Terms of Use

Terms of Use

These terms of use are entered into between you and HAVI Group, LP (“Company,” “we,” or “us”). These terms and conditions, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively, “Terms of Use”), govern your access to and use of www.HAVI.com, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through www.HAVI.com (the “Website”), whether as a guest or a registered user.

Please read the Terms of Use carefully before using the Website. By using the Website or clicking to accept or agree to the Terms of Use when this option is provided, you acknowledge and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Notice, found at Privacy Policy | HAVI, incorporated herein by reference. You must not access or use the Website if you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Notice.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. Changes to the Terms of Use
  2. Accessing the Website and Account Security
  3. Intellectual Property Rights
  4. Trademarks
  5. Prohibited Uses
  6. User Contributions
  7. Monitoring and Enforcement; Termination
  8. Content Standards
  9. Copyright Infringement
  10. Reliance on Information Posted
  11. Changes to the Website
  12. Information About You and Your Visit to the Website
  13. Linking the Website and Social Media Features
  14. Links from the Website
  15. Disclaimer of Warranties
  16. Limitation on Liability
  17. Indemnification
  18. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
  19. Waiver and Severability
  20. Your Comments and Concerns

 

 

  1. Changes to the Terms of Use

We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time at our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter. However, any changes to the dispute resolution provisions set out in Governing Law and Jurisdiction will not apply to any disputes for which the parties have actual notice on or before the date the change is posted on the Website.

Your continued use of the Website after posting revised Terms of Use means you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page occasionally to be aware of any changes as they bind you.

 

  1. Accessing the Website and Account Security

We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website and any service or material we provide on the Website, at our sole discretion, without notice. We will not be liable if all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. Occasionally, we may restrict user access, including registered user access, to some parts of the Website or the entire Website.

You are responsible for both:

  • Making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Website.
  • Ensuring that all persons who access the Website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and comply with them.

To access the Website or some resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of using the Website that all the information you provide is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with this Website or otherwise, including, but not limited to, through any interactive features on the Website, is governed by our Privacy Notice Privacy Policy | HAVI, and you consent to all actions we take regarding your information consistent with our Privacy Notice.

If you choose or are provided with a username, password, or any other information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential and 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 Website or parts of it using your username, password, or other security information. You agree to immediately tell us about any unauthorized access to or use of your username or password or any other security breach. You also agree to ensure that you exit your account at the end of each session. Use caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so others cannot view or record your password or other personal information.

We have the right to turn off any username, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.

 

  1. Intellectual Property Rights

The Website 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 the Company, 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 Website for personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit the material on our Website, except:

  • Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
  • You may store files automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.
  • You may print one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution.
  • If we provide desktop, mobile, or other applications for download, you may download a single copy to your computer or mobile device solely for your personal, non-commercial use, provided you agree to be bound by our end user license agreement for such applications.
  • If we provide social media features with certain content, you may take actions enabled by such features.

You must not:

  • Modify copies of any materials from this site.
  • Use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences, or graphics separately from the accompanying text.
  • Delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this site.

You must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Website or any services or materials available through the Website.

If you wish to use material on the Website other than that set out in this section, please address your request to information@havi.com.

If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of the Terms of Use, your right to use the Website will stop immediately. You must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and the Company reserves all rights not expressly granted. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use breaches these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.

 

  1. Trademarks

The Company name, the terms HAVI, the Company logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of the Company or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the Company's prior written permission. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.

 

  1. Prohibited Uses

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Website:

  • In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws about exporting data or software to and from the U.S. or other countries).
  • To exploit, harm, or attempt to exploit or harm minors 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 that does not comply with the Content Standards in these Terms of Use.
  • To transmit or procure the sending of any advertising or promotional material [without our prior written consent], including any “junk mail,” “chain letter,” “spam,” or any other similar solicitation.
  • To impersonate or try to impersonate the Company, a Company employee, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses or usernames associated with the preceding).
  • To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm the Company or users of the Website or expose them to liability.

 

Additionally, you agree not to:

  • Use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party’s use of the Website, including their ability to engage in real-time activities through the Website.
  • Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website.
  • Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Website, or for any other purpose not expressly authorized in these Terms of Use, without our prior written consent
  • Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website.
  • Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other malicious or technologically harmful material.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Website.
  • Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
  • Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website.

 

  1. User Contributions

The Website may contain message boards, chat rooms, personal web pages, or profiles, forums, bulletin boards, and other interactive features (collectively, “Interactive Services”) that let users post, submit, publish, display, or transmit to other users or other persons (“post”) content or materials (collectively, “User Contributions”) on or through the Website.

All User Contributions must comply with the Content Standards in these Terms of Use.

Any User Contribution you post to the site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By providing any User Contribution on the Website, you grant us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors, and assigns the right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose.

You represent and warrant that:

  • You own or control all rights in and to the User Contributions and have the right to grant the license granted above to us, our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors, and assigns.
  • All of your User Contributions do and will comply with these Terms of Use.

You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Contributions you submit or contribute, and you, not the Company, have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness.

We are not responsible or liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any User Contributions posted by you or any other user of the Website.

 

  1. Monitoring and Enforcement; Termination

We have the right to:

  • Remove or refuse to post any User Contributions for any or no reason in our sole discretion.
  • Take any action regarding any User Contribution we consider necessary or appropriate in our sole discretion, including if such User Contribution 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 Website or the public, or could create liability for the Company.
  • Disclose your identity or other information about you to any third party who claims that the material you post 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 Website.
  • Terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website for any or no reason, including, without limitation, any violation of these Terms of Use.

Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Website.

YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSEES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES DURING, OR TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF, INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER SUCH PARTIES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.

However, we do not undertake to review material before it is posted on the Website and cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted. We assume no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications, or content from any user or third party. We have no liability or responsibility to anyone for the performance or nonperformance of the activities described in this section.

 

  1. Content Standards

These content standards apply to any User Contributions and use of Interactive Services. User Contributions must, in their entirety, comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, User Contributions must not:

  • Contain any material that 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 conflict with these Terms of Use and our Privacy Notice Privacy Policy | HAVI.
  • 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.
  • Appear that they emanate from or are endorsed by us or any other person or entity if this is untrue.

 

  1. Copyright Infringement

Please contact us if you believe that any User Contributions violate your copyright. It is the policy of the Company to terminate the user accounts of repeat infringers.

 

  1. Reliance on Information Posted

The information presented on or through the Website is provided solely for general information purposes. We do not guarantee this information's accuracy, completeness, or usefulness. Any reliance you place on this information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website or anyone who may be informed of its contents.

This Website may include content from third parties, including materials from other users, bloggers, third-party licensors, syndicators, aggregators, and reporting services. All statements and opinions expressed in these materials, as well as all articles and responses to questions and content other than the content from the Company, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Company. We are not responsible or liable to you or any third party for the content or accuracy of any materials from any third parties.

 

  1. Changes to the Website

We may update the content on this Website from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. The material on the Website may be outdated, and we are under no obligation to update such material.

 

  1. Information About You and Your Visits to the Website

All information we collect on this Website is subject to our Privacy Policy Privacy Policy | HAVI. By using the Website, you consent to all our actions regarding your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.

 

  1. Linking to the Website and Social Media Features

You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. Still, you must not show a link to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part without our express written consent.

This Website may provide certain social media features that enable you to:

  • Link from your own or certain third-party websites to certain content on this Website.
  • Send emails or other communications with certain content or links to certain content on this Website.
  • Cause limited portions of content on this Website to be displayed or appear to be displayed on your own or certain third-party websites.

You may use these features solely as we provide them, and only regarding the content they are displayed with, and otherwise in accordance with any additional terms we provide regarding such features. Subject to the foregoing, you must not:

  • Establish a link from any website that you do not own.
  • Cause the Website or parts of it to be displayed on, or seem to be displayed by, any other site, for example, framing, deep linking, or in-line linking.
  • Link to any part of the Website other than the homepage.
  • Otherwise, take any action regarding the materials on this Website that are inconsistent with any other provision of these Terms of Use.

The website from which you are linking or making certain content accessible must comply with the Content Standards in these Terms of Use.

You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking immediately to stop. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

We may deactivate any social media features and links at any time without notice at our discretion.

 

  1. Links from the Website

If the Website contains links to other sites and resources from third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. This includes links in advertisements, banner advertisements, and sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or any loss or damage arising from your use of them. If you decide to access the third-party websites linked to this Website, you do so at your own risk and subject to the terms of use for such websites.

 

  1. Disclaimer of Warranties

You understand that we cannot guarantee or warrant that files for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.

YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION CONCERNING THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, THE COMPANY 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.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

 

  1. Limitation on Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, 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.

Your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with any portion of the Website is to stop using the Website, and the sole and exclusive maximum aggregate liability to the Company for all damages, losses, and cause of action (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise) will be the greater of ten dollars ($10 USD) or the total amount you paid, if any, to access the Website.

The limitation of liability set out above does not apply to liability resulting from our gross negligence or willful misconduct.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

 

  1. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, 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 your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, your User Contributions, any use of the Website’s content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use, or your use of any information obtained from the Website.

 

  1. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

All matters relating to the Website 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 Illinois without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdiction).

Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, or the courts of the State of Illinois, in each case located in the City of Chicago and County of Cook, although we retain the right to bring any suit, action, or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms of Use in your country of residence or any other relevant country. You waive any and all objections to exercising jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.

 

  1. Waiver and Severability

No waiver by the Company of any term or condition set out in these 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. Any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not be a waiver of such right or provision.

If any provision of these 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.

 

  1. Your Comments and Concerns

This website is operated by:

The HAVI Group, LP

345 N Morgan St. Ste 1000

Chicago, Illinois 60607 U.S.

 

All notices of copyright infringement claims should be sent to the copyright agent designated in our Copyright Notice in the manner and by the means set out therein.

All other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Website should be directed to information@havi.com.