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Terms and Conditions for Use of the HYLA
®
Mobile Applications Solutions Suite (“Terms
of Use Agreement or “Agreement”)
Effective: January 1, 2017.
By using the online HYLA
®
Mobile Applications
Solutions Suite (the "HYLA Suite"), you agree to
fully comply with and be bound by this Terms of Use
Agreement. The HYLA Suite is an online, cloud-
based, subscription-based automated tool to provide
mobile device information (e.g., on-device
diagnostics and cracked screen detection) to the
HYLA Suite’s subscribers, and includes the HYLA
Suite Software (defined below) and any other HYLA
software application that is required to be
downloaded onto a mobile device in order to access
the HYLA Suite (collectively, the “Service”). Please
review this Terms of Use Agreement carefully. If you
do not agree to the terms of this Terms of Use
Agreement, you should not use the Service. The
terms "Hyla, Inc." "HYLA Mobile," "us," or "our"
refers to Hyla, Inc. The term "you" refers to the user
or viewer of our Service.
1. Acceptance of the Terms of Use Agreement.
a. The Service is an online subscription service
providing its subscribers with access to a cloud-based
software-as-a-service that provides mobile device
diagnostic information. You agree to the terms and
conditions outlined in this Terms of Use Agreement.
You must review and agree to this Agreement prior
to using or accessing the Service. This Agreement
constitutes the entire and only agreement between
HYLA Mobile and you, and supersedes all prior or
contemporaneous agreements, representations,
warranties and understandings with respect to your
use of the Service, the content, products or services
provided by or through the Service, and the subject
matter of this Agreement. HYLA Mobile may amend
this Agreement at any time without providing you
specific notice. Continued use of the Service
following any change(s) constitutes acceptance of the
change(s).
b. Software.
The "HYLA Suite Software" means HYLA’s
proprietary Carrier Exchange Software, together with
any maintenance releases that may be provided to
You pursuant to this Agreement.
(i) License Grant. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, and conditioned on
your compliance therewith, HYLA Mobile hereby
grants to you a non-exclusive, non-sublicensable and
non-transferable, limited license to use the HYLA
Suite Software and solely as provided in this
Agreement during the period of your authorized use.
(ii) Scope of Licensed Access and Use. You
may install, use and run one copy of the HYLA Suite
Software on mobile devices owned by third party end
users solely for the purpose of using the Service.
(iii) Use Restrictions. Except as this Agreement
expressly permits, you shall not, and shall not permit
any other person to:
(a) copy the HYLA Suite Software, in
whole or in part;
(b) modify, correct, adapt, translate,
enhance or otherwise prepare derivative
works or improvements of any HYLA Suite
Software;
(c) rent, lease, lend, sell, sublicense,
assign, distribute, publish, transfer or
otherwise make available the HYLA Suite
Software to any person, including on or in
connection with the internet or any time-
sharing, service bureau, software as a
service, cloud or other technology or
service;
(d) reverse engineer, disassemble,
decompile, decode or adapt the HYLA Suite
Software, or otherwise attempt to derive or
gain access to the source code of the HYLA
Suite Software, in whole or in part;
(e) bypass or breach any security
device or protection used for or contained in
the HYLA Suite Software or documentation
provided therewith;
(f) remove, delete, efface, alter,
obscure, translate, combine, supplement or
otherwise change any trademarks, terms of
the documentation, warranties, disclaimers,
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or intellectual property rights, proprietary
rights or other symbols, notices, marks or
serial numbers on or relating to any copy of
the HYLA Suite Software;
(g) use the HYLA Suite Software in
any manner or for any purpose that
infringes, misappropriates or otherwise
violates any intellectual property right or
other right of any person, or that violates
any applicable law;
(h) use the HYLA Suite Software for
purposes of: (i) benchmarking or
competitive analysis of the HYLA Suite
Software; (ii) developing, using or providing
a competing software product or service; or
(iii) any other purpose that is to HYLA
Mobile's detriment or commercial
disadvantage;
(i) use the HYLA Suite Software in or
in connection with the design, construction,
maintenance, operation or use of any
hazardous environments, systems or
applications, any safety response systems or
other safety-critical applications, or any
other use or application in which the use or
failure of the HYLA Suite Software could
lead to personal injury or severe physical or
property damage;
(j) use the HYLA Suite Software for
any purpose or application not expressly
permitted by this Agreement; or
(k) allow any third party access to the
HYLA Suite Software or images of the
HYLA Suite Software.
(iv) Delivery. HYLA Mobile shall deliver one
copy of the HYLA Suite Software electronically or
on tangible media or by other means, in HYLA
Mobile's sole discretion, to you upon your agreement
to the terms of this Agreement.
c. THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE AND OPEN
SOURCE. INDIVIDUAL SOFTWARE
COMPONENTS, EACH OF WHICH HAS ITS
OWN COPYRIGHT AND ITS OWN APPLICABLE
LICENSE CONDITIONS FROM THIRD PARTIES
MAY BE DISTRIBUTED, EMBEDDED, OR
BUNDLED WITH THE HYLA SUITE
SOFTWARE, INCLUDING OPEN SOURCE.
SUCH THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE AND OPEN
SOURCE SOFTWARE IS SEPARATELY
LICENSED BY ITS COPYRIGHT HOLDER. USE
OF SUCH THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE AND
OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE MUST BE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LICENSE TERMS
APPLICABLE TO SUCH SOFTWARE. HYLA
MOBILE MAKES NO REPRESENTATION,
WARRANTY OR OTHER COMMITMENT OF
ANY KIND REGARDING SUCH THIRD-PARTY
SOFTWARE OR OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE.
HYLA MOBILE OFFERS NO SUPPORT FOR
SUCH THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE OR OPEN
SOURCE SOFTWARE AND SHALL, TO THE
MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
HAVE NO LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH ITS
USE. ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, ARE DISCLAIMED (INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO THE DISCLAIMER OF ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-
INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) BY
HYLA’S THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS OF THIRD-
PARTY SOFTWARE.
Any third-party software provided by QlikTech Inc.
or its affiliates that is embedded or bundled into the
HYLA Suite is the technology of Qlik®.
2. Copyright Protection.
The design, content, graphics, compilation, magnetic
translation, organization, digital conversion and other
matters related to the Service are protected under
applicable copyrights, trademarks and other
proprietary rights, including without limitation,
intellectual property rights. Except as permitted in by
the terms of Section 4 herein, you are strictly
prohibited from copying, redistributing, using, or
publishing any such matters or any part of the
Service. You do not acquire ownership rights to any
content or other materials viewed through the
Service. The Service may include postings of
information or materials, but such postings do not
constitute a waiver of any right in such information
and materials. Some of the Content (as defined below
in Section 4.a.) in the HYLA Suite is the copyrighted
work of third parties. Except as specifically provided
in this Agreement, you may not use the Service or
any Content retrieved from the Service in any manner
that infringes the copyrights or proprietary interests
therein. You may not remove or obscure the
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copyright notice or other notices contained in Content
retrieved from the Service.
3. HYLA Mobile Trademarks and Service Marks.
HYLA
®
is a trademark of HYLA Mobile. The
HYLA
®
logo is a trademark or service mark of
HYLA Mobile. The HYLA Suite, including, without
limitation, its graphics, logos, page headers, icons,
and scripts constitute trade dress of HYLA Mobile.
You may not use or reproduce, or cause to be used or
reproduced, HYLA Mobile’s trademarks, service
marks or trade dress, without prior written approval
from HYLA Mobile. HYLA Mobile’s trademarks,
service marks, and trade dress may not be used in
connection with any product or service that is not
affiliated with HYLA Mobile. HYLA Mobile’s
trademarks, service marks, and trade dress may not
be used in any manner that (i) dilutes the rights of
HYLA
®
or HYLA Mobile, (ii) disparages or
discredits HYLA
®
or HYLA Mobile, or (iii) is likely
to cause confusion among customers. Any
trademarks that are not HYLA Mobile trademarks
and that appear on the HYLA Suite are the property
of their respective owners, who may or may not
be affiliated with or sponsored by HYLA Mobile.
4. License to the HYLA Suite.
During the term of this Agreement which will be
coterminous with the license term set forth in the
Subscribing Company Agreement, you are granted a
non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, non-
sublicensable, limited license, (a) to access and use
the Service strictly in accordance with this
Agreement and any applicable terms or conditions set
forth in the Subscribing Company Agreement; (b) to
use the Service solely for internal, noncommercial
purposes; (c) to only View (as defined below) the
reports, data, and other information displayed in the
HYLA Suite; and (d) to print out information from
the Service solely for internal, non-commercial
purposes and provided that you maintain all
copyright and other policies contained therein.
“View” means to view reports, data and other
information as displayed within the HYLA Suite, but
not to create, update or share any data, or administer
any field changes to or in connection with the HYLA
Suite. individuals authorized by the Subscribing
Company may access and use the Service. Your right
to use the Service is not transferable or assignable.
Any password or right given to you to obtain access
to the Service or information from the Service is not
transferable or assignable. Your login credentials
may be restricted from accessing certain Content
otherwise available in the Service. HYLA Mobile
may change the Service without notice. HYLA
Mobile may add or remove Content from the Service
without notice. Upon termination of this Agreement
you must destroy any and all Content and other data
you obtained or accessed through the HYLA Suite.
a. Restrictions: Your license for access and use of
the Service and any information or content therein
(collectively the "Content") is subject to the
following restrictions: You may not:
(i) use the Service in a manner that violates
any applicable local, state, federal or international
laws, including laws regulating email or facsimile
transmissions, anti-trust laws, and anti-corruption
laws;
(ii) export or re-export the Service, or any
portion thereof, or any software available on or
through the Service, in violation of the export control
laws or regulations of the United States;
(iii) use any Content in any manner that may
infringe any copyright, intellectual property right,
proprietary right, or property right of HYLA
Mobile or any third party;
(iv) decompile, remove, disassemble, or
reverse engineer any software used in the HYLA
Suite and/or to provide the Service;
(v) use any monitoring software or
discovery software to determine the architecture of
the Service;
(vi) remove, modify, or obscure any
copyright notice, proprietary notice, or terms of use
contained in the Service;
(vii) copy, distribute, display, transfer,
transmit, lease, sell, rent, republish, print (except for
the express limited purpose permitted in Section 4
herein), or otherwise make available in any form all
of the Service, or any portion thereof, or any Content;
(viii) create derivative works of any
Content, except as explicitly permitted herein;
(ix) use the Service to develop any
information storage and retrieval system, database, or
other similar resource (in any media), that is offered
for commercial distribution of any type, including,
without limitation, through license, subscription, or
any other distribution method;
(x) make any portion of the Service
available through any service bureau, the Internet, or
any other existing technology or technology existing
in the future;
(xi) use any process (automatic or manual)
to harvest information from the Service;
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(xii) use the Service to gather information to
transmit unsolicited commercial email or telephone
calls; or
(xiii) excessively extract or systematically
access Content from the Service including, without
limitation, by using "bots" or "spiders".
b. Monitoring: HYLA Mobile reserves the right to
monitor your use of the HYLA Suite and Content to
ensure compliance with this Agreement. HYLA
Mobile may enable auditing and logging
functionality within the HYLA Suite. You agree to
not disable any such functionality, nor modify or
tamper the license monitor, operations monitor, or
log files. If HYLA Mobile, in its sole discretion,
determines you are not in compliance with this
Agreement, HYLA Mobile reserves the right to take
such action as it deems necessary, including without
limitation: (i) suspending or terminating the
Subscriber Company’s access to the HYLA Suite or
your specific access to the HYLA Suite; or (ii)
assessing additional charges against Subscriber
Company for users in excess of the Subscriber
Company’s number of authorized users. Our
monitoring may include, without limitation,
recording excess use of authorized users or
determining if Content is accessed under one user’s
account from multiple IP addresses. HYLA Mobile
does not disclose any information regarding its
proprietary monitoring methods or policies.
5. HYLA Suite Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.
a. Any information submitted via the Service is
subject to our Privacy Policy, the terms of which are
incorporated herein. Please review our HYLA Suite
Privacy Policy to understand our practices. The date
of any changes to our HYLA Suite Privacy Policy
will be noted at the bottom of our HYLA Suite
Privacy Policy.
b. We use cookies in the HYLA Suite for the
purposes of monitoring how users use the Service
and to improve the experience of using the Service. If
you access the HYLA Suite without adjusting your
settings, you are accepting all cookies from the
HYLA Suite. Your use of the HYLA Suite is subject
to our Cookie Policy, the terms of which are
incorporated herein.
6. Account Access
You must maintain the accuracy of the information
you provide to HYLA Mobile relating to your
account. You are responsible for keeping your
account and password strictly confidential.
Furthermore, you are responsible for restricting
access to your computer or mobile device. If you
share your account to HYLA Mobile with other
persons or provide your password to other persons,
you take full responsibility for their actions. If you
elect to use public or shared computers or
unprotected mobile devices, you must log out after
each time you access the HYLA Suite. If you are a
victim of identity theft and it involves your HYLA
Suite account, you should immediately notify your
direct supervisor at the Subscribing Company and
Subscribing Company must immediately notify
HYLA Mobile. HYLA Mobile reserves the right to
place a hold on any account, at any time, with or
without notification to you or the Subscribing
Company in order to protect HYLA Mobile and its
partners from what it believes to be fraudulent
activity. HYLA Mobile is not obligated to credit or
discount a subscription for holds placed on the
account by either a representative of HYLA Mobile
or by any HYLA Mobile automated process. Upon
termination or cancellation of your account by you,
HYLA Mobile, or Subscribing Company, you must
destroy any and all Content and other data you
obtained or accessed through the HYLA Suite.
7. Content.
a. All Content is provided on a non-exclusive license
basis only for non-commercial purposes, without any
right to re-license, sublicense, distribute, assign or
transfer such license during the term of this
Agreement which will be coterminous with the
license term set forth in the Subscribing Company
Agreement. We do not warrant or guarantee the
accurateness, completeness, adequacy or currency of
the Content contained in the Service. Your use of
Content contained in the Service is entirely at your
own risk.
b. Content includes, without limitation, pricing
information and other information obtained from
third-party websites (“Third-Party Information”). We
are not responsible for the accuracy of such Third-
Party Information. The Third-Party Information and
the third-party websites from which the Third-Party
Information is obtained are not investigated,
monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness
by HYLA Mobile. Inclusion of any Third-Party
Information in our Service does not imply approval
or endorsement of the Third-Party Information by
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HYLA Mobile. We are not responsible for and
assume no liability for any mistakes, misstatements,
omissions, or falsehood, in the representations or any
other form of Third-Party Information in the Content
on the Service. If you decide to rely on any of the
Third-Party Information, you do so at your own risk.
If you decide to leave our Service and access any of
the third-party websites, you do so at your own risk.
c. Content is provided for a charge and without any
representations or warranties, express or implied, as
to its suitability, completeness, currentness, accuracy,
and/or appropriateness. THE CONTENT IS
PROVIDED "AS IS", "AS AVAILABLE", AND
WITH "ALL FAULTS", AND WE AND ANY
PROVIDER OF THE CONTENT DISCLAIM ANY
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO THE WARRANTIES OF NON-
INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
8. Violations of this Agreement and Unlawful
Activity.
HYLA Mobile reserves the right to investigate
complaints or reported violations of this Agreement.
We reserve the right to take any action we determine,
in our sole discretion, appropriate, including without
limitation (i) reporting any suspected unlawful
activity to law enforcement officials, regulators, or
other third parties; (ii) disclosing any information
required or appropriate to such officials or entities
relating to your account, email address(es), traffic
and usage history, and IP address(es).
9. Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold HYLA
Mobile and our affiliates, partners, agents, officers,
directors, employees, subcontractors, successors,
assigns, third party suppliers of information,
attorneys, advertisers, and product and service
providers (collectively, "Affiliated Parties") harmless
from any liability, loss, claim and expense, including
reasonable attorney's fees, related to your violation of
this Agreement or use of the Service.
10. Disclaimer.
THE CONTENT AND SERVICE FROM OR
THROUGH THE HYLA SUITE ARE PROVIDED
"AS-IS," "AS AVAILABLE," WITH "ALL
FAULTS", AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, ARE DISCLAIMED (INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DISCLAIMER OF
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-
INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE). THE
CONTENT AND SERVICE MAY CONTAIN
BUGS, ERRORS, PROBLEMS OR OTHER
LIMITATIONS. HYLA MOBILE AND ITS
AFFILIATED PARTIES HAVE NO LIABILITY
WHATSOEVER FOR YOUR USE OF ANY
CONTENT OR SERVICE, EXCEPT AS
PROVIDED IN SECTION 11.b. IN PARTICULAR,
BUT NOT AS A LIMITATION THEREOF, WE
AND OUR AFFILIATED PARTIES ARE NOT
LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF
PROFITS, LITIGATION, OR THE LIKE),
WHETHER BASED ON TORT (INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION NEGLIGENCE),
BREACH OF CONTRACT OR WARRANTY,
PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN
IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES.
THE LIMITATIONS OF DAMAGES SET FORTH
ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF
THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN
HYLA MOBILE AND YOU. THE HYLA SUITE,
THE SERVICE, AND THE CONTENT
PRESENTED WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED
WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS.
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER
ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU
FROM HYLA MOBILE THROUGH THE HYLA
SUITE OR OTHERWISE SHALL CREATE ANY
WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR
GUARANTEE NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN
THIS AGREEMENT.
11. Limitation of Liability.
a. HYLA Mobile and any Affiliated Party shall not
be liable for any claim, loss, injury, penalty, liability,
or damage of any kind resulting in any way from (a)
your use of the Service or the Content, (b) any errors
in or omissions from the Service or any Content, (c)
the unavailability or interruption of the Service (or
any portion thereof), (d) the Content, or (e) any delay
or failure in performance beyond the control of
HYLA Mobile.
b. THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF HYLA
MOBILE AND THE AFFILIATED PARTIES IN
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CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE HYLA SUITE
OR THE CONTENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE
LESSER AMOUNT OF THE SUBSCRIBING
COMPANY’S THEN-CURRENT MONTHLY
SUBSCRIPTION FEES OR FIFTY DOLLARS ($50
USD) AND THAT AMOUNT SHALL BE IN LIEU
OF ALL OTHER REMEDIES WHICH YOU MAY
HAVE AGAINST HYLA MOBILE AND ANY
AFFILIATED PARTY.
12. Use of Submitted Information.
We reserve the right, and you authorize HYLA
Mobile, to the use and assignment of all information
regarding Service uses by you and all information
provided by you in any manner consistent with our
Privacy Policy. All remarks, suggestions, ideas,
graphics, or other information communicated by you
to HYLA Mobile (collectively, a "Submission") will
forever be our property. We will not be required to
treat any Submission as confidential, and will not be
liable for any ideas (including without limitation,
product, service or advertising ideas) and will not
incur any liability as a result of any similarities that
may appear in our future products, services or
operations. Without limitation, we will have
exclusive ownership of all present and future existing
rights to the Submission of every kind and nature
everywhere. We will be entitled to use the
Submission for any commercial or other purpose
whatsoever, without compensation to you or any
other person sending the Submission. You
acknowledge that you are responsible for whatever
material you submit, and you, not HYLA Mobile,
have full responsibility for the message, including its
legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality, and
copyright.
13. Compliance with Applicable Laws.
a. You agree to comply with all applicable domestic
and international laws, statutes, ordinances and
regulations regarding your use of the Service and the
Content provided therein, including without
limitation, the provisions of the United States’
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), the United
Kingdom’s Bribery Act 2010 (“Bribery Act”), and
other anti-corruptions laws; anti-trust laws; and any
applicable Export Control Laws (as defined below).
b. You acknowledge that your license to use the
HYLA Suite hereunder may be subject to the export
control laws of the United States which may include,
without limitation, the United States Export
Administration Regulations, the Trading With the
Enemy Act, the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act, the Arms Export Control Act and
regulations promulgated by the United States
Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign
Assets Control (“OFAC”), as amended from time to
time (collectively, the “Export Control Laws”). You
agree that all actions taken by you related to your use
of or access to the HYLA Suite will be in compliance
with applicable Export Control Laws. You agree to
comply with all applicable Export Control Laws. In
addition, you agree that you will not export, reexport,
transfer or license any software related to the Service
to any parties that are named as a “Specially
Designated National” or “Blocked Person” as
designated by the OFAC.
14. Confidentiality.
a. “Confidential Information” means any non-public
information disclosed to you by HYLA Mobile or
that you acquire through your use of the Service
including, without limitation, all or any part of the
following: (i) computer programs, source codes,
firmware, data of any kind relating to or created by
HYLA Mobile; (ii) the HYLA Suite (and any part
thereof), HYLA Mobile software, any HYLA
trademarks, the Content, the Service, user passwords,
(iii) any information which could be obtained, or is
actually obtained, whether or not from a breach of
this Agreement, by decompiling, disassembling,
deconstructing, or reverse-engineering any HYLA
Mobile software, HYLA Suite, or the Content (viii)
any other information of HYLA Mobile, whether in
writing or verbally, designated as being confidential.
Confidential Information is the sole property of
HYLA Mobile.
b. Confidential Information does not include any
information that: (i) was publicly known and made
generally available in the public domain prior to the
time HYLA Mobile disclosed the information to you,
(ii) became publicly known and made generally
available, after disclosure to you by HYLA Mobile,
through no wrongful action or inaction of you or
others who were under confidentiality obligations, or
(iii) was in your possession, without confidentiality
restrictions, at the time of disclosure by HYLA
Mobile.
c. You will not disclose the Confidential Information
to any third party or use the Confidential Information
for any purpose other than as permitted in this
Agreement. You will take all reasonable precautions
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to prevent any unauthorized disclosure of the
Confidential Information.
d. HYLA Mobile has received, and in the future will
receive, from third parties confidential or proprietary
information subject to a duty on HYLA Mobile’s part
to maintain the confidentiality of the information and
to use it only for certain limited purposes. You owe
HYLA Mobile and these third parties, during and
after the term of this Agreement, a duty to hold this
confidential and proprietary information in the
strictest confidence and not to disclose it to any
person or entity, or to use it except as permitted in
this Agreement.
15. General Provisions.
a. Suspension or Discontinuance of Service. HYLA
Mobile may suspend or discontinue providing the
Service to you without notice and pursue any other
remedy legally available to it if you fail to comply
with any of your obligations hereunder.
b. Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, all
notices and other communications hereunder shall be
in writing or displayed electronically in the Service
by HYLA Mobile. Notices shall be deemed to have
been properly given on the date deposited in the U.S.
mail, if mailed; on the date first made available, if
displayed in the Service; or on the date received, if
delivered in any other manner.
c. Assignment. The Subscribing Company or
individual may not assign its rights or delegate its
duties under the subscription to access the Service
without the prior written consent of HYLA Mobile.
This Agreement and all incorporated agreements and
your information may be automatically assigned by
HYLA Mobile in our sole discretion to a third party
in the event of an acquisition, sale or merger.
d. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be treated
as though it were executed and performed in Dallas,
Texas, and shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Texas
(without regard to conflict of law principles).
e. Arbitration. Any legal controversy or legal claim
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or our
services, excluding legal action taken by HYLA
Mobile to collect or recover damages for, or obtain
any injunction relating to, Service operations,
intellectual property, and our services, shall be settled
solely by binding and exclusively by binding
arbitration to be conducted before the American
Arbitration Association (the “AAA”), or its
successor. The arbitration shall be held in Dallas,
Texas before a tribunal consisting of three (3)
arbitrators selected in accordance with the
Commercial Arbitration Rules and regulations as
promulgated by the AAA, unless specifically
modified by this Agreement. Any such controversy
or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis,
and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with
any claim or controversy of any other party.
f. Equitable Remedy. You acknowledge and agree
that due to the unique nature of HYLA Mobile’s
Confidential Information and intellectual property
rights, there can be no adequate remedy at law for
any breach by you with respect to unauthorized
disclosure or use of Confidential Information or
breach of HYLA Mobile’s intellectual property
rights, which may result in irreparable harm to
HYLA Mobile, and therefore, that upon any such
breach or threat thereof, HYLA Mobile shall be
entitled to injunctive relief as well as whatever
remedies it may have at law, without the requirement
to post any bond or security and without proof of
actual damages.
g. Limit on Causes of Action. Any cause of action by
you with respect to the Service (and/or any
information, products or services related thereto)
must be instituted within one (1) year after the cause
of action arose or be forever waived and barred. All
actions shall be subject to the limitations set forth in
Section 15.e.
h. Interpretation. The language in this Agreement
shall be interpreted as to its fair meaning and not
strictly for or against any party.
i. Severability. Should any part of this Agreement be
held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be
construed consistent with applicable law and the
remaining portions shall remain in full force and
effect.
j. Precedence. To the extent that anything, other than
the Subscribing Company Agreement, in or
associated with the Service is in conflict or
inconsistent with this Agreement, this Agreement
shall take precedence. To the extent that anything in
the Subscribing Company Agreement associated with
the Service is in conflict or inconsistent with this
Agreement, this Agreement shall take precedence.
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k. Waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision of
this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of such
provision nor of the right to enforce such provision.
l. Non-disparagement. You agree not to make, or
instruct any other party to make, any statements,
written or verbal, or cause or encourage others to
make any statements, written or verbal, that defame,
disparage or in any way criticize the personal or
business reputation, practices, or conduct of HYLA
Mobile, its employees, directors, and officers.
m. Survival. Our rights under this Agreement shall
survive any termination or expiration of this
Agreement. The terms and conditions of Sections 1.b,
2, 3, 4.a., 7 11, and 13 15 will survive termination
or expiration of this Agreement.