Welcome to BarkNet, operated by Global Brand Enterprises LLC, located at 30539 Pinetree Road, Suite 224, Cleveland, Ohio 44124. (“BarkNet”, “we” or “our”).
By using the website located at BarkNet.com (the “Website”) and the mobile application called “BarkNet” (the “App”) (collectively, the “Websites”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (this “Terms of Use” or “Agreement”). If you wish to use the Websites and/or become a member (a “Member”), and/or make use of the service thereon (the “Service”), please read this Agreement. If you object to anything in this Agreement or the BarkNet Privacy Policy, do not use the Service.
PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY AS IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, REMEDIES AND OBLIGATIONS, INCLUDING VARIOUS LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS, AND A DISPUTE RESOLUTION CLAUSE THAT GOVERNS HOW DISPUTES WILL BE RESOLVED.
1. Electronic Agreement.
This Terms of Use is an electronic contract that sets out the legally binding terms of your use of the Service. This Terms of Use is subject to change by BarkNet at any time, effective upon posting on the Websites. By accessing and/or using the Service or becoming a Member, you accept this Terms of Use and agree to the terms, conditions and notices contained or referenced herein. Your continued use of the Service following BarkNet posting of revised terms of any section of the Terms of Use will constitute your express and binding acceptance of and consent to the revised Terms of Use.
2. Access and Retention.
In order to access and retain this electronic Agreement, you must have access to the World Wide Web, either directly or through devices that access web-based content, and pay any service fees associated with such access. In addition, you must use all equipment necessary to make such connection to the World Wide Web, including a computer and modem or other access device. Please print a copy of this document for your records. To retain an electronic copy of this Agreement, you may save it into any word processing program.
3. License for Mobile Application.
BarkNet grants you, subject to your compliance with these Terms of Use, a limited, non- exclusive, non-transferable license to download and install a copy of the App. You may download the App on a single device (whether mobile or otherwise) to which you have exclusive control. We reserve all rights in and to the App which are not expressly granted to you under these Terms of Use. You are prohibited from running any version of the App on a jailbroken device.
You acknowledge and agree that new or updated versions of the App may include new or updated Terms of Use. Because new or updated versions of the App may include enhanced security or fixes to previous security-related problems, the failure to install the new version of the App may expose you to security risks, including without limitation a breach of your personal information.
4. Eligibility.
To register for a BarkNet account and use the Service, you must be at least thirteen (13) years of age. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Service is also not available to any users who have been previously removed or suspended from the Service.
By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority and capacity to enter into this Terms of Use and to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this Terms of Use.
5. Account Security.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the username and password that you designate during the registration process, and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your username and password. You agree to (a) immediately notify BarkNet of any unauthorized use of your username or password or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session.
BarkNet will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this provision. You should use particular caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information. If you share your computer with others, you may wish to consider disabling your auto-sign in feature if you have it linked to your BarkNet account.
6. Commercial Use of Service.
If you are using and/or accessing the Service on behalf of a company, entity, or organization (collectively, a “Subscribing Entity”), you represent and warrant that:
a. You are an authorized representative of the Subscribing Entity, and that you have the authority to bind the Subscribing Entity to this Terms of Use;
b. You have read and understand this Terms of Use; and
c. You agree to this Terms of Use on behalf of the Subscribing Entity.
Illegal and/or unauthorized uses of the Service include, but are not limited to, collecting email addresses of Members by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, unauthorized framing of or linking to the Websites attempting to impersonate another user or person, use of the Service in any fraudulent or misleading manner, any automated use of the system, such as scraping the Websites, automated scripts, spiders, robots, crawlers, harvesting or data mining tools or the like, interfering with, disrupting, or creating an undue burden on the Service or the networks or services connected to the Service, and using the Service in a manner inconsistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations. Illegal and/or unauthorized use of the Service may be investigated, and appropriate legal action may be taken, including without limitation, civil, criminal, and injunctive redress. Use of the Service is with the permission of BarkNet, which may be revoked at any time, for any reason, in BarkNet’s sole discretion.
7. Your Use of the Service
a. You must not copy or capture, or attempt to copy or capture, any content from the Websites or Service, unless given express permission by BarkNet.
b. You must not copy, republish, adapt, make available or otherwise communicate to the public, display, perform, transfer, share, distribute or otherwise use or exploit any content on or from the Websites and/or Service.
c. You must not use any content in any way that is designed to create a separate service or that replicates any part of the offering of the Service.
d. You must not employ scraping or similar techniques to aggregate, repurpose, republish or otherwise make use of any content.
e. You must not employ any techniques or make use of any services, automated or otherwise, designed to misrepresent your activity on the Service, including without limitation by the use of bots, botnets, scripts, apps, plugins, extensions or other automated means to send messages, post comments, or otherwise to act on your behalf, particularly where such activity occurs in a multiple or repetitive fashion. You must not offer or promote the availability of any such techniques or services to any other users of the Service.
f. You must not alter or remove, or attempt to alter or remove, any trademark, copyright or other proprietary or legal notices contained in, or appearing on, the Websites or any Content appearing on the Websites.
g. You must not, and must not permit any third party to, copy or adapt the object code of the Websites, or reverse engineer, reverse assemble, decompile, modify or attempt to discover any source or object code of any part of the Websites, or circumvent or attempt to circumvent or copy any copy protection mechanism or access any rights management information pertaining to content on the Websites.
h. You must not use the Websites to upload, post, store, transmit, display, copy, distribute, promote, make available or otherwise communicate to the public:
i. any content that is offensive, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, racist, sexually explicit, ethnically or culturally offensive, indecent, that promotes violence, terrorism, or illegal acts, incites hatred on grounds of race, gender, religion or sexual orientation, or is otherwise objectionable in BarkNet’s sole and reasonable discretion;
ii. any information, content or other material that violates, plagiarizes, misappropriates or infringes the rights of third parties including, without limitation, copyright, trademark rights, rights of privacy or publicity, confidential information or any other right; or
iii. any content that violates, breaches or is contrary to any law, rule, regulation, court order or is otherwise is illegal or unlawful in BarkNet’s sole and reasonable opinion;
iv. any material of any kind that contains any virus, Trojan horse, spyware, adware, malware, bot, time bomb, worm, or other harmful or malicious component, which will or might overburden, impair or disrupt the Service or servers or networks forming part of, or connected to, the Service, or which does or might restrict or inhibit any other user’s use and enjoyment of the Service; or
v. any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional messages, spam or any other form of solicitation.
i. You must not commit or engage in, or encourage, induce, solicit or promote, any conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law or regulation.
j. You must not rent, sell or lease access to the Service, or any content on the Websites.
k. You must not deliberately impersonate any person or entity or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
l. You must not stalk, exploit, threaten, abuse or otherwise harass another user, or any BarkNet employee. If BarkNet determines that any user has threatened, stalked, harassed, or verbally abused any BarkNet employee or another BarkNet Member, BarkNet reserves the right to immediately terminate that user’s use of the Service and suspend access to the Service.
m. You must not sell or transfer, or offer to sell or transfer, access to the Websites without the prior written approval of BarkNet.
n. You must not collect or attempt to collect personal data, or any other kind of information about other users, including without limitation, through spidering or any form of scraping.
o. You must not violate, circumvent or attempt to violate or circumvent any data security measures employed by BarkNet; access or attempt to access data or materials which are not intended for your use; log into, or attempt to log into, a server which you are not authorized to access; attempt to scan or test the vulnerability of BarkNet’s servers, system or network or attempt to breach BarkNet data security or authentication procedures; attempt to interfere with the Websites or the Services by any means including, without limitation, hacking BarkNet’s servers or systems, submitting a virus, overloading, mail-bombing or crashing.
Without limitation to any other rights or remedies of BarkNet under these Terms of Use, BarkNet reserves the right to investigate any situation that appears to involve any of the above, and may report such matters to, and cooperate with, appropriate law enforcement authorities in prosecuting any users who have participated in any such violations.
You agree to comply with the above conditions, and acknowledge and agree that BarkNet has the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Websites or take such other action as we see fit if you breach any of the above conditions or any of the other terms of these Terms of Use. This may include taking court action and/or reporting offending users to the relevant authorities.
8. Representations and Warranties.
You hereby represent and warrant to BarkNet as follows:
a. Your Content, and each and every part thereof, is an original work by you, or you have obtained all rights, licenses, consents and permissions necessary in order to use, and (if and where relevant) to authorize BarkNet to use, Your Content pursuant to these Terms of Use, including, without limitation, the right to upload, reproduce, store, transmit, distribute, share, publicly display, publicly perform, make available and otherwise communicate to the public Your Content, and each and every part thereof, on, through or via the Websites, any and all Services and any third party services.
b. Your Content and the availability thereof on the Platform does not and will not infringe or violate the rights of any third party, including, without limitation, any intellectual property rights, performers’ rights, rights of privacy or publicity, or rights in confidential information.
c. You have obtained any and all necessary consents, permissions and/or releases from any and all persons appearing in Your Content in order to include their name, voice, performance or likeness in Your Content and to publish the same on the Websites and via any third party services.
d. Your Content, including any comments that you may post on the Websites, is not and will not be unlawful, offensive, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, racist, sexually explicit, ethnically or culturally offensive, indecent, will not promote violence, terrorism, or illegal acts, or incite hatred on grounds of race, gender, religion or sexual orientation.
e. Your Content does not and will not create any liability on the part of BarkNet, its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, and assigns, and their respective employees, agents, directors, officers and/or shareholders.
BarkNet reserves the right to remove Your Content, suspend or terminate your access to the Platform and/or pursue all legal remedies if we believe that any of Your Content breaches any of the foregoing representations or warranties, or otherwise infringes another person’s rights or violates any law, rule or regulation.
9. BarkNet is a Marketplace; BarkNet is Not a Charity; Limitation of Liability.
BarkNet acts as a marketplace to connect users to one another (each, a “User” and collectively, the “Users”). It is up to you whether you want to connect with a certain User, and you alone bear the risk of any communication, meeting, or other connection with a User. You acknowledge and agree that BarkNet is not a party to any communication, meeting or agreement between you and another User, and that we are not liable to you for any loss incurred as the result of a User’s acts or omissions, including without limitation fraud, failure to communicate, conversion, physical injury, mental distress, breach of contract, negligence, and intellectual property violations.
You acknowledge and agree that BarkNet does not necessarily have control over the quality, safety, morality or legality of any User or any service(s) they offer you, the truth or accuracy of any User statements, or the ability of Users to fulfill their obligations under an agreement with you. BarkNet cannot ensure that a User will actually complete a transaction or follow through on their promises.
BarkNet cannot guarantee the true identity, age, and nationality of a User. BarkNet encourages you to communicate directly with Users through the tools available on the application.
10. You Bear Risk of Upload.
BarkNet uses reasonable security measures in order to attempt to protect any content or information that you upload, including without limitation any information, photographs or other images, or intellectual property (collectively, “Your Content”). However, BarkNet cannot guarantee that there will be no unauthorized copying or distribution of Your Content nor will BarkNet be liable for any copying or usage of Your Content not authorized by BarkNet. You hereby release and forever waive any claims you may have against BarkNet for any such unauthorized copying or usage of Your Content, under any theory of liability. THE SECURITY MEASURES TO PROTECT YOUR CONTENT USED BY BARKNET HEREIN ARE PROVIDED AND USED “AS-IS”; AND WITH NO WARRANTIES OR ASSURANCES THAT SUCH SECURITY MEASURES WILL WITHSTAND ATTEMPTS TO EVADE SECURITY MECHANISMS OR THAT THERE WILL BE NO CRACKS, DISABLEMENTS OR OTHER CIRCUMVENTION OF SUCH SECURITY MEASURES.
11. Charges on Your Billing Account.
a. General. If you elect to make a purchase on the Service, you agree that such payment shall be made on the Websites. BarkNet bills you through an online account (your “Billing Account”) for such charges. You agree to pay all charges at the prices then in effect for any use of the Service by you or other persons (including your agents) using your Billing Account, and you authorize BarkNet to charge your chosen payment provider (your “Payment Method”) for the Service. You agree to make payment using that selected Payment Method. BarkNet reserves the right to correct any errors or mistakes that it makes even if it has already requested or received payment.
b. Payment Method. The terms of your payment will be based on your Payment Method and may be determined by agreements between you and the financial institution, credit card issuer or other provider of your chosen payment method.
12. Modifications to Service.
BarkNet reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that BarkNet shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
13. Blocking of IP Addresses.
In order to protect the integrity of the Services, BarkNet reserves the right at any time in its sole discretion to block Members from certain IP addresses from accessing the Websites and/or Service.
14. Term.
This Terms of Use will remain in full force and effect while you use the Websites and/or Service.
BarkNet may terminate your use of the Websites for any reason by sending notice to you at the email address you provide when signing up for the Service, or such other email address as you may later provide to BarkNet. All decisions regarding the termination of use of the Websites shall be made in the sole discretion of BarkNet. BarkNet is not required to provide you notice prior to terminating your use of the Websites. BarkNet is not required, and may be prohibited, from disclosing a reason for the termination of your access to the Websites. Even after your use of the Websites is terminated, this Terms of Use will remain in effect. All terms that by their nature may survive termination of this Terms of Use shall be deemed to survive such termination.
15. Third Party Content.
BarkNet may provide third party content on the Websites and/or Service and may provide links to webpages and content of third parties (collectively, the “Third- Party Content”) as a service to those interested in this information. BarkNet does not control, endorse or adopt any Third-Party Content and makes no representation or warranties of any kind regarding the Third-Party Content, including without limitation regarding its accuracy or completeness. Please be aware that BarkNet does not create Third-Party Content, nor does BarkNet update or monitor it. BarkNet is therefore not responsible for any Third-Party Content on the Service. Members use such Third-Party Content at their own risk.
The Service may include links or references to other web sites or services solely as a convenience to BarkNet users (collectively, the “Reference Sites”). BarkNet does not endorse any Reference Sites or the information, materials, products, or services contained on or accessible through Reference Sites. In addition, your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the Service are solely between you and the relevant advertiser. Access and use of Reference Sites, including the information, materials, products, and services on or available through Reference Sites is solely at your own risk.
16. Intellectual Property.
BarkNet, the BarkNet logos and any other product or service name or slogan contained in the Service are trademarks of BarkNet or our suppliers or licensors and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of BarkNet or the applicable trademark holder. Any authorized use of these trademarks must be in accordance with any guidelines that BarkNet may provide you from time to time.
BarkNet retains all proprietary rights in the Websites and the Service, except where otherwise noted. The Websites contain the copyrighted material, trademarks, and other proprietary information of BarkNet, and its licensors. Except where we have given you express written permission, you may not copy, modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any such proprietary information. All content on BarkNet is proprietary.
Except where otherwise specified in this Agreement, all Content is copyrighted material of BarkNet and for BarkNet Members’ use only. Distribution of Content to others is strictly prohibited. You agree that BarkNet would be irreparably harmed by any violation or threatened violation of this section and that, therefore, BarkNet shall be entitled to an injunction prohibiting you from any violation or threatened violation of this section, without posting bond, in addition to any other right or remedy it may have.
We may provide links to third party websites, and some of the content appearing on BarkNet may be supplied by third parties. BarkNet has no responsibility for these third party websites nor for their content, which is subject to and governed by the terms of use and/or privacy policies, if any, of the applicable third party content providers.
You may not use any metatags or any other hidden text utilizing “BarkNet” or any other name, trademark or product or service name of BarkNet without our prior written permission. In addition, the look and feel of the BarkNet Service, including all page headers, custom graphics, button icons and scripts, is the service mark, trademark and/or trade dress of BarkNet and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without our prior written permission. All other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names and company names or logos mentioned in the Service are the property of their respective owners.
Reference to any products, services, processes or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof by us or any other affiliation.
The Service is owned and operated by BarkNet and its parent company. Unless otherwise indicated, all content and other materials on the Service, including, without limitation, BarkNet’s logos, the visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, information, software, computer code (including source code or object code), services, text, pictures, information, data, sound files, other files and the selection and arrangement thereof (collectively, the “Materials”) are protected by United States copyright, trade dress, patent, and trademark laws, international conventions, and all other relevant intellectual property and proprietary rights, and applicable laws (including in your country of residence).
17. Ownership of Your Content; Licenses.
BarkNet does not claim ownership of Your Content. However, with respect to Your Content, you grant BarkNet a perpetual worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license(s) to use, distribute, reproduce, and publicly display such Content on the Service.
18. Copyright Policy.
BarkNet prohibits the submission or posting of any information that infringes or violates the copyright rights and/or other intellectual property rights (including rights of privacy and publicity) of any person or entity.
Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2) or for any other claim of copyright infringement, you hereby agree that notifications of claimed copyright infringement be sent by certified mail to:
BarkNet
c/o RossenLaw
30539 Pinetree Road, Suite 224
Cleveland, Ohio 44124
When contacting us, please make sure that you include the following information:
a. a statement that you have identified Content on BarkNet that infringes your copyright or the copyright of a third party on whose behalf you are entitled to act;
b. a description of the copyright work(s) that you claim have been infringed;
c. a description of the Content that you claim is infringing and the BarkNet URL(s) where such Content can be located;
d. your full name, address and telephone number, a valid email address on which you can be contacted, and your BarkNet user name if you have one;
e. a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
f. a statement by you that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
In addition, if you wish for your notice to be considered as a notice pursuant to the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act 17 U.S.C. Section 512(c), please also include the following:
g. with respect to your statement that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed, confirmation that such statement is made under penalty of perjury; and
h. your electronic or physical signature (which may be a scanned copy).
BarkNet will process any notice of alleged infringement which it receives and will take appropriate action as required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) 17 U.S.C. Section 512(c)(3) or other applicable copyright law. U.S. law provides significant penalties for submitting such a statement falsely. Under appropriate circumstances, persons who repeatedly submit infringing or unlawful material will be prohibited from posting further submissions.
The foregoing process applies to copyright only. If you discover any Content that you believe to be in violation of your trademark rights, please report this to us by mail or email at BarkNet, 30539 Pinetree Road, Suite 224, Cleveland, Ohio 44124, or info@BarkNet.com. In all other cases, if you discover Content that infringes any or violates any of your other rights, which you believe is defamatory, pornographic, obscene, racist or otherwise liable to cause widespread offence, or which constitutes impersonation, harassment, spam or otherwise violates these Terms of Use or applicable law, please report this to us at BarkNet, 30539 Pinetree Road, Suite 224, Cleveland, Ohio 44124, or info@BarkNet.com.
19. Liability for Content.
You hereby acknowledge and agree that BarkNet cannot and does not review the Content created or uploaded by its users, and neither BarkNet nor its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, employees, agents, directors, officers and shareholders has any obligation, and does not undertake or assume any duty, to monitor the Websites for Content that is inappropriate, that does or might infringe any third party rights, or has otherwise been uploaded in breach of these Terms of Use or applicable law.
BarkNet and its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, employees, agents, directors, officers and shareholders hereby exclude, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all liability which may arise from any Content uploaded to the Websites by users, including, but not limited to, any claims for infringement of intellectual property rights, rights of privacy or publicity rights, any claims relating to publication of defamatory, pornographic, obscene or offensive material, or any claims relating to the completeness, accuracy, currency or reliability of any information provided by users of the Websites. By using the Websites, you irrevocably waive the right to assert any claim with respect to any of the foregoing against BarkNet or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, employees, agents, directors, officers or shareholders.
20. Repeat Infringer Policy.
In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable laws around the world, BarkNet has adopted a policy that it will promptly terminate without notice any user’s access to the Service if that user is determined by BarkNet to be a “repeat infringer”; A repeat infringer includes, without limitation a user who has been notified by BarkNet of infringing activity violations more than twice and/or who has had any user- submitted content removed from the Service more than twice. BarkNet may also at our sole discretion limit access to the Service and/or terminate the access of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.
In addition, BarkNet accommodates and does not interfere with standard technical measures used by intellectual property rights owners to protect their materials.
Please note that we do not offer refunds to Members whose access is terminated as a result of repeated infringement of these Terms of Use.
21. Terms for the iOS App.
You acknowledge and agree that this Terms of Use is between you and BarkNet only, and that Apple is not a party to these Terms of Use. BarkNet, not Apple, is responsible for the App and its contents.
You must not use the iOS App except on an Apple-branded product that is running iOS. Any use of the App by you must comply with the relevant terms of use for the Apple Source from which you obtained it (including, without limitation, the Usage Rules set forth in the Apple App Store Terms of Service). You acknowledge and agree that Apple does not have any obligation to furnish you with maintenance and/or support services with respect to the App.
You further acknowledge and agree that Apple is not responsible for addressing or resolving any claims by you or a third party relating to your use and/or possession of the App, including, but not limited to, warranty or liability claims, claims that the App fails to conform to a legal or regulatory requirement, consumer protection or similar claims, or claims that the App infringes the intellectual property rights of a third party (including, without limitation, trademark, copyright, and/or patent rights).
Any claims, losses, liabilities, damages costs or expenses relating to a failure to conform to any warranty shall be BarkNet’s responsibility, to the extent allowable by these Terms of Use.
It is important that you read the entire Terms of Use, as other sections of these Terms of Use limit our liability.
Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms of Use. By accepting these Terms of Use, you acknowledge and agree that Apple shall have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted that right) to enforce the Terms of Use against you as a third party beneficiary.
Apple is the sole third party beneficiary and there are no other third-party beneficiaries of the Terms.
22. Limitation of Liability.
In no event shall BarkNet be liable for any damages whatsoever, whether direct, indirect, general, special, compensatory, consequential, and/or incidental, arising out of or relating to the Websites or Service, or use thereof. Nothing contained in the Websites or Service or in any written or oral communications from BarkNet or its employees or agents shall be construed to make any promise, covenant, warranty, or guaranty, all of which are explicitly disclaimed hereby, contrary to the statements and disclaimers contained in this paragraph.
The content and functionality on the Websites and Service, along with the services provided by employees of the Websites and Service, are offered “as is”; without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. BarkNet makes no warranties, express or implied, as to the ownership, accuracy, completeness or adequacy of the Websites’ content or that the functionality of the Websites or Service will be uninterrupted or error-free or free from virus or third party attack. You hereby acknowledge that your use of the Websites and the Service is at your sole risk. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL BARKNET, ITS OFFICERS, OWNERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RESULT FROM USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITES OR SERVICE OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR VIRUSES ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM THE WEBSITES OR SERVICE, EVEN IF BARKNET HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY. TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT WILL BARKNET HAVE ANY LIABILITY, CONTINGENT OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, WEBSITES OR THE SERVICE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: LOST PROFITS; LOST DATA; LOSS OF GOODWILL; INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT; WORK STOPPAGE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION; PERSONAL INJURY; PROPERTY DAMAGE; OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN IF BARKNET HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF, AND REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY (CONTRACT, TORT, STATUTE, INDEMNITY OR OTHERWISE) UPON WHICH SUCH LIABILITY IS BASED.
In the event that any of the foregoing limitations are deemed to be unenforceable, to the greatest extent permitted by law, you agree that the entire aggregate liability of BarkNet and sole remedy available to any Member in any case in any way arising out of or relating to the Agreement, Websites or the Service shall be limited to monetary damages that in the aggregate may not exceed the greater of $500.00 or the sum of any amount paid by the Member to BarkNet during the six months prior to notice to BarkNet of the dispute for which the remedy is sought.
23. Indemnity by You.
You agree to indemnify and hold BarkNet, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, and other partners and employees, harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or related to:
a. your use of the Service and/or Websites in violation of this Terms of Use and/or arising from a breach of this Terms of Use including without limitation your representations and warranties set forth above;
b. any third party claim of infringement of copyright or other intellectual property rights or invasion of privacy arising from the hosting of Your Content on the Websites, and/or your making available thereof to other users of the Websites, and/or the actual use of Your Content by other users of the Websites or related services in accordance with these Terms of Use and the parameters set by you with respect to the distribution and sharing of Your Content;
c. any activity related to your use of the Websites, be it by you or by any other person accessing your device with or without your consent unless such activity was caused by the act or default of BarkNet.
24. Attorney Fees.
In the event that BarkNet is successful in whole or in part in any action or proceeding related to or arising from this Terms of Use, you shall be responsible for BarkNet’s attorneys’ fees and costs.
25. Parental or Guardian Permission.
Some of the Content on the Websites may not be appropriate for children. CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE THE WEBSITES AND/OR SERVICE UNLESS A SUPERVISING PARENT OR GUARDIAN IS PRESENT.
INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 ARE NOT PERMITTED TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FEE-BASED SERVICES OR GIVE BARKNET THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS OR ANY OTHER PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.
26. Privacy.
Use of the Websites and/or the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy, located at https://barknet.com/privacy-policy.
27. Jurisdiction and Choice of Law; Dispute Resolution.
If there is any dispute arising out of the Websites and/or the Service, by using the Websites and/or Service, you expressly agree that any such dispute shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, without regard to its conflict of law provisions, and you expressly agree and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts of the State of Ohio, for the resolution of any such dispute. Acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement constitutes your consent to be sued in such courts and to accept service of process outside the State of Ohio with the same force and effect as if such service had been made within the State of Ohio. You hereby agree to accept service of process for any action hereunder by certified mail return receipt requested which service shall have the same force and effect as though service had been effected by personal service in the applicable jurisdiction. If any part of these terms is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
28. Arbitration Provision/No Class Action.
Except where prohibited by law, as a condition of using the Websites and/or Service, you agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action (collectively, “Claim”) arising out of or connected with the Websites and/or Service, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively by binding arbitration for full and final settlement of such Claim, and judgment on the award rendered in the arbitration may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The parties shall split the arbitration and/or mediator costs. An award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered and confirmed by the courts of the State of Ohio, County of Cuyahoga, or the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The parties agree that any post-arbitration action seeking to enforce an arbitration award or action seeking equitable or injunctive relief shall be brought exclusively in the courts of the State of Ohio, County of Cuyahoga, or the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
29. No Third Party Beneficiaries.
You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Terms of Use, there shall be no third party beneficiaries to this Terms of Use.
30. Availability Outside the U.S.
If you access BarkNet from outside of the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.
If you access the Websites or Service from outside of the United States, you acknowledge that any personal information you provide will be processed in the United States and other geographies as selected by us in our sole discretion, and you hereby consent to the collection and processing of your personal information in a manner consistent with this Agreement and the Privacy Policy.
31. Entire Agreement.
This Terms of Use, along with the Privacy Policy, contains the entire agreement between you and BarkNet regarding the use of the Websites and/or the Service.
32. Severability; Waiver.
If any provision of this Terms of Use is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of this Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term. In addition, BarkNet’s failure to enforce any term of this Terms of Use shall not be deemed as a waiver of such term or otherwise affect BarkNet’s ability to enforce such term at any point in the future.
33. Headings.
The section headings contained in this Terms of Use are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Terms of Use.
Please contact us with any questions regarding this agreement. BarkNet is a trademark of Global Brand Enterprises LLC.
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This Terms of Use was last updated on July 1, 2022.