FOR THE PURPOSES OF EQUIP, A RECRUITER IS ANY USER WHO CREATES A TEST OR ASSESSMENT ON THE EQUIP PLATFORM, AND
SHARES THE LINK WITH OTHER USERS. SUCH A RECRUITER COULD BE A USER ASSOCIATED WITH A COMPANY, OR
ANY OTHER USER WHO CREATES AND SHARES TEST LINKS. A CANDIDATE OR TEST TAKER IS A USER WHO ATTEMPTS AN
EQUIP TEST OR ASSESSMENT. IF A USER IS NOT A RECRUITER, THEY ARE DEEMED TO BE A CANDIDATE, EVEN IF THEY
ARE CASUALLY BROWSING THE WEBSITE.
By using this website, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age. If you are under
18, you are not permitted to use this website or our services. By agreeing to these Terms of Service,
you confirm that you meet this age requirement.
If you are unsure as to the terms of this Agreement, please do not proceed further and contact us at
privacy@equip.co.
Your use of our Website, or Platform shall constitute your acceptance of this Agreement and to all of
the terms and conditions stated under this Agreement and our
Privacy Policy referenced
herein.
PLEASE READ THE TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY TO ENSURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND EACH PROVISION.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE TERMS CONTAIN A BINDING AND MANDATORY ARBITRATION PROVISION AND CLASS ACTION/JURY
TRIAL WAIVER PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THE USE OF ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES,
RATHER THAN JURY TRIALS OR CLASS ACTIONS AND LIMITS REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO YOU IN THE EVENT OF CERTAIN
DISPUTES.
BY ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT, EITHER BY CLICKING A BOX INDICATING YOUR ACCEPTANCE OR BY USING AND NAVIGATING
THROUGH OUR PLATFORM THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, YOU AGREE THAT (A) YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE
AGREEMENT; (B) YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD; (C) YOU CAN FORM A BINDING CONTRACT; AND
(D) YOU ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE THAT YOU
ARE LEGALLY BOUND BY ITS TERMS AS WELL AS OUR
PRIVACY POLICY REFERENCED
HEREIN.
IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF AN INSTITUTION OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY, YOU REPRESENT
THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND SUCH ENTITY AND ITS AFFILIATES TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, IN WHICH
CASE THE TERMS "YOU" OR "YOUR" SHALL REFER TO SUCH ENTITY AND ITS AFFILIATES. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SUCH
AUTHORITY, OR IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS AGREEMENT, YOU MUST NOT ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT AND MAY NOT USE
OUR WEBSITE, OR PLATFORM.
Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the same meaning ascribed to them under our
Privacy Policy.
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INTRODUCTION TO EQUIP
Socratease's Equip Platform helps recruiters screen candidates across skills with its automated assessments.
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PRIVACY POLICY
Our Privacy Policy
describes how we handle the
personal and business information you provide to us when you register for Equip. You
understand that through your use of Equip, you consent to the collection and use (as set forth
in the Privacy Policy)
of this information, including
the transfer of this information to the US, and/or other countries for storage, processing and use
by Socratease and our affiliates.
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ELIGIBILITY & ACCESS RESTRICTIONS
To be eligible to use Equip, you must meet the following criteria and represent and warrant
that you: (a) are not currently restricted from accessing Equip, or not otherwise prohibited
from having an account, (b) are not our competitor, or are not using Equip for reasons that
are in competition with us; (c) will only maintain one registered account at any given time; (d)
have full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and doing so will not violate any other
agreement to which you are a party; (e) will not violate any of our rights, including intellectual
property rights such as patent, copyright, and trademark rights; and (f) agree to provide at your
cost all equipment, browser software, and internet access necessary to use Equip.
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USING EQUIP'S QUESTIONS & CONTENT
All content, including but not limited to questions, tests, and other assessment materials
provided by Equip, is the intellectual property of Equip and is protected by applicable
copyright laws. Users are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable
license to access and use the content solely for the purpose of participating in assessments
and tests through the Equip platform.
Users are strictly prohibited from copying, reproducing, modifying, distributing, displaying,
publishing, or creating derivative works from any content provided by Equip without prior
written consent. Specifically, users may not use any questions or assessment materials created
by Equip to develop custom tests or use them outside the Equip platform.
Violation of this policy will result in the immediate termination of the user’s account without
recourse to refunds of any unused credits. Furthermore, Equip reserves the right to initiate
legal proceedings against individuals or entities that misuse our content.
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SERVICE LICENSE
Subject to your compliance with the terms of this Agreement, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive,
revocable, non-transferable, non-licensable, non-sublicensable license to access and use Equip.
You will not use, copy, adapt, modify, prepare derivative works based upon, distribute, license,
sell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, stream, broadcast or otherwise exploit
Equip , you need to make sure that your internet connection is adequate. You are solely
responsible for your internet connection including and not limited to the applicable charges, rates,
tariffs, and other fees that might apply.
YOU AGREE THAT WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS OR USE OF
EQUIP. WE PROVIDE NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY. THERE IS NO WARRANTY WHICH WILL EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE HEREOF.
ANY DAMAGE ALLEGED FOR A LOSS OR INJURY IS LIMITED TO THE FEE, IF ANY, PAID TO SOCRATEASE, INC FOR THE
ABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE EQUIP.
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ACCESS AND SERVICE RESTRICTIONS
You agree that Equip including but not limited to the Platform, Website, graphics,
trademarks, and editorial content, contains proprietary content, information, and material, which
are owned by Socratease and/or our licensors, including our customers, brands and agencies, and are
protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws, including but not limited to
copyright. You agree that you will not use such proprietary content, information or materials other
than for your permitted use of our Platform or in any manner that is inconsistent with the terms
contained in this Agreement.
You agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, or create derivative works based on
Equip, in any manner, and you will not exploit Equip in any unauthorized way whatsoever,
including but not limited to, using Equip to transmit any computer viruses, worms, Trojan
horses or other malware, or by trespassing or burdening network capacity. You further agree not to
use Equip in any manner to harass, abuse, stalk, threaten, defame or otherwise infringe or
violate the rights of any other party, and that we are not in any way responsible for any such use
by you, nor for any harassing, threatening, defamatory, offensive, infringing or illegal messages or
transmissions that you may receive as a result of using Equip.
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RESERVATION OF RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree that Equip is provided for your use. Except to the extent necessary
to access and use the Platform, Website, nothing in this Agreement grants any title or
ownership interest in or to any copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets or other proprietary
rights in or relating to Equip, whether expressly, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise.
Socratease and its licensors and service providers reserve and will retain their entire right,
title, and interest in and to Equip, including all copyrights, trademarks, and other
intellectual property rights therein or relating thereto, except as expressly granted to you in this
Agreement.
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ACCESS RIGHTS
You can access and use our Website at
https://equip.co/
Url for equip.co
When using our Platform, you are required to provide us with registration
information including personal information. You agree that we have the right to disable your access
and use rights, at any time if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of this Agreement
and/or our Privacy
Policy. You agree to cooperate with
us if the security of the Platform, Website is compromised by you or another person through
the use of Equip. We will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to
comply with this Section.
We collect personal and business information (as set forth in our
Privacy Policy), which
we need, from you when you
register to use Equip. This information is necessary for us to provide Equip to you and
is stored on our servers to enable us to continue to provide Equip to you. Upon the written
request by you, we will provide you with a list of all the Personal Information that we store on
you within thirty (30) days of receiving your request. Also, upon your prior written request for
deletion by you, we will delete the requested information within sixty (60) days, subject to our
Privacy terms. Notwithstanding, please note that, if you ask us to delete all such information,
we will not be able to continue to provide Equip to you. Please send your requests to us at
privacy@equip.co.
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REQUIRED CONDUCT AND PROHIBITED CONDUCT
As a condition to access Equip, you agree to this Agreement and to strictly observe the
following:
- Required Conduct
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Comply with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, tax laws, export control
laws and regulatory requirements;
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Provide accurate information to Socratease and update from time to time as may be necessary;
- Review our Privacy
Policy; and
- Review and comply with notices sent by Socratease, if any, concerning Equip.
- Prohibited Conduct
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Duplicate, license, sublicense, publish, broadcast, transmit, distribute, perform, display,
sell, rebrand, otherwise transfer or commercially exploit Equip (excluding any user
content);
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Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, decipher, capture screen shots, or otherwise
attempt to derive the source code for any underlying intellectual property used to provide
Equip, or any part thereof;
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Utilize information, content or any data you view on and/or obtain from Equip to
provide any service that is competitive with us;
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Imply or state, directly or indirectly, that you are affiliated with or endorsed by
Socratease unless you have entered into a written agreement with us;
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Adapt, modify, or create derivative works based on Equip or technology underlying
Equip or other users' content, in whole or in part;
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Rent, lease, loan, trade, sell/re-sell access to Equip or any information therein, or
the equivalent, in whole or part;
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Access, reload, or "refresh" or make any other request to transactional servers that are
beyond generally accepted usage of web-based applications;
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Use manual or automated software, devices, scripts robots, other means or processes to
"scrape", "crawl" or "spider" any web pages contained in the Website;
- Use automated methods to add contacts or send messages;
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Engage in "framing", "mirroring", or otherwise simulating the appearance or function of our
Website;
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Attempt to or actually access Equip by any means other than through the interface
provided by Socratease;
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Attempt to or actually override any security component included in or underlying
Equip;
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Engage in any action that interferes with the proper working of or places an unreasonable
load on our infrastructure, including but not limited to unsolicited communications,
attempts to gain unauthorized access, or transmission or activation of computer viruses;
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Remove any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices contained in or on
Equip, including those of both Socratease or any of our licensors;
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Use any information obtained from Equip to harass, abuse, or harm another user; or
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Engage in any action or promote any content that is harmful, offensive, illegal, unlawful,
discriminatory, dangerous, profane, or abusive.
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SOCRATEASE, INC COMMUNICATIONS
You understand and agree that you may receive information and push notifications from Socratease via
email, on the Platform, Website, text message on your mobile device. You hereby consent to
receive communications via email or on the Platform, Website,. You acknowledge that you may
incur additional charges or fees from your wireless provider for these communications, including
text message charges and data usage fees, and you acknowledge and agree that you are solely
responsible for any such charges and fees and not Socratease.
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Email Contact. We may send promotional messages
about us and our products and services related to Equip to your email. When you send us a
query email at
privacy@equip.co
, you are providing us with consent to send emails to you for replying to your queries at your
provided email address. By providing your email address, you agree with these Terms of Service
and our Privacy
Policy.
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Push Notification. You can opt out of receiving
push notifications through your device settings. Please note that opting out of receiving push
notifications may impact your use of Equip.
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PAYMENT
When purchasing access and use of Equip, Customer may select usage-based payment. In the
event that we modify the fee in the future, this will be updated on the Website. You agree to pay
the fees for the services that you purchase, and you authorize us to charge your debit or credit
card or process other means of payment for those fees. Equip works with a third-party payment
processor to bill you through your debit or credit card for your use of the services.
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INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold Socratease and our officers, employees, managers,
directors, customers, and agents (the "Indemnitees")
harmless from and against any and all costs, liabilities, losses and expenses (including but not
limited to reasonable attorneys' fees) resulting from any claim, suit, action, demand or proceeding
brought by any third party against Socratease and our Indemnitees arising from any of the following:
(i) a breach of this Agreement; (ii) the negligence, fraud, or willful misconduct of you or your
employees, agents, or contractors; (iii) incorrect information provided by you in your account or
elsewhere; or (iv) a failure by you or your candidates, test-takers, employees, agents, contractors
or
invitees to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
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DISCLAIMERS
Your access to and use of the Platform, Website or any content are at your own risk. You
understand and agree that the Platform, Website is provided to you on an "AS IS" and "AS
AVAILABLE" basis. Without limiting the foregoing, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable
law, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. We make no warranty or representation and
disclaim all responsibility and liability for: (i) the completeness, accuracy, availability,
timeliness, security or reliability of the Platform, Website or any content; (ii) any harm to
your computer system, loss of data, or other harm that results from your access to or use of the
Platform, Website or any content; (iii) the deletion of, or the failure to store or to
transmit, any content and other communications maintained by Socratease; and (iv) whether the
Platform, Website will meet your requirements or be available on an uninterrupted, secure, or
error-free basis. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained from us or through the
Platform, Website, will create any warranty or representation not expressly made herein.
SOCRATEASE DOES NOT REVIEW, VERIFY, REVISE, ENDORSE, OR OTHERWISE APPROVE ANY CONTENT CREATED OR
POSTED BY OUR USERS, AND COMMUNICATED TO OTHER USERS OR THIRD PARTIES VIA EQUIP, BUT
SOCRATEASE WILL REMOVE CONTENT THAT VIOLATES ANY LAWS OR THIS AGREEMENT. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL
SOCRATEASE BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR ANY CONTENT CREATED OR POSTED BY OUR USERS FOR, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT, OR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND
INCURRED AS A RESULT OF SUCH CONTENT. THE CONTENT IS SOLELY CREATED BY OUR USERS, AND SOCRATEASE
SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL ROLE WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE CREATION OR POSTING OF SUCH
CONTENT.
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LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
You acknowledge and agree that, in no event will Socratease be liable to you or any third party for
any indirect, punitive, exemplary, incidental, special, or consequential damages whether in
contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise arising out of this Agreement, or the use of, or
the inability to use, our Platform, Website, including, without limitation, any information
made available through the Platform, Website pursuant to this Agreement. In the event the
foregoing limitation of liability is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
unenforceable, then the maximum liability for all claims of every kind will not exceed one times
(1x) the aggregate of payments received under this Agreement. The foregoing limitation of liability
will cover, without limitation, any technical malfunction, computer error or loss of data, and any
other injury arising from the use of the Platform, Website. Some jurisdictions do not allow
the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or
consequential damages. To the extent that Socratease may not disclaim any implied warranty or limit
its liabilities, the scope and duration of such warranty and the extent of Socratease's liability
will be the minimum permitted under applicable law.
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TERMINATION
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account or cease providing you with access to all
or part of the Platform, Website at any time for any or no reason, including, but not limited
to, if we reasonably believe: (i) you have violated this Agreement or our
Privacy Policy, (ii)
you create risk or possible legal
exposure for Socratease; or (iii) our provision of the Platform, Website to you is no longer
commercially viable. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you of such termination by the email
address associated with your account or the next time you attempt to access your account, depending
on the circumstances. In all such cases, this Agreement shall terminate, including, without
limitation, your license to use the Platform, Website.
All sections, which by their nature and context are intended to survive the termination of this
Agreement, will survive.
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COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT/DMCA NOTICE
If you believe that any content on Equip violates your copyright, and you wish to have the
allegedly infringing material removed, the following information in the form of a written
notification (pursuant to the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 ("DMCA Takedown Notice")) must be provided to our
designated Copyright Agent.
- Your physical or electronic signature;
- Identification of the copyrighted work(s) that you claim to have been infringed;
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Identification of the material on Equip that you claim is infringing and that you request
us to remove;
- Sufficient information to permit us to locate such material;
- Your address, telephone number, and email address;
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A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the objectionable material is not
authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or under the law; and
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A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury,
that you are either the owner of the copyright that has allegedly been infringed or that you are
authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
Socratease's Copyright Agent to receive DMCA Takedown Notices is Jayanth Neelakanta, at
privacy@equip.co and at
Socratease, Inc, 16192 Coastal Highway, Lewes, Delaware 19958 United States. You acknowledge
that for us to be authorized to take down any content, your DMCA Takedown Notice must comply with
all the requirements of this Section. Please note that, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any
misrepresentation of material fact (falsities) in a written notification automatically subjects the
complaining party to liability for any damages, costs and attorney's fees incurred by Socratease in
connection with the written notification and allegation of copyright infringement.
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ASSIGNMENT
This Agreement is only for your benefit. You shall have no right to assign this Agreement or any
benefits or obligation hereunder to any other party or legal entity. Any attempted assignment shall
be void.
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ANTI-BRIBERY AND EXPORT COMPLIANCE
You agree not to promote, approach, use, distribute, transfer, provide, sub-license, share with, or
otherwise offer the Platform, Website in violation of any laws or this Agreement, including,
without limitation, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act and similar
anti-corruption statutes in all jurisdictions. Without limiting the foregoing, you will not
knowingly directly or indirectly export, re-export, transfer, make available or release
(collectively, "Export") the Platform, Website to
any destination, person, entity or end-use prohibited or restricted under the US law without
prior US government authorization to the extent required by the applicable export control
regulations, including without limitation, to any parties listed on any of the denied parties lists
or specially designated nationals lists maintained under the Export Administration Regulations or
the Security, and the Foreign Asset Control Regulations (31 CFR 500 et seq.) administered by the US
Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control without appropriate US government
authorization to the extent required by the applicable regulations.
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MODIFICATIONS
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change or modify this Agreement at any time. In the
event, we modify the terms of this Agreement, such modifications shall be binding on you only upon
your acceptance of the modified Agreement. We will inform you about the modifications via email, on
our Website, or Platform by posting a modified version of this page, or by a comparable means
within a reasonable time period. Your continued use of Equip shall constitute your consent to
such changes.
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RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES
The parties hereto are independent contractors, and nothing contained herein shall be interpreted as
creating any relationship other than that of independent contracting parties. The parties shall not
be construed as being partners, joint ventures, shareholders, employer/employee, or agent/servant.
The User has no power or authority to bind Socratease to any obligation, agreement, debt or
liability. The User shall not hold itself out as an agent or representative of Socratease.
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GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of
Delaware, without respect to its
conflicts of laws principles. Each of the parties to this Agreement consents to the exclusive
jurisdiction and venue of the courts located in
Sussex County, Delaware for
any actions not subject to Dispute Resolution and Arbitration provisions described below.
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DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND ARBITRATION
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT REQUIRES YOU TO ARBITRATE CERTAIN DISPUTES
AND CLAIMS WITH SOCRATEASE AND LIMITS THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF FROM US.
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Binding Arbitration
Except for any disputes, claims, suits, actions, causes of action, demands or proceedings
(collectively, "Disputes") in which either
party seeks to bring an individual action in small claims court or seeks injunctive or other
equitable relief for the alleged unlawful use of intellectual property, including, without
limitation, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, logos, trade secrets or patents, you and
Socratease agree (a) to waive your and Socratease's respective rights to have any and all
Disputes arising from or related to this Agreement, use of Equip, resolved in a court,
and (b) to waive your and Socratease's respective rights to a jury trial. Instead, you and
Socratease agree to arbitrate Disputes through binding arbitration (which is the referral of
a Dispute to one or more persons charged with reviewing the Dispute and making a final and
binding determination to resolve it instead of having the Dispute decided by a judge or a
jury in court).
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No Class Arbitrations, Class Actions or Representative Actions
You and Socratease agree that any Dispute arising out of or related to these Terms of
Service or use or access of the Platform, Website is personal to you and Socratease
and that such Dispute will be resolved solely through individual arbitration and will not be
brought as a class arbitration, class action or any other type of representative proceeding.
You and Socratease agree that there will be no class arbitration or arbitration in which an
individual attempts to resolve a Dispute as a representative of another individual or group
of individuals. Further, you and Socratease agree that a Dispute cannot be brought as a
class or other type of representative action, whether within or outside of arbitration, or
on behalf of any other individual or group of individuals.
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Federal Arbitration Act
You and Socratease agree that these Terms of Service affect interstate commerce and that the
enforceability of this Section shall be both substantively and procedurally governed by and
construed and enforced in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et
seq. (the "FAA"), to the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law.
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Notice; Informal Dispute Resolution
You and Socratease agree that each party will notify the other party in writing of any
arbitral or small claims Dispute within thirty (30) days of the date it arises, so that the
parties can attempt in good faith to resolve the Dispute informally. Notice to Socratease
shall be sent by certified mail or courier to Socratease, Inc, 16192 Coastal Highway, Lewes, Delaware 19958 United States. Your notice must include (a) your name, postal
address, telephone number, the email address you use or used for your
Socratease account and, if different, an email address at which you can be contacted, (b) a
description in reasonable detail of the nature or basis of the Dispute, and (c) the specific
relief that you are seeking. Our notice to you will be sent electronically in accordance
with this Agreement and will include (x) our name, postal address, telephone number and an
email address at which we can be contacted with respect to the Dispute, (y) a description in
reasonable detail of the nature or basis of the Dispute, and (z) the specific relief that we
are seeking. If you and Socratease cannot agree how to resolve the Dispute within thirty
(30) days after the date notice is received by the applicable party, then either you or
Socratease may, as appropriate and in accordance with this Section, commence an arbitration
proceeding.
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Process
EXCEPT FOR DISPUTES IN WHICH EITHER PARTY SEEKS TO BRING AN INDIVIDUAL ACTION IN SMALL
CLAIMS COURT OR SEEKS INJUNCTIVE OR OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF FOR THE ALLEGED UNLAWFUL USE OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES,
LOGOS, TRADE SECRETS OR PATENTS, YOU AND SOCRATEASE AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE MUST BE COMMENCED
OR FILED BY YOU OR SOCRATEASE WITHIN (1) YEAR OF THE DATE THE DISPUTE AROSE, OTHERWISE THE
UNDERLYING CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED (WHICH MEANS THAT YOU AND SOCRATEASE WILL NO LONGER
HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASSERT SUCH CLAIM REGARDING THE DISPUTE).
(a) any arbitration will occur in Santa Clara County, California, (b) arbitration will be
conducted confidentially by a single arbitrator in accordance with the Commercial
Arbitration Rules and the Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes (the "AAA Rules") then in effect, except as modified
by this "Dispute Resolution" section, and (c) that
the state or federal courts of the State of Delaware, have exclusive jurisdiction over any
appeals and the enforcement of an arbitration award. You may also litigate a Dispute in the
small claims court located in the county of your billing address if the Dispute meets the
requirements to be heard in small claims court.
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Authority of Arbitrator
As limited by the FAA, these Terms of Service and the applicable AAA Rules, the arbitrator
will have (a) the exclusive authority and jurisdiction to make all procedural and
substantive decisions regarding a Dispute, including the determination of whether a Dispute
is arbitral, and (b) the authority to grant any remedy that would otherwise be available in
court; provided, however, that the arbitrator does not have the authority to conduct a class
arbitration or a representative action, which is prohibited by these Terms of Service. The
arbitrator may only conduct an individual arbitration and may not consolidate more than one
individual's claims, preside over any type of class or representative proceeding, or preside
over any proceeding involving more than one individual. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein or the applicable AAA Rules, discovery in the arbitration shall be limited
to one set of interrogatories, one set of requests for admissions, and one set of requests
for production of documents.
The arbitrator's award of damages must be consistent with the terms of the "Limitation of
Liability" section above as to the types and amounts of damages for which a party may be
held liable. The arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief only in favor of the
claimant and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by the claimant's
individual claim. If you prevail in arbitration you will be entitled to an award of
attorneys' fees and expenses, to the extent provided under applicable law. We will not seek
and hereby waive all rights we may have under applicable law to recover, attorneys' fees and
expenses if we prevail in arbitration.
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Rules of AAA
The AAA Rules are available at
https://www.adr.org/Rules
Url for American Arbitration Association Rules
or by calling the AAA at 1-800-778-7879. By agreeing to be bound by these Terms of Service,
you either (a) acknowledge and agree that you have read and understand the rules of AAA, or
(b) waive your opportunity to read the rules of AAA and any claim that the rules of AAA are
unfair or should not apply for any reason.
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Severability
If any term, clause or provision of this Section is held invalid or unenforceable, it will
be so held to the minimum extent required by law, and all other terms, clauses and
provisions of this Section will remain valid and enforceable. Further, the waivers set forth
herein are severable from the other provisions of this Agreement and will remain valid and
enforceable, except as prohibited by applicable law.
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Opt-Out Right
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OPT OUT OF BINDING ARBITRATION WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE DATE YOU
FIRST ACCEPTED THE TERMS OF THIS SECTION BY WRITING TO: Socratease, Inc, 16192 Coastal Highway, Lewes, Delaware 19958 United States. IN ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE, THE OPT OUT NOTICE MUST INCLUDE YOUR FULL NAME AND
CLEARLY INDICATE YOUR INTENT TO OPT OUT OF BINDING ARBITRATION. BY OPTING OUT OF BINDING
ARBITRATION, YOU ARE AGREEING TO RESOLVE DISPUTES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CLAUSES IN THIS SECTION.
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USE OF CUSTOMER MARKS IN MARKETING
By entering into this Agreement, the Recruiter grants Socratease a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use
the Recruiter's Company's trademarks, service marks, and logos; as well as the Recruiter's name and designation (the "Marks") in
Socratease's marketing materials, including but not limited to, website displays, email communications, and promotional materials.
This license is granted for the purpose of promoting or advertising the partnership between the Recruiter and Socratease.
The Customer may opt out of this license by providing written notice to or emailing Socratease, upon which Socratease
will cease to use the Marks in any future marketing materials.
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MISCELLANEOUS
This Agreement along with our
Privacy Policy
constitutes the entire agreement
between you and Socratease and supersedes any prior agreements between you and Socratease with
respect to the subject matter herein. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of
this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of this
Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, we both nevertheless agree
that the court should endeavor to give effect to our intentions as reflected in this provision, and
the other provisions of this Agreement to remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless
of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use
of the Platform, Website or this Agreement must be filed within one (1) year after such claim
or cause of action arose or be forever barred. A party's failure to act with respect to a breach by
the other party does not constitute a waiver of the party's right to act with respect to subsequent
or similar breaches. All the sections intended to survive the termination of this Agreement shall
survive. The section titles in this Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or
contractual effect. Except as explicitly stated otherwise, any notices to Socratease shall be given
by certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested to Socratease, Inc, 16192 Coastal Highway, Lewes, Delaware 19958 United States. Any notices to you shall be
provided to you through Equip or given to you via the email address or physical address you
provide to Socratease during the registration process.