Terms of Use - Cognitive Edge
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Terms of Use - Cognitive Edge
SCAN TERMS OF USE Welcome! Welcome to Cognitive Edge’s SCAN services. This document is a legal agreement that is binding on Cognitive Edge and you once you start using the Services (as defined below). A SCAN is a tool for you to collect data pertaining to various topics that you can then analyze. The terms apply to a range of SCAN services, e.g. cultureSCAN, safetySCAN, decisionSCAN. This Agreement specifies how a SCAN can be used. 1. Definitions “Agreement” means this Terms of Use, including any and all changes to it, in effect at the time of your use of the Services. “Client Site” means the website that Cognitive Edge creates and hosts for you and that displays the Questionnaire and enables Survey Respondents to reply to questions. “Cognitive Edge” has the meaning given it in Section 2. “Mobile App” means the application developed by or on behalf of Cognitive Edge for use on certain mobile devices by which you access the Client Site and/or use the application to enter or view data. “Narrative” means the qualitative response (such as a “story” or a paragraph describing an event) that Survey Respondents provide when using the Questionnaire. “Output” means information you download from the replies provided by your Survey Respondents. “Questionnaire” means the set of questions and requests for responses Cognitive Edge has developed and that is displayed on the Site for “Services” means the features and functionality provided buy or on behalf of Cognitive Edge to host and display the Questionnaire and the Client Site, permit Survey Respondent Replies to be entered, displayed and/or downloaded, the Mobile App for its uses in accordance with the license grant in this Agreement and other features and functionality. 2007-2015 © Cognitive Edge, Inc. Confidential. US Pat. 8,031,201 “Survey Respondent” means each individual who provides information in his or her replies to the Questionnaire. “Survey Respondent Reply” means the information provided by each Survey Respondent in his or her reply to each request for information in the Questionnaire. “We” and related terms have the meaning given them in Section 2 below. “You” and related terms have the meaning given them in Section 2 below. 2. Who Is Agreeing to The words you and your refer to you, as an individual, this Agreement? and, if you are using the Services for someone else including a company or other legal entity, then also that other entity. We, our, us and Cognitive Edge mean Cognitive Edge (USA) Inc. You agree and acknowledge that some of the Services might be provided by parent, sibling or subsidiary corporations of Cognitive Edge or third parties (such as data centers). This Agreement binds everyone who visits the Site and/or uses the Services through your subscription, whether or not you have authorized that use. 3. How Do I Agree? You agree to all of the terms of this Agreement when you start using the Services. If you do not agree to these terms, then stop using the Services and visiting the Site. You can contact us at notices@cognitive-edge.com if you wish to discuss changes to these terms. 4. Providing the Services Through SCAN Cognitive Edge provides the Services to enable you to collect certain information provided by Survey Respondents. Your subscription enables you to use the Services to collect and use those data but it must always be in accordance with this Agreement. Please note that some portions of the Services may be provided by a parent, sibling or subsidiary corporation of Cognitive Edge on behalf of Cognitive Edge. What We Provide Once you have paid, Cognitive Edge will provide you with: • A unique URL where the Questionnaire will be located 2007-2015 © Cognitive Edge, Inc. Confidential. US Pat. 8,031,201 • The ability to add a customized question to the Questionnaire, list your departments / divisions, and add your company logo • The Mobile App for you to download for use on your iPad • Hosting of the Client Site and the Survey Respondent Replies during your subscription • The opportunity to use other features such as the ability to create reports Availability and Types of Services Cognitive Edge provides the Services for access and use with the intention, but not the obligation or guarantee, that they will be available almost all of the time, excluding downtime for maintenance or other reasons, including those reasons outside of our control. The Services might not be available also because we have suspended or terminated your account (which is explained below). Some features or functionality of the Services might not be available if you are accessing the Site from outside of United States territory. Cognitive Edge has the right to change the Services from time to time. You can find an explanation at Section 12. Third-party Websites, Software or Applications You might find links to other websites or use the results of the Services with other applications. Cognitive Edge is not responsible for your use of those other websites or other applications. You are entirely responsible for whatever you do or do not do with websites, applications or any other services provided by third parties. 5. When you enter into this Agreement and Cognitive Edge accepts your payment, Cognitive Edge authorizes you to access and use the Services during the period of your subscription, at all times in accordance with this Agreement. Using the Services Customization of Your Client Site This authorization also permits you to customize your introduction to the Questionnaire and add in limited information such as your logo or other mark and lists of your departments or divisions. 2007-2015 © Cognitive Edge, Inc. Confidential. US Pat. 8,031,201 Access by Others You are authorized to provide access to the Client Site to the Survey Respondents for them to provide their replies to your Questionnaire. Multiple Uses You can collect replies on a “one-off” basis, run the survey for the entire term or use the Questionnaire multiple times. You are not authorized to provide the Questionnaire to other legal entities for their use. Your Databases When Survey Respondents reply to the questions in the Questionnaire that information is hosted by or on behalf of Cognitive Edge during the term of your subscription but you are responsible for those databases and their use. Cognitive Edge will only have access to those databases for maintenance and performance purposes, legal purposes (such as litigation or governmental requests for information) and for its research on quantitative responses that anonymized and aggregated. Certain Limitations You agree that Cognitive Edge is not and will not be responsible for your use of the Services and any information derived from it. You must use any such information solely in compliance with this Agreement and with any other restrictions on that information (e.g., terms of service, labor or employment agreements or other policies that may apply). Please note that we do not review the replies and they are not validated or verified by us. Further, you shall not (i) license, sublicense, sell, resell, transfer, assign, distribute or otherwise commercially exploit or make the Services or any part of it available to any third party in any way except in accordance with this Agreement; (ii) modify or make derivative works based upon any or all of the Services, (iii) reverse engineer or access the Services for any reason, including without limitation to develop a competitive product, other than to use it for its the purposes intended by Cognitive Edge (iv) use the Services in a manner that violates any laws, and/ or (v) use the Services in a manner that (A) violates any term(s) of this Agreement, (b) otherwise is not consistent with the general intent of this Agreement and/or (C) would violate Cognitive Edge’s intellectual property rights. 2007-2015 © Cognitive Edge, Inc. Confidential. US Pat. 8,031,201 Any person intending to use the Services for solicitation purposes and/or for any other purpose regulated by federal, state or local laws should consult with his or her own legal counsel prior to entering into this Agreement to determine the extent of permissible activities. Compliance with Law In addition to the above obligations you represent and warrant that your use of the Services and data from such use comply with, all applicable federal, state or local laws (and including the laws of non-US jurisdictions in which your use of the Services may result in jurisdiction over your actions), rules or regulations. You hereby assume all responsibility and liability for any violation of such representation wand warranty. Certain Liabilities You assume responsibility for all costs and expenses of any kind, including reasonable attorneys' fees, as they are incurred by Cognitive Edge in connection with or related to any actual, alleged or threatened violations by you of any applicable laws and/or regulations. 6. Your Subscription Subscription Periods The periods for payment will depend on the choices you make in registering for the Services. If You Want to Cancel You can cancel your subscription at any time by providing notice to notices@cognitive-edge.com. Cognitive Edge does not provide refunds if you cancel before the end of the subscription period you chose. Once your subscription is terminated, you will no longer have access to your account and you will cease using the Services. Upon termination, Cognitive Edge can elect to delete any information you have collected or created, although it may choose to maintain a copy for legal purposes. 2007-2015 © Cognitive Edge, Inc. Confidential. US Pat. 8,031,201 Suspending or Terminating Your Account Cognitive Edge has the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Services at any time and without notice if Cognitive Edge believes that you have violated or will violate this Agreement or any other agreement you have with Cognitive Edge, failed to pay in accordance with your payment obligations and/or if Cognitive Edge believes that your access may result in injury to Cognitive Edge or third parties or violation of law or regulations or an investigation by governmental authorities as to your use. If a governmental authority advises Cognitive Edge that it believes that your access violates or could violate applicable laws and regulations and Cognitive Edge incurs any costs or other expenses arising from its response to such advice, then you will reimburse Cognitive Edge for all such costs and expenses, which includes attorney fees and expenses, as they are incurred. Uninstalling the Mobile App Upon termination of your subscription you must uninstall the Mobile App from all devices on which it has been installed. 7. Paying for Your Subscription(s) Your Authorization to Pay When you complete the payment process you are authorizing Cognitive Edge to receive such payment, which is advance for the period you have specified. The amounts you pay to Cognitive Edge will be based upon the information you provide when you purchase a subscription, such as the total number of subscriptions and the period of each subscription. You agree that you shall pay all fees in connection with the Services in accordance with this Agreement (which includes the terms set forth when you registered). 2007-2015 © Cognitive Edge, Inc. Confidential. US Pat. 8,031,201 Taxes, etc. Our charges might not include taxes (or similar fees) at the moment. You are responsible for paying all such taxes or similar fees. Cognitive Edge will charge you for such taxes (and advise you of doing so) if Cognitive Edge believes that such taxes need to be included. Cognitive Edge may charge you for such taxes, etc., if Cognitive Edge becomes obligated to pay or collect taxes, etc. for which you are responsible. You agree to pay all such taxes and, when Cognitive Edge invoices you, to promptly pay such amounts. Changes in Pricing Change to pricing are explained in Section 12. 8. The grant of rights under this Agreement mean that you have paid for your subscription. Such rights are only for the period of your subscription. Intellectual Property Rights Your Content Although the Survey Respondents Replies reside on our servers we do not claim any ownership rights in them or in any other content you provide to the Client Site (which includes information you provide such as the customization of the additional question in the Questionnaire, your trademark, logo, name, etc., and information the Survey Respondents provide). You grant us the right to have a copy on our servers but you may download them at any time. Ownership of the Narratives is between you and the Survey Respondents. Please make sure that you have all permissions necessary to use such information. We have no responsibility for how you use any such information—only you do. Limited License to Some of Your Content You hereby grant us a worldwide, royalty free license to use, reproduce, distribute, modify, adapt, create derivative works, make publicly available, and otherwise exploit the Survey Respondents Replies (but excluding the Narratives), but only for the purposes of (i) providing and enhancing the Services and (ii) on an anonymized basis to be aggregated in sectoral reports we generate that do not include your name or the name of any Survey Respondents. 2007-2015 © Cognitive Edge, Inc. Confidential. US Pat. 8,031,201 Limited License from Cognitive Edge for the Questionnaire Upon your payment for your subscription and your signup, Cognitive Edge hereby grants you a limited right, without right of sublicense, (i) to use the Questionnaire during the term of your subscription to collect Survey Respondents Information and, (ii) after the termination of your subscription to organize and analyze the information you received. This grant of license does not give you any rights to use the Questionnaire for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written permission of a member of senior management of Cognitive Edge, whether it is for commercial purposes with direct or indirect remuneration or for any other purposes. This means that you are not authorized to provide it to third parties for their use. Limited Rights to the Mobile App Cognitive Edge hereby grants you the right to download, use, copy and display the Mobile App, during the period of your subscription and solely for the purposes of users authorized by you to either (i) enter data or (ii) read data but not both. Limited License of Your Trademarks, etc. You hereby grant Cognitive Edge a right to display your corporate logo, trademark and/or other marks that you upload to the Questionnaire but only during the term of your subscription. Cognitive Edge IP Cognitive Edge does not grant you any express or implied rights or licenses or any other intellectual property rights, except for the limited and revocable authorization granted by this Section. Cognitive Edge reserves all other rights. Cognitive Edge does not grant, and you do not acquire, any rights whatsoever in any intellectual property rights of Cognitive Edge, including without limitation, rights in the Site and/or the Services and/or Cognitive Edge’s marks, including trademarks, service marks or other marks, or in any copyrights, whether or not any such intellectual property has been registered or filed with government authorities. 2007-2015 © Cognitive Edge, Inc. Confidential. US Pat. 8,031,201 This authorization does not give you the right to do things such as copy, reproduce, republish, mirror or upload any or all of the Services (except the limited right to download and use the Mobile App during your subscription) and you cannot create derivative works from any part of the Services. 9. Disclaimer of Warranties Please note that for Sections 9, 10 and 11 “Cognitive Edge” includes its parent, sibling and subsidiary corporations. YOU ACCESS AND USE THE SERVICES AND THE INFORMATION THEREFROM AT YOUR SOLE RISK. COGNITIVE EDGE PROVIDES THE SERVICES AND A L L I N F O R M AT I O N " A S I S " W I T H N O WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES WHATSOEVER. COGNITIVE EDGE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, MAKES NO WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE THAT Y O U R A C C E S S T O T H E S E RV I C E S A N D I N F O R M AT I O N T H E R E F R O M W I L L B E UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERRORFREE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, COGNITIVE EDGE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, AND OTHER WA R R A N T I E S , G U A R A N T E E S , O R REPRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT L I M I TAT I O N , T H E WA R R A N T I E S O F MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU OBTAIN MATERIALS, CONTENT, PRODUCTS, SOFTWARE OR SERVICES AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA OR DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM. 2007-2015 © Cognitive Edge, Inc. Confidential. US Pat. 8,031,201 SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. COGNITIVE EDGE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT YOUR EQUIPMENT TO ACCESS AND DISPLAY THE SITE OR WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SERVICES. 10. Limitations of Cognitive Edge’s Liability IN NO EVENT WILL COGNITIVE EDGE BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, I N C I D E N TA L , S P E C I A L , E X E M P L A RY O R CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY TYPE WHATSOEVER RELATED TO OR ARISING FROM THE SITE, SERVICES AND INFORMATION THEREFROM INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOST SAVINGS OR LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA, EVEN IF COGNITIVE EDGE IS EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS EXCLUSION AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ALL CAUSES OF ACTION, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORIES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF COGNITIVE EDGE EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THAT PERIOD DURING WHICH ANY ACTIONS GAVE RISE TO THE CLAIM. 2007-2015 © Cognitive Edge, Inc. Confidential. US Pat. 8,031,201 11. Indemnification You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend Cognitive Edge, its shareholders, directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any action, cause, claim, damage, debt, demand or liability, including reasonable costs and attorney's fees, asserted by any person, arising out of or relating to: (a) your breach of this Agreement; (b) your unauthorized use of the Services or other services, including any information, communication, data or work that you provide in connection with the Services; (c) libelous, slanderous, indecent or other statement concerning any person made or republished by you; (d) any violation of federal, state and/or local law related to, arising out of or connected with your use of the Services. Cognitive Edge has the right, but not the obligation, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you pursuant to this Section. Cognitive Edge agrees that it shall give you reasonable notice of any claim, threatened or made, or suit instituted against it that could result in a claim for indemnification. Cognitive Edge agrees that in the event that indemnification is sought under this provision, Cognitive Edge shall furnish you, upon request, all information and assistance available to Cognitive Edge for defense against any such claim, suit, or demand, to the extent permitted by law or court action. 12. Changes to this Agreement General Changes This is a binding agreement and so it cannot be changed without your consent. If you consent to those changes (see how that happens below), then the changes will affect your use of the Services only after your acceptance of the changes. Notice of Changes Cognitive Edge will provide notice of any changes to the Agreement either by posting a notice on its home website or by contacting you (or both). You consent to the changes in the same way that you consented to this Agreement, as described at the start of this Agreement. 2007-2015 © Cognitive Edge, Inc. Confidential. US Pat. 8,031,201 Changes to Pricing From time to time Cognitive Edge might change its pricing. The changes will not take effect for your subscriptions active at the time of the price increase, but only at the end of those subscriptions. New orders (including increases in subscriptions) will be at the new pricing. Amendments or Other Modifications This is the entire agreement with you relating to the Services. This Agreement cannot be changed by any oral or written (including email) communications and/or documents unless such documents expressly state that this Agreement is being thusly changed. 13. If you believe that Cognitive Edge is infringing on your copyright then you can follow the DMCA procedures for a “takedown” notice. Please send us an email to notices@cognitive-edge.com with DMCA in the subject line. However, you must also send a written notice to our DMCA agent with the following information: DMCA DMCA Agent 1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200 Wilmington, Delaware, 19801-1058 1. A physical or electronic signature (i.e., /s/NAME) of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright that is allegedly infringed. 2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed. 3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material. 4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted. 5. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner. 2007-2015 © Cognitive Edge, Inc. Confidential. US Pat. 8,031,201 6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright that is allegedly infringed. 14. Other Provisions Governing Law and Venue Cognitive Edge and you agree and acknowledge that the worldwide scope of the Internet makes the choice of jurisdiction difficult to balance. Therefore, both parties accept a “mutually inconvenient” jurisdiction for choice of law and venue, but one in which the judicial system is familiar with digital matters. Accordingly, Cognitive Edge and you hereby agree that this Agreement and all disputes arising from it or any other matters between Cognitive Edge and you are governed by the laws of the State of California without taking into account its principles and case law relating to conflicts of laws. Cognitive Edge and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Los Angeles, California. You waive all claims to the defense of inconvenient venue and any related defense. Some jurisdictions might not accept such waivers. If you are in any such jurisdiction you are not authorized to use the Services. Please contact us immediately at notices@cognitive-edge.com to discuss alternatives. Enforceability of Terms If a court determines that some terms of this Agreement are not enforceable that will not affect other terms. They will still be enforceable. Certain Remedies Cognitive Edge and you agree that other remedies might not be adequate and, accordingly, agree that Cognitive Edge shall have rights in equity for injunctive and other equitable relief, in addition to any and all other remedies Cognitive Edge may have under this or other agreements with you or at law. 2007-2015 © Cognitive Edge, Inc. Confidential. US Pat. 8,031,201 Limitation of Waivers Cognitive Edge does not waive any of its rights or remedies because it does little or nothing when you do something that breaches, or may breach, this Agreement. It does not mean that you have no liability for that action (or inaction), that Cognitive Edge cannot exercise whatever remedies it may have or that you can do it again. No Assignment Cognitive Edge is granting certain rights to you, and accordingly you may not assign this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations without the prior written consent of Cognitive Edge. Any attempted assignment without such prior written consent shall be void, and will be considered a material breach of this Agreement. Notices Cognitive Edge can provide you notice by email or by other reasonable means, including notice on the Site. If you wish to contact Cognitive Edge, then you can do so by email at notices@cognitive-edge.com. Termination As noted above, you can terminate your subscription at any time by providing notice in accordance with this Agreement. Cognitive Edge can terminate your subscription as noted above. However, certain provisions will remain in effect, which include the following: Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 14 survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement. 2007-2015 © Cognitive Edge, Inc. Confidential. US Pat. 8,031,201