Terms of Service
AGREEMENT TO OUR LEGAL TERMS
We are Greater Good Advocates ("Company," "we," "us," "our"), a company registered in California, United States at 2150 N. First Street, Suite 400, San Jose, California 95131, US.
We operate the website www.greatergoodadvocates.org (the "Site"), as well as any other related products and services that refer or link to these legal terms (the "Legal Terms") (collectively, the "Services").
You can contact us by phone at (888) 250-4673, email at office@ggadv.org, or by mail to 2150 N. First Street, Suite 400, San Jose, California 95131, US.
These Legal Terms constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity ("you"), and Greater Good Advocates, concerning your access to and use of the Services. You agree that by accessing the Services, you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all of these Legal Terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SERVICES AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.
Supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be posted on the Services from time to time are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make changes or modifications to these Legal Terms at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Last updated" date of these Legal Terms, and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change. It is your responsibility to periodically review these Legal Terms to stay informed of updates. You will be subject to, and will be deemed to have been made aware of and to have accepted, the changes in any revised Legal Terms by your continued use of the Services after the date such revised Legal Terms are posted.
The Services are intended for users who are at least 18 years old. Persons under the age of 18 are not permitted to use or register for the Services.
We recommend that you print a copy of these Legal Terms for your records.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- OUR SERVICES
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- USER REPRESENTATIONS
- PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
- USER GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS
- CONTRIBUTION LICENSE
- THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT
- SERVICES MANAGEMENT
- PRIVACY POLICY
- TERM AND TERMINATION
- MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS
- GOVERNING LAW
- DISPUTE RESOLUTION
- CORRECTIONS
- DISCLAIMER
- LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
- INDEMNIFICATION
- USER DATA
- ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND SIGNATURES
- SMS TEXT MESSAGING
- CALIFORNIA USERS AND RESIDENTS
- MISCELLANEOUS
- CONTACT US
1. OUR SERVICES
The information provided when using the Services is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the Services from other locations do so on their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
The Services are not tailored to comply with industry-specific regulations (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), etc.), so if your interactions would be subjected to such laws, you may not use the Services. You may not use the Services in a way that would violate the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).
2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Our intellectual property
We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Services, including all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics in the Services (collectively, the "Content"), as well as the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the "Marks").
Our Content and Marks are protected by copyright and trademark laws (and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws) and treaties in the United States and around the world.
The Content and Marks are provided in or through the Services "AS IS" for your personal, non-commercial use or internal business purpose only.
Your use of our Services
Subject to your compliance with these Legal Terms, including the "PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES" section below, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to:
- Access the Services; and
- Download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access, solely for your personal, non-commercial use or internal business purpose.
Except as set out in this section or elsewhere in our Legal Terms, no part of the Services and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.
If you wish to make any use of the Services, Content, or Marks other than as set out in this section or elsewhere in our Legal Terms, please address your request to: office@ggadv.org.
If we ever grant you the permission to post, reproduce, or publicly display any part of our Services or Content, you must identify us as the owners or licensors of the Services, Content, or Marks and ensure that any copyright or proprietary notice appears or is visible on posting, reproducing, or displaying our Content.
We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Services, Content, and Marks.
Any breach of these Intellectual Property Rights will constitute a material breach of our Legal Terms and your right to use our Services will terminate immediately.
Your submissions
By directly sending us any question, comment, suggestion, idea, feedback, or other information about the Services ("Submissions"), you agree to assign to us all intellectual property rights in such Submission. You agree that we shall own this Submission and be entitled to its unrestricted use and dissemination for any lawful purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.
By sending us Submissions through any part of the Services you:
- Confirm that you have read and agree with our "PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES" and will not post any illegal or offensive content;
- Waive any moral rights to such Submission;
- Warrant that your Submissions are original or you have the right to submit them;
- Warrant that they do not constitute confidential information.
You are solely responsible for your Submissions and agree to reimburse us for any losses due to breach of this section or any third party’s rights.
3. USER REPRESENTATIONS
By using the Services, you represent and warrant that:
- You have the legal capacity and agree to comply with these Legal Terms;
- You are not a minor in your jurisdiction;
- You will not access the Services through automated or non-human means;
- You will not use the Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose;
- Your use of the Services will not violate any applicable law or regulation.
If you provide any false information, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account.
4. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
You may not access or use the Services for any purpose other than those we make available. The Services may not be used in connection with commercial endeavors except those endorsed or approved by us.
As a user of the Services, you agree not to:
- Scrape data or content without permission
- Trick or defraud users
- Disable security features
- Use services to harass, harm, or abuse others
- Transmit spam or malware
- Engage in unauthorized framing or scraping
- Reverse engineer or decompile code
- Use bots or unauthorized scripts
- Violate any applicable laws
- Collect personal data for spamming or commercial gain
5. USER GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS
The Services does not offer users the ability to submit or post content. We may provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display, transmit, perform, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or on the Services, including but not limited to text, writings, video, audio, photographs, graphics, comments, suggestions, or personal information or other material (collectively, "Contributions").
When you create or make available any Contributions, you represent and warrant that:
- You own or have the right to use the Contributions.
- Your Contributions do not violate intellectual property rights.
- Your Contributions are not false, misleading, or illegal.
- You have consent from identifiable persons in Contributions.
- Your Contributions do not violate any laws or regulations.
- Your Contributions do not include offensive, obscene, or harmful content.
Any use of the Services in violation of these rules may result in termination or suspension of your access.
6. CONTRIBUTION LICENSE
You retain ownership of your Contributions. However, by posting them, you grant us rights to access, store, process, and use the information as per our Privacy Policy.
We are not liable for any statements or representations made in Contributions. You agree to hold us harmless regarding your Contributions.
7. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT
The Services may contain links to third-party websites and content ("Third-Party Content"). We do not control, monitor, or verify such content and are not responsible for it.
Use of Third-Party Websites or Content is at your own risk, and their policies apply. We do not endorse any Third-Party product or service linked from our Services.
8. SERVICES MANAGEMENT
We reserve the right to:
- Monitor the Services for violations.
- Take legal action against violators.
- Restrict or disable access to any Contribution.
- Remove excessive or burdensome files.
- Manage the Services to ensure proper functioning.
9. PRIVACY POLICY
Please review our Privacy Policy. By using the Services, you consent to data processing in the United States, regardless of where you access from.
10. TERM AND TERMINATION
We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access at any time for any reason, including violation of these Legal Terms. You may not register a new account after termination.
11. MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS
We may change or discontinue the Services at any time without notice. We are not liable for any downtime or unavailability.
12. GOVERNING LAW
These Legal Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, USA.
13. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Binding Arbitration
Most disputes will be resolved via binding arbitration under AAA rules in San Jose, California. No class-action arbitrations are permitted.
Restrictions
- No class actions or representative proceedings.
- Disputes are between the parties only.
Exceptions
- Intellectual property enforcement claims.
- Claims of theft, privacy invasion, or unauthorized use.
- Injunctive relief claims.
14. CORRECTIONS
We may correct errors or omissions in the Services at any time without notice.
15. DISCLAIMER
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES. USE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
16. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES.
17. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify us from any claims arising from your use of the Services or your violation of these Legal Terms.
18. USER DATA
We maintain some data you provide, but you are responsible for backups. We are not liable for any data loss.
19. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND SIGNATURES
You consent to receive communications electronically and agree that electronic agreements and signatures are legally binding.
20. SMS TEXT MESSAGING
Opting Out
Reply “STOP” to any SMS to opt out. You may receive a confirmation message.
Message and Data Rates
Message and data rates may apply per your mobile plan.
Support
Contact office@ggadv.org or call (888) 250-4673 for SMS help.
21. CALIFORNIA USERS AND RESIDENTS
If unresolved, you may contact the California Department of Consumer Affairs at:
1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, California 95834
(800) 952-5210 or (916) 445-1254
22. MISCELLANEOUS
These Legal Terms and posted policies form the entire agreement. Any part found unlawful is severable and does not affect other parts. No joint venture or employment relationship is created. These terms are not construed against us as the drafter.
23. CONTACT US
To resolve a complaint or request more information, contact us at:
Greater Good Advocates
2150 N. First Street, Suite 400
San Jose, California 95131, US
Phone: (888) 250-4673
Email: office@ggadv.org