Terms of Service

GetMotivatedBuddies

Terms of Service

Welcome, and thank you for your interest in the website www.getmotivatedbuddies.com (the “Website” or “Site”) and any mobile application that we may make available to you now or in the future (the “App”), together hereafter referred to in these Terms of Service as “GetMotivatedBuddies”, “us”, “our” or “we”. GetMotivatedBuddies is owned and operated by GetMotivatedBuddies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and for the purposes of this Agreement, and our Privacy Policy, any use of the terms “GetMotivatedBuddies”, “us”, “our” or “we” includes GetMotivatedBuddies, Inc., without limitation. Unless otherwise specified, all references to our services (the “Service” or “Services”) include the content, services and products available through the GetMotivatedBuddies Website or App, as well as any software that GetMotivatedBuddies provides to you that allows you to access the Services. The term “user”, “you” or “your” refers to the user of the Service, including visitors that do not register for an account. The following Terms of Service are a legally binding contract between you and GetMotivatedBuddies regarding your use of the Service.

Please read the following Terms of Service (“Terms” or “Agreement”) carefully before accessing or using any of the Services. Each time you access or use our Services or purchase something from us, you, and if you are acting on behalf of a third party or your employer, such third party or employer, agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy whether or not you register with us. If you do not agree to be bound by all of these Terms, you may not access or use our Service. GetMotivatedBuddies may change this Agreement at any time by posting an updated Terms of Service on this Site. If any amendment to these Terms is unacceptable to you, you shall cease using this Site or App. If you continue using the Site or the App, you will be conclusively deemed to have accepted the changes.

In addition, certain areas of the Service may be subject to additional Terms of Service that we make available for your review. By using such areas, or any part thereof, you are expressly indicating that you have read and agree to be bound by the additional Terms of Service applicable to such areas. In the event that any of the additional Terms of Service governing such area conflict with these Terms, the additional terms will control.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT GETMOTIVATEDBUDDIES IS ONLY A SOCIAL NETWORKING PLATFORM FOR EXCHANGING COMMUNICATIONS AND IS NOT A PARTY TO ANY RELATIONSHIP, ASSOCIATION OR AFFILIATION BETWEEN USERS OF OUR PLATFORM. GETMOTIVATEDBUDDIES DOES NOT ENDORSE USERS OF OUR SERVICES AND HAS NO CONTROL OVER THEIR ACTIONS, COMMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS OR POSTED USER CONTENT AS HEREINAFTER DEFINED. IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USERS OF OUR SERVICES WHETHER OR NOT TO COMMUNICATE, TEXT, SHARE USER CONTENT OR IN ANY OTHER WAY ENGAGE ONE ANOTHER THROUGH OUR SERVICES. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS EXERCISE RESPONSIBILITY, DUE DILIGENCE AND CARE WHEN DECIDING WHETHER TO COMMUNICATE, TEXT, SHARE USER CONTENT OR IN ANY OTHER WAY ENGAGE WITH ANY OTHER USER OF OUR SERVICES. YOU AGREE THAT THE USE OF OUR SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND BY USING THE PLATFORM, YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY LEGAL REMEDY OR LIABILITY THAT YOU SEEK TO OBTAIN FOR ACTIONS OR OMISSIONS OF OTHER USERS OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES WILL BE LIMITED TO A CLAIM AGAINST THOSE INDIVIDUAL USERS OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES AND NOT GETMOTIVATEDBUDDIES. YOU AGREE NOT TO ATTEMPT TO IMPOSE LIABILITY ON, OR SEEK ANY LEGAL REMEDY FROM, GETMOTIVATEDBUDDIES WITH RESPECT TO SUCH USER ACTIONS OR OMISSIONS.

PLEASE READ THE BINDING ARBITRATION CLAUSE AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER PROVISIONS IN THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SECTION OF THESE TERMS. IT AFFECTS HOW DISPUTES ARE RESOLVED. BY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, ARBITRATION PROVISIONS AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER AND ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS. YOU MAY NOT USE OR ACCESS OUR PLATFORM IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.

1. Eligibility for Our Service

By using our Services, you represent and warrant that you have attained the age of majority where you reside (18 years of age in most jurisdictions) and are otherwise capable of entering into binding contracts including this Agreement. Persons who are at least 13 years of age (or 16 years of age in the European Union “EU”) but under the age of majority may only use our Services after receiving legal parental or guardian consent. Accordingly, you agree that you are at least the age of majority or older, or have received legal parental or guardian consent from someone fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, representations and warranties set forth in the Terms. Furthermore, you represent and warrant that you have never been convicted of a felony, and that you are not required to register as a sex offender with any government entity. If you are using our Services on behalf of a company or other organization, you also represent and warrant that you have authority to act on behalf of that entity and to bind that entity to this Agreement.

2. Description of Service

a. GetMotivatedBuddies is a social accountability network for people who want to make positive changes to their lives. GetMotivatedBuddies users can search for, and interact with, other users in four categories including Health & Fitness, Learn, Work and Life. A user can accept or decline a “BuddyRequest” through our Services, and if accepted, chat online to gauge compatibility. If both users choose to become buddies they partner in one of the four categories. The buddies can communicate through a chat/messaging system, and communication can get pushed to their email or phone. Users can also join Groups as well as Challenges that are made available on our Service.

b. Any modifications and new features added to the Service are also subject to this Agreement.

c. GetMotivatedBuddies reserves the right to modify or discontinue the Service or any feature or functionality thereof at any time without notice to you. All rights, title and interest in and to the Service and its components (including all intellectual property rights) will remain with and belong exclusively to GetMotivatedBuddies.

3. Accounts and Registration

a. Registration for your account, and use of GetMotivatedBuddies website and Services, is free to all users, however, we reserve the right to convert GetMotivatedBuddies to a paid subscription service at any time and without notice to you.

b. To access some features of the Service, you will be required to register for an account. When you register for an account, you may be required to provide us with some information about yourself (such as your name, date of birth, gender, e-mail address, physical address, time zone, interests, phone number, company name or other personal information). Some of this information may be of a confidential nature and may include personal identifying information (all “Your Information”).

c. If you provide Your Information to us then you agree to provide true, current, complete and accurate information, and not to misrepresent your identity.  You also agree to keep Your Information current and to update Your Information if any of Your Information changes.

d. Our collection, use and disclosure of Your Information is governed by this Agreement and our Privacy Policy which you may access here.

4. Account Management

a. Keep Your Password Secure. If you have been issued an account by GetMotivatedBuddies in connection with your use of the Services, you are responsible for safeguarding your password and any other credentials used to access that account, even if you authorize other parties in your organization to access your account. You, and not GetMotivatedBuddies, are responsible for any activity occurring in your account, whether or not you authorized that activity. If you become aware of any unauthorized access to your account, you should notify GetMotivatedBuddies immediately.

b. Keep Your Details Accurate. GetMotivatedBuddies may send notices to the email address or text messages to your mobile phone registered with your account. You must keep your email address, mobile phone number and, where applicable, your contact details and any payment details associated with your account current and accurate.

c. We reserve the right to modify, suspend or terminate the Service, any user account or your access to the Service for any reason, without notice, at any time, and without liability to you.

d. You can cancel your account at anytime. Upon termination or cancellation, all licenses and other rights granted to you in these Terms will immediately cease.

e. We reserve the right to refuse to issue an account to anyone or permit access to the Service to anyone for any reason at any time.

5. Payment

We will provide you with opportunities to purchase products or services on, or though our Website. If you make a payment through GetMotivatedBuddies with your method of payment information (e.g. credit card, debit card, Apple Pay or PayPal), you authorize us to charge you using the secure third party payment processor we make available to you. Our payment gateway partners use secure servers with state-of-the-art encryption and secure sockets layer (SSL) technology for the transfer of credit card information.

6. No Guarantees or Endorsements

You acknowledge that GetMotivatedBuddies is not a party to any introduction to users, matching of Buddies, relationship, arrangement, engagement, agreement, dealings or transaction between users of our platform. GetMotivatedBuddies is only a venue that provides a platform on which users can connect and does not introduce users to one another. Furthermore:

a. GetMotivatedBuddies does not guarantee that you will be matched with a compatible buddy, or any buddy at all.

b. GetMotivatedBuddies does not intervene in any relationship or dispute between users.

c. GetMotivatedBuddies does not endorse or recommend any particular user and we do not independently verify their representations about their qualifications, their background or their identities. It is the sole responsibility of each party to evaluate the user they interact with and their qualifications.

7. Your Access and Use of our Services

a. Your right to access and use our Services is personal to you and is not transferable by you to any other person or entity. Access to our Services may not be available in all locations. You are only entitled to access and use our Services for lawful purposes and pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and our Privacy Policy. Any action by you that, in our sole discretion: (i) violates the terms and conditions of this Agreement and/or the Privacy Policy; (ii) restricts, inhibits or prevents any access, use or enjoyment of our Services; or (iii) through the use of our Services, defames, abuses, harasses, offends or threatens others, shall not be permitted, and may result in your loss of the right to access and use our Services.

b. The rights granted to you in these Terms are subject to the following restrictions: (i) you shall not license, sell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, distribute, host, or otherwise commercially exploit the Services; (ii) you shall not modify, make derivative works of, disassemble, reverse compile or reverse engineer any part of the Services; (iii) you shall not access the Services in order to build a similar or competitive Service; and (iv) except as expressly stated herein, no part of the Services may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means. Any future release, update, or other addition to functionality of the Services shall be subject to these Terms.

c .Furthermore, you agree that you will not use any robot, spider, scraper, deep link or other similar automated data gathering or extraction tools, program, algorithm or methodology to access, acquire, copy or monitor our Services or any portion of our Services or for any other purpose, without our prior written permission.  Additionally, you agree that you will not: (i) take any action that imposes, or may impose in our sole discretion an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure; (ii) copy, reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, distribute or publicly display any content (except for your personal information) from our Services without our prior written permission and the appropriate third party, as applicable; (iii) interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of our Services or any activities conducted on our Services; (iv) bypass any robot exclusion headers or other measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to our Services, or (v) interfere or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, including by transmitting any worms, viruses, spyware, malware or any other code of a destructive or disruptive nature.

d. Except as expressly permitted in this Agreement, you shall not collect or harvest any personally identifiable information, including account names, from our Services.

e. Our Services may now, or in the future, have “publicly accessible areas” that allow users to post User Content (hereafter defined) that will be accessible by the public or the user population generally. As a user of the Services, you acknowledge and affirmatively agree that in the course of using the Services you may be exposed to User Content that might be offensive, harmful, inaccurate or otherwise inappropriate. You further agree that GetMotivatedBuddies shall not, under any circumstances, be liable in any way for any User Content.

f. You understand that GetMotivatedBuddies may issue upgrade versions of any mobile App that we may provide, and you consent to receiving automatic upgrades on your mobile device.  You also acknowledge and agree that standard carrier data charges may apply to your use of the Service including, without limitation, text messages.

g. You shall not use any communication systems provided on our Services including, without limitation email, chat or text for any commercial or solicitation purposes.  You shall not solicit for commercial purposes any users of our Services without our prior written permission.

h. You understand and agree that you are solely responsible for compliance with any and all laws, rules, regulations, and Tax obligations that may apply to your purchases or use of the Services.

8. Suspension and Termination of Services

a. GetMotivatedBuddies may limit or suspend or terminate the Services to you if you fail to comply with these Terms, the Privacy Policy or if you use the Services in a way that causes legal liability to us or disrupts use of the Service by other users.

b. GetMotivatedBuddies may also suspend providing the Services to you if we are investigating suspected misconduct by you. GetMotivatedBuddies will use commercially reasonable efforts to narrow the scope and duration of any limitation or suspension under this Section as is needed to resolve the issue that prompted such action.

c. Users who have been terminated or suspended will not be eligible for a refund of any payments of any kind for the termination or the period of suspension.

9. Information Accuracy

a. We attempt to ensure that information on this Service is complete, accurate and current. Despite our best efforts, the information on our Service may occasionally be inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. We make no representation as to the completeness, accuracy, or currency of any information on the Service.

b. Furthermore, information on the Service may contain typographical errors or omissions. We reserve the right to correct or make changes in such information without notice.

10. Proprietary Rights

As between GetMotivatedBuddies and you, GetMotivatedBuddies or its licensors own and reserve all right, title and interest in and to the Service and all hardware, software and other items used to provide the Service, other than the rights explicitly granted to you to use the Service in accordance with these Terms. No title to or ownership of any proprietary rights related to the Service is transferred to you pursuant to these Terms. All rights not explicitly granted to you are reserved by GetMotivatedBuddies.

11. Intellectual Property Rights

a. Our names, graphics, videos, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are our trademarks or trade dress in the United States and/or other countries (collectively the “Proprietary Marks”), and are owned by GetMotivatedBuddies. You may not use the Proprietary Marks without our prior written permission.

b. We make no proprietary claim to any third-party names, trademarks or service marks appearing on our Services. Any third-party names, trademarks, and service marks are property of their respective owners.

c. The information, content, documentation, guides, descriptions, advice, data, software and any other content viewable on, contained in, or downloadable from our Services (collectively, “Our Content”), including, without limitation, all audio files, text, graphics, charts, pictures, photographs, images, videos, line art, icons and renditions, are copyrighted by, or otherwise licensed to us or Our Content suppliers.

d. We also own a copyright of a collective work in the selection, coordination, arrangement, presentation, display and enhancement of Our Content (the “Collective Work”).

e. All software used on, or within our Services is our property or the property of our software vendors and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. Listening, viewing, reading, printing, downloading or otherwise using Our Content and/or the Collective Work does not entitle you to any ownership or intellectual property rights to Our Content, the Collective Work, or the Software.

f. You are solely responsible for any damages resulting from your infringement of our, or any third-parties, intellectual property rights regarding the Trademarks, Our Content, the Collective Work, the Software and/or any other harm incurred by us or our affiliates as a, direct or indirect, result of your copying, distributing, redistributing, transmitting, publishing or using the same for purposes that are contrary to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

12. Use of Our Content

a. We grant you a limited license to access, print, download or otherwise make personal use of Our Content and the Collective Work for your noncommercial personal use provided, however, that you shall not delete any proprietary notices or materials with regard to the foregoing.

b. You may not modify Our Content or the Collective Work or utilize them for any commercial purpose or ny other public display, performance, sale, or rental, decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble Our Content and the Collective Work, or transfer Our Content or the Collective Work to another person or entity.

13. User Content Rights and Related Responsibilities; License

a. “User Content” means, without limitation, any messages, texts, chats, reviews, comments, feedback, suggestions, advice, digital files, images, photos, personal profile, artwork, videos, audio and documents, or any other content you upload, transmit or otherwise make available to GetMotivatedBuddies and its users via the Services. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control the rights to your User Content and agree to indemnify GetMotivatedBuddies and its affiliates for all claims arising from or in connection with any claims to any rights in your User Content or any damages arising from your User Content.

b. By submitting User Content on or through the Service, you grant GetMotivatedBuddies a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such User Content without attribution, and without the requirement of any permission from or payment to you or to any other person or entity, in any manner including, without limitation, for commercial, publicity, trade, promotional, or advertising purposes, and in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such User Content.

c. In order for us to provide the Service to you, we require that you grant us certain rights with respect to User Content, including the ability to transmit, manipulate, process, store and copy User Content in order to provide our Services. Your acceptance of this Agreement gives us the permission to do so and grants us any such rights necessary to provide the Service to you.

d. You agree that any User Content you submit to our Service may be viewed by other users, any person visiting or participating in the Service and by the public in general.

e. GetMotivatedBuddies expressly disclaims any liability for the loss or damage to any User Content or any losses or damages you incur as a result of the loss or damage of any User Content. It is your responsibility to back-up any User Content to prevent it’s loss.

f. You are solely responsible for your User Content, including, without limitation, reviews, comments and feedback, and any damages suffered by GetMotivatedBuddies resulting therefrom.

g. GetMotivatedBuddies may block, remove or return any User Content at any time for any reason whatsoever, or for no reason at all. We are not responsible for the authenticity, accuracy, completeness, appropriateness, or legality of User Content.

h. You represent and warrant that all information that you submit is authentic, accurate and truthful and that you will promptly update any information provided by you that subsequently becomes inaccurate, misleading or false.

i. User Content is not considered to be confidential. You agree not to submit User Content in which you have any expectation of privacy.

j. GetMotivatedBuddies has no control over User Content once posted, and it is possible that visitors to the Site or App may copy User Content and repost it elsewhere.

k. You agree not to post as part of the Service any offensive, inaccurate, incomplete, abusive, obscene, profane, threatening, intimidating, harassing, racially offensive, or illegal material.

14. Community Guidelines

GetMotivatedBuddies is committed to providing a safe and friendly platform. To ensure the best possible experience for all users of our Services, we have established some basic guidelines and rules for participation. By using our Services, you agree that you have read and will follow the rules and guidelines set forth below.

Please take a moment to acquaint yourself with these important rules and guidelines. In order to preserve a climate that encourages productive, civil and meaningful interaction, GetMotivatedBuddies reserves the right to suspend or terminate a users account for a violation of these rules.

You agree not to use our Service including, without limitation any communication system we provide (e.g. email, chat, SMS text, groups, forums, communities, etc.) to transmit, distribute or post any User Content as defined in our Terms of Service that is offensive, inaccurate, incomplete, abusive, obscene, profane, threatening, intimidating, harassing, racially offensive, or illegal material. The following includes, without limitation, examples of the things you may not do:

a. Promote material that exploits people in a sexual, pornographic or violent manner.

b. Promote violence, racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual.

c. Submit or post anything that exploits children or minors or that depicts cruelty to animals.

d. Stalk, harass, defame, abuse, bully, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights of others.

e. Submit or post anything that depicts people in places where they have an expectation of privacy without their knowledge and consent, like someone’s home, a bathroom, dressing room, locker room, etc.

f. Impersonate any person or entity.

g. Advocate for or harass or intimidate another person.

h. Promote information that is false or misleading.

i. Promote illegal activities or conduct that is defamatory, libelous or otherwise objectionable.

j. Use the service in an illegal manner or to commit an illegal act.

k. Transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware.

l. Provide instructional information about illegal activities.

m. Infringe upon someone else’s trademark, copyright or other intellectual property or other rights.

n. Promote commercial activities including without limitation sales, contests, sweepstakes, barter, advertising, and business offers.

o. Engage in SPAM. Please don’t transmit, distribute or post any advertising, promotional materials, junkmail, “spam,” chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any other form of solicitation.

GetMotivatedBuddies reserves the right to suspend or terminate any user account at any time for any reason, with or without warning and without liability to the user.

If you violate these guidelines, we may remove the offending content, suspend or terminate your account, and notify law enforcement. Please respect and honor these guidelines and report any violations to support@getmotivatedbuddies.com to help us create a better community.

We have no obligation to delete content that you find personally objectionable or offensive.

We reserve the right to modify these rules with or without notice at any time.

If you have questions, comments, concerns or feedback regarding these guidelines or our Services, please contact us at support@getmotivatedbuddies.com.

15. Safety and Responsible Interaction With Others

a. You are solely accountable and liable for your own safe and responsible interaction with other users of the GetMotivatedBuddies Services.

b. You agree to use caution in all interactions with other users, particularly if you decide to communicate and/or meet in person off the Service.

c. You agree that you will not provide your financial information (for example, your credit card or bank account information), or wire or otherwise send money, to other users.

d. You acknowledge that GetMotivatedBuddies does not conduct criminal or any other background checks on its users. GetMotivatedBuddies does not endorse or make any representations or warranties as to the conduct of users of our services.

e. GetMotivatedBuddies reserves the right to conduct, and you agree that GetMotivatedBuddies may conduct, any criminal background check or other screenings (such as sex offender register searches) at any time using available public records.

16. Interruption of Service

a. Your access and use of our Services may be interrupted from time to time for any of several reasons, including, without limitation, the malfunction of equipment, periodic updating, maintenance or repair of our Services or other actions that we, in our sole discretion, may elect to take.

b. You agree that we will not be liable to you, or to any third party, for any interruption of the Services or any part thereof.

17. Third Party Links, Services and Content

The Service may contain features, services and functionalities linking you to, or providing you with access to third party services and content, websites, directories, servers, networks, systems, information, databases, applications, software, programs, courses , services, and the Internet as a whole. Because we have no control over such sites and resources, we are not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and do not endorse and are not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, courses or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. When you visit or use a third party’s website you agree to read and consent to the third party’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and you release us from any liability.

18. Software

a. If you receive software from us, its use is governed in one of two ways: If you’re presented with license terms that you must accept in order to use the software, those terms apply; if no license is presented to you, these Terms apply. We reserve all other rights to the software.

b. Any license is for the sole purpose of enabling you to use and enjoy the benefit of the Services as provided by GetMotivatedBuddies, in the manner permitted by these terms. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of our Services or included software, nor may you reverse engineer or attempt to extract the source code of that software.

c. We may automatically check your version of the software. We may also automatically download to your device or computer new versions of the software.

d. Any software is licensed, not sold. Unless we notify you otherwise, the software license ends when your Service ends. You must then promptly uninstall the software, or we may disable it. You must not work around any technical limitations in the software.

e. The software is subject to applicable U.S. export laws and regulations. You must comply with all domestic and international export laws and regulations that apply to the software. These laws include restrictions on destinations, end users, and end use. Without limitation, you may not transfer the software or Service without U.S. government permission to anyone on U.S. government exclusion lists. You represent and warrant that you’re not on any of those lists or under the control of, or an agent for, anyone on those lists.

19. Electronic Communications

a. Although we may choose to communicate with you by regular mail, we may also choose to communicate with you by electronic means including, without limitation, email, telephone, text, SMS, “Push Notifications” to your device (by text or email) or by posting notices on our Services.  When you use our Services, you consent to communicating with us electronically and receiving the Push Notification messages.

b. You and other users may choose to communicate by electronic means, including, chat, text, SMS and video conference.  When you invite, or accept an invitation from, another user to communicate in this manner, you consent to communicating with them electronically.

c. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

20. Electronic Transactions

a. Your use of the Services includes the ability to enter into agreements, including these Terms, and to make transactions electronically, including financial transactions and purchases. You acknowledge that your electronic submissions constitute your agreement and intent to be bound by such agreements, financial transactions and purchases.

b. Your agreement and intent to be bound by electronic submissions applies to all records relating to all transactions you enter into on this site, including purchases, financial transactions, notices of cancellation, policies, contracts, and applications.

c. In order to access and retain your electronic records, you may be required to have certain hardware and software, which are your sole responsibility.

21. Third Party Social Networking

If you access our Services through a third party social networking site or application, including but not limited to, Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter, you authorize GetMotivatedBuddies to access certain information about you that is made available through that third party social networking site and further authorize us to collect, store, retain and use, your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

22. Security

Violating the security of our Services is prohibited and may result in criminal and civil liability. GetMotivatedBuddies may investigate incidents involving such violations and may involve, and will cooperate with law, enforcement if a criminal violation is suspected. Security violations include, without limitation, unauthorized access to or use of data or systems including any attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Service or to breach security or authentication measures, unauthorized monitoring of data or traffic and interference with service to any user, host, or network.

23. Privacy and Your Personal Information

For information about the GetMotivatedBuddies data protection practices and privacy policies, please read our Privacy Policy where you accessed these Terms of Service or here. This policy explains how we treat your personal information, and protect your privacy when you use the Services. You agree to the use of your data in accordance with GetMotivatedBuddies Privacy Policy.

24. Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. We reserve the right to remove any User Content on the Services which allegedly infringe upon another person’s copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right, and/or terminate, discontinue, suspend and/or restrict the account or ability to visit and/or use the Services or remove, edit, or disable any User Content on the Services which allegedly infringe upon another person’s intellectual property rights. We provide this policy pursuant to Section 512 of the Copyright Revision Act, as enacted through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”).

A valid complaint under the DMCA must provide the following information in writing:

a. An electronic or physical signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

b. Identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.

c. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and where it is located on the Service.

d. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as your address, telephone number, and, email address.

e. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or law.

f. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information is accurate, and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner.

Federal law provides that if you knowingly misrepresent that online material is infringing, you may be subject to criminal prosecution for perjury and civil penalties, including monetary damages, court costs, and attorneys’ fees. The above information must be submitted to the Copyright Agent at: support@getmotivatedbuddies.com

25. Disclaimers; No Warranties

a. ALL SERVICES AND PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FROM GETMOTIVATEDBUDDIES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW. GETMOTIVATEDBUDDIES AND ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, PARTNERS, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS, (COLLECTIVELY, THE “GETMOTIVATEDBUDDIES PARTIES”) DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

b. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (I) THE SERVICES OR PRODUCTS WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (II) THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (III) YOU WILL BE MATCHED WITH A COMPATIBLE BUDDY, OR ANY BUDDY AT ALL, OR (IV) THE QUALITY OF ANY SERVICES, PRODUCTS OR INFORMATION PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU FROM OR THOUGH US WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

c. YOU AGREE THAT GETMOTIVATEDBUDDIES IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF ANY USER OF THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES AND IS NOT LIABLE (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY) FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF YOU OR ANYONE ELSE IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE OR SERVICE.

d. THE SERVICES CAN INCLUDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER MISTAKES, INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. FURTHERMORE, THE INFORMATION OR SERVICES ON THIS SITE OR APP MAY BE OUT OF DATE. WE MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THE SERVICES, PRODUCTS AND INFORMATION ON THIS SITE OR APP, INCLUDING THE PRICES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF ANY SERVICES OR PRODUCTS LISTED HEREIN AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, HOWEVER WE HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO DO SO.

e. THE GETMOTIVATEDBUDDIES PARTIES DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE THE SERVICE AVAILABLE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT ANY PRODUCT DESCRIPTION OR OTHER CONTENT OFFERED AS PART OF THE SERVICES, ARE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, CURRENT OR COMPLETE.

f. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. IF YOU DOWNLOAD ANY CONTENT FROM THE SERVICE, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY CONTENT THROUGH THE SERVICE.

g. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO RESTRICT OR TERMINATE YOUR ACCESS TO THE SERVICE OR ANY FEATURE OR PART THEREOF AT ANY TIME.

h. SOME STATES OR OTHER JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME PARTS OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

26. Limitation Of Liability

a. IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE RESPONSIBLE TO, OR LIABLE TO YOU, OR ANY THIRD PARTY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY DAMAGES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURY TO YOU OR OTHERS, OR LOSS OF PROFIT, REVENUE OR BUSINESS, AS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT RESULT OF: (I) YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF OUR SERVICES AND PRODUCTS; (II) YOUR BREACH OR VIOLATION OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT; (III) YOUR DELAY IN ACCESSING OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE OUR SERVICES FOR ANY REASON; (IV) YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY OF OUR CONTENT OR THE COLLECTIVE WORK FOR YOUR USE; OR (V) YOUR RELIANCE UPON OR USE OF OUR CONTENT OR THE COLLECTIVE WORK, WHETHER RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FROM BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF WE AND/OR OUR SUPPLIERS HAD BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES.

b. THIS LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF OTHER SERVICES OR PRODUCTS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN OUR SERVICES OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED IN OUR SERVICES.

c. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL WE BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DELAY OR FAILURE IN PERFORMANCE RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ACTS OF NATURE, FORCES, OR CAUSES BEYOND THEIR REASONABLE CONTROL, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INTERNET FAILURES, COMPUTER EQUIPMENT FAILURES, TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT FAILURES, OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURES, ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURES, STRIKES, LABOR DISPUTES, RIOTS, INSURRECTIONS, CIVIL DISTURBANCES, SHORTAGES OF LABOR OR MATERIALS, FIRES, FLOODS, STORMS, EXPLOSIONS, ACTS OF GOD, WAR, GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS, ORDERS OF DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN COURTS OR TRIBUNALS OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF THIRD PARTIES.

d. OUR LIABILITY AND THE LIABILITY OF OUR AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND AGENTS ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF $100 IN THE AGGREGATE FOR ALL CLAIMS.

e. YOU AND WE AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO OUR SERVICES MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.

f. CERTAIN STATE OR JURISDICTIONAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

27. Interaction With Others

a. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE IDENTITY, SUITABILITY AND FOR YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH THE PEOPLE YOU CHOOSE TO ENGAGE WITH THROUGH THE SERVICE, AND OUTSIDE THE SERVICE. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE CURRENTLY DO NOT CONDUCT ANY BACKGROUND CHECKS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CRIMINAL, FINANCIAL, SEX OFFENDER OR ANY OTHER BACKGROUND CHECKS OR SCREENINGS. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PEOPLE YOU CHOOSE TO INTERACT WITH.

b. WHILE NOT OBLIGATED TO DO SO, GETMOTIVATEDBUDDIES RESERVES THE RIGHT AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION TO CONDUCT ANY CRIMINAL OR OTHER BACKGROUND CHECK OR SCREENINGS AT ANY TIME AND USING AVAILABLE PUBLIC RECORDS.

c. YOU ASSUME ALL RISK WHEN USING THE SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY ONLINE OR OFFLINE (IN-PERSON) PERSONAL INTERACTIONS WITH OTHERS.

d. IN NO EVENT SHALL GETMOTIVATEDBUDDIES, ITS EMPLOYEES, CONSULTANTS, EXECUTIVES OR OFFICERS BE LIABLE (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY) FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, GENERAL, SPECIAL, COMPENSATORY, CONSEQUENTIAL, AND/OR INCIDENTAL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF A USER OR ANYONE ELSE IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE SERVICE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THEFT, BODILY INJURY, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, DEATH AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM COMMUNICATIONS WITH, CONTACT WITH OR PERSONAL INTERACTION WITH OTHER USERS.

e. USERS SHOULD NOT PROVIDE THEIR FINANCIAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO CREDIT CARD OR BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION, OR WIRE OR OTHERWISE SEND MONEY, TO OTHER USERS.

f. GETMOTIVATEDBUDDIES DOES NOT MAKE ANY GUARANTEE, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING YOUR COMPATIBILITY WITH USERS YOU MEET THROUGH THE SERVICE.

28. Indemnity

a. You agree that you will be personally responsible for your use of the Service and any products you purchase from us, or through our Service; and you further agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless GetMotivatedBuddies and its officers, directors, employees, consultants, affiliates, subsidiaries and agents from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ and accounting fees and costs, arising out of or in any way connected with (i) your access to, use of or alleged use of the Service or the products you purchase through the Service; (ii) your violation of these Terms of Service or any representation, warranty, or agreements referenced herein, or any applicable law or regulation; (iii) your infringement upon the property rights, intellectual property rights (copyrights and trademarks) or other rights of others; (iv) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation publicity, confidentiality, or privacy right; (v) any death, or serious physical or serious emotional harm, to you or any third party resulting from your use of the Services or products purchased though the Service.

b. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such case, you agree to cooperate with our defense of such claim.

29. Release

a. By using the Services, you release, to the maximum extent allowed by law, GetMotivatedBuddies, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, and agents from claims, demands and damages of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of, or in any way connected with, your use of our Services or products, including without limitation, any death or serious emotional or serious physical harm.

b. If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code §1542, which says: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.”

30. Governing Law

This Agreement, and any separate agreements whereby we provide you Services, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. The parties hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts in the State of California in and for the County in which GetMotivatedBuddies has established its principal office.

31. Our Remedies

a. You acknowledge that we may be irreparably damaged if this Agreement is not specifically enforced, and damages at law would be an inadequate remedy. Therefore, in the event of a breach or threatened breach of any provision of this Agreement by you, we shall be entitled, in addition to all rights and remedies, to an injunction restraining such breach or threatened breach, without being required to show any actual damage or to post an injunction bond, and/or to a decree for specific performance of the provisions of this Agreement.

b. For purposes of this Section, you agree that any action or proceeding with regard to such injunction restraining such breach or threatened breach shall be brought in the state courts of record or a United States District Court for the State of California in and for the County in which GetMotivatedBuddies has established its principal office. You consent to the jurisdiction of such court and waive any objection to the venue of any such action or proceeding in such court.

32. Dispute Resolution

THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS AN AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE, WHICH WILL, WITH LIMITED EXCEPTION, REQUIRE YOU TO SUBMIT CLAIMS YOU HAVE AGAINST US TO BINDING AND FINAL ARBITRATION.

THIS AGREEMENT ALSO CONTAINS AN AGREEMENT THAT YOU WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED TO PURSUE CLAIMS AGAINST US ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING ANY OF THE SERVICE. EACH TIME YOU ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE MANDATORY ARBITRATION PROVISION AND THE CLASS ACTION WAIVER YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE.

For any dispute you have with GetMotivatedBuddies, you agree to first contact us at support@getmotivatedbuddies.com and attempt to resolve the dispute with us informally. If GetMotivatedBuddies has not been able to resolve the dispute with you informally, we each agree to resolve any claim, dispute, or controversy as follows:

a. Claims. You and we agree that any claim or dispute at law or equity between us relating in any way to or arising out of this or previous versions of this Agreement, your use of or access to the Services will be resolved in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Legal Disputes section. Please read this section carefully. It affects your rights and will have a substantial impact on how claims you and we have against each other are resolved.

b. Applicable Law. You agree that the laws of the State of California, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern this Agreement and any claim or dispute that has arisen or may arise between you and us, except as otherwise stated in this Agreement.

c. Agreement to Arbitrate. You and we each agree that any and all disputes or claims between you and us relating in any way to or arising out of this or previous versions of this Agreement, your use of or access to our Services, or any courses or services delivered, sold, offered, or purchased through our Services shall be resolved exclusively through final and binding arbitration, rather than in court, except that you may assert claims in small claims court, if your claims qualify.

d. Prohibition of Class and Representative Actions and Non-Individualized Relief. YOU AND WE AGREE THAT EACH OF US MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING. UNLESS BOTH YOU AND WE AGREE OTHERWISE, THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE OR JOIN MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S OR PARTY’S CLAIMS, AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF A CONSOLIDATED, REPRESENTATIVE, OR CLASS PROCEEDING. ALSO, THE ARBITRATOR MAY AWARD RELIEF (INCLUDING MONETARY, INJUNCTIVE, AND DECLARATORY RELIEF) ONLY IN FAVOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTY SEEKING RELIEF AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE RELIEF NECESSITATED BY THAT PARTY’S INDIVIDUAL CLAIM(S). ANY RELIEF AWARDED CANNOT AFFECT OUR OTHER USERS.

e. Arbitration Procedures. Arbitration is more informal than a lawsuit in court. There is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is very limited. However, an arbitrator can award the same damages and relief on an individual basis that a court can award to an individual. An arbitrator should apply the terms of this Agreement as a court would. The arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of this Agreement to Arbitrate, any part of it, or of this Agreement including, but not limited to, any claim that all or any part of the Agreement to Arbitrate or this Agreement is void or voidable. The arbitration will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its rules and procedures, including the AAA’s Supplementary Procedures for Consumer-Related Disputes (as applicable), as modified by this Agreement to Arbitrate. The arbitrator will decide the substance of all claims in accordance with the laws of the State of California, including recognized principles of equity, and will honor all claims of privilege recognized by law. The arbitrator shall not be bound by rulings in prior arbitrations involving our other users, but is bound by rulings in prior arbitrations involving the same user to the extent required by applicable law. The arbitrator’s award shall be final and binding and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

f. Judicial Forum for Legal Disputes. Unless you and we agree otherwise, in the event that the Agreement to Arbitrate above is found not to apply to you or to a particular claim or dispute as a result of a decision by the arbitrator or a court order, you agree that any claim or dispute that has arisen or may arise between you and us must be resolved exclusively by a state or federal court located in the State of California in and for the County in which GetMotivatedBuddies has established its principal office. You and we agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located within California for the purpose of litigating all such claims or disputes. You also agree that: (i) our Services shall be deemed solely based in the State of California; and (ii) our Services shall be deemed passive Services that do not give rise to personal jurisdiction over us and our assigns, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than the State of California.

33. Law Enforcement

a. GetMotivatedBuddies is committed to cooperating with law enforcement while respecting each individual’s right to privacy. If GetMotivatedBuddies receives a request for user account information from a government agency investigating criminal activity, we will review the request to be certain that it satisfies all legal requirements before releasing information to the requesting agency.

b. Furthermore, under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2702(b)(8) and 2702(c)(4) (Voluntary Disclosure Of Customer Communications or Records), GetMotivatedBuddies may disclose user account information to law enforcement, without a subpoena, court order, or search warrant, in response to a valid emergency when we believe that doing so is necessary to prevent death or serious physical harm to someone. GetMotivatedBuddies will not release more information than it prudently believes is necessary to prevent harm in an emergency situation.

34. Statutory Rights; Notice To California Residents

If you are a California resident, under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, you may contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing, currently at: 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite N-112, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone, currently at (800) 952-5210 in order to resolve a complaint regarding our Site or to receive further information regarding use of our Site.

35. Amendments to this Agreement

We reserve the right to update, amend and/or change this Agreement at any time in our sole discretion and without notice. Updates to this Agreement will be posted here. Amendments will take effect immediately upon us posting the updated Agreement on our Services.  You are encouraged to revisit this Agreement from time to time in order to review any changes that have been made. The date on which this Agreement was last updated will be noted immediately below this Agreement.  Your continued access and use of our Services following the posting of any such changes shall automatically be deemed your acceptance of all changes.

36. Severability

If any portion of this Agreement is deemed unlawful, void or unenforceable by any arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction, this Agreement as a whole shall not be deemed unlawful, void or unenforceable, but only that portion of this Agreement that is unlawful, void or unenforceable shall be stricken from this Agreement.

37. No Waiver

Our failure to enforce any right or provision in these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by us in writing.

38. Entire Understanding

This Agreement and the Privacy Policy represent the entire understanding and agreement between you and us regarding the subject matter of the same, and supersede all other previous agreements, understandings and/or representations regarding the same.

If you have questions, comments, concerns or feedback regarding this Agreement or our Services, please contact us at  support [at] getmotivatedbuddies.com.


Last updated: September 24, 2018

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