TERMS AND CONDITIONS
USER AGREEMENT
Root’d (sometimes referred to as “we” or “us”) provides its offerings (the “Service,” as further described below) to you subject to the following Terms and Conditions (“Terms”). In addition, when using the Service, you shall be subject to any posted guidelines and rules applicable to such service, which may be posted from time to time.
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY. IT IS A LEGAL DOCUMENT AND CONTAINS BINDING OBLIGATIONS. BY REGISTERING FOR THE SERVICE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS.
By accessing or using the Service, you, either an individual or a single entity (“you” or “your” as applicable), are bound by the notices, terms and conditions in these Terms and, as applicable, elsewhere on www.Rootd.com. All such terms and conditions (including but not limited to our Privacy Policy) are incorporated by reference into these Terms. If you register on behalf of a business, you represent to Root’d that you have the authority to bind that business and your acceptance of these Terms will be treated as acceptance by that business. In that event, “you” and “your” will refer to that business in these Terms.
The Service may be subject to additional terms and conditions specified by Root’d from time to time; your use of the Service is subject to those additional terms and conditions, which are incorporated into these Terms by this reference. IF YOU HAVE SIGNED UP FOR AN AUTOMATICALLY RENEWING SUBSCRIPTION, PLEASE READ THE “AUTO-RENEWALS AND RECURRING BILLING FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS” SECTION BELOW.
Further, you may be subject to additional terms and conditions, including, without limitation, terms and conditions of payment processors, methods and platforms.
THE SERVICE
The Service is comprised of (i) the Root’d website, currently located at www.Rootd.com (and/or any successor or additional website(s) owned or operated by or for Root’d) (“Site”); (ii) any other technology and/or services that Root’d provides its users. The Service may enable you to make content available to other users of the Service and to access content made available by other users of the Service. “User Material” is any material you provide through the use of the Service, including but not limited to, music, animation, text, software, scripts, graphics, images (photos, drawings, etc.), audio, video, interactive features and comments (e.g. to bulletin boards, chats, discussion groups, feedback areas, newsgroups or e-mail). You are solely responsible for any User Material that you upload and publish to the Service, including complying with these Terms. In order to upload any User Material to the Service, you must have “accepted” these Terms, and you must have an active, authorized account with Root’d. You may only upload and publish User Material on the Service to which you have sufficient rights and licenses to permit the distribution of your User Material via the Service.
You retain all of your rights in your User Material. You shall be solely responsible for your own User Material and the consequences of posting or publishing it on the Service. In connection with User Material that you make available on the Service, you expressly represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize Root’d to use all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to any and all User Material to enable inclusion and use of the User Material as part of the Service and in the manner contemplated by these Terms. By submitting, posting, uploading, emailing or otherwise providing User Material to Root’d, you hereby grant (or warrant that the owner of such rights has expressly granted) Root’d a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable and transferable license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, publish, perform and transmit the User Material in connection with the Service and Root’d (and its successors) business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Service (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. You herby waive all moral rights to the User Material for the benefit of Root’d. You also hereby grant each user of the Service a non-exclusive license to access your User Material through the Service, and to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such User Material as permitted through the functionality of the Service and under these Terms.
Root’d does not guarantee that any User Material will be made available on the Service, whether continuously or at all. Root’d shall have no obligation to monitor any User Material. However, Root’d and its agents reserve the right to monitor any User Material from time to time for any lawful purpose. Root’d may, without notice to you, remove or block any User Material from the Service, including disabling access to such User Material that you have downloaded through the Service.
You acknowledge and agree that Root’d has limited practical ability to control or monitor possible infringement of your intellectual property rights by other parties and that Root’d assumes no responsibility for controlling or monitoring such intellectual property rights and shall have no liability for such possible infringement. In addition, Root’d is not responsible for enforcing your intellectual property rights, including filing suit or taking other legal action against infringers.
REGISTRATION
Registration is not required to view most User Material provided as part of the Service. However, you are required to register if you wish to purchase products, use certain functionality on the Site, post User Material, participate in our loyalty programs, or enter any contests that we may sponsor from time to time.
To register, you will have to create an account. You will be asked to register with Root’d and select a password and username (for example, “Root’d Member1”). You shall provide Root’d with accurate, complete, and updated registration information. Failure to do so shall constitute a breach of these Terms, which may result in immediate termination of your Root’d account. You may not (i) select or use as a name of another person with the intent to impersonate that person; (ii) use as a username, a name subject to any rights of a person other than you without appropriate authorization; or (iii) use as a username, a name that is otherwise offensive, vulgar or obscene. Root’d reserves the right to refuse registration of, or cancel an account in its sole discretion. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your account, and you must keep your account password secure. You must notify Root’d immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account. Although Root’d will not be liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account, you may be liable for the losses of Root’d or others due to such unauthorized use. All registration information provided by you shall be subject to Root’d’s Privacy Policy or any successor thereto.
CONTENT ON THE ROOT’D NETWORK
Content on Root’d network meant for all audiences. You understand that you will be exposed to User Material from a variety of publishers, as well as Root’d Content (defined below) and that Root’d is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such User Material. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to User Material that is inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against Root’d with respect thereto.
You acknowledge and agree that your opinions are your own and disagreement is often at the heart of a productive debate. The views expressed through the Service reflect those of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of Root’d.
USER CONDUCT
As a condition of use, you agree not to use the Service for any purpose that is unlawful. You agree to abide by all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations, including, without limitation, all intellectual property laws (such as, U.S. copyright laws). Any unauthorized use of the Service is expressly prohibited.
By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree not to (a) take any action or (b) upload, download, post, submit or otherwise distribute or facilitate distribution of any User Material using any communications service or other service available on or through the Service, that: (i.) infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity or other right of any other person or entity; or (ii) is threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another’s privacy, tortious, offensive, profane, pornographic or obscene, or promotes hate or incites violence; or (iii) misrepresents the source or identity of any content; or (iv) constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk e-mail (“spamming”) or a chain letter, a pyramid scheme or any other similar solicitation; or (v) contains software viruses or any other computer codes, files, or programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, limit or interfere with the proper function of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any system, data or other information of Root’d or any third party; or (vi) impersonates, or falsely indicates an affiliation with, any person or entity, including, without limitation, any employee or representative of Root’d; or(vii) constitutes an offer, for sale or otherwise, of any firearms, explosives, weapons, tobacco products, pharmaceuticals, controlled substances, counterfeit or stolen articles, registered or unregistered securities or any items that would cause Root’d to violate any applicable law or regulation.
Additionally, you agree that you will not: (i) take any action that imposes, or may impose, in Root’d’s sole discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on Root’d’s infrastructure; (ii) interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Service or any activities conducted on the Service; (iii) bypass any measures Root’d may use to prevent or restrict access to the Service, other accounts, or computer systems or networks connected to the Service; or (iv) interfere with any other user’s enjoyment of the Service, including, without limitation, accessing an account of a Root’d user that is not yours.
You may not (and may not permit others to), directly or indirectly, modify, translate, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any part of the Service or any content available through the Root’d website (except to the limited extent applicable laws specifically prohibit such restriction), or copy, rent, lease, distribute, or otherwise transfer or sublicense any or the rights that you receive hereunder. In addition, you may not remove any proprietary notices or labels.
You shall not launch or otherwise use any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the Service in a manner which sends more request messages to the Root’d server in any given period of time than a typical human would normally produce in the same period by using a conventional on-line web browser to read, view and submit materials. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we grant the operators of search engines permission to use robots to copy materials from the site for the sole purpose of creating publicly-available searchable indexes of the materials, but not caches or archives of the materials, provided that we reserve the right to revoke these exceptions either generally or in specific cases.
You shall not harvest or collect information from the Service, including, without limitation, information about other users of the Service. The use of any information learned through the Service or while in the Root’d website is limited to the express purposes set forth in these Terms; all other uses are strictly prohibited.
Unless expressly authorized, you shall not frame or otherwise display any portion of the Site or any of its contents. No hyperlinks to any password protected web pages on the Site are allowed. Hyperlinks to non-restricted pages are allowed, subject to review and termination by Root’d in our sole discretion.
PARTICIPATION IN COMPETITIONS
Each Root’d Competition has its own rules and regulations. Please consult those when submitting materials in response to any Root’d Competition.
SMS, MMS AND OTHER TEXT MESSAGING
Some of our services may allow you to receive SMS, MMS or other text message notifications from us (each, a “Text Message”). To the extent you voluntarily opt to have Text Messages from us sent directly to your mobile phone, the following terms apply:
OWNERSHIP
The content accessible through the Service, except User Material, including without limitation, the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, interactive features and the like (collectively, the “Root’d Content”) and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein (the “Marks”), are owned by or licensed to Root’d, and subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under United States and foreign laws and international conventions. Except as set forth in these Terms, the Root’d Content, Marks, and User Material is provided to you 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 except as set forth in these Terms or without the prior written consent of the respective owners. Root’d reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the Service and the Root’d Content. If you download or print a copy of the Root’d Content, or User Material, you must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in or on such content and material. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security related features of the Service or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Root’d Content, or User Material.
COPYRIGHT POLICY
Root’d respects the rights of copyright holders. We reserve the right to terminate the access, profile or agreement with any user who infringes third party copyright or other third party intellectual property rights upon prompt notification to us by the third party rights holder or its legal agent. Without limiting the foregoing, any person who or which believes that his, her or its intellectual property has been copied and posted via the Site (or Product, or Service) in a way that constitutes infringement shall provide us with the following information: (a) an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the rights holder; (b) an identification and location on the Site (or Product, or Service) of the property that is claimed to be infringed; (c) a written statement by such person that he, she or it has a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the owner, its agent, or the law; (d) such person’s name and contact information, such as telephone number or e-mail address; and (e) a statement by such person that the foregoing information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the person delivering the notice is the owner of the property in question or authorized to act on the owner’s behalf. Notices to us regarding any alleged infringement should be directed to us at Hi@Rootd.com.
TERMINATION
Root’d may terminate your access to all or any part of the Service at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. You may terminate your use of the Service at any time, provided that all provisions of these Terms, which by their nature should survive termination, shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.
WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
THE SERVICE, ROOT’D CONTENT AND MARKS ARE PROVIDED BY ROOT’D “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. ROOT’D MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ABOUT THE SERVICE OR ITS CONTENT OR MARKS, AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ROOT’D DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES REGARDING THE SERVICE AND ITS CONTENTS, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF CONTENT, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THE AVAILABILITY OR QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES AVAILABLE VIA THE SERVICE (EXCEPT AS MAY BE SET FORTH IN ANY LICENSE OR OTHER AGREEMENT RELATED TO THOSE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES). YOU AGREE THAT USE OF THE SERVICE SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. FURTHER, ROOT’D DOES NOT ENDORSE, GUARANTEE OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY ANY THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR INCLUDED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND ROOT’D WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND ANY THIRD PARTY WITH RESPECT THERETO.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT SHALL ROOT’D OR ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, PARTNERS OR LICENSORS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND/OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY LOST PROFITS OR REVENUE, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM OR OTHERWISE) ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, OR ANY CONTENT, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES DISTRIBUTED ON OR PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ROOT’D CONTENT AND ROOT’D MARKS), WHETHER AS A RESULT OF ERRORS, OMISSIONS, LOSS OF DATA, DEFECTS, VIRUSES, INTERRUPTIONS OR DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF ROOT’D OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, ROOT’D ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR: ANY ERRORS, MISTAKES OR INACCURACIES IN OR OF ANY CONTENT, INCLUDING ANY USER MATERIAL OR VIDEO MATERIAL AND PUBLISHER MATERIAL; PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SERVICES; ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE ROOT’D SERVERS AND/OR ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN; ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE ROOT’D WEBSITE; ANY VIRUSES, BUGS, TROJAN HORSES, WORMS OR OTHER MALICIOUS CODE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE ROOT’D WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY; AND/OR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF THE SERVICE OR ANY CONTENT, INCLUDING ANY USER MATERIAL, POSTED, EMAILED OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE.
SOME JURISDICTIONS RESTRICT THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OR DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Root’d and its affiliates, subsidiaries and distribution partners and their respective officers, directors, employees and/or agents (collectively, “Root’d Indemnitees”) from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorneys fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Service; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms; (iii) your violation, alleged or actual, of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; (iv) any claim that any of User Material you upload and publish on the Service caused damage to a third party; or (v) your gross negligence or willful malfeasance (collectively, “Claims”). You are solely responsible for defending any such Claims, and for payment of losses, costs, damages or expenses resulting from the foregoing to both a third party and to the Root’d Indemnitees. Root’d shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to select its own legal counsel to defend the Root’d Indemnitees from any Claims (but by doing so shall not waive your indemnity obligations), and you shall be solely responsible for the payment of all reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the Root’d Indemnitees in connection therewith. You shall not, without the prior express written approval of Root’d, settle, dispose or enter into any proposed settlement or resolution of any Claim (whether having been finally adjudicated or otherwise) brought against you, if such settlement or resolution results in any obligation or liability for any Root’d Indemnitee. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive the termination or expiration of these Terms and your use of the Service. Although Root’d will not be liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account, you may be liable for the losses of Root’d or others due to such unauthorized use.
DISPUTES
ARBITRATION CLAUSE AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER – IMPORTANT – PLEASE REVIEW AS THIS AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS
ARBITRATION; WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. YOU AGREE THAT ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND US OR ANY OF OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS OR EMPLOYEES ACTING IN THEIR CAPACITY AS SUCH (WHETHER OR NOT SUCH DISPUTE INVOLVES A THIRD PARTY) WITH REGARD TO YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH US, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DISPUTES RELATED TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES AND/OR RIGHTS OF PRIVACY AND/OR PUBLICITY, WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION UNDER THE JAMS, INC. (“JAMS”) RULES FOR ARBITRATION OF CONSUMER-RELATED DISPUTES, AND YOU AND WE HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT WE OR YOU MAY SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT HAVING JURISDICTION TO GRANT IT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACTUAL OR THREATENED INFRINGEMENT OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. DISCOVERY AND RIGHTS TO APPEAL IN ARBITRATION ARE GENERALLY MORE LIMITED THAN IN A LAWSUIT, AND OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU AND WE WOULD HAVE IN COURT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ARBITRATION.
Small Claims Court; Class Action Waiver. As an alternative, you may bring your claim in your local “small claims” court, if permitted by that small claims court's rules and if such claim is within such court’s jurisdiction, unless such action is transferred, removed or appealed to a different court. You may bring claims only on your own behalf. Neither you nor we will participate in a class action or class-wide arbitration for any claims covered by this agreement. YOU ARE GIVING UP YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AS A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS MEMBER ON ANY CLASS CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST US, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY RIGHT TO CLASS ARBITRATION OR ANY CONSOLIDATION OF INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATIONS. You also agree not to participate in claims brought in a private attorney general or representative capacity, or consolidated claims involving another person’s account, if we are a party to the proceeding.
Procedures. These dispute resolution provisions will be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act and not by any state law concerning arbitration. In the event that JAMS is unwilling or unable to set a hearing date within one hundred and sixty (160) days of filing the case, then either we or you can elect to have the arbitration administered instead by the American Arbitration Association. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having competent jurisdiction. Any provision of applicable law notwithstanding, the arbitrator will not have authority to award damages, remedies or awards that conflict with these Terms. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of, related to or connected with the use of the Service or these Terms must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever banned.
30-Day Opt-Out Period. If you do not wish to be bound by the arbitration and class-action waiver provisions in this Disputes section, you must notify us in writing within thirty (30) days of the date that you first accept these Terms (unless a longer period is required by applicable law), and then you must litigate any disputes against us in accordance with the “Governing Law and Jurisdiction” section below. Your written notification must be mailed to us at the address set out at the end of these Terms. If you do not notify us in accordance with this paragraph, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Disputes section, including, without limitation, the arbitration and class-action waiver provisions, and further including such provisions in any revisions we make to these Terms after the date of your first acceptance. Such notification must include: (i) your name; (ii) your email address and mailing address; and (iii) a statement that you do not wish to resolve disputes with us through arbitration or waive your ability to participate in a class action. If we make any changes to this Disputes section (other than a change to the address at which we will receive notices or rejections of future changes to this Disputes section), you may reject any such change by sending us written notice, within thirty (30) days of the change, to the address set out at the end of these Terms. It is not necessary to send us a rejection of a future change to this Disputes section if you had properly opted out within the first thirty (30) days after you first accepted the provisions in this Disputes section. If you have not properly opted out, then by rejecting a future change, you are agreeing that you will arbitrate any dispute between us in accordance with the language of this Disputes section, as modified by any changes you did not reject. A notification sent pursuant to this paragraph solely affects these Terms; if you previously entered into other arbitration or dispute resolution agreements with us or enter into other such agreements in the future, your notification that you are opting out of the provisions in this Disputes section shall not affect the other arbitration agreements between you and us.
Severability. If any of the prohibitions against class actions and other claims brought on behalf of third parties contained above is found to be unenforceable, then all of the preceding language in this Disputes section will be null and void. This Disputes section, including, without limitation, the arbitration agreement and class action waivers contained herein, will survive the termination of your relationship with us.
MISCELLANEOUS
Acceptance. If you do not accept all of the terms and conditions set forth in these Terms, you may not access or use the Service.
Ability to Accept. The Service is only available to users who are over the age of 18, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able to and competent to enter into and abide by the terms, conditions, obligations, representations and warranties set forth in these Terms. If you are under 13 years of age, you may not register for or use the Service unless we have your parents’ consent.
Modification. Root’d shall have the right to modify these Terms at any time, which modification shall be effective immediately following Root’d’s posting of such change on its website. We recommend that you check the Root’d website regularly for any such changes. Your use of the Service following such posting shall be deemed to constitute your acceptance of such modification.
Enforceability and Waiver. If any provision of these Terms is found illegal or unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and the legality and enforceability of the other provisions of these Terms will not be affected. No delay or failure by Root’d to exercise or enforce any of its rights under these Terms will act as a waiver of such rights.
Privacy Policy. Your use of the Service is subject to your acceptance of our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference. Please read the Privacy Policy carefully for disclosures relating to the collection and use of your personal information.
Links to Third Party Websites. As a convenience for its users, Root’d may provide links on this website to other websites owned by third parties. Unless otherwise stated, Root’d does not endorse or control these third parties and takes no responsibility for them or their websites.
Export and International Use. The Service is controlled and offered by Root’d from its facilities in the United States of America. Root’d makes no representations that the Service is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who access or use the Service from other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are responsible for compliance with local law.
Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Venue. These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to or application of choice of law rules or principles. You agree that: the Service shall be deemed to be solely based in the State of New York; the Root’d website shall be deemed a passive website that does not give rise to personal jurisdiction over Root’d, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than the State of New York; and ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. The prevailing party in any litigation will be entitled, in addition to any other relief granted to it, to recover reasonable attorneys fees, expenses and costs incurred in connection with the litigation.
GENERAL TERMS OF SALE FOR SUBSCRIPTION PRODUCTS
Root’d sells personal care products (“Products”) to the end-user customers who purchase subscriptions to receive the products (“Subscriptions”) for their own personal, non-commercial use. You may not purchase Products or Subscriptions for resale purposes. The subscriptions purchased and all rights are personal and non-transferable. For details regarding pricing, delivery, returns, billing, promotional credits, upgrades and subscription plans, please see our FAQ.
Please note that we cannot offer refunds or exchanges for Products that have been acquired from an unauthorized reseller.
BILLING
We may use third-party payment processors and platforms (each, a “Payment Processor”) to bill you through a payment account linked to your Account on the Service (your “Billing Account”). The processing of payments will be subject to the terms, conditions and privacy policies of the Payment Processor in addition to these Terms. We are not responsible for errors by the Payment Processor. By choosing to use the Service, you agree to pay us, through the Payment Processor, all charges at the prices then in effect for any use of such Service in accordance with the applicable payment terms and you authorize us, through the Payment Processor, to charge your chosen payment provider (your “Payment Method”). You agree to make payments using that selected Payment Method. We reserve the right to correct any errors or mistakes that the Payment Processor makes even if it has already requested or received payment.
PAYMENT METHOD
The terms of your payment will be based on your Payment Method and may be determined by agreements between you and the financial institution, credit card issuer or other provider of your chosen Payment Method. If we, through the Payment Processor, do not receive payment from you, you agree to pay all amounts due on your Billing Account upon demand.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS:
AUTO-RENEWALS AND RECURRING BILLING FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS
Some of the Service, such as Subscriptions that consist of the purchase of auto-replacing Products or other Products in a plan, may consist of an initial period for which there is a one-time charge or a Promotional Offer (as defined below), followed by recurring periodic charges as agreed to by you when you sign up for such auto-replacing Products. Subscriptions may give you the ability to specify how regularly you would like to order any auto-replacing Products. Unless you opt out of a Subscription, which can be done as described below, the Subscription that you have signed up for will be automatically extended for successive renewal periods of the same duration as the subscription term you originally selected, at the then-current non-promotional rate. More information on Subscriptions can be found here. By choosing a Subscription, you acknowledge that such Subscription has an initial and recurring payment feature, and you accept responsibility for all recurring charges prior to the effective date of cancellation of such Subscription. All recurring payments relating to a Subscription are fully earned upon payment.
To change or cancel your Subscription at any time, go to your your Account. If you terminate a Subscription, your Subscription will not be renewed after your then-current Subscription term expires.
WE MAY SUBMIT PERIODIC CHARGES (E.G., MONTHLY) WITHOUT FURTHER AUTHORIZATION FROM YOU, UNTIL YOU PROVIDE PRIOR NOTICE (RECEIPT OF WHICH IS CONFIRMED BY US) THAT YOU HAVE TERMINATED THIS AUTHORIZATION OR WISH TO CHANGE YOUR PAYMENT METHOD. SUCH NOTICE WILL NOT AFFECT CHARGES SUBMITTED BEFORE WE REASONABLY COULD ACT. TO TERMINATE YOUR AUTHORIZATION, OR TO CHANGE YOUR PAYMENT METHOD OR SUBSCRIPTION, GO TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
CURRENT INFORMATION REQUIRED
You must provide current, complete and accurate information for your Account. You must promptly update all information to keep your Account current, complete and accurate (such as a change in billing address, credit card number or credit card expiration date), and you must promptly notify us if your Payment Method is canceled (e.g., for loss or theft) or if you become aware of a potential breach of security, such as the unauthorized disclosure or use of your user name or password. Changes to such information can be made on your Account. IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE ANY OF THE FOREGOING INFORMATION, YOU AGREE THAT WE MAY CONTINUE CHARGING YOU FOR ANY USE OF THE SERVICE UNDER YOUR ACCOUNT UNLESS YOU HAVE TERMINATED YOUR ACCESS TO THE SERVICE AS SET FORTH ABOVE.
REAFFIRMATION OF AUTHORIZATION
Your non-termination or continued use of a Service (including, without limitation, Subscriptions) reaffirms that we are authorized to charge your Payment Method for that Service. We may submit those charges for payment and you will be responsible for such charges. This does not waive our right to seek payment directly from you. Your charges may be payable in advance, in arrears, per usage or as otherwise described when you initially selected to use the Service.
TRIALS AND OTHER PROMOTIONS
Any trial or other promotion that provides access to a Service (a “Promotional Offer”) must be used within the specified time of the Promotional Offer. You will be required to have a valid Payment Method on file in order to initiate a Promotional Offer. You must stop using a Service before the end of the Promotional Offer period in order to avoid being charged for that Service. If you cancel prior to the end of the Promotional Offer period and are inadvertently charged for a Service, please contact us through your Account. Promotional Offers may be one-time only for new customers and are limited to one per household. Additional terms and limitations may apply and will be more fully explained at the time you sign up for the Promotional Offer. Any such additional terms and limitations are deemed part of these Terms.
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