD PARTIES ON THE SITE. KEYHUBS DOES NOT ENDORSE OR OTHERWISE
WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES THAT ARE EITHER ADVERTISED ON THE
SITE OR CONNECTED BY LINK.
11. TERMINATION.
These Terms of Use and the Services may be terminated by
Keyhubs at any time. Keyhubs shall not be liable to you or any third party in
any manner for termination of the Services. In the event you should become
dissatisfied with the Terms of Use or any modifications thereof, or with the
Services or the Site, your only recourse is to discontinue use of the Services,
terminate your subscription, and give notice to us of these actions. Upon
termination, your right to use the Services and the Site cease immediately and
Keyhubs shall have no obligation whatsoever to retain, forward or make available
to you any surveys, survey responses or survey results.
12. INDEMNIFICATION.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Keyhubs,
its parent entities, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, and employees, from any
and all claims and demands, including attorneys' fees, due to or arising from
your use of the Site or the Services, surveys, survey responses, survey results
and any other conduct related in any way to the Services or the Site, including
but not limited to breaching any warranty or provision contained in these Terms
of Use.
13. JURISDICTION.
These Terms of Use and the relationship between you and
Keyhubs shall be treated as if entered into and executed in the State of
Minnesota and shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Minnesota, without regard to conflict of law principles, and also
excluding the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale
of Goods. You agree to submit to personal and exclusive jurisdiction and venue
of the courts in
Hennepin
County in
Minneapolis,
Minnesota,
USA. Keyhubs
makes no representation that the materials and content on the Site or relating
to the Services are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and
accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is strictly
forbidden. Those who access the Services or the Site from other locations do so
on their own initiative and at their own risk and are responsible for compliance
with local laws. Any claim or demand under these Terms of Use must be made
within 1 year of the occurrence of the underlying facts.
14. NATURE OF
AGREEMENT.
You agree that your completion of the registration procedure
constitutes agreement to these Terms of Use. Further, these Terms of Use are the
entire and only agreement between you and Keyhubs and supersede any prior or
other understandings, representations or warranties including, but not limited
to, any nondisclosure agreements, purchase orders, license agreements, service
agreements, invoices or other terms and conditions that you may provide to us in
respect of the Site or Services. You agree that each use of the Services and the
Site reaffirms your acknowledgment and agreement to the most current version of
these Terms of Use.
15. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
In any dispute arising from the relationship between you and
Keyhubs or these Terms of Use, the prevailing party shall be entitled to
reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. The failure by Keyhubs to enforce any
right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of
that provision or any other provision of these Terms of Use. If any provision of
these Terms of Use shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court
of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions shall remain in full force and
effect.