Terms of Use

G.L. MEZZETTA, INC.

Terms of Use Agreement

Last Updated Date: [_July 26, 2021___]

PLEASE READ THIS TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT (THE “TERMS OF USE”) CAREFULLY.  THIS WEBSITE AND ITS SUBDOMAINS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “WEBSITE”), THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE, AND THE SERVICES, PRODUCTS, AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE OR ENABLED VIA THE WEBSITE (EACH A “SERVICE” AND COLLECTIVELY, THE “SERVICES”), ARE CONTROLLED BY G.L. MEZZETTA, INC. (“MEZZETTA” or “WE”).  THESE TERMS OF USE ALONG WITH ALL SUPPLEMENTAL TERMS THAT MAY BE PRESENTED TO YOU FOR YOUR REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE (COLLECTIVELY, THE “AGREEMENT”), GOVERN YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES.  BY COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS, BROWSING THE WEBSITE, OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING OR USING ANY OF THE SERVICES, YOU REPRESENT THAT (1) YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE AGREEMENT, (2) YOU ARE OF LEGAL AGE TO FORM A BINDING CONTRACT WITH MEZZETTA, AND (3) YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THE AGREEMENT PERSONALLY OR ON BEHALF OF THE LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIED DURING THE ACCOUNT REGISTRATION PROCESS, AND TO BIND THAT LEGAL ENTITY TO THE AGREEMENT.  THE TERM “YOU” REFERS TO THE INDIVIDUAL OR SUCH LEGAL ENTITY, AS APPLICABLE.  IF YOU, OR IF APPLICABLE, SUCH LEGAL ENTITY, DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE AGREEMENT, YOU, AND IF APPLICABLE, SUCH LEGAL ENTITY, MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE ANY OF THE SERVICES.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT SECTION 15 (DISPUTE RESOLUTION) OF THE AGREEMENT BELOW CONTAINS PROVISIONS GOVERNING HOW ANY DISPUTES BETWEEN US WILL BE RESOLVED.  IN PARTICULAR, IT CONTAINS AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT WHICH WILL, WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, REQUIRE DISPUTES BETWEEN US TO BE SUBMITTED TO BINDING AND FINAL ARBITRATION.  UNLESS YOU OPT OUT OF THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT: (1) YOU WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED TO PURSUE CLAIMS AND SEEK RELIEF AGAINST US ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING; AND (2) YOU ARE WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO PURSUE CLAIMS AND SEEK RELIEF IN A COURT OF LAW AND TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL.  

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT SECTION 1.2 (COMPANY COMMUNICATIONS) OF THE AGREEMENT BELOW CONTAINS YOUR OPT-IN CONSENT TO RECEIVE COMMUNICATIONS FROM US, INCLUDING, AS APPLICABLE, VIA E-MAIL, TEXT MESSAGE, CALLS AND PUSH NOTIFICATION.

PLEASE NOTE THAT The Agreement IS subject to change by Mezzetta in its sole discretion at any time.  When changes are made, Mezzetta will make a copy of the UPDATED Agreement available at the Website and update the “Last Updated Date” at the top of theSE Terms of Use.  If we make any material changes to the Agreement, we will provide notice of such material changes on the Website and attempt to notify you by sending an e-mail to the e-mail address provided IN YOUR ACCOUNT REGISTRATION.  Any changes to the Agreement will be effective immediately for new users of the Services and will be effective for existing Registered Users upon the earlier of (a) thirty (30) days after the “Last Updated Date” at the top of these terms of Use, or (b) your consent to and acceptance of the updated Agreement if Mezzetta provides a mechanism for your immediate acceptance in a specified manner (such as a click-through acceptance), which Mezzetta may require before further use of the Services is permitted.  If you do not agree to THE UPDATED AGREEMENT, you MUST stop using ALL Services UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE UPDATED AGREEMENT.  Otherwise, Your continued use of ANY OF the Services after the effective date OF THE UPDATED AGREEMENT constitutes your acceptance of THE UPDATED AGREEMENT.  PLEASE REGULARLY CHECK THE WEBSITE TO VIEW THE THEN-CURRENT AGREEMENT.  YOU AGREE THAT MEZZETTA’S CONTINUED PROVISION OF THE SERVICES IS ADEQUATE CONSIDERATION FOR THE CHANGES IN THE UPDATED AGREEMENT. 

  1. USE OF THE SERVICES.  The Services, and the information and content available on them, are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.  Unless subject to a separate license between you and Mezzetta, your right to use any and all Services is subject to the Agreement. 
    1. Certain Restrictions.  The rights granted to you in the Agreement are subject to the following restrictions: (a) you shall not license, sell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, reproduce, distribute, host or otherwise commercially exploit any of the Services; (b) you shall not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other parts of the Services (including images, text, page layout or form); (c) you shall not use any metatags or other “hidden text” using Mezzetta’s name or trademarks; (d) you shall not modify, translate, adapt, merge, make derivative works of, disassemble, decompile, reverse compile or reverse engineer any part of the Services except to the extent the foregoing restrictions are expressly prohibited by applicable law; (e) you shall not use any manual or automated software, devices or other processes (including but not limited to spiders, robots, scrapers, crawlers, avatars, data mining tools or the like) to “scrape” or download data from any web pages contained in the Services (except that we grant the operators of public search engines revocable permission to use spiders to copy materials from the Website 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); (f) except as expressly stated herein, no part of the Services may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means; (g) you shall not remove or destroy any copyright notices or other proprietary markings contained on or in the Services; and (h) you shall not repackage, resell, or distribute any products sold to you by Mezzetta through the Services.  Any future release, update or other addition to the Services shall be subject to the Agreement.  Mezzetta, its suppliers and service providers reserve all rights not granted in the Agreement.  
    2. Company Communications.  By entering into the Agreement or using the Services, you agree to receive communications from us, including via e-mail.  Communications from us and our affiliated companies may include but are not limited to: operational communications concerning your Account (as defined below) or the use of the Services, updates concerning new and existing features on the Services, communications concerning promotions run by us or our third-party partners, and news concerning Mezzetta and industry developments.   IF YOU WISH TO OPT OUT OF PROMOTIONAL EMAILS, YOU CAN UNSUBSCRIBE FROM OUR PROMOTIONAL EMAIL LIST BY FOLLOWING THE UNSUBSCRIBE OPTIONS IN THE PROMOTIONAL EMAIL ITSELF. 
  2. REGISTRATION.
    1. Registering Your Account.  In order to access certain features of the Services, you may be required to become a Registered User.  For purposes of the Agreement, a “Registered User” is a user who has registered an account with Mezzetta through the Services (“Account”) or has a valid account on a social networking service (“SNS”) through which the user has connected to the Services (each such account, a “SNS Account”).
    2. Access Through a SNS.  If you access the Services through a SNS as part of the functionality of the Services, you may link your Account with SNS Accounts by allowing Mezzetta to access your SNS Account, as is permitted under the applicable terms and conditions that govern your SNS Account.  You represent that you are entitled to grant Mezzetta access to your SNS Account (including, but not limited to, for use for the purposes described herein) without breach by you of any of the terms and conditions that govern your SNS Account and without obligating Mezzetta to pay any fees or making Mezzetta subject to any usage limitations imposed by such SNS.  By granting Mezzetta access to any SNS Accounts, you understand that Mezzetta may access, make available and store (if applicable) any information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, tags and other materials accessible through the Services (collectively, “Content”) that you have provided to and stored in your SNS Account (“SNS Content”) so that it is available on and through the Services via your Account.  Unless otherwise specified in the Agreement, all SNS Content shall be considered to be Your Content (as defined in Section 3.1 (Types of Content)) for all purposes of the Agreement.  Depending on the SNS Accounts you choose and subject to the privacy settings that you have set in such SNS Accounts, personally identifiable information that you post to your SNS Accounts may be available on and through your Account on the Services.  Please note that if a SNS Account or associated service becomes unavailable, or Mezzetta’s access to such SNS Account is terminated by the SNS, then SNS Content will no longer be available on and through the Services.  You have the ability to disable the connection between your Account and your SNS Accounts at any time by accessing the “Settings” section of the Services.  PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SNS PROVIDERS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR SNS ACCOUNTS IS GOVERNED SOLELY BY YOUR AGREEMENT(S) WITH SUCH SNS PROVIDERS, AND MEZZETTA DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION THAT MAY BE PROVIDED TO IT BY SUCH SNS PROVIDERS IN VIOLATION OF THE PRIVACY SETTINGS THAT YOU HAVE SET IN SUCH SNS ACCOUNTS.  Mezzetta makes no effort to review any SNS Content for any purpose, including but not limited to, for accuracy, legality or noninfringement, and Mezzetta is not responsible for any SNS Content.
    3. Registration Data.  In registering an Account, you agree to (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the registration form (the “Registration Data”); and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete.  You represent that you are (i) at least eighteen (18) years old; (ii) of legal age to form a binding contract; and (iii) not a person barred from using Services under the laws of the United States, your place of residence or any other applicable jurisdiction.  You are responsible for all activities that occur under your Account.  You agree that you shall monitor your Account to restrict use by any other persons, including minors, and you will accept full responsibility for any such unauthorized use.  You may not share your Account login or password with anyone, and you agree to (y) notify Mezzetta immediately of any unauthorized use of your password or any other breach of security; and (z) exit from your Account at the end of each session.  If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or Mezzetta has reasonable grounds to suspect that any information you provide is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Mezzetta has the right to suspend or terminate your Account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Services (or any portion thereof).  You agree not to create an Account using a false identity or information, or on behalf of someone other than yourself.  You agree that you shall not have more than one Account per platform or SNS at any given time.  Mezzetta reserves the right to remove or reclaim any usernames at any time and for any reason, including but not limited to, claims by a third party that a username violates the third party’s rights.  You agree not to create an Account or use the Services if you have been previously removed by Mezzetta, or if you have been previously banned from any of the Services.
    4. Your Account.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, you acknowledge and agree that you shall have no ownership or other property interest in your Account, and you further acknowledge and agree that all rights in and to your Account are and shall forever be owned by and inure to the benefit of Mezzetta. 
  3. RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTENT.
    1. Types of Content.  You acknowledge that all Content is the sole responsibility of the party from whom such Content originated.  This means that you, and not Mezzetta, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, e-mail, transmit or otherwise make available through the Services (“Your Content”), and that you and other Registered Users of the Services, and not Mezzetta, are similarly responsible for all Content that you and they make available through the Services (“User Content”).
    2. No Obligation to Pre-Screen Content.  You acknowledge that Mezzetta has no obligation to pre-screen User Content, although Mezzetta reserves the right in its sole discretion to pre-screen, refuse or remove any User Content.  By entering into the Agreement, you hereby provide your irrevocable consent to Mezzetta’s monitoring of Your Content.  You acknowledge and agree that you have no expectation of privacy concerning the transmission of Your Content, including without limitation chat, text, or voice communications.  In the event that Mezzetta pre-screens, refuses or removes any of Your Content, you acknowledge that Mezzetta will do so for Mezzetta’s benefit, not yours.  Without limiting the foregoing, Mezzetta shall have the right to remove any of Your Content that violates the Agreement or is otherwise objectionable.
    3. Storage.  Unless expressly agreed to by Mezzetta in writing elsewhere, Mezzetta has no obligation to store any of Your Content.  Mezzetta has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or accuracy of any User Content, including Your Content; the failure to store, transmit or receive transmission of any User Content; or the security, privacy, storage, or transmission of other communications originating with or involving use of the Services.  You agree that Mezzetta retains the right to create reasonable limits on Mezzetta’s use and storage of User Content, including Your Content, such as limits on file size, storage space, processing capacity, and similar limits as determined by Mezzetta in its sole discretion. 
  4. OWNERSHIP.
    1. Services.  Except with respect to Your Content and other User Content, you agree that Mezzetta and its suppliers own all rights, title and interest in the Services (including but not limited to, any computer code, themes, objects, characters, character names, stories, dialogue, concepts, artwork, animations, sounds, musical compositions, audiovisual effects, methods of operation, moral rights, documentation, and Mezzetta software).  You agree not to remove, alter or obscure any copyright, trademark, service mark or other proprietary rights notices incorporated in or accompanying any Services.
    2. Trademarks.  Mezzetta’s name and all related stylizations, graphics, logos, service marks and trade names used on or in connection with any Services are the trademarks of Mezzetta and may not be used without permission in connection with your, or any third-party, products or services.  Third party trademarks, service marks and trade names that may appear on or in the Services are the property of their respective owners.
    3. Your Content.  Mezzetta does not claim ownership of Your Content.  However, when you post or publish Your Content on or in any Services, you represent that you own or have all necessary rights to post or publish Your Content on or in the Services.  
    4. License to Your Content.  Subject to any applicable Account settings that you select, you grant Mezzetta a fully paid, royalty-free, worldwide, non-exclusive right (including any moral rights) and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform, and publicly display Your Content (in whole or in part) for the purposes of operating and providing the Services to you and to our other Registered Users.  Please remember that other Registered Users may search for, see, use, modify and reproduce any of Your Content that you submit to any “public” area of the Services.  You agree that you, not Mezzetta, are responsible for all of Your Content.  You may not post a photograph of another person without that person’s permission.
    5. Username.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, by submitting Your Content to any forums, comments, or any other area on the Services, you hereby expressly permit Mezzetta to identify you by your username (which may be a pseudonym) as the contributor of Your Content.
    6. Feedback.  You agree that submission of any ideas, suggestions, documents, and/or proposals to Mezzetta through its suggestion, feedback, wiki, forum, or similar pages (“Feedback”) is at your own risk and that Mezzetta has no obligations (including without limitation obligations of confidentiality) with respect to such Feedback.  You represent and warrant that you have all rights necessary to submit the Feedback.  You hereby grant to Mezzetta a fully paid, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, and non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, perform, display, distribute, adapt, modify, re-format, create derivative works of, and otherwise commercially or non-commercially exploit in any manner, any and all Feedback, and to sublicense the foregoing rights, in connection with the operation and maintenance of the Services and/or Mezzetta’s business.
  5. USER CONDUCT.  As a condition of use, you agree not to use any of the Services for any purpose that is prohibited by this Agreement or by applicable law.  You shall not (and shall not permit any third party) either (a) take any action or (b) make available any Content on or through the Services that: (i) infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates any intellectual property right, right of publicity, right of privacy or other right of any person or entity; (ii) is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another’s privacy, tortious, obscene, offensive, or profane; (iii) constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk e-mail; (iv) involves commercial activities and/or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes, barter, advertising, or pyramid schemes without Mezzetta’s prior written consent; (v) impersonates any person or entity, including any employee or representative of Mezzetta; (vi) interferes with or attempt to interfere with the proper functioning of the Services or uses the Services in any way not expressly permitted by the Agreement; or (vii) attempts to engage in or engage in, any potentially harmful acts that are directed against the Services, including but not limited to violating or attempting to violate any security features of the Services, introducing viruses, worms, or similar harmful code into the Services, or interfering or attempting to interfere with use of the Services by any other user, host or network, including by means of overloading, “flooding,” “spamming,” “mail bombing,” or “crashing” Services.
  6. INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER USERS.
    1. User Responsibility.  You are solely responsible for your interactions with other Registered Users and any other parties with whom you interact; provided, however, that Mezzetta reserves the right, but has no obligation, to intercede in such disputes.  You agree that Mezzetta will not be responsible for any liability incurred as the result of such interactions.
    2. Content Provided by Other Users.  The Services may contain User Content provided by other Registered Users.  Mezzetta is not responsible for and does not control User Content.  Mezzetta has no obligation to review or monitor, and does not approve, endorse or make any representations or warranties with respect to, User Content.  You use all User Content and interact with other Registered Users at your own risk.
  7. FEES AND PURCHASE TERMS.
    1. Payment.  You may pay for your order with any method of payment that our payment processor accepts (each, a “Payment Method”). You represent and warrant that you will not use any Payment Method unless you have all necessary authorization to do so. We shall not be liable in the event your children or others acting with or without your permission use your credit card or other means of payment to make purchases on the Site (and to the extent your minor children make any such purchases, you hereby represent and warrant that they are authorized to do so).  Mezzetta uses Shopify Inc. and its affiliates as the third-party service provider for payment services (e.g., card acceptance, merchant settlement, and related services) (a “Payment Processor”).  By buying on the Services, you agree to be bound by Shopify’s Privacy Policy (currently accessible at https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy) and its Terms of Service (currently accessible at https://www.shopify.com/legal/terms) and hereby consent and authorize the Mezzetta and Shopify to share any information and payment instructions you provide with Payment Processor(s) to the minimum extent required to complete your transactions. We do not process, record or maintain your credit card or bank account information and we will share transaction data with our payment services providers only to the extent necessary for the purposes of processing your payments, refunding such payments and dealing with complaints and queries relating to such payments and refunds. For more information on how payments are handled, or to understand the data security and privacy afforded such information, please refer to https://www.shopify.com/legal.  Mezzetta reserves the right at any time to change its prices and billing methods, either immediately upon posting on the Services or by e-mail delivery to you.
    2. Order Acceptance; Returns.  Your receipt of an electronic or other form of order confirmation does not signify Mezzetta’s acceptance of your order, nor does it constitute confirmation of our offer to sell.  Mezzetta reserves the right at any time after receipt of your order to accept or decline your order for any reason.  Mezzetta further reserves the right any time after receipt of your order, without prior notice to you, to supply less than the quantity you ordered of any item.  Your order will be deemed accepted by Mezzetta upon our delivery of the products that you have ordered.  We may require additional verifications or information before accepting any order.  All sales of products are subject to Mezzetta’s then-current return policies, as posted on the Services.
    3. Title and Risk of Loss.  All sales of products are made Ex Works (Incoterms 2010) Mezzetta’s designated point of shipment, and title and risk of loss to each shipment of products shall pass to you when Mezzetta makes such shipment available to the carrier.
    4. Taxes.  The payments required under Section 7.2 (Service Subscription Fees) of this Agreement do not include any Sales Tax that may be due in connection with the services provided under the Agreement.  If Mezzetta determines it has a legal obligation to collect a Sales Tax from you in connection with the Agreement, Mezzetta may collect such Sales Tax in addition to the payments required under Section 7.2 (Service Subscription Fees) of the Agreement.  If any services or products, or payments for any services or products, under the Agreement are subject to any Sales Tax in any jurisdiction and you have not remitted the applicable Sales Tax to Mezzetta, you will be responsible for the payment of such Sales Tax and any related penalties or interest to the relevant tax authority, and you will indemnify Mezzetta for any liability or expense Mezzetta may incur in connection with such Sales Taxes.  Upon Mezzetta’s request, you will provide it with official receipts issued by the appropriate taxing authority, or other such evidence that you have paid all applicable taxes.  For purposes of this Section, “Sales Tax” shall mean any sales or use tax and any other tax measured by sales proceeds that is the functional equivalent of a sales tax where the applicable taxing jurisdiction does not otherwise impose a sales or use tax.
    5. Withholding Taxes.  You agree to make all payments of fees to Mezzetta free and clear of, and without reduction for, any withholding taxes.  Any such taxes imposed on payments of fees to Mezzetta will be your sole responsibility, and you will provide Mezzetta with official receipts issued by the appropriate taxing authority, or such other evidence as we may reasonably request, to establish that such taxes have been paid.
    6. Free Trials and Other Promotions.  Any free trial or other promotion that provides complimentary access to otherwise paid products or Services must be used within the specified time of the trial.  At the end of the trial period, your access to that product or Service will expire and any further use of the Service is prohibited unless you pay the applicable fee.  If you are inadvertently charged for a subscription, please contact Mezzetta to have the charges reversed.
  8. Indemnification.  You agree to indemnify and hold Mezzetta, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees, agents, partners, suppliers, and licensors (each, a “Mezzetta Party” and collectively, the “Mezzetta Parties”) harmless from any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) relating to or arising out of any and all of the following: (a) Your Content; (b) your use of any Service in violation of the Agreement; (c) your violation of any rights of another party, including any Registered Users; or (d) your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations.  Mezzetta reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you agree to fully cooperate with Mezzetta in asserting any available defenses.  This provision does not require you to indemnify any of the Mezzetta Parties for any unconscionable commercial practice by such party or for such party’s fraud, deception, false promise, misrepresentation or concealment, or suppression or omission of any material fact in connection with any Services provided hereunder.  You agree that the provisions in this Section will survive any termination of your Account, the Agreement and/or your access to the Services.
  9. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS.
    1. As Is. YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK, AND THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITH ALL FAULTS.  MEZZETTA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT ARISING FROM USE OF THE SERVICES.  This Section 9 (Disclaimer of Warranties and Conditions) does not affect in any way our return policy or limited warranty for goods purchased through the Services.  If for any reason you are not satisfied with a purchase you make through the Services, please return it in accordance with the terms of our return policy or limited warranty, as applicable. 
      1. MEZZETTA MAKES NO WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR CONDITION THAT: (1) THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (2) YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE; OR (3) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE.
      2. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED FROM MEZZETTA OR THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN.
    2. No Liability for Conduct of Third Parties.  YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT MEZZETTA PARTIES ARE NOT LIABLE, AND YOU AGREE NOT TO SEEK TO HOLD MEZZETTA PARTIES LIABLE, FOR THE CONDUCT OF THIRD PARTIES, INCLUDING OPERATORS OF EXTERNAL SITES AND OTHER USERS OF THE SERVICES, AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM SUCH THIRD PARTIES RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.
    3. Third-Party Materials.  As a part of the Services, you may have access to materials that are hosted by another party.  You agree that it is impossible for Mezzetta to monitor such materials and that you access these materials at your own risk.
  10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
    1. Disclaimer of Certain Damages.  YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL MEZZETTA PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE OR DATA, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES OR COSTS DUE TO LOSS OF PRODUCTION OR USE, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, IN EACH CASE WHETHER OR NOT MEZZETTA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT OR ANY COMMUNICATIONS, INTERACTIONS OR MEETINGS WITH OTHER USERS OF THE SERVICES, ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY.  THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY OF A MEZZETTA PARTY FOR (i) DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY A MEZZETTA PARTY’S NEGLIGENCE; OR FOR (ii) ANY INJURY CAUSED BY A MEZZETTA PARTY’S FRAUD OR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION. 
    2. Cap on Liability.  TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, MEZZETTA PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR MORE THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID TO Mezzetta by you during the THREE (3)-month period prior to the act, omission or occurrence giving rise to such liability; or THE REMEDY OR PENALTY IMPOSED BY THE STATUTE UNDER WHICH SUCH CLAIM ARISES.  THE FOREGOING CAP ON LIABILITY SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY OF A MEZZETTA PARTY FOR (i) DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY A MEZZETTA PARTY’S NEGLIGENCE; OR FOR (ii) ANY INJURY CAUSED BY A MEZZETTA PARTY’S FRAUD OR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION.
    3. User Content.  EXCEPT FOR MEZZETTA’S OBLIGATIONS TO PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA AS SET FORTH IN MEZZETTA’S PRIVACY POLICY, MEZZETTA ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TIMELINESS, DELETION, MIS-DELIVERY OR FAILURE TO STORE ANY CONTENT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, YOUR CONTENT AND USER CONTENT), USER COMMUNICATIONS OR PERSONALIZATION SETTINGS.
    4. Exclusion of Damages.  CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES.  IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
    5. Basis of the Bargain.  THE LIMITATIONS OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN MEZZETTA AND YOU.
  11. MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT.  Mezzetta reserves the right to: (a) remove or refuse to post any of Your Content for any or no reason in our sole discretion; (b) take any action with respect to any of your Content that we deem necessary or appropriate in our sole discretion, including if we believe that such Content violates the Agreement, infringes any intellectual property right or other right of any person or entity, threatens the personal safety of users of the Services or the public, or could create liability for Mezzetta; (c) take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Services; and/or (d) terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Services for any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of this Agreement.

If Mezzetta becomes aware of any possible violations by you of the Agreement, Mezzetta reserves the right to investigate such violations.  If, as a result of the investigation, Mezzetta believes that criminal activity has occurred, Mezzetta reserves the right to refer the matter to, and to cooperate with, any and all applicable legal authorities.  Mezzetta is entitled, except to the extent prohibited by applicable law, to disclose any information or materials on or in the Services, including Your Content, in Mezzetta’s possession in connection with your use of the Services, to (i) comply with applicable laws, legal process or governmental request; (ii) enforce the Agreement, (iii) respond to any claims that Your Content violates the rights of third parties, (iv) respond to your requests for customer service, or (v) protect the rights, property or personal safety of Mezzetta, its Registered Users or the public, and all enforcement or other government officials, as Mezzetta in its sole discretion believes to be necessary or appropriate. 

  1. TERM AND TERMINATION.  
    1. Term.  The Agreement commences on the date when you accept them (as described in the preamble above) and remain in full force and effect while you use the Services, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the Agreement.
    2. Prior Use.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, you hereby acknowledge and agree that the Agreement commenced on the earlier to occur of (a) the date you first used the Services or (b) the date you accepted the Agreement, and will remain in full force and effect while you use any Services, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the Agreement.
    3. Termination of Services by Mezzetta.  You will have thirty (30) days from the Service Commencement Date, or any Renewal Commencement Date, for any Services hereunder, to cancel such Service, in which case Mezzetta will refund your Service Subscription Fee, if already paid pursuant to Section 7.1 (Payment) or 7.2 (Service Subscription Fees), for the applicable Service.  Except as set forth above, the Service Subscription Fee for any Service shall be non-refundable.  If timely payment cannot be charged to your Payment Method for any reason, if you have materially breached any provision of the Agreement, or if Mezzetta is required to do so by law (e.g., where the provision of the Services is, or becomes, unlawful), Mezzetta has the right to, immediately and without notice, suspend or terminate any Services provided to you.  You agree that all terminations for cause shall be made in Mezzetta’s sole discretion and that Mezzetta shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your Account.
    4. Termination of Services by You.  If you want to terminate the Services provided by Mezzetta, you may do so by (a) notifying Mezzetta at any time and (b) closing your Account for all of the Services that you use.  Your notice should be sent, in writing, to Mezzetta’s address set forth below.  
    5. Effect of Termination.  Termination of any Service includes removal of access to such Service and barring of further use of the Service.  Termination of all Services also includes deletion of your password and all related information, files and Content associated with or inside your Account (or any part thereof), including Your Content.  Upon termination of any Service, your right to use such Service will automatically terminate immediately.  You understand that any termination of Services may involve deletion of Your Content associated therewith from our live databases.  Mezzetta will not have any liability whatsoever to you for any suspension or termination, including for deletion of Your Content.  All provisions of the Agreement which by their nature should survive, shall survive termination of Services, including without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, and limitation of liability.
    6. No Subsequent Registration.  If your registration(s) with, or ability to access, the Services or any other Mezzetta community, is discontinued by Mezzetta due to your violation of any portion of the Agreement or for conduct otherwise inappropriate for the community, then you agree that you shall not attempt to re-register with or access the Services or any Mezzetta community through use of a different member name or otherwise, and you acknowledge that you will not be entitled to receive a refund for fees related to those Services to which your access has been terminated.  In the event that you violate the immediately preceding sentence, Mezzetta reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to immediately take any or all of the actions set forth herein without any notice or warning to you.
  2. INTERNATIONAL USERS.  The Services can be accessed from countries around the world and may contain references to Services and Content that are not available in your country.  These references do not imply that Mezzetta intends to announce such Services or Content in your country.  The Services are controlled and offered by Mezzetta from its facilities in the United States of America.  Mezzetta makes no representations that the products or Services are appropriate or available for use in other locations, except Canada.  Those who access or use the Services from other countries do so at their own volition and are responsible for compliance with local law.
  3. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.  Please read the following arbitration agreement in this Section (“Arbitration Agreement”) carefully.  It requires U.S. users to arbitrate disputes with Mezzetta and limits the manner in which you can seek relief from us.
    1. Applicability of Arbitration Agreement.  You agree that any dispute, claim, or request for relief relating in any way to your access or use of the Services, to any products sold or distributed through the Services, or to any aspect of your relationship with Mezzetta, will be resolved by binding arbitration, rather than in court, except that (a) you may assert claims or seek relief in small claims court if your claims qualify, and (b) you or Mezzetta may seek equitable relief in court for infringement or other misuse of intellectual property rights.  This Arbitration Agreement shall apply, without limitation, to all disputes or claims and requests for relief that arose or were asserted before the effective date of this Agreement or any prior version of this Agreement.  
    2. Arbitration Rules and Forum.  The Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this Arbitration Agreement.  To begin an arbitration proceeding, you must send a letter requesting arbitration and describing your dispute or claim or request for relief to our registered agent: Corporate Controller, 105 Mezzetta Court, American Canyon CA 94503.  The arbitration will be conducted by JAMS, an established alternative dispute resolution provider.  Disputes involving claims, counterclaims, or request for relief under $250,000, not inclusive of attorneys’ fees and interest, shall be subject to JAMS’s most current version of the Streamlined Arbitration Rules and procedures available at http://www.jamsadr.com/rules-streamlined-arbitration/; all other disputes shall be subject to JAMS’s most current version of the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures, available at http://www.jamsadr.com/rules-comprehensive-arbitration/.  JAMS’s rules are also available at www.jamsadr.com or by calling JAMS at 800-352-5267.  If JAMS is not available to arbitrate, the parties will select an alternative arbitral forum.  If the arbitrator finds that you cannot afford to pay JAMS’s filing, administrative, hearing and/or other fees and cannot obtain a waiver from JAMS, Mezzetta will pay them for you.  In addition, Mezzetta will reimburse all such JAMS’s filing, administrative, hearing and/or other fees for disputes, claims, or requests for relief totaling less than $10,000 unless the arbitrator determines the claims are frivolous.  

You may choose to have the arbitration conducted by telephone, based on written submissions, or in person in the country where you live or at another mutually agreed location.  Any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. 

    1. Authority of Arbitrator.  The arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to (a) determine the scope and enforceability of this Arbitration Agreement and (b) resolve any dispute related to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of this Arbitration Agreement including, but not limited to, any assertion that all or any part of this Arbitration Agreement is void or voidable.  The arbitration will decide the rights and liabilities, if any, of you and Mezzetta.  The arbitration proceeding will not be consolidated with any other matters or joined with any other cases or parties.  The arbitrator shall have the authority to grant motions dispositive of all or part of any claim.  The arbitrator shall have the authority to award monetary damages and to grant any non-monetary remedy or relief available to an individual under applicable law, the arbitral forum’s rules, and the Agreement (including the Arbitration Agreement).  The arbitrator shall issue a written award and statement of decision describing the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based, including the calculation of any damages awarded.  The arbitrator has the same authority to award relief on an individual basis that a judge in a court of law would have.  The award of the arbitrator is final and binding upon you and us.  
    2. Waiver of Jury Trial.  YOU AND MEZZETTA HEREBY WAIVE ANY CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHTS TO SUE IN COURT AND HAVE A TRIAL IN FRONT OF A JUDGE OR A JURY.  You and Mezzetta are instead electing that all disputes, claims, or requests for relief shall be resolved by arbitration under this Arbitration Agreement, except as specified in Section 15.1 (Applicability of Arbitration Agreement) above.  An arbitrator can award on an individual basis the same damages and relief as a court and must follow this Agreement as a court would.  However, there is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is subject to very limited review.  
    3. Waiver of Class or Other Non-Individualized Relief.  ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS, AND REQUESTS FOR RELIEF WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT MUST BE ARBITRATED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT ON A CLASS OR COLLECTIVE BASIS, ONLY INDIVIDUAL RELIEF IS AVAILABLE, AND CLAIMS OF MORE THAN ONE CUSTOMER OR USER CANNOT BE ARBITRATED OR CONSOLIDATED WITH THOSE OF ANY OTHER CUSTOMER OR USER.  If a decision is issued stating that applicable law precludes enforcement of any of this Section’s limitations as to a given dispute, claim, or request for relief, then such aspect must be severed from the arbitration and brought into the State or Federal Courts located in the State of California.  All other disputes, claims, or requests for relief shall be arbitrated.  
    4. 30-Day Right to Opt Out. You have the right to opt out of the provisions of this Arbitration Agreement by sending written notice of your decision to opt out to: customersupport@mezzetta.com, within thirty (30) days after first becoming subject to this Arbitration Agreement.  Your notice must include your name and address, your Mezzetta username (if any), the email address you used to set up your Mezzetta account (if you have one), and an unequivocal statement that you want to opt out of this Arbitration Agreement.  If you opt out of this Arbitration Agreement, all other parts of this Agreement will continue to apply to you.  Opting out of this Arbitration Agreement has no effect on any other arbitration agreements that you may currently have, or may enter in the future, with us.
    5. Severability.  Except as provided in Section 15.5 (Waiver of Class or Other Non-Individualized Relief), if any part or parts of this Arbitration Agreement are found under the law to be invalid or unenforceable, then such specific part or parts shall be of no force and effect and shall be severed and the remainder of the Arbitration Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
    6. Survival of Agreement.  This Arbitration Agreement will survive the termination of your relationship with Mezzetta.
    7. Modification.  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, we agree that if Mezzetta makes any future material change to this Arbitration Agreement, you may reject that change within thirty (30) days of such change becoming effective by writing Mezzetta at the following address: customersupport@mezzetta.com. 
  1. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES.  The Services may contain links to, or the ability to utilize, third-party websites (“Third-Party Websites”) and applications and/or widgets (both, “Third-Party Applications”), such as Disqus and Stamped.io.  When you click on a link, frame, or widget for a Third-Party Website or Third-Party Application, we will not warn you that you may leave the Services and that you are subject to the terms and conditions (including privacy policies) of another website or destination.  Such Third-Party Websites and Third-Party Applications are not under the control of Mezzetta.  Mezzetta is not responsible for any Third-Party Websites or Third-Party Applications.  Mezzetta provides these Third-Party Websites and Third-Party Applications only as a convenience and does not review, approve, monitor, endorse, warrant, or make any representations with respect to Third-Party Websites or Third-Party Applications, or any product or service provided in connection therewith.  You use all links, frames, and widgets for Third-Party Websites and Third-Party Applications at your own risk.  When you leave our Website, the Agreement and our policies no longer govern.  You should review applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any Third-Party Websites or Third-Party Applications, and make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any transaction with any third party. 
  2. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
    1. ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM OR REQUEST FOR RELIEF RELATING IN ANY WAY TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE GOVERNED AND INTERPRETED BY AND UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CONSISTENT WITH THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY PRINCIPLES THAT PROVIDE FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.  THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS IS EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED FROM THIS AGREEMENT. 
    2. Exclusive Venue.  To the extent the parties are permitted under this Agreement to initiate litigation in a court, both you and Mezzetta agree that all claims and disputes arising out of or relating to the Agreement will be litigated exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Napa County, California.
    3. Electronic Communications.  The communications between you and Mezzetta may take place via electronic means, whether you visit the Services or send Mezzetta e-mails, or whether Mezzetta posts notices on the Services or communicates with you via e-mail.  For contractual purposes, you (a) consent to receive communications from Mezzetta in an electronic form; and (b) agree that all terms and conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that Mezzetta provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications would satisfy if it were to be in writing.  The foregoing does not affect your statutory rights, including but not limited to the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act at 15 U.S.C. §7001 et seq. (“E-Sign”).
    4. Assignment.  The Agreement, and your rights and obligations hereunder, may not be assigned, subcontracted, delegated or otherwise transferred by you without Mezzetta’s prior written consent, and any attempted assignment, subcontract, delegation, or transfer in violation of the foregoing will be null and void.
    5. Force Majeure.  Mezzetta shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting from causes outside its reasonable control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, pandemics, war, terrorism, riots, embargos, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, accidents, strikes or shortages of transportation facilities, fuel, energy, labor or materials. 
    6. Questions, Complaints, Claims.  If you have any questions, complaints or claims with respect to the Services, please contact us at: customersupport@mezzetta.com.  We will do our best to address your concerns.  If you feel that your concerns have been addressed incompletely, we invite you to let us know for further investigation.
    7. Choice of Language.  It is the express wish of the parties that the Agreement and all related documents have been drawn up in English. 
    8. Notice.  Where Mezzetta requires that you provide an e-mail address, you are responsible for providing Mezzetta with your most current e-mail address.  In the event that the last e-mail address you provided to Mezzetta is not valid, or for any reason is not capable of delivering to you any notices required/ permitted by the Agreement, Mezzetta’s dispatch of the e-mail containing such notice will nonetheless constitute effective notice.  You may give notice to Mezzetta at the following address: 105 Mezzetta Court, American Canyon, CA 94503.  Such notice shall be deemed given when received by Mezzetta by letter delivered by nationally recognized overnight delivery service or first-class postage prepaid mail at the above address.
    9. Waiver.  Any waiver or failure to enforce any provision of the Agreement on one occasion will not be deemed a waiver of any other provision or of such provision on any other occasion.
    10. Severability.  If any portion of the Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intention of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
    11. Export Control.  You may not use, export, import, or transfer any products or Services except as authorized by U.S. law, the laws of the jurisdiction in which you obtained the products or Services, and any other applicable laws.  In particular, but without limitation, neither the products nor the Services may be exported or re-exported (a) into any United States embargoed countries, or (b) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Denied Person’s List or Entity List. By purchasing products from Mezzetta or by using the Services, you represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.  You also will not use the products or Services for any purpose prohibited by U.S. law, including the development, design, manufacture or production of missiles, nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.  You acknowledge and agree that products, services or technology provided by Mezzetta are subject to the export control laws and regulations of the United States.  You shall comply with these laws and regulations and shall not, without prior U.S. government authorization, export, re-export, or transfer Mezzetta products, services or technology, either directly or indirectly, to any country in violation of such laws and regulations.
    12. Consumer Complaints.  In accordance with California Civil 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 them in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210.
    13. Entire Agreement.  The Agreement is the final, complete and exclusive agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and merges all prior discussions between the parties with respect to such subject matter.