TERMS OF SERVICE

TERMS OF SERVICE AGREEMENT

This Terms of Service Agreement (“Agreement”) constitutes a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (“user” or “you”) and Monterey Language Services, LLC and its affiliated companies (collectively, “Company” or “we” or “us” or “our”), concerning your access to and use of the montereylanguages.com website as well as any other media form or media channel related or connected thereto (collectively, the “Website”). The Website allows users to obtain translation and other services (“Company Services”). The Company Services are hosted in the United States.

All users who are minors in the jurisdiction in which they reside (generally under the age of 18) must have the permission of, and be directly supervised by, their parent or guardian to use the Website. If you are a minor, you must have your parent or guardian read and agree to this Agreement prior to your using the Website. Persons under the age of 13 are not permitted to register for the Website or use the Website Services.

YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT BY ACKNOWLEDGING SUCH ACCEPTANCE DURING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS (IF APPLICABLE) AND ALSO BY CONTINUING TO USE THE WEBSITE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ABIDE BY THIS AGREEMENT, OR TO MODIFICATIONS THAT COMPANY MAY MAKE TO THIS AGREEMENT IN THE FUTURE, DO NOT USE OR ACCESS OR CONTINUE TO USE OR ACCESS THE COMPANY SERVICES OR THE WEBSITE.

ORDERING, PAYMENTS AND REFUNDS

Ordering, Payments

Users may use our Quick Order form to order a translation of documents into English if the total number of words to be translated is less than 500. For all other orders, please follow the Request a Quote link. The prices for Quick Orders are posted on the Website. For all other orders, price quotes will be provided based upon the services requested. Orders can also be placed through our internal content management system accessible through the Website for users setting up accounts.

Prices can be changed at any time. Please review our posted prices each time you place an order. However, prices applicable at the time of an order shall not change during the performance of an order. Prices do not include applicable sales, use and similar taxes, which shall be added to the price when applicable and paid by the users. All fees shall be paid in U.S. dollars. Late payments will incur interest at the rate of one and one-half percent (1½%) per month until paid.

Full and complete payment information and authorization is required in order to complete an order. Fees will be charged in accordance with your designated payment method. For Quick Orders, fees will be charged after completion of the Company Services, but prior to delivery. For other orders, fees will be charged in accordance with the terms of the quote. Chargebacks and dishonored checks will be charged to users in the amount of $50 per chargeback or dishonored check. If any legal action is brought to enforce any payment obligations hereunder, Company shall be entitled to receive its attorneys’ fees, court costs and other collection expenses, in addition to any other relief it may receive.

Refunds

There are no refunds for orders for which the work has been completed. If a user cancels an order prior to completion, then the user will be charged a $50 processing fee plus a prorata charge corresponding to the percentage of work completed. Any pre-paid balance remaining after deduction for such charges will be refunded to the user.

Company may accept or reject any order in its discretion. Company may also cancel an order at any time for any reason, without liability. In such case, Company will refund to the user any pre-paid fees.

NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT

For any contract period and one year after termination, client agrees not to directly or indirectly solicit services from interpreters/translators contracted or provided through Monterey Language Services without the prior written consent of the Company.

SOFTWARE

The Company Services may include software for use in connection with the Company Services. If such software is accompanied by an end user license agreement ("EULA"), the terms of the EULA will govern your use of the software. If such software is not accompanied by a EULA, then Company grants to you a non-exclusive, revocable, personal, non-transferable license to use such software solely in connection with the Company Services and in accordance with these Terms of Service.

USER REPRESENTATIONS

By using the Company Services, you represent and warrant that:

1. all information you submit is truthful and accurate;
2. you will maintain the accuracy of such information;
3. you will keep your password confidential and will be responsible for all use of your password and account, if applicable;
4. you are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside, or if a minor, you have received parental permission to use this Website; and
5. your use of the Company Services does not violate any applicable law or regulation.

You also agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Website and (b) maintain and promptly update data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or Company has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Company has the right to suspend or terminate your account and/or refuse any and all current or future use of the Website (or any portion thereof).

USER CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

In the course of obtaining Company Services, you will need to provide Company with materials (the “User Materials”) and based upon such materials, Company will provide you with output materials (the “Output Materials”). The User Materials and Output Materials will often contain information that is confidential to you (the “User Confidential Information”). For clarity, only those portions of the Output Documents that contain information unique to you shall be considered User Confidential Information. You warrant and represent that you have full rights to provide Company with the User Materials and doing so does not violate any law or the rights of any third party. Company agrees to treat User Confidential Information as confidential and will not disclose the User Confidential Information except to Company’s employees, agents, contractors and advisors on a need to know basis provided such recipients are bound by non-disclosure restrictions. Additionally, Company will only use the User Confidential Information for the purpose of providing to you the Company Services you have requested. After completion of the Company Services, upon your request, Company will either return or destroy the User Confidential Information, as you may instruct Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company may retain all other documentation and information relating to the Company Services performed for you as part of Company’s business records for record keeping and business purposes. If no instruction is received, then Company will maintain or delete the User Confidential Information in accordance with Company records retention policies. Information within the following categories shall not be considered User Confidential Information subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section: (1) information that is publicly available or in the public domain at the time disclosed; (2) information that is or becomes publicly available or enters the public domain through no fault of Company; (3) information that is rightfully communicated to Company by persons not bound by confidentiality obligations with respect thereto; (4) information that is already in Company’s possession free of any confidentiality obligations with respect thereto at the time of disclosure; (5) information that is independently developed by Company; (6) information that is approved for release or disclosure by you without restriction; or (7) information that is required to be disclosed pursuant to any applicable law, regulation, judicial or administrative order or decree, or request by other regulatory organization having authority pursuant to the law; provided, however, that Company shall first have given prior written notice to you.

Regarding Content You Provide

You are entirely responsible for the content of any User Materials and other communications provided to Company or the Website (“Contribution”). You thereby represent and warrant that:

1. the creation, distribution, transmission, public display (if applicable) and performance, accessing, downloading, translating, and copying of your Contribution does not and will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or moral rights of any third party;
2. you are the creator and owner of or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, releases and permissions to use and to authorize Company to use your Contributions as necessary to perform the Company Services;
3. your Contribution does not contain any viruses, worms, Trojan horses, malicious code or other harmful or destructive content;
4. your Contribution is not obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, harassing or otherwise objectionable (as determined by Company), libelous or slanderous, does not advocate the violent overthrow of the government of the United States, does not incite, encourage or threaten immediate physical harm against another, does not violate any applicable law, regulation, or rule, and does not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party;
5. your Contribution does not contain material that solicits personal information from anyone under 18 or exploit people under the age of 18 in a sexual or violent manner, and does not violate any federal or state law concerning child pornography or otherwise intended to protect the health or wellbeing of minors;
6. if your employer has rights to intellectual property you create, you have either (i) received permission from your employer to make available the Contribution, or (ii) secured from your employer a waiver as to all rights in or to your Contribution;
7. your Contribution does not violate any state or federal law designed to regulate electronic advertising;
8. your Contribution does not amount to trolling, or the making of controversial statements for the sole purpose of generating responses by others;
9. your Contribution does not constitute, contain, install or attempt to install or promote spyware, malware or other computer code, whether on Company’s or others’ computers or equipment, designed to enable you or others to gather information about or monitor the online or other activities of another party;
10. your Contribution does not inundate the Website with communications or other traffic suggesting no serious intent to use the Website for its stated purpose;
11. your Contribution does not otherwise violate, or link to material that violates, any provision of this Agreement or any applicable law or regulation; and
12. your Contribution does not contain pictures, data, audio or visual files, or any other content that is excessive in size, as determined by Company in its sole discretion.

CONTRIBUTION LICENSE

By transmitting or posting Contributions to any part of the Website, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to the Company a license to use and copy such Contributions for the purpose of performing the Company Services and operating the Website. Company may retain archived copies of your Contributions. The Company does not assert any ownership over your Contributions; rather, as between us and you, subject to the rights granted to us in this Agreement, you retain full ownership of all of your Contributions and any intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights associated with your Contributions.

Company reserves the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, to (i) edit, redact or otherwise change any Contributions, (ii) re-categorize any Contributions to place them in more appropriate locations or (iii) pre-screen or delete any Contributions that are determined to be inappropriate or otherwise in violation of this Agreement.

SUBMISSIONS

You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback or other information about the Website or the Company Services excluding User Materials ("Submissions") provided by you to Company are non-confidential and Company (as well as any designee of Company) shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these Submissions for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

You may not access or use the Website or the Company Services for any other purpose than that for which Company makes them available. The Website and Company Services may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by Company. Prohibited activity includes, but is not limited to:

1. criminal or tortious activity, including child pornography, fraud, trafficking in obscene material, drug dealing, gambling, harassment, stalking, spamming, copyright infringement, patent infringement, or theft of trade secrets;
2. advertising to, or solicitation of, any user to buy or sell any products or services, unless authorized by Company;
3. systematic retrieval of data or other content from the Website to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or directory without written permission from Company;
4. making any unauthorized use of the Company Services, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email;
5. engaging in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Website;
6. transmitting chain letters or junk email to other users;
7. using any information obtained from the Website in order to contact, advertise to, solicit, or sell to any user without their prior explicit consent;
8. engaging in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to add friends or send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots or similar data gathering and extraction tools;
9. interfering with, disrupting, or creating an undue burden on the Website or the networks or services connected to the Website;
10. attempting to impersonate another user or person;
11. using the username of another user;
12. selling or otherwise transferring your profile;
13. using any information obtained from the Website in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person;
14. using the Company Service as part of any effort to compete with Company or to provide services as a service bureau;
15. deciphering, decompiling, disassembling or reverse engineering any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Website;
16. attempting to bypass any measures of the Website designed to prevent or restrict access to the Website, or any portion of the Website;
17. harassing, annoying, intimidating or threatening any Company employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Company Services to you;
18. displaying an advertisement, or accepting payment or anything of value from a third person in exchange for your performing any commercial activity on or through the Website on behalf of that person, such as posting blogs or bulletins with a commercial purpose;
19. deleting the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Contribution or Company Content; and
20. using the Website in a manner inconsistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations.

Linking to Website

You may create links to the Website from other websites, but only in accordance with the following terms and in compliance with all applicable laws. Absent Company’s written authorization otherwise, a website that links to the Website: (a) may link to, but shall not replicate, any materials (including any Company logo); (b) shall not create a browser or border environment around any materials; (c) shall not imply that Company endorses such website or any products, services, or content available through such website; (d) shall not misrepresent its relationship with Company; (e) shall not present false or misleading information about Company, its products, or its services; and (f) shall not contain content that could be construed as distasteful, offensive, or controversial.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS - WEBSITE

The content on the Website (“Company Content”) and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein (“Marks”) are owned by or licensed to Company, and are subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under United States and foreign laws and international conventions. Company Content, includes, without limitation, all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs and graphics. All Company graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts and service names are registered trademarks, common law trademarks or trade dress of Company in the U.S. and/or other countries. Company's trademarks and trade dress may not be used, including as part of trademarks and/or as part of domain names, in connection with any product or service in any manner that is likely to cause confusion and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of the Company. Company Content on the Website is provided to you “AS IS” for your information and personal use only and may not be used, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners. Systematic retrieval of data or other content from the Website to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or directory without written permission from Company is prohibited. Provided that you are eligible to use the Website, you are granted a limited license to access and use the Website and the Company Content and to download or print a copy of any portion of the Company Content to which you have properly gained access solely for your personal, non-commercial use. Company reserves all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Website and Company Content and Marks. If you download or print a copy of the Company Content for personal use, you must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security related features of the Website or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Company Content or enforce limitations on use of the Website or the Company Content therein.

THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT

The Website contains (or you may be sent through the Website or the Company Service) links to other websites ("Third Party Websites") as well as articles, photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, music, sound, video, information, applications, software and other content or items belonging to or originating from third parties (the "Third Party Content"). Such Third Party Websites and Third Party Content are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us, and we are not responsible for any Third Party Websites accessed through the Website or any Third Party Content posted on, available through or installed from the Website, including the content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions, reliability, privacy practices or other policies of or contained in the Third Party Websites or the Third Party Content. Inclusion of, linking to or permitting the use or installation of any Third Party Website or any Third Party Content does not imply approval or endorsement thereof by us. If you decide to leave the Website and access the Third Party Websites or to use or install any Third Party Content, you do so at your own risk and you should be aware that our terms and policies no longer govern. You should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any website to which you navigate from the Website or relating to any applications you use or install from the Website. Any purchases you make through Third Party Websites will be through other websites and from other companies, and Company takes no responsibility whatsoever in relation to such purchases which are exclusively between you and the applicable third party.

PROVISIONS FOR ADVERTISERS

You can target specific audiences by buying ads on the Website. These additional terms apply to you if you place an order for ads on the Website (“Order”). When you place an Order, you will tell us the type of advertising you want to buy, the amount you want to spend, and your bid, if applicable. If we accept your Order, we will deliver your ads as inventory becomes available. You will pay for your Orders in accordance with our payment terms in effect at the time of your Order. The amount you owe will be calculated based on our tracking mechanisms. Your ads must comply with our advertisement guidelines in effect at the time of your Order. Unless otherwise agreed with us, we will determine the size, placement, and positioning of your ads. We do not guarantee the activity that your ads will receive, such as the number of clicks you will get. We cannot control how people interact with your ads, and are not responsible for click fraud or other improper actions that affect the cost of running ads. You will not offer any contest or sweepstakes without our prior written consent. If we consent, you take full responsibility for the contest or sweepstakes, and will follow our applicable guidelines in effect at the time of the Order and all applicable laws. You can cancel your Order at any time by contacting us using the contact information below, but it may take several days before the ad stops running, during which period the applicable charges will continue to accrue. Please contact us for information on the current expected lag time from early termination to cessation of an ad running. Our license to run your ad will end when we have completed your Order. We can use your ads and related information for marketing or promotional purposes. You will not issue any press release or make public statements about your relationship with Company without written permission. We may reject or remove any ad for any reason. If you are placing ads on someone else's behalf, you warrant that you have permission to place the ads and you will be primarily responsible for the payment due for such ads. Additionally, if you fail to make any such payments, we may seek payment directly from the advertiser. You and the advertiser, jointly and severally, agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Company from and against any claims, actions, proceedings, liabilities, costs, expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and damages arising from or relating to any ads you place on the Website. You warrant that you have the legal authority to bind the advertiser to this provision. You agree that if the advertiser you represent violates this provision, we may hold you responsible for that violation.

SITE MANAGEMENT

Company reserves the right but does not have the obligation to:

1. monitor the Website for violations of this Agreement;
2. take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in Company’s sole discretion, violates this Agreement, including without limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities;
3. in Company’s sole discretion and without limitation, refuse, restrict access to or availability of, or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any user’s Contribution or any portion thereof that may violate this Agreement or any Company policy;
4. in Company’s sole discretion and without limitation, notice or liability to remove from the Website or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to Company’s systems;
5. terminate the accounts of repeat infringers; and
6. otherwise manage the Website in a manner designed to protect the rights and property of Company and others and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Website.

PRIVACY

We care about the privacy of our users. Please review the Company Privacy Policy. By using the Website or the Company Services, you are consenting to have your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States. By using the Website or the Company Services, you are consenting to the terms of Privacy Policy.

TERM AND TERMINATION

This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Website and Company Services or are otherwise a user of the Website.

WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO, IN COMPANY’S SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITE TO AND THE COMPANY SERVICES, ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON AT ALL, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION, AND COMPANY MAY TERMINATE YOUR USE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE WEBSITE AND THE COMPANY SERVICES, DELETE YOUR PROFILE AND ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE POSTED AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT WARNING, IN COMPANY’S SOLE DISCRETION.

In order to protect the integrity of the Website and Company Services, Company reserves the right at any time in its sole discretion to block certain IP addresses from accessing the Website Company Services.

Any provisions of this Agreement that, in order to fulfill the purposes of such provisions, need to survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement, shall be deemed to survive for as long as necessary to fulfill such purposes.

MODIFICATIONS

To Agreement

Company may modify this Agreement from time to time. Any and all changes to this Agreement will be reflected on the Website and revisions will be indicated by date. You agree to be bound to any changes to this Agreement when you use the Company Services after any such modification is posted on the Website. Company may also, in its discretion, choose to alert all users with whom it maintains email information of such modifications by means of an email to their most recently provided email address. It is therefore important that you regularly review this Agreement and keep your contact information current in your account settings to ensure you are informed of changes. Modifications to this Agreement shall be effective when posted but shall not apply retroactively. Additionally, modifications made to this Agreement applicable to dispute resolution shall not apply to disputes arising prior to the effective date of the modification.

To Services

Company reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Company Services (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that Company shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Company Services, except for a refund of pre-paid fees for Company Services not rendered.

GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

All questions of law, rights, and remedies regarding any act, event or occurrence undertaken pursuant or relating to this Website or the Company Services shall be governed and construed by the law of the State of California, excluding such state’s conflicts of law rules. Any legal action of whatever nature by or against Company arising out of or related in any respect to this Website and the Company Services shall be brought solely in either the applicable federal or state courts located in or with jurisdiction over Monterey County, California; subject, however, to the right of Company, at the Company's sole discretion, to bring an action to seek injunctive relief to enforce this Agreement or to stop or prevent an infringement of proprietary or other third party rights (or any similar cause of action) in any applicable court in any jurisdiction where jurisdiction exists with regard to a user. You hereby consent to (and waive any challenge or objection to) personal jurisdiction and venue in the above-referenced courts. Application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is excluded from this Agreement. Additionally, application of the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act (UCITA) is excluded from this Agreement. In no event shall any claim, action or proceeding by you related in any way to the Website and/or the Company Service (including your visit to or use of the Website and/or the Company Service) be instituted more than two (2) years after the cause of action arose.

CORRECTIONS

Occasionally there may be information on the Website that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to service descriptions, pricing, availability, and various other information. Company reserves the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update the information at any time, without prior notice.

WARRANTIES; DISCLAIMERS

Company warrants that the Company Services will be performed in a professional manner. If a user identifies any errors in the Company Services, the user must notify Company of such errors within 5 business days of delivery to the user of the applicable Output Materials. If Company agrees that there are errors, Company will make reasonable efforts to correct any such errors so notified to Company at no additional charge to the user. The correction of such errors shall be users’ sole remedy and Company’s sole liability in the case of errors found in an Output Materials. Company does not warrant that the Company Services will be performed error-free.

YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND COMPANY SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH ABOVE, COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE AND THE COMPANY SERVICES AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE WEBSITE’S CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO THIS WEBSITE AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (A) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT AND MATERIALS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY SERVICES, (B) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR WEBSITE, (C) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (D) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE WEBSITE, (E) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (F) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT AND MATERIALS ON THE WEBSITE OR PROVIDED TO A USER AS AN OUTPUT MATERIALS, OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE WEBSITE SERVICES. COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND COMPANY WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY OR ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR COMPANY SERVICES OR ANY DELAY OR ERROR IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY SERVICES, EVEN IF COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, COMPANY’S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID FOR THE COMPANY SERVICES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF A CLAIM.

CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH SAYS: "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH, IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR."

INDEMNITY

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Company, its subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their respective officers, agents, partners and employees, harmless from and against, any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, made by any third party due to or arising out of your Contributions, use of the Company Services in violation of this Agreement and/or arising from a breach of this Agreement and/or any breach of your representations and warranties set forth above.

NOTICES

Except as explicitly stated otherwise, any notices given to Company shall be given by email to info@montereylanguages.com. Any notices given to you shall be given to the email address you provided to us, or such other address as each party may specify. Notice shall be deemed to be given 24 hours after the email is sent, unless the sending party is notified that the email address is invalid. We may also choose to send notices by regular mail or discussion forum postings or to your account.

U.S. EXPORT CONTROLS

Software from this Website is further subject to United States export controls. No software may be downloaded from the Website or otherwise exported or re-exported (i) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria, or any other Country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.

MISCELLANEOUS

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Company regarding the use of the Company Services and the Website. The failure of Company to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in this Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. This Agreement operates to the fullest extent permissible by law. You may not assign this Agreement and your account without our express written consent. Company may assign any or all of its rights and obligations to others at any time. Company shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage, delay or failure to act caused by any cause beyond Company's reasonable control. If any provision or part of a provision of this Agreement is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from this Agreement and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

CONTACT US

In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Company Services or to receive further information regarding use of the Company Services, please contact Company as set forth below or, if any complaint with us is not satisfactorily resolved, and you are a California resident, you can contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 400 "R" Street, Sacramento, California 95814 or by telephone at 1-916-445-1254.

Monterey Language Services, LLC
2600 Garden Road, Suite 130
Monterey, CA 93940, USA
Fax: 831-299-2522
Email: info@montereylanguages.com
Phone: 831-655-3460