Terms.
LAST MODIFIED: APRIL 12, 2023
The website at https://www.asynchappy.com (the “Site”) is a copyrighted work belonging to Asynchappy Ltd. (“Asynchappy", “we” or “us”). Certain features of the Site may be subject to additional guidelines, terms, or rules, which will be posted on the Site in connection with such features. All such additional terms, guidelines, and rules are incorporated by reference into these Terms.
These terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”) set forth the agreement between you and the Company, and govern your use of the Site, your participation in Memberships offered by Asynchappy memberships as described on the Site (each, an "Asynchappy" membership) and your use of the other products and services we offer through our websites and applications that link to these Terms and Conditions (collectively, the “Asynchappy community”). Our provision to you of access to and use of the Asynchappy community, and any other services or tools provided by Asynchappy that link to these Terms and Conditions are together referred to herein as “Tools” or “Services".
By using our Tools or Services, you agree to these Terms and Conditions, including the mandatory arbitration provision and class action waiver in Section 13. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, please do not use our Tools or Services.
We may supply different or additional terms in relation to some of our Tools and Services, and those different or additional terms become part of your agreement with us if you use those Tools and Services. If there is a conflict between these Terms and Conditions and the additional terms, the additional terms will control for that conflict.
1. ACCEPTANCE AND ELIGIBILITY; ACCESS TO THE SITE1.1 Acceptance. You must be at least 16 years of age to use our Services. By accepting these Terms and Conditions you represent and warrant that you: (a) are at least 16 years of age (or the age of legal majority where you live) or you are a parent or guardian of a user at least 16 years of age and under the age of 16 (or the age of legal majority) and agree to be fully responsible for the acts or omissions of such user in relation to our Services; (b) have read and understand and accept these Terms and Conditions; and, (c) agree that these Terms and Conditions constitute a binding contract governing your rights with respect to the Tools and Services and the relationship between you and Asynchappy.
1.2 Changes. We consistently evaluate our business for improvements, so these Terms and Conditions may need to change. We reserve the right to change these Terms and Conditions at any time. If we do, we will bring such changes to your attention, such as by updating the date at the top of these Terms and Conditions, or by sending notice to the primary email address specified in your account. Please review all updates, as once the Terms and Conditions have been updated your continued use of the Services will constitute acceptance of the updated terms. If you don’t agree with the amended Terms and Conditions, you are free to reject them; unfortunately, that means you must stop using the Services.
1.3 Assessing Membership Eligibility. Asynchappy reserves the right in its sole discretion to accept or decline to accept any applicant or guest into a membership after conducting an evaluation by means within its sole discretion, including, but not limited to, applications and interviews.
1.4 Removal. Asynchappy reserves the right in its sole discretion to remove anyone from a Membership, or any part thereof (including virtual spaces, in-person events, and accommodations) at any time and for any reason, including, but not limited to, lack of payment or other violation of these Terms and Conditions or if we deem it necessary for the comfort, convenience, or safety of others. If we remove you from membership, a Asynchappy or an event, activity, workspace, or accommodations, you will not be entitled to any refund, payment, compensation or credit for unused or missed services or costs that result from the termination of participation.
1.5 Code of Conduct. Asynchappy (“Members”) are expected to abide by and act in accordance with Asynchappy’s Code of Conduct (the "Code of Conduct"). If you are a Participant, the Code of Conduct is incorporated into these Terms and Conditions and by agreeing to these Terms and Conditions, or using the Platform, you are also agreeing to the Code of Conduct.
1.6 Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy for more information about how we collect and use your personal information.1.7 License. Subject to these Terms, the Company grants you a non-transferable, non-exclusive, revocable, limited license to use and access the Site solely for your own personal, noncommercial use.
1.8 Certain Restrictions. The rights granted to you in these Terms are subject to the following restrictions: (a) you shall not license, sell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, distribute, host, or otherwise commercially exploit the Site, whether in whole or in part, or any content displayed on the Site; (b) you shall not modify, make derivative works of, disassemble, reverse compile or reverse engineer any part of the Site; (c) you shall not access the Site in order to build a similar or competitive website, product, or service; and (d) except as expressly stated herein, no part of the Site may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means. Unless otherwise indicated, any future release, update, or other addition to functionality of the Site shall be subject to these Terms. All copyright and other proprietary notices on the Site (or on any content displayed on the Site) must be retained on all copies thereof.
1.9 Modification. Company reserves the right, at any time, to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Site (in whole or in part) with or without notice to you. You agree that Company will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Site or any part thereof.
1.10 No Support or Maintenance. You acknowledge and agree that Company will have no obligation to provide you with any support or maintenance in connection with the Site.
1.11 Ownership. Excluding any User Content that you may provide (defined below), you acknowledge that all the intellectual property rights, including copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets, in the Site and its content are owned by Company or Company’s suppliers. Neither these Terms (nor your access to the Site) transfers to you or any third party any rights, title or interest in or to such intellectual property rights, except for the limited access rights expressly set forth in Section 1.7. Company and its suppliers reserve all rights not granted in these Terms. There are no implied licenses granted under these Terms.
2. THE TOOLS & SERVICES
2.1 Participants. The Services may involve interacting with other members. You assume all risks when using the Services, including but not limited to all risks associated with any online or offline interactions with other Members. There is no substitute for exercising caution when communicating or interacting with any Member, particularly when meeting other Members in person. You acknowledge that Asynchappy does not routinely screen its Members, verify information provided by its Members, or conduct criminal background checks on its Members (although Asynchappy reserves the right to do so). In addition, you are solely responsible for protecting your intellectual property rights, including ensuring that you have sufficient confidentiality agreements in place with another Member before disclosing any confidential information. You agree to take all precautions when communicating or interacting with any other Members, either online or in-person.
2.3 Other Providers. Asynchappy may organize and negotiate perks for its members, including but not limited to credits, dedicated Slack channels, workshops, and office hours, by forming partnerships with other companies (“Other Providers”). When dealing with Other Providers, Asynchappy acts only as an arranger, and all services or products provided by Other Providers or their personnel and employees are not subject to Asynchappy’s supervision or control and are not endorsed, vetted, or recommended by Asynchappy. The Other Providers are solely responsible and liable for providing their respective products and tools & services, unless otherwise specified, and your interactions, communications, or other dealings with such Other Providers, and any associated terms, conditions, warranties or representations, are solely between you and such Other Provider. Asynchappyis not an agent of any Other Provider or any third party, and is not responsible or liable for their actions or inaction or for any loss or damage of any sort you may incur as the result of any products or services of, or your dealings with, such Other Providers. Asynchappy makes no warranty, either express or implied, regarding the suitability, safety, insurance or other aspects of any products, services, or facilities provided by any Other Provider. We encourage you to consult the policies and terms of an Other Provider to determine your rights with respect to their products or services.
2.4 Your Account. When you set up a profile on the Asynchappy website you will be asked to provide certain information about yourself. You agree to provide accurate information when you create your account on Asynchappy.com You may not use a name that you don’t have the right to use, or another person’s name with the intent to impersonate that person. You may not transfer your account to anyone else without our prior written permission. You are responsible for any activity associated with your account. We will treat the information you provide as part of account registration in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You should take care in maintaining the confidentiality of your password.
2.5 Termination. We may terminate or suspend your Asynchappy account at any time at our sole discretion, including if you violate any Asynchappy policy or for any other reason.
2.6 Changes to the Tools & Services. We may discontinue, suspend, add to, or change features of our Tools & Services and may do so without notice to you. You also have the right to stop using our Services at any time. We are not responsible for any loss or harm related to your inability to access or use our Services.
3. PAYMENTS, CANCELLATIONS, AND REFUNDS
3.1 Fees. Pricing for our memberships can be found on our website, https://www.asynchappy.com. Prices for Services are subject to change at any time without notice.
3.2 Payment and Billing Information. To the extent the Tools and Services or any portion thereof is made available for any fee, you will be required to select a payment method and provide Asynchappy or its third-party payment processor with information regarding such payment method, such as your credit card ("Payment Method"). If you provide information regarding your Payment Method, you authorize us and our third-party payment processors to store your Payment Method and other related information, to automatically charge your Payment Method for all amounts due under this Agreement. You represent and warrant to Asynchappy that such information is accurate and that you are authorized to use the Payment Method. You will promptly update your payment information with any changes needed to make such information accurate (for example, a change in your billing address or credit card expiration date, or a new Payment Method due to cancellation or compromise of the previous Payment Method used). You agree to pay Asynchappy the applicable fees for the Tools & Services you select (as well as any applicable taxes), and in the event that Asynchappy is unable to charge any amounts due to your Payment Method on file, then you agree to promptly provide a replacement Payment Method or directly pay Asynchappy for all amounts due upon demand from Asynchappy. You shall be responsible for all taxes associated with the Services other than UK taxes owed by Asynchappy based on Asynchappy's net income.
3.3 Recurring Payments. You acknowledge that the Services may require you to enrol in a recurring payment feature before you can participate in the Services. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO SUCH RECURRING PAYMENTS AND THAT WE MAY SUBMIT PERIODIC CHARGES (E.G., MONTHLY OR ANNUALLY) TO YOUR PAYMENT METHOD WITHOUT FURTHER AUTHORIZATION FROM YOU AND WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE (EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY LAW), UNTIL YOU PROVIDE PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE, AS SET FORTH BELOW, THAT YOU HAVE TERMINATED THIS AUTHORIZATION OR WISH TO CHANGE YOUR PAYMENT METHOD. SUCH NOTICE WILL NOT AFFECT CHARGES SUBMITTED BEFORE WE REASONABLY COULD ACT. TO TERMINATE YOUR AUTHORIZATION OR CHANGE YOUR PAYMENT METHOD, EMAIL YOUR Membership DIRECTOR. We may submit those charges for payment and you will be responsible for such charges.
3.4 Failure to Pay. If you are not current on your payments for Asynchappy's Services, Asynchappy may, in addition to other remedies, restrict your access to our Services until your account becomes current and paid in full. Asynchappy reserves the right to pursue fees owed using collection methods which may include charging other payment methods on file with Asynchappy, and/or retaining collection agencies or legal counsel. In the event legal action is necessary to collect on balances due, you will reimburse us and our vendors or agents for all expenses incurred to recover sums due, including legal fees and other legal expenses.
3.5 Custom Payment Plans. Asynchappy reserves the right to offer custom plans and pricing in addition to what is listed on our website. Custom plans may include billing, payment, and/or renewal terms that are different from our standard terms and will apply where we specifically indicate that such terms will replace any of the terms herein.
3.6 Equity. Unless it's explicitly agreed to by the relevant Participant and Asynchappy, and stated in writing through a formal document, Asynchappy: (a) does not hold equity in any company that is associated with a Member or may be formed as a result of an Asynchappy Membership; and, (b) is not responsible or liable for the actions or inactions of any Member or any company associated with a Member or formed as a result of a Members use of the Services. To be clear, mere Membership in a Asynchappy Membership without such written agreement does not entitle Asynchappy to any ownership or equity in companies that Participants form as a result of the Asynchappy Membership.
3.7 Refunds; General. Asynchappy does not issue refunds or credits except as explicitly stated in these Terms and Conditions or as may be agreed to by Asynchappy in its sole discretion. Except as otherwise set forth in these Terms and Conditions, Participants on payment plans or who pay one-time fees are entitled to a full no-questions-asked refund when the refund request is made in writing: (a) less than seven (7) days after the start of the relevant Asynchappy Membership.
3.8 Refunds; Exclusions. Asynchappy reserves the right to refuse refunds to Participants who abuse our refund policy. Examples of abuse include but are not limited to, requesting refunds for multiple Asynchappy Memberships or requesting refunds in consecutive months. Asynchappy has no obligation to provide refunds to users that violate our Terms and Conditions, Code of Conduct, or other Asynchappy policy, even when refund requests are made within the designated refund period.
3.9 Credits. At any time, and for any reason, we may provide a discount or other consideration ("Credits") to some or all of our Participants. The amount and form of such Credits, and the decision to provide them, are at our sole and absolute discretion. The provision of Credits in one instance does not entitle you to Credits in the future for similar instances, nor does it obligate us to provide Credits in the future, under any circumstance.
4. YOUR CONTENT
4.1 Your Content. “Your Content” means any and all information and content that you submit to, or use with, the Site (e.g., content your profile or postings). You are solely responsible for Your Content. You assume all risks associated with use of Your Content, including any reliance on its accuracy, completeness or usefulness by others, or any disclosure of Your Content that personally identifies you or any third party. You hereby represent and warrant that Your Content does not violate our Acceptable Use Policy (defined in Section 6). You may not represent or imply to others that Your Content is in any way provided, sponsored or endorsed by Asynchappy. Because you alone are responsible for Your Content, you may expose yourself to liability if, for example, Your Content violates the Acceptable Use Policy. The company is not obligated to back up any of Your Content, and Your Content may be deleted at any time without prior notice. You are solely responsible for creating and maintaining your own backup copies of Your Content if you desire.
4.2 Ownership. You, or your licensors, as applicable, retain ownership of the intellectual property rights in and to Your Content, subject to the non-exclusive rights granted below.
4.3 License and Permission to Use Your Content. Asynchappy needs a license because you own Your Content. The following license allows us to share Your Content with other Participants through the Asynchappy Platform, operate our business and provide the Services, and to incorporate it into the Services. This helps us endeavor to maximize value to the Asynchappy community and make the Services better for all Participants. You grant Asynchappy a perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, fully paid, and sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, publicly perform and publicly display Your Content and any name, username or likeness provided in connection with Your Content in all media formats and channels now known or later developed without compensation to you, in connection with operating, promoting, and providing the Services. Depending on your account settings, when you post or otherwise share Your Content on or through our Services, you understand that Your Content and any associated information (such as your profile information, username or profile photo) may be visible to others. You may not create, post, store or share any content that violates these Terms and Conditions or for which you do not have all the rights necessary to grant us the license described above. You represent and warrant that Your Content, and our use of such content as permitted by these Terms and Conditions, will not infringe upon or violate any rights of or cause injury to any person or entity. Although we have no obligation to screen, edit or monitor Your Content, we may delete or remove Your Content at any time and for any reason with or without notice.
4.5 Enforcement. We reserve the right (but have no obligation) to review any User Content, and to investigate and/or take appropriate action against you in our sole discretion if you violate the Acceptable Use Policy or any other provision of these Terms or otherwise create liability for us or any other person. Such action may include removing or modifying your User Content, terminating your Account in accordance with Section 2.5, and/or reporting you to law enforcement authorities.
4.6 Feedback. We welcome your feedback and suggestions about how to improve our Services and other comments about our Services. By voluntarily submitting or otherwise communicating in any manner any questions, comments, reviews, suggestions, ideas, or other feedback or information about Asynchappy or our Services, whether directly to us or to or through any third-party platforms (collectively, “Feedback”), you grant us the right, at our discretion, to use and disclose the Feedback for any commercial or non-commercial purpose, in whole or part, freely and without compensation to you. We will not attribute Feedback to you without obtaining your prior permission (although this does not include reviews or other comments you post yourself). You understand that we may treat Feedback as nonconfidential unless we have expressly agreed in writing to treat it as confidential prior to any disclosure.
5. Asynchappy’s INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
5.1 Ownership; Limited License. We and our licensors own and will continue to own all rights in and to our Tools & Services, including all content and materials contained in or provided as part of the Services (other than Your Content) and all related intellectual property rights, as well as all data we generate from the Services. Subject to your compliance with these Terms and Conditions, you are hereby granted a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use our Tools & Services for your own personal, noncommercial use. Any use of the Services other than as specifically authorized herein, without our prior written permission, is strictly prohibited, will terminate the license granted herein and violate our intellectual property rights.
5.2 Recordings. You grant Asynchappy, and anyone authorized by Asynchappy, permission (a) to photograph and record you (on film, videotape, audiotape, digital media or otherwise) in connection with your participation in an Asynchappy membership activity, (b) to edit and modify any resulting photographs, recordings or other media or materials (collectively the "Photographs and Recordings"), and to use and distribute such Photographs and Recordings, in whole or in part, and your name, likeness, voice, and persona in all media formats and channels now known or later developed without compensation to you, in connection with operating, promoting, and providing the Services. You represent and warrant that you have all rights necessary to grant such permission as set forth herein and that no infringement or violation of any third-party rights will result from such use of your name, likeness, voice or persona. You understand and agree that Asynchappy will own all rights of any kind in the Photographs and Recordings, and that you will retain no rights therein. You further understand that Asynchappy will have no obligation to make any use of the Photographs or Recordings and that all rights granted herein are fully sublicensable and assignable.
5.3 Trademarks. All other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names and company names or logos mentioned on the Services are the property of their respective owners. Reference to any products, services, processes or other information by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation by us.
6. ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY. The following terms constitute our “Acceptable Use Policy”:
You agree that you will not violate any applicable law, contract, intellectual property right or other third-party right or commit a tort, and that you are solely responsible for your conduct while using our Services. You agree that you will not:
As a Participant, violate Asynchappy’s Code of Conduct;
Engage in any harassing, threatening, intimidating, predatory or stalking conduct;
Use or attempt to use another user’s account without authorization from that user and Asynchappy;
Impersonate or post on behalf or any person or entity or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
Sell, resell or commercially use our Services;
Copy, reproduce, distribute, publicly perform or publicly display all or portions of our Services, including any content or materials presented to you as part of an Asynchappy Membership, except as expressly permitted by us or our licensors;
Modify our Services, remove any proprietary rights notices or markings, or otherwise make any derivative works based upon our Services;
Use our Services other than for their intended purpose and in any manner that could interfere with, disrupt, negatively affect or inhibit other users from fully enjoying our Services or that could damage, disable, overburden or impair the functioning of our Services in any manner;
Reverse engineer any aspect of our Services or do anything that might discover source code or bypass or circumvent measures employed to prevent or limit access to any part of our Services;
Attempt to circumvent any content-filtering techniques we employ or attempt to access any feature or area of our Services that you are not authorized to access;
Use any data mining, robots or similar data gathering or extraction methods designed to scrape or extract data from our Services;
Develop or use any applications that interact with our Services without our prior written consent;
Send, distribute or post spam, unsolicited or bulk commercial electronic communications, chain letters, or pyramid schemes;
Use our Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose, or engage in, encourage or promote any activity that violates these Terms and Conditions.
You may also post or otherwise share only Your Content that is nonconfidential and that you have all necessary rights to disclose. You agree that you will not create, post, store or share any of Your Content that:
Is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, suggestive, harassing, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory or fraudulent;
Would constitute, encourage or provide instructions for a criminal offence, violate the rights of any party or otherwise create liability or violate any local, state, national or international law;
May infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual or proprietary right of any party;
Contains or depicts any statements, remarks or claims that do not reflect your honest views and experiences;
Impersonates, or misrepresents your affiliation with, any person or entity;
Contains any unsolicited promotions, political campaigning, advertising or solicitations;
Contains any private or personal information of a third party without such third party’s consent;
Contains any viruses, corrupted data or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files or content; or
In our sole judgment, is objectionable, restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying our Services, or may expose Asynchappy or others to any harm or liability of any type.
Enforcement of this Section 6 is solely at Asynchappy’s discretion, and failure to enforce this section in some instances does not constitute a waiver of our right to enforce it in other instances. In addition, this Section 6 does not create any private right of action on the part of any third party or any reasonable expectation that the Services will not contain any content that is prohibited by such rules.
7. THIRD-PARTY CONTENT
We may provide information about third-party products, services, activities or events, or we may allow third parties to make their content and information available on or through the Services (collectively, “Third-Party Content”). We provide Third-Party Content as a service to those interested in such content. Your dealings or correspondence with third parties and your use of or interaction with any Third-Party Content are solely between you and the third party. Asynchappy does not control or endorse and makes no representations or warranties regarding, any Third-Party Content, and your access to and use of such Third-Party Content is at your own risk.
8. REPEAT INFRINGER POLICY; COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS
In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and other applicable law, we have adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that anything on our Services infringes any copyright that you own or control, you may notify Asynchappy’s designated agent as follows:
By Mail:
Asynchappy, Flat 10, 5 Old Devonshire Road, London, SW129RD, UK
By E-Mail: support@asynchappy.com
9. INDEMNIFICATION
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Asynchappy and our officers, directors, agents, partners and employees (individually and collectively, the “Asynchappy Parties”) from and against any losses, liabilities, claims, demands, damages, expenses or costs (“Claims”) arising out of or related to (a) your access to or use of the Services; (b) Your Content or Feedback; (c) your violation of these Terms and Conditions; (d) your violation, misappropriation or infringement of any rights of another (including intellectual property rights or privacy rights); or (e) your conduct in connection with the Services, including your interactions with other Participants. You agree to promptly notify Asynchappy Parties of any third-party Claims, cooperate with Asynchappy Parties in defending such Claims and pay all fees, costs and expenses associated with defending such Claims (including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees). You also agree that the Asynchappy Parties will have control of the defence or settlement, at Asynchappy's sole option, of any third-party Claims. This indemnity is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other indemnities set forth in a written agreement between you and Asynchappy or the other Asynchappy Parties.
10. DISCLAIMERS
Your use of our Services is at your sole risk. Except as otherwise provided in writing by us, our Tools & Services and any content therein are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. In addition, Asynchappy is not responsible of liable for, and does not make any representations, warranties or guarantees regarding, the conduct of, or your interactions with, its Participants and does not represent or warrant that our Services are accurate, complete, reliable, current or error-free. While Asynchappy attempts to make your use of our online Services and any content therein safe, we cannot and do not represent or warrant that our online Services or servers are free of viruses or other harmful components. You assume the entire risk as to the quality, suitability, and performance of the Services and the conduct of other Participants.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Asynchappy and the other Asynchappy Parties will not be liable to you under any theory of liability—whether based in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, warranty, or otherwise—for any indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, punitive or special damages or lost profits, even if Asynchappy or the other Asynchappy Parties have been advised of the possibility of such damages.The total liability of Asynchappy and the other Asynchappy Parties for any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions or our Services, regardless of the form of the action, is limited to the greater of $50 or the amount paid by you to use our Services in the 12 months preceding the incident that gave rise to the claim.The limitations set forth in this Section 11 will not limit or exclude liability for the gross negligence, fraud or intentional misconduct of Asynchappy or the other Asynchappy Parties or for any other matters in which liability cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
12. RELEASE
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you release Asynchappy and the other Asynchappy Parties from responsibility, liability, claims, demands and/or damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown (including, but not limited to, claims of negligence), arising out of or related to any disputes between you and any third party or any harm resulting from the acts or omissions of third parties.You further release Asynchappy and the other Asynchappy Parties, and anyone acting under their authorization, from any claims that any use of Your Content as authorized herein or the making and use of any Photographs and Recordings violates any of your rights, including without limitation any intellectual property rights or rights of publicity or privacy. You understand that you will not be entitled to any additional compensation for the permission and release granted herein or for the use of any of Your Content or the Photographs and Recordings. If you are a consumer who resides in California, you hereby waive your rights under California Civil Code § 1542, which provides: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.”
13. DISPUTE RESOLUTION; BINDING ARBITRATION.
Please read the following section carefully because it requires you to arbitrate certain disputes and claims with Asynchappy and limits the manner in which you can seek relief from us, unless you opt out of arbitration by following the instructions set forth below. No class or representative actions or arbitrations are allowed under this arbitration agreement. In addition, arbitration precludes you from suing in court or having a jury trial. 13.1 No Representative Actions. You and Asynchappy agree that any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms and Conditions or our Services is personal to you and Asynchappy and that any dispute will be resolved solely through individual action, and will not be brought as a class arbitration, class action or any other type of representative proceeding.13.2 Arbitration of Disputes. Except for small claims disputes in which you or Asynchappy seeks to bring an individual action in small claims court located in the county of your billing address or disputes in which you or Asynchappy seeks injunctive or other equitable relief for the alleged unlawful use of intellectual property, you and Asynchappy waive your rights to a jury trial and to have any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms and Conditions or our Services resolved in court. Instead, for any dispute or claim that you have against Asynchappy or relating in any way to the Services, you agree to first contact Asynchappy and attempt to resolve the claim informally by sending a written notice of your claim (“Notice”) to us by email at support@asynchpapy.com. The Notice must (a) include your name, residence address, email address, and telephone number; (b) describe the nature and basis of the claim; and (c) set forth the specific relief sought. Our notice to you will be similar in form to that described above. If you and Asynchappy cannot reach an agreement to resolve the claim within thirty (30) days after such Notice is received, then either party may submit the dispute to binding arbitration administered and subjected to English law. The arbitrator may conduct only an individual arbitration and may not consolidate more than one individual’s claims, preside over any type of class or representative proceeding or preside over any proceeding involving more than one individual. The arbitrator, Asynchappy, and you will maintain the confidentiality of any arbitration proceedings, judgments and awards, including, but not limited to, all information gathered, prepared and presented for purposes of the arbitration or related to the dispute(s) therein. The arbitrator will have the authority to make appropriate rulings to safeguard confidentiality unless the law provides to the contrary. The duty of confidentiality does not apply to the extent that disclosure is necessary to prepare for or conduct the arbitration hearing on the merits, in connection with a court application for a preliminary remedy or in connection with a judicial challenge to an arbitration award or its enforcement, or to the extent that disclosure is otherwise required by law or judicial decision. For any arbitration initiated by Asynchappy, Asynchappy will pay all fees and costs. You and Asynchappy agree English Law have exclusive jurisdiction over any appeals and the enforcement of an arbitration award. Any claim arising out of or related to these Terms and Conditions or our Services must be filed within one year after such claim arose; otherwise, the claim is permanently barred, which means that you and Asynchappy will not have the right to assert the claim. You have the right to opt out of binding arbitration within 30 days of the date you first accepted the terms of this Section 13 by emailing us at support@asynchappy.com. In order to be effective, the opt-out notice must include your full name and address and clearly indicate your intent to opt out of binding arbitration. By opting out of binding arbitration, you agree to resolve disputes in accordance with Section 14.
If any portion of this Section 13 is found to be unenforceable or unlawful for any reason, (a) the unenforceable or unlawful provision shall be severed from these Terms and Conditions; (b) severance of the unenforceable or unlawful provision shall have no impact whatsoever on the remainder of this Section 13 or the parties’ ability to compel arbitration of any remaining claims on an individual basis pursuant to this Section 13; and (c) to the extent that any claims must therefore proceed on a class, collective, consolidated, or representative basis, such claims must be litigated in a civil court of competent jurisdiction and not in arbitration, and the parties agree that litigation of those claims shall be stayed pending the outcome of any individual claims in arbitration. Further, if any part of this Section 13 is found to prohibit an individual claim seeking public injunctive relief, that provision will have no effect to the extent such relief is allowed to be sought out of arbitration, and the remainder of this Section 13 will be enforceable.
14. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE
Any dispute arising from these Terms and Conditions and your use of the Services will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws England. Disputes arising from these Terms and Conditions will specifically not be governed by the United Nations Conventions on Contracts for The International Sale of Goods, if otherwise applicable.
15. TRANSFER AND PROCESSING OF DATA
In order for us to provide our Services, you agree that we may process, transfer and store information about you in the United Kingdom and other countries, where you may not have the same rights and protections as you do under local law.
16. IN-PERSON EVENTS
As part of the Services, we may offer Asynchappy Participants the opportunity to attend in-person events. In addition to the other provisions of these Terms and Conditions or separate terms that you may agree to with Asynchappy for an event, the terms in this Section 16 apply to your attendance at Asynchappy in-person events.
16.1 Registration. You agree to abide by any and all rules governing access to a Asynchappy event, including payment, guest list, registration, and RSVP limitations and requirements. Asynchappy may change such requirements at any time.
16.2 Event Spaces. You agree to respect all property and spaces in which an Asynchappy event is held and refrain from taking any actions that may cause damage to such property or spaces. If you do take actions that cause damage to such property or spaces, you will be liable for all relevant costs and expenses. Asynchappy is not responsible or liable for anything that happens in the spaces that are not owned or operated by Asynchappy. However, if brought to our attention, we reserve the right to further investigate and take disciplinary action against a Participant for violations of these Terms and Conditions in non-Asynchappy spaces.
16.3 Code of Conduct. Asynchappy strictly enforces the Asynchappy Code of Conduct at all events. You agree that you will adhere to the Code of Conduct at all in-person events and ensure that your invitees do so as well. Asynchappy reserves the right to refuse entry to any event and to remove anyone from any event.
16.4 No Smoking or Illegal Substances. Smoking and any illegal substances are prohibited at all events held by Asynchappy, including e-cigarettes & vapor products. A valid photo ID may be required for admittance to events at which alcohol is served.
17. MISCELLANEOUS
17.1 Survival. Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Terms and Conditions, Sections 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17 survive any expiration or termination of these terms.
17.2 Severability. If it turns out that any part of these Terms and Conditions are invalid, void, or unenforceable, that term will be deemed severable and limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary and shall not affect any other terms or negate the validity of the rest of this agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.
17.3 Electronic Communications. The communications between you and Asynchappy use electronic means, whether you use the Site or send us emails, or whether Asynchappy posts notices on the Site or communicates with you via email. For contractual purposes, you (a) consent to receive communications from Asynchappy in an electronic form; and (b) agree that all terms and conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that Asynchappy provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications would satisfy if it were in a hardcopy writing. The foregoing does not affect your non-waivable rights.
17.4 Entire Agreement. These terms, any and all language directly linked to within these terms, and any official Asynchappy policies and waivers (e.g. the Code of Conduct), constitute the entire and exclusive agreement between you and Asynchappy relating to the subject matter of these Terms and Conditions, and these Terms and Conditions supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications or proposals relating to the subject matter of these Terms and Conditions. The section titles in these Terms and Conditions are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. You agree that communications and transactions between us may be conducted electronically. Except as otherwise provided herein, these Terms and Conditions are intended solely for the benefit of the parties and are not intended to confer third-party beneficiary rights upon any other person or entity.
17.5 Assignment. You cannot assign, transfer or sublicense these Terms and Conditions, or your acceptance into a Asynchappy Membership, or any Services, without first obtaining our consent. We may assign, transfer, or delegate any of our rights and obligations without consent. You hereby acknowledge and agree that these Terms and Conditions do not create any agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment relationship between you and Asynchappy, and neither party has any authority to bind the other in any respect.
17.6 Waiver. If we do not enforce any part of these Terms and Conditions, it shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder, and does not mean we give up the right to later enforce that part or any other part.