LEGALSTART, INC.
Terms & Conditions
Last Updated: April 24, 2020
This Website is operated by LegalStart, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (hereinafter, “LegalStart”). These terms and conditions (the “Terms”) govern your access to the LegalStart website https://www.legalstartapp.com/ (the “Website”).
The term “you”, “your”, “User” shall refer to any entity or person that views, uses, accesses, browses or submits any content or material to the Website. The terms “we,” “our” or “us” shall refer to LegalStart.
These Terms are important and affect your legal rights, so please read them carefully. Note that these Terms contain a mandatory arbitration provision that requires the use of arbitration on an individual basis and limits the remedies available to you in the event of certain disputes.
The Website is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of Terms contained herein. Certain features, services or tools of the Website may be subject to additional guidelines, terms, or rules, which will be posted with those features and are a part of these Terms. Your use of the Website constitutes your agreement to all such Terms. Please read these terms carefully and keep a copy of them for your reference.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, BY ACCESSING, USING OUR WEBSITE, YOU ARE AFFIRMING THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS, WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE REGISTERED WITH THE WEBSITE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, THEN YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE.
PRIVACY Your use of the Website is subject to the LegalStart Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs the Website and informs Users of our data collection practices.
USE OF OUR WEBSITE LegalStart is an all-in-one mobile application that provides assistance to startups with everything they need from idea to funding. The mobile application provides entrepreneurs with an efficient and cost-effective way to handle their startup’s legal needs. The Website is provided information about the online services and features provided by the LegalStart mobile app.
Subject to your compliance with its obligations under these Terms, we will provide you with access to the Website. Access to the Website is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the service we provide without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason our Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.
You must be eighteen (18) years or over in order to use the Website and its services. LegalStart does not knowingly collect, either online or offline, personal information from persons under the age of 13.
ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE We shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the availability of the Website, except that we shall not be liable for: (a) scheduled downtime; or (b) any unavailability caused directly or indirectly by circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including without limitation,(i) a force majeure event; (ii) Internet service provider, webhosting, cloud computing platform, or public telecommunications network failures or delays, or denial of service attacks; (iii) a fault or failure of your computer systems or networks; or (iv) any breach by of these Terms by you.
PROHIBITED USES Use of the Website is limited to the permitted uses expressly authorized by us. The Website shall not be used in any way that:
(1) Harasses, abuses, stalks, threatens, defames, or otherwise infringes or violates the rights of any other party (including but not limited to rights of publicity or other proprietary rights); (2) is unlawful, fraudulent, or deceptive; (3) uses technology or other means to access unauthorized content or non-public spaces; (4) uses or launches any automated system or process, including without limitation, "bots,"
"spiders," or "crawlers," to access unauthorized content or non-public spaces; (5) attempts to introduce viruses or any other harmful computer code, files or programs that interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; (6) attempts to damage, disable, overburden, or impair our servers or networks; (7) attempts to gain unauthorized access to LegalStart’s computer network; (8) attempts to gain unauthorized access to LegalStart’s user accounts; (9) uses false or inaccurate LegalStart’s user accounts; (10) encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, or that gives rise to civil
liability; (11) violates these Terms in any manner; or (12) fails to comply with applicable third-party terms and conditions or other third-party
policies.
USE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES The Website may contain bulletin board services, comment sections, chat areas, news groups, forums, reviews, calendars, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with other Users (collectively, "Communication Services"), you agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not:
(1) defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights
of privacy and publicity) of others; (2) publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory,
infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information; (3) upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents; (4) upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs
that may damage the operation of another's computer; (5) advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless
such Communication Service specifically allows such messages; (6) conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters; (7) download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or
reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner; (8) falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded, (9) restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services; (10) violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular
Communication Service; (11) harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without
their consent; (12) violate any applicable laws or regulations.
We have no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, we reserve the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. We reserve the right to access, monitor, review and read any Communication Services as reasonably necessary, including without limitation to enforce these Terms and to monitor your conduct and misuse. We reserve the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Website strictly in accordance with these Terms. As a condition of your use of the Website, you warrant to us that you will not use the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. You may not use the Website in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Website. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Website.
All content included as part of the Website, such as text, graphics, logos, images, as well as the compilation thereof, and any software used on the Website, is the property of LegalStart or its suppliers and protected by copyright and other laws that protect intellectual property and proprietary rights. You agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other proprietary notices, legends or other restrictions contained in any such content and will not make any changes thereto.
You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the Website. Our content is not for resale. Your use of the Website does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of any protected content, and in particular you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely for your personal use and will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of LegalStart and the copyright owner. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of LegalStart or our licensors except as expressly authorized by these Terms.
FEEDBACK You can submit questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, original or creative materials or other information about LegalStart or the Website (collectively, “Feedback”). Feedback is non- confidential and shall become the sole property of LegalStart. We shall own exclusive rights, including, without limitation, all intellectual property rights, in and to such Feedback and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of this Feedback for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES/THIRD-PARTY SERVICES The Website may contain links to other brands or services ("Linked Website"). The Linked Websites are not under the control of LegalStart and we are not responsible for the contents of any Linked Websites, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Website, products or merchandise sold through the Website, or any changes or updates to a Linked Website. We are providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by LegalStart of the services or any association with its operators. Certain services made available through the Website are delivered by third parties and organizations. By using any product, service or functionality originating from the Website, you hereby acknowledge and consent that we may share such information and data with any third party with whom we have a contractual relationship to provide the requested product, service or functionality on behalf of LegalStart and customers.
ERRORS, INACCURACIES AND OMISSIONS Occasionally there may be information on the Website that may contain typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to product or service descriptions, pricing, promotions, offers, charges and availability. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information or cancel transactions if any information in the
Website is inaccurate at any time without prior notice. We undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify information on the Website, except as required by law. No specified update or refresh date applied in the Website, should be taken to indicate that all information in the Website has been modified or updated.
WE DO NOT REPRESENT, WARRANT OR OTHERWISE ENDORSE THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION OR GOODS THAT ARE AVAILABLE OR ADVERTISED OR SOLD THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, AVAILABLE, CURRENT, OR THAT THE RESULTS OF USING THE WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CORRECT ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE WEBSITE.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS Using the Website or sending emails to us constitutes electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically, via email and on the Website, satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
INDEMNIFICATION YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS LEGALSTART, ITS SHAREHOLDERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND THIRD PARTIES, FOR ANY LOSSES, COSTS, LIABILITIES AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S FEES) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE, YOUR VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS OR YOUR VIOLATION OF ANY RIGHTS OF A THIRD PARTY, OR YOUR VIOLATION OF ANY APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES OR REGULATIONS. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ASSUME THE EXCLUSIVE DEFENSE AND CONTROL OF ANY MATTER OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO INDEMNIFICATION BY YOU, IN WHICH EVENT YOU WILL FULLY COOPERATE WITH US IN ASSERTING ANY AVAILABLE DEFENSES.
HARM FROM COMMERCIAL USE You agree that the consequences of commercial use or re-publication of content or information from the Website may be so serious and incalculable, that monetary compensation may not be a sufficient or appropriate remedy and that we will be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief to prohibit such use.
NO WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN WRITING BY LEGALSTART, THE WEBSITE AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. LEGALSTART DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON- INFRINGEMENT AS TO THE WEBSITE AND INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN. LEGALSTART MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO ANY
THIRD-PARTY PRODUCTS, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Reference to any products, services, processes or other information by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier, vendor or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by us. Some jurisdictions do not allow the disclaimer of implied terms in contracts with consumers, so some or all of the disclaimers in this section may not apply to you.
DISCLAIMER LEGALSTART IS NOT A LAW FIRM. ANY INFORMATION, FORMS OR TEMPLATES PROVIDED ON THE WEBSITE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE OR SERVICES OF AN ATTORNEY LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN AN APPROPRIATE JURISDICTION. ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE WEBSITE IS NOT GUARANTEED TO BE CORRECT, COMPLETE, OR UP-TO-DATE. ALL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR YOUR PRIVATE USE ONLY. IF YOU NEED LEGAL ADVICE FOR A SPECIFIC PROBLEM, YOU SHOULD CONSULT WITH A LICENSED ATTORNEY.
FURTHERMORE, OUR WEBSITE IS NOT INTENDED TO CREATE ANY ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP, AND YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE DOES NOT AND WILL NOT CREATE AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND LEGALSTART. UNLESS YOU ARE OTHERWISE REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY, YOU REPRESENT YOURSELF IN ANY LEGAL MATTER YOU UNDERTAKE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL LEGALSTART OR ANY OF ITS OWNERS, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, AND SUBSIDIARIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF REVENUE, INCOME OR PROFITS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, LOSS OR DIMINUTION IN VALUE OF ASSETS OR SECURITIES, OR DAMAGES FOR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE ACCESS OR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR CONTENT OR THE USE OF ANY SERVICE OR OTHERWISE RELATED TO THESE TERMS (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY OR RESULTING FROM RELIANCE BY ANY USER ON ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM LEGALSTART, OR FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETIONS OF FILES OR EMAILS, ERRORS, DEFECTS, BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT RESULTING FROM ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO LEGALSTART RECORDS, PROGRAMS OR SYSTEMS), REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SIMPLE NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR
EQUITABLE THEORY (EVEN IF THE PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE).TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF LEGALSTART ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THESE TERMS, THE ACCESS TO AND USE THE WEBSITE EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY LEGALSTART, IF ANY.
RELIANCE ON INFORMATION POSTED Commentary and other materials posted on the Website are not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor of the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
TERMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF SERVICE We reserve the right to refuse registration, to suspend, block, prevent access to, cancel, or otherwise terminate your right to use the Website at any time, with or without cause, in our sole discretion and without prior notice to you. We may refuse to accept or may cancel any registration, whether or not the registration has been confirmed, for any or no reason, and without liability to you or anyone else. We also reserve the right to limit or prohibit all activity, including Accounts that, in our sole judgment, appear to be malicious or unlawful. All provisions of these Terms, which by their nature should survive termination, shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.
ARBITRATION BY AGREEING TO THE TERMS, YOU AGREE THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO RESOLVE ANY CLAIM THAT YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST LEGALSTART ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS IN ARBITRATION, AS SET FORTH IN THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT. THIS WILL PRECLUDE YOU FROM BRINGING ANY CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION AGAINST LEGALSTART, AND ALSO PRECLUDE YOU FROM PARTICIPATING IN OR RECOVERING RELIEF UNDER ANY CURRENT OR FUTURE CLASS, COLLECTIVE, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION BROUGHT AGAINST LEGALSTART BY SOMEONE ELSE.
You and LegalStart agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to (a) these Terms or the existence, breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof, or (b) your access to or use of the Website at any time, whether before or after the date you agreed to the Terms, will be settled by binding arbitration between you and LegalStart, and not in a court of law.
The arbitration shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") in accordance with the AAA’s Consumer Arbitration Rules and the Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes (the "AAA Rules") then in effect, except as modified by this Arbitration Agreement. The parties agree that the arbitrator (“Arbitrator”), and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have exclusive authority to resolve any disputes relating to
the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of this Arbitration Agreement, including any claim that all or any part of this Arbitration Agreement is void or voidable. Notwithstanding any choice of law or other provision in the Terms, the parties agree and acknowledge that this Arbitration Agreement evidences a transaction involving interstate commerce and that the Federal Arbitration Act, (“FAA”), will govern its interpretation and enforcement and proceedings pursuant thereto. It is the intent of the parties that the FAA and AAA Rules shall preempt all state laws to the fullest extent permitted by law. If the FAA and AAA Rules are found to not apply to any issue that arises under this Arbitration Agreement or the enforcement thereof, then that issue shall be resolved under the laws of the state of New York.
The Arbitrator’s award shall be final, and judgment may be entered upon it in any court having jurisdiction. In the event that any legal or equitable action, proceeding or arbitration arises out of or concerns these Terms, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its costs and reasonable attorney's fees. The parties agree to arbitrate all disputes and claims in regard to these Terms or any disputes arising as a result of these Terms, whether directly or indirectly, including Tort claims that are a result of these Terms. The entire dispute, including the scope and enforceability of this arbitration provision shall be determined by the Arbitrator. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE GIVING UP THE RIGHT TO GO TO COURT AND HAVE A DISPUTE HEARD BY A JUDGE OR JURY. This Arbitration Agreement shall survive the termination of these Terms.
CLASS ACTION WAIVER Any arbitration or action under these Terms will take place on an individual basis; class arbitrations and class/representative/collective actions are not permitted. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT A PARTY MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PUTATIVE CLASS, COLLECTIVE AND/ OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING, SUCH AS IN THE FORM OF A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION AGAINST THE OTHER. Further, the arbitrator or judge may not consolidate more than one person's claims and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.
JURISDICTION AND APPLICABLE LAW If for any reason, a dispute proceeds in court, you irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts in the State of New York for purposes of any legal action arising out of or related to the use of the Website or these Terms. To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New York, United States of America, without regard to New York conflict of laws rules. Use of the Website is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including, without limitation, this section.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and us with respect to the Website and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between you and us.
CHANGES TO TERMS We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change the Terms under which the Website is offered. The most current version of the Terms will supersede all previous versions. We encourage you to periodically review the Terms to stay informed of our updates. We may alter or amend our Terms by giving you reasonable notice. By continuing to use the Website after expiry of the notice period or accepting the amended Terms (as we may decide at our sole discretion), you will be deemed to have accepted any amendment to these Terms.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES The parties are independent contractors and nothing in these Terms shall be construed as making either party the partner, joint venturer, agent, legal representative, employer, contractor, or employee of the other. Each Party has sole responsibility for its activities and its personnel and shall have no authority and shall not represent to any third party that it has the authority to bind or otherwise obligate the other party in any manner.
SEVERABILITY If any term, clause or provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, then that term, clause or provision will be severable from these Terms and will not affect the validity or enforceability of any remaining part of that term, clause or provision, or any other term, clause or provision of these Terms.
FORCE MAJEURE We shall be excused from performance under these Terms of Use, to the extent we are prevented or delayed from performing, in whole or in part, as a result of an event or series of events caused by or resulting from: (a) weather conditions or other elements of nature or acts of God; (b) acts of war, acts of terrorism, insurrection, riots, civil disorders, or rebellion; (c) quarantines or embargoes; (d) labor strikes; (e) error or disruption to major computer hardware or networks or software failures; or (g) other causes beyond the reasonable control of LegalStart.
MISCELLANEOUS These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us relating to your access to and use of the Website. The Website is controlled and operated from within the United States. Without limiting anything else, we make no representation that the Website, information or other materials available on, in, or through the Website are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to them from territories where they are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access our Website from other locations do so on their own volition and are responsible for compliance with applicable laws. These Terms, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you without our prior written consent. The waiver or failure of LegalStart to exercise in any respect any right provided hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver of such right in the future or a waiver of any of other rights established under these Terms. Headings used in these Terms are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of these Terms. No person or entity not party to this agreement will be deemed to be a third-party beneficiary of these Terms or any provision hereof. When used herein, the words “includes” and “including” and their syntactical variations shall be deemed followed by the words “without limitation.
CONTACT US We welcome your questions or comments regarding these Terms:
LEGALSTART, INC.
By Mail: 110 Wall Street New York, NY 10005
By E-mail: info@legalstart.com