TERMS OF SERVICE
This
Terms of Service (“TOS”) is a legally binding agreement made by and between The
FRS Company (“we” or “us”) and you, personally and, if applicable, on behalf of
the entity for whom you are using this web site (collectively, “you”). This
TOS governs your use of the HealthyEnergy.com web site (“Web Site”)
and the services we offer on the Web Site (“Services”), so please read it
carefully.
BY ACCESSING OR USING ANY PART OF THE WEB SITE, YOU AGREE THAT YOU
HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS TOS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE
TO BE SO BOUND, DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE WEB SITE.
INTERNET TECHNOLOGY AND THE APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS
CHANGE FREQUENTLY. ACCORDINGLY, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THIS TOS
AT ANY TIME. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE WEB SITE CONSTITUTES ASSENT TO ANY NEW OR
MODIFIED PROVISION OF THIS TOS THAT MAY BE POSTED ON THE WEB SITE.
1.
Using The Web Site.
(a)
Eligibility. Except as expressly provided
below, the Web Site may only be used by individuals and entities who can form
legally binding contracts under applicable law. No person under the age of 18
may use the Web Site without the supervision of a parent or legal guardian.
Your use of the Web Site will be deemed to be a representation that you are 18
years of age or older or using the Web Site with the permission of your parent
or guardian.
We require that all purchases be made either (i) by individuals
18 years of age or older or (ii) by minors given verifiable permission by their
parent or legal guardian to purchase items on the Web Site.
(b)
License and Restrictions. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this TOS, you are hereby granted a limited, non-exclusive right
to use the content and materials on our Web Site in the normal course of your
use of the Web Site.
We will retain ownership of our intellectual property
rights and you will not obtain any rights therein by virtue of this TOS or
otherwise, except as expressly set forth in this TOS. You will have no right
to use, copy, display, perform, create derivative works from, distribute,
transmit or sublicense materials or content available on the Web Site, except
as expressly set forth in this TOS.
(c)
Prohibited Conduct. In your use of the Web Site,
you may not: (i) infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright,
right of publicity or other right of any party; (ii) disrupt or interfere
with the security or use of the Web Site or any web sites linked to the Web
Site; (iii) interfere with or damage the Web Site, including, without
limitation, through the use of viruses, cancel bots, Trojan horses, harmful
code, flood pings, denial of service attacks, packet or IP spoofing, forged
routing or electronic mail address information, or similar methods or
technology; (iv) impersonate another person or entity, misrepresent your
affiliation with a person or entity, including (without limitation) us, or use
a false identity; (v) attempt to obtain unauthorized access to the Web
Site; (vi) engage, directly or indirectly, in transmission of “spam,”
chain letters, junk mail or any other type of unsolicited solicitation; (vii) collect,
manually or through an automatic process, information about other users or the Web
Site without their or our express written consent; (viii) submit false or
misleading information to us; (ix) violate any law, rule, or regulation;
(x) engage in any activity that interferes with any third party’s ability
to use or enjoy the Web Site; or (xi) assist or encourage any third party
in engaging in any activity prohibited by this TOS.
2.
Password and Account Security.
(a)
Registration. You may create your own
account on the Web Site by completing the online registration process on the
Web Site, and must do so if you would like to make a purchase. In doing so,
you must provide us with accurate and complete registration information, and
update it if this information changes. It is particularly important to keep
the e-mail address associated with your account current because although you
may be able to log into your Web Site account using an old e-mail address, you
will not be able to receive messages from us about your orders or other
matters.
(b)
Accounts and Passwords. Following registration, we
will create an account for you and assign you, or allow you to select, a
password.
You must keep your password confidential. You will be responsible
for all use of your password, including, without limitation, any use by any
unauthorized third party. You must notify us immediately if you believe your
password may be used by any unauthorized person or entity. For security
purposes, we recommend you change your password often. Under no circumstance
should you respond to a request for your password. Our employees will never
ask for your password.
You must notify us immediately if you receive such a
request. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your use of the Web Site
if we believe that your password is being used without permission or otherwise
in a manner that may disrupt the Web Site.
3.
Your Content.
(a)
License. By posting, storing, or
transmitting any content on or to the Web Site, you hereby grant us a
perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable, right and
license to use, copy, display, perform, create derivative works from,
distribute, have distributed, transmit and sublicense such content in any form,
in all media now known or hereinafter created, anywhere in the world. You
hereby irrevocably waive any claims based on moral rights or similar theories,
if any.
(b)
Objectionable Content. We do not have the ability
to control the nature of the user-generated content offered through the Web
Site.
You are solely responsible for your interactions with other users of the
Web Site and any content that you post. We will not be liable for any damage
or harm resulting from any content or your interactions with other users of the
Web Site.
We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor
interactions between you and other users of the Web Site and take any other
action to restrict access to or the availability of any material that we or
another user of the Web Site may consider to be obscene, lewd, lascivious,
filthy, excessively violent, harassing or otherwise objectionable (including,
without limitation, because it violates this TOS).
4.
Accuracy of Information. We attempt to ensure that the information on the
Web Site is complete and accurate; however, this information may contain
typographical errors, pricing errors, and other errors or inaccuracies. We
assume no responsibility for such errors and omissions, and reserve the right
to: (i) revoke any offer stated on the Web Site; (ii) correct any errors,
inaccuracies or omissions; and (iii) make changes to prices, content,
promotions, product descriptions or specifications, or other information on the
Web Site.
5.
Sales Tax. If
you purchase any products available on the Web Site (“Products”), you will be
responsible for paying any sales tax indicated on the Web Site.
6.
Shipping Limitations. When
you place an order for Products, we will ship the Products to the address
designated by you.
Risk of loss and title for Products pass to you upon
delivery of the Products to the carrier. You are responsible for filing any
claims with carriers for damaged or lost shipments.
7.
Fraud. We reserve the right, but undertake no
obligation, to actively report and prosecute actual and suspected credit card
fraud. We may, in our discretion, require further authorization from you such
as a telephone confirmation of your order and other information. We reserve
the right to cancel, delay, refuse to ship, or recall from the shipper any
order if fraud is suspected. We capture certain information during the order
process, including time, date, IP address, and other information that will be
used to locate and identify individuals committing fraud. If any Web Site
order is suspected to be fraudulent, we reserve the right, but undertake no
obligation, to submit all records, with or without a subpoena, to all law enforcement
agencies and to the credit card company for fraud investigation. We reserve
the right to cooperate with authorities to prosecute offenders to the fullest
extent of the law.
8.
Security. We employ measures designed to ensure the
security of the Web Site, but, as provided below, make no guarantees in this
regard.
9.
Intellectual Property Rights.
(a)
Copyright. All materials on the Web
Site, including without limitation, the logos, design, text, graphics, other
files, and the selection and arrangement thereof are either owned by us or are
the property of our suppliers or licensors.You may not use such materials
without permission. © 2007 The FRS Company ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
(b)
Trademarks. FRS is a trade name we own.
FRS™, the related design marks, and other trademarks on the Web Site are owned
by us. Page headers, custom graphics, button icons and scripts are trademarks
or trade dress we own. You may not use any of these trademarks, trade dress,
or trade names without our express written permission.
10.
Third-Party Services. We may use third parties to provide certain
services accessible through the Web Site and may provide links to third-party
web sites.
We do not control those third parties, their services, or their web
sites.We will not be liable to you in any way for your use of such services
or web sites.
These third parties may have their own terms of use and other
policies.
You must comply with such terms and policies as well as these TOS
when you use these services and web sites.
11.
Linking and Framing. You
may not deep link to portions of the Web Site, or frame, inline link, or
similarly display any of our property, including, without limitation, the Web
Site.
You may not use any of our logos or other trademarks as part of a link
without express written permission.
12.
Comments. All
comments, feedback, suggestions, ideas, and other submissions that you
disclose, submit or offer to us in connection with your use of the Web Site
(collectively, “Comments”) will become our exclusive property. Such
disclosure, submission or offer of any Comments shall constitute an assignment
to us of all worldwide right, title and interest in all patent, copyright,
trademark, and all other intellectual property and other rights whatsoever in
and to the Comments and a waiver of any claim based on moral rights, unfair
competition, breach of implied contract, breach of confidentiality, and any
other legal theory. You will, at our cost, execute any documents to effect,
record, or perfect such assignment. Thus, we will own exclusively all such
right, title and interest and shall not be limited in any way in the use,
commercial or otherwise, of any Comments. You should not submit any Comments
to us if you do not wish to assign such rights to us. We are and will be under
no obligation: (i) to maintain any Comments in confidence; (ii) to pay to you
or any third party any compensation for any Comments; or (iii) to respond to
any Comments. You are and shall remain solely responsible for the content of
any Comments you make.
13.
Indemnification. You
agree to hold us and our employees, representatives, agents, attorneys,
affiliates, directors, officers, managers and shareholders (the “Indemnified
Parties”) harmless from any damage, loss, cost or expense (including without
limitation, attorneys’ fees and costs) incurred in connection with any
third-party claim, demand or action (“Claim”) brought or asserted against any
of the Indemnified Parties arising from, related to, or connected with
your use of the Web Site. If you are obligated to provide indemnification
pursuant to this provision, we may, in our sole and absolute discretion,
control the disposition of any Claim at your sole cost and expense.
Without
limitation of the foregoing, you may not settle, compromise or in any other
manner dispose of any Claim without our consent.
14.
DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS AND
LIMITATIONS.
(a)
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. WE PROVIDE THE WEB SITE ON
AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. WE DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE WEB
SITE, THE SERVICES, ITS USE, ANY INFORMATION ON IT: (I) WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED OR SECURE, (II) WILL BE FREE OF DEFECTS, INACCURACIES OR
ERRORS, (III) WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR (IV) WILL OPERATE IN
THE CONFIGURATION OR WITH OTHER HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE YOU USE. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES
OTHER THAN THOSE MADE EXPRESSLY IN THIS TOS, AND HEREBY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
(b)
DISCLAIMER OF FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS. THIS
WEB SITE MAY CONTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS THAT REFLECT OUR CURRENT
EXPECTATION REGARDING FUTURE EVENTS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. THE
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. ACTUAL DEVELOPMENTS
OR RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE PROJECTED AND DEPEND ON A NUMBER
OF FACTORS, SOME OF WHICH ARE OUTSIDE OUR CONTROL.
(c)
HEALTH RELATED INFORMATION. WE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE
WEB SITE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. IT IS NOT MEANT AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR
THE ADVICE OF A DOCTOR OR OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL. YOU SHOULD NOT USE
THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE WEB SITE FOR DIAGNOSING OR TREATING
A MEDICAL CONDITION.
YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ ALL PRODUCT INSTRUCTIONS PRIOR
TO USE.
(d)
PRODUCTS. ALL PRODUCTS ARE SUBJECT
ONLY TO ANY APPLICABLE WARRANTIES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE MANUFACTURERS,
DISTRIBUTORS, AND SUPPLIERS, IF ANY, PROVIDED IN THE PRODUCT PACKAGING. TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, WE
HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY FOR PRODUCT DEFECT OR FAILURE, CLAIMS
THAT ARE DUE TO NORMAL WEAR, PRODUCT MISUSE, ABUSE, PRODUCT MODIFICATION,
IMPROPER PRODUCT SELECTION, NON-COMPLIANCE WITH ANY CODES, OR MISAPPROPRIATION.
(e)
EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES. WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU
OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR
SPECIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES RELATING TO LOST
PROFITS, LOST DATA OR LOSS OF GOODWILL) ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO OR
CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THE WEB SITE OR PRODUCTS, REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF
ACTION ON WHICH THEY ARE BASED, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES OCCURRING.
(f)
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT WILL OUR AGGREGATE
LIABILITY ARISING FROM, RELATING TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS TOS (INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, CLAIMS RELATING TO THE WEB SITE, OR THE PRODUCTS) EXCEED THE
GREATER OF $100 OR THE AMOUNT THAT YOU PAID FOR THE PRODUCTS.
15.
Domestic Use; Export
Restriction. We control the
Web Site from our offices within the United States of America. We make no
representation that the Web Site or its content (including, without limitation,
any products or services available on or through the Web Site) are appropriate
or available for use in other locations. Users who access the Web Site from
outside the United States of America do so on their own initiative and must
bear all responsibility for compliance with local laws, if applicable.
Further, the United States export control laws prohibit the export of certain
technical data and software to certain territories.
No content from the Web
Site may be downloaded in violation of United States law.
16.
Force Majeure. We will not be liable for failing to perform
under this TOS because of any event beyond our reasonable control, including,
without limitation, a labor disturbance, an Internet outage or interruption of
service, a communications outage, failure by a service provider to perform,
fire, terrorism, natural disaster or war.
17.
Arbitration. All disputes arising out of or relating to this
TOS (including its formation, performance or alleged breach) or your use of the
Web Site will be exclusively resolved under confidential binding arbitration
held in Los Angeles, California before and in accordance with the Rules of the
American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator’s award will be binding and
may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this TOS will
be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this TOS,
whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, we will have the right to seek injunctive or other equitable
relief in state or federal court located in Los Angeles, California to enforce this
TOS or prevent an infringement of a third party’s rights. In the event
equitable relief is sought, each party hereby irrevocably submits to the
personal jurisdiction of such court.
18.
WAIVER OF CLASS ACTION RIGHTS. BY ENTERING INTO THIS TOS, YOU HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
WAIVE ANY RIGHT YOU MAY HAVE TO JOIN CLAIMS WITH THOSE OF OTHERS IN THE FORM OF
A CLASS ACTION OR SIMILAR PROCEDURAL DEVICE. ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF,
RELATING TO, OR CONNECTED WITH THIS TOS MUST BE ASSERTED INDIVIDUALLY.
19.
Limitation of Actions. You acknowledge and agree that, regardless of any
statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action you may have
arising out of, relating to, or connected with your use of the Web Site, must
be filed within one calendar year after such claim or cause of action arises,
or forever be barred.
20.
Changes to the Web Site. We may, in our sole discretion, change, modify,
suspend, make improvements to or discontinue any aspect of the Web Site,
temporarily or permanently, at any time without notice to you, and we will not
be liable for doing so.
21.
Termination. We will have the right to terminate your access
to the Web Site if we reasonably believe you have breached any of the terms and
conditions of this TOS. Following termination, you will not be permitted to
use the Web Site and we may, in our discretion, cancel any outstanding Product
Orders.
If your access to the Web Site is terminated, we reserve the right to
exercise whatever means we deem necessary to prevent unauthorized access to the
Web Site, including, but not limited to, technological barriers, IP mapping,
and direct contact with your Internet Service Provider. This TOS will survive
indefinitely unless and until we choose to terminate it, regardless of whether
any account you open is terminated by you or us or if you have the right to
access or use the Web Site.
22.
Integration. This TOS contains the entire understanding between
you and us regarding the use of the Web Site, and supersedes all prior and
contemporaneous agreements and understandings between you and us relating
thereto.
1.
Additional Terms. This TOS will be binding upon each party hereto
and its successors and permitted assigns, and governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard for conflict
of law principles.
This TOS and all of your rights and obligations under them may
not be assignable or transferable by you without our prior written consent. No
failure or delay by a party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this
TOS will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise
of any right, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof
or the exercise of any other right, power, or privilege under this TOS. You
are an independent contractor, and no agency, partnership, joint venture,
employee-employer relationship is intended or created by this TOS. The
invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this TOS will not affect the
validity or enforceability of any other provision of this TOS, all of which
will remain in full force and effect.