WHEREAS, Quiext Mobile Market Solutions
provides opt-in based text message advertising service ('Service').
Customers opt-in to the service by sending a text message with a customer
specific 3-12 character long keyword to
a short
code provided by Quiext Mobile Market Solutions.
WHEREAS, an automatic confirmation message is
sent to new clients when they opt-in to Service. This message will include
the following opt-out part:
Opt-out:
txt STOP to 41513. For
example: Thanks for Joining.
Get a FREE
appetizer with this message. One
time offer. Opt-out: txt STOP to 41513.
WHEREAS, this Agreement sets forth the
Standard Terms and Conditions that apply to the use of the Quiext Mobile
Market Solutions' Services.
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED HEREIN:
(A) 'Very Competitive Price' (fourth
'whereas' clause) will be determined by Company according to the current
rate of fair market value.
ARTICLE 1: USER ELIGIBILITY
1.01 You represent and warrant that you are the person legally responsible
for all use of this account, and are at least 18 years of age. You agree to
provide Quiext Mobile Market Solutions with your full legal name, postal
address and telephone number for our records, and you have a continued
obligation to keep this information current. You also agree that you are an
authorized user of any credit card or check that you supply to us, and you
understand and agree that we have an obligation to fully investigate any
possible fraudulent online check or credit card use.
ARTICLE 2: CONTENTS OF MESSAGES
2.01 You are responsible for the contents of your text messages and the
consequences thereof. You further agree not to use Quiext to send any text
messages that are not based in customer opt-in or material that are
unlawful, harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar,
obscene or may otherwise constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil
liability or otherwise objectionable material of any kind or nature or that
encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to
civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national
or international law, regulation or court order. Quiext Mobile Market
Solutions reserves the right to terminate your account without prior notice
if Quiext Mobile Market Solutions. becomes aware of and determines, in its
sole discretion, that you are violating any of the foregoing guidelines.
ARTICLE 3: UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE
3.01 As a condition of your use of the Quiext Service you warrant to Quiext
Mobile Market Solutions that you will not use the Quiext Service for any
unlawful purpose.
ARTICLE 4: PRICING
4.01 Service and text message fees are displayed on http://www.quiext.com/signmeup.htm.
All fees are payable in advance. Marketing text messages are charged
separately to Customer in advance. All fees are subject to change without a
warning.
ARTICLE 5: TERM
5.01 The initial term of this Agreement is one month. After the initial
term this Agreement will automatically renew in terms of one month unless
cancelled prior the end of the ongoing term.
ARTICLE 6: TERMS OF PAYMENT
6.01 You agree to pay Quiext Mobile Market Solutions the appropriate payment
for the services received from Quiext Mobile Market Solutions, in advance
for the time period during which such services are provided. You agree to
provide Quiext Mobile Market Solutions with current billing and contact
information and authorize Quiext Mobile Market Solutions to bill all account
and related charges to the credit card or online checking information on
file.
(A) Cancellation. You further agree that until and unless you notify
Quiext Mobile Market Solutions in writing only, with delivery confirmation,
of your desire to cancel any or all services received, and you complete the
cancellation process, those services will be paid in full at the time of
cancellation. You agree that prepayments will be billed and charged
automatically, that Quiext Mobile Market Solutions may apply the amount due
to the provided card at any time.
6.02 Pay by Credit Card. If your credit card is denied for any reason
on the first attempt, we will automatically attempt to resubmit your card on
or around the 7th, 14th, 25th and last day of the month. A credit card
resubmission fee of $10.00 will be charged against the account for every
time we attempt resubmission. Should the card be denied a second time, we
may terminate the account, and the resubmission fees will need to be paid
before the account can be reactivated. All files within the account may be
deleted on termination. You may notify us in advance of your next billing
cycle your desire to provide for alternative payment arrangements.
6.03 Pay by Check. If paying by check
and payment is late, an administrative fee of $10.00 per instance will be
applied on the 7th, 14th, 25th and the last day of the month after the
payment falls due. There is a $50.00 fee for a dishonored check. If after
the first month, should payment continue to be late, Quiext Mobile Market
Solutions may choose to terminate the account at any time and has the right
to collect all accumulated fees. Quiext Mobile Market Solutions reserves
the right to change prices at any time. It is the responsibility of the
customer to maintain accurate billing information with Quiext Mobile Market
Solutions. This may include updated credit card information, email address
and mailing address.
ARTICLE 7: ZERO TOLERANCE SPAM POLICY
7.01 Quiext Mobile Market Solutions takes a zero tolerance stance
against sending of unsolicited text messages, commonly known as spam. Any
user who sends out spam will have their account terminated without notice,
and will be billed at a rate of $100.00 for each recipient to whom the
message was sent, regardless of whether the messages were sent from our
server, or from another server advertising our short code. All commercial
text messages must comply with all applicable federal, state or local laws.
Quiext Mobile Market Solutions reserves the right to require changes or
disable as necessary any website, account, database, or other component that
does not comply with this policy, at its sole discretion. Quiext Mobile
Market Solutions also reserves the right to make any such modifications in
an emergency at our sole discretion.
(A) Quiext Mobile Market Solutions will not be liable for any damages
incurred related to spam.
(B) In the event of litigation, it is the
responsibility of each party to bear its own attorneys' fees and costs
throughout the entire process of any proceeding in accordance with Article
17.
ARTICLE 8: MONITORING OF SERVICE
8.01 You agree that Quiext Mobile Market Solutions has the right to monitor
the service electronically at any time and to disclose any information as
necessary to satisfy the law, or to protect itself or its subscribers.
Quiext Mobile Market Solutions reserves the right to refuse to post or to
remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, that, in its sole
discretion, are unacceptable, undesirable, or in violation of this
agreement. Quiext Mobile Market Solutions also reserves the right to refuse
refunds in cases where Quiext Mobile Market Solutions believes abuse has
taken place. Quiext Mobile Market Solutions reserves the right to monitor
any and all communications through or with our facilities. You agree that
Quiext Mobile Market Solutions is not considered a 'secure communications
medium' for the purposes of the ECPA, and that no expectation of privacy is
afforded in the event that such service is monitored and/or disclosed.
ARTICLE 9: SHARING OF ACCOUNT SPACE &
RESALE RESTRICTIONS
9.01 You represent and warrant that the account you purchase is purchased
either for yourself or on behalf of a client if you are a reseller. You
agree that as a reseller, you are the individual solely responsible for all
use of the account. You also understand that Quiext short code is shared
with several clients.
ARTICLE 10: REFUND POLICY
10.01 If you are not satisfied with our service, you can email us and
receive a full refund for your service plan within 30 days after you
purchased the account.
ARTICLE 11: TERMINATION
11.01 Quiext Mobile Market Solutions may terminate this agreement and your
access to any or all Quiext Mobile Market Solutions related services at any
time, with or without cause, with a 30-day notice. Quiext Mobile Market
Solutions shall have no responsibility to notify any third-party providers
of services, merchandise, or information, nor any responsibility for any
consequences resulting from such discontinuance or lack of notification.
Anyone determined by Quiext Mobile Market Solutions to have violated these
Terms of Service may be barred from receiving any services from Quiext
Mobile Market Solutions without refund, as agreed in Article 10. Any
outstanding amount due on the account will still be payable as scheduled.
(A) You may terminate this Agreement by
e-mailing the support department at Quiext Mobile Market Solutions, who will
then provide you with a form that must be completed and returned before your
account can be cancelled.
ARTICLE 12: RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES
12.01 Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as creating any
agency, legal representative, partnership, or other form of joint enterprise
between the parties. Neither party shall have authority to contract for or
bind the other in any manner whatsoever.
ARTICLE 13: DISCLAIMER OF
WARRANTIES/LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
13.01 THE Quiext Mobile Market Solutions SERVICE PROVIDED IS PROVIDED ON AN
'AS IS,' 'AS AVAILABLE' BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Quiext Mobile Market
Solutions EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT THE Quiext
Mobile Market Solutions SERVICE WILL BE ERROR-FREE, TIMELY, SECURE OR
UNINTERRUPTED. NO ORAL ADVICE OR WRITTEN INFORMATION GIVEN BY Quiext Mobile
Market Solutions, ITS EMPLOYEES, LICENSORS OR AGENTS WILL CREATE A WARRANTY;
NOR MAY YOU RELY ON ANY SUCH INFORMATION OR ADVICE.
13.02 UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL Quiext
Mobile Market Solutions, OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE
USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE Quiext Mobile Market Solutions SERVICE,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED ON THE
Quiext Mobile Market Solutions SERVICE; OR THAT RESULT FROM MISTAKES,
OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION OF FILES OR E-MAIL, LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO
DATA, ERRORS, DEFECTS, VIRUSES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, OR ANY
FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT LIMITED TO ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATION
FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO Quiext Mobile Market
Solutions RECORDS, PROGRAMS OR SERVICES. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS
PROVISION WILL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT Quiext Mobile Market Solutions IS GIVEN
NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND THAT THIS PROVISION WILL APPLY
TO ALL SERVICES AVAILABLE FROM Quiext Mobile Market Solutions AND ITS
AFFILIATES.
13.03 UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, UNDER THE
TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, SHALL DAMAGES INCLUDE LOSS OF BUSINESS, OR LOSS OF
PROFITS, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF AGREEMENT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, PRODUCT
LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, TO ANY PARTY IN PRIVY TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY
THIRD PARTY NOT SO SITUATED.
13.04 THE TERMS OF THIS SECTION SHALL
SURVIVE THE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT FOR WHATEVER REASON.
ARTICLE 14: COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARKS
14.01 All contents of the Quiext Mobile Market Solutions are proprietary to
Quiext Mobile Market Solutions, and/or its suppliers and are protected under
Copyright. All rights are reserved. Quiext Mobile Market Solutions
reserves any rights not expressly granted herein. The Customer acknowledges
that he/she/it does not presently know the special skills, techniques or
business policies, nor does the Customer have business forms or access to
the Company's body of knowledge.
ARTICLE 15: FORCE MAJEURE
15.01 If by reason of failures of telecommunications or internet service
providers, labor disputes, riots, inability to obtain labor or materials,
earthquake, fire or other action of the elements, accidents, governmental
restrictions or other causes beyond the control of Quiext Mobile Market
Solutions, Quiext Mobile Market Solutions is unable to perform in whole or
in part its obligations as set forth in this Agreement, then Quiext Mobile
Market Solutions shall be relieved of those obligations to the extent it is
so unable to perform and such inability to perform shall not make Quiext
Mobile Market Solutions liable to the Customer or other third parties.
ARTICLE 16: GOVERNING LAW
16.01 Illinois law shall govern this Agreement, and any dispute arising from
the relationship between the parties to this Agreement, excluding any laws
that direct the application of another jurisdiction�s laws. In any
litigation, or other proceeding by which one party either seeks to enforce
its rights under this Agreement (whether in contract, tort, or both), or
seeks a declaration of any rights or obligations under this Agreement, each
party shall be responsible for their respective attorneys' fees and costs,
as stated in Article 17. The parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction
and venue of the courts of the State of Illinois or to any Federal Court
located within the State of Illinois.
ARTICLE 17: ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS
17.01 Any legal controversy or legal claim arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or our services, which results in litigation, shall result in
each party being solely responsible for its respective attorneys' fees and
costs throughout the entire process of any and all proceedings.
ARTICLE 18: SEVERABILITY AND SURVIVABILITY
18.01 Severability. If any provisions of this Agreement shall be held
to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions
shall continue to be valid and enforceable. If a court finds that any
provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, but that by
limiting such provision it would become valid or enforceable, then such
provision will be deemed to be written, construed, and enforced as so
limited.
18.02 Survivability. The terms of
this Agreement apply to those obligations that survive any cancellation,
termination, or rescission, namely - warranty, indemnification, liability
and limits thereon, rights and obligations upon and following termination
and assignment.
ARTICLE 19: INDEMNIFICATION
19.01 You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Quiext Mobile Market
Solutions against any and all claims, losses, penalties, causes of action,
damages, liability, costs, expenses (including but not limited to attorneys'
fees and costs) or claims caused by or resulting indirectly from your use of
the service, without limitation or exception, including your violation of
any third-party's rights, (including, without limitation, infringement of
any copy right trademark, service mark, trade secrets, right of privacy or
publicity or any other third party right). The terms of this section shall
survive the termination of your relationship with Quiext Mobile Market
Solutions.
ARTICLE 20: REMEDY
20.01 Customer agrees that his/her/its sole and exclusive remedy to any
issues relating to the Quiext Mobile Market Solutions Service is to
discontinue using the Service.
ARTICLE 21: ASSIGNMENT
21.01 In the event of a merger or consolidation of Quiext Mobile Market
Solutions, the surviving or new corporation and any subsidiaries are
similarly subject to the rights and obligations of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 22: ENTIRE AGREEMENT
22.01 This Agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of the
Agreement between the parties regarding the products and services provided
hereunder, and supersedes any prior Agreements between the parties with
respect thereto.
ARTICLE 23: WAIVER
23.01 The failure of Quiext Mobile Market Solutions to enforce a provision
of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or limitation of Quiext
Mobile Market Solutions' right to subsequently enforce and compel strict
compliance with every provision of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 24: MODIFICATION OF TERMS
24.01 Quiext Mobile Market Solutions reserves
the right to modify this policy at any time and without advance notice,
effective upon making the modified provisions available on the Quiext Mobile
Market Solutions Website. You are responsible for regularly reviewing these
documents. Continued use of the Quiext Mobile Market Solutions Services
after any such changes shall constitute your consent to such changes.
Quiext Mobile Market Solutions does not and will not assume any obligation
to notify you of any changes to the Terms of Service.