1. Acceptance of Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions govern your use of all services provided by Conference America (the “Servicesâ€). To the extent applicable, the terms of your account application, credit card authorization form, written customer agreements, service request forms and this website will also govern your use of the Services. All such terms, together with these Terms and Conditions, shall constitute our agreement (the “Agreementâ€) regarding the Services. To the extent of any inconsistency of terms between documents, these Terms and Conditions shall control except only where the terms of a written document constituting part of the Agreement expressly state that such terms control over these Terms and Conditions. By requesting or using any Service, you acknowledge that you have read and unconditionally agree to these Terms and Conditions with respect to such Service. You warrant and represent that you are authorized to purchase and use the Services and that you are at least 18 years of age. You also warrant that all information you provide under this Agreement is true and complete and that you will promptly update such information to maintain its accuracy. We may modify these Terms and Conditions via website posting, email or other form of notice at any time in our sole discretion. The version of these Terms and Conditions in effect at the time a Service is provided shall govern such Service.
2. Use of Services. You will use the Services in accordance with this Agreement. You warrant that your use of the Services will not violate any applicable laws, rules or regulations. You will not, either indirectly or directly, interfere with, corrupt, damage or disrupt our Services, web site, hardware, software or other facilities. You will not remove or modify any copyright, trademark, service mark, confidentiality or other proprietary notice or marking appearing on any materials relating to the Services.
3. Account Security. Depending on the Service, you may receive access telephone numbers, access codes or URLs upon completing the Service registration process. You are responsible for all use and security of your access telephone numbers, passcodes, URLs and accounts, and you agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use thereof. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this requirement. You will be responsible for any and all amounts charged to your account regardless of prompt notification of unauthorized use or fraudulent use of your account, except to the extent such unauthorized use is caused by our gross negligence. Unauthorized use includes any access or use of Services under your account by anyone without your express permission, whether as a result of fraud or otherwise.
4. Service Levels. You acknowledge that interruptions and loss of Services may occur as a result of maintenance or repairs to our facilities, degradation, unexpected outages or interruptions (including, but not limited to, a force majeure event under Section 16 below), or an act or omission by you or any third party. We will not incur any liability as a result of any such interruption or loss.
5. Proprietary Rights. We own and will retain all rights and interests in and to our Services, web site, and other facilities, and each component thereof, including, but not limited to, all copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets and other proprietary rights. You will not have, acquire or assert any rights in our Service, web site, other facilities, or components, and will not, without our prior written consent, copy, reproduce or distribute in any manner any of the content, data or information available through our Services, web site, or other facilities.
6. Fees and Expenses.
a. Payment. You will pay for the Services in accordance with our standard prices
and payment terms that are applicable at the time of your use of each Service. For
all Services used by authorized and unauthorized users accessing or using your account,
you will pay us all amounts due including, but not limited to, the price for each
Service and all applicable fees, taxes, interest and other charges. You will pay
all amounts due under this Agreement in local currency. For example, if you establish
an account with an initial billing address in the United States, then all prices
that we list or quote to you will be invoiced and paid in U.S. dollars (USD). If
you establish an account with an initial billing address located in Canada, then
all prices that we list or quote to you will be invoiced and paid in Canadian dollars
(CAD). For all Services that are billed based on elapsed time, time is measured
for billing purposes based on the number of one-minute blocks of time, or portion
thereof, during which participants are connected to our equipment. Our billing system
tracks sixty one-minute blocks for each hour of each day. The duration of participation
for participants will begin with the first such minute block during all or part
of which such participants are connected, and will end with the last such minute
block during all or part of which such participants are connected. We may, at our
discretion, apply your payments to any outstanding amounts you owe us. You will
pay all applicable international, federal, state, and local taxes, surcharges and
fees, including, but not limited to, universal service fees, sales, use and other
taxes relating to the Agreement or your use of Services. All Services are subject
to a percentage "taxes and fees" surcharge, which may be adjusted from time to time,
to cover such taxes and fees and any other costs or charges associated with such
Services and not specifically included in the price. You are responsible for all
fees or charges assessed by your telecommunications or Internet provider that may
be incurred as a result of your use of Services. You will reimburse us for all expenses
and legal fees incurred by us in enforcing our rights under the Agreement including,
without limitation, our defense of any claims by you that do not result in a final
judgment in your favor on the merits. Invoices paid by credit card are not subject
to the prompt payment discount, if any, available to non-credit card customers.
Standard pricing for certain Services: Operator Handled Calls $0.425 per participant
minute; AlwaysOn Toll-free Calls $0.300 per participant minute; Dial Meet Me $0.405 per participant
minute; Activate/Deactivate Maintenance Fee $74.95 per leader account; Question
& Answer $0.250 per participant minute; and Replay $0.425 per participant minute.
For current pricing on other Services contact Conference America, Inc. at 800-925-8000.
If you initially connect to AlwaysOn or other non-operator assisted services and
then elect to use operator services, the call will be billed at the highest applicable
rate based on the operator services used. Scheduled Services with more than 100
participants are special Services to which unused line fees may apply. Contact Conference
America, Inc. at 1-800-925-8000 for additional details. We may modify all rates
and pricing from time to time, with or without notice. If you believe you have been
incorrectly charged for any Service, you must notify us of such disputed fees within
60 days from the date such Service was provided or waive your right to dispute such
fees. Written notification of all disputed fees must be delivered in accordance
with Section 19. We may reimburse you, at our discretion, for any disputed fee,
but all fees must be paid on or before the date due regardless of whether they are
in dispute. Unless otherwise indicated on an invoice, all payments are due within
twenty (20) calendar days of invoice date.
b. Late Fees and Dishonored Payment. If you do not pay any amount when due, then
you will pay us interest of 1.5% per month on all such overdue amounts until paid.
We may apply your deposit to any amount due as further described in Section 7. If
any check, draft or similar instrument that you remit to us in payment of charges
owing under this Agreement is not paid or is dishonored by a financial institution,
then you also will pay us $25.00 or the maximum amount allowed by applicable law,
if greater.
7. Credit Authorization and Deposits. We may check your financial status and credit history from any sources, at any time, to determine creditworthiness. We may, in our sole discretion, require you to make a reasonable deposit(s) to be held by us as a guarantee of the payment of amounts due under this Agreement. We may apply the deposit to any amounts you may owe under this Agreement and require you to make an additional deposit. At the time the Agreement is terminated, we will credit the amount of the deposit to any amount due and owing by you to us, and any remaining amount of the deposit will be refunded to you. Interest will be paid on sums retained on deposit by us only to the extent required by law.
8. Warranty Disclaimer. WE PROVIDE OUR SERVICES ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE BASIS" AND MAKE NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SERVICES, AND WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, DESCRIPTION AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES THAT THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY OR FREE FROM ERRORS.
9. Liability Limitation. YOUR SOLE REMEDY, AND OUR SOLE OBLIGATION, WITH RESPECT TO ANY BREACH OF THE AGREEMENT OR FAILURE OR ERROR OF OUR SERVICES WILL BE FOR US TO USE COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE EFFORTS TO RESTORE OR CORRECT SUCH SERVICES. WE MAY, AT OUR SOLE DISCRETION, REFUND ALL OR PART OF THE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICE LOSS OR INTERRUPTION. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY THEORIES OF BREACH OF CONTRACT OR WARRANTY OR TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY)) FOR ANY DAMAGES, WHETHER COMPENSATORY, DIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, ANY COSTS TO PROCURE SUBSTITUTE SERVICES, OR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION RELATING TO SERVICES (OR ANY UNAVAILABILITY THEREOF), EVEN IF WE KNEW OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
10. Indemnification. You will indemnify, defend (at our election) and hereby release us, our directors, our officers and our employees from all losses, damages, penalties, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, legal fees) caused by, arising from or relating to information provided by you or your use of Services or our website or your breach of the Agreement.
11. Termination of Services. We may immediately terminate or suspend your account and use of our Services if you breach the Agreement or if we reasonably believe that your use of the Services may violate any applicable law or regulation or agreement or threaten our security or damage our information, data, software, hardware or other facilities. Upon termination of your use of the Services, you will promptly return to us all data, materials, Confidential Information (as defined below) and our other properties held by you with respect to the Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 of these Terms and Conditions will survive termination of your account.
12. Confidentiality. Our "Confidential Information" means information, in any form, of or relating to us, our customers, users, vendors or licensors or the Services and that is not generally known to the public (including, but not limited to, our pricing terms). You will not, and will cause anyone that uses your accounts to not, directly or indirectly, disclose or use our Confidential Information. You may use our Services solely for your own internal purposes. You may only make copies of such Confidential Information as is necessary in connection with your use of such information that is expressly permitted in this Section 12. You will use best efforts to protect our Confidential Information from unauthorized disclosure and use. We may seek equitable relief (in addition to any other remedies) to enforce this Section 12. Your obligations under this Section 12 will continue (i) with respect to Confidential Information that is a trade secret under applicable law, for the longer of five years after the term of the Agreement or until such Confidential Information no longer is a trade secret under applicable law, and (ii) with respect to all other Confidential Information, for five years after the termination of the Agreement.
13. Privacy. For more information on our practices with respect to customer information collection, use and disclosure practices, please review our privacy policy by clicking the privacy policy icon on our web site at www.yourcall.com. Our privacy policy also governs your use of the Services.
14. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement is the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the Services and supersedes all agreements, understandings, discussions, warranties and representations, in any form, express or implied, between the parties prior to the Agreement and related to the Services. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Agreement may only be amended by a writing signed by each party.
15. Assignment. You will not assign the Agreement, in whole or in part, without our prior written consent.
16. Force Majeure. We will not be liable for any failure or delay in performance to the extent caused by any event beyond our reasonable control, including, but not limited to, an act of God; flood; riot; fire; explosion; judicial or governmental act; terrorism; military act; labor dispute; third party act or omission; failure of utility or telecommunications facilities; virus, worm, trojan horse or other code, command, file or program designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any software, hardware or equipment; Internet slow-down or failure; or any weather condition or event.
17. Governing Law. The Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Alabama. Any action or proceeding arising out of this Agreement must be brought in the state or federal courts located in Montgomery County, Alabama and you hereby consent to jurisdiction and venue in such courts and waive any objection to such jurisdiction and venue on the grounds that it is an inconvenient forum or any similar grounds. You consent to the service of process in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement by notice to the address of record for your account. Nothing will prevent us from seeking or enforcing any judgment against you in any other jurisdiction.
18. Severability; Waiver. All provisions of this Agreement are severable, and any provision of this Agreement found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. To the extent legally permissible, the parties will replace any illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid provision that will implement the intended purpose of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision.
19. Notice. Any notices under this Agreement must be in writing and delivered by U.S. Mail or courier service, return receipt requested, to the following address or by confirmed fax to: Conference America, Inc., 7079 University Court, Montgomery, Alabama 36117, Facsimile: (334) 260-0707 (or at such other addresses or facsimile numbers as we may from time to time provide you); and to you at the address or fax number of record for your account or, in the event of multiple accounts, at the address or fax number of record for any such account.