Terms of Use Agreement
Welcome to our Website. By
using our site, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms
of use. Please review the following terms carefully. If you do not agree to these
terms, you should not use this site. The term “us” or “we” or “our” refers
to CH Golf, LLC, the owner of the Website. The term “you” refers to the user
or viewer of our Website.
1.
Acceptance of Agreement.
You agree to the terms and conditions
outlined in this Terms of Use Agreement ("Agreement") with respect to
our site (the "Site"). This Agreement constitutes the entire and only
agreement between us and you, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements,
representations, warranties and understandings with respect to the Site, the content,
products or services provided by or through the Site, and the subject matter of
this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended at any time by us from time to time
without specific notice to you. The latest Agreement will be posted on the Site,
and you should review this Agreement prior to using the Site.
2.
Copyright.
The content, organization, graphics,
design, compilation, magnetic translation, digital conversion and other matters
related to the Site are protected under applicable copyrights, trademarks and other
proprietary (including but not limited to intellectual property) rights. The copying,
redistribution, use or publication by you of any such matters or any part of the
Site, except as allowed by Section 4 below, is strictly prohibited. You do not acquire
ownership rights to any content, document or other materials viewed through the
Site. The posting of information or materials on the Site does not constitute a
waiver of any right in such information and materials. Some of the content
on the site is the copyrighted work of third parties.
3.
Service Marks.
"challengegolf.com" and
others are our service marks or registered service marks or trademarks. Other
product and company names mentioned on the Site may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
4.
Limited License; Permitted Uses.
You are granted a non-exclusive,
non-transferable, revocable license (a) to access and use the Site strictly in accordance
with this Agreement; (b) to use the Site solely for internal, personal, non-commercial
purposes; and (c) to print out discrete information from the Site solely for internal,
personal, non-commercial purposes and provided that you maintain all copyright and
other policies contained therein. No print out or electronic version of any
part of the Site or its contents may be used by you in any litigation or arbitration
matter whatsoever under any circumstances.
5.
Restrictions and Prohibitions
on Use.
Your license for access and use of
the Site and any information, materials or documents (collectively defined as “Content
and Materials”) therein are subject to the following restrictions and prohibitions
on use: You may not (a) copy, print (except for the express limited purpose
permitted by Section 4 above), republish, display, distribute, transmit, sell, rent,
lease, loan or otherwise make available in any form or by any means all or any portion
of the Site or any Content and Materials retrieved therefrom; (b) use the Site or
any materials obtained from the Site to develop, of as a component of, any information,
storage and retrieval system, database, information base, or similar resource (in
any media now existing or hereafter developed), that is offered for commercial distribution
of any kind, including through sale, license, lease, rental, subscription, or any
other commercial distribution mechanism; (c) create compilations or derivative
works of any Content and Materials from the Site; (d) use any Content and Materials
from the Site in any manner that may infringe any copyright, intellectual property
right, proprietary right, or property right of us or any third parties; (e) remove,
change or obscure any copyright notice or other proprietary notice or terms of use
contained in the Site; (f) make any portion of the Site available through any timesharing
system, service bureau, the Internet or any other technology now existing or developed
in the future; (g) remove, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any Site software
or use any network monitoring or discovery software to determine the Site architecture;
(h) use any automatic or manual process to harvest information from the Site; (i)
use the Site for the purpose of gathering information for or transmitting (1) unsolicited
commercial email; (2) email that makes use of headers, invalid or nonexistent domain
names, or other means of deceptive addressing; and (3) unsolicited telephone calls
or facsimile transmissions; (j) use the Site in a manner that violates any state
or federal law regulating email, facsimile transmissions or telephone solicitations;
and (k) export or re-export the Site or any portion thereof, or any software available
on or through the Site, in violation of the export control laws or regulations of
the United States.
6.
Linking to the Site.
You may provide links to the Site,
provided (a) that you do not remove or obscure, by framing or otherwise, advertisements,
the copyright notice, or other notices on the Site, (b) your site does not engage
in illegal or pornographic activities, and (c) you discontinue providing links to
the Site immediately upon request by us.
7.
Advertisers.
The Site may contain advertising
and sponsorships. Advertisers and sponsors are responsible for ensuring that material
submitted for inclusion on the Site is accurate and complies with applicable laws.
We are not responsible for the illegality or any error, inaccuracy or problem in
the advertiser’s or sponsor’s materials.
8.
Registration.
Certain sections of, or offerings
from, the Site may require you to register. If registration is requested,
you agree to provide us with accurate, complete registration information.
Your registration must be done using your real name and accurate information.
Each registration is for your personal use only and not on behalf of any other person
or entity. We do not permit (a) any other person using the registered sections under
your name; or (b) access through a single name being made available to multiple
users on a network. You are responsible for preventing such unauthorized use.
9.
Errors, Corrections and Changes.
We do not represent or warrant that
the Site will be error-free, free of viruses or other harmful components, or that
defects will be corrected. We do not represent or warrant that the information
available on or through the Site will be correct, accurate, timely or otherwise
reliable. We may make changes to the features, functionality or content of
the Site at any time. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to edit
or delete any documents, information or other content appearing on the Site.
10.
Third Party Content.
Third party content may appear on
the Site or may be accessible via links from the Site. We are not responsible
for and assume no liability for any mistakes, misstatements of law, defamation,
omissions, falsehood, obscenity, pornography or profanity in the statements, opinions,
representations or any other form of content on the Site. You understand that
the information and opinions in the third party content represent solely the thoughts
of the author and is neither endorsed by nor does it necessarily reflect our belief.
11.
Unlawful Activity.
We reserve the right to investigate
complaints or reported violations of this Agreement and to take any action we deem
appropriate, including but not limited to reporting any suspected unlawful activity
to law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties and disclosing
any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities relating to
your profile, email addresses, usage history, posted materials, IP addresses and
traffic information.
12.
Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify, defend and
hold us and our partners, agents, officers, directors, employees, subcontractors,
successors, assigns, third party suppliers of information and documents, attorneys,
advertisers, product and service providers, and affiliates (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 Site.
13.
Nontransferable.
Your right to use the Site is not
transferable or assignable. Any password or right given to you to obtain information
is not transferable or assignable.
14.
Disclaimer.
THE INFORMATION AND CONTENT FROM
OR THROUGH THE SITE 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 MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE). THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES MAY CONTAIN BUGS,
ERRORS, PROBLEMS OR OTHER LIMITATIONS. WE AND OUR AFFILIATED PARTIES HAVE NO LIABILITY
WHATSOEVER FOR YOUR USE OF ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICE, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION
17(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 BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, LITIGATION, OR THE LIKE), WHETHER
BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT
LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE
NEGATION AND LIMITATION OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE
BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN US AND YOU. THIS SITE AND THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, DOCUMENTS
AND INFORMATION PRESENTED WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS. NO ADVICE
OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US THROUGH THE SITE
OR OTHERWISE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTEE NOT EXPRESSLY
STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
ALL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR
ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY VIRUSES CONTAINED WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC FILE CONTAINING A
FORM OR DOCUMENT IS DISCLAIMED.
15.
Limitation of Liability
(a)
We and any Affiliated
Party shall not be liable for any loss, injury, claim, liability, or damage of any
kind resulting in any way from (a) any errors in or omissions from the Site or any
services or products obtainable therefrom, (b) the unavailability or interruption
of the Site or any features thereof, (c) your use of the Site, (d) the content contained
on the Site, or (e) any delay or failure in performance beyond the control of a
Covered Party.
(b)
THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF US AND THE AFFILIATED PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY
CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SITE AND/OR THE PRODUCTS, INFORMATION, AND
SERVICES PROVIDED HEREIN OR HEREBY SHALL NOT EXCEED $100 AND THAT AMOUNT SHALL BE
IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER REMEDIES WHICH YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST US AND ANY AFFILIATED PARTY.
16.
Use of Information.
We reserve the right, and you authorize
us, to the use and assignment of all information regarding Site 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 us (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 us, have full responsibility for the message,
including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality, and copyright.
17.
Third-Party Services.
We may allow access to or advertise
certain third-party product or service providers ("Merchants") from which
you may purchase certain goods or services. You understand that we do not operate
or control the products or services offered by Merchants. Merchants are responsible
for all aspects of order processing, fulfillment, billing and customer service.
We are not a party to the transactions entered into between you and Merchants. You
agree that use of or purchase from such Merchants is AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND IS WITHOUT
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND BY US, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING WARRANTIES
OF TITLE, FITNESS FOR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
ARE WE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN YOU AND MERCHANTS
OR FOR ANY INFORMATION APPEARING ON MERCHANT SITES OR ANY OTHER SITE LINKED TO OUR
SITE.
18.
Third-Party Merchant Policies.
All rules, policies (including privacy
policies) and operating procedures of Merchants will apply to you while on any Merchant
sites. We are not responsible for information provided by you to Merchants. We and
the Merchants are independent contractors and neither party has authority to make
any representations or commitments on behalf of the other.
19.
Privacy Policy.
Our Privacy Policy, as it may change
from time to time, is a part of this Agreement. You must review this Privacy
Policy by clicking on this link.
20.
Payments.
You represent and warrant that if
you are purchasing something from us or from Merchants that (i) any credit information
you supply is true and complete, (ii) charges incurred by you will be honored by
your credit card company, and (iii) you will pay the charges incurred by you at
the posted prices, including any applicable taxes.
21.
Links to other Websites.
The Site contains links to other
Websites. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy or opinions express in
such Websites, and such Websites are not investigated, monitored or checked for
accuracy or completeness by us. Inclusion of any linked Website on our Site does
not imply approval or endorsement of the linked Website by us. If you decide to
leave our Site and access these third-party sites, you do so at your own risk.
22.
Information and Press Releases.
The Site contains information and
press releases about us. We disclaim any duty or obligation to update this information
or any press releases. Information about companies other than ours contained in
the press release or otherwise, should not be relied upon as being provided or endorsed
by us.
23.
Legal Compliance.
You agree to comply with all applicable
domestic and international laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations regarding
your use of the Site and the Content and Materials provided therein.
24.
Refund and Return Policy.
To the extent that you purchase any
goods or services directly from us, we will refund you your purchase price within
30 days of you notifying us in writing of your desire for the refund, together with
the reason for the request. Please note, however, that certain products and services
mentioned on our site are sold by third parties or are linked to third party Websites,
and we have no responsibility or liability for those products or services. You may
request a refund by contacting us by email at
customerservice@challengegolf.com. You may obtain any additional information
concerning our refund and return policy, including our mailing address, by contacting
us at customerservice@challengegolf.com.
25.
Miscellaneous.
This Agreement shall be treated as
though it were executed and performed in Austin, 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). Any cause of action by you with respect to the Site
(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 14 and Section
15. The language in this Agreement shall be interpreted as to its fair meaning and
not strictly for or against any party. This Agreement and all incorporated agreements
and your information may be automatically assigned by us in our sole discretion
to a third party in the event of an acquisition, sale or merger. 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. To the extent that anything in or associated with the Site is in conflict
or inconsistent with this Agreement, this Agreement shall take precedence. 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. Our rights under this
Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
26.
Arbitration.
Any legal controversy or legal claim
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or our services, excluding legal action
taken by us to collect or recover damages for, or obtain any injunction relating
to, Site operations, intellectual property, and our services, shall be settled solely
by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of JAMS.
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. The arbitration shall be conducted in Austin, Texas, and judgment on
the arbitration award may be entered into any court having jurisdiction thereof.
Either you or us may seek any interim or preliminary relief from a court of competent
jurisdiction in Austin, Texas necessary to protect the rights or property of you
and us pending the completion of arbitration. Each party shall bear one-half
of the arbitration fees and costs incurred through JAMS.