OPEN UP RESOURCES

Terms of Service

Last Modified: March 27, 2024

These Terms of Service (these “Terms”) of Open Up Resources (“OUR”, “Open Up Resources”, “we,” “our,” or “us”) describe the terms and conditions by which you may access and/or use our website(s), including openupresources.org and any successor URL(s) (“Sites”) and any and all companion mobile applications (“Apps”), software, documentation, and online, mobile-enabled, and/or digital services that we provide (collectively, the “Service”). 

By accessing and/or using the Service, making a purchase on our Site, or by clicking a button or checking a box marked “I Agree” (or something similar), you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and that you have read and understood our Privacy Policy as further described in the section titled “Privacy” below. We reserve the right to modify these Terms, and we will provide notice of material changes as described in these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Service (collectively, “Users,” and, as applicable to you, “you” or “your”).

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY TO ENSURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND EACH PROVISION. THESE TERMS CONTAIN A MANDATORY INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION (THE “ARBITRATION AGREEMENT”) AND A CLASS ACTION/JURY TRIAL WAIVER PROVISION (THE “CLASS ACTION/JURY TRIAL WAIVER”) BELOW THAT REQUIRE, UNLESS YOU OPT OUT PURSUANT TO THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT, THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND US, INCLUDING ANY CLAIMS THAT AROSE OR WERE ASSERTED BEFORE YOU AGREED TO THESE TERMS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW (AS DEFINED BELOW), YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO SEEK RELIEF IN A COURT OF LAW AND TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL ON YOUR CLAIMS, AS WELL AS YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS, COLLECTIVE, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING. 

1. Eligibility

You may use the Service only if you can form a legally binding contract with us, and only in compliance with all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules and regulations, including without limitation all recording laws that are applicable to your use of the Service (collectively, “Applicable Law”) and these Terms. The Service is not available to any Users that we have previously removed from the Service or who are not eligible or permitted to use the Service under Applicable Law.

You represent and warrant that you meet the applicable age requirements under Applicable Law and are competent to agree to these Terms. If you are a minor, you may use the Service only with the involvement of a parent or legal guardian and their consent and agreement to these Terms, and you represent and warrant that you have your parent or guardian’s permission to use the Service and that your parent or guardian is agreeing to these Terms. If you are a parent or legal guardian of a User that is a minor, by allowing such minor to use the Service, you are subject to these Terms and responsible for such minor’s activity on the Service. 

If you are an individual and you access or use the Service on behalf of a company or other entity, such as your employer (together with its affiliates, an “Organization”), then: (a) these Terms are an agreement between us and you and us and that Organization; (b) you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that Organization to these Terms (and if you do not have that authority, you may not access or use the Service); (c) your acceptance of these Terms will bind such Organization to these Terms; (d) your individual right to access and use the Service may be suspended or terminated if you cease to be associated with, or cease to use an email address associated with or provisioned by, that Organization; (e) we may disclose information regarding you and your use of the Service with such Organization; and (f) the terms “you” and “your”, as used in these Terms, refer to both you and such Organization. If you sign up for the Service using an email address associated with or provisioned by an Organization, or if an Organization pays fees due in connection with your access to or use of the Service (or reimburses you for payment of such fees), or otherwise, then, we may deem you to be accessing and using the Service on behalf of that Organization in our sole discretion.

2. Access to the Service; Restrictions
   1. Access Grant

Subject to your compliance with these Terms and any documentation we may make available to you, you are hereby granted a non-exclusive, limited, non-transferable, and freely revocable right to access and use the Service, solely for your personal use and strictly as permitted by the features of the Service. We reserve all rights not expressly granted herein in and to the Service.

2. Restrictions and Acceptable Use

Except to the extent a restriction is prohibited by Applicable Law, you will not do, and will not assist, permit, or enable any third party to do, any of the following:

• decipher, disassemble, reverse engineer, decode or decompile any part of the Service;
• use any robot, spider, scraper, crawler, data mining tool, data gathering or extraction tool, or any other automated means, to access, search, collect, download, copy or record information or data from the Service or to access the Service, other than through the software and/or other technology provided or authorized by us (except that we grant the operators of public search engines revocable permission to use spiders to copy publicly available materials from the Service for the sole purpose of and solely to the extent necessary for creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials, but not caches or archives of such materials);
• use any content available on or via the Service or any output thereof (including any caption information, keywords, or other metadata) for any machine learning and/or artificial intelligence training or development purposes, or for any technologies designed or intended for the identification of natural persons;
• unless as expressly authorized, copy, rent, lease, sell, loan, transfer, assign, sublicense, resell, distribute, modify, alter, or create derivative works of any part of the Service or any of our Intellectual Property (as defined below), including, without limitation by any automated or non-automated “scraping”;
• use the Service in any manner that impacts the stability of the servers running the Service, the operation or performance of the Service or any User’s use of the Service, or the behavior of other applications that use the Service, or take any action that imposes, or may impose (as determined by us, in our sole discretion), an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;
• use the Service in any manner or for any purpose that (a) violates, or promotes the violation of, any Applicable Law, contractual obligation, or right of any person, including, but not limited to, Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below), privacy rights, and/or rights of personality, (b) is fraudulent, false, deceptive, or defamatory, (c) promotes hatred, violence, or harm against any individual or group, or (d) otherwise may be harmful or objectionable (in our sole discretion) to us or to our providers, our suppliers, Users, or any other third party;
• use or display the Service in competition with us, to develop competing products or services, for benchmarking or competitive analysis of the Service, or otherwise to our detriment or disadvantage;
• access any content available on or via the Service through any technology or means other than those provided by the Service or authorized by us;
• bypass the measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Service, including, without limitation, features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content or that enforce limitations on use of the Service or any portion thereof;
• attempt to interfere with, compromise the system integrity or security of, or decipher any transmissions to or from, the servers running the Service;
• use the Service to transmit spam, chain letters, or other unsolicited email;
• use the Service for any commercial solicitation purposes;
• transmit invalid data, viruses, worms, or other software agents through the Service;
• impersonate another person or entity, misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity, hide or attempt to hide your identity, or otherwise use the Service for any invasive or fraudulent purpose;
• collect or harvest any personal information, including Users’ names, from the Service; or
• identify or refer to us or to the Service in a manner that could reasonably imply a relationship that involves endorsement, affiliation, or sponsorship between you (or a third party) and us without our prior express written consent.

You agree that a breach of this Section shall constitute a material breach of these Terms.

We are not obligated to monitor your access to or use of the Service. However, we have the right to do so for the purpose of operating the Service, to ensure compliance with these Terms, and to comply with Applicable Law or other legal or contractual requirements. Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to investigate violations of these Terms or conduct that affects the Service, and we may also consult and cooperate with law enforcement authorities to investigate or prosecute Users who violate Applicable Law.

3. User Accounts and Account Security

Your account on the Service (your “User Account”) gives you access to certain services and functionalities that we may, in our sole discretion, establish and maintain as part of the Service from time to time. You acknowledge that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, you do not own your User Account. We may maintain different types of User Accounts for different types of Users. By connecting to the Service via a third-party service, you give us permission to access and use your information from that service as permitted by that service, and to store your log-in credentials and/or access tokens for that service.

You may never use another User’s User Account without such User’s permission. When creating your User Account, you must provide accurate and complete information, and you must keep this information up to date. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your User Account, you will keep your User Account password(s) and/or any other authentication credentials secure, and you will not share your password(s) and/or any other authentication credentials with anyone else. We encourage you to use “strong” passwords (passwords that use a combination of upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, and symbols) to protect your User Account. You must notify us immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your User Account. We will not be liable for, and expressly disclaim liability for, any losses caused by any unauthorized use of your User Account and/or any changes to your User Account.

If requested, you agree to diligently assist us in responding to requests and inquiries with respect to your User Account and/or materials or transactions associated with you or your User Account, including without limitation by providing us with all information and assistance we may reasonably require, and/or responding promptly and accurately to any such requests and inquiries should we connect between you and the inquirer.

4. Interactions with Other Users

YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR INTERACTIONS, INCLUDING SHARING OF INFORMATION, WITH OTHER USERS. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT, BUT HAVE NO OBLIGATION, TO MONITOR DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER USERS. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY ARISING FROM YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER USERS, AND FOR ANY USER’S ACTION OR INACTION, INCLUDING RELATING TO USER CONTENT (AS DEFINED BELOW).

5. Beta Products

Occasionally, we may look for beta testers to help us test our new and/or experimental features. These features will be identified as “beta” or “pre-release,” or words or phrases with similar meanings (each, a “Beta Product”). Beta Products are made available on an “as is,” and “as available” basis and, to the extent permitted under Applicable Law, without any warranties or contractual commitments we make for other portions of the Service.

3. Changes to the Service; Termination and Suspension

We may, with or without prior notice, change the Service; stop providing the Service or features of the Service, to you or to Users generally; or create usage limits for the Service. We may permanently or temporarily terminate or suspend your access to your User Account and/or the Service with or without notice and without liability, for any reason, including if, in our sole determination, you violate any provision of these Terms, or for no reason. Upon their termination for any reason or no reason, you continue to be bound by these Terms.

4. User Grants, Covenants, Representations and Warranties
   1. User Content

By submitting, posting, displaying or otherwise making information, data, and/or other content, in any form or medium, available on or through the Service (collectively, “User Content”), you grant to us, and you represent and warrant that you have all rights necessary to grant to us, under all of your intellectual property rights, an irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, transferable, fully-paid, and royalty-free right and license (with the right to sublicense through multiple tiers) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, store, list information regarding, make derivation works of, display, and distribute such User Content in any and all media or distribution methods now known or later developed: (a) to maintain and provide the Service; (b) solely in de-identified or aggregated form, to improve our products and the Service and for our other internal business purposes, such as data analysis, customer research, developing new products or features, and identifying usage trends (and we will own all such de-identified or aggregated data); and (c) to perform such other actions as described in our Privacy Policy or as authorized by you in writing or under these Terms.

We have the right (but not the obligation) to remove any User Content in our sole discretion. 

2. Your Representations and Warranties

WE TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY AND ASSUME NO LIABILITY FOR ANY USER CONTENT. YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USER CONTENT AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF MAKING IT AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICE.

You affirm, represent, and warrant the following with respect to any User Content you provide:

• you have the written consent of each and every identifiable natural person referred to, identified, or mentioned in the User Content, if any, to use such person’s information in the manner contemplated by the Service and these Terms, and each such person has released you from any liability that may arise in relation to such use;
• you have obtained, and are solely responsible for obtaining, all consents required by Applicable Law to provide User Content relating to third parties;
• your User Content and our use thereof as contemplated by these Terms and the Service will not violate any Applicable Law or infringe any rights of any third party, including any Intellectual Property Rights and privacy rights;
• your User Content does not include any information or material that a governmental body deems to be sensitive or classified information, and your provision of User Content in connection with the Service is not violative of any confidentiality rights of any third party;
• we may exercise the rights to your User Content granted to us under these Terms without liability for payment of any guild or other fees, residuals, payments, or royalties payable under any collective bargaining agreement or otherwise;
• your User Content does not include any information or material that is defamatory, abusive, libelous, unlawful, obscene, threatening, harassing, fraudulent, pornographic, or harmful, or that could encourage criminal or unethical behavior; and
• to the best of your knowledge, all User Content and other information that you provide to us is truthful and accurate.

3. Disclaimer

WE TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY AND ASSUME NO LIABILITY FOR ANY USER CONTENT. YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USER CONTENT AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUBMITTING, POSTING, DISPLAYING, PROVIDING, SHARING, OR OTHERWISE MAKING IT AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICE, AND YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE ACTING ONLY AS A PASSIVE CONDUIT FOR YOUR ONLINE DISTRIBUTION AND PUBLICATION OF YOUR USER CONTENT. YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE SERVICE MAY EXPOSE YOU TO CONTENT THAT IS INACCURATE, OBJECTIONABLE, INAPPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN, OR OTHERWISE UNSUITED TO YOUR PURPOSE, AND YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES YOU ALLEGE TO INCUR AS A RESULT OF OR RELATING TO ANY CONTENT ACCESSED ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICE.

5. OUR Intellectual Property
   1. Intellectual Property Rights Definition

For the purposes of these Terms, “Intellectual Property Rights” means all patent rights, copyright rights, mask work rights, moral rights, rights of personality, trademark, trade dress and service mark rights, goodwill, trade secret rights, and any and all other intellectual property rights and proprietary rights as may now exist or hereafter come into existence, and all applications therefor and registrations, renewals, and extensions thereof, under Applicable Law.

2. Intellectual Property

You understand and acknowledge that we (or our licensors (including other Users), as applicable) own and will continue to own all rights (including Intellectual Property Rights), title, and interest in and to the Service, all materials and content displayed or otherwise made available on and/or through the Service (including, without limitation, images, text, graphics, illustrations, logos, photographs, audio, videos, music, and User Content belonging to other Users; but, excluding your User Content), and all software, algorithms, models, code, technology, and intellectual property underlying and/or included in or with the Service (collectively and individually, “Intellectual Property”). Except as may be explicitly provided herein, nothing in these Terms will be deemed to create a license in or under any such Intellectual Property Rights, and you will not access, sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, display, perform, publish, adapt, edit, or create derivative works of any Intellectual Property. Use of any Intellectual Property for any purpose not expressly permitted by OUR is strictly prohibited.

3. Usage Data

We may collect, or you may provide to us, diagnostic, technical, usage, and/or related information, including information about your computers, mobile devices, systems, and software (collectively, “Usage Data”). All Usage Data is and will be owned solely and exclusively by us, and, to the extent any ownership rights in or to the Usage Data vest in you, you hereby assign to us all rights (including Intellectual Property Rights), title, and interest in and to same. Accordingly, we may use, maintain, and/or process the Usage Data or any portion thereof for any lawful purpose, including, without limitation:  (a) to provide and maintain the Service; (b) to improve our products and services (including the Service), and to develop new products, services, and/or features; (c) to monitor your usage of the Service; (d) for research and analytics, including, without limitation, data analysis, identifying usage trends, and/or customer research; and (e) to share analytics and other derived Usage Data with third parties, solely in de-identified or aggregated form. The Service may contain technological measures designed to prevent unauthorized or illegal use of the Service; you understand and acknowledge that we may use these and other lawful measures to verify your compliance with these Terms and to enforce our rights, including Intellectual Property Rights, in and to the Service.

4. Feedback

To the extent you provide us any suggestions, recommendations, or other feedback relating to the Service or to any other OUR products or services (collectively, “Feedback”), you hereby assign to us all rights (including Intellectual Property Rights), title, and interest in and to the Feedback. Accordingly, we are free to use the Feedback and any ideas, know-how, concepts, techniques, and/or other intellectual property contained in the Feedback, without providing any attribution or compensation to you or to any third party, for any purpose whatsoever, although we are not required to use any Feedback. You acknowledge that, by acceptance of your submission of Feedback, we do not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to us, or developed by our employees, or obtained from sources other than you.

6. Purchases; Promotional Offers
   1. Purchases

If you elect to purchase any products through the Service, you agree to these Terms and any other terms that may be made available to you by OUR in connection with your purchase.

To make any purchases via the Service or use paid portions of the Service, you must provide at least one (1) current, valid payment card that is accepted by us and our Payment Processor (as defined below) (“Payment Method”). By providing a Payment Method, you authorize each of OUR and Payment Processor to charge that Payment Method the applicable fees and taxes, for each purchase you make through the Service. If your Payment Method or any related information changes, you agree to promptly update such information so that we or Payment Processor may complete the applicable transaction and contact you as needed.

By agreeing to these Terms, you agree that our third-party payment processor (currently Stripe, Inc. (“Stripe” or “Payment Processor”)), may process your payment of the applicable fees described herein. Please see Stripe’s Services Agreement, available at https://stripe.com/us/legal, and Stripe’s Privacy Policy, available at https://stripe.com/us/privacy, as each may be amended by Stripe in accordance with the terms set forth therein, for information on how Stripe collects and uses personal information. We or our Payment Processor will attempt to verify the Payment Method you provide and may do so by processing an authorization hold. Payment must be received prior to us having any obligation to provide you with purchased products or access to paid portions of the Service. For all payments of fees described herein, our Payment Processor will collect your Payment Method details and charge your chosen Payment Method.

YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT: (A) THE PAYMENT METHOD AND RELATED INFORMATION YOU SUPPLY TO US OR OUR PAYMENT PROCESSOR, AS APPLICABLE, IS TRUE, CORRECT, AND COMPLETE; (B) YOU ARE DULY AUTHORIZED TO USE SUCH PAYMENT METHOD; (C) YOU WILL PAY ANY CHARGES THAT YOU INCUR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE, INCLUDING ANY APPLICABLE TAXES; AND (D) YOU WILL PAY ALL CHARGES INCURRED BY YOU AT THE POSTED PRICES, INCLUDING ALL APPLICABLE TAXES, IF ANY.

WE DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO, AND YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR: (A) ANY SECURITY OR PRIVACY BREACHES RELATED TO YOUR CREDIT CARD OR OTHER PAYMENT METHOD; (B) ANY FEES THAT MAY BE CHARGED TO YOU BY YOUR BANK IN CONNECTION WITH THE COLLECTION OF FEES; AND/OR (C) ANY UNAUTHORIZED USE OF YOUR CREDIT CARD, DEBIT CARD, OR OTHER PAYMENT METHOD BY A THIRD PARTY.

7. Promotional Offers

We may from time to time offer special promotional offers (“Promotional Offers”). Promotional Offer eligibility is determined by us in our sole discretion and we reserve the right to revoke a Promotional Offer in the event that we determine you are not eligible. The eligibility requirements and other limitations and conditions will be disclosed when you sign-up for the Promotional Offer or in other communications made available to you. You acknowledge and agree that any offers made available through the Service are subject to change at any time and from time to time.

8. Privacy; Data Security
   1. Privacy

We care about your privacy. By using the Service, you acknowledge that we may collect, use, and disclose your personal information and aggregated and/or anonymized data as set forth in our Privacy Policy, and that your personal information may be transferred to, and/or processed in, the United States.

2. Security

We care about the integrity and security of your personal information. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat our security measures or to use your data for improper purposes. You acknowledge that you provide your data at your own risk.

9. Communications – Emails; Text Messaging and Calls
   1. Emails from OUR

By providing us with your email address, you consent to our using that email address to send you Service-related notices, including any notices required by Applicable Law, in lieu of communication by postal mail. We may also use that email address to send you other messages, including marketing and advertising messages (such messages, collectively, “Marketing Emails”). If you do not want to receive Marketing Emails, you may opt out of receiving them or change your preferences by contacting the Service support team at support@openup.org or by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link within a Marketing Email. Opting out will not prevent you from receiving Service-related notices.

2. Text Messaging and Calls from OUR

You may provide us with your telephone number as part of creating your User Account or otherwise. By providing a telephone number, you consent to receiving autodialed or prerecorded calls and/or text messages from us, or on our behalf, at such telephone number. We may place such calls or send such texts to (a) help keep your User Account secure through the use of multi-factor authentication (“MFA”); (b) help you access your User Account if you are experiencing difficulties; and/or (c) as otherwise necessary to service your account or enforce these Terms, our policies, Applicable Law, or any other agreement we may have with you. Part of the MFA identity-verification process may involve OUR sending text messages containing security codes to the telephone number you provided, and you agree to receive such texts from or on behalf of OUR.

Consent to Transactional Communications

You expressly consent and agree to OUR contacting you using written, electronic, and/or verbal means, including manual dialing, emails, prerecorded/artificial voice messages, and/or using an automatic telephone dialing system to call or text your mobile/cellular telephone number, as necessary to complete transactions requested by you and to service your account, and as permitted by Applicable Law, in each case even if the phone number is registered on any United States federal and/or state Do-Not-Call/Do-Not-email registry/ies. Message and data rates apply. For purposes of clarity, the text messages described in this paragraph are transactional text messages, not promotional text messages.

Consent to Promotional Messages

Additionally, we offer you the chance to enroll to receive recurring SMS/text messages from OUR. You may enroll to receive text messages about account-related news and alerts and/or promotional offers and marketing related to OUR products and/or services. By enrolling in OUR’s SMS/text messaging service, you agree to receive text messages from OUR to the mobile phone number provided by you, and you certify that such mobile number is true and accurate and that you are authorized to enroll such mobile number to receive such texts. You acknowledge and agree that the texts may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system and that message and data rates apply. Check your mobile plan and contact your wireless provider for details. You are solely responsible for all charges related to SMS/text messages, including charges from your wireless provider. Message frequency varies. Consent is not required as a condition of purchase. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, we are not responsible for any delays upon sending or receiving text messages.

3. Unsubscribing From Messages

You may opt out from receiving text messages at any time. To unsubscribe from text messages, reply “STOP,” “QUIT,” “END,” “CANCEL,” or “UNSUBSCRIBE” to any text message you receive from OUR. You consent that following such a request to unsubscribe, you may receive one (1) final text message from or on behalf of OUR confirming your request.

10. Additional Terms for Apps
    1. General

To use any App, you must have a mobile device that is compatible with such App. OUR does not warrant that any App will be compatible with your mobile device; further information on compatibility is to be found in the support documentation in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. You may use mobile data in connection with an App and may incur additional charges from your wireless provider in connection with such App. You understand and acknowledge that you are solely responsible for any such charges. We hereby grant you a non-exclusive, limited, non-transferable, and freely revocable license to use a compiled code copy of the App(s) under your User Account on one (1) or more mobile devices owned or controlled solely by you (except to the extent Apple or Google permits any shared access and/or use of the iOS App or Android App (as each of those terms is defined below), respectively), solely in accordance with these Terms. The foregoing license grant is not a sale of any App or of any copy thereof. You may not:  (a) modify, disassemble, decompile, or reverse engineer any App, except to the extent that such restriction is expressly prohibited by Applicable Law; (b) rent, lease, loan, resell, sublicense, distribute, or otherwise transfer any App to any third party, or use any App to provide time sharing or similar services for any third party; (c) make any copies of any App; (d) remove, circumvent, disable, damage, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of any App, features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content accessible through any App, or features that enforce limitations on use of the Apps; or (e) delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notices on any App. You acknowledge that we may, from time to time, issue upgraded versions of the Apps, and may automatically electronically upgrade the version of the App that you are using on your mobile device. You consent to such automatic upgrading on your mobile device, and you understand and acknowledge that the terms and conditions of these Terms will apply to all such upgrades. Any third-party code that may be incorporated into an App is covered by the applicable open source or third-party license, if any, authorizing use of such code. We or our third-party partners or suppliers retain all right, title, and interest in and to the Apps (and any copies thereof). Any attempt by you to transfer or delegate any of the rights, duties, or obligations hereunder, except as expressly provided for in these Terms, is void. We reserve all rights not expressly granted under these Terms.

2. iOS App

This Section applies to any App you acquire from the Apple App Store (such App, “iOS App”). These Terms are solely between you and OUR, not Apple, Inc. (“Apple”), and that Apple has no responsibility for the iOS App or content thereof. Your access to and use of the iOS App must comply with the usage rules set forth in Apple’s then-current Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions and with the applicable Volume Content Terms. Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the iOS App. In the event of any failure of the iOS App to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price (if any) for the iOS App to you; to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the iOS App, and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, or expenses attributable to any failure to conform to any warranty will be governed solely by these Terms and any law applicable to OUR as provider of the iOS App. Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims of you or any third party relating to the iOS App or your possession and/or use of the iOS App, including, but not limited to: (a) product liability claims; (b) any claim that the iOS App fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (c) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation. In the event of any third-party claim that the iOS App, or your possession and use of that iOS App, infringes that third party’s intellectual property rights, OUR, not Apple, will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim, to the extent required by these Terms. Apple and Apple’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms as relates to your license of the iOS App, and that, upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions of these Terms, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms as relates to your license of the iOS App against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.

3. Android App

This Section applies to any App you acquire from the Google Play Store (such App, the “Android App”): (a) these Terms are between you and OUR only, and not Google LLC or any affiliate thereof (collectively, “Google”); (b) your access to and use of the Android App must comply with Google’s then-current Google Play Terms of Service; (c) Google is only a provider of the Google Play Store where you obtained the Android App; (d) OUR, and not Google, is solely responsible for the Android App; (e) Google has no obligation or liability to you with respect to the Android App or these Terms; and (f) Google is a third-party beneficiary to these Terms as they relate to the Android App.

11. Your Use of Third-Party Products and Services

The Service may contain links to third-party sites, products materials, and/or services (collectively, “Third-Party Services”) that are not owned or controlled by us, and certain functionalities of the Service may require your use of Third-Party Services. Further, to use the Service, you may be required to register for Third-Party Services and/or to otherwise enable or authorize Third-Party Services that may directly integrate with the Service.

If you use a third-party service in connection with the service, you are subject to and agree to, and must comply with, the third party’s terms and conditions made available via, or agreed in connection with, its services. We do not endorse or assume any responsibility for any third-party services, AND ANY THIRD-PARTY SERVICES ARE MADE AVAILABLE MERELY AS A CONVENIENCE TO USERS. If you access a third-party service from the service or share your user content on or through any third-party service, you do so at your own risk, and you understand that these terms and our Privacy Policy do not apply to your use of SUCH third-party service. 

You expressly relieve us from any and all liability arising from your access to and/or use of any third-party service. Additionally, your dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers (or similar parties) found on the service, and any other terms (such as warranties) are solely between you and such advertisers or similar parties. You understand and acknowledge that we will not be responsible for any loss or damage of any sort relating to your dealings with such advertisers or similar parties.

12. Release

You hereby release us from all claims, damages (whether direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or otherwise), obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, debts, and expenses, in each case of every kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of a dispute between you and a third party (including any other User) in connection with the Service. In addition, you waive any Applicable Law that says, in substance:  “a general release does not extend to claims which the releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the released party.”

13. No Professional Advice

If the Service provides professional information (for example, medical, legal, or financial), such information is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as professional advice. No action should be taken based upon any information made available through the Service. You should seek independent professional advice from a person who is licensed and/or qualified in the applicable area.

14. Indemnity

You will defend, indemnify, and hold us and our subsidiaries and affiliates, and our and their respective agents, suppliers, licensors, employees, contractors, officers, and directors (collectively, including OUR, the “Open Up Indemnitees”) harmless from and against any and all claims, damages (whether direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or otherwise), obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, debts, and expenses (including, but not limited to, legal fees) arising from:  (a) your access to and/or use of the Service, including, without limitation, any products, materials or other content we make available to you; (b) your violation of any term of these Terms, including, without limitation, your breach of any of your representations and warranties set forth in these Terms; (c) your violation of any third-party right, including, without limitation, any privacy right or Intellectual Property Right; (d) your violation of any Applicable Law; (e) User Content or any content that is submitted via your User Account, including, without limitation, any misleading, false, or inaccurate information; (f) your willful misconduct; or (g) any third party’s access to and/or use of the Service with your username(s), password(s), or other authentication credential(s).

15. No Warranty; Disclaimers

The service is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Your use of the service is at your own risk. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the service, the intellectual property, and any other information available on or through the service are provided without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and/or non-infringement. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from us or through the service will create any warranty not expressly stated herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, none of the OPEN UP indemnitees warrants that any content or any other information contained in, or available via, the service is accurate, comprehensive, reliable, useful, or correct; that the service will meet your requirements; that the service will be available at any particular time or location, uninterrupted, or secure; that any defects or errors in the service will be corrected; or that the service is free of viruses or other harmful components. Any content downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the service is so obtained at your own risk, and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system(s) or mobile device(s) and/or for loss of data that results from same or from your access to and/or use of the service. You may have other statutory rights, but the duration of statutorily required warranties, if any, will be limited to the shortest period permitted by applicable law.

Further, OPEN UP RESOURCES does not warrant, endorse, guarantee, recommend, or assume responsibility for any product or service advertised or offered by any third party through the service or any hyperlinked website or service, and OPEN UP RESOURCES will not be a party to, or in any way monitor, any transaction between you and third-party providers of products or services.

United states federal law and some states, provinces, and other jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of and/or limitations on certain implied warranties, so the above exclusions and/or limitations may not apply to you. These terms give you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights, which vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The disclaimers, exclusions, and limitations under these terms will not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.

16. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will any open up indemnitee be liable for any indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, including, without limitation, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, or data, or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to the use of, or inability to use, the service or any portion thereof. Under no circumstances will we be responsible for any damage, loss, or injury resulting from hacking, tampering, or other unauthorized access to or use of the service or your user account or the information contained therein.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we assume no liability or responsibility for any (a) errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies of content; (b) personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from your access to or use of the service; (c) any unauthorized access to or use of the servers running the service and/or any and all personal information stored therein; (d) any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the service; (e) any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like that may be transmitted to or through the service by any third party; (f) any errors or omissions in any content, or any loss or damage incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, emailed, transmitted, or otherwise made available through the service; and/or (g) your data, any user content, or the defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of any third party.

In no event will any open up indemnitee be liable to you for any claims, proceedings, liabilities, obligations, damages, losses, or costs in an amount exceeding the amount you paid to us hereunder or one hundred U.S. Dollars ($100.00), whichever is greater. This limitation of liability section applies whether the alleged liability is based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or any other basis, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damage.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of and/or limitations on incidental or consequential damages, so the above exclusions and/or limitations may not apply to you. These terms give you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights, which vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The disclaimers, exclusions, and limitations of liability under these terms will not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.

17. Governing Law, Arbitration, and Class Action/Jury Trial Waiver
    1. Governing Law

You agree that: (a) the Service will be deemed solely based in the State of California; and (b) the Service will be deemed a passive one that does not give rise to personal jurisdiction over us, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than California. These Terms will be governed by the internal substantive laws of California, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. The parties acknowledge that these Terms evidence a transaction involving interstate commerce. Notwithstanding the preceding sentences with respect to the substantive law governing these Terms, the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16) (as it may be amended, “FAA”) governs the interpretation and enforcement of the Arbitration Agreement below and preempts all state laws (and laws of other jurisdictions) to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law. If the FAA is found to not apply to any issue that arises from or relates to the Arbitration Agreement, then that issue will be resolved under and governed by the law of the U.S. state where you live (if applicable) or the jurisdiction mutually agreed upon in writing by you and us. The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded. You agree to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in San Francisco, California for any actions for which we retain the right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of our Intellectual Property Rights, as set forth in the Arbitration Agreement below, including any provisional relief required to prevent irreparable harm. You agree that San Francisco, California is the proper and exclusive forum for any appeals of an arbitration award, or for trial court proceedings in the event that the Arbitration Agreement below is found to be unenforceable. 

2. Arbitration Agreement
   1. General. READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT REQUIRES THE PARTIES TO ARBITRATE THEIR DISPUTES AND LIMITS THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF FROM US. This Arbitration Agreement applies to and governs any dispute, controversy, or claim between you and us that arises out of or relates to, directly or indirectly:  (i) these Terms, including the formation, existence, breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation, validity, and enforceability thereof; (ii) access to or use of the Service, including receipt of any advertising or marketing communications; (iii) any transactions through, by, or using the Service; or (iv) any other aspect of your relationship or transactions with us, directly or indirectly, as a User or consumer (each, a “Claim,” and, collectively, “Claims”). This Arbitration Agreement will apply, without limitation, to all Claims that arose or were asserted before or after your consent to these Terms.
   2. Opting Out of Arbitration Agreement. If you are a new User, you can reject and opt out of this Arbitration Agreement within thirty (30) days of accepting these Terms by emailing us at support@openup.org with your full, legal name and stating your intent to opt out of this Arbitration Agreement. Opting out of this Arbitration Agreement does not affect the binding nature of any other part of these Terms, including the provisions regarding controlling law or the courts in which any disputes must be brought.
   3. Dispute-Resolution Process. For any Claim, you will first contact us at support@openup.org and attempt to resolve the Claim with us informally. In the unlikely event that we have not been able to resolve a Claim after sixty (60) days, we each agree to resolve such Claim exclusively through binding arbitration by JAMS before a single arbitrator (the “Arbitrator”), under the Optional Expedited Arbitration Procedures then in effect for JAMS (the “Rules”), except as provided herein. JAMS may be contacted at www.jamsadr.com where the Rules are available. In the event of any conflict between the Rules and this Arbitration Agreement, this Arbitration Agreement will control. The arbitration will be conducted in the U.S. county where you live (if applicable) or San Francisco, California, unless you and OUR agree otherwise. If you are using the Service for commercial purposes, each party will be responsible for paying any JAMS filing and administrative fees and Arbitrator fees in accordance with the Rules, and the award rendered by the Arbitrator will include costs of arbitration, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and reasonable costs for expert and other witnesses. If you are an individual using the Service for non-commercial purposes:  (i) JAMS may require you to pay a fee for the initiation of your case, unless you apply for and successfully obtain a fee waiver from JAMS; (ii) the award rendered by the Arbitrator may include your costs of arbitration, your reasonable attorneys’ fees, and your reasonable costs for expert and other witnesses; and (iii) you may sue in a small claims court of competent jurisdiction without first engaging in arbitration, but this would not absolve you of your commitment to engage in the informal dispute resolution process. Any judgment on the award rendered by the Arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. You and we agree that the Arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, will have exclusive authority to resolve any disputes relating to the scope, 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. The Arbitrator will also be responsible for determining all threshold arbitrability issues, including issues relating to whether these Terms are, or whether any provision of these Terms is, unconscionable or illusory, and any defense to arbitration, including waiver, delay, laches, unconscionability, and/or estoppel.
   4. Equitable Relief. Nothing in this Arbitration Agreement will be deemed as:  preventing us from seeking injunctive or other equitable relief from the courts as necessary to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of our data security, confidential information, or intellectual property rights; or preventing you from asserting claims in a small claims court, provided that your claims qualify and so long as the matter remains in such court and advances on only an individual (non-class, non-collective, and non-representative) basis.
   5. Severability. If this Arbitration Agreement is found to be void, unenforceable, or unlawful, in whole or in part, the void, unenforceable, or unlawful provision, in whole or in part, will be severed. Severance of the void, unenforceable, or unlawful provision, in whole or in part, will have no impact on the remaining provisions of this Arbitration Agreement, which will remain in force, or on the parties’ ability to compel arbitration of any remaining Claims on an individual basis pursuant to this Arbitration Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Class Action/Jury Trial Waiver below is found to be void, unenforceable, or unlawful, in whole or in part, because it would prevent you from seeking public injunctive relief, then any dispute regarding the entitlement to such relief (and only that relief) must be severed from arbitration and may be litigated in a civil court of competent jurisdiction. All other claims for relief subject to arbitration under this Arbitration Agreement will be arbitrated under its terms, and the parties agree that litigation of any dispute regarding the entitlement to public injunctive relief will be stayed pending the outcome of any individual claims in arbitration.
3. Class Action/Jury Trial Waiver

by entering into these terms, you and OPEN UP RESOURCES are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to bring, join, or participate in any purported class action, collective action, private attorney general action, or other representative proceeding of any kind as a plaintiff or class member. the foregoing applies to all users (both natual persons and entities), regardless of whether you have obtained or used the service for personal, commercial, or other purposes. This class action/jury trial waiver applies to class arbitration, and, unless we agree otherwise, the Arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s or entity’s claims. You and OPEN UP RESOURCES agree that the Arbitrator may award relief only to an individual claimant and only to the extent necessary to provide relief on your individual claim(s). Any relief awarded may not affect other users. 

18. General Provisions
    1. Assignment

These Terms, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you without our prior express written consent, but may be assigned by us without restriction. Any attempted transfer or assignment in violation hereof will be null and void.

2. Construction

The headings in these Terms are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretations of these Terms. The terms “for example,” “including” and/or “includes” shall be deemed to mean “for example, but not limited to,” “including, but not limited to” or “includes, but is not limited to,” as applicable.

3. Notification Procedures and Changes to these Terms

We may provide notifications, whether such notifications are required by Applicable Law or are for marketing or other business-related purposes, to you via email notice or written or hard copy notice, or through posting of such notice on the Site(s) and/or App(s), as we determine, in our sole discretion. We reserve the right to determine the form and means of providing notifications to Users, provided that you may opt out of certain means of notification, as required under Applicable Law or as described in these Terms. We are not responsible for any automatic filtering you or your network provider may apply to email notifications we send to the email address you provide us. We may, in our sole discretion, modify or update these Terms from time to time, and so you should review this page periodically. When we change these Terms in a material manner, we will update the ‘last modified’ date at the top of this page and notify you that material changes have been made to these Terms. These Terms apply to and govern your access to and use of the Service effective as of the start of your access to the Service, even if such access began before publication of these Terms. Your continued use of the Service after any change to these Terms constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms of Service. If you do not agree to any part of these Terms or to any future Terms of Service, do not access or use (or continue to access or use) the Service.

4. Entire Agreement; Severability

These Terms, together with any amendments and any additional agreements you may enter into with us in connection with the Service, will constitute the entire agreement between you and us concerning the Service. Any statements or comments made between you and any of our employees or representatives are expressly excluded from these Terms and will not apply to you or us, or to your access to or use of the Service. Except as otherwise stated in the Arbitration Agreement, if any provision of these Terms is deemed invalid, illegal, or otherwise unenforceable for any reason in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions, or of such provision in any other jurisdiction, will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

5. No Waiver

No waiver of any term of these Terms will be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or of any other term, and our failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

6. California Residents

The provider of the Service is set forth herein. If you are a California resident, in accordance with Cal. Civ. Code §1789.3, you may report complaints to the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs by contacting it in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112 Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210 or (916) 445-1254.

7. Contact

If you have any questions about these Terms and/or the Service, please contact us at support@openup.org.