RETAIL MERCHANT SITE ACCESS AND USE AGREEMENT
PLEASE READ THESE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE, OR ACCESSING, USING,
AND/OR UPLOADING INFORMATION TO THE SITE. YOU AGREE, ON YOUR OWN BEHALF AND ON
BEHALF OF EACH ENTITY ON WHOSE BEHALF YOU ARE ACTING, TO BE BOUND BY THESE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AS WELL AS POLICIES AS SUPPLEMENTED OR MODIFIED BY RTO
MOBILE FROM TIME TO TIME, FOR EACH USE AND ACCESS OF THIS SITE. THESE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS APPLY EXCLUSIVELY TO YOUR USE AND ACCESS OF THE SITE. NOTHING HEREIN
IS INTENDED TO, NOR DOES IT, ALTER, MODIFY OR CHANGE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF ANY EXISTING AGREEMENT YOU HAVE WITH RENT-TO-OWN MOBILE, LLC.
This Agreement and Debit
Authorization (collectively, the “Agreement”) is a contract between you (“you”
or “User”) and Rent-To-Own Mobile LLC herein after “RTO Mobile” (“RTO Mobile,”
“we”, “us”, or “our”) and our affiliates. This
Agreement shall become effective upon the date on which you
signed the RTO Mobile Merchant
Application (the “Effective Date”) wherein
you agreed that you have read the terms of this Agreement and agree to be bound
by terms and conditions. You must read,
agree to, and accept all of the terms and conditions contained in this
Agreement to be a User of portions of our website located at www.rtomobile.com that
require login credentials or any part of the rest of the Site (defined in the
Site Terms of Use), the Site Services (defined in the Site Terms of Use) or to
use Mobile Device Locking Software.
This Agreement includes and
hereby incorporates by reference the following important agreements, as they
may be in effect and modified from time to time: Site Terms of Use; ACH Authorization
Agreement; Cookie Policy; Privacy Policy; Trademark Mark Use Guidelines; Intellectual
Proprietary Rights Infringement Reporting Procedures; Mobile Device Locking Software License Agreement; and API Terms of
Use. These agreements are collectively,
with this Agreement, called the “Terms of Service”.
Subject to the conditions set
forth herein, RTO Mobile may, in its sole discretion, amend this Agreement and
the other Terms of Service at any time by posting a revised version on the
Site. RTO Mobile will provide reasonable advance notice of any amendment that
includes a Substantial Change (defined below), by posting the updated Terms of
Service on the Site, providing notice on the Site, and/or sending you notice by
email. If the Substantial Change includes an increase to maximum Fees charged
by RTO Mobile, RTO Mobile will provide at least 30 days’ advance notice of the
change but may not provide any advance notice for changes resulting in a
reduction in Fees or any temporary or promotional Fee change. Any revisions to
the Terms of Service will take effect on the noted effective date of such
revision.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BY USING THE SITE OR SITE SERVICES
AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF SERVICE,
INCLUDING THE ARBITRATION PROVISION IN SECTION 13 OF THIS AGREEMENT (SUBJECT TO
YOUR RIGHT TO OPT OUT OF THE ARBITRATION PROVISION AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 13).
IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE TERMS OF SERVICE IN ITS ENTIRETY, YOU MUST NOT ACCESS
OR USE THE SITE OR THE SITE SERVICES AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE EXCEPT AS
PERMITTED BY THE SITE TERMS OF USE.
IF YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF SERVICE ON BEHALF OF AN
ENTITY BY WHICH YOU ARE EMPLOYED OR OWN IN PART OR IN WHOLE OR FOR WHICH WORK
AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, YOU
REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND THAT ENTITY TO THE
TERMS OF SERVICE AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE BINDING BOTH YOURSELF PERSONALLY AND
THAT ENTITY TO THE TERMS OF SERVICE. IN THAT EVENT, “YOU” AND “YOUR” WILL REFER
AND APPLY TO YOU AND THAT ENTITY.
1. RTO MOBILE
ACCOUNTS
Section 1 discusses what you must
agree to before using the Site or Site Services and the different types of RTO
MOBILE accounts that can be created on the Site, as detailed below.
1.1 REGISTRATION AND ACCEPTANCE
By signing this Agreement you are
registering for an account to use the Site or Site Services (an “Account”), by
using the Site or Site Services after the Effective Date. If you had an Account
on the Effective Date, you agree to abide by this Agreement and the Terms of
Service. To access and use certain
portions of the Site and the Site Services, you must register for an Account.
Subject to the Site Terms of Use, certain portions of the Site are available to
Site Visitors, including those portions before your Account registration is
accepted. RTO Mobile reserves the right in
its sole discretion to decline your registration to use the Site or to
discontinue your use of the Site or to revise your registration credentials for
any lawful reason, including supply and demand, cost to maintain data, or other
business considerations. If you create an Account as an employee or agent on
behalf of an entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to enter
into binding contracts, including the Terms of Service, on behalf of yourself
and the entity.
1.2 ACCOUNT ELIGIBILITY
RTO Mobile offers the Site and
Site Services for your business purposes only and not for personal, household,
or consumer use. To register for an Account or use the Site and Site Services,
you must, and hereby represent that you (a) are an employee or agent of and are
authorized to act for the entity named in the registration (whether it be as a self-employed
individual/sole
proprietor or as a corporation, limited liability company, or other entity);
(b) will use the Site and Site Services for business purposes only; (c) will
comply with any licensing, registration, or other federal, state, or local requirements
with respect to your business, or the business for which you are acting,
including but not limited to the provision of mobile device sales, rental,
leasing, or lease-purchase transactions; and (d) a legal entity or an individual
18 years or older (or have otherwise reached the age of majority in the
jurisdiction in which you conduct business) who can enter legally binding
contracts.
1.3 ACCOUNT PROFILE
To register for an Account to
join the Site, you must complete have signed this Agreement and submitted the requested
information to RTO Mobile’s satisfaction.
You hereby permit RTO Mobile to disclose the information you submit to
RTO Mobile employees, officers, agents, affiliates, advisors, and consultants. You
agree to provide true, accurate, and complete information on your Profile and
all registration and other forms you access on the Site or provide to us and to
update your information to maintain its truthfulness, accuracy, and
completeness. You agree not to provide any false or misleading information
about your identity or location, your business, your skills, or the services
your business provides and to correct any such information that is or becomes
false or misleading. RTO Mobile reserves the right to decline acceptance of
this Agreement for any lawful reason including but not limited to inaccurate or
untruthful information. Upon acceptance
of your of this Agreement, RTO Mobile will use selected information from the
information you provide to create a User profile (“Profile”).
1.4 ACCOUNT TYPES
As described in this Section,
there are different Account types. Once you register for one Account type, you can
add the other Account types under the same username and password. For example,
without limitation, if you already have an Organization Account (defined
below), you can add a Company Account.
Similarly, if you already have a Company Account, you can add a Store
Account as a separate account type without re-registering to associate the
Location Account with the Organization or Company Account. You agree not to
have or register for more than one Organization or Company Account without
express written permission from us. We reserve the right to revoke the
privileges of any Account or Account type or access to or use of the Site or
Site Services, and those of any and all linked Accounts without warning if, in
our sole discretion, false or misleading information has been provided in
creating or maintaining your Profile or Account.
1.4.1 ORGANIZATION OR COMPANY ACCOUNT
You can, as a merchant, request
that RTO Mobile create an Organization or Company Account or add an Account
type to use the Site and Site Services (an “Account”). Users can then be
associated with your Account. Each User
under a Merchant Account can be given a different Userid and different
permissions to act on behalf of the Merchant Account.
1.4.2 LOCATION ACCOUNT
Upon establishing an Organization
or Company Account, you can request that RTO Mobile add an Account type to use
the Site and Site Services as a Location (a “Location Account”). A Location Account is an Account associated
with an Organization or Company Account to reflect a unique location and allows
permissions to be granted to Users under the Location Account which can be given
different permissions to act on behalf of the Location (each, an “Location User”).
You acknowledge and agree that you
are solely responsible, and assume all liability, for (a) the classification of
your Location Users as your employees, partners, agents, or independent
contractors; and (b) a Location Account operating in accordance
with applicable law in the
jurisdiction of the location on behalf of you.
You further acknowledge and agree
that (i) the person originating the Location Account may determine the information
established in the Location Account and (ii) Location User Profiles may display
information that may be visible to our employees, agents, affiliates, advisors,
contractors, and consultants.
1.5 ACCOUNT PERMISSIONS
You agree not to request or allow
another person to create an Account on your behalf, for your use, or for your
benefit, except that an authorized employee or agent may create an Account on behalf
of your business. By granting other Users permissions under your Account, you
represent and warrant that (a) the User is authorized to act on your behalf,
(b) you are financially responsible for the User’s actions taken in accordance
with those permissions, including, if applicable, entering into binding
contracts on behalf of the owner of the Account, and (c) you are fully
responsible and liable for any action of any User to whom you have provided any
permissions and any other person who uses the Account, including making
payments and entering into Contracts and the Terms of Service. If any such User violates the Terms of
Service, it may affect your ability to use the Site. Upon closure of an Account,
RTO Mobile may, in its sole discretion, elect to close any or all related or
associated Accounts.
1.6 IDENTITY AND LOCATION VERIFICATION
When you register for an Account
and from time to time thereafter, your Account will be subject to verification,
including, but not limited to, validation against third-party databases or the
verification of one or more official government or legal documents that confirm
your identity, your location, and your ability to act on behalf of your
business on RTO Mobile. You hereby authorize RTO Mobile, directly or through third
parties, to make any inquiries necessary to validate your identity, your
location, and confirm your ownership of your email address or financial
accounts, subject to applicable law. When requested, you must timely provide us
with complete information about yourself and your business, which includes, but
is not limited to, providing official government or legal documents.
1.7 USERNAMES AND PASSWORDS
When you register for an Account,
you will be asked to choose a username and password for the Account. You are entirely
responsible for safeguarding and maintaining the confidentiality of your
username and password and agree not to share your username or password with any
person who is not authorized to use your Account. You authorize RTO Mobile to assume
that any person using the Site with your username and password, either is you
or is authorized to act for you. You agree to notify us immediately if you
suspect or become aware of any unauthorized use of your Account or any unauthorized
access to the password for any Account. You further agree not to use the
Account or log in with the username and password of another User of the Site if
(a) you are not authorized to use either or (b) the use would violate the Terms
of Service.
2. PURPOSE OF
RTO MOBILE
Section 2 discusses what RTO
Mobile does and does not do when providing the Site and Site Services and some
of your responsibilities when using the Site, as detailed below.
The Site is an online service for
retail merchants to their record customer rent-to-own orinformation about their
customers and to obtain mobile device locking software (“Mobile Device Locking
Software”) from us for downloading onto retail customers mobile devices and to
control the operation of the Mobile Device Locking Software.
Subject to the Terms of Service, RTO
Mobile provides the Site Services to Users, including hosting and
maintaining the Site,
facilitating access to customer information, controlling the Mobile Device
Locking Software, and assisting Users with the operation of the Site. When a User enters and accesses customer
information
by using the Site, the User hereby agrees to use the Site for lawful purposes.
2.1 RELATIONSHIP WITH RTO MOBILE
RTO Mobile makes the Site and
Site Services available to enable you to transact directly
with customers. RTO Mobile is not
a party to any contract between you and your customers nor is RTO Mobile
responsible for the terms or conditions under which you contract with your
customers.
Through the Site and Site
Services, your customers may be notified at your request that you want to
contact them, however, Users are responsible for evaluating and determining the
suitability and lawfulness of any contact and to notify RTO Mobile in writing to
cease any contact with your customers.
If Users decide to enter into a
contract with a customer, the contract is directly between the Users and the
customer and hereby agree that RTO Mobile is not a party to that contract. You
acknowledge, agree, and understand that RTO Mobile is not a party to the
relationship or any dealings between you and your customer. Without limitation,
Users are solely responsible for (a) ensuring the accuracy of information
entered and stored in the Site or presented to Users by the Site Services and
any legality of any contract with a customer, (b) determining the suitability
of other Users to authorize entering into a contract with a customer, (c)
negotiating, agreeing to, and executing any terms or conditions of a contract
with a customer, (d) performing services or delivering products under a
contract with a customer, or (e) collecting monies from your customer pursuant
to a contract.
You further acknowledge, agree,
and understand that you are solely responsible for assessing whether to enter
into a contract with a customer another and for verifying any information about
a customer and a contract. RTO Mobile does not make any representations about
or guarantee the truth or accuracy of any information provided by your
customers; does not verify any feedback or information provided by to you by your
customers whether entered into the Site or not; and does not vet or otherwise
perform background checks on customers. You acknowledge, agree, and understand
that RTO Mobile does not, in any way, supervise, direct, control, or evaluate your
customers and is not responsible for any actions taken by your customers. RTO
Mobile makes no representations about and does not guarantee, and you agree not
to hold RTO Mobile responsible for, the quality, safety, or legality of any
contract you enter with a customer of yours; the qualifications, background, or
identities of customers; the ability of customers to perform their obligations
under contracts you enter into with them; the ability of customers to pay for
services or products pursuant to contracts you enter into with them; customer information provided to you by them,
statements made by customers; or the ability or willingness of a customer or to
actually complete a transaction or contract.
You also acknowledge, agree, and
understand that you are solely responsible for determining, and have the sole right
to determine, which customers to accept; the time, place, manner, and means of
providing any products or services to them; the type of services you provide;
and the price you charge for your services or how that pricing is determined or
set. You further acknowledge, agree, and understand that: (i) you are not an
employee of RTO Mobile, and you are not eligible for any of the rights or
benefits of employment (including unemployment and/or workers compensation
insurance); (ii) RTO Mobile will not have any liability or obligations under or
related to contracts that you enter into with your customers and/or for any
acts or omissions by you or other Users associated with your Account; (iii) RTO
Mobile does not, in any way, supervise, direct, or control any User or; does
not impose quality standard, procedures, or policies of your business; and does
not dictate the performance, methods or process you or any Users associated
with your Account use to perform services or enter into contracts with
customers; (iv) you are free to determine when and if to enter into a contract
with a customer, including the days and time periods reflected in any contract
with a customer, and RTO Mobile does not set or have any control over the terms
and conditions of a contract including without limitation the pricing you
decided to include in any contract, nor is RTO Mobile involved in any other way
in determining the nature and amount of any compensation that may be paid by
you to your employees, agents, or independent contractors, or any other party
associated with using the Site; (v) you will be paid at such times and amounts
as agreed with a customer, and RTO Mobile does not, in any way, provide or
guarantee that you will be paid by your customers; and (vi) RTO Mobile does not
provide your customers with training or any equipment, labor, tools, or
materials related to any contract you enter into with them. (vii) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the
Software License Agreement (incorporated into this Agreement by reference), RTO
Mobile grants you limited rights to you to download Mobile Device Locking
Software to your customers mobile device and to control the Mobile Device
Locking Software through the Site and Site Services.
2.2 TAXES
You acknowledges and agree that you
are solely responsible (a) for all tax liability associated with transactions
between you and your customers, including but not limited to payments received
from customers and recorded on the Site and through RTO Mobile, and that RTO
Mobile will not withhold any taxes from payments received by you from customers
and recorded through the Site; (b) to obtain any liability, health, workers’
compensation, disability, unemployment, or other insurance needed, desired, or
required by law, and that you, your employees, agents, and independent
contractors are not covered by or eligible for any insurance from RTO Mobile;
(c) for determining whether you are required by applicable law to issue any
particular invoices, statements, or other documents to customers and for issuing
any such materials so required; (d) for determining whether you are required by
applicable law to remit to the appropriate authorities any reports whether
provided through Site Services or not, or any other taxes, or similar charges
applicable to the contracts you enter into with your customers and remitting
any such taxes or reports to the appropriate authorities, as appropriate.
3. CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR
CUSTOMERS
Section 3 discusses the
relationship you may decide to enter into with another your customer, including
customers whose mobile device contains Mobile Device Locking Software, as
detailed below.
3.1 CUSTOMER CONTRACTS
If you decide to enter into a contract
with a customer, the contract is a contractual relationship directly between
you and your customer. You and your customer have complete discretion both with
regard to whether to enter into a contract with each other and with regard to
the terms of any contract. You acknowledge, agree, and understand that RTO
Mobile is not a party to any contract between you and your customer, that the
formation of a contract between you and your customer will not, under any
circumstance, create a relationship between RTO Mobile and your customer nor create
a partnership or joint venture between RTO Mobile and you.
3.2 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
To the extent a User provides
Confidential Information to the us, we will protect the secrecy of the Confidential
Information with the same degree of care as we use to protect our own
Confidential Information, but in no event with less than due care. Upon a User’s
written request, we will promptly destroy Confidential Information that we
received or return the Confidential Information and any copies thereof contained
in or on our premises, systems, or any other equipment otherwise under our control.
5. FEES
Section 5 and Exhibit A
(incorporated herein by reference) describe what fees you agree to pay to RTO
Mobile in exchange for RTO Mobile providing the Site and Site Services and Mobile
Device Locking Software to you and what taxes RTO Mobile may collect, as
detailed below.
5.1 SITE SERVICE AND SOFTWARE FEES
You agree to pay RTO Mobile an all-inclusive
monthly Site Service that includes Mobile Device Locking Software Fee if
applicable for the use of the Site, Site Services, and Mobile Device Locking
Software in accordance with the applicable Fee schedules in effect at the time
you use the Site, Site Services and/or Mobile Device Locking Software. Unless
amended with notice by RTO Mobile, the fees set forth below in Schedule A are
the maximum Fees that RTO Mobile may charge you for the Site,
Site Services and Software. From time to time, promotional discounts, volume
discounts, and fee sharing provisions may apply which reduce the fees set forth
in Schedule A which shall be published the Administration Section of the Site
under RTO Mobile Fee Guidelines. You agree to pay the fees published under RTO
Mobile Fee Guidelines that are in effect at the time you originate a contract
on the site and for the period of time a contract is active on the Site. The Fees
are inclusive of the Mobile Device Locking Software licenses where required for
each mobile device associated with a contract originated on the Site. Fees are charged starting on the date upon
which you originate a new contract and shall continue until the last day of the
month of the contract unless you notify RTO Mobile in writing that a contract
is in default, in which case RTO Mobile will, from the date of notice, update
the contract status to defaulted and cease charging fees related to that
contract until such contract is either rescheduled or your customer’s payments
towards that contract are made current and resume. Fees are not prorated for
partial monthly use. Fees also include
unlimited use of the Site. Fees
exclude
ACH, credit, or debit card transaction fees associated with Automatic Bill
Payment (ABP) features of the Site which are billed separately and under
separate agreement with the entity responsible for card processing. Fees associated with returned ACH
transactions and late fees are set forth below in Section 5.3.
SCHDEULE
A
5.2 PLATFORM MAINTENANCE FEE
No Platform Maintenance Fee shall be charged
provided that each Location Account (store) originates a minimum of 1 (one) contract
each
calendar month. In months where no contracts have been originated, a Platform
Maintenance
Fee of $50 shall be charged.
5.3 RETURNED ACH FEES AND LATE PAYMENT FEES
Pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the ACH Authorization Agreement and in accordance with Schedule A
above, RTO Mobile charges and you agree to pay a $100.00 per Declined ACH
Transaction Fees for returned ACH transactions, and Late Fees associated with invoices
paid later than their respective due date, plus interest in accordance with
Section 6.2 below.
5.4 TAXES
RTO Mobile may be required by
applicable law to collect taxes including, without limitation, software sales tax
and any local sales taxes collectively as “Taxes”) in the jurisdiction of your
location (the "Taxes"). In such instances, any amounts RTO Mobile is required
to collect or withhold for the payment of any such Taxes shall be collected in
addition to the fees owed to RTO Mobile under the Terms of Service.
6. PAYMENT TERMS
Section 6 discusses your
agreement to pay Service and Software Fees and describes what happens if you do
not pay, and related topics, as detailed below.
6.1 PAYMENT
Upon the date that a Service and
Software Fee becomes due, RTO Mobile will debit your checking account on file
via ACH transaction for the amount of Service and Software Fees due upon that
date and will post to your Account the detailed information associated with the
ACH transaction.
6.2 NON-PAYMENT
If the ACH Transaction is
declined and returned to us, we will be entitled to the remedies described in
this Section 6.2 in addition to such other remedies that may be available under
applicable law or in such written agreement. For
the avoidance of doubt, you will be deemed
to be in default of this Agreement on the earliest occurrence of any of the
following:
(a) you fail to pay the Service
and Software Fees when due,
(b) you fail to pay a balance
that is due or to bring, within a reasonable period of time but no more than 30
days, an account current after a ACH transaction is declined,
(c) you initiate a chargeback
with a bank or other financial institution resulting in a charge made by RTO
Mobile for the Site Service and Software Fees or such other amount due being, or
(d) you take other actions or
fail to take any action that results in a negative or past-due balance on your
account.
If you are in default, RTO Mobile
may, without notice, temporarily or permanently close your Account and revoke your
access to the Site and Site Services, including your authority to use the Site
to operate Mobile Device Locking Software, enter into customer contracts, post
customer payments, access existing customer information, or register new
customers. However, you will remain responsible for any
amounts that accrue at the time a limitation is put on your Account as a result
of the default.
If you are in default for
non-payment or late payment, to the extent allowable by law, we reserve the
right to operate the Mobile Device Locking Software installed on your
customer’s phone at our discretion, including without limitation, locking the
device without regard to your customer’s outstanding balance, until such time
as your default is remedied to our satisfaction and you are no longer in
default.
Without limiting other available
remedies, you must pay RTO Mobile upon demand for any amounts owed, plus
interest on the outstanding amount at the lesser of one and one-half percent
(1.5%) per month or the maximum interest allowed by applicable law, plus
attorneys’ fees and other costs of collection to the extent permitted by applicable
law.
RTO Mobile, at our discretion and
to the extent permitted by applicable law, may set off amounts due against
other amounts received from you or make appropriate reports to credit reporting
agencies and law enforcement authorities and cooperate with credit reporting
agencies and law enforcement authorities in any investigation or prosecution.
6.5 NO RETURN OF FUNDS
You acknowledge and agree that RTO
Mobile will charge your designated bank account, credit card or debit card for
the Service and Software Fees incurred as described herein and that once RTO
debits your designated bank account for the Fees, the charge or debit is
non-refundable, except as otherwise required by applicable law.
You also acknowledge and agree
that the Terms of Service provide a dispute resolution process as a way for you
to resolve disputes. To the extent permitted by applicable law, you therefore
agree not to ask your bank to decline any ACH transaction charged pursuant to
the Terms of Service for any reason. A declined ACH transaction in breach of
the foregoing obligation is a material breach of the Terms of Service. If you decline an ACH transaction in violation
of this Agreement, you agree that RTO Mobile or may institute collection action
against you and take such other action it deems appropriate.
6.6 PAYMENT METHODS
In order to use Site Services and
Software, you must provide account information for at least one valid bank
account which will accept ACH transactions from RTO Mobile associated with your
Account, and in addition, RTO Mobile may require a debit or credit card (each a
Payment Method, and collectively, Payment Methods). You hereby authorize RTO
Mobile to run credit card authorizations on all credit or debit cards provided
by you, to store credit card and banking or other financial details as your
Payment Method consistent with our Privacy Policy, and to charge your credit or
debit card (or any other Payment Method) for the Fees and any other amounts
owed under the Terms of Service.
To the extent permitted by
applicable law and subject to our Privacy Policy, you acknowledge and agree
that we may use certain third-party vendors and service providers to process
payments and manage your Payment
Method information.
Payment Methods will be charged
by Rent-To-Own Mobile LLC. By providing
Payment Method information through the Site and authorizing payments with the
Payment Method, Client represents, warrants, and covenants that: (a) you are
legally authorized to provide such information; (b) your are legally authorized
to make payments using the Payment Method(s); (c) if you are an employee or
agent of a company or person that owns the Payment Method, that you are authorized
by the company or person to use the Payment Method to make payments to RTO
Mobile; and (d) such actions do not violate the terms and conditions applicable
to your use of such Payment Method(s) or applicable law.
When you authorize a payment
using a Payment Method via the Site, you represent and warrant that there are
sufficient funds or credit available to complete the payment using the
designated Payment Method. To the extent that any amounts owed under this
Agreement or the other Terms of Service cannot be collected from your Payment
Method(s), you are solely responsible for paying such amounts by other means.
Because the use of any Payment
Method may be limited by applicable law or by written agreement with your
financial institution, RTO Mobile is not liable to you if RTO Mobile does not
complete a transaction as a result of any such limit, or if a financial
institution fails to honor any credit or debit to or from an account associated
with such Payment Method. RTO Mobile will make commercially reasonable efforts
to work with you to resolve such transactions in a manner consistent with this
Agreement.
7. RECORDS OF COMPLIANCE
Section 7 discusses your
agreement to make and keep all required records, as detailed below.
You agree to: (a) create and
maintain records to document
satisfaction of your legal obligations under this
Agreement, including, without
limitation, your respective payment obligations and compliance with tax,
consumer finance, fair debt collections, and other commercial and employment
laws including without limitation Federal Trade Commission laws and (b) provide
copies of such records to RTO Mobile upon request.
Nothing in this subsection
requires or will be construed as requiring RTO Mobile to supervise or monitor your
compliance with federal, state, or local laws, the other Terms of Service, or a
contract(s) with your customers. You are solely responsible for creation,
storage, and backup of your business records.
This Agreement and any registration for or subsequent use of the Site
will not be construed as creating any responsibility on RTO Mobile’s part to
store, backup, retain, or grant access to any information or data for any
period.
8. WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
Section 9 discusses your
agreement and understanding that the Site and Site Services may not always be
available or work perfectly, as detailed below.
YOU AGREE NOT TO RELY ON THE
SITE, THE SITE SERVICES, ANY INFORMATION ON THE SITE OR THE
CONTINUATION OF THE SITE. THE
SITE AND THE SITE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND ON AN “AS
AVAILABLE” BASIS. RTO MOBILE
MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THE SITE, THE SITE
SERVICES, MOBILE DEVICE LOCKING SOFTWARE, WORK PRODUCT, OR ANY ACTIVITIES OR
ITEMS RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TERMS OF SERVICE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, RTO MOBILE DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED
CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, ACCURACY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW FOR ALL OF THE
FOREGOING LIMITATIONS ON WARRANTIES, SO TO THAT EXTENT, SOME OR ALL OF THE
ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. SECTION 14 (TERM AND TERMINATION)
STATES USER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AGAINST RTO MOBILE WITH RESPECT TO ANY
DEFECTS, NON-CONFORMANCES, OR DISSATISFACTION.
9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Section 9 discusses your
agreement that RTO Mobile usually will not have to pay you damages relating to
your use of the Site and Site Services and, if it is, at most it will be
required to pay you an amount no greater than the fees you have paid RTO Mobile,
as detailed below.
RTO Mobile is not liable, and you
agree not to hold us responsible, for any damages or losses arising out of or
in connection with the Terms of Service, including, but not limited to your use
of or your inability to use our Site or Site Services or Mobile Device Locking
Software; delays or disruptions in our Site or Site Services; viruses or other
malicious software obtained by accessing, or linking to, our Site or Site
Services or Mobile Device Locking Software; glitches, bugs, errors, or
inaccuracies of any kind in our Site or Site Services or Mobile Device Locking
Software;
damage to your hardware mobile device
from the use of the Site or Site Services or Mobile Device Locking Software; the
content, actions, or inactions of third parties’ use of the Site or Site
Services; a suspension or other action taken with respect to your Account; and your
need to modify practices, content, or behavior or your loss of or inability to
do business, as a result of changes to the Terms of Service.
ADDITIONALLY, IN NO EVENT WILL RTO
MOBILE, OUR AFFILIATES, OUR LICENSORS, OR OUR THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS BE
LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR
INDIRECT COSTS OR DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LITIGATION COSTS,
INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL COSTS, OR LOSS OF DATA, PRODUCTION, PROFIT, OR
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. THE LIABILITY OF RTO MOBILE, OUR AFFILIATES, OUR
LICENSORS, AND OUR THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ANY USER FOR ANY CLAIM
ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TERMS OF SERVICE
WILL NOT EXCEED THE FEES YOU HAVE PAID TO RTO MOBILE WITH RESPECT TO SITE
SERVICES DURING THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE CLAIM. THESE
LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY TO ANY LIABILITY, ARISING FROM ANY CAUSE OF ACTION
WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER
TERMS OF SERVICE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT
LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH COSTS OR DAMAGES
AND EVEN IF THE LIMITED REMEDIES PROVIDED HEREIN FAIL OF THEIR ESSENTIAL
PURPOSE. SOME STATES AND JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR ALL OF THE FOREGOING
EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS, SO TO THAT EXTENT, SOME OR ALL OF THESE LIMITATIONS
AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
10. RELEASE
Section 10 discusses your
agreement not to hold us responsible for any dispute you may have with a
customer, as detailed below.
In addition to the recognition
that RTO Mobile is not a party to any contract between you and your customers,
you hereby release RTO Mobile, our affiliates, and our respective officers,
directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and service
providers from claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every
kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with
any dispute you have with your customer, whether it be at law or in equity that
exist as of the time you enter into this agreement. This release includes, for
example and without limitation, any disputes regarding the performance,
functions, and quality of the Site, Site Services, or Mobile Device Locking
Software provided by us and requests for refunds from your customers.
TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE, YOU
HEREBY WAIVE THE PROTECTIONS OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE § 1542
(AND ANY ANALOGOUS LAW IN ANY
OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION) WHICH SAYS: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND
TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER
FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST
HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”
This release will not apply to a
claim that RTO Mobile failed to meet our obligations under the Terms of
Service.
11. INDEMNIFICATION
Section 11 discusses your
agreement to pay for any costs or losses we have as a result of a claim brought
against us related to your use of the Site or Site Services or Mobile Device
Locking Software or your illegal or harmful conduct, as detailed below.
You will indemnify, defend, and
hold harmless RTO Mobile, our Affiliates, and our respective directors,
officers, employees, representatives, and agents (each an “Indemnified Party”)
for all Indemnified Claims (defined below) and Indemnified Liabilities (defined
below) relating to or arising out of: (a) the use of the Site and the Site
Services and Mobile Device Locking Software by you, your employees, or your
agents, including any payment obligations or default (described in Section 6.2
(Non-Payment)) incurred through use of the Site Services; (b) any contract
entered into by you or your agents, including, but not limited to, the
classification of a consumer finance contract; (c) failure to comply with the
Terms of Service by you, your employees, or your agents; (d) failure to comply
with applicable law by you, your employees, or your agents; (e) negligence,
willful misconduct, or fraud by you, your employees, or your agents; and (f)
defamation, libel, violation of privacy rights, unfair competition, or
infringement of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), infringement of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA), or any allegations
thereof to the extent caused by you or your employees or your agents. For
purposes of this Section 12, your agents include any person who has apparent
authority to access or use your Account demonstrated by using your username and
password. “Indemnified Claim” means any and all claims, damages, liabilities,
costs, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and all
related costs and expenses) arising from or relating to any claim, suit,
proceeding, demand, or action brought by you or a third party or other User
against an Indemnified Party. “Indemnified
Liability” means any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs, losses, and
expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and all related costs and
expenses) arising from or relating to any claim, suit, proceeding, demand, or action
brought by an Indemnified Party against you or a third party or other User.
12. AGREEMENT TERM AND TERMINATION
Section 12 discusses your and RTO
Mobile’s agreement about when and how long this Agreement will last, when and
how either you or RTO Mobile can end this Agreement, and what happens if either
of us ends the Agreement, as detailed below.
12.1 TERMINATION
Unless both you and RTO Mobile
expressly agree otherwise in writing, either of us may terminate this Agreement
in our sole discretion, at any time, without explanation, upon written notice
to the other, which will result in the termination of the other Terms of
Service as well, except as otherwise provided herein. You may provide written
notice to legalnotices@RTO Mobile.com. In the event you properly terminate this
Agreement, your right to use the Site and Site Services is automatically
revoked, and your Account will be closed. As
set
forth earlier in this Agreement, RTO
Mobile is not party to any contract between you and your customer. Consequently, you understand and acknowledge
that termination of this Agreement (or attempt to terminate this Agreement)
does not terminate or otherwise any contract entered into between you and your
customers. However, you understand and
agree that termination of this Agreement by either party may impair your
ability to service contracts with your customers.
If you attempt to terminate this
Agreement while having one or more open contracts between you and your customer,
you agree (a) you hereby instruct RTO Mobile to immediately remove or disable Mobile
Device Locking Software from the customer’s mobile device; (b) you will
continue to be bound by this Agreement and the other Terms of Service until Mobile
Device Locking Software has been removed or disabled from all mobile devices
registered through the Site and Site Services; and (c) you will continue to be obligated
to pay any amounts accrued but unpaid as of the date of termination to RTO
Mobile for any Site Services or such other amounts owed under the Terms of
Service and this Agreement.
Without limiting RTO Mobile’s
other rights or remedies, we may, but are not obligated to, temporarily or
indefinitely revoke access to the Site or Site Services, deny your
registration, or permanently revoke your access to the Site and refuse to provide
any or all Site Services to you if: (i) you breach the letter or spirit of any
terms and conditions of this Agreement or
any other provisions of the Terms
of Service; (ii) we suspect or become aware that you have provided false or
misleading information to us; or (iii) we believe, in our sole discretion, that
your actions may cause legal liability for you, or RTO Mobile or our
Affiliates; may be contrary to the interests of the Site; or may involve
illegal activity.
If your Account is temporarily or
permanently closed, you may not use the Site under the same Account or a different
Account or reregister under a new Account without RTO Mobile’s prior written
consent. If you attempt to use the Site under a different Account, we reserve
the right to reclaim available funds in that Account and/or use an available
Payment Method to pay for any amounts owed by you to the extent permitted by
applicable law.
You acknowledge and agree that
the value, reputation, and goodwill of RTO Mobile and the Site depend on truthfulness
and transparency of your Account, including both yourself and other Users
associated with your Account. You therefore agree as follows: IF RTO MOBILE
DECIDES TO TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY CLOSE YOUR ACCOUNT, RTO MOBILE HAS THE
RIGHT WHERE ALLOWED BY LAW BUT NOT THE OBLIGATION TO: (A) NOTIFY YOUR CUSTOMERS
THAT HAVE ENTERED INTO CONTRACTS WITH YOU TO INFORM THEM OF YOUR CLOSED ACCOUNT
STATUS, (B) PROVIDE THOSE USERS WITH A SUMMARY OF THE REASONS FOR YOUR ACCOUNT
CLOSURE.
YOU AGREE THAT RTO MOBILE WILL
HAVE NO LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ANY NOTICE THAT IT MAY PROVIDE TO
ANY OF YOUR CUSTOMERS REGARDING CLOSED ACCOUNT STATUS OR THE REASON(S) FOR THE
CLOSURE.
12.2 ACCOUNT DATA ON CLOSURE
Except as otherwise required by
law, if your Account is closed for any reason, you will no longer have access
to data, messages, files, customer information, or other material you keep on
the Site and that that any closure of your Account may involve deletion of any
content stored in your Account for which RTO Mobile will have no liability
whatsoever. RTO Mobile, in its sole discretion and as permitted or required by
law, may retain some or all of your Account information.
12.3 SURVIVAL
After this Agreement terminates,
the terms of this Agreement and the other Terms of Service that expressly or by
their nature contemplate performance after this Agreement terminates or expires
will survive and continue in full force and effect. For example, the provisions
requiring arbitration, permitting audits, protecting intellectual property,
indemnification,
payment of fees, reimbursement and setting forth limitations of liability each,
by their nature, contemplate performance or observance after this Agreement
terminates. Without limiting any other provisions of the Terms of Service, the
termination of this Agreement for any reason will not release you or RTO Mobile
from any obligations incurred prior to termination of this Agreement or that
thereafter may accrue in respect of any act or omission prior to such termination.
13. DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND RTO MOBILE
Section 13 discusses your
agreement with RTO Mobile and our agreement with you about how we will resolve
any disputes, including that we will both first try to resolve any dispute
informally and, if you are in the United States, that we both agree to use
arbitration instead of going to court or using a jury if we can’t resolve the
dispute informally, as detailed below.
13.1 DISPUTE PROCESS, ARBITRATION, AND SCOPE
If a dispute arises between you
and RTO Mobile or our Affiliates, our goal is to resolve the dispute quickly
and cost-effectively. Accordingly, unless you opt out as provided in Section 13.4.4
below, you, RTO Mobile, and our Affiliates agree to resolve any claim, dispute,
or controversy that arises out of or relates to this Agreement, the other Terms
of Service, your relationship with RTO Mobile (including without limitation any
claimed employment with RTO Mobile or one of our Affiliates or successors), the
termination of your relationship with RTO Mobile, or the Site Services (each, a
“Claim”) in accordance with this Section 13 (sometimes referred to as the
“Arbitration Provision”).
Claims covered by this
Arbitration Provision include, but are not limited to, all claims, disputes, or
controversies arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Terms of
Service, any
payments or monies you claim are
due to you from RTO Mobile or our Affiliates or successors, trade secrets,
unfair competition, false advertising, consumer protection, privacy, compensation,
classification, minimum wage, seating, expense reimbursement, termination,
discrimination, retaliation or harassment and claims arising under the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA), Civil
Rights Act of 1964, Rehabilitation Act, Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1871,
Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Americans With
Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Family Medical Leave
Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act, False
Claims Act, state statutes or regulations addressing the same or similar
subject matters, and all other federal or state legal claims arising out of or
relating to your relationship with RTO Mobile or the termination of that
relationship.
Disputes between the parties that
may not be subject to pre-dispute arbitration agreement as provided by the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203)
or as provided by an Act of Congress or lawful, enforceable Executive Order, are
excluded from the coverage of this Agreement.
13.2 CHOICE OF LAW
These Site Terms of Use, the
other Terms of Service, and any Claim will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its
conflict of law provisions and excluding the United Nations Convention on
Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG); provided, however, that
any Claims made by any User located within the United States will be governed
by the law of the state in which such User resides.
However, notwithstanding the foregoing
sentence, this Arbitration Provision is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act
(9 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq.).
13.3 INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Before serving a demand for
arbitration of a Claim, you and RTO Mobile agree to first notify each other of
the Claim. You agree to notify RTO Mobile of the Claim by email to legalnotices@RTO
Mobile.com, and RTO Mobile agrees to provide to you a notice at your email
address on file (in each case, a “Notice”). You and RTO Mobile then will seek
informal voluntary resolution of the Claim. Any Notice must include pertinent account
information, a brief description of the Claim, and contact information, so that
you or RTO Mobile, as applicable, may evaluate the Claim and attempt to
informally resolve the Claim. Both you and RTO Mobile will have 60 days from
the date of the receipt of the Notice to informally resolve the other party’s
Claim, which, if successful, will avoid the need for further action.
13.4 BINDING ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION/JURY TRIAL
WAIVER
This Arbitration Provision
applies to all Users except Users located outside of the United States and its
territories. In the unlikely event the parties are unable to resolve a Claim
within 60 days of the receipt of the applicable Notice, you, RTO Mobile, and
our Affiliates agree to resolve the Claim by final and binding arbitration
before an arbitrator from JAMS, instead of a court or jury. JAMS may be
contacted at www.jamsadr.com.
13.4.1. SCOPE OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CONDUCT OF ARBITRATION
This Arbitration Provision
applies to any Claim (defined above) the parties may have and survives after
your relationship with RTO Mobile ends. Claims covered by this Arbitration
Provision include, but are not limited to, all claims, disputes or controversies
arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Terms of Service and the RTO
Mobile Payroll Agreement. This Arbitration Provision is intended to apply to the
resolution of disputes that otherwise would be resolved in a court of law or before
a forum other than arbitration. If for any reason JAMS will not administer the
arbitration, either party may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction with
authority over the location where the arbitration will be conducted for
appointment of a neutral arbitrator. Except as otherwise provided herein,
arbitration will be conducted in Santa Clara County, California in accordance
with the JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures’ Optional
Expedited Arbitration Procedures then in effect. Arbitration of disputes
brought by a User that allege a violation of a consumer protection statute also
will be subject to the JAMS Consumer Arbitration Minimum Standards, and such
arbitrations will be conducted in the same state and within 25 miles of where
the User is located. Claims by merchants that allege employment or worker
classification disputes will be conducted in the state and within 25 miles of
where merchant is located in accordance with the JAMS Employment Arbitration
Rules and Procedures then in effect. The applicable JAMS arbitration rules may
be found at www.jamsadr.com or by searching online for “JAMS Comprehensive
Arbitration Rules and Procedures,” “JAMS Employment Arbitration Rules,” or
“JAMS Consumer Arbitration Minimum Standards.” Any dispute regarding the
applicability of a particular set of JAMS rules shall be resolved exclusively
by the arbitrator. Any party will have the right to appear at the arbitration
by telephone and/or video rather than in person. You and RTO Mobile will follow
the applicable JAMS rules with respect to arbitration fees. In any arbitration
under the JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures’ Optional
Expedited Arbitration Procedures then in effect in which a User makes a claim under
a consumer protection statute, the User will pay JAMS arbitration fees only to
the extent those fees are no greater than the filing or initial appearance fees
applicable to court actions in the jurisdiction where the arbitration will be conducted,
or $250.00, whichever is less, with RTO Mobile to make up the difference, if
any. The arbitrator must follow applicable law and may award only those
remedies that would have applied had the matter been heard in court. Judgment may
be entered on the arbitrator’s decision in any court having jurisdiction. This
Arbitration Provision does not apply to litigation between RTO Mobile and you
that is or was already pending in a state or federal court or arbitration
before the expiration of the opt-out period set forth in Section 13.4.4, below.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no amendment to this
Arbitration Provision will apply to any matter pending in an arbitration
proceeding brought under this Section 13 unless all parties to that arbitration
consent in writing to that amendment. This Arbitration Provision also does not
apply to claims for workers compensation, state disability insurance or unemployment
insurance benefits. Nothing in this Arbitration Provision prevents you from
making a report to or filing a claim or charge with a government agency,
including without limitation the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S.
Department of Labor, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, National Labor
Relations Board, or Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Nothing in
this Arbitration Provision prevents the investigation by a government agency of
any report, claim or charge otherwise covered by this Arbitration Provision.
This Arbitration Provision also does not prevent federal administrative
agencies from adjudicating claims and awarding remedies based on those claims,
even if the claims would otherwise be covered by this Arbitration Provision.
Nothing in this Arbitration Provision prevents or excuses a party from satisfying
any conditions precedent and/or exhausting administrative remedies under
applicable law before bringing a claim in arbitration. RTO Mobile will not
retaliate against you for filing a claim with an administrative agency or for
exercising rights (individually or in concert with others) under Section 7 of
the National Labor Relations Act.
13.4.2. INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS
ARBITRATION PROVISION
This Arbitration Provision is the
full and complete agreement relating to the formal resolution of Claims. Except
as otherwise provided in this Arbitration Provision, this Arbitration Provision
covers, and the arbitrator shall have exclusive jurisdiction to decide, all disputes
arising out of or relating to the interpretation, enforcement, or application
of this Arbitration Provision, including the enforceability, revocability,
scope, or validity of the Arbitration Provision or any portion of the
Arbitration Provision. All such matters shall be decided by an arbitrator and
not by a court. The parties expressly agree that the arbitrator and not a court
will decide any question of whether the parties agreed to arbitrate, including
but not limited to any claim that all or part of this Arbitration Provision,
this Agreement, or any other part of the Terms of Service is void or voidable. In
the event any portion of this Arbitration Provision is deemed unenforceable,
the remainder of this Arbitration Provision will be enforceable. If any portion
of the Class Action Waiver in subsection C, below, of this Arbitration
Provision is deemed to be unenforceable, you and RTO Mobile agree that this
Arbitration Provision will be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
13.4.3. CLASS AND COLLECTIVE WAIVER
Private attorney general
representative actions under the California Labor Code are not arbitrable, not
within the scope of this Arbitration Provision and may be maintained in a court
of law. However, this Arbitration Provision affects your ability to participate
in class or collective actions. Both you and RTO Mobile agree to bring any
dispute in arbitration on an individual basis only, and not on a class or
collective basis on behalf of others. There will be no right or authority for any
dispute to be brought, heard or arbitrated as a class or collective action, or
as a member in any such class or collective proceeding (“Class Action Waiver”).
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the JAMS rules,
disputes regarding the enforceability, revocability, scope, or validity or
breach of the Class Action Waiver may be resolved only by a civil court of competent
jurisdiction and not by an arbitrator. In any case in which (1) the dispute is
filed as a class or collective action and (2) there is a final judicial
determination that all or part of the Class Action Waiver is unenforceable, the
class or collective action to that extent must be litigated in a civil court of
competent jurisdiction, but the portion of the Class Action Waiver that is
enforceable shall be enforced in arbitration. You and RTO Mobile agree that you
will not be retaliated against, disciplined or threatened with discipline as a
result of your filing or participating in a class or collective action in any
forum. However, RTO Mobile may lawfully seek enforcement of this Arbitration
Provision and the Class Action Waiver under the Federal Arbitration Act and
seek dismissal of such class or collective actions or claims.
13.4.4. RIGHT TO OPT OUT OF THE ARBITRATION PROVISION
You may opt out of the
Arbitration Provision contained in this Section 13 by notifying RTO Mobile in
writing within 30 days of the date you first registered for the Site. To opt
out, you must send a written notification to RTO Mobile at Attn: Legal at legalnotices@rtomobile.com that includes (a) your Account username, (b) your name,
(c) your address, (d) your telephone number, (e) your email address, and (f) a
statement indicating that you wish to opt out of the Arbitration Provision.
Alternatively, you may send this written notification to legalnotices@rtomobile.com. Opting out of
this Arbitration Provision will not affect any other terms of this Agreement. If
you do not opt out as provided in this Section 13.4.4, continuing your
relationship with RTO Mobile constitutes mutual acceptance of the terms of this
Arbitration Provision by you and RTO Mobile. You have the right to consult with
counsel of your choice concerning this Agreement and the Arbitration Provision.
13.4.5. Enforcement of this Arbitration Provision
This Arbitration Provision
replaces all prior agreements regarding the arbitration of disputes and is the
full and complete agreement relating to the formal resolution of disputes
covered by this Arbitration Provision. In the event any portion of
this Arbitration Provision is
deemed unenforceable, the remainder of this Arbitration Provision will be
enforceable. If any portion of the Class Action Waiver in Section 13.4.3,
above, is deemed to be unenforceable, you and RTO Mobile agree that
this Arbitration Provision will
be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
14. GENERAL
Section 14 discusses additional terms of the agreement
between you and RTO Mobile, including that the Terms of Service contain our
full agreement, how the agreement will be interpreted and applied, and your
agreement not to access the Site from certain locations, as detailed below.
14.1 ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement, together with the
other Terms of Service, sets forth the entire agreement and understanding
between you and RTO Mobile relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof
and cancels and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous discussions, agreements,
representations, warranties, and other communications between you and us,
written or oral, to
the extent they relate in any way
to the subject matter hereof and thereof. The section headings in the Terms of
Service are included for ease of reference only and have no binding effect.
Even though RTO Mobile drafted the Terms of Service, you represent that you had
ample time to review and decide whether to agree to the Terms of Service. If an
ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation of the Terms of Service
arises, no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring
you or RTO Mobile because of the authorship of any provision of the Terms of
Service.
14.2 MODIFICATIONS; WAIVER
No modification or amendment to
the Terms of Service will be binding upon RTO Mobile unless in a written
instrument signed by a duly authorized representative of RTO Mobile or posted
on the Site by RTO Mobile. Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you
or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar
breaches. We do not guarantee we will take action against all breaches of this
User Agreement.
14.3 ASSIGNABILITY
User may not assign the Terms of
Service, or any of its rights or obligations hereunder, without RTO Mobile’s
prior written consent in the form of a written instrument signed by a duly
authorized representative of RTO Mobile. RTO Mobile may freely assign this
Agreement and the other Terms of Service without User’s consent. Any attempted
assignment or transfer in violation of this subsection will be null and void.
Subject to the foregoing restrictions, the Terms of Service are binding upon
and will inure to the benefit of the successors, heirs, and permitted assigns
of the parties.
14.4 SEVERABILITY
If and to the extent any
provision of this Agreement or the other Terms of Service is held illegal,
invalid, or unenforceable in whole or in part under applicable law, such
provision or such portion thereof will be ineffective as to the jurisdiction in
which it is illegal, invalid, or unenforceable to the extent of its illegality,
invalidity, or unenforceability and will be deemed modified to the extent
necessary to conform to applicable law so as to give the maximum effect to the
intent of the parties. The illegality, invalidity, or unenforceability of such
provision in that jurisdiction will not in any way affect the legality, validity,
or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction or of any other
provision in any jurisdiction.
14.5 FORCE MAJEURE
The parties to this Agreement
will not be responsible for the failure to perform or any delay in performance
of any obligation hereunder for a reasonable period due to labor disturbances,
accidents, fires, floods, telecommunications or Internet failures, strikes,
wars, riots, rebellions, blockades, acts of government, governmental
requirements and regulations or restrictions imposed by law or any other
similar conditions beyond the reasonable control of such party.
14.6 PREVAILING LANGUAGE AND LOCATION
The English language version of
the Terms of Service will be controlling in all respects and will prevail in
case of any inconsistencies with translated versions, if any. The Site is
controlled and operated from our facilities in the United States.
14.7 ACCESS OF THE SITE OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
RTO Mobile makes no
representations that the Site is appropriate or available for use outside of
the United States. Those who access or use the Site from other jurisdictions do
so at their own risk and are entirely responsible for compliance with all applicable
foreign, United States, state, and local laws and regulations, including, but
not limited to, export and import regulations, including the Export
Administration Regulations maintained by the United States Department of
Commerce and the sanctions programs maintained by the Department of the
Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control. You must not directly or indirectly
sell, export, re-export, transfer, divert, or otherwise dispose of any software
or service to any end user without obtaining any and all required
authorizations from the appropriate government authorities. You also warrant
that you are not prohibited from receiving U.S. origin products, including
services or software.
In order to access or use the
Site or Site Services, you must and hereby represent that you are not: (a) a
citizen or resident of a geographic area in which access to or use of the Site
or Site Services is prohibited by applicable law, decree, regulation, treaty,
or administrative act; (b) a citizen or resident of, or located in, a
geographic area that is subject to U.S. or other sovereign country sanctions or
embargoes; or (c) an individual, or an individual employed by or associated
with an entity, identified on the U.S. Department of Commerce Denied Persons or
Entity List, the U.S. Department of Treasury Specially Designated Nationals or
Blocked Persons Lists, or the U.S. Department of State Debarred Parties List or
otherwise ineligible to receive items subject to U.S. export control laws and
regulations or other economic sanction rules of any sovereign nation. You agree
that if your country of residence or other circumstances change such that the
above representations are no longer accurate, that you will immediately cease
using the Site and Site Services and your license to use the Site or Site
Services will be immediately revoked.
14.8 CONSENT TO USE ELECTRONIC RECORDS
In connection with the Site Terms
of Use, you may be entitled to receive certain records from RTO Mobile or our
Affiliates, such as contracts, notices, and communications, in writing. To
facilitate your use of the Site and the Site Services, you give us permission
to provide these records to you electronically instead of in paper form.
15. AUTHORIZATION
TO INITIATE DEBIT ACH TRANSACTIONS
You hereby, and by virtue of forwarding a copy of a voided check, authorize
Rent-To-Own Mobile dba RTO Mobile to initiate
debit entries into your business checking account at the depository financial
institution indicated on the copy of the voided check accompanying your
signature on this Agreement, hereafter called DEPOSITORY AUTHORIZATION, and to
debit the same to such account. You acknowledge that our origination of the ACH
transactions to your account must comply with the provisions of U.S. law. This
authorization is to remain in full force and effect until COMPANY has received
written notification from you (or either of us) of its termination in such time
and in such manner as to afford COMPANY and DEPOSITORY a reasonable opportunity
to act on it. NOTE: WRITTEN DEBIT AUTHORIZATIONS MUST PROVIDE THAT THE RECEIVER
MAY REVOKE THE AUTHORIZATION ONLY BY NOTIFYING THE ORIGINATOR IN THE MANNER
SPECIFIED IN THE AUTHORIZATION.
15.
DEFINITIONS
Section 15 gives you some definitions of capitalized
terms that appear in the Terms of Service but other capitalized terms are
defined above, indicated when the term is put in quotation marks and/or bold
font.
Capitalized terms not defined below or above have the
meanings described in the Site Terms of Use or elsewhere in the Terms of
Service.
“Confidential Information” means any material or
information provided to us by you to about your business or to record your
customer’s information in the Site. Confidential Information does not include
material or information that is known to the public or that is (a) is generally
known by third parties as a result of no act or omission of Freelancer or
Client; (b) subsequent to disclosure hereunder, was lawfully received without
restriction on disclosure from a third party having the right to disseminate
the information; (c) was already known by User prior to receiving it from the
other party and was not received from a third party in breach of that third
party’s obligations of confidentiality; or (d) was independently developed by
User without use of another person’s Confidential Information.
“Customer Contract” means any contract that you enter
into with a customer of yours.
The term “including” as used herein means including
without limitation.
“Intellectual Property Rights” means all patent rights,
copyright rights, mask work rights, moral rights, rights of publicity, trademark,
trade dress and service mark rights, goodwill, trade secret rights and other
intellectual
property rights as may now exist or hereafter come into existence, and all
applications therefore and registrations, renewals and extensions thereof,
under the laws of any state, country, territory or other jurisdiction.
“Mobile Device Locking Software” means software licensed
to you by RTO Mobile and downloaded through the Site and Site Services for
operation on your customer’s mobile device by sublicense. The use of the Mobile Device Locking Software
is subject to user terms and conditions delivered with the software and is
restricted for use on compatible mobile devices.
The list of mobile devices for which Mobile
Device Locking Software is compatible is published at www.rtomoble.com.
“Payment Method” means a valid credit card or debit card
issued by a bank acceptable to RTO Mobile, a bank account linked to your Account,
a PayPal account, a debit card, or such other method of payment as RTO Mobile
may accept from time to time in our sole discretion.
“Substantial Change” means a change to the terms of the
Terms of Service that reduces your rights or increases your responsibilities.