TERMS OF SERVICE
Last
updated June 10,
2022
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
These Terms of Use constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or
on behalf of an entity (“you”) and Kava
("Company
," “we," “us," or
“our”), concerning your access to and use of the https://discoverkava.com website as well as any other
media form, media channel, mobile website or mobile application related, linked, or otherwise
connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”).
We are registered in
Wales
and have our
registered office at 20-22 Wenlock Road
, London
N1 7GU
.
You agree that by accessing the Site, you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all
of these Terms of Use. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE TERMS OF USE, THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY
PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SITE AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.
Supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be posted on the Site from time to time are
hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to
make changes or modifications to these Terms of Use from time to
time. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last
updated” date of these Terms of Use, and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such
change. Please ensure that you check the applicable Terms every time you use our Site so that you
understand which Terms apply. You will be subject to, and will be deemed to have been made aware of
and to have accepted, the changes in any revised Terms of Use by your continued use of the Site
after the date such revised Terms of Use are posted.
The information provided on the Site is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or
entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or
regulation or which would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or
country. Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the Site from other locations do so on
their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent
local laws are applicable.
The Site is not tailored to comply with industry-specific regulations (Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), etc.), so if
your interactions would be subjected to such laws, you may not use this Site. You may not use the
Site in a way that would violate the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).
The Site is
intended for users who are at least 18 years old. Persons under the age of 18 are not
permitted to use or register for the Site.
2. INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS
Unless otherwise indicated, the Site is our proprietary
property and all source code, databases, functionality, software, website
designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Site
(collectively, the “Content”) and the trademarks, service marks, and logos
contained therein (the “Marks”) are owned or controlled by us or licensed to
us, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and various other
intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws of the United States, international
copyright laws, and international conventions. The Content and the Marks are provided on the
Site “AS IS” for your information and personal use only. Except as expressly provided in these Terms
of Use, no part of the Site and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced,
aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded,
translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited
for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written
permission.
Provided that you are eligible to use the Site, you are
granted a limited license to access and use the Site and to download or print a
copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access
solely for your personal, non-commercial use. We reserve all rights not
expressly granted to you in and to the Site, the Content and the Marks.
By using the Site, you
represent and warrant that:
(1) all registration information you
submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete; (2) you will maintain the accuracy of
such information and promptly update such registration information as necessary
;
(3) you have the legal capacity
and you agree to comply with these Terms of Use;
(4) you are not a minor in the jurisdiction in
which you reside
; (5) you will not access the Site through
automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script, or otherwise; (6) you will not use the Site for any illegal or
unauthorized purpose; and (7) your use of the Site will not violate any
applicable law or regulation.
If you provide any
information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend
or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Site (or any
portion thereof).
You may be
required to register with the Site. You agree to keep your password confidential and
will be responsible for all use of your account and password. We reserve the right to
remove, reclaim, or change a username you select if we determine, in our sole
discretion, that such username is inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise
objectionable.
You may not access or
use the Site for any purpose other than that for which we make the Site available. The Site may
not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically
endorsed or approved by us.
As a user of
the Site, you agree not to:
-
Systematically
retrieve data or other content from the Site to create or compile, directly or
indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written
permission from us.
-
Trick,
defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to
learn sensitive account information such as user
passwords.
-
Circumvent,
disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the
Site, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of
any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Site and/or the
Content contained therein.
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Disparage,
tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the
Site.
-
Use
any information obtained from the Site in order to harass, abuse, or
harm another person.
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Make
improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or
misconduct.
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Use
the Site in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or
regulations.
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Engage
in unauthorized framing of or linking to the
Site.
-
Upload
or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan
horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters
and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes
with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Site or
modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use,
features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the
Site.
-
Engage
in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send
comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data
gathering and extraction tools.
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Delete
the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any
Content.
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Attempt
to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another
user.
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Upload
or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts
as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism,
including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats
(“gifs”), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices
(sometimes referred to as “spyware” or “passive collection mechanisms”
or “pcms”).
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Interfere
with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Site or the networks or
services connected to the Site.
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Harass,
annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in
providing any portion of the Site to
you.
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Attempt
to bypass any measures of the Site designed to prevent or restrict
access to the Site, or any portion of the
Site.
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Copy
or adapt the Site’s software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP,
HTML, JavaScript, or other code.
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Except
as permitted by applicable law, decipher, decompile, disassemble, or
reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up
a part of the Site.
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Except
as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser
usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system,
including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper,
or offline reader that accesses the Site, or using or launching any
unauthorized script or other
software.
-
Use
a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the
Site.
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Make
any unauthorized use of the Site, including collecting usernames and/or
email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of
sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means
or under false pretenses.
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Use
the Site as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the
Site and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavor or
commercial enterprise.
-
Sell
or otherwise transfer your profile.
6. USER
GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS
The Site may invite you to chat, contribute to,
or participate in blogs, message boards, online forums, and other functionality, and
may provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display, transmit,
perform, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or on the
Site, including but not limited to text, writings, video, audio, photographs,
graphics, comments, suggestions, or personal information or other material
(collectively, "Contributions"). Contributions may be viewable by other users of the
Site and through third-party websites. As such, any Contributions you transmit may
be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. When you create or make
available any Contributions, you thereby represent and warrant that:
- The creation, distribution, transmission,
public display, or performance, and the accessing, downloading, or copying
of your Contributions do 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.
- You are the creator and
owner of or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, releases, and
permissions to use and to authorize us, the Site, and other users of the
Site to use your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Site and
these Terms of Use.
- You have the written consent,
release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in
your Contributions to use the name or likeness of each and every such
identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of your Contributions
in any manner contemplated by the Site and these Terms of Use.
- Your Contributions are not
false, inaccurate, or misleading.
- Your Contributions are not
unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, pyramid schemes,
chain letters, spam, mass mailings, or other forms of solicitation.
- Your Contributions are not
obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, harassing, libelous, slanderous, or
otherwise objectionable (as determined by us).
- Your Contributions do not
ridicule, mock, disparage, intimidate, or abuse anyone.
- Your Contributions are not used
to harass or threaten (in the legal sense of those terms) any other person and
to promote violence against a specific person or class of people.
- Your Contributions do not
violate any applicable law, regulation, or rule.
- Your Contributions do not
violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party.
- Your Contributions do not
violate any applicable law concerning child pornography, or otherwise intended
to protect the health or well-being of minors.
- Your Contributions do not
include any offensive comments that are connected to race, national origin,
gender, sexual preference, or physical handicap.
- Your Contributions do not
otherwise violate, or link to material that violates, any provision of these
Terms of Use, or any applicable law or regulation.
Any use of
the Site in violation of the foregoing violates these Terms of Use and may result
in, among other things, termination or suspension of your rights to use the
Site.
By posting
your Contributions to any part of the Site
or making Contributions accessible to the Site by
linking your account from the Site to any of your social networking
accounts
, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the
right to grant, to us an unrestricted, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual,
non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right, and license
to host, use, copy, reproduce, disclose, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle,
archive, store, cache, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate,
transmit, excerpt (in whole or in part), and distribute such Contributions
(including, without limitation, your image and voice) for any purpose, commercial,
advertising, or otherwise, and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into
other works, such Contributions, and grant and authorize sublicenses of the
foregoing. The use and distribution may occur in any media formats and through any
media channels.
This
license will apply to any form, media, or technology now known or hereafter
developed, and includes our use of your name, company name, and franchise name, as
applicable, and any of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, and
personal and commercial images you provide. You waive all moral rights in your
Contributions, and you warrant that moral rights have not otherwise been asserted in
your Contributions.
We do not
assert any ownership over your Contributions. You retain full ownership of all of
your Contributions and any intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights
associated with your Contributions. We are not liable for any statements or
representations in your Contributions provided by you in any area on the Site. You
are solely responsible for your Contributions to the Site and you expressly agree to
exonerate us from any and all responsibility and to refrain from any legal action
against us regarding your Contributions.
We have the right, in
our sole and absolute discretion, (1) to edit, redact, or otherwise change any Contributions;
(2) to re-categorize any Contributions to place them in more appropriate locations on the Site;
and (3) to pre-screen or delete any Contributions at any time and for any reason, without
notice. We have no obligation to monitor your Contributions.
8. GUIDELINES
FOR REVIEWS
We may provide you
areas on the Site to leave reviews or ratings. When posting a review, you must comply with the
following criteria: (1) you should have firsthand experience with the person/entity being
reviewed; (2) your reviews should not contain offensive profanity, or abusive, racist,
offensive, or hate language; (3) your reviews should not contain discriminatory references based
on religion, race, gender, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or
disability; (4) your reviews should not contain references to illegal activity; (5) you should
not be affiliated with competitors if posting negative reviews; (6) you should not make any
conclusions as to the legality of conduct; (7) you may not post any false or misleading
statements; and (8) you may not organize a campaign encouraging others to post reviews, whether
positive or negative.
We may accept, reject,
or remove reviews in our sole discretion. We have absolutely no obligation to screen reviews or
to delete reviews, even if anyone considers reviews objectionable or inaccurate. Reviews are not
endorsed by us, and do not necessarily represent our opinions or the views of any of our
affiliates or partners. We do not assume liability for any review or for any claims,
liabilities, or losses resulting from any review. By posting a review, you hereby grant to us a
perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully-paid, assignable, and sublicensable
right and license to reproduce, modify, translate, transmit by any means, display, perform,
and/or distribute all content relating to reviews.
9. MOBILE
APPLICATION LICENSE
If you access the
Site via a mobile application, then we grant you a revocable, non-exclusive,
non-transferable, limited right to install and use the mobile application on
wireless electronic devices owned or controlled by you, and to access and use
the mobile application on such devices strictly in accordance with the terms
and conditions of this mobile application license contained in these Terms of Use.
You shall not: (1) except as permitted by applicable law, decompile, reverse engineer,
disassemble, attempt to derive
the source code of, or decrypt the application; (2) make any modification,
adaptation, improvement, enhancement, translation, or derivative work from the
application; (3) violate any applicable laws, rules, or regulations in
connection with your access or use of the application; (4) remove, alter, or
obscure any proprietary notice (including any notice of copyright or trademark)
posted by us or the licensors of the application; (5) use the application for
any revenue generating endeavor, commercial enterprise, or other purpose for
which it is not designed or intended; (6) make the application available over a
network or other environment permitting access or use by multiple devices or
users at the same time; (7) use the application for creating a product,
service, or software that is, directly or indirectly, competitive with or in
any way a substitute for the application; (8) use the application to send
automated queries to any website or to send any unsolicited commercial e-mail;
or (9) use any proprietary information or any of our interfaces or our other
intellectual property in the design, development, manufacture, licensing, or
distribution of any applications, accessories, or devices for use with the
application.
Apple and Android
Devices
The following terms apply when you use a mobile
application obtained from either the Apple Store or Google Play (each an “App
Distributor”) to access the Site: (1) the license granted to you for our mobile
application is limited to a non-transferable license to use the application on a device
that utilizes the Apple iOS or Android operating systems, as applicable, and in
accordance with the usage rules set forth in the applicable App Distributor’s terms of
service; (2) we are responsible for providing any maintenance and support services with
respect to the mobile application as specified in the terms and conditions of this
mobile application license contained in these Terms of Use or as otherwise required
under applicable law, and you acknowledge that each App Distributor has no obligation
whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the mobile
application; (3) in the event of any failure of the mobile application to conform to any
applicable warranty, you may notify the applicable App Distributor, and the App
Distributor, in accordance with its terms and policies, may refund the purchase price,
if any, paid for the mobile application, and to the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law, the App Distributor will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever
with respect to the mobile application; (4) you represent and warrant that (i) you are
not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. government embargo, or that has been
designated by the U.S. government as a “terrorist supporting” country and (ii) you are
not listed on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties; (5) you must
comply with applicable third-party terms of agreement when using the mobile application,
e.g., if you have a VoIP application, then you must not be in violation of their
wireless data service agreement when using the mobile application; and (6) you
acknowledge and agree that the App Distributors are third-party beneficiaries of the
terms and conditions in this mobile application license contained in these Terms of Use,
and that each App Distributor will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted
the right) to enforce the terms and conditions in this mobile application license
contained in these Terms of Use against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.
10. SOCIAL
MEDIA
As part of the functionality of the Site, you may link
your account with online accounts you have with third-party service providers (each such account, a
“Third-Party Account”) by either: (1) providing your Third-Party Account login information through the
Site; or (2) allowing us to access your Third-Party Account, as is permitted under the applicable terms
and conditions that govern your use of each Third-Party Account. You represent and warrant that you are
entitled to disclose your Third-Party Account login information to us and/or grant us access to your
Third-Party Account, without breach by you of any of the terms and conditions that govern your use of
the applicable Third-Party Account, and without obligating us to pay any fees or making us subject to
any usage limitations imposed by the third-party service provider of the Third-Party Account. By
granting us access to any Third-Party Accounts, you understand that (1) we may access, make available,
and store (if applicable) any content that you have provided to and stored in your Third-Party Account
(the “Social Network Content”) so that it is available on and through the Site via your account,
including without limitation any friend lists and (2) we may submit to and receive from your Third-Party
Account additional information to the extent you are notified when you link your account with the
Third-Party Account. Depending on the Third-Party Accounts you choose and subject to the privacy
settings that you have set in such Third-Party Accounts, personally identifiable information that you
post to your Third-Party Accounts may be available on and through your account on the Site. Please note
that if a Third-Party Account or associated service becomes unavailable or our access to such Third
Party Account is terminated by the third-party service provider, then Social Network Content may no
longer be available on and through the Site. You will have the ability to disable the connection between
your account on the Site and your Third-Party Accounts at any time. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR THIRD-PARTY ACCOUNTS IS GOVERNED SOLELY BY
YOUR AGREEMENT(S) WITH SUCH THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS. We make no effort to review any Social
Network Content for any purpose, including but not limited to, for accuracy, legality, or
non-infringement, and we are not responsible for any Social Network Content. You acknowledge and agree
that we may access your email address book associated with a Third-Party Account and your contacts list
stored on your mobile device or tablet computer solely for purposes of identifying and informing you of
those contacts who have also registered to use the Site. You can deactivate the connection between the
Site and your Third-Party Account by contacting us using the contact information below or through your
account settings (if applicable). We will attempt to delete any information stored on our servers that
was obtained through such Third-Party Account, except the username and profile picture that become
associated with your account.
11. SUBMISSIONS
You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments,
suggestions, ideas, feedback, or other information regarding the Site ("Submissions") provided by
you to us are non-confidential and shall become our sole property. We shall own exclusive rights,
including all intellectual property rights, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and
dissemination of these Submissions for any lawful purpose, commercial or otherwise, without
acknowledgment or compensation to you. You hereby waive all moral rights to any such Submissions,
and you hereby warrant that any such Submissions are original with you or that you have the right to
submit such Submissions. You agree there shall be no recourse against us for any alleged or actual
infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your Submissions.
12. THIRD-PARTY
WEBSITE AND CONTENT
The Site may contain (or you may be sent via the Site)
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 ("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 Site or
any Third-Party Content posted on, available through, or installed from the Site, 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 Websites or any Third-Party Content does not imply approval or
endorsement thereof by us. If you decide to leave the Site 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 these Terms of
Use 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 Site or relating to any applications
you use or install from the Site. Any purchases you make through Third-Party Websites will be through
other websites and from other companies, and we take no responsibility whatsoever in relation to such
purchases which are exclusively between you and the applicable third party. You agree and acknowledge
that we do not endorse the products or services offered on Third-Party Websites and you shall hold us
harmless from any harm caused by your purchase of such products or services. Additionally, you shall
hold us harmless from any losses sustained by you or harm caused to you relating to or resulting in any
way from any Third-Party Content or any contact with Third-Party Websites.
We allow advertisers to display their advertisements and
other information in certain areas of the Site, such as sidebar advertisements or banner
advertisements. If you are an advertiser, you shall take full responsibility for any
advertisements you place on the Site and any services provided on the Site or products
sold through those advertisements. Further, as an advertiser, you warrant and represent
that you possess all rights and authority to place advertisements on the Site,
including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights, publicity rights, and
contractual rights.
We simply provide the space to place such advertisements, and we have no other relationship with
advertisers.
We reserve the
right, but not the obligation, to: (1) monitor the Site for violations of
these Terms of Use; (2) take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in
our sole discretion, violates the law or these Terms of Use, including without
limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities; (3) in our sole
discretion and without limitation, refuse, restrict access to, limit the
availability of, or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any of
your Contributions or any portion thereof; (4) in our sole discretion and
without limitation, notice, or liability, to remove from the Site or otherwise
disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way
burdensome to our systems; and (5) otherwise manage the Site in a manner
designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper
functioning of the Site.
15. PRIVACY
POLICY
We care about data privacy and security. Please review our Privacy
Policy:
discoverkava.com/privacy. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by
our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms of Use. Please be advised the
Site is hosted in
the United Kingdom
. If you access the Site from any other region of the world with laws or other
requirements governing personal data collection, use, or disclosure that differ from
applicable laws in
the United Kingdom
, then through your continued use of the Site, you are transferring your data to
the United Kingdom
, and you agree to have your data transferred to and processed in
the United Kingdom
.
16. COPYRIGHT
INFRINGEMENTS
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material
available on or through the Site infringes upon any copyright you own or control, please immediately notify us
using the contact information provided below (a “Notification”). A copy of your Notification will be sent to the
person who posted or stored the material addressed in the Notification. Please be advised that pursuant to
applicable law you may be held liable for damages if you make material misrepresentations in a Notification.
Thus, if you are not sure that material located on or linked to by the Site infringes your copyright, you should
consider first contacting an attorney.
These Terms of Use
shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Site. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE
TERMS OF USE, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS
TO AND USE OF THE SITE (INCLUDING BLOCKING CERTAIN IP ADDRESSES), TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO
REASON, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN
THESE TERMS OF USE OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. WE MAY TERMINATE YOUR USE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE
SITE OR DELETE
YOUR ACCOUNT AND
ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION THAT YOU POSTED AT ANY TIME,
WITHOUT WARNING, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION.
If we terminate
or suspend your account for any reason, you are prohibited from registering and
creating a new account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of
any third party, even if you may be acting on behalf of the third party. In
addition to terminating or suspending your account, we reserve the right to
take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil,
criminal, and injunctive redress.
18. MODIFICATIONS
AND INTERRUPTIONS
We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the
contents of the Site at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have
no obligation to update any information on our Site. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all
or part of the Site without notice at any time. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any
modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Site.
We cannot guarantee
the Site will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software,
or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Site, resulting
in interruptions, delays, or errors. We
reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise
modify the Site at any time or for any reason without notice to you. You agree that we have no liability
whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to
access or use the Site during any downtime or discontinuance of the Site. Nothing in these Terms of Use will
be
construed to obligate us to maintain and support the Site or to supply any
corrections, updates, or releases in connection therewith.
These conditions are governed
by and interpreted following the laws of the
United Kingdom
,
and the use of the United Nations Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
is expressly excluded. If your habitual residence is in the EU, and you are a consumer, you additionally possess
the protection provided to you by obligatory provisions of the law of your country of residence. Kava and yourself both agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the
courts of London, which means that you may make a claim to defend your consumer
protection rights in regards to these Conditions of Use in
the United Kingdom
, or in the EU country in which you reside.
To expedite
resolution and control the cost of any dispute, controversy, or claim related to these Terms
of Use (each "Dispute" and collectively, the “Disputes”) brought by either you or us
(individually, a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”), the Parties agree to first
attempt to negotiate any Dispute (except those Disputes expressly provided below) informally
for at least thirty (30)
days before initiating arbitration. Such informal negotiations commence upon written notice
from one Party to the other Party.
Any dispute arising from the relationships
between the Parties to this contract shall be determined by one arbitrator who will be chosen in accordance
with the Arbitration and Internal Rules of the European Court of Arbitration being part of the European
Centre of Arbitration having its seat in Strasbourg, and which are in force at the time the application for
arbitration is filed, and of which adoption of this clause constitutes acceptance. The seat of arbitration
shall be
London, United Kingdom
. The language of the
proceedings shall be English. Applicable rules of substantive law
shall be the law of the
United Kingdom
.
The Parties agree that
any arbitration shall be limited to the Dispute between the Parties individually. To the full
extent permitted by law, (a) no arbitration shall be joined with any other proceeding; (b) there
is no right or authority for any Dispute to be arbitrated on a class-action basis or to utilize
class action procedures; and (c) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be brought in
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