Terms of Use
Last Modified: November 29, 2021
1. Acceptance of the Terms of Use
These Terms of Use are entered into as an agreement by and between you (either as an individual or on behalf of the legal entity you represent), and Bay Cruise Photo, Inc., dba Storibox Technologies (“Storibox”). The Terms of Use, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively, the “Terms of Use”), govern your access to and use of www.storibox.com, www.storibox.net, and www.storibox.dev (collectively, the “Websites”, including any content, functionality and services offered on or through the Websites (collectively, the “Platform”), whether as a guest or a registered user.
Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Platform. By using the Platform, including without limitation entering into a Purchase Agreement via the Platform, or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms of Use when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) found at https://storibox.com/privacy/ and incorporated herein by reference. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Platform.
This Platform is offered and available to users who are 18 years of age or older and reside in the United States or any of its territories or possessions.
BY USING THE PLATFORM, YOU AFFIRM THAT YOU ARE OF LEGAL AGE TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT, AND YOU ACCEPT AND ARE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE. YOU AFFIRM THAT IF YOU USE THE PLATFORM, YOU HAVE THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO BIND ANY SUCH ORGANIZATION OR COMPANY TO THIS AGREEMENT.
2. Changes to the Terms of Use
Storibox may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in its sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when posted and apply to all access to and use of the Platform thereafter. However, any changes to the dispute resolution provisions set forth in the Governing Law and Jurisdiction section will not apply to any disputes for which the parties have actual notice on or prior to the date the change is posted on the Platform.
Your continued use of the Platform following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page frequently, so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.
3. Accessing the Platform and Account Security
Storibox reserves the right to withdraw or amend the Platform, and any service or material provided on the Platform, in Storibox’s sole discretion without notice. Storibox will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Platform is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, Storibox may restrict access to some parts of the Platform, or the entire Platform, to users, including registered users.
You are responsible for:
● Making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Platform.
● Ensuring that all persons who access the Platform through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and comply with them.
To access the Platform or some of the resources, services or products it offers, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Platform that all the information you provide on the Platform is correct, current and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with this Platform, post on the Platform, or otherwise, including but not limited to through the use of any interactive features on the Platform, is governed by the Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions Storibox takes with respect to your information consistent with the Privacy Policy.
If you choose, or are provided with, a username, password or any other piece of information as part of Storibox security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to this Platform or portions of it using your username, password or other security information. You will be responsible for all activities that occur under that password. You agree to notify Storibox immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your username or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. You should use particular caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information.
You also represent and warrant that: (i) you will not select or utilize a user name of another person with intent to impersonate that person; (ii) you will not select or utilize a user name in which another person has rights, if you do not have that person’s authorization to use such name; and (iii) you will not select or utilize a user name that Storibox in its sole discretion deems offensive.
Storibox has the right to disable any username, password or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by Storibox, at any time in its sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in Storibox’s opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.
4. Intellectual Property Rights
The Platform and its entire contents, features and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video and audio, and the design, selection and arrangement thereof), are owned by Storibox, its licensors or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
These Terms of Use permit you to use the Platform for your personal non-commercial use. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store or transmit any of the material on the Platform, except as follows:
● Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
● You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.
● You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Platform for your own personal, non-commercial use, or for legitimate business purposes relating to your role as a potential or current Advertiser or Customer, and not for further reproduction, publication or distribution.
You must not:
● Modify copies of any materials from the Platform.
● Use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from the accompanying text.
● Delete or alter any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from the Platform.
Except as otherwise agreed to between you and Storibox, you must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade, resell, exploit, access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Platform or any services or materials available through the Platform.
If you wish to make any use of material on the Platform other than that set out in this section, please address your request to customer.service@storibox.com.
If you print, copy, modify, download or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Platform in breach of the Terms of Use, your right to use the Platform will cease immediately and you must, at Storibox’s option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title or interest in or to the Platform or any content on the Platform is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by Storibox. Any use of the Platform not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark and other laws. Storibox INTENDS TO FULLY PROSECUTE ALL VIOLATIONS OF APPLICABLE LAW AND PURSUE ALL AVAILABLE REMEDIES.
5. Purchase of Digital Images
With the purchase of a digital image from the Platform, you have the non-exclusive right to use the image files to produce prints for your family and friends, for individual private use only. This does not grant permission to make copies for sale or for the purpose of circumventing sale of the images by Storibox, nor does Storibox authorize any reproductions of the images for commercial use. The non-exclusive right granted hereunder does not give you permission to alter, or allow others to alter, the images and you are personally responsible for communicating the limitations of this right to any person who receives a copy of the image and you are personally liable for any use of the images in violation of the non-exclusive right to use the image files granted hereunder. This non-exclusive right starts on the original date of purchase from Storibox and is perpetual.
While Storibox retains all of its ownership rights (including the copyright) in the images you download, purchase, or share, please be aware that by downloading, purchasing or sharing an image, you are expressly agreeing to: (a) be solely responsible for the use of the images, whether by you or by others who gain access to the image based on your actions; (b) hold Storibox and its owners, directors, officers, employees and representatives harmless from any damages that result from use of the images by you or by others who gain access to the images based on your actions; and (c) refrain from using the images in violation of the non-exclusive right granted hereunder, any applicable law or in any manner that infringes any person's legal rights, including any right of privacy and publicity.
6. Trademarks
The Storibox names and logos, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans (collectively, the “Marks”) are trademarks of Storibox or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such Marks without the prior written permission of Storibox. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans on this Platform are the trademarks of their respective owners.
7. Prohibited Uses
You may use the Platform only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Platform:
● In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries).
● For the purpose of exploiting, harming or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information or otherwise.
● To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with the Content Standards set out in these Terms of Use.
● To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including any “junk mail”, “chain letter” or “spam” or any other similar solicitation.
● To impersonate or attempt to impersonate Storibox, an Storibox employee, another user or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using e-mail addresses or screen names associated with any of the foregoing).
● To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Platform, or which, as determined by Storibox, may harm Storibox or users of the Platform or expose them to liability.
Additionally, you agree not to:
· Use any false or fake names or pseudonyms when using the Platform.
· Use the Platform in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party’s use of the Platform, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Platform.
· Use any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access the Platform for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Platform.
· Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Platform or for any other unauthorized purpose without Storibox’s prior written consent.
· Use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Platform.
· Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful.
· Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage or disrupt any parts of the Platform, the server on which the Platform is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to the Platform.
· Attack the Platform via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
· Copy, modify or create derivative works of any portion of the Platform, except as expressly permitted by the Terms of Use.
· Modify, translate, adapt, or otherwise create updates, upgrades, bug fixes, patches, other error corrections, and/or new features or derivative works, whether or not patentable, of the Platform.
· Reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, decode, or otherwise attempt to derive or gain access to the source code of the Platform or any part thereof.
· Remove, delete, alter, or obscure any trademarks or any copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights notices from the Platform, or any copy thereof.
· Rent, lease, lend, sell, sublicense, assign, distribute, publish, transfer, or otherwise make available the Platform, or any features or functionality of the Platform, to any third party for any reason, including by making the Platform available on a network where it is capable of being accessed by more than one device at any time.
· Remove, disable, circumvent, or otherwise create or implement any workaround to any copy protection, rights management, or security features in or protecting the Platform.
· Access or use any portion of the Platform for purposes of competitive analysis, the development, provision or use of a competing software, service or product or any other purpose that is to the Storibox’s detriment or commercial disadvantage.
· Otherwise access or use the Platform beyond the scope of the authorization granted under the Terms of Use.
· Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Platform.
8. User Content
The Platform may contain message boards, chat rooms, personal web pages or profiles, forums, bulletin boards, blogs, community areas and other interactive features (collectively, “Interactive Services”) that allow users to post, submit, publish, display or transmit to other users or other persons (hereinafter, “post”) content or materials (collectively, “User Content”) on or through the Platform. For example, the Platform may allow you to upload your photographs to the Platform for posting and sharing, or for allowing Storibox to use facial recognition software to locate other photographs or images of you taken by Storibox. You understand and agree that you may be exposed to User Content posted by other users that may be offensive, indecent or objectionable.
All User Content must comply with the Content Standards set out in these Terms of Use.
Any User Content you post to the Platform will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By providing any User Content on the Platform, you grant Storibox and its affiliates, advertisers, and partners, and each of their and Storibox’s respective licensees, successors and assigns a non-exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide, transferable, royalty-free, perpetual license to publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of, and sublicense your User Content in any manner or through any media now known or later developed without any payment to you..
You represent and warrant that:
● You own or control all rights in and to the User Content and have the right to grant the license granted above to Storibox and Storibox’s affiliates and advertisers, and each of their and Storibox’s respective licensees, successors and assigns.
● All of your User Content are truthful, accurate, appropriate and comply with applicable law.
● All of your User Content do and will comply with these Terms of Use.
You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Content you submit or contribute, and you, not Storibox, has full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy and appropriateness.
Storibox is not responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any User Content posted by you or any other user of the Platform.
9. Monitoring and Enforcement; Termination
Storibox has the right to:
● Pre-screen, edit, refuse, move or remove, or refuse to post any User Content for any or no reason in its sole discretion. Storibox may add, change, discontinue, remove, edit or suspend such User Content at any time for any reason without notice to you, without your permission, and without liability.
● Take any action with respect to any User Content that Storibox deems necessary or appropriate in Storibox’s sole discretion, including if Storibox believes that such User Content violates the Terms of Use, including the Content Standards, infringes any intellectual property right or other right of any person or entity, threatens the personal safety of users of the Platform or the public or could create liability for Storibox.
● Disclose your identity or other information about you to any third party who claims that material posted by you violates their rights, including their intellectual property rights or their right to privacy.
● Take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Platform.
● Terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Platform for any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of these Terms of Use.
Without limiting the foregoing, Storibox has the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing Storibox to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Platform. YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS STORIBOX AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSEES AND PARTNERS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES DURING OR AS A RESULT OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS AND FROM ANY ACTIONS TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER SUCH PARTIES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
However, Storibox cannot and does not undertake to review all material before it is posted on the Platform and cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted. Accordingly, Storibox assumes no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications or content provided by any user or third party. Storibox has no liability or responsibility to anyone for performance or nonperformance of the activities described in this section.
10. Content Standards
These content standards (the “Content Standards”) apply to any and all User Content and use of Interactive Services. User Content must in their entirety comply with all applicable federal, state, local and international laws and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, User Content must not:
● Contain any material which is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory or otherwise objectionable.
● Promote sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.
● Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person.
● Violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms of Use and/or the Privacy Policy.
● Be likely to deceive any person.
● Promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act.
● Cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety or be likely to upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person.
● Impersonate any person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organization.
● Involve commercial activities or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes and other sales promotions, barter or advertising.
● Give the impression that they emanate from or are endorsed by Storibox or any other person or entity, if this is not the case.
11. Copyright Infringement
If you believe that any User Content violates your copyright, please see Storibox’s Copyright Policy set forth below for instructions on sending Storibox a notice of copyright infringement. It is the policy of Storibox to terminate the user accounts of repeat infringers.
12. Reliance on Information Posted
The information presented on or through the Platform is made available solely for general information purposes. Storibox does not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. Storibox disclaims all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Platform, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
The Platform includes content provided by third parties, including materials provided by advertisers, other users, bloggers and third-party licensors, syndicators, aggregators and/or reporting services. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by Storibox, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Storibox. Storibox is not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.
13. Changes to the Platform
Storibox may update the content on the Platform from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. Any of the material on the Platform may be out of date at any given time, and Storibox is under no obligation to update such material.
14. Information About You and Your Visits to the Platform
All information Storibox collects on this Platform is subject to the Privacy Policy. By using the Platform, you consent to all actions taken by Storibox with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
15. Linking to the Platform and Social Media Features
You may link to the Platform homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage Storibox’s reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on Storibox’s part without Storibox’s express written consent.
The Platform may provide certain social media features that enable you to:
● Link from your own or certain third-party websites to certain content on the Platform.
● Send e-mails or other communications with certain content, or links to certain content, on the Platform.
● Cause limited portions of content on the Platform to be displayed or appear to be displayed on your own or certain third-party websites.
You may use these features solely as they are provided by Storibox, and solely with respect to the content they are displayed with and otherwise in accordance with any additional terms of use Storibox provides with respect to such features. Subject to the foregoing, you must not:
● Establish a link from any website that is not owned by you.
● Cause the Platform or portions of it to be displayed, or appear to be displayed by, for example, framing, deep linking or in-line linking, on any other site.
● Link to any part of the Platform other than the homepage.
● Otherwise take any action with respect to the materials on the Platform that is inconsistent with any other provision of these Terms of Use.
The website from which you are linking, or on which you make certain content accessible, must comply in all respects with the Content Standards set out in these Terms of Use.
You agree to cooperate with Storibox in causing any unauthorized framing or linking immediately to cease. Storibox reserves the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.
Storibox may disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in Storibox’s discretion.
16. Links from the Platform
If the Platform contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. Storibox has no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accepts no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party platforms linked to this Platform, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms of use for such websites.
17. Geographic Restrictions
The owner of the Platform is based in the United States. Storibox provides this Platform for use only by persons located in the United States. Storibox makes no claims that the Platform or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. Access to the Platform may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you are visiting the Platform or using the services from a country other than the country in which our servers are located, your communications with us may result in the transfer of information (including your registration or personal information) across international boundaries. By visiting this Platform, using the services, and/or communicating electronically with us, you consent to such transfers. If you access the Platform from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
18. Disclaimer of Warranties and Other Disclaimers
(a) USE OF THE PLATFORM, ITS CONTENT AND SERVICES OR OTHER ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE PLATFORM, IS AT each user’s OWN RISK. THE PLATFORM, ITS CONTENT AND ANY GOODS, SERVICES OR OTHER ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE PLATFORM, ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER Storibox NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH Storibox MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY OR AVAILABILITY OF THE PLATFORM. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER Storibox NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH Storibox REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE PLATFORM, ITS CONTENT OR ANY SERVICES, OR OTHER ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE PLATFORM WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT THE PLATFORM OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR THAT THE PLATFORM OR ANY SERVICES OR OTHER ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE PLATFORM OR FROM Storibox WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.
(b) Storibox HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE RELATING TO THE PLATFORM, ITS CONTENT AND ANY SERVICES OR OTHER ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE PLATFORM.
(f) THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
19. Limitation on Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL Storibox BE LIABLE FOR, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE PLATFORM, ANY CONTENT ON THE PLATFORM, OR ANY SERVICES OR OTHER ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE PLATFORM, OR BREACH OF ANY TERMS OF THESE TERMS OF USE, ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.
IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE PLATFORM, YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY PART OF THE TERMS OF USE OR HAVE ANY OTHER DISPUTE OR CLAIM WITH OR AGAINST Storibox, ANY Advertiser, cUSTOMER, partner OR THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER OR ANY USER OF THE PLATFORM, WITH RESPECT TO THESE TERMS OF USE, OR THE PLATFORM, THEN YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AGAINST Storibox IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE PLATFORM. IN ALL EVENTS, Storibox’S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLATFORM IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT OF FEES YOU PAY TO Storibox IN THE THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
20. Indemnification
Users agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Storibox, its affiliates, licensors and advertisers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to (i) violation of these Terms of Use or the use of the Platform, including, but not limited to, User Content, any use of the Platform’s content, services and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use or your use of any information obtained from the Platform, and (ii) any Purchase Agreement entered into as a result of using the Platform.
21. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
All matters relating to the Platform and these Terms of Use, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction).
Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the Platform shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of California in each case located in San Francisco, California, although Storibox retains the right to bring any suit, action or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms of Use in your state or country of residence or any other relevant country. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.
22. Arbitration
(a) Scope, Governing Rules. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the Terms of Use, or the breach thereof, shall be determined by final and binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures (“Commercial Rules”).
(b) Authority of Tribunal, Judicial Review. The award rendered by the arbitrator shall be final and non-appealable and binding on the parties and may be entered and enforced in any court having jurisdiction.
(c) Selection of Tribunal. There shall be one arbitrator agreed to by the parties within twenty (20) days of receipt by respondent of the request for arbitration or in default thereof appointed by the AAA in accordance with its Commercial Rules.
(d) Seat of Arbitration. The seat or place of arbitration shall be San Francisco, CA.
23. Limitation on Time to File Claims
ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF USE, THE PRIVACY POLICY, OR RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THE PLATFORM, MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES, OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
24. Waiver and Severability
No waiver by Storibox of any term or condition set forth in the Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of Storibox to assert a right or provision under the Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.
25. Entire Agreement
The Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and any other documents referenced in the Terms of Use or posted on the Platform (including any terms of sale), constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and Storibox with respect to the Platform and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the Platform.
26. Your Comments and Concerns
All notices of copyright infringement claims should be sent to the copyright agent designated in Storibox’s Copyright Policy as set forth below in the manner and by the means set forth therein.
All other feedback, comments, requests for technical support and other communications relating to the over Platform should be directed to customer.service@storibox.com.
Copyright Policy
REPORTING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Storibox takes claims of copyright infringement seriously. Storibox will respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable law. If you believe any materials accessible on or from this site (the “Platform”) infringe your copyright, you may request removal of those materials (or access to them) from the Platform by submitting written notification to Storibox’s copyright agent designated below. In accordance with the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512) (“DMCA”), the written notice (the “DMCA Notice”) must include substantially the following:
● Your physical or electronic signature.
● Identification of the copyrighted work you believe to have been infringed or, if the claim involves multiple works on the Platform, a representative list of such works.
● Identification of the material you believe to be infringing in a sufficiently precise manner to allow Storibox to locate that material.
● Adequate information by which Storibox can contact you (including your name, postal address, telephone number, and, if available, email address).
● A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
● A statement that the information in the written notice is accurate.
● A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
Storibox’s designated copyright agent to receive DMCA Notices is:
NAME: DMCA Agent
ADDRESS: 9450 SW Gemini Dr., BMP 43505, Beaverton, OR 97008
EMAIL: DMC@storibox.com
If you fail to comply with all of the requirements of Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA, your DMCA Notice may not be effective.
Please be aware that if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity on the Platform is infringing your copyright, you may be held liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.
COUNTER-NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES
If you believe that material you posted on the Platform was removed or access to it was disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may file a counter-notification with Storibox (a “Counter-Notice”) by submitting written notification to Storibox’s copyright agent designated above. Pursuant to the DMCA, the Counter-Notice must include substantially the following:
● Your physical or electronic signature.
● An identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access disabled.
● Adequate information by which Storibox can contact you (including your name, postal address, telephone number, and, if available, email address).
● A statement under penalty of perjury by you that you have a good faith belief that the material identified above was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
● A statement that you will consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or if you reside outside the United States for any judicial district in which the Platform may be found) and that you will accept service from the person (or an agent of that person) who provided the Platform with the complaint at issue.
The DMCA allows Storibox to restore the removed content if the party filing the original DMCA Notice does not file a court action against you within ten business days of receiving the copy of your Counter-Notice.
Please be aware that if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity on the Platform was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, you may be held liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.
It is Storibox’s policy in appropriate circumstances to disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers.