Terms of Service
The Site and the Service (as defined below) are offered under the terms and conditions
stated in this Terms of Use (these “Terms”) together with the other agreements and
documents referenced herein, including any future amendments to any of the foregoing
(collectively, the “Agreement”). By using the Site and/or the Service, you agree
to the Agreement. You agree the Agreement is a binding contract between you and
Fileurls.com ("Fileurls.com"), the company that owns and operates the Fileurls.com
website (the “Site”). If you do not wish to be bound to these Terms, then immediately
stop using the Site and the Service.
1. THE AGREEMENT
You agree that no contract or agreement is formed and you have no rights to the
Service, unless and until Fileurls.com has agreed to provide you the Service. You
agree that Fileurls.com may amend or modify the Agreement at any time, without prior
notice. The changes become effective immediately upon posting such amended or modified
terms on the Site or if Fileurls.com otherwise notifies you of such amended or modified
terms. You agree that, if you use the Site and/or the Service after Fileurls.com
so posts or provides such notice of such amendments or modifications, you have accepted
the Agreement as amended or modified. If you do not accept and abide by such amended
or modified Agreement, you may not use the Site or the Service. Subject to the terms
and conditions of the Agreement, agreement to the Agreement allows you to view the
portions of the Site that are generally available to the public and download such
portions (but only as strictly necessary to aid in the viewing of the Site and only
if all copyright and other proprietary notices are duplicated) solely for the User’s
personal, non-commercial uses.
2. THE SERVICE
The Fileurls.com® service is a computer file transfer and storage service offered
by Fileurls.com through the Site. You understand and agree that the Service may
include advertisements of third parties and from Fileurls.com. Subject to the other
terms and conditions of the Agreement, agreement to the Agreement allows you utilize
the Service in accordance with the applicable level specified only for your lawful
purposes and only as strictly necessary to utilize the Services. Additional terms
and restrictions applicable to use of Content are specified in this Agreement. Except
as specifically stated in this Agreement, no other right or license is granted to
you for the Site or the Service, and any other use is strictly prohibited.
3. YOUR OBLIGATIONS AND AGREEMENTS
As a condition for using the Site and/or
the Service, you understand and agree:
(a)
Account Information.
You will provide current, accurate, and complete information when registering for
the Service. You will promptly inform Fileurls.com if any of your account information
changes (such as a change of address, a change of email address, the closing of
an email account, the cancellation of a credit card, etc.), and if you do not inform
Fileurls.com of the change, Fileurls.com has the right to take appropriate action
to protect its interests. In return, Fileurls.com will maintain the information
you provide in accordance with our Privacy Policy (as amended from time to time),
which is available on the Site.
(b) Use by Minors.
The Service is not available to minors. By accepting these Terms, you agree that
you are capable of entering into a binding agreement.
(c) Security.
You must comply with and not attempt to disable or circumvent any security device
or procedure associated with the Site or the Service. You agree you are responsible
for maintaining the confidentiality of the password you choose to use in conjunction
with the Service. You may not allow anyone else to use your account without prior,
written approval of Fileurls.com. You agree that Fileurls.com will not be liable
for any loss you may incur as a result of someone else using your password, either
with or without your knowledge. You agree not to impersonate anyone else, or falsely
represent your affiliation with any other person or entity.
(d) Unlawful Use
You will not use the Site or Service, in whole or in part, for any unlawful purpose.
It is not the responsibility of Fileurls.com to monitor your activities to insure
compliance with any federal, state, or local laws or regulations, although Fileurls.com
reserves the right to do so at its discretion.
(e) Content.
You are solely responsible for all your activities when using the Service, including,
without limitation, all content you transmit through the Site or with the Service.
Fileurls.com is not responsible for the content of other persons (including, without
limitation, Viruses or content available through links). Fileurls.com does not have
an obligation to monitor your activities, your content, or the content of other
person, although Fileurls.com reserves the right to do so in its sole discretion.
Fileurls.com may take any action with respect to your activities, your content,
or the content of any other person as Fileurls.com deems necessary (including, without
limitation, accessing, reading, preserving, disclosing, removing, or refusing to
distribute the same) in order to (1) satisfy any applicable law or governmental
order, (2) enforce the Agreement or investigate any potential violation of the Agreement,
(3) detect, prevent, or otherwise address acts of fraud or security or technical
issues, (4) respond to requests for Support Services, (5) protect the rights, property,
or safety of Fileurls.com or any person or preserve any of the foregoing from liability,
or (6) exercise any other right or remedy available to Fileurls.com.
(f) Interference with Others.
You will do nothing to impair the normal operation of the Site or Service, and you
will do nothing to restrict or inhibit any other person from using and enjoying
the Site and Service. You will do nothing that will damage or disable the Site or
Service. You will not attempt to access unauthorized access to information or content
belonging to any other party using the Site or Service.
(g)
Prohibited Activities.
You will not use the Service to send chain letters, unsolicited commercial email
(also known as spam), junk email, or other unsolicited messages; transfer any material
that is protected by any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary
rights of any party unless you have sole ownership over that material or have received
all necessary consents to distribute that material; transmit files that contain
viruses, Trojan horses, worms, corrupted files, or any other software, programs,
or code that may damage the operation of another's computer or the data or property
of another (a “Virus”); or transmit any material that is harmful to minors. Fileurls.com
may supplement this list of prohibited activities from time to time, which will
be effective upon notice to you and/or posting on the Site.
(h) Disclosure of Information.
Fileurls.com, in its sole discretion, may disclose any information about you, your
account, or your activities regarding the Service that Fileurls.com deems necessary
to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request
or enforce the Agreement. The Site and the Service is offered, stored, and processed
in the
United States
. By using the Service, you consent to transfer of information outside of your country.
(i) Data Storage.
When using the Service, your personal data is temporarily stored on our servers
as part of the normal operating process of providing the Service. Regardless of
any encryption used, or other precautions taken, you understand that Fileurls.com
cannot guarantee complete privacy with regard to the files you transmit over the
Service. You agree that Fileurls.com has no responsibility or liability for the
deletion, corruption, or failure to store any data stored or transmitted by the
Service. You understand that Fileurls.com does not back up the files on the Site
or through the Service, and you agree that you are responsible for keeping back-up
copies of all files uploaded to the Service.
4. DMCA COMPLAINTS.
(a) Policy.
It is Fileurls.com’s policy to respond to notices of alleged infringement in compliance
with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) and other applicable intellectual
property laws, which may include removing or disabling access to material claimed
to be the subject of infringing activity. If Fileurls.com removes or disables access
to comply with the DMCA, Fileurls.com will make a good-faith attempt to contact
you so that you may make a counter notification pursuant to sections 512(g)(2) and
(3) of the DMCA. It is Fileurls.com’s policy to document all notices of alleged
infringement on which Fileurls.com acts. Please note that you will be liable for
damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) if you materially misrepresent that
a product or activity is infringing or not infringing the copyrights of others.
(b) Notice.
To file a notice of infringement with Fileurls.com, you must provide a written communication
(by fax or regular mail—not by email, except by prior agreement) that: (1) identifies
in sufficient detail the copyrighted work that you believe has been infringed, (2)
identifies the material that you claim is infringing the copyrighted work you listed,
including any file name, message ID, and/or URL of such material, (3) provides information
reasonably sufficient to permit Fileurls.com to contact you (email address is preferred),
(4) includes the following statement: “I have a good faith belief that use of the
copyrighted materials described above on the allegedly infringing web pages is not
authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law,” (5) is signed by you,
and (6) is sent to the address or number written below.
(c)Counter Notice.
You may make a counter notification pursuant to sections 512(g)(2) and (3) of the
DMCA. When Fileurls.com receives a counter notification, Fileurls.com will reinstate
the material in question. To file a counter notification, you must provide a written
communication (by fax or regular mail—not by email, except by prior agreement) that:
(1) identifies the specific file names, message IDs, and/or URLs of material that
Fileurls.com has removed or to which Fileurls.com has disabled access; (2) includes
your name, address, telephone number, email address, and a statement that you consent
to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which
your address is located (or Hasselt, if your address is outside of Belgium), and
that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification
to Fileurls.com of infringement or an agent of such person; (3) includes the following
statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that
each search result or message identified above was removed or disabled as a result
of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled;" (4)
is signed by you; and (5) is sent to the address or number written below.
5. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND/OR THE SERVICE
IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. FILEURLS.COM AND ITS SUPPLIERS PROVIDE THE SERVICE "AS IS"
AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY,
OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WORKMANLIKE EFFORT, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
FILEURLS.COM MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVICE WILL: MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS
OR BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, PROPERLY STORED OR DELIVERED, ACCURATE, SECURE, ERROR-FREE,
OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, AND THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS,
SERVICES, INFORMATION OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE
SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS. ANY MATERIAL TRANSMITTED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED
THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL
BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT
RESULTS FROM THE TRANSMISSION OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS, FILEURLS.COM DOES NOT CONTROL, ENDORSE
OR VALIDATE ANY TRANSMISSIONS SENT VIA THE SERVICE, THEREFORE, FILEURLS.COM SPECIFICALLY
DISCLAIMS AND YOU HEREBY RELEASE FILEURLS.COM FROM ANY LIABILITY RESULTING FROM
YOUR USE OF THE SITE, PARTICIPATION IN THE SERVICE, YOUR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE,
OR THE INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF THE SERVICE. IN NO EVENT SHALL
FILEURLS.COM AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE,
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA OR LOSS OF PROFITS (HOWEVER
ARISING, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) EVEN IF FILEURLS.COM OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS
BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION
WITH, THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE
SERVICES, FOR ANY CONTENT OR MATERIALS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE, THE SERVICE, OR
OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE SAME, THREATENING, DEFAMATORY, OBSCENE, OFFENSIVE OR
ILLEGAL STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY INFRINGEMENT OF ANOTHER'S
RIGHTS, INCLUDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, OR ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SITE
OR THE SERVICE. REGARDLESS OF THE INCIDENT, IN NO CASE SHALL FILEURLS.COM BE LIABLE
FOR MORE THAN THE CURRENT MONTH’S FEES PAID, IF ANY.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY,
SO THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMERS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED
WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SITE OR THE SERVICE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE,
YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SERVICE.
Without limiting the foregoing, under no circumstances shall Fileurls.com or its
suppliers be held liable for any delay or failure in performance resulting directly
or indirectly from acts of nature, forces, or causes beyond its 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, non-performance of third parties,
or loss of or fluctuations in heat, light, or air conditioning.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Except as stated herein, you acknowledge that Fileurls.com owns all right, title,
and interest in and to the Site and Service, including, without limitation, all
content and intellectual property rights therein, which are protected by Belgian
and international intellectual property laws. Fileurls.com is a service mark and
Fileurls.com® is a federally registered service marks of Fileurls.com, Inc. Other
product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or service marks
of their respective owners. You agree that you will not in any way, directly or
indirectly copy, reproduce, produce, distribute, transmit, alter, modify, or create
derivative works of the Site, the Service, or any content therein. Any rights not
expressly granted herein are reserved.
GENERAL
(a) Choice of Law; Venue.
You agree that this agreement shall be governed by the laws of
Belgium
, EUROPA You hereby irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue
of courts in
Hasselt, Belgium
in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Site or Service.
(b) Beneficiaries.
You are not a beneficiary of any obligation Fileurls.com owes to a third party,
and no other person is a beneficiary of any obligation Fileurls.com owes to you.
(c) Relationship.
You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship
exists between you and Fileurls.com as a result of the Agreement, or the use of
the Site or Service.
(d) Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify and hold Fileurls.com, its owners, subsidiaries, affiliates,
officers, directors, and employees, harmless from any claim, demand, or damage,
including reasonable attorneys' fees, asserted by any third party due to or arising
out of your use of or conduct in the use of the Site and/or Service.
(e) Severability.
If any provision of the Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable including,
but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth
above, then such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be
enforced.
(f) No Waiver.
Fileurls.com’s failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not
waive Fileurls.com’s right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.
(g) No Assignment.
You may not assign or transfer any right or duty under the Agreement, including,
without limitation, the Service, and any attempt to the contrary is void.
(h) Integration; Amendment.
The Agreement is the entire understanding and agreement between you and Fileurls.com
with respect to the subject matter hereof. When in conflict, these Terms control
over other provisions of the Agreement. Except as specified herein, no amendment
may be made to the Agreement unless the same is in writing and signed by an authorized
representative of Fileurls.com.
(i) Headings.
The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or
contractual effect.
(j) Copies.
A printed version of this agreement shall be admissible in judicial or administrative
proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject
to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated
and maintained in printed form.
Copyright
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