RAMPIT, LLC (“RAMPIT”) provides an online platform for peer review competitions through
various websites, including but not limited to this website, which are subject to the
following terms and conditions. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE
USING THIS WEBSITE. THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT THE TERMS OF A LEGALLY BINDING
AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND RAMPIT FOR YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE AND THE RELATED SERVICES. BY
RECOGNIZING YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS, EITHER BY REGISTERING A USER ACCOUNT AND/OR BY
ACCESSING AND USING THIS WEBSITE, AS APPLICABLE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THESE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, YOU MUST CEASE USING THIS WEBSITE AND THE RELATED
SERVICES.
1. Definitions and interpretation
In this document, the following terms have the
following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires:
1.1 "Agreement" means:
a. these terms and conditions;
b. any amendments subsequently made to these terms and
conditions;
c. any replacement or novation of this Agreement;
d. terms and
conditions incorporated into this Agreement by reference; and,
e. any policies
(including the Privacy Policy), Rules, terms, conditions, Competition Terms and Conditions,
notices and disclaimers contained elsewhere on this Website or provided by RAMPIT in
connection with the Services.
1.2 “Competition" means any challenge or contest posted on this Website, however expressed.
1.3 "Competition Information" means all Content provided in relation to a particular
Competition, including the Competition Terms and Conditions.
1.4 "Competition Host" means in relation to any Competition posted on this Website, the
person or entity responsible for the Competition or those procuring RAMPIT and/or its owners
to post the Competition. For this Competition, the Competition Host is The Common Pool, LLC,
with a place of business at 806 Georgina Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90402.
1.5 "Competition Terms and Conditions" has the meaning given to that term in Clause
2.3.
1.6 "Competitor" means in relation to any Competition posted on this Website, a
person, a team of persons and/or a corporate entity who submits or proposes to submit an
Entry to the Competition.
1.7 "Content" means any information, files, text, code, material, images, data, sounds,
graphics, software, photos, designs, software downloads, goods, services documents, layouts,
applet, CGI interfaces, descriptions, illustrations, catalogues, advertisements, audio and
video material or specifications contained in or referred to in this Website, obtained
through or via this Website or available to be viewed by accessing any part of this Website
(which may be out of date or superseded), whether it be obtained directly or indirectly, in
any machine or human readable format. Without limiting the foregoing, “Content” includes any
Entry submitted through or via this Website.
1.8 "Consulting Agreement" means in relation to any Competition posted on the Website, the
agreement executed between RAMPIT or a RAMPIT Affiliate and the Competition Host, which sets
out the specifics of a Competition and the terms and conditions of the Services provided by
RAMPIT for the sake of meeting the needs of the Competition Host.
1.9 "Entry" means an entry by a Competitor in response to a Competition.
1.10 "Entry Content" means any text, code, map, proposal, plan, materials, designs,
documents, descriptions or specifications used, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly,
in describing, drafting, developing, devising, calibrating, testing, evaluating, analyzing
or generating an Entry, or which itself constitutes the whole or part of an Entry. The term
"Entry Content" may include physical copies of the foregoing in addition to electronic
copies.
1.11 "Intellectual Property Rights" means all intellectual property rights of any type
whatsoever throughout the world including all rights which subsist in copyright, patent
rights, or trademark rights, whether or not such rights are registered or capable of being
registered.
1.12 “Judge” means any individual, organization or other entity represented on this website
as responsible for the subjective assessment of Entry Content, either for the purposes of
determining or informing the determination of any Prize(s) or designation(s) of Winner(s) in
the Competition.
1.13 "Loss" means any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential liabilities,
damages, claims, losses, costs, expenses, actions, demands or suits, whether in contract,
tort (including negligence), statute or otherwise and whether pecuniary or non-pecuniary.
This includes, but is not limited to, loss of profits, legal costs and defense or settlement
costs.
1.14 "Posting" means any addition, insertion or uploading of content to this Website, as well
as any submission or communication made through or via this Website. For the avoidance of
doubt, this includes (in the case of a Competitor) all Entries and Entry Content posted by
that Competitor.
1.15 "Privacy Policy" means RAMPIT's privacy policies and notices posted on this Website,
specific pages thereof, and/or provided by RAMPIT in connection with the Services.
1.16 "Prize" means any cash reward or other forms of recognition and/or benefit to declared
or selected Winner(s), as set out in the Competition Terms and Conditions.
1.17 "RAMPIT" means RAMPIT, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company, with a place of
business at 1004 Hickory Lane, Suite 8, Hermitage, TN 37076.
1.18 "RAMPIT Affiliate" means an entity affiliated with RAMPIT by ownership or common
ownership (including The Common Pool, LLC, and 23Com Software, LLC) or any subsidiary of
RAMPIT.
1.19 "Services" means the services provided by RAMPIT on or via this Website and includes all
Competitions.
1.20 "Third Party Sites" means sites and resources located on servers maintained by others
over whom RAMPIT has no control.
1.21 "User" means any person who has registered a user account on this Website. The term
"User" includes all Competitors and Competition Hosts.
1.22 "User Account" means Your online account with RAMPIT which enables You to use this
Website and includes (but is not limited to) Your username, password, rating score and
feedback.
1.23 "Website" means any web pages contained within this domain and any sub-domains and all
underlying software and infrastructure which permits the holding of Competitions. Where the
context permits, 'website' includes the Services provided on the Website.
1.24 "Winner" means, in relation to any Competition posted on this Website, the Competitor(s)
whose Entries are selected by the Competition Host as winner of the Prize. Competitors may
disqualify their Entries from this selection by expressly informing the Competition Host of
their decision within 48 hours after the close of the competition. Subject to the
Competition Terms and Conditions, there can be more than one Winner in relation to any
Competition.
1.25 "You" the person or team using the Website, including a User.
2. Agreement to be bound
2.1 Use of this Website is subject to this Agreement. You agree to be bound by this Agreement
and any subsequent amendments to this Agreement, as set forth below.
2.2 RAMPIT reserves the right to amend or modify this Agreement at any time, provided that if
such modifications materially limit Your rights and/or expand Your obligations hereunder,
RAMPIT will notify You electronically, such as by email or through the Website. Such
material modifications will take effect on the earlier of the date You indicate Your assent
(by clicking "Accept" or otherwise) or 30 calendar days after RAMPIT's notice. No
modification of the Agreement will apply to any dispute between You and RAMPIT that arose
prior to the effective date of the modification. If at any time You disagree with the
Agreement or any modifications thereof, You may terminate this Agreement and shall cease
using this Website. Your continued use of the Website after the revised Agreement becomes
effective (such as following notice as set forth above) indicates that You have read,
understood, and agreed to the revised Agreement. Any new or different terms supplied by You
are specifically rejected by RAMPIT unless RAMPIT agrees to them in a signed writing
specifically including those new or different terms.
2.3 Particular Competitions may be subject to additional terms and conditions ("Competition
Terms and Conditions"). Competition Terms and Conditions will apply in addition to this
Agreement and will not limit this Agreement in any way unless RAMPIT notifies the parties to
a Competition that this Agreement is amended by the Competition Terms and Conditions. If
RAMPIT does not provide such notification to the parties, this Agreement will prevail in the
event of any inconsistency between it and the Competition Terms and Conditions.
2.4 RAMPIT may alter this Website from time to time by adding or removing features. This
Agreement will not be affected by any alterations to this Website.
2.5 Users may use this Website in the capacity of a Competition Host or Competitor or both.
This Agreement will apply to Your use of the Website in either or both of those capacities.
3. Participation
3.1 In order to participate as a Competition Host or as a Competitor in any Competition, You
must register as a User. Participation on this Website is free.
3.2 Participation is available only to persons and entities who are able to form legally
binding contracts under applicable law. If You do not accept this Agreement, You will not be
permitted to host or participate in any Competition, or otherwise access or use the Website
in any way.
3.3 Without limiting Clause 3.2 above, participation is not available to:
a. Individuals under the age of 18 years;
b. Persons whose participation has been
permanently suspended or terminated under Section 4 below; or,
c. Persons who are or
reside in countries that are prohibited by law, regulation (including United States or other
applicable export laws and regulations), treaty or administrative act from entering into
trade relations (including export of technology) with the United States or its citizens.
3.4 When registering as a User, You warrant to RAMPIT that:
a. if You are an individual, You are 18 years of age or older and You are registering as a
User on Your own behalf and in Your own name (and not on behalf of and/or in the name of a
third person);
b. if You are a corporation or other business entity, You are duly
incorporated or organized under the laws of the place of Your incorporation or organization
and have full legal capacity and power to enter into and perform Your obligations under this
Agreement; and
c. You agree to act in good faith and in accordance with this Agreement.
3.5 No individual or entity may register more than once (for example, by using a different
username/email).
3.6 Acceptance of registration is at the sole discretion of RAMPIT. If RAMPIT believes that
any registration has been made in contravention of clauses 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 or 3.5 above
(or otherwise in breach of this Agreement), it may refuse to accept the registration.
3.7 You are responsible for all use of this Website made using Your User Account (and/or
username/email or password), whether or not You are aware of that use or could reasonably
have been aware of that use. You agree to notify RAMPIT immediately if You become aware of
any unauthorized use of Your User Account.
3.8 Your User Account is personal to You and may not be sold, assigned or transferred to a
third party. If You attempt to sell, assign or transfer Your User Account to a third party,
RAMPIT may suspend or terminate Your participation at its sole discretion.
3.9 RAMPIT may communicate with You through the username/email that You provide at
registration. You agree to notify RAMPIT within a reasonable time if there are any changes
to Your details. If You fail to notify RAMPIT of any changes to Your details, You agree to
waive any objection, claim, defense or recourse You might have had as a consequence of
RAMPIT failing to communicate with You. If You change Your email address and fail to notify
RAMPIT of the change, RAMPIT will be deemed to have communicated with You on the date on
which it communicated with the email address most recently provided by You.
3.10 You warrant that any Content provided or posted by You (through registration or
otherwise):
a. is not false, inaccurate, misleading or fraudulent;
b. does not infringe any third
party's Intellectual Property Rights or other rights arising at law or otherwise;
c. is
not obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening or harassing;
d. does not violate any
applicable law;
e. does not contain or describe pornography and is not otherwise harmful
to persons under the age of 18 years; and
f. will not create liability for RAMPIT or
cause it to lose the services of its internet service providers or other suppliers (in whole
or in part).
g. will not create liability for the Competition Host of any kind.
3.11 If RAMPIT believes that any Content contravenes Clause 3.10 (or any other provision of
this Agreement), it may remove that Content and/or take any other steps as it deems
necessary to protect itself or third parties against any Loss. To the maximum extent
permitted by law, RAMPIT and the Competition Host will not be liable for any Loss to any
person arising from the removal of Content under this Section.
4. Terminating Your Participation
4.1 Subject to Clause 4.2, You may terminate Your participation at any time and without cause
by notifying RAMPIT through this Website.
4.2 If You terminate Your participation, this Agreement and any other applicable terms and
conditions will continue to apply to any Postings made by You prior to giving the notice
described in Clause 4.1 above.
4.3 RAMPIT may, in its absolute discretion, terminate or suspend Your participation at any
time and without notice if it believes that:
a. You have breached this Agreement or any other applicable terms and conditions;
b. You
have acted in a way which is unlawful, or which may create liability for You, RAMPIT, our
Users, our internet service providers or any other supplier;
c. RAMPIT is unable to
verify any information provided by You; or
d. other Users give negative feedback about
You which RAMPIT determines in its absolute discretion is worthy of termination.
4.4 If RAMPIT terminates Your participation, RAMPIT may in its absolute discretion withdraw
any Postings submitted or made by You. If RAMPIT terminates Your participation, RAMPIT may,
at its sole discretion, immediately withdraw Your Entries, which will have no force and
effect from the date on which Your participation was terminated.
4.5 Subject to Clause 4.4, if RAMPIT suspends Your participation, any entries or other
Postings submitted or made by You will be suspended for the period in which Your
participation is suspended.
4.7 If Your participation is terminated, either by You or by RAMPIT:
a. You are no longer authorized to access this Website;
b. all restrictions imposed on
You, licenses granted by You and all indemnities, disclaimers and limitations of liability
set out in this Agreement (including clauses 11 (Limitation of Liability) and 12
(Indemnities)) will survive, along with clauses 14 (Intellectual Property), 16 (Arbitration)
and 18 (Miscellaneous).
5. Use of this Website
5.1 You must not use the Website to facilitate or participate in any illegal activity or
engage in any activity which RAMPIT, in its absolute discretion, considers inappropriate.
RAMPIT reserves the right to terminate or restrict Your access to this Website immediately
and indefinitely if it suspects that You are engaging in any such behavior or are in breach
of any terms of this Agreement. You agree that You will only use Your User Account and this
Website for the purposes of using the Services and for no other purpose. Without limiting
the foregoing, in using Your User Account and accessing the Website, You agree not to:
a. use Your User Account in a fraudulent or illegal manner, or email or otherwise send any
materials from Your User Account which are offensive, unlawful, harassing, libelous,
defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene or otherwise objectionable;
b. use Your User Account to stalk or harass another person;
c. use Your User Account to
impersonate any person in any way whatsoever;
d. use Your User Account to infringe the
copyright, trademark, patent or other Intellectual Property Rights of any person or
entity;
e. use Your User Account to send advertising, chain letters, junk mail, spam or
any other type of unsolicited electronic communications;
f. use Your User Account to
send or distribute any Content of any kind which contains a virus, spyware, malware or other
harmful, disruptive or destructive component;
g. intentionally or negligently use Your
User Account in a way that degrades performance of this Website to other persons;
h.
manipulate, or attempt to manipulate, any Competition;
i. use Your User Account or any
mechanism, software or other scripts in relation to the Website which could disrupt or
interfere with the Website or any servers, software, hardware or equipment connected to or
via the website;
j. restrict or inhibit any other User from using or enjoying the
Website;
k. distribute any pornographic, extremist or racist material or any material
which might otherwise be harmful to persons under the age of 18 years;
l. violate any
applicable law relating to Your use of the website.
6. Terms specific to Competition Hosts
6.1 Competition Hosts will have ultimate responsibility for oversight and decision-making
related to the Competition and Competition Terms and Conditions on the Website.
6.2 Competition Host requires RAMPIT to upload and run a Competition and Competition Host has
entered into a Consulting Agreement with a RAMPIT Affiliate.
6.3 When the Competition Host posts on the Website, the Competition Host warrants that any
Content provided by the Competition Host has not been obtained:
a. by fraud;
b. in breach of any copyright, trademark or other Intellectual Property
Right;
c. in breach of any right of privacy or other right arising under applicable law
or any agreement entered into by You;
d. without limiting any of the foregoing, in
breach of any other applicable law; or
e. in any way that may create liability for
RAMPIT, its Users, its internet service provider or any other suppliers.
6.4 If You are registered as a Competition Host, You further agree when posting a
Competition:
a. to be bound by this Agreement and all Competition Information (including the Competition
Terms and Conditions) relating to the Competition;
b. to be bound by any representations
made in relation to the Competition (including the Competition Information and Competition
Terms and Conditions), whether made directly or indirectly, in writing or orally, by or for
You;
c. that You may only post Competitions that are skills-based challenges to resolve
bona fide problems and not, for clarity, games of chance;
d. that You will select the
Winner according to the criteria set out in the Competition Information;
e. that RAMPIT
does not guarantee the quality of Entries or any minimum number of Entries, nor the
Competitors' title to the Intellectual Property Rights therein; and
f. to inform RAMPIT
of any additional Competition Terms and Conditions that will govern the relationship between
You and Competitors.
6.5 You agree and warrant that You will not cancel a Competition initiated by You for the
purpose of contracting separately with any User or Competitor or to avoid paying any Prize.
6.6 If You wish to withdraw a Competition, You must notify RAMPIT in writing.
7. Terms specific to Competitors
7.1 If You are registered as a Competitor, You agree and further acknowledge and agree that:
a. in making an Entry, to be bound by this Agreement and all Competition Information
(including the Competition Terms and Conditions) relating to the Competition;
b. RAMPIT
does not guarantee the accuracy of the Competition Information (or other Content posted on
the Website), ownership of any Content, or the availability of any Prize;
c. any leader
board appearing in connection with a Competition is indicative only and makes no
representations and creates no entitlements in relation to any Prize;
d. RAMPIT does not
control the decisions of the Competition Host and that any claims You may have in relation
to the decisions of the Competition Host (including the selection of the Winner and ranking
of Competitors), may be taken solely against the Competition Host, including any defamation
or other claims arising from its ranking of Competitors;
e. RAMPIT is not responsible
for any Postings provided by other Users or for the accuracy of Content provided by other
Users;
f. RAMPIT is not liable to pay any Prize, and You will look solely to the
Competition Host for payment of any Prize;
g. in the event that You have any dispute
with another User, You release RAMPIT from all claims of any kind arising from that
dispute;
h. You will not initiate contact with a Competition Host for the purpose of
contracting separately with the Competition Host and/or circumventing any Competition;
and,
i. an Entry will be deemed to have been logged at the time that it is received by
RAMPIT. You agree that neither RAMPIT nor the Competition Host is responsible for any Entry
not being received due to technical reasons or otherwise.
7.2 Judges are permitted to interact with Competitors to carry out due diligence as necessary
to evaluate the proposals against the judging criteria. It is the responsibility of each
Competitor to respond to inquiries from Judges in a timely manner.
7.3 The Competition Host reserves the right to conduct an administrative review of any Entry
in order to screen for completeness and other Entry Content requirements (as described in
the Competition Terms and Conditions) before distributing approved Entries to Judges.
7.3 Competitors permit RAMPIT and/or the Competition Host to publish any Entry, Entry
Content, or Content to other Competitors, Judges or other designees, as necessary, to
promote greater transparency, collaboration, and follow-on investment for Competitors during
the Competition. For further information regarding the sharing of Entries, Entry Content,
and Content, please refer to Section 14, Intellectual Property, the Rules, and the Privacy
Policy.
8. RAMPIT's relationship with Competitor and Competition Host
8.1 RAMPIT is not involved in any way in the formation of any contract between the Competitor
and the Competition Host. RAMPIT at no time acts as an agent for a Competitor or a
Competition Host.
8.2 RAMPIT will not be liable to any Competitor in any respect if a Competition Host or
Competitor fails to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the Competition.
8.3 The Competition Host will at all times be liable to pay Prize(s) to the Winner(s) in
accordance with the Agreement and the Competition Terms and Conditions. RAMPIT will have no
liability whatsoever in respect to the failure of a Competition Host to pay Prize(s) to
Winner(s), and You acknowledge and agree that You will not take action of any kind against
RAMPIT in respect to any claim for a Prize that You may or may not have or wish to make.
9. Terms specific to Winners and Competition Hosts
9.1 The Winner(s) agree that payment of any Prize(s) is conditional upon receipt by the
Competition Host of any Entry Content used or consulted by the Winner in generating the
winning Entry and that Prize(s) will not be paid until this condition has been satisfied.
9.2 The Winner and the Competition Host acknowledge and agree that once the Winners have been
chosen and notified, the Winners will enter into a separate, binding and direct agreement
with the Competition Host in accordance with the Competition Terms and Conditions and in
relation to the provision of the Entry, the Prize and the rights of the Winner(s). This
separate agreement will provide the terms for completion of an additional ten collections in
order to receive the Prize money. RAMPIT and its third party providers will not be a party
to this separate agreement and will have no responsibility or liability whatsoever in
relation to the performance or failure to perform under the separate agreement.
9.3 Each Competition Host acknowledges that RAMPIT does not make any warranties or
representations as to the accuracy or utility of any Entry or associated Entry Content.
10. Taxes on Prizes
10.1 You will be responsible for any tax, levy, or other charge that may arise under any
applicable law from the use of this website, including from the award of any Prize(s). You
acknowledge that You will not be entitled to demand any additional payment by reason of any
Prize(s) being subject to any tax, levy, or other charge in any jurisdiction.
11. Limitation of liability
11.1 THIS WEBSITE AND SERVICES, AND ALL CONTENT ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS"
AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, RAMPIT AND ITS OWNERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. RAMPIT DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS WEBSITE
AND RELATED SERVICES AND THE CONTENT PROVIDED THROUGH IT, INCLUDING THE ENTRIES AND
ASSOCIATED ENTRY CONTENT, TO BE AVAILABLE, ACCURATE, USEFUL, OR FREE OF ERRORS, VIRUSES, OR
OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR EQUIPMENT,
SOFTWARE, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER HARM THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE (INCLUDING
THE SERVICES).
11.2 UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE COMPETITION HOST NOR RAMPIT NOR ITS OWNERS, DIRECTORS,
OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OR RELATED TO
THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED
SAVINGS, EVEN IF RAMPIT OR A RAMPIT AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THESE LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF
ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
You agree that RAMPIT is not responsible for any Loss arising out of, or in any way
connected with:
a. delay or inability to access or use this Website;
b. reliance on any Competition
Information or other Content;
c. the transmission of any computer virus, however
occurring;
d. any unauthorized access to, modification or alteration of Content;
e.
any Content sent or received or not sent or received;
f. any transaction entered into
through this Website;
g. any infringement of rights, including Intellectual Property
Rights;
h. any threatening, defamatory, obscene, offensive, harmful, inappropriate or
illegal Content or conduct of any party;
i. any Content sent by any third party using
and/or included in this Website;
j. termination of Your participation; or
k. any
delays, interruptions, inaccuracies, errors, omissions or cessation of services.
11.3 For the avoidance of doubt, You acknowledge that RAMPIT is a provider of an interactive
computer service and not a publisher under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of
1996, and therefore not responsible for any of the Users' Postings. If, notwithstanding the
provisions of this Clause 11.3, a court of competent jurisdiction holds RAMPIT liable in
respect of any matters arising under or incidental to this Agreement, RAMPIT'S TOTAL
LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR RELATED SERVICES (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT
INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE) WILL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU
FOR USING THIS WEBSITE DURING THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING YOUR CLAIM, OR, IF NO AMOUNT WAS PAID,
SUCH LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO $1,000.
11.4 You agree that RAMPIT and its third party providers will not be liable or responsible
for any failure in, or delay to, the provision of the Services or in RAMPIT complying with
its obligations under this Agreement where such failure or delay has arisen as a direct or
indirect result of:
a. fire, earthquake, storm, flood, hurricane, inclement weather or other act of God, war,
terrorism, explosion, sabotage, industrial accident or industrial strike;
b.
telecommunications failure, hardware failure or software failure;
c. the failure of any
third party to fulfill any obligations to RAMPIT; or
d. any other circumstance or event
which is or is not within the reasonable control of RAMPIT.
12. Indemnity
12.1 You agree to indemnify and hold RAMPIT and the Competition Host, its owners, officers,
employees, agents and suppliers, harmless from all claims and Losses (including legal fees)
due to or arising out of or in connection with Your Postings, Competition, Competition
Information and other Content (as applicable), Your use of this Website, or Your breach of
this Agreement.
13. Access to the Site outside of the United States
13.1 RAMPIT does not represent or warrant that the content on this Website complies with the
laws of any country outside of the United States. If You access this Website from outside
the United States, You do so at Your own risk.
14. Intellectual property
14.1 You acknowledge that, as between the parties, RAMPIT is the owner of all Intellectual
Property Rights in and to this Website (excluding Postings). You acknowledge that You have
no Intellectual Property Rights in or to this Website except for a limited license to use as
necessary to participate in a Competition or evaluate the possibility of such participation.
14.2 You acknowledge that all text, graphics, user interfaces, photographs, trademarks, logos
and artwork, including the design, structure, selection, coordination, expression, 'look and
feel' and arrangement of such Content, provided by RAMPIT or its licensors on this Website
is owned or licensed by or to RAMPIT and is protected by applicable copyright, patent and
trademark laws and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws.
No such Content can be copied, publicly displayed, modified, sold, licensed or distributed
in any way by You without RAMPIT's prior written consent.
14.3 You acknowledge that all components of your submission (text, graphics, photos, videos,
etc.) can be used by the Competition Host and RAMPIT in promotional efforts that support the
Algebra Readiness Challenge. This includes but is not limited to posting elements of your
submission on social media channels, sharing them with traditional and social media outlets
for potential publication, posting to related websites, etc. Proprietary business data or
intellectual property (such as algorithms, new technologies, business processes, etc.) can
be specifically designated by the competitor as not for distribution beyond the judging
panels.
15. Third party sites
15.1 From time to time, RAMPIT may provide, or any Content may contain, links to Third Party
Sites and resources (e.g., www.youtube.com). You acknowledge that:
a. RAMPIT has no control over Third Party Sites and resources;
b. RAMPIT is not
responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources; and
c. RAMPIT does
not endorse and are not responsible for any content, advertising, products, services or
other materials on or available from such sites or resources.
15.2 You acknowledge and agree that RAMPIT will not be responsible or liable, directly or
indirectly, for any Loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with Your use of
or reliance on any Content or material available on or through any Third Party Sites or
resource.
16. Arbitration
16.1 In the interest of resolving disputes between You and RAMPIT in the most expedient and
cost effective manner, You and RAMPIT agree that any and all disputes arising in connection
with this Agreement shall be resolved by binding arbitration. Arbitration is more informal
than a lawsuit in court. Arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or jury,
may allow for more limited discovery than in court, and can be subject to very limited
review by courts. Arbitrators can award the same damages and relief that a court can award.
Our agreement to arbitrate disputes includes, but is not limited to all claims arising out
of or relating to any aspect of this Agreement, whether based in contract, tort, statute,
fraud, misrepresentation or any other legal theory, and regardless of whether the claims
arise during or after the termination of these Terms. You understand and agree that, by
entering into these Terms, You and RAMPIT are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or
to participate in a class action.
16.2 Exceptions. Notwithstanding subsection (a), we both agree that nothing herein shall be
deemed to waive, preclude, or otherwise limit either of our right to (i) bring an individual
action in small claims court, (ii) pursue enforcement actions through applicable federal,
state, or local agencies where such actions are available, (iii) seek injunctive relief in a
court of law, (iv) to file suit in a court of law to address intellectual property
infringement claims or (v) if You are a Competition Host, resolve any dispute that primarily
relates to the applicable Consulting Agreement pursuant to the provisions of said agreement.
16.3 Any arbitration between You and RAMPIT will be governed by the Commercial Dispute
Resolution Procedures and the Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes
(collectively, "AAA Rules") of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"), as modified by
these Terms, and will be administered by the AAA. The AAA Rules and filing forms are
available online at www.adr.org, by calling the AAA at 1-800-778-7879.
16.4 A party who intends to seek arbitration must first send a written notice of the dispute
to the other, by certified mail or Federal Express (signature required), or in the event
that we do not have a physical address on file for You, by electronic mail ("Notice").
RAMPIT's address for Notice is: RAMPIT, LLC, 1004 Hickory Lane, Suite 3, Hermitage, TN 37076
or support@rampit.com. The Notice must (a) describe the nature and basis of the claim or
dispute; and, (b) set forth the specific relief sought. We agree to use good faith efforts
to resolve the claim directly, but if we do not reach an agreement to do so within 30
calendar days after the Notice is received, You or RAMPIT may commence arbitration
proceedings.
16.5 Any arbitration hearings will take place at a location to be agreed upon in Nashville,
TN, provided that if the claim is for $10,000 or less, You may choose whether the
arbitration will be conducted solely on the basis of documents submitted to the arbitrator,
through a non-appearance based telephonic hearing, or by an in-person hearing as established
by the AAA Rules. Regardless of the manner in which the arbitration is conducted, the
arbitrator shall issue a reasoned written decision sufficient to explain the essential
findings and conclusions on which the decision and award, if any, are based. The arbitrator
may make rulings and resolve disputes as to the payment and reimbursement of fees or
expenses at any time during the proceeding and upon request from either party made within 14
calendar days of the arbitrator's ruling on the merits.
16.6 YOU AND RAMPIT AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS
INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR
REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, unless both You and RAMPIT agree otherwise, the
arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims, and may not otherwise preside
over any form of a representative or class proceeding.
16.7 If only Clause 16.6 is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of this Section 16
shall be null and void and, in such case, the parties agree that the exclusive jurisdiction
and venue described in Section 18 shall govern any action arising out of or related to the
Agreement.
17. Digital Millennium Copyright Act
17.1 If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any Content infringes
upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act ("DMCA") by providing RAMPIT's copyright agent (the "Copyright Agent") with
the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further detail):
a. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of
an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
b. Identification of the copyrighted
work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online
site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that
site;
c. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the
subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be
disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the
material;
d. Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact
you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail;
e. A
statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner
complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
f. A
statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of
perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is
allegedly infringed.
17.2 RAMPIT's designated Copyright Agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement is
Copyright Agent, RAMPIT, LLC, 1004 Hickory Lane, Suite 8, Hermitage, TN 37076, email:
support@rampit.com. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all of the requirements
of this Section 17, your DMCA notice may not be valid.
17.3 If you believe that your Content that was removed (or to which access was disabled) is
not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright
owner's agent, or pursuant to the law, to post and use the material in your Content, you may
send a counter-notice containing the following information to the Copyright Agent:
a. Your physical or electronic signature;
b. Identification of the Content that has been
removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the Content appeared
before it was removed or disabled;
c. A statement that you have a good faith belief that
the Content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the
Content; and
d. Your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address, a statement
that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in Nashville, Tennessee, and a
statement that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification
of the alleged infringement.
17.4 If a counter-notice is received by the Copyright Agent, RAMPIT may send a copy of the
counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that it may replace
the removed Content or cease disabling it in 10 business days. Unless the copyright owner
files an action seeking a court order against the Content provider, member or user, the
removed Content may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days or more
after receipt of the counter-notice, at RAMPIT's sole discretion.
18. Miscellaneous
18.1 As defined in Clause 1.1, this Agreement is the entire agreement between You and RAMPIT
relating to the subject matter herein, and supersedes all previous communications,
representations, understandings and agreements, either oral or written, between You and
RAMPIT with respect to said subject matter. This Agreement shall not be modified except in a
writing signed by both parties, or by a change made as provided in Clause 2.2. If any
provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability
will not affect the remainder of this Agreement, which is severable from said provision and
will remain in full force and effect.
18.2 If You breach any provision of this Agreement and RAMPIT has knowledge (either actual or
constructive) of that breach, a failure to pursue legal action or to enforce any remedy
against You will not constitute a waiver of its legal rights. Any waiver of rights under
this Agreement must be in writing and signed by RAMPIT.
18.3 All matters relating to this Website and this Agreement are governed by and are to be
construed according to the laws applicable in the state of Tennessee, United States (without
regard to any rules governing choice of law). If one or more of the exceptions from
arbitration expressly set forth in Section 16 above apply, You agree unconditionally to
submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Davidson County, Tennessee, in
relation to all matters arising out of or in any way connected with this Agreement or this
Website.
18.4 RAMPIT may assign its rights and novate or transfer obligations which arise under this
Agreement. You must not assign, novate or otherwise transfer Your rights or obligations
under this Agreement without the prior written consent of RAMPIT. Any assignment attempted
in violation of this Clause 18.4 shall be void.
18.5 The parties agree that no rule of construction applies to the disadvantage of a party
because that party was responsible for the preparation of this Agreement or part of it.
18.6 Unless otherwise requested in writing by You, RAMPIT may refer to You and Your corporate
identity (if applicable) as part of promoting this Website and RAMPIT in the marketplace. If
RAMPIT wishes to describe the Competition Host using a characterization or terminology not
already publicly available on the competition website, RAMPIT must seek approval in advance
from the Competition Host.
18.7 RAMPIT accepts content uploaded from Users in good faith and on the basis of warranties
provided by Users. It is Your responsibility at all times to investigate and become
satisfied as to the accuracy of the information provided by any other party (including all
Users) on this Website. RAMPIT at no time makes any representations as to the accuracy of
any information provided on this Website.
18.8 You acknowledge and agree that to the extent that this Agreement relates to a
Competition, a prospective Competition or any Posting, this Agreement is intended to also be
for the benefit of the Competition Host, the Competitors and other Users, who are entitled
to enforce the provisions of this Agreement against You.
18.9 All notices, requests, demands, consents, approvals, offers, agreements or other
communications given by You to RAMPIT must be emailed to RAMPIT at support@rampit.com
18.10 In the interpretation of this Agreement, unless the contrary intention appears:
a. the words 'includes' or 'including' mean 'includes without limitation' or 'including
without limitation';
b. a reference to a 'person' or 'entity' includes a reference to an
individual, group of individuals, corporation, firm, association or other entity;
c. the
singular includes the plural and vice versa;
d. an agreement, representation or warranty
made by two or more persons is made by them jointly and by each of them severally; and
headings are inserted for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of this
Agreement.