Terms of Use
These terms set out:
- What you can expect from Glass;
- What we expect from you; and
- What will happen in the case of a disagreement.
Understanding these terms are important as they govern our relationship and by using the App you are agreeing to these terms.
We believe strongly that your photographs should remain your property and, as described below, Glass requires a license only to legally display them through the App. We will not reuse your photographs without your permission and you may revoke your permission for display on the App at any time. Read on to learn more.
This App (as defined below) is owned and operated Glass Labs Inc. (“GLASS”) which shall include its funders, successors, corporate parents, affiliates, and officers.
These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) shall apply to use by you of the website and app (“App”), your user account, and of any information, text, graphics, audio, video, data or other materials created and/or provided by Glass or otherwise appearing on the App (including those uploaded by you or third parties). Your use of the App signifies your agreement to be bound by these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.
These Terms limit Glass’s liability and obligations to you, grant Glass certain rights and allow Glass to change, suspend or terminate your use of the App. Your use of the App is expressly conditioned on your compliance with these Terms. You agree to notify any employees, agents, household members or other individuals who will access the App of the terms and conditions of these Terms and they must agree to be bound by these Terms, prior to their use of the App.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BY USING THE APP YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS IN THEIR ENTIRETY, YOU MAY NOT USE OR ACCESS THE APP. TO ACCESS OR USE THE APP, YOU MUST HAVE THE REQUISITE POWER AND AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THESE TERMS. YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE APP IF YOU HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY BANNED.
YOU MUST BE AT LEAST SIXTEEN (16) YEARS OLD TO USE THE APP. If you are not yet 16 years old, do not use the App.
IF YOU ARE BETWEEN 16 AND 18 YEARS OLD: Please have your parents or legal guardian review these Terms with you, discuss any questions you might have, and give you their permission to use the App with both your and their full understanding of these Terms. By using the App, you are telling us that you and your parent or guardian, have joined in this agreement.
IF YOU ARE A PARENT OR GUARDIAN: Parents and guardians are advised to exercise supervision over their children’s on-line activities. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not let your child use the Service. If you have any further questions about our App and our use of personally identifiable information, please take a look at our Privacy Policy page or contact us at legal@glass.photo. If you are the parent or guardian of a child under 16 and believe that they are using the Services, please contact us at legal@glass.photo.
1. DEFINED TERMS. For purposes of the Terms, the following defined terms shall have these meanings:
1.1 “IPR” means any rights in or to, but not limited to, copyrights, patents, trademarks, brand names, trade names, business names, know-how or confidential information and any other rights in respect of any other industrial or intellectual property, whether registrable or not and wherever existing in the world and including without limitation all rights to apply for registrations of any of the foregoing rights;
1.2. “App” means this site and associated sites or applications including any and all audio and/or visual elements thereof, created, licensed or owned by Glass or by Glass’s approved third party providers (“Third Party Provider”), including, without limitation, any text, graphics, images, illustrations, photographs, animations, applications, video, audio or audiovisual works, designs, logos, and other information and content made available through the App, as well as all underlying technical elements of all of the foregoing, including without limitation, source code, script, object code, software, computer programs, and other sets of statements and instructions.
1.3. “User Content” means any images, pictures, or other media uploaded by you or other users of the App.
2. GRANT OF RIGHTS. Glass grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-transferable right and license to use and display the App solely as described in these Terms (“Access”), provided that you comply fully with these Terms. Your Access to the App shall remain in effect until and unless terminated by you or Glass.
3. APP CHANGES. Glass may at any time and in its sole discretion, add, modify, or remove any feature, function or portion of the App, the Terms, and/or the Privacy Policy, in whole or in part, with or without notice to you, prior or otherwise. Any changes to the Terms will be effective as of the posting date. Glass will provide prominent notice on the App of any major changes to the Terms and/or the Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the App after Glass posts any modifications to the Terms and/or Privacy Policy shall be deemed your explicit acceptance of those modifications and shall constitute your agreement to be the Terms, as modified.
4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
4.1. The App and all IPR therein is owned by Glass and/or its content providers (including its users who retain ownership of their content) and other licensors, and are subject to protection under the relevant intellectual property laws throughout the world. Except as expressly set forth in these Terms or as otherwise permitted in writing by Glass, you agree not to: (1) commercialize, capture, transfer, upload, distribute, sell, license, modify, manipulate, reproduce, perform, publicly display, create derivative works from or based upon, or otherwise exploit the App and the IPR, in whole or in part, on any other website or in any medium now known or hereafter developed; and (2) remove or modify any trade names, product names, logos, trademarks, copyrights or other proprietary notices, legends, symbols or labels on the App (each of the foregoing, “Unauthorized Conduct”).
4.2. Any Unauthorized Conduct constitutes a violation of these Terms and an infringement of the IPR of Glass and/or its content providers or other licensors. Any such infringement or violation may subject you to civil and criminal liability and penalties under intellectual property laws throughout the world, including without limitation the payment of damages and attorney’s fees.
5. USER SUBMISSIONS. During your use of the app, you will be able to upload User Content, feedback, comments, suggestions, or other materials or files, including, without limitation, names or likenesses (all whether concerning you or a third party) (collectively, the “Submissions”) to the App, whether or not requested to do so by Glass. You shall be deemed to have granted Glass a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, transferable (as described herein), licensable, license to cache, copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, the Submissions on the App. YOU CONTINUE TO OWN ALL IPR IN AND TO YOUR USER SUBMISSIONS, you are just licensing the Submissions to Glass for display purposes.
5.1. GLASS DOES NOT OWN YOUR USER CONTENT AND WILL NOT DISPLAY YOUR USER CONTENT IN ANY VENUE OTHER THAN THE APP. YOU MAY REMOVE YOUR USER CONTENT AT ANY TIME.
5.2. You represent and warrant that your Submissions do not and will not infringe the rights of any third party (including, without limitation, intellectual property rights, rights of privacy or publicity, or any other legal or moral rights). Glass may in its discretion, remove any Submissions at any time, with or without notice to you, prior or otherwise. Glass does not, and cannot review all Submissions, and is not responsible for the content or substance thereof. However, Glass provides a way to report abusive content and reserves the right to delete, move, or edit Submissions that it, in its sole discretion, deems to be abusive, defamatory, obscene, in violation of copyright or trademark laws, or in violation of any person’s rights of privacy or publicity, or otherwise unacceptable, provided that Glass shall not be deemed the publisher of any Submission by virtue of its right to control said Submission. Any views and opinions expressed in a Submission reflect author’s point of view and are not necessarily those of Glass.
Glass is not responsible for, and does not endorse, content and/or Submissions posted within the service. Glass does not have any obligation to prescreen, monitor, edit, or remove any content or Submissions. If your content violates these Terms of Use, you may bear legal responsibility for that content.
Neither these Terms nor the Privacy Policy governs or protects any information that you have publicly disclosed on the App. It is your responsibility to review what information you wish to share with members and non-members of the App. Glass recommends that you do not list any actual contact information in any public Submission. In the event that you choose to publicly share such contact information, you do so at your own risk. While Glass has a mechanism to delete your account and content, we cannot control archives of the internet, please remain mindful of what content you post.
By using the App, you grant Glass the right to collect, host, transfer, process, analyze, communicate and store your Submissions (which may include personal information) in order to (a) provide the App to you and other users, (b) for the purposes described in these Terms and our Privacy Policy, (c) to help our users discover photographers, and (d) for any other purpose to which you expressly agree, such as sharing with others through the App.
6. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES.
6.1. Some of the information on the App, such as the photographs, are proprietary to Third Party Providers and licensed to Glass. The App may furthermore frame, and/or contain links to or about, non-Glass websites (the “Linked Apps”). The Linked Apps may also reference, or link to the Apps. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Glass does not itself endorse or sponsor the Linked Apps and is not responsible for the content of such Apps nor does it warrant any compatibility or continuing compatibility of the Linked Apps with the App. Glass expressly disclaims any statements or assertions made on all non-Glass websites, and denies all liability associated with your use of any Linked App or its content. You are responsible for reviewing and abiding by the privacy statements and terms of use posted on such other websites. Your interactions with third parties (including, without limitation, advertisers) on the Linked Apps and your transactions, and any terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such transactions on the Linked Apps, are solely between you and the advertiser or other third party. Third party trademarks, trade names, product names and logos are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
6.2. You acknowledge and agree that the owners of any content found on the App (including photographers) and any distributors (such as app store providers) are intended beneficiaries of these Terms and have the right to enforce the Terms directly against you. Other than as stated herein, the Terms are not intended to grant any other third-party rights. If you have downloaded the App from the Apple, Inc (“Apple”) App Store or Google Play (“App Store”) or if you are using the App on an iOS device, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the following notice regarding app stores. The Terms are an agreement between you and Glass and not with the App Store, and Glass is solely responsible for the App. The App Store has no obligation to furnish any maintenance or support for the App. In the event of any failure of the App to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify the App Store and they will refund the purchase price (if applicable) to you, and, to the maximum extent allowed by law, the App Store will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the App. Any other claims, losses, liabilities or expenses arising out of any failure to conform to any warranty shall be the sole responsibility of Glass. The App Store is not responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to the App including: product liability claims; claims that the App fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and claims arising under any consumer protection law. In the event of any third-party claim that the App or your possession and use of that App infringes that third party's intellectual property rights, Glass will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any such claim to the extent required by these Terms. You agree that the App Store and its affiliates are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms as related to your license to the App, and that, upon your acceptance of the Terms, the App Store will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms as related to your license of the App against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof. You represent and warrant that: you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a terrorist-supporting country; you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties; you are not an individual, or associated with an entity, designated under the UK's Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (TAFA 2010); and you are not otherwise subject to or affected in any way by any national security or terrorism related rules whether applicable to you personally or to your location or other circumstances. You must also comply with all applicable third-party terms of service when using the App.
7. APP RULES AND USER REGISTRATION. Any features and/or services provided on the App by Glass are subject to the Terms and the guidelines set forth below or as published or modified by Glass from time to time (collectively, the “Rules”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Rules, in the event that Glass determines, in its sole discretion, that you have violated these Rules and/or the Privacy Policy, Glass will have the right to immediately suspend your access to the App, with or without notice to you, prior or otherwise. In the event of your repeated violation of the Rules, Glass will have the right to immediately and permanently terminate your account or access to the App, with or without notice to you, prior or otherwise. In the event that Glass, in its sole discretion, determines that your first violation is particularly offensive, Glass will have the right to immediately and permanently terminate your account or access to the App, with or without notice to you, prior or otherwise. Any user may report abuse of the Rules by sending an email to legal@glass.photo.
7.1. In order to access some features of the App, you may be required to create or register for a user account. In consideration for your use of the App, you agree to: (1) comply with the Rules; (2) provide accurate, complete and true information about yourself as may be required on any registration form for the App (your “Registration Information”) in order to create your user account; and (3) maintain and update, as applicable, your Registration Information with current and complete information. Users who violate the Rules, or provide inaccurate, false, or non-current Registration Information may, at Glass’s sole discretion, have their user accounts suspended or terminated, and may be permanently banned from using any current or future features or services of the App.
7.2. You are solely responsible maintaining the confidentiality of your username and password. We urge you not to share your login information with others, as this may lead to unauthorized access to your user account and the information therein. You agree that you will: (1) immediately notify Glass of any unauthorized use of your user account; and (2) ensure that you properly log out of the App at the completion of your use session. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on or through your user account. Glass shall have no liability for any loss or damage arising from your use of a user account, the App, or your failure to comply with these requirements. Glass will not be liable for any losses caused by any unauthorized use of your user account, and you may be liable for the losses of Glass or others due to such unauthorized use. The following non-inclusive list of violations may result in Glass terminating or suspending your user account and/or your access to the App and you agree not to engage in any of the following conduct anywhere on the App:
7.2.1. Submit Submissions that are subject to the IPR protections of a third party, including without limitation, any IPR or material otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including, without limitations, privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights of have permission from the owner of such rights to post said material and to grant us all of the license rights granted herein;
7.2.2. Request, demand, or suggest payment for items posted on or to the App;
7.2.3. Use any means to copy, redistribute, reproduce, rip, record, transfer, perform, or otherwise make available any IPR accessed through the App;
7.2.4. Reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling, modifying, or creating any derivative works of the App, except to the extent permitted by applicable law; and
7.2.5. Providing your password to any other person or using any other person’s username and password.
7.2.6. Use the app as a platform for promotional giveaways;
7.2.7. Transmit any Submission that Glass, in its sole discretion, advises to be false, inaccurate, misleading, disrupting, unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, pornographic, vulgar, obscene, hateful, or racially or ethnically-motivated or otherwise objectionable;
7.2.8. Harass, threaten, embarrass or cause distress or discomfort to another App participant, user, or other individual or entity;
7.2.9. Distribute viruses or any other technologies that may harm the App or the interests or property of our users and partners;
7.2.10. Harvest or otherwise collect information, including email addresses, about users or third parties whose information is made available on the App, without their consent;
7.2.11. Use any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the App for any purpose without our express written permission;
7.2.12. Impersonate or misrepresent your affiliation with any person, or institution;
7.2.13. Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, including without limitation, any regulations having the force of law while using or accessing the App; or
7.2.14. Post or transmit inappropriate photos of minors, in Glass’s sole discretion.
8. DISPUTES WITH OTHER USERS. If you have a dispute with one or more users, you release Glass from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including without limitation attorney’s fees, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes. If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code §1542, which says: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.”
9. RIGHTS YOU GRANT GLASS. In consideration for the rights granted to you under these Terms, you grant Glass the right to allow the App to use the processor, bandwidth, and storage hardware on your device, as necessary to run the App. If you provide feedback, ideas, comments or suggestions in connection with the App (“Feedback”) you acknowledge that such Feedback is not confidential and that Glass may use such Feedback without any restriction and without payment to you.
10. SERVICE LIMITATIONS. Glass will make commercially reasonable efforts to keep the App operational but certain technical difficulties, required maintenance, testing, and updates may, from time to time, results in temporary interruptions. Glass reserves the right to modify, discontinue (either temporarily or permanently) any function or feature of the App, or the App in its entirety. Glass will always try to give you advance notice of such interruptions, but shall have no liability for any interruptions in service.
11. TERMINATION. You understand and agree that Glass may, in its sole discretion and at any time suspend, or terminate your use of the App for any reason. Glass may also, in its sole discretion and at any time, discontinue the App, in whole or in part, or limit or restrict any access thereto, for any reason. You understand and agree that Glass may take any one or more of these actions without any notice to you, prior or otherwise. You understand and agree that Glass shall not have any liability to you or any other person for any termination of your access to the App and/or the removal of information concerning your actions on the App. You may also terminate your use of the App at any time. If you wish your account information and Submissions to be deleted please email legal@glass.photo.
12. INDEMNIFICATION. You agree to indemnify and hold Glass harmless for any and all disputes, claims, damages, losses, and causes of action (including without limitation attorney’s fees) arising from these Terms, your use of this App, or your violation or claimed violation of any law or rights of a third party, or any other breach or claimed breach of the Terms.
13. DISCLAIMER.
13.1. YOU AGREE THAT USE OF THE APP IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE APP IS PROVIDED “AS IS” “WITH ALL FAULTS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, GLASS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WORKMANLIKE EFFORT, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. GLASS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE AVAILABILITY OF OR THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE APP WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS APP IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE APP DOES NOT VIOLATE ANY IPR OF ANY PERSON. GLASS DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE APP IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT GLASS) ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE APP, AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION IF THERE ARE ANY DEFECTS. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY GLASSAND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE FOREGOING EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
If applicable, you waive California Civil Code Section 1542, which states, in relevant part: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”
14. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL GLASS AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ATTORNEY’S FEES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA, BUSINESS OR PROFITS THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE APP EVEN IF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES HAS BEEN ADVISED, AND EVEN IF A REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. WHILE GLASS TAKES PRECAUTIONS AGAINST SECURITY BREACHES, NO WEBSITE OR INTERNET TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY SECURE, AND AS SUCH, GLASS AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, HACKING, DATA LOSS, OR OTHER BREACHES THAT MAY OCCUR ON THE APP. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF GLASS AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO GLASS, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING AND USING THIS APP.
15. NOTICE FOR CALIFORNIA USERS: This notice is for our California users: The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted by mail at 1625 North Market Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210.
16. COPYRIGHT NOTICE The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the “DMCA”) provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law. If you believe in good faith that materials hosted by Glass infringe your copyright (for example, materials posted by Glass users), you (or your agent) may send Glass a notice requesting that the material be removed or access to it blocked. The notice must include the following information: (a) a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; (b) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or if multiple copyrighted works located on the App is covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works); (c) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or the subject of infringing activity, and information reasonably sufficient to allow Glass to locate the material on the App; (d) the name, address, telephone number and e-mail address (if available) of the complaining party; (e) a statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; and (f) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
If you believe in good faith that a notice of copyright infringement has been wrongly filed by Glass against you, the DMCA permits you to send Glass a counter-notice. Notices and counter-notices must meet the then-current statutory requirements imposed by the DMCA; see http://www.copyright.gov for details. Notices and counter-notices with respect to the App should be sent to our Copyright Agent for Notice of claims of copyright infringement at: copyright@glass.photo. They should include: (1) Your name, address, telephone number, and email address; (2) A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed or the work that contains your identity; (3) The precise URL or a description of where the alleged infringing material is located; (4) A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the content you claim infringes your copyright interest was copied without your authorization or that of the copyright owner or his/her/its agent or proof that you are the subject identified in the content; and (5) A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that all information in your notice is accurate and that you are either the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf or you are the subject depicted in the content and that you do not wish the content to be displayed in the future on the App. If you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner, you must provide an electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner on a statement wherein he/she/it authorizes you to act on his/her/its behalf.
17. OTHER.
17.1. Governing Law. Your use of this App constitutes your consent and submission to service of process under applicable United States law and your submission to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in the State of New York in New York county, for the purposes of any legal action or claim pertaining to these Terms of Use, or arising from the use of the App and you hereby waive any defenses such as lack of personal jurisdiction or forum non conveniens. These Terms of Use shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the law of the State of New York, and without regard to the choice of law principles thereof.
17.2. Arbitration. Except for the right of either party to seek an injunction or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to maintain the status quo or prevent irreparable harm, the parties hereto agree to enter into good faith negotiations to resolve any dispute, claim or controversy at law or equity that arises out of or is related to use of the App, or the contents of the Terms or the Privacy Policy (each, a “Claim”), for a period of thirty (30) days from the date the Claim arose. If such negotiation is unsuccessful, any Claim under this Agreement shall be resolved by final and binding arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Such arbitration shall take place in New York, New York. Judgment upon an arbitration award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
17.3. All Claims you bring against Glass must be resolved in accordance with this section. All Claims filed or brought contrary to this section shall be considered improperly filed. Should you file a Claim contrary to this section, Glass may recover reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, provided that Glass has notified you in writing of the improperly filed Claim, and you have failed to promptly withdraw the Claim within thirty (30) days of such notice.
17.4. Any Claim must be filed within one (1) year after such Claim arose regardless of any status or law to the contrary. In the event any such Claim is not filed within such one (1) year period, such Claim shall be barred.
17.5. Any failure to act by Glass with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive Glass’s right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.
17.6. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Glass reserves the right to seek the remedy of specific performance of any term of these Terms, or a preliminary or permanent injunction against the violation of these Terms or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in these Terms, or any combination thereof.
17.7. Captions and Headings. All captions, indices, titles, subject headings, section titles and similar items contained in these Terms are provided for the purpose of reference and convenience only and are not intended to be inclusive, definitive or to affect the meaning or content of these Terms.
17.8. Relationship. The relationship between the Parties is as set out in these Terms and no employment, joint venture, partnership or agency relationship shall be deemed to subsist between the Parties and neither shall have the power to bind the other, except as otherwise set forth herein.
17.9. Severability. If any of the provisions of the Terms are held illegal, inapplicable or non-executable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provisions shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the Terms shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and remain enforceable and said ruling will not affect any other provision set forth in this the Terms and will not render such other provisions invalid, inapplicable or non-executable.
17.10. Compliance with Laws. You agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in connection with your activities under the Rules.
17.11. Miscellaneous. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Glass as a result of these Terms or your use of the App. These Terms are subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in these Terms is in derogation of any obligation on our part to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the App or information provided to or gathered by us with respect to such use.
17.12. Entire Agreement. These Terms set forth the entire understanding and agreement between you and Glass with respect to the subject matter of these Terms.
Last Modification: This Terms of Use was last modified on August 9, 2021.