The following are the terms and conditions for use of the "LeadShield" service. This is a service provided by LeadShield LLC. LeadShield LLC. will hereafter be referred to as ("LeadShield", "we", "us"), and the service provided at LeadShield.io will be hereafter referred to as "LeadShield" or "the Service". Please read these terms carefully. BY COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS AND/OR USING THE SERVICE, YOU ARE STATING THAT YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN ACCOUNT AND THAT YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF these terms of service ("AGREEMENT"). The Service is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein.
1. Definitions
◦ "Account" refers to the billing account for the Service.
◦ "Customer Data" means the data about the characteristics and activity of email addresses in your autoresponder service collected by use of the Client Code which is stored on the Servers and analyzed by the Processing Software.
◦ "Client Code" means the proprietary LeadShield email autoresponder integration code which is used in conjunction with your autoresponder API for the purpose of collecting Customer Data, together with any fixes or upgrades provided by you.◦ “Email fraud" is a type of fraud that occurs when collecting email addresses where a person or computer system subscribes to an email list, without genuine interest in that email lists content, for the purpose of spying on competitors or artificially inflating the number of real subscribers appearing on that list.
◦ "Processing Software" means the proprietary LeadShield Software and any all upgrades to such, which analyzes the Customer Data and generates the Reports.
◦ "Report" means the resulting analysis shown at LeadShield.io (or such other URL the Service may provide) including stored emails and customer data.
◦ "Servers" means the servers controlled by LeadShield upon which the Customer Data is stored and analysed to provide the Reports.
◦ "Software" means the Client Code and the service software which produces the reports and email verifications.
◦ "Subscription" means the billing terms agreed upon for your Account, between you and LeadShield.
◦ "Email verifications" means the proprietary algorithm used by LeadShield to verify if an email is valid or not.
3. User Account
◦ To register for the Service, you must complete the registration process by providing LeadShield with current, complete and accurate information as prompted by the registration form, including your e-mail address, username and password. You will at all times be responsible for maintaining the security of your account and password: you should protect your passwords and are fully responsible for your own and third party use of your accounts. LeadShield cannot and will not be liable for any loss and/or damage resulting from your failure to comply with this security obligation.
◦ LeadShield, in its sole discretion, may accept or reject for any reason any person as a User of the Service.
◦ You may not use the Service for any illegal or unauthorized purpose, nor violate any applicable laws (including but not limited to copyright laws). You are solely responsible for any and all activities that relate to your Account. You agree to notify LeadShield immediately upon learning of any unauthorized use of your Account or any other breach of security.
◦ From time to time, LeadShield employees may log in to the Service under your customer password in order to maintain or improve the Service, including providing you with assistance on technical or billing issues. You hereby acknowledge and consent to such access.
4. Non-Exclusive License
◦ LeadShield hereby grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable license to connect and use the Software solely as necessary to use the Service for one or more autoresponder accounts that you own and control. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You may remotely access, view and download your Reports stored at www.LeadShield.io (or such other URL LeadShield may provide). Your license of, use of and access to the Software and the Service (which may include, without limitation, the Software, documentation and reports) is conditioned upon your compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
◦ You will not, nor will you allow any third party to: (i) copy, modify, adapt, translate or otherwise create derivative works of the Software or the Documentation; (ii) reverse engineer, de-compile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Software; (iii) rent, lease, sell, assign or otherwise transfer rights in or to the Client Code, the Processing Software, the documentation or the Service; (iv) remove any proprietary notices or labels on the Software or placed by the Service; or (v) use, post, transmit or introduce any device, software or routine which interferes or attempts to interfere with the operation of the Service or the Software.
◦ You will use the Software, Service and Reports solely for your own internal use, and will not make the Software or Service available for timesharing, application service provider or service bureau use. You will comply with all applicable laws and regulations in your use of and access to the Documentation, Software, Service and Reports. The license will expire immediately upon failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement. Upon such expiration, you must destroy all originals and copies of the Client Code in your possession and so certify in writing to LeadShield within 3 business days of termination and cease any further use of the Service without the express written consent of LeadShield.
5. Information Rights
◦ You hereby allow LeadShield to collect, store and process your Customer Data. The Customer Data may include one or more cookies that LeadShield uses to differentiate between users. LeadShield may examine Customer Data to provide you with technical support or to improve the Service.
◦ LeadShield may retain and use, subject to the terms of its Privacy Policy (located at https://www.LeadShield.io/privacy, or such other URL as LeadShield may provide from time to time), information collected on your use of the Service, in order to, among others, generate anonymous aggregated reports. LeadShield will not share information associated with you or your email lists with any third parties unless LeadShield (i) has your consent; (ii) concludes that it is required by law or has a good faith belief that access, preservation or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property or safety of LeadShield, its users or the public; or (iii) provides such information in certain limited circumstances to third parties to carry out tasks on LeadShield's behalf (e.g., billing or data storage) with strict restrictions that prevent the data from being used or shared except as directed by LeadShield. When this is done, it is subject to agreements that oblige those parties to process such information only on LeadShield's instructions and in compliance with this Agreement and appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
◦ Unless you notify LeadShield otherwise in writing, LeadShield may identify you as a valued customer and optionally issue a press release that discloses that you are using the Service.
6. Billing, Upgrades and Downgrades, Cancellation
◦ We use various billing service providers. When using such provider's services, you agree to follow and comply with the policies of such provider.
◦ The LeadShield Services may be purchased on a periodic subscription basis under which payment is prepaid. Subscription Service will be automatically renewed and your credit card (or other payment method account) will be charged every month without further authorization from you.
◦ You are responsible for paying any applicable fees and applicable taxes associated with the Service in a timely manner with a valid payment method. Unless otherwise stated, all fees are quoted in U.S. Dollars (USD). You agree to pay for all services that you purchase through the Service, and we may charge your selected payment method or send you an invoice for any such fees owed. You are required to keep your billing information current, complete, and accurate (e.g., a change in billing address, credit card number, or expiration date) and to notify LeadShield if your selected payment method is cancelled (e.g., for loss or theft).
◦ You are responsible for all charges incurred under your Account, as well as charges incurred by Accounts associated with or created through your Account, by you or anyone who uses your Account (including your co-workers, colleagues, team-members, etc.). If your payment method fails or your account is past due, we may collect fees owed using other collection mechanisms. Your Account, as well as Accounts associated with or created through your Account, may be deactivated without notice to you if payment is past due, regardless of the dollar amount. You are also responsible for paying any governmental taxes imposed on your purchase from or use of the Service, including, but not limited to, sales, use, or value-added taxes.
◦ LeadShield may offer different service levels at various monthly rates. Should you upgrade or downgrade your service level, the price of the chosen service level will be charged in subsequent monthly or yearly periods.
◦ If you exceed the limits of your service level, your account can be upgraded to a service level which accommodates your usage, and the price of this service level will be charged in subsequent monthly or yearly periods.
◦ All fees are paid in advance and are refundable at LeadShield LLC’s discretion.
◦ You are solely responsible for properly cancelling your account. You can cancel your account at any time by contacting LeadShield by email at support@LeadShield.io or using the “Support” link on LeadShield.io. Your request must be received at least 24 hours prior to your subscription renewal date, or the cancellation will not be effective until the following month.
◦ All Customer Data and Reports may be immediately deleted from the Service upon cancellation. This information cannot be recovered once your account is cancelled.
◦ If you cancel your Account before the end of the current paid period, your cancellation will take effect immediately.
◦ LeadShield, in its sole discretion, has the right to suspend or terminate your Account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service. Such termination of the Service will result in the deactivation or deletion of your Account or your access to your Account, and the forfeiture and relinquishment of all Customer Data and Reports in your Account.
7. Indemnification
◦ You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend LeadShield, at your expense, any and all third-party claims, actions, proceedings, and suits brought against LeadShield or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or affiliates, and all related liabilities, damages, settlements, penalties, fines, costs or expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and other litigation expenses) incurred by LeadShield or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or affiliates, arising out of or relating to (i) your breach of any term or condition of this Agreement, (ii) your use of the Service, (iii) your violations of applicable laws, rules or regulations in connection with the Service, or (iv) your Brand Features. In such a case, LeadShield will provide you with written notice of such claim, suit or action. You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any claim. LeadShield reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you.
8. Third Parties
◦ If you provide access to your Account or any portion thereof to any third party or use the Service to collect information on behalf of any third party ("Third Party"), whether or not you are authorized to do so by LeadShield, the terms of this Section shall apply to you.
◦ If you use the Service on behalf of any Third Party, you represent and warrant that (a) you are authorized to act on behalf of, and bind to this Agreement, that Third Party, (b) as between the Third Party and you, the Third Party owns any rights to Customer Data in the applicable account, and (c) you shall not disclose Third Party's Customer Data to any other party without the Third Party's consent.
◦ You shall ensure that each Third Party is bound by and abides by the terms of this Agreement. LeadShield makes no representations or warranties for the direct or indirect benefit of any Third Party. With respect to Third Parties, you shall take all measures necessary to disclaim any and all representations or warranties that may pertain to LeadShield, the Service, the Software or the Reports, or use thereof. You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend LeadShield, at your expense, against any and all third-party claims, actions, proceedings, and suits brought against LeadShield or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or affiliates, and all related liabilities, damages, settlements, penalties, fines, costs or expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and other litigation expenses) incurred by LeadShield, or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or affiliates, arising out of or relating to (a) any representations and warranties made by you concerning any aspect of the Service, the Software or Reports to Third Parties; (b) any claims made by or on behalf of any Third Party pertaining directly or indirectly to your use of the Service, the Software or Reports; (c) violations of your obligations of privacy to any Third Party; and (d) any claims with respect to acts or omissions of Third Parties in connection with the Services, the Software or Reports.
9. Disclaimer of Warranties
◦ The information and services included in or available through the Service, including the Reports, may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. LeadShield and/or its respective suppliers may make improvements and/or changes in the Service or Software at any time, with or without notice. LeadShield does not represent or warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Service, the Software or any other software on the Server are free of viruses or other harmful components. You specifically agree that LeadShield shall not be responsible for unauthorized access to or alteration of the Customer Data or data from your Website. LeadShield does not guarantee storage of Customer Data. Storage space allocated to you is subject to agreement with LeadShield or the amount of available space.
◦ LeadShield does not guarantee the Service will be operable at all times or during any down time (1) caused by outages to any public Internet backbones, networks or servers, (2) caused by any failures of your equipment, systems or local access services, (3) for previously scheduled maintenance or (4) relating to events beyond LeadShield's control such as strikes, riots, insurrection, fires, floods, explosions, war, governmental action, labor conditions, earthquakes, natural disasters, or interruptions in Internet services to an area where LeadShield or your servers are located or co-located. Complete accuracy in all aspects of your Statistics at all times also is not guaranteed.
◦ THE SERVICE, THE SOFTWARE AND REPORTS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES, CLAIMS OR REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY LeadShield, EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE, THE SOFTWARE, THE DOCUMENTATION AND REPORTS, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NOR ARE THERE ANY WARRANTIES CREATED BY COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, OR TRADE USAGE. LeadShield DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE, THE SOFTWARE OR REPORTS WILL MEET YOUR NEEDS OR BE FREE FROM ERRORS, OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED. THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS AGREEMENT AND FORMED THE BASIS FOR DETERMINING THE PRICE CHARGED FOR THE SERVICE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OF AN IMPLIED WARRANTY, SO THIS DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
10. Limitation of Liability
◦ LeadShield WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO USER OR ANY THIRD-PARTY CLAIMANT FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS OR LOST DATA COLLECTED THROUGH THE SERVICE), OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON A CLAIM OR ACTION OF CONTRACT, WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHER TORT, BREACH OF ANY STATUTORY DUTY, INDEMNITY OR CONTRIBUTION, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF LeadShield HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE EXCLUSION CONTAINED IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE FAILURE OF THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY PROVIDED IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS IN THIS AND THE FOREGOING PARAGRAPH MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
◦ LeadShield will not be liable for any email fraud detected or not detected by the Software. The Software makes a best effort to identify email fraud. The Service will not prevent inaccurate email verifications from occurring, nor detect all types and all instances of when an email is verified inaccurately that may occur.
◦ LeadShield will not be liable or responsible for any for any inaccurate email verifications performed by the Software. The Software makes a best effort to verify emails as accurately as possible. The Service will not prevent the email fraud from occurring, nor detect all types and all instances of email fraud that may occur.
◦ LeadShield's total cumulative liability to you or any other party for any loss or damages resulting from any claims, demands, or actions arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall not exceed US .
11. Notice of Proprietary Rights
◦ The Service, which includes but is not limited to the Client Code and the Software and all intellectual property rights in the Service are, and shall remain, the property of LeadShield. All rights in and to the Software not expressly granted to you in this Agreement are hereby expressly reserved and retained by LeadShield and its licensors without restriction, including, without limitation, LeadShield right to sole ownership of the Software and logos, trademarks, trade secrets, databases, reports, and Web site.
◦ Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you agree not to (and to not allow any third party to): (a) sublicense, distribute, or use the Service outside of the scope of the License granted herein; (b) copy, modify, adapt, translate, prepare derivative works from, reverse engineer, disassemble, or decompile the Processing Software or otherwise attempt to discover any source code or trade secrets related to the Service; (c) use the trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos, domain names and other distinctive brand features or any copyright or other proprietary rights associated with the Service for any purpose without the express written consent of LeadShield; (d) register, attempt to register, r assist anyone else to register any trademark, trade name, serve marks, logos, domain names and other distinctive brand features, copyright or other proprietary rights associated with LeadShield other than in the name of LeadShield; or (e) remove, obscure, or alter any notice of copyright, trademark, or other proprietary right appearing in or on any item included with the Service.
12. Modifications to Terms of Service and Other Policies
◦ LeadShield reserves the right at any time and from time to time to update, modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. LeadShield shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
◦ Any new features that augment or enhance the current Service, including the release of new tools and resources, shall be subject to the Terms of Service. Continued use of the Service after any such changes shall constitute your consent to such changes. You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time at: https://LeadShield.io/terms.
◦ Downgrading your service level may cause the loss of Data, features, or capacity of your Account. LeadShield does not accept any liability for such loss.
13. General Conditions
◦ Your use of the Service is at your sole risk. The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.◦ Technical support is only provided to paying account holders and is only available via email or help desk. Any technical support provided to free account holders will be done at LeadShield's discretion.
◦ You must not modify, adapt or hack the Service or modify another website so as to falsely imply that it is associated with the Service, LeadShield, or any other LeadShield service.
◦ You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service without the express written permission by LeadShield.
◦ You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Service, including your Data, may be transferred unencrypted and involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
◦ LeadShield technical staff may instruct you, from time to time, to perform modifications to the Client Code connected to your autoresponder account. You agree to cooperate and perform any required modifications.
◦ You grant to LeadShield a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use and display your name, the name of your company, your website address, your company's website address and your company's logo on LeadShield websites and marketing materials and LeadShield client lists.
14. Earnings Disclaimer
◦ Every effort has been made to accurately represent the Service and it's potential. There is no guarantee that you will earn any money using the techniques and ideas in this Website. Examples in the Website are not to be interpreted as a promise or guarantee of earnings. Earning potential is entirely dependent on the person using the Service, ideas and techniques.
◦ No express or implied guarantees of income are made when purchasing the Service. You agree that we are not responsible for the success or failure of your business decisions.
15. Miscellaneous; Applicable Law and Venue
◦ LeadShield shall be excused from performance hereunder to the extent that performance is prevented, delayed or obstructed by causes beyond its reasonable control. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed to the extent necessary to make it enforceable to the maximum extent permissible so as to affect the intent of the parties, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
◦ This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the state of Pennsylvania without reference to its conflict of law principles. In the event of any conflicts between foreign law, rules, and regulations, and Pennsylvania law, rules, and regulations, Pennsylvania law, rules and regulations shall prevail and govern. Each party agrees to submit to the exclusive and personal jurisdiction of the courts located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act shall not apply to this Agreement. The Software is controlled by U.S. Export Regulations, and it may be not be exported to or used by embargoed countries or individuals. Any notices to LeadShield must be sent to: LeadShield, LLC., 18 Willow Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA, via first class or air mail or overnight courier, and are deemed given upon receipt. A waiver of any default is not a waiver of any subsequent default. You may not assign or otherwise transfer any of Your rights hereunder without LeadShield's prior written consent, and any such attempt is void. The relationship between LeadShield and You is not one of a legal partnership relationship, but is one of independent contractors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
The following are the terms and conditions for use of the "LeadShield" service. This is a service provided by LeadShield LLC. LeadShield LLC. will hereafter be referred to as ("LeadShield", "we", "us"), and the service provided at LeadShield.io will be hereafter referred to as "LeadShield" or "the Service". Please read these terms carefully. BY COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS AND/OR USING THE SERVICE, YOU ARE STATING THAT YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN ACCOUNT AND THAT YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF these terms of service ("AGREEMENT"). The Service is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein.
1. Definitions
◦ "Account" refers to the billing account for the Service.
◦ "Customer Data" means the data about the characteristics and activity of email addresses in your autoresponder service collected by use of the Client Code which is stored on the Servers and analyzed by the Processing Software.
◦ "Client Code" means the proprietary LeadShield email autoresponder integration code which is used in conjunction with your autoresponder API for the purpose of collecting Customer Data, together with any fixes or upgrades provided by you.◦ “Email fraud" is a type of fraud that occurs when collecting email addresses where a person or computer system subscribes to an email list, without genuine interest in that email lists content, for the purpose of spying on competitors or artificially inflating the number of real subscribers appearing on that list.
◦ "Processing Software" means the proprietary LeadShield Software and any all upgrades to such, which analyzes the Customer Data and generates the Reports.
◦ "Report" means the resulting analysis shown at LeadShield.io (or such other URL the Service may provide) including stored emails and customer data.
◦ "Servers" means the servers controlled by LeadShield upon which the Customer Data is stored and analysed to provide the Reports.
◦ "Software" means the Client Code and the service software which produces the reports and email verifications.
◦ "Subscription" means the billing terms agreed upon for your Account, between you and LeadShield.
◦ "Email verifications" means the proprietary algorithm used by LeadShield to verify if an email is valid or not.
3. User Account
◦ To register for the Service, you must complete the registration process by providing LeadShield with current, complete and accurate information as prompted by the registration form, including your e-mail address, username and password. You will at all times be responsible for maintaining the security of your account and password: you should protect your passwords and are fully responsible for your own and third party use of your accounts. LeadShield cannot and will not be liable for any loss and/or damage resulting from your failure to comply with this security obligation.
◦ LeadShield, in its sole discretion, may accept or reject for any reason any person as a User of the Service.
◦ You may not use the Service for any illegal or unauthorized purpose, nor violate any applicable laws (including but not limited to copyright laws). You are solely responsible for any and all activities that relate to your Account. You agree to notify LeadShield immediately upon learning of any unauthorized use of your Account or any other breach of security.
◦ From time to time, LeadShield employees may log in to the Service under your customer password in order to maintain or improve the Service, including providing you with assistance on technical or billing issues. You hereby acknowledge and consent to such access.
4. Non-Exclusive License
◦ LeadShield hereby grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable license to connect and use the Software solely as necessary to use the Service for one or more autoresponder accounts that you own and control. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You may remotely access, view and download your Reports stored at www.LeadShield.io (or such other URL LeadShield may provide). Your license of, use of and access to the Software and the Service (which may include, without limitation, the Software, documentation and reports) is conditioned upon your compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
◦ You will not, nor will you allow any third party to: (i) copy, modify, adapt, translate or otherwise create derivative works of the Software or the Documentation; (ii) reverse engineer, de-compile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Software; (iii) rent, lease, sell, assign or otherwise transfer rights in or to the Client Code, the Processing Software, the documentation or the Service; (iv) remove any proprietary notices or labels on the Software or placed by the Service; or (v) use, post, transmit or introduce any device, software or routine which interferes or attempts to interfere with the operation of the Service or the Software.
◦ You will use the Software, Service and Reports solely for your own internal use, and will not make the Software or Service available for timesharing, application service provider or service bureau use. You will comply with all applicable laws and regulations in your use of and access to the Documentation, Software, Service and Reports. The license will expire immediately upon failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement. Upon such expiration, you must destroy all originals and copies of the Client Code in your possession and so certify in writing to LeadShield within 3 business days of termination and cease any further use of the Service without the express written consent of LeadShield.
5. Information Rights
◦ You hereby allow LeadShield to collect, store and process your Customer Data. The Customer Data may include one or more cookies that LeadShield uses to differentiate between users. LeadShield may examine Customer Data to provide you with technical support or to improve the Service.
◦ LeadShield may retain and use, subject to the terms of its Privacy Policy (located at https://www.LeadShield.io/privacy, or such other URL as LeadShield may provide from time to time), information collected on your use of the Service, in order to, among others, generate anonymous aggregated reports. LeadShield will not share information associated with you or your email lists with any third parties unless LeadShield (i) has your consent; (ii) concludes that it is required by law or has a good faith belief that access, preservation or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property or safety of LeadShield, its users or the public; or (iii) provides such information in certain limited circumstances to third parties to carry out tasks on LeadShield's behalf (e.g., billing or data storage) with strict restrictions that prevent the data from being used or shared except as directed by LeadShield. When this is done, it is subject to agreements that oblige those parties to process such information only on LeadShield's instructions and in compliance with this Agreement and appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
◦ Unless you notify LeadShield otherwise in writing, LeadShield may identify you as a valued customer and optionally issue a press release that discloses that you are using the Service.
6. Billing, Upgrades and Downgrades, Cancellation
◦ We use various billing service providers. When using such provider's services, you agree to follow and comply with the policies of such provider.
◦ The LeadShield Services may be purchased on a periodic subscription basis under which payment is prepaid. Subscription Service will be automatically renewed and your credit card (or other payment method account) will be charged every month without further authorization from you.
◦ You are responsible for paying any applicable fees and applicable taxes associated with the Service in a timely manner with a valid payment method. Unless otherwise stated, all fees are quoted in U.S. Dollars (USD). You agree to pay for all services that you purchase through the Service, and we may charge your selected payment method or send you an invoice for any such fees owed. You are required to keep your billing information current, complete, and accurate (e.g., a change in billing address, credit card number, or expiration date) and to notify LeadShield if your selected payment method is cancelled (e.g., for loss or theft).
◦ You are responsible for all charges incurred under your Account, as well as charges incurred by Accounts associated with or created through your Account, by you or anyone who uses your Account (including your co-workers, colleagues, team-members, etc.). If your payment method fails or your account is past due, we may collect fees owed using other collection mechanisms. Your Account, as well as Accounts associated with or created through your Account, may be deactivated without notice to you if payment is past due, regardless of the dollar amount. You are also responsible for paying any governmental taxes imposed on your purchase from or use of the Service, including, but not limited to, sales, use, or value-added taxes.
◦ LeadShield may offer different service levels at various monthly rates. Should you upgrade or downgrade your service level, the price of the chosen service level will be charged in subsequent monthly or yearly periods.
◦ If you exceed the limits of your service level, your account can be upgraded to a service level which accommodates your usage, and the price of this service level will be charged in subsequent monthly or yearly periods.
◦ All fees are paid in advance and are refundable at LeadShield LLC’s discretion.
◦ You are solely responsible for properly cancelling your account. You can cancel your account at any time by contacting LeadShield by email at support@LeadShield.io or using the “Support” link on LeadShield.io. Your request must be received at least 24 hours prior to your subscription renewal date, or the cancellation will not be effective until the following month.
◦ All Customer Data and Reports may be immediately deleted from the Service upon cancellation. This information cannot be recovered once your account is cancelled.
◦ If you cancel your Account before the end of the current paid period, your cancellation will take effect immediately.
◦ LeadShield, in its sole discretion, has the right to suspend or terminate your Account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service. Such termination of the Service will result in the deactivation or deletion of your Account or your access to your Account, and the forfeiture and relinquishment of all Customer Data and Reports in your Account.
7. Indemnification
◦ You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend LeadShield, at your expense, any and all third-party claims, actions, proceedings, and suits brought against LeadShield or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or affiliates, and all related liabilities, damages, settlements, penalties, fines, costs or expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and other litigation expenses) incurred by LeadShield or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or affiliates, arising out of or relating to (i) your breach of any term or condition of this Agreement, (ii) your use of the Service, (iii) your violations of applicable laws, rules or regulations in connection with the Service, or (iv) your Brand Features. In such a case, LeadShield will provide you with written notice of such claim, suit or action. You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any claim. LeadShield reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you.
8. Third Parties
◦ If you provide access to your Account or any portion thereof to any third party or use the Service to collect information on behalf of any third party ("Third Party"), whether or not you are authorized to do so by LeadShield, the terms of this Section shall apply to you.
◦ If you use the Service on behalf of any Third Party, you represent and warrant that (a) you are authorized to act on behalf of, and bind to this Agreement, that Third Party, (b) as between the Third Party and you, the Third Party owns any rights to Customer Data in the applicable account, and (c) you shall not disclose Third Party's Customer Data to any other party without the Third Party's consent.
◦ You shall ensure that each Third Party is bound by and abides by the terms of this Agreement. LeadShield makes no representations or warranties for the direct or indirect benefit of any Third Party. With respect to Third Parties, you shall take all measures necessary to disclaim any and all representations or warranties that may pertain to LeadShield, the Service, the Software or the Reports, or use thereof. You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend LeadShield, at your expense, against any and all third-party claims, actions, proceedings, and suits brought against LeadShield or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or affiliates, and all related liabilities, damages, settlements, penalties, fines, costs or expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and other litigation expenses) incurred by LeadShield, or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or affiliates, arising out of or relating to (a) any representations and warranties made by you concerning any aspect of the Service, the Software or Reports to Third Parties; (b) any claims made by or on behalf of any Third Party pertaining directly or indirectly to your use of the Service, the Software or Reports; (c) violations of your obligations of privacy to any Third Party; and (d) any claims with respect to acts or omissions of Third Parties in connection with the Services, the Software or Reports.
9. Disclaimer of Warranties
◦ The information and services included in or available through the Service, including the Reports, may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. LeadShield and/or its respective suppliers may make improvements and/or changes in the Service or Software at any time, with or without notice. LeadShield does not represent or warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Service, the Software or any other software on the Server are free of viruses or other harmful components. You specifically agree that LeadShield shall not be responsible for unauthorized access to or alteration of the Customer Data or data from your Website. LeadShield does not guarantee storage of Customer Data. Storage space allocated to you is subject to agreement with LeadShield or the amount of available space.
◦ LeadShield does not guarantee the Service will be operable at all times or during any down time (1) caused by outages to any public Internet backbones, networks or servers, (2) caused by any failures of your equipment, systems or local access services, (3) for previously scheduled maintenance or (4) relating to events beyond LeadShield's control such as strikes, riots, insurrection, fires, floods, explosions, war, governmental action, labor conditions, earthquakes, natural disasters, or interruptions in Internet services to an area where LeadShield or your servers are located or co-located. Complete accuracy in all aspects of your Statistics at all times also is not guaranteed.
◦ THE SERVICE, THE SOFTWARE AND REPORTS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES, CLAIMS OR REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY LeadShield, EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE, THE SOFTWARE, THE DOCUMENTATION AND REPORTS, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NOR ARE THERE ANY WARRANTIES CREATED BY COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, OR TRADE USAGE. LeadShield DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE, THE SOFTWARE OR REPORTS WILL MEET YOUR NEEDS OR BE FREE FROM ERRORS, OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED. THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS AGREEMENT AND FORMED THE BASIS FOR DETERMINING THE PRICE CHARGED FOR THE SERVICE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OF AN IMPLIED WARRANTY, SO THIS DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
10. Limitation of Liability
◦ LeadShield WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO USER OR ANY THIRD-PARTY CLAIMANT FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS OR LOST DATA COLLECTED THROUGH THE SERVICE), OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON A CLAIM OR ACTION OF CONTRACT, WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHER TORT, BREACH OF ANY STATUTORY DUTY, INDEMNITY OR CONTRIBUTION, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF LeadShield HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE EXCLUSION CONTAINED IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE FAILURE OF THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY PROVIDED IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS IN THIS AND THE FOREGOING PARAGRAPH MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
◦ LeadShield will not be liable for any email fraud detected or not detected by the Software. The Software makes a best effort to identify email fraud. The Service will not prevent inaccurate email verifications from occurring, nor detect all types and all instances of when an email is verified inaccurately that may occur.
◦ LeadShield will not be liable or responsible for any for any inaccurate email verifications performed by the Software. The Software makes a best effort to verify emails as accurately as possible. The Service will not prevent the email fraud from occurring, nor detect all types and all instances of email fraud that may occur.
◦ LeadShield's total cumulative liability to you or any other party for any loss or damages resulting from any claims, demands, or actions arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall not exceed US .
11. Notice of Proprietary Rights
◦ The Service, which includes but is not limited to the Client Code and the Software and all intellectual property rights in the Service are, and shall remain, the property of LeadShield. All rights in and to the Software not expressly granted to you in this Agreement are hereby expressly reserved and retained by LeadShield and its licensors without restriction, including, without limitation, LeadShield right to sole ownership of the Software and logos, trademarks, trade secrets, databases, reports, and Web site.
◦ Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you agree not to (and to not allow any third party to): (a) sublicense, distribute, or use the Service outside of the scope of the License granted herein; (b) copy, modify, adapt, translate, prepare derivative works from, reverse engineer, disassemble, or decompile the Processing Software or otherwise attempt to discover any source code or trade secrets related to the Service; (c) use the trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos, domain names and other distinctive brand features or any copyright or other proprietary rights associated with the Service for any purpose without the express written consent of LeadShield; (d) register, attempt to register, r assist anyone else to register any trademark, trade name, serve marks, logos, domain names and other distinctive brand features, copyright or other proprietary rights associated with LeadShield other than in the name of LeadShield; or (e) remove, obscure, or alter any notice of copyright, trademark, or other proprietary right appearing in or on any item included with the Service.
12. Modifications to Terms of Service and Other Policies
◦ LeadShield reserves the right at any time and from time to time to update, modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. LeadShield shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
◦ Any new features that augment or enhance the current Service, including the release of new tools and resources, shall be subject to the Terms of Service. Continued use of the Service after any such changes shall constitute your consent to such changes. You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time at: https://LeadShield.io/terms.
◦ Downgrading your service level may cause the loss of Data, features, or capacity of your Account. LeadShield does not accept any liability for such loss.
13. General Conditions
◦ Your use of the Service is at your sole risk. The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.◦ Technical support is only provided to paying account holders and is only available via email or help desk. Any technical support provided to free account holders will be done at LeadShield's discretion.
◦ You must not modify, adapt or hack the Service or modify another website so as to falsely imply that it is associated with the Service, LeadShield, or any other LeadShield service.
◦ You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service without the express written permission by LeadShield.
◦ You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Service, including your Data, may be transferred unencrypted and involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
◦ LeadShield technical staff may instruct you, from time to time, to perform modifications to the Client Code connected to your autoresponder account. You agree to cooperate and perform any required modifications.
◦ You grant to LeadShield a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use and display your name, the name of your company, your website address, your company's website address and your company's logo on LeadShield websites and marketing materials and LeadShield client lists.
14. Earnings Disclaimer
◦ Every effort has been made to accurately represent the Service and it's potential. There is no guarantee that you will earn any money using the techniques and ideas in this Website. Examples in the Website are not to be interpreted as a promise or guarantee of earnings. Earning potential is entirely dependent on the person using the Service, ideas and techniques.
◦ No express or implied guarantees of income are made when purchasing the Service. You agree that we are not responsible for the success or failure of your business decisions.
15. Miscellaneous; Applicable Law and Venue
◦ LeadShield shall be excused from performance hereunder to the extent that performance is prevented, delayed or obstructed by causes beyond its reasonable control. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed to the extent necessary to make it enforceable to the maximum extent permissible so as to affect the intent of the parties, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
◦ This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the state of Pennsylvania without reference to its conflict of law principles. In the event of any conflicts between foreign law, rules, and regulations, and Pennsylvania law, rules, and regulations, Pennsylvania law, rules and regulations shall prevail and govern. Each party agrees to submit to the exclusive and personal jurisdiction of the courts located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act shall not apply to this Agreement. The Software is controlled by U.S. Export Regulations, and it may be not be exported to or used by embargoed countries or individuals. Any notices to LeadShield must be sent to: LeadShield, LLC., 18 Willow Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA, via first class or air mail or overnight courier, and are deemed given upon receipt. A waiver of any default is not a waiver of any subsequent default. You may not assign or otherwise transfer any of Your rights hereunder without LeadShield's prior written consent, and any such attempt is void. The relationship between LeadShield and You is not one of a legal partnership relationship, but is one of independent contractors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
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