Read This Internet Service Agreement Carefully Before Using Our Internet Services.
dao Consulting, Inc. ('dao Consulting') provides its Internet services, as they may exist from time to time ('Services'), to users who pay a service fee to subscribe to the Services ('Members') as well as to those who access some of our Services but do not have accounts ('Visitors'). By establishing an account or using the Services, you agree to be bound by this Agreement and to use the Services in compliance with this Agreement, our Acceptable Use Policy and other policies.
If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including any future revisions, you may not use the Services and if you are a current Member, you must terminate your use of the Services under Section 8.
(a) Members must (i) provide dao Consulting with accurate and complete billing information including legal name, address, telephone number, and, if applicable, credit card/billing information, and (ii) report to dao Consulting all changes to this information within thirty (30) days of the change. Members are responsible for any charges to their account. (b) Members having questions regarding charges to an account, should contact dao Consulting's Customer Service Department at (617) 430-6600. All charges are considered valid unless disputed in writing within sixty (60) days of the billing date. Adjustments will not be made for charges that are more than 60 days old. (c) Charges will be billed each month for the basic service and any additional usage or services. If payment is by check, payments are due within 30 days after the month in which the charges are incurred. dao Consulting is not responsible for any charges or expenses (e.g for overdrawn accounts, exceeding credit card limits, etc.) resulting from charges billed by dao Consulting. (d) Delinquent accounts may be suspended or canceled at dao Consulting's sole discretion; however, charges will continue to accrue until the account is canceled. dao Consulting may bill an additional charge to reinstate a suspended account.
You and members of your household or business, if you have purchased a business account, are the only authorized users of your dao Consulting account and must comply with this Agreement. You must keep your password confidential so that no one else may access the Services through your account. You must notify dao Consulting immediately upon discovering any unauthorized use of your account.
dao Consulting has no obligation to monitor the Services, but may do so and disclose information regarding use of the Services for any reason if dao Consulting, in its sole discretion, believes that it is reasonable to do so, including to: satisfy laws, regulations, or governmental or legal requests; operate the Services properly; or protect itself and its Members. dao Consulting may immediately remove your material or information from dao Consulting's servers, in whole or in part, which dao Consulting, in its sole and absolute discretion, determines to infringe another's property rights or to violate our Acceptable Use Policy.
EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED AS BEING OFFERED BY DAO CONSULTING, DAO CONSULTING DOES NOT CONTROL ANY MATERIALS, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES ON THE INTERNET. THE INTERNET CONTAINS UNEDITED MATERIALS, SOME OF WHICH ARE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT OR MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO YOU. DAO CONSULTING HAS NO CONTROL OVER AND ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH MATERIALS. YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR USE OF THE SERVICES AND THE INTERNET AND ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR EVALUATING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, AND USEFULNESS OF ALL SERVICES, PRODUCTS, AND OTHER INFORMATION, AND THE QUALITY AND MERCHANTABILITY OF ALL MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR THE INTERNET.
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN 'AS IS' AND 'AS AVAILABLE' BASIS. DAO CONSULTING DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. DAO CONSULTING MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND WAIVES ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING ANY MERCHANDISE, INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH DAO CONSULTING OR THE INTERNET GENERALLY. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION GIVEN BY DAO CONSULTING OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. DAO CONSULTING AND ITS EMPLOYEES ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY COSTS OR DAMAGES ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES OR THE INTERNET INCLUDING ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, MULTIPLE, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IN ANY EVENT, DAO CONSULTING'S CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO ANY MEMBER FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE USE OF THE SERVICES SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SERVICE FEES PAID DURING A ONE YEAR PERIOD.
We may provide links on the Web site to other Web sites which are not under our control. In general, any Web site which has an address (or URL) which does not contain 'daoConsulting.com' or 'daoCon.com' is such a Web site. These links are provided for convenience only and are not intended as an endorsement by dao Consulting of the organization or individual operating the Web site or a warranty of any type regarding the Web site or the information on the Web site.
Continued use of the Services constitutes acceptance of this Agreement and any future versions. If you are dissatisfied with the Services or any related terms, conditions, rules, policies, guidelines, or practices, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Services and, if you are a Member, to terminate your account.
You may terminate your account at any time and for any reason by providing notice of intent to terminate to dao Consulting by:
Without prior notice, dao Consulting may terminate this Agreement or your use of the Services, for any reason, including, without limitation, if dao Consulting, in its sole discretion, believes you have violated this Agreement, our Acceptable Use Policy, or any of the applicable user policies, or if you fail to pay any charges when due. dao Consulting may provide termination notice to you by: email addressed to your email account or by US Mail or courier service to the address you provided for the Services. All notices to you shall be deemed effective on the fifth (5th) calendar day following the date of electronic mailing or on the tenth (10th) calendar day following the date of first-class mailing or deposit with a commercial courier service.
Sections 2, 4, and 5 of this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement.
This Agreement is governed by Massachuetts law.
This Agreement, the Acceptable Use Policy and dao Consulting's other user policies posted on dao Consulting's Web site constitute the entire agreement between you and dao Consulting with respect to your use of the Services.
dao Consulting may revise, amend, or modify this Agreement, the Acceptable Use Policy and any other user policies and agreements, at any time and in any manner. Notice of any revision, amendment, or modification will be posted on dao Consulting's web site (http://www.daoConsulting.com/ISA.html) and/or by email.
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