Terms of Service

Effective Date: September 2, 2014


SponsorPitch, LLC (“SponsorPitch”, “we” or “us”) provides its websites, computing applications and services, and the data, information, tools, functionality and similar materials delivered or provided by SponsorPitch to you (collectively, the “Service”), subject to your agreement to and compliance with the conditions set forth in this Terms of Service (the “Agreement”). This Agreement sets forth the legally binding terms and conditions governing your use of the Service. By participating in or otherwise using the Service or otherwise entering into this Agreement, you are creating a binding contract with SponsorPitch.


SponsorPitch may revise or update the Agreement by posting an amended Agreement through the Service and/or otherwise making you aware of the revisions. If not demonstrated in an alternative manner, your use of the Service following an update to this Agreement is considered acceptance of the updated Agreement.


LICENSE 


As long as you are in compliance with the conditions of this Agreement and all incorporated documents, SponsorPitch hereby grants you a limited, revocable, non-assignable, non-transferrable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive license to use and access the Service. No rights not explicitly listed are granted.


INCORPORATED TERMS


The following additional terms are incorporated into this Agreement as if fully set forth herein:


  1. Privacy Policy

  2. Copyright Policy

  3. Complaint Policy (including Privacy and Trademark)

IMPORTANT NOTICES; AVAILABILITY


SponsorPitch is a platform for making business data available to others and to communicate between members. The data and information appearing on the Service is aggregated from various sources, including the public, and does not originate with SponsorPitch.


The appearance of a brand, individual or entity on the Service does not constitute an offer to sponsor or be sponsored by said brand, individual or entity. No affiliation or relationship between a depicted brand, individual or entity and SponsorPitch is implied by the appearance of said brand, individual or entity or the Service.


SponsorPitch makes no warranty and does not guarantee that you will be able to contact any particular brand, individual or entity through the service or that a brand, individual or entity will respond to your communications.


The Service may contain typographical errors or inaccuracies, and may not be complete or current. We reserve the right to correct any such errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update information at any time without prior notice. You agree that although SponsorPitch may review, edit, remove or modify information from or on the Service, it does not have a duty to do so, it may not control the sources of information appearing on the Service, and it does not guarantee the accuracy, suitability, completeness, currency, quality, adequacy or applicability of any such information. All information made available through the Service is FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. The information appearing on the Service is not is intended to be financial, investment, legal, tax or other professional advice of any kind.


While we make reasonable efforts to ensure that the Service remains available at all times, we do not represent or warrant that access to the Service will be error-free or uninterrupted, or without defect, and we do not guarantee that users will be able to access or use the Service, or its features, at all times.


We reserve the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service, or any part thereof, with or without notice, including pricing plans and models.


RULES OF CONDUCT


Your use of the Service is conditioned on your compliance with the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to these rules of conduct.


You agree that you will not violate any applicable law or regulation in connection with your use of the Service. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree that you will not make available through the Service any material or information that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other right of any party (including rights of privacy or publicity).


You agree not to distribute, upload, make available or otherwise publish through the Service any suggestions, information, ideas, comments, documents, questions, notes, plans, drawings, pitch, or materials similar thereto (“Submissions”) or graphics, text, information, links, profiles, audio, photos, software, music, sounds, video, comments, messages or tags, or similar materials (“Content”) that:


  1. is unlawful or encourages another to engage in anything unlawful;
  2. contains a virus or any other similar programs or software which may damage the operation of SponsorPitch’s or another’s computer;
  3. violates the rights of any party or infringes upon the patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property right of any party; or,
  4. is libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene, lewd, indecent, inappropriate, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusing, harassing, threatening, bullying or otherwise objectionable.

You further agree that you will not do any of the following:


  1. modify, adapt, translate, copy, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of the Service;
  2. interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Service, including restricting or inhibiting any other person from using the Service by means of hacking or defacing;
  3. transmit to or make available in connection with the Service any denial of service attack, virus, worm, Trojan horse or other harmful code or activity;
  4. attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization;
  5. take any action that imposes, or may impose, in our sole discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;
  6. harvest or collect the email address or other contact information of other users of the Service;
  7. scrape or collect content from the Service via automated means;
  8. submit, post or make available false, incomplete or misleading information to the Service, or otherwise provide such information to SponsorPitch; or,
  9. impersonate any other person or business, or claim an account associated with another individual or entity.

You are not licensed to access any portion of the Service that is not public, and you may not attempt to override any security measures in place on the Service.


Notwithstanding the foregoing rules of conduct, SponsorPitch’s unlimited right to terminate your access to the Service shall not be limited to violations of these rules of conduct.


MEMBERSHIP AND BILLING

By opening an account with SponsorPitch, you expressly agree that SponsorPitch may charge your credit card in the amounts and on the schedule identified on the Service. Prices are subject to change. ALL PAYMENTS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. Your account may be renewed until cancelled, with associated continued billing.


Subscription packages are based on access time, not number of uses. You will be charged the subscription fees regardless of whether or not you use the Service and regardless of any results you may or may not achieve by using the Service.


You agree that you are authorized to use the payment card or system you apply to your membership in the Services. You must always keep the payment information you use to pay for membership updated and accurate. In the event that the details of your payment method change or expire and you do not timely update those details, you agree that SponsorPitch is authorized to continue charging your submitted payment method, and you remain responsible for any uncollected amounts.


You may cancel your membership at any time, but any and all prior payments and purchased subscription plans are non-refundable.


Trial membership may be available, but only one free trial is available per organization.


PASSWORDS AND ACCOUNTS

You are responsible for controlling the access to and use of your account. Always make sure that your password is kept as confidential. You understand and agree that SponsorPitch may assume that instructions from an individual associated with your account are authoritative and should be acted upon by SponsorPitch.


SponsorPitch is not responsible for any unauthorized access to your account or profile, and any ramifications of such access, and is not required to take action to disable any account. You agree that you will not bring an action against SponsorPitch arising out of or related to any claimed unauthorized access using your account credentials. Under confirmed unauthorized use circumstances, SponsorPitch may take reasonable efforts with reasonable speed, to disable, lock or otherwise address your situation. In the event that you would like to report a breach, please contact [email protected] with the term “Account Breach Notice” in the subject line.


CONTENT SUBMITTED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO SPONSORPITCH


You are under no obligation to submit anything to us, and unless otherwise noted, we will not claim ownership of any Content. If, however, you choose to submit any Content to the Service, or otherwise make available any Content through the Service, you hereby grant SponsorPitch a perpetual, irrevocable, transferrable, sub-licensable, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to reproduce, use, modify, display, perform, distribute, translate and create derivative works from any such Content, including without limitation distributing part or all of the Content in any media format through any media channels.


By submitting any Content or Submissions to SponsorPitch, you hereby agree, warrant and represent that: (a) the Content and Submissions do not contain proprietary or confidential information, and the provision of the Content and Submissions is not a violation of any third-party’s rights; (b) all such Submissions and Content are accurate and true, (c) SponsorPitch is not under any confidentiality obligation relating to the Content or Submissions; (d) SponsorPitch shall be entitled to use or disclose the Content or Submissions in any way; and (e) you are not entitled to compensation or attribution from SponsorPitch in exchange for the Submissions or Content.


You acknowledge that SponsorPitch is under no obligation to maintain the Service, or any information, materials, Submissions, Content or other matter you submit, post or make available to or on the Service. We reserve the right to withhold, remove and or discard any such material.


CONTENT SHARED THROUGH SPONSORPITCH

The Service may make it possible for you to choose to share certain information with the public. There are a number of ways in which you can control how much information is shared with the public, and SponsorPitch will make efforts to comply with your instructions from the options provided to you by SponsorPitch. You understand that by designating information to be shared through the Service, you may be revealing information that you choose to share. You understand and acknowledge that you are fully aware and responsible for the impact of sharing such materials, and you agree that SponsorPitch shall not be help responsible, and SponsorPitch shall be released and held harmless by you from any liability or damages arising out of such conduct.


INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

SponsorPitch’s graphics, logos, names, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are trademarks, trade names and/or trade dress of SponsorPitch. The “look” and “feel” of the Service (including color combinations, button shapes, layout, design and all other graphical elements) are protected by U.S. copyright and trademark law. All product names, names of services, trademarks and service marks (“Marks”) are the property of SponsorPitch or the property of their respective owners, as indicated. You may not use the Marks or copyrights for any purpose whatsoever other than as permitted by this Agreement.


You acknowledge that the software used to provide the Service, and all enhancements, updates, upgrades, corrections and modifications to the software, all copyrights, patents, trade secrets, or trademarks or other intellectual property rights protecting or pertaining to any aspect of the software (or any enhancements, corrections or modifications) and any and all documentation therefor, are and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of SponsorPitch and/or its licensors, as the case may be. This Agreement does not convey title or ownership to you, but instead gives you only the limited rights set forth herein.


You understand that the Service may be used as a platform for third-party brands to communicate with the public. Not all brand profiles, however, are claimed or managed by the identified brand. You understand that the appearance of a brand on the Service does not imply any sponsorship, affiliation, or relationship of any kind between said brand and SponsorPitch.


ENFORCEMENT AND TERMINATION OF SERVICES

SponsorPitch reserves the right to deny all or some portion of the Service to any user, in SponsorPitch’s sole discretion, at any time.


Without limiting the foregoing or assuming additional legal obligations, SponsorPitch has a policy of terminating repeat violators of the Copyright Act, in accordance with applicable law. All grants of any rights from you to SponsorPitch related to Content, Submissions, or other materials, including but not limited to copyright licenses, shall survive any termination of this Agreement. Further, your representations, defense and indemnification obligations survive any termination of this Agreement.


LINKS AND THIRD-PARTY CONTENT

The Service may contain links. Such links are provided for informational purposes only, and SponsorPitch does not endorse any website or services through the provision of such a link.


The Service may contain articles, text, imagery, video, audio, data, information and other similar materials originating from third-parties. SponsorPitch does not endorse any third party content that may appear on the Service or that may be derived from content that may appear on the Service, even if such content was summarized, collected, reformatted or otherwise edited by SponsorPitch.


DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION ON LIABILITY


YOU AGREE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. SPONSORPITCH, ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES AND SUPPLIERS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, ACCURACY, SUITABILITY, APPLICABILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, PERFORMANCE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION (ORAL OR WRITTEN) OBTAINED BY YOU FROM SPONSORPITCH SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY.


USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. SPONSORPITCH DOES NOT WARRANT THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE AT THE TIMES OR LOCATIONS OF YOUR CHOOSING; THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED; THAT DATA TRANSMISSION OR STORAGE IS SECURE OR THAT THE SERVICE IS FREE OF INACCURACIES, MISREPRESENTATIONS, VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL INFORMATION OR COMPONENTS.


TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL SPONSORPITCH OR ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES AND SUPPLIER (COLLECTIVELY, THE “RELATED PARTIES”) BE LIABLE TO YOU BASED ON OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, AND SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SERVICE, EVEN IF SPONSORPITCH AND/OR RELATED PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.


Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a court shall find that the above disclaimers are not enforceable, then you agree that neither SponsorPitch nor any of the Related Parties shall be liable for (1) any damages in excess of $500.00 or (2) any indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages or loss of use, lost revenue, lost profits or data to you or any third party from your use of the Service. This limitation shall apply regardless of the basis of your claim or whether or not the limited remedies provided herein fail of their essential purpose.


This limitation shall not apply to any damage that SponsorPitch causes you intentionally and knowingly in violation of this Agreement or applicable law that cannot be disclaimed in this Agreement.


INDEMNIFICATION


You agree to defend, indemnify and hold SponsorPitch and its suppliers, subsidiaries, licensors, and licensees, and each of their officers, directors, shareholders, members, employees and agents harmless from all allegations, judgments, awards, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses, including but not limited to reasonable attorney's fees, expert witness fees, and costs of litigation arising out of or based on (a) Submissions or Content you submit, post to or transmit through the Service, (b) your use of the Service, (c) your violation of the Agreement, and (d) any conduct, activity or action which is unlawful or illegal under any state, federal or common law, or is violative of the rights of any individual or entity, engaged in, caused by, or facilitated in any way through the use of Service.


DISPUTES, GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

You agree that any claim or dispute arising out of or relating in any way to your use of the Services or any service provided by SponsorPitch, will be resolved solely and exclusively by binding arbitration, rather than in court, except that you may assert claims in small claims court if your claims qualify. The Federal Arbitration Act and federal arbitration law apply to this agreement. The laws of the State of New York shall govern this Agreement, and shall be used in any arbitration proceeding.


There is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is limited. However, an arbitrator can award on an individual basis the same damages and relief as a court (including injunctive and declaratory relief or statutory damages), and must follow the terms of this Agreement as a court would.


To begin an arbitration proceeding, you must send a letter requesting arbitration and describing your claim to the following address: [email protected].


Arbitration under this Agreement will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its rules then in effect. Payment of all filing, administration and arbitrator fees will be governed by the AAA's rules.


You and SponsorPitch agree that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated or representative action. If for any reason a claim proceeds in court rather than in arbitration, both you and SponsorPitch agree that parties have each waived any right to a jury trial.


Notwithstanding the foregoing, you agree that SponsorPitch may bring suit in court to enjoin infringement or other misuse of intellectual property rights.


To the extent arbitrations does not apply, you agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to the Services, or to SponsorPitch, may only be brought by you in a state or federal court located in New York, New York. YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS VENUE AS INCONVENIENT OR INAPPROPRIATE, AND AGREE TO EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN NEW YORK. In any such proceeding, you agree that service may be made upon you via e-mail at your e-mail address that we then have on-file.


POLICIES FOR CHILDREN

The Service are not directed to individuals under the age of 13. You must be over the age of 13 to use the Service. In the event that SponsorPitch discovers that a child under the age of 13 has provided personally identifiable information to us, we will make efforts to delete the child’s information in accordance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Please see the Federal Trade Commission's website for (www.ftc.gov) for more information.


Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Section 230(d), as amended, we hereby notify you that parental control protections are commercially available to assist you in limiting access to material that is harmful to minors. More information on the availability of such software can be found through publicly available sources. You may wish to contact your Internet Service Provider for more information.


GENERAL

Severability.

If any provision of this Agreement is found for any reason to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, then that provision will be given its maximum enforceable effect, or shall be deemed severable from this Agreement and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provision.



No Partnership.

You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and SponsorPitch as a result of this Agreement or your use of the Service.



Assignment.

SponsorPitch may assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any person or entity at any time with or without your consent. You may not assign the Agreement without SponsorPitch’s prior written consent, and any unauthorized assignment by you shall be null and void.



No Waiver.

Our failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall in no way be construed to be a present or future waiver of such provision, nor in any way affect the right of any party to enforce each and every such provision thereafter. The express waiver by us of any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any future obligation to comply with such provision, condition or requirement.



Notices.

All notices given by you or required under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to: [email protected].



Equitable Remedies.

You hereby agree that SponsorPitch would be irreparably damaged if the terms of this Agreement were not specifically enforced, and therefore you agree that we shall be entitled, without bond, other security, or proof of damages, to appropriate equitable remedies with respect to breaches of this Agreement, in addition to such other remedies as we may otherwise have available to us under applicable laws.



Entire Agreement.

This Agreement, including the documents expressly incorporated by reference, constitutes the entire agreement between you and SponsorPitch with respect to the Service, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements or communications, whether electronic, oral or written.