Introduction
Welcome to Emothy.com’s Terms of Use and thank you for choosing to use our services.
Below we have listed important legal terms that apply to anyone who visits our website or uses our services. These terms are necessary in order to protect both you and us, and to make our services
possible.
If you have any suggestions on how we can improve them, you are more than welcome to contact our team at support@emothy.com.
Last updated November 8, 2017
Content guidelines
These types of sites are not allowed on Emothy's hosting infrastructure:
- Illegal Content: content which may be illegal in the United States or under the laws of other countries
- Scams: get rich quick, pyramid/MLM, or other dubious schemes
- Excessive Advertising: placing excessive advertising on your site, including more than three ad units per page
- File Hosting: including sites that are not created with the Emothy editor
- Injurious Experience: sites using the "Custom HTML" element that provide a horrible user experience, such as extreme flashing banners, excessive animated movement, or content that could provoke seizures in unsuspecting visitors
- Illegal/Inappropriate Products: sites that offer or sell items that are illegal, weapons, counterfeit, stolen, fraudulent, infringing, violate rights of privacy/publicity, offensive, pornographic, or manufactured/intended to be weapons
- Adult: involving nudity in a sexual context, exposed genitalia or adult themes
- Copyrighted Content: music, movies or games that you do not own the rights to
- Hate Speech: content that promotes violence or incites hatred against certain individuals or groups, such as race, religion, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation. The foregoing are examples, and not meant to constitute an exhaustive list of individuals or groups that may be the target of hate speech.
- Spam/SEO: a site whose sole purpose is to gain Google ranking, Facebook "likes", etc
- Phishing: a site meant to trick users into providing their username and password
This list is a quick reference and is not meant to be complete. For more specific information, please read carefully the Terms below.
1. Acceptance of terms
Welcome to emothy.com's (“Emothy”) website, marketing and consulting service. Your use and access to all services, websites, communication tools, mobile applications, and
ecommerce tools and other services (collectively the “Service”) that are available through the website and associated domains of https://Emothy.com
(the “Site”) is subject to these Terms of Service ("Terms"). These Terms are the entire agreement between you and emothy.com. These Terms will also apply when you use the Service on
a trial basis. By using the Service in any way, you agree to and accept these Terms, our Privacy Notice, and any other legal notices or guidelines posted on the Site.
If you are using our Service for an organization, you are agreeing to these Terms on behalf of that organization. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Service.
2. Description of service
Our web-based Service allows users who register for an account (each an "Account Holder") to create and update an online web site. Once registered, each Account Holder
receives his or her own Web Site and may post "Content" (defined in Section 8). Any new features on the Service, including the release of new Emothy tools and resources,
shall be subject to these Terms. To use the Service, you must have access to the Internet, either directly or through devices that access web-based content, and you must pay
any fees associated with Internet access. In addition, you must provide all equipment necessary to make such connection to the Internet, including a web-enabled computer.
The Service may include certain communications from us, such as service announcements, administrative messages, and the Emothy Newsletter. These communications are considered
part of your Emothy membership. You may not access the Service by any means other than through the Service interfaces we provide you.
3. Registration
To register as an Account Holder, you must provide us with a valid email address and other information ("Registration Data").You will choose a password and account designation for
your web sites during the registration process and you will obtain a Emothy account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account, and for
all activities that occur under your account. In consideration of use of the Service, you agree to maintain and update true, accurate, current and complete Registration Data.
If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or if Emothy has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate,
not current or incomplete, we may suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service or any portion thereof. Individuals under the age
of 18 are prohibited from creating or using accounts through Emothy.com without signed parental consent.
4. Emothy Privacy Notice
Our Privacy Notice, which is part of these Terms, describes how we collect, protect, and use your Registration Data and certain other information about you. We encourage you
to read the Privacy Notice, and to use the information it contains to help you make informed decisions.
5. Website account and security
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and web site, for all activities that occur or actions taken under the account or in connection with the web site.
You agree to immediately notify us in writing of any unauthorized uses of the account or any other breaches of security. We will not be liable for any loss or damage from
your failure to comply with this security obligation. You acknowledge and agree that under no circumstances will we be liable, in any way, for any of your acts or omissions or
those of any third party, including damages of any kind incurred as a result of such acts or omissions.
6. Proprietary Rights
The Service, all confidential and proprietary software used in connection with the Service, Materials, content contained in sponsor advertisements or in information presented
to you through the Service or by advertisers, and all other materials and services provided by or through Emothy are owned by us or other parties that have licensed their materials,
content, or provided services to us, and are protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.
“Materials” means any necessary software, all informational text, software documentation, design of and "look and feel," layout, photographs, graphics, audio, video, messages,
interactive and instant messaging, design and functions, files, documents, images, or other materials, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, as well as all
derivative works thereof.
Emothy gives you permission to use the Materials to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to access and use the Service in accordance with these Terms. This permission does
not permit you to store, copy, reproduce, republish, modify, upload, post, translate, scrape, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, transfer, transmit, display, decompile,
reverse engineer, reverse assemble, decipher or otherwise attempt to discover any programming code or any source code used in or with the Materials, or otherwise distribute in
any way the Materials other than as specifically permitted in these Terms.
You may not sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in or otherwise attempt to transfer any right in the Service or Materials, create derivative works based on
or in any manner commercially exploit the Service or Materials, in whole or in part, other than as expressly permitted in these Terms. Any use of the Service or Materials for any
purpose other than as specifically permitted herein or without our prior consent or the prior written consent of our licensors or advertisers, as applicable, is expressly prohibited.
We reserve all rights not expressly granted in these Terms.
All trademarks, service marks, logos, slogans, and taglines (individually and collectively, “Mark” or “Marks”) are the property of Emothy or their respective owners. Except as
otherwise specifically provided herein, no license or right to use any Mark is granted without the express written permission of Emothy or the respective third-party Mark owner.
We do not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through the Service or by email. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by an authorized Emothy
representative, any material, information or idea you transmit to us by any means may be disseminated or used by us or our affiliates without compensation or liability to
you for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products. However, this provision does not apply to Content or to personal
information that is subject to our Privacy Notice.
7. Your rights in your content
Emothy does not claim ownership of your Content, but you give us your permission to host your Content on the Service. This permission exists only for as long as you continue to use
the Service or remain an Account Holder.
8. Content and conduct rules and obligations
All information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, goods, products, services or other materials you post on a web site via the Service
("Content") are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. You are responsible for all Content that you upload, post, transmit or otherwise make
available via the Service. We do not control the Content you post via the Service. Your Content does not include non-personally identifiable buyer/seller transaction or behavioral
data derived from the use of Emothy’s eCommerce platform (collectively, “Platform Data”). Emothy owns all Platform Data and uses it for Service operations, improvements, and
analytics. You are also responsible for creating back-up copies of your Content.
By using the Service, you may be exposed to content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will we be liable for your Content or the content of any
third party, including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in your Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted,
transmitted or otherwise made available via the Service. You acknowledge that we do not pre-screen Content, but that we shall have the right (but not the obligation) to refuse, move
or delete any Content that is available via the Service. We shall also have the right to remove any Content that violates these Terms or is otherwise objectionable in our sole discretion.
You must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content. You may not rely on any Content created by us. You acknowledge and agree that we may preserve Content and
may also disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b)
enforce these Terms; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect our rights, property, or personal safety and those of our users and
the public.
The technical processing and transmission of the Service, including Content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical
requirements of connecting networks or devices.
You will not:
- upload, post, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that:
- is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy (up to, but not excluding any address, email, phone number, or any other contact information without the written consent of the owner of such information), hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
- you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
- infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, rights of privacy or publicity, or other proprietary rights of any party (e.g., music, movies, images, e-books, or games you do not own the rights to);
- is unsolicited commercial email or "spam". This includes unethical marketing, advertising, or any other practice that is in any way connected with "spam", such as (i) sending mass email to recipients who haven't requested email from you or with a fake return address, (ii) promoting a site with inappropriate links, titles, descriptions, or (iii) promoting your site by posting multiple submissions in public forums that are identical;
- contains software viruses, worms, Trojan horses or any other computer code, files, or programs that interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of the Service, computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment, or may impact the ability of any Emothy user to access the Service;
- is intended to take advantage of a user such as "get rich quick," "get paid to surf," pyramid/multi-level marketing, or other dubious schemes; or
- is adult in nature, such as any nudity in a sexual context or any Content with adult themes or reveals exposed genitalia;
- harm minors in any way;
- "stalk," “bully,” or otherwise harass another;
- impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Emothy official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
- forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Service;
- interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to the Service;
- intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, federal or foreign laws or regulations. You must comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside. If you use the Site, the Service, or the Materials outside the United States of America, you are solely responsible for compliance with all applicable laws, including without limitation, rules regarding acceptable online conduct, data privacy, and export and import regulations of other countries;
- promote or provide instructional information about illegal activities, promote physical harm or injury against any group or individual, or promote any act of cruelty to animals. This may include, without limitation, providing instructions on how to assemble bombs, grenades and other weapons or incendiary devices;
- use the Service as a forwarding service to another web site or to fraudulently manipulate Google or other SEO ranking or Facebook or other social networking or website “likes” and similar voting mechanisms;
- solicit a third party’s passwords or personal identifying information for unlawful or phishing purposes;
- exceed the scope of the Service that you have signed up for (e.g., by accessing and using the tools that you do not have a right to use, or deleting, adding to, or otherwise changing other user comments or content);
- include more than three ad units per page, or any advertising that greatly reduces the usability of the Site;
- upload files for the sole purpose of having them hosted by us and for use outside of a web site created using the Service (i.e., created with the Emothy editor);
- create a web site that provides an injurious user experience with custom programming. Examples include, but are not limited to, extreme flashing banners, excessive animated movement, or content that could provoke seizures in unsuspecting visitors;
- use, under any circumstance, any open source software subject to the GNU Affero General Public License v.3, or greater; or
- Abuse our customer support email, chat, or telephone services or agents.
We retain the right to terminate any account or user who has violated any of the above prohibitions.
9. Selling Through Emothy
Some of our Services and Materials may offer you the opportunity to sell or purchase goods and services through sites hosted or designed by Emothy (such goods and services, “Commercial Products”). We are merely providing the platform for buyers and sellers to conduct transactions for these Commercial Products. In order to sell through Emothy, you must be 18 years or older or at least the age of majority where you reside or from where you use our Services and you must provide your full legal name, current address, valid email address, and any other information requested by us. In the event of a dispute regarding account ownership, we reserve the right to request documentation to determine or confirm account ownership. Documentation may include, but is not limited to, a scanned copy of your business license, government issued photo ID, the last four digits of the credit card on file, etc.
When a buyer purchases Commercial Products, payments will be processed through our third party payment service provider. Buyers of Commercial Products will be provided a notice when entering their payment information directing them to the third party payment service provider’s terms of service and privacy policy. These payment services are governed solely by the third party provider’s terms of service and privacy policy. We are not responsible for the actions of these third party service providers. In addition to the other rules and requirements described in these Terms, you must follow the rules listed below when offering, selling, or purchasing Commercial Products.
YOU WILL NOT:
- offer or sell any Commercial Products that:
- are illegal or potentially illegal, including those that are counterfeited, stolen, or fraudulent. Commercial Products sold using the Services must comply with all applicable laws, including Commercial Products sold to individuals outside of the U.S.;
- infringe or have the potential to infringe the intellectual property or privacy rights of another or that may be libelous, slanderous, or otherwise defamatory;
- we determine, in our discretion, are inappropriate, offensive, pornographic, sexually explicit, or violent; or
- are manufactured as, or primarily intended to be used as, weapons, including firearms, restricted devices, or ammunition. We reserve the right to determine, in our sole discretion, whether Commercial Products constitutes “weapons” for purposes of these Terms; or
- use images or names of any third party (including notable personalities or celebrities) when offering or selling Commercial Products without first obtaining that third party’s permission.
10. Fees/payment
You may agree to a one (1) month, three (3) month, six (6) month, twelve (12) month or twenty-four (24) month contract agreement with Emothy. Some of the features on the Service require payment of fees, as described for each Service on the Site (“Fees”). If you sign up for these features, you must pay all applicable feature Fees. We reserve the right to change our prices and/or bundle certain parts of the Service together for pricing purposes, and may do so at any time. You authorize us to make any reasonably necessary inquiries to validate your account and financial information.
All Fees are in USD and are exclusive of all taxes, levies, or duties imposed by taxing authorities, and you are responsible for payment thereof. If you purchase any Services that we offer for a Fee, you consent to Emothy, or our third party service providers, storing your payment card information and you authorize us to charge you (a) any Fees for Services you may purchase, and (b) any applicable taxes in connection with your use of the Services to the payment card you provide, and you will reimburse us for all collection costs and interest for any overdue amounts. If the payment card you provide expires and you do not provide new payment card information or cancel your account, you authorize us to continue billing you and you will remain responsible for any uncollected Fees.
At the end of the contract term, your contract will automatically renew for an additional contract term until explicitly cancelled by you, and your preferred payment method will be charged accordingly. You may send cancellation requests by emailing support@emothy.com or by calling our help center at any time.
11. Cancellation; Service Changes
If you cancel the Service, you will no longer have access to your web site and we may delete all information on your web site. We accept no liability for such deleted information or content.
For as long as we continue to offer the Service, we will provide and seek to update, improve, and expand the Service. As a result, we allow you to access the Service as it may exist and be available on any given day and have no other obligations, except as expressly stated in these Terms. We may modify (e.g., change data storage or capacity limits), replace, refuse access to, suspend or discontinue the Service, partially or entirely, or change and modify prices for all or part of the Services we offer in our sole discretion. All of these changes are effective upon their posting on our site or by direct communication to you unless otherwise noted. We further reserve the right to withhold, remove and or discard any Content available as part of your account, with or without notice if deemed by us to be contrary to these Terms. For avoidance of doubt, we have no obligation to store, maintain, or provide you a copy of any Content that you or others provide when using the Service. We also reserve the right to limit or cease phone or chat support to you if you consume a disproportionate amount of such customer services or otherwise negatively affect our ability to provide support to other customers (as determined in our sole discretion).
12. Satisfaction Guarantee
All paid Emothy accounts include a satisfaction guarantee. If you are dissatisfied with such account service for any reason,
contact support@emothy.com immediately. Downgrading your account may cause the loss of Content,
features, or capacity of your account. We do not accept any liability for such loss.
13. Third Party Services, Software, and Websites; No Implied Endorsement
Emothy is not responsible or liable for any loss or damage incurred as a result of your use of any third party’s service, product, software, content, or website (collectively, “Third Party Materials”) whether or not you were linked to or directed to any Third Party Materials through the Site. Third Party Materials, such as email, e-commerce and payment services including but not limited to, PayPal and Stripe payment options, may be subject to the applicable third party terms of service and privacy policies, and you are solely responsible for reviewing, agreeing to, and complying with any such terms before you use any Third Party Materials. Your use of any Third Party Materials is at your own discretion and risk. If you do not agree to the third party’s terms of service or license agreement, do not download or use the Third Party Materials. Your use of any Third Party Materials obtained through the Service does not transfer to you any rights, title, or interest in or to the Third Party Materials beyond the terms contained in the third party provider's terms of service or license. Any reference on the Site to any Third Party Materials is not an approval or endorsement by us of such Third Party Materials.
Third Party Payment Processors: Emothy uses third party payment processors to assist us in securely processing your personally identifiable payment information. Such third party processors’ use of your personal information is governed by their respective privacy policies which may or may not contain privacy protections as protective as the Emothy Privacy Notice. Payments are currently processed and managed using the third party vendors below. We will inform you which payment processors are used when processing your payments.
14. Resale of Service
You will not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit any portion of the Service without our express written permission, which may be in the form of a separate written agreement with Emothy.
15. Domain Name Registration, Domain Name Cancellation, and Change of Registrar
For the domain name registration services (the “Domain Services”) provided directly to you by Emothy, the following terms and conditions also apply. Your use of the Domain Services
provided by Emothy serves as your consent to these terms. Some of the service packages include Emothy registering an Internet domain name or renewing your existing domain name
(the “Domain Name”) on your behalf. For the purpose of procuring and/or maintaining domains, Emothy will act only as the agent between you and the organization responsible for domain
name allocation (the “Registrar”).
Emothy reserves the right to utilize multiple domain name service providers at any time, in which case the terms and condition of such organization will apply
complementarily to these Domain Terms.
Emothy may provide one (1) free domain name for up to one year, with a new purchase of an annual or bi-annual subscription plan. The domain will be included for the
lifetime of your Emothy account, and the domain will be registered in your name and is yours to keep, as long as you cover any applicable domain registration fees
following the first year. The free domain name only applies to certain top-level domains (e.g. .com, .net, and .org) when signing up for a new plan.
You are responsible for providing correct and complete data regarding the domain name holder (“Registrant”) and the administrative contact when registering the domain name.
The technical contact in all cases will be emothy.com. Before applying for a domain name, it is your responsibility to check that the domain name does not violate the rights
of any third party or contravene existing legislation. We may defer activation of a domain name until payment of the agreed fees for the registration services has been received.
Emothy is in no position to influence the allocation of the domain name by the Registrar. We can neither guarantee that the requested domain names will be allocated to you and/or
that allocated domain names are free of third-party rights nor guarantee their continued existence. Any information we provide regarding the availability of a domain name is based
on the data provided by third parties and only refers to the time that information is requested. The domain will not be deemed as allocated before registration of the domain in the
name of you, the Registrant, and its entry in the database of the Registrar.
The initial registration term for purchased domains may vary and such registration will auto-renew for successive 12-month periods. You will be charged for auto-renewal
forty-five (45) calendar days before your domain expires (even if that date differs from your Emothy website subscription renewal date). You can, of course, opt out of auto-renewal
by turning off the auto-renew option in your settings at any time before the auto-renewal takes effect. Each purchased domain name is registered in your name and is yours to keep, as
long as you pay the applicable fees. Your right and title to your domain name allows you to transfer a purchased domain to another domain provider; however, you will not be eligible
for a refund of registration fees paid to Emothy for transferred domains. Regardless of the identity of the Registrant or any other contact information in your domain name records,
any domain name registered through Emothy using your Emothy account is covered by these Terms.
Maintaining accurate and current billing information is a mandatory condition of maintaining your Emothy account. Such data must include the full and real name of the Registrant,
a physical mailing address (PO boxes or anonymous addresses are not permissible), a valid email address and telephone number. If this information changes, you must immediately inform
us of this change by updating it online. Please note that if your billing information, including your current credit card information, is not current, we will not renew your Domain
Services and they may subsequently expire.
Subject to these Terms and those of the Registrar, you may transfer all domain names registered through us to another registrar by following the online instructions provided by Emothy.
Should we, due to failure on the part of you, the account holder, or the new registrar, be unable to make the domain transfer to your new registrar, we are expressly entitled to have
the cancelled domain name deleted by the relevant registrar after the cancellation date has lapsed. We reserve the right to allow domain transfers only if you have settled all undisputed
pending claims with us.
It may not always be possible to recover a domain name after it has expired, and Emothy has sole discretion in determining when a domain name can be renewed post-expiry and what fees
will be applicable. If you forfeit a domain name for non-payment, Emothy will have the right, in its sole discretion, to: (a) register and use the domain name for its own purpose;
(b) sell or transfer the domain name to a third party; or (c) delete the domain name and allow any new registrant anywhere in the world to register the domain name anew. Further, you
agree that Emothy may charge the credit card you have on file with Emothy to recover any amounts outstanding on your account.
On certain occasions, domain name registrations may become the subject of a legal challenge. If Emothy is made a party to any legal action by virtue of one of your domain name
registrations, you agree to be responsible for all of Emothy’s costs and legal fees and to indemnify and hold Emothy harmless from any action. If Emothy is notified that a complaint
has been filed with a judicial or administrative body regarding your domain name, Emothy may, at its sole discretion: (a) suspend your ability to use, make modifications to, or transfer
your registration records; and/or (b) deposit control of your registration record with the appropriate judicial entity by supplying a registrar certificate from us.
You must notify us immediately if you lose the rights to a domain name registered by Emothy on your behalf.
16. Email Marketing Service
For the email marketing services provided directly to you by Emothy (the “Email Marketing Service”), the following terms and conditions also apply. Your use of the Email Marketing
Service serves as your consent to these terms. Emothy may suspend or terminate your access to and use of the Email Marketing Service if you do not comply with these terms.
Your use of the Email Marketing Service must comply with all applicable domestic and international laws. This includes the laws applicable to you and also laws applicable to Emothy
and all recipients to whom you intend to send emails (each a “Recipient”). Examples of applicable laws include laws relating to spam or unsolicited commercial email
(hereinafter “Spam” or “UCE”), privacy, security, obscenity, defamation, intellectual property, pornography, terrorism, homeland security, gambling, child protection, and other
applicable laws. It is your responsibility to know and understand the laws applicable to your use of the Email Marketing Service and the emails you generate and send through the
Email Marketing Service. Your use of the Email Marketing Service must also comply with the Privacy Notice applicable to the Email Marketing Service. Emothy’s Privacy Notice is available
here.
You are solely responsible for your products and services and any other promotion and Content contained in or referred to in your emails sent through the Email Marketing Service.
You agree to use the Email Marketing Service in a lawful, safe, and professional manner, consistent with industry best practices, including keeping reliable records. You are solely
responsible for any and all statements you make and for all user assistance, warranty and support of your products and services.
Your use of the Email Marketing Service must follow all applicable guidelines established by Emothy. The guidelines below are examples of practices that may violate these Terms when
generating or sending email or messages through the Email Marketing Service:
You will not:
- Use the Email Marketing Service in violation of Emothy’s Terms of Use or of any law applicable to you or your Recipients;
- Use the Email Marketing Service to send Spam. You must ensure that all Recipients have explicitly granted permission to receive emails from you by affirmatively opting-in to
receive those emails. All emails and messages sent by means of the Email Marketing Service must comply with our Anti-Spam Policy, as outlined below:
- Emothy has a no tolerance Spam policy and does not knowingly do business with any user or company that participates in sending Spam/UCE. We do not sell or exchange personal information from our opt-in lists.
- An email is Spam if: (a) the recipient’s personal identity and context are irrelevant because the message is equally applicable to many other potential recipients; (b) the recipient
has not verifiably granted deliberate, explicit and still-revocable permission for it to be sent; and (c) the transmission and reception of the message appears to give a disproportionate
benefit to the sender.
- Spam is an issue of consent, not content. A recipient should “affirmatively opt-in,” or expressly consent to receiving the message, either in response to a clear and conspicuous request
or at the recipient’s own initiative.
- The U.S. CAN-SPAM Act regulates and establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have you stop emailing them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.
Other international regulations and laws also apply to electronic marketing, and while we cannot give legal advice, we encourage you to become familiar with these laws, especially if you
live in or mail to recipients outside the U.S.
- If you receive Spam complaints or run into compliance problems, or if Emothy identifies a potentially problematic contact list, we will first ask questions to try to understand your business
as well as your marketing goals. If we determine that a list is not consent-based or is too old or problematic to work with, we will require that it be removed from your account.
In certain instances, we may ask you to find another service provider because our goals are simply not compatible.
- Use the Email Marketing Service to request, collect or send any non-public or personally identifiable information about another user or any other person without their express
prior written consent (or the parent’s consent in the case of a minor), illegal information, or any other information you do not have the right to request, collect or distribute;
- Use the Email Marketing Service to send email campaigns that link to or display pornography, other sexually explicit content, illegal goods or services, or any other Content
that Emothy deems inappropriate;
- Transmit any message, information, data, text, software or image, or other Content that is not owned by you or legally licensed to you, or is unlawful, harmful, threatening,
abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, or otherwise objectionable which may violate another’s right of privacy or publicity;
- Send through the Email Marketing Service any unethical, false or misleading advertising, promotions, or sales efforts and practices;
- Post or transmit any materials that contains a virus or corrupted data;
- Use purchased or rented email lists;
- Use third party email addresses, domain names, or mail servers without proper permission;
- Send emails to non-specific addresses (e.g., webmaster@domain.com or info@domain.com) or distribution lists, newsgroups, publicly available press or media addresses or purchased
email addresses;
- Send emails that result in an unacceptable number of Spam or UCE complaints (even if the emails themselves were not actually Spam or UCE);
- Disable or fail to include a working “unsubscribe” link in every email, which allows the Recipient/s to remove themselves from your mailing list. Each such link must remain
operational for at least 60 days after the date on which you send the message, and you agree that you will not remove, disable or attempt to remove or disable the link;
- Disable or fail to comply with any request from a recipient to be removed from your mailing list within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of the request. You cannot charge a fee,
require the recipient to give you any personally identifiable information beyond an email address, or make the recipient take any step other than sending a reply email or visiting
a single page on an Internet website as a condition for honoring an unsubscribe request. As required under the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act and other applicable laws, you acknowledge that
you are responsible for maintaining and honoring the list of unsubscribe requests following termination of your Emothy account, for any reason whatsoever;
- Disguise the origin or subject matter of any email or falsify or manipulate the originating email address, subject line, headers, or transmission path information for any email.
For any email or message sent by you using the Email Marketing Service, (a) the “from” line must accurately and in a non-deceptive manner identify your identity or your organization’s
identity; and (b) the “subject” line of your email must relate to the email’s actual content and must not contain any deceptive or misleading content regarding the overall subject
matter of the email message. You agree that you are the sole or designated sender of any email you send through the Email Marketing Service, pursuant to any law or act applicable
to your use of the Email Marketing Service (e.g., U.S. CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation, S.C. 2010, c. 23 and Directive 2003/58/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 12 July 2002), and as such you are required to comply with such laws and any other laws in other jurisdictions that apply to your use of the Email Marketing
Service, and be responsible for any violation of any such applicable laws.
- Fail to include in each email your valid physical mailing address (which if you are located in the United States, may be a valid post office box meeting the registration
requirements established by the United States Postal Service) or a link to that information. For Recipients based in the EU, each email must additionally include the sender’s
business registration number and VAT ID or a link to that information;
- Include “junk mail”, “chain letters”, “pyramid schemes”, incentives (e.g., coupons, discounts, awards, or other incentives) or other material in any email that encourages a
Recipient to forward the email to another recipient; and
- Fail to comply with export and import regulations for the U.S. and other countries.
Some industries yield higher than normal abuse rates for Spam. Thus, Email Marketing Service may not be used on behalf of certain industries and senders. This includes, but is not
limited to, the following:
- Pharmaceutical products;
- Work from home, make money online, “get rich schemes”, and lead generation opportunities;
- Online trading, day trading tips, or stock market-related content;
- Mortgage and loan content;
- Nutritional, herbal and vitamin supplements;
- Gambling services, products, or tips;
- Multi-level marketing;
- Affiliate marketing or any type of performance marketing, in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought by the affiliate’s own marketing efforts;
- Credit repair and get out of debt opportunities; and
- Counterfeit or “knock off” products appearing to be another brand.
It is your responsibility to ensure that the Content you put in your emails does not violate these guidelines. Emothy has no obligation to do so, but may monitor your account to ensure compliance with these Terms and operation within the acceptable industry standards. In our sole discretion, we reserve the right to block emails, remove Content, or prohibit use of the Email Marketing Service that may be in violation of the foregoing or of the Terms (including SendGrid Terms). You understand and agree that we and any applicable third party that supports, posts, publishes or distributes your emails and Content also has the right to reformat, edit, monitor, reject, block or remove any of your emails and Content and suspend or terminate the Email Marketing Service, in whole or in part, permanently or for a certain period. In no case will the foregoing make us responsible or liable to you or for compliance with any such laws or obligations, for which you remain solely responsible and liable.
If you know of or suspect any violations of these Terms, please notify Emothy at support@Emothy.com. Emothy will determine compliance with these Terms in its
sole discretion and reserves the right, without notice, to take all measures of any nature (legal, technical, or otherwise) or prevent UCE and/or any other unauthorized email, messages
or campaigns from entering, utilizing or remaining within our network. We may terminate the Email Marketing Service and your Emothy account at any time and for any reason. If your
account is terminated, we may permanently delete it and any associated data.
You hereby grant to us a revocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license, with the right to sublicense, to use, reproduce, publish, distribute, perform and display
Customer Information, only as required by us to offer and operate the Email Marketing Service.
You are solely responsible for the accuracy, quality, integrity, legality, reliability and appropriateness of all Customer Information. You are responsible for maintaining,
securing and storing all Customer Information in accordance with applicable law and your contractual obligations, including the Terms. You represent and warrant that you own or
have rights in the material in your emails and the Customer Information required for us to use the Customer Information as contemplated by these Terms.
When using the Email Marketing Service, you agree that any emails and messages and Content contained therein are non-confidential, and you automatically grant or warrant that
the owner of such Content or intellectual property has expressly granted to us an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, transferable, worldwide license, with the
right to sublicense, to use, reproduce, create derivative works from, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform and display such Content or intellectual property in
any manner or in any media now known or hereafter created, including in connection with our marketing and promotional activities.
To the extent permitted by law, we may make and preserve copies of all Customer Information as necessary to provide the Email Marketing Service and for internal back-up and other
legal or regulatory purposes. However, we are not obligated to preserve copies of your Customer Information, emails and messages, Content or other data. You are responsible for
backing up your Customer Information.
We make no representation or warranty that the content and materials on our website or and/or the Email Marketing Service are appropriate for use in locations outside the United States.
Those who choose to access the Email Marketing Service from other locations do so at their own risk, and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. We reserve the
right, at any time and in our sole discretion, to limit the availability, quantity, and accessibility of the Email Marketing Service to any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction.
17. Indemnity
You will indemnify and hold harmless Emothy, and its subsidiaries, licensors, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, co-branders, partners, employees, successors, and assigns
(collectively “Indemnified Parties”) from any and all liability, loss, claim, damages, expenses, costs or demands, (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees),
incurred or made against the Indemnified Parties by any third party in connection with any claim arising from or related to: (a) your use (or anyone using your account/s)
use of the Service, the Site or the Materials, (b) your Content, (c) any Commercial Products you offer on or through the Site or using our Services, or (d) your use of the Domain Services. This includes, but is not limited to, any breach or violation of these Terms by you or anyone utilizing your account. You must fully cooperate at your expense as required by an Indemnified Party. Each Indemnified Party may, at its election, assume the defense and control of any matter for which it is indemnified hereunder. You shall not settle any matter involving an Indemnified Party without the consent of the applicable Indemnified Party.
18. Disclaimer of warranties
- Your use of the service is at your sole risk. the service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
- We are not responsible for any damage, loss of data, customer information or vendor data, revenue, or other harm to business arising out of delays, misdelivery or nondelivery of information, restriction or loss of access, bugs or other errors, unauthorized use due to your sharing of access to the service, or other interaction with the service. You are responsible for maintaining and backing-up your data and information that may reside on the service. Emothy does not warrant that (i) the service will meet your specific requirements, (ii) the service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, (iii) the results that may be obtained from the use of the service will be accurate or reliable, (iv) the quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you through the service will meet your expectations, and (v) any errors in the service will be corrected.
- Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the service 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 any such material.
- Any data, information, content or materials contained in or made available in connection with the service is not intended as a substitute for the knowledge, expertise, skill and judgment of tax, legal or other professionals. the service does not provide tax or legal advice. You are responsible for obtaining such advice.
- These terms apply solely to the service. as part of the services provided to other emothy users, we host websites for certain third parties (“third party sites”). Third party sites include content generated by third parties and are not under the management and control of Emothy. Emothy is not responsible for such third party sites, including without limitation, the accuracy, sufficiency, correctness, reliability, veracity, completeness or timeliness thereof, any link contained therein, or any changes or updates thereto, or any goods or services sold thereon. Your access or use of any third party site is governed by the terms applicable to such third party site. The hosting of any third party site by emothy does not imply an endorsement thereof by emothy, or of the provider of such content or services, of any third party site.
- Neither emothy nor any third party providers, partners, or affiliates warrant that the site, its servers, the materials or the service, or any email sent from the site or any third party providers, partners, or affiliates are free of viruses or other harmful components.
- Emothy and its licensors make no warranty or representation that the services, materials, or site are appropriate or available for use in all geographic locations.
19. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, we will not be liable to you or any other person for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages,
including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses (even if emothy has been advised of the possibility of such damages),
resulting from: (a) the use or the inability to use the service; (b) the cost of procurement of substitute goods and services resulting from any goods, data, information or services
purchased or obtained or messages received or transactions entered into through or from the service; (c) unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data; (d) statements
or conduct of any third party on the service; or (e) any other matter relating to the service.
In the event of any problem with the site, the service, or the materials, your sole and exclusive remedy, as permitted by applicable law, is to cease using the site, the service,
and the materials. to the maximum extent permissible by applicable law, neither emothy, its affiliates, nor licensors shall be liable in any way for your use of the site, the service,
the materials, your content, the commercial products or third party user generated content available on or through the site, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions,
any infringement of the intellectual property rights or other rights of third parties, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of, or related to, the use of the
site, the service, the materials, your content, the commercial products or any third party user generated content available on or through the site.
20. U.S. Government Restricted Rights
The materials on the Service are provided with "RESTRICTED RIGHTS." Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in applicable laws and regulations. Use of the materials by the U.S. Government constitutes acknowledgment of our proprietary rights in them.
25. General
We may provide notices to you via either email or regular mail. The Service may also provide notices of changes to these Terms or other matters by displaying notices or links to
notices to you generally on the Service. These Terms constitute the entire
agreement between you and us and govern your use of the Service, superseding any prior agreements (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of these Terms).
You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use affiliate or other services, third-party content or third-party software. If any provision
of these Terms or incorporated documents are found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect
to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these Terms remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law
to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Service or these Terms must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action
arose or be forever barred. The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. You acknowledge and agree that you are each waiving
the right to participate as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class action or representative proceeding. Further, more than one person's claims may not be consolidated
under any circumstances, in any form of any class or representative proceeding or otherwise.
26. Violations
Please report any violations of these Terms to support@emothy.com.