Terms of Service

Guardian IT & Marketing Terms of Service & User Agreement

1. Acceptance of Terms

The following “Terms of Service” govern your use of the software and services provided by Guardian IT & Marketing at guardianengage.com website (the “Site”). This is a binding agreement between you and Guardian IT & Marketing and incorporates our Privacy Policy at guardianengage.com/privacy-policy. By using any software or services provided by Guardian IT & Marketing (the “Services”), you are accepting to be bound to the terms of this Agreement.

We reserve the right to change these Terms from time to time. When we make any changes to our Terms, we will display a notification to inform you that our Terms have been changed or we plan to change our Terms. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to periodically review this Site and these Terms. Your continued use of this Site and Services after such modifications will constitute acknowledgment and acceptance of the modified Terms.

As used in these Terms, references to our “Affiliates” include our owners, licensees, assigns, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, officers, directors, suppliers, partners, sponsors, advertisers, and includes (without limitation) all parties involved in creating, producing, and/or delivering this Site and/or contents and Services available on this Site.

BY USING THIS SITE AND SERVICES ON THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THE THESE TERMS, PLEASE EXIT THE SITE. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THIS SITE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, OR SERVICES AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE, OR THESE TERMS IS TO CEASE USING THE SITE AND/OR THOSE PARTICULAR PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR SERVICES. THESE TERMS ARE EFFECTIVE ONCE YOU CLICK THE ‘I AGREE’ BUTTON BELOW.

2. Services

Guardian IT & Marketing provides a multitude of products integration and services for users on our Site, which you may subscribe to through our Site.

a. No Guarantee

Although Guardian IT & Marketing works hard to provide quality Services, you understand and acknowledge that we cannot promise or guarantee specific results from using the Site or Services available on this site.

b. Temporary Interruptions

You understand and agree that temporary interruptions of the Site may occur. You also understand and agree that we have no control over the third-party networks or service(s) that we may use to provide you with Services. You agree that the Services available on this Site are provided “AS IS” and that we assume no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery, interruption, or failure to store any user communications or personalization settings.

c. Right to Modify the Services

We reserve the right to implement new elements as part of the Services including changes that may affect the previous mode of operation of the Services. We believe that any such modifications will enhance the overall Services, but it is possible that your opinion may vary.

d. No Contingency on Future Releases and Improvements. You understand that your purchase of the Services on our Site is not contingent on the delivery by us of any future release of any functionality or feature, including without limitation to, the continuation of a certain service beyond its current subscription term or third party services or dependent on any public comments we make, regarding any future functionality or feature.

3. Payment

a. Fees

If you choose to purchase one or more of the Services provided on our Site, you agree to pay all fees associated with the Services. Our monthly subscription provides tiered pricing for different levels of services and products based on the services you choose to use. In addition to our monthly subscription services, you may purchase add-on services for a one-time fee or recurring subscription fees. Fees may change from time to time.

Any charges incurred by your purchase or use of the Services will be billed to the credit card we have on file. In the event you sign up for a Service that is ongoing and incurs reoccurring charges (such as a subscription), such charges will be billed in advance of service. You agree to provide us with accurate and complete billing information, including valid credit card information, your name, address and telephone number, and to provide us with any changes in such information within 10 days of the change.

b. Overdue Amounts

If for any reason, your credit card declines or otherwise refuses to pay the amount owed for the Services you have purchased, you agree that we may suspend or terminate performance of Services or delivery of products and may require you to pay any overdue amounts incurred (including any third-party chargeback fees or penalties) by other means acceptable to us. In the event legal action is necessary to collect on balances due, you agree to reimburse us for all expenses incurred to recover sums due, including attorney fees and other legal expenses.

c. All Subscriptions Non-refundable

Except as described below, all fees paid for the Services provided on our Site are non-refundable, and no prorated refunds or credits will be offered for partially used subscriptions. However, if we issue a refund or credit in one instance, we are under no obligation to issue the same refund or credit in the future.

We reserve the right to issue refunds or credits at our sole discretion in the following situations:

Where we materially modify Terms of Service, Privacy Policy during a billing period and such modification adversely affect you, we may refund a portion of your subscription fee equal to the remaining unused term, as we determine appropriate or as may be required by applicable law. To be eligible for a refund, you must provide written notice which must (a) identify your account and (b) request cancellation of the specific Service. The cancellation will be effective upon our receipt of your notice and our determination that you are authorized to effect such cancellation. Please refer to the section, “How to Send Notices to Guardian IT & Marketing,” below on how to provide notice to us.

As noted in the section, “Services,” where a modification or interruption adversely affects you and alternative remedies as specified in our Terms of Service are not available, we may refund a portion of your paid subscription fee equal to the remaining unused term of your subscription, as we determine appropriate or as may be required by applicable law.

4. Site Conduct, Posting Policies & Third Party Websites

a. User-Created Content Guidelines

Your use of the Site is subject to all applicable laws and regulations, and you are solely responsible for any comments or posts you leave on the Site. By posting information on the Site, or by otherwise using any communications service, message board, newsgroup, or other interactive services available on the Site, you agree that you will not post comments, messages, links, code, or other information that:

is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, deceptive, fraudulent, tortious, invasive of another’s privacy, or includes graphic descriptions of sexual or violent content;

victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;

infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other proprietary rights of any party;

consists of unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk email (also known as “spam”), chain letters, any other form of unauthorized solicitation, or any form of lottery or gambling;

contains any form of malicious code, files, or programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, or limit the functionality of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment or otherwise causes damage, or allows you to obtain unauthorized access to any data or other information of any third party;

breaches the security of, compromises, or otherwise allows access to secured, protected or inaccessible areas of this Site, or attempts to gain access to other network or server via your account on this Site;

impersonates any person or entity, including any of our employees or representatives.

At our sole discretion, Guardian IT & Marketing may choose to unpublish or otherwise make not available for public viewing, any material we deem unnecessary for use of our Site.

b. User customization. Guardian IT & Marketing’s platform within our Site may be modified by users, incorporating the users’ name, logo, trademark, and color scheme into user’s individual access area within our Site, and/or by otherwise applying a user-built code on top of Guardian IT & Marketing platform. You are solely responsible for copyright, trademark or other intellectual property concerns connected with your customized look and feel of our Site. You acknowledge that you may not be able to customize our Site according to your unique branding to the extent that your customization would appear to be independently developed.

c. No Endorsement

Guardian IT & Marketing neither endorses nor assumes any liability for any material uploaded or submitted by users on any part of the Site. Although we do not pre-screen, police or monitor comments posted on our Site, we and our agent's reserve the right to remove any and all postings that we feel do not comply with these Terms and any other rules of user conduct for our Site or are otherwise harmful, objectionable, or inaccurate. We are not responsible for any failure or delay in removing such postings.

Guardian IT & Marketing may publish content featuring testimonials of our users, and any views or opinions expressed in such posts are personal and do not constitute or imply any approval, sponsorship, or endorsement of Guardian IT & Marketing.

d. Third-Party Sites and Information

This Site may redirect or link to other websites on the Internet, or may otherwise include references to information, products, or services made available by unaffiliated third parties. While we make every effort to work with trusted, reputable providers, from time to time such sites may contain information, material, or policies that some may find inappropriate or personally objectionable. You understand that we are not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, decency, or legality of content hosted by third-party websites, nor are we responsible for errors or omissions in any references made on those websites. The inclusion of such a link or reference is provided merely as a convenience and does not imply endorsement of, or association with the Site or party by us, or any warranty of any kind, either express or implied.

e. Promotions

From time to time, this Site may include advertisements offered by third parties. You may enter into correspondence with or participate in promotions of the advertisers showing their products on this site. Any such correspondence or promotions, including the delivery of and the payment for goods and services by those third parties, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated therewith, are solely between you and the advertiser. We assume no liability, obligation, or responsibility for any part of any such correspondence or promotion.

f. Electronic Communication

When you enroll in the Online Service, you must designate a primary email address that will be used for receiving electronic communication. To the extent that Guardian IT & Marketing maintains an online message center now or in the future, such exchange of communications shall be considered an electronic communication and may be utilized by Guardian IT & Marketing for providing you notices pursuant to these Terms, as required by Applicable Law (as permitted) or generally regarding your Account(s) with Guardian IT & Marketing. We will NEVER send you email requesting confidential information such as Account numbers, usernames, or passwords and you should NEVER respond to any email requesting such information. If you receive such an email purportedly from Guardian IT & Marketing, do not respond to the email and notify Guardian IT & Marketing by emailing us at support@guardianitmarketing.com

5. Guardian IT & Marketing Intellectual Property

a. Content

For purposes of these Terms, “content” is defined as any information, communications, software, published works, photos, video, graphics, music, sounds, or other material that can be viewed by users on our Site and is owned by Guardian IT & Marketing or its Affiliates.

b. Ownership of Content

By accepting these Terms, you agree that all content presented to you on this Site is protected by any and all intellectual property and/or other proprietary rights available within the United States and is the sole property of Guardian IT & Marketing or its Affiliates.

All custom graphics, icons, logos, and service names are registered trademarks, trademarks, or service marks of Guardian IT & Marketing or its Affiliates. All other trademarks or service marks are property of their respective owners. Nothing in these Terms of Use grants you any right to use any trademark, service mark, logo, and/or the name of Guardian IT & Marketing or its Affiliates.

A third-party website may feature our logos or trademarks, with or without authorization. Our logs or trademarks featured in any third-party website do not constitute or imply any approval, sponsorship, or endorsement of Guardian IT & Marketing.

Certain of the ideas, software, and processes incorporated into the Services available on this Site are protected by patent applications pending in the United States, and we intend to prepare and file additional patent applications in selected foreign jurisdictions.

c. Limitations on Use of Content

Except for a single copy made for personal use, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute any content from this Site in any form or by any means whatsoever without prior written permission from us. Any unauthorized use of Site content violates our intellectual property interests and could result in criminal or civil penalties.

d. No warranty for Third-Party Infringement

Neither we or our Affiliates warrant or represent that your use of materials displayed on, or obtained through, this Site will not infringe the rights of third parties.

6. Content You Create

a. Your Intellectual Property Rights

You own and retain all rights to your data and your code for customizing Guardian IT & Marketing platform. You grant us and our applicable third parties to use your data as necessary to provide the Services to you and as permitted by this Agreement and our Privacy Policy. If you are using the Services on behalf of another party, then you represent and warrant that you have all sufficient and necessary rights and permissions to do so. Subject to the limited license granted, we acquire no right, title or interest from you or your licensors under this Agreement.

We respect the intellectual property rights of others, and we ask you to do the same. In instances where we are notified of alleged infringement, Guardian IT & Marketing or User Content through our Designated Agent, a decision may be made to remove access or disable access to such materials, in compliance with the safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act,17 U.S.C. § 512(c). We may also make a good faith attempt to contact the person who submitted the affected material so that they may make a counter-notification.

If you believe that you or someone else’s copyright has been infringed by Guardian IT & Marketing or User Content provided on this Site, you (or the owner or rights holder, collectively, “Rights Holder”) should send a notification to our Designated Agent immediately. Prior to sending us to notice, the Rights Holder may wish to consult a lawyer to determine their rights and legal obligations under the DMCA and any other applicable laws. Nothing here or anywhere on this Site is intended as a substitute for qualified legal advice. To file a Notice of Infringing Material, we ask that the Rights Holder provide the following information:

Reasonably sufficient details about the nature of the copyrighted work in question, or, in the case of multiple alleged infringements, a representative list of such works. This should include, title(s), author(s), any U.S. Copyright Registration number(s), URL(s) etc.;

Reasonably sufficient details to enable us to identify and locate the material that is allegedly infringing the Rights Holders’ work(s) (for example, file name or URL of the page(s) that contain(s) the material);

The Rights Holder’s contact information so that we can contact them (including for example, the Rights Holder’s address, telephone number, and email address);

A statement that the Rights Holder has a good faith belief that the use of the material identified above in 2 is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;

A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that the Rights Holder is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner; and

The Rights Holder’s electronic signature.

Notice may be sent to:

By e-mail: legal@guardianitmarketing.com

b. Counter-Notification

If material that you have posted to our Site has been taken down, you may file a counter-notification that contains the following details:

Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled;

A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material in question;

Your name, address, and telephone number;

A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court in the State of New Hampshire and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification in compliance with section 512 (c)(1)(C) of the DMCA, or an agent of such person.

Your physical or electronic signature.

c. Notice may be sent to:

By e-mail: legal@guardianitmarketing.com

You also acknowledge and agree that upon receipt of a notice of a claim of copyright infringement, we may temporarily or permanently remove the identified materials from our site without liability to you or any other party.

d. Submission of Ideas

Our Site may include a platform through which users may submit ideas to use for new products, services, and/or related features (each, an “Idea”). By submitting an idea to Guardian IT & Marketing, you agree to the following unless we have mutually agreed in writing otherwise:

You are submitting your Idea to Guardian IT & Marketing on a voluntary, non-confidential, and gratuitous basis;

You grant Guardian IT & Marketing and its designees a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully-paid up, and royalty-free license to use any Idea you submit to Guardian IT & Marketing without restrictions or payment or other consideration of any kind, or permission or notification to you or any third party. The license includes, without limitation, the irrevocable right to reproduce, prepare derivative works, combine with other works, alter, translate, distribute copies, display, perform, license the Idea, and all rights therein, in the name of Guardian IT & Marketing or its designees throughout the universe in perpetuity in any and all media now or hereafter known;

Guardian IT & Marketing may already be working on the same or a similar Idea, that it may have received a similar or identical Idea from other sources;

To the best of your knowledge, the Idea represents your own original work, you have all necessary rights to disclose the Idea to Guardian IT & Marketing, and neither your disclosure of the Idea nor Guardian IT & Marketing's review and/or use of the Idea will infringe upon the rights of any other individual or entity;

Disclosing your Idea to Guardian IT & Marketing does not establish a confidential relationship or obligate Guardian IT & Marketing to treat the Idea as confidential;

Guardian IT & Marketing has no obligation to develop or use your Idea and does not owe you or anyone else any compensation for any use of your Idea or any Ideas that are related to or derived from your Idea;

Guardian IT & Marketing assumes no obligation with respect to any Idea unless and until it enters into a written contract with you, and then only as expressed in such written contract;

If your Idea is the subject of a patent that is pending or has been issued, you have or will disclose that fact to Guardian IT & Marketing. Guardian IT & Marketing acknowledges that to the extent you hold a patent in the Idea, no license under any patent is granted herein to Guardian IT & Marketing;

Any license to use a patented Idea shall be in the form of a written contract, and Guardian IT & Marketing's obligations shall be limited to only those in such written contract;

Guardian IT & Marketing is not obligated to review your Idea, give reasons for rejecting your Idea, or disclose any activities that are related to the subject matter of your Idea;

You will not construe Guardian IT & Marketing's review of your Idea, or any discussion, negotiations or offer between yourself and Guardian IT & Marketing relating to the possible purchase or license of your Idea, as recognition of the novelty, originality, priority, other rights, or value of your Idea, and Guardian IT & Marketing's discussions or negotiations with you will not in any way impair Guardian IT & Marketing's right to contest the validity or infringement of your rights;

You hereby irrevocably release and forever discharge Guardian IT & Marketing from any and all actions, causes of actions, claims, damages, liabilities and demands, whether absolute or contingent and of any nature whatsoever, which you now have or hereafter can, shall or may have against Guardian IT & Marketing or its respecting successors and assigns with respect to the Idea, including without limitation in respect of how Guardian IT & Marketing directly or indirectly uses the Idea, with the sole exception in respect of the foregoing release and discharge being your right to bring a claim of patent infringement; and

You agree that you are responsible for the content of the Idea and further agree (at Guardian IT & Marketing's option and at your sole expense) to defend, indemnify, and hold Guardian IT & Marketing harmless from any and all actions, claims, and liabilities, demands, whether absolute or contingent and of any nature whatsoever, damages, losses, costs, fees, fines or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, which Guardian IT & Marketing may incur as a result of, use of, or are related to your Idea and anything contained therein in accordance with these Terms of Service.

7. Data Stored on Our Servers

Subject to our Privacy Policy (https://www.guardianengage.com/privacy-policy), you agree that we have no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any content maintained or transmitted on or through this Site. You acknowledge that we reserve the right to remove or terminate accounts that have not paid a subscription fee, that remains inactive for longer than 1 year, or in cases where you have violated one or more terms of this Agreement.

8. Privacy & Security

a. Login Required

In order to access some of the Services on this site, you may be asked to set up an account and password. Our account registration page requests certain personal information from you (“Registration Info”). You will have the ability to maintain and periodically update your Registration Info as you see fit. By registering, you agree that all information provided by you as Registration Info is true and accurate and that you will maintain and update this information as required in order to keep it current, complete and accurate.

b. Passwords & Security

If you register for an account on the Site, you agree that you are responsible for maintaining the security and confidentiality of your password and that you are fully responsible for all activities or charges that are incurred under your account. Therefore, you must take reasonable steps to ensure that others do not gain access to your password and account. Our employees will never ask you for your password.

c. Disclosure to Third Party Affiliates

Subject to our Privacy Policy (https://www.guardianengage.com/privacy-policy), you hereby grant us the right to disclose to third parties certain Registration Info about you. [Optional: The information we obtain through your use of this site, including your Registration Info, is subject to our Privacy Policy, which is specifically incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.]

d. Non-Transferability of User Account

User Accounts are non-transferable, and all users are obligated to take preventative measures to prohibit unauthorized users from accessing the Web Site with their password. You may not assign these Terms, in whole or in part, or delegate any of your responsibilities hereunder to any third party. Any such attempted assignment or delegation will not be recognized by Guardian IT & Marketing unless acknowledged by Guardian IT & Marketing in writing. Guardian IT & Marketing has no obligation to provide you with written acknowledgment. Guardian IT & Marketing may, at any time and in its sole discretion, assign these Terms, in whole or in part, or delegate any of our rights and responsibilities under these Terms to any third party or entity.

9. Disclaimer

ALL CONTENT AND SERVICES ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR THE WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (A) THE CONTENT OR SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (B) THE CONTENT, SERVICES, OR SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (C) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE CONTENT OR SERVICES OFFERED WILL BE EFFECTIVE, ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, OR (D) THE QUALITY OF ANY CONTENT OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE SITE FROM US OR OUR AFFILIATES WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS OR BE FREE FROM MISTAKES, ERRORS OR DEFECTS.

THIS SITE COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER MISTAKES, INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. WE MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THE CONTENT AND SERVICES AT THIS SITE, INCLUDING THE PRICES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES LISTED HEREIN, AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. THE CONTENT OR PRODUCTS AVAILABLE AT THIS SITE MAY BE OUT OF DATE, AND WE MAKE NO COMMITMENT TO UPDATE SUCH CONTENT OR PRODUCTS.

THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR THE DOWNLOADING OR OTHER ACQUISITION OF ANY PRODUCTS OR CONTENT THROUGH THIS SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND WITH YOUR AGREEMENT THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM SUCH ACTIVITIES.

Through your use of the Site, you may have the opportunities to engage in commercial transactions with other users and vendors. You acknowledge that all transactions relating to any products or services provided by any third party, including, but not limited to the purchase terms, payment terms, warranties, guarantees relating to such transactions, are solely between the seller of such merchandise and you.

WE MAKE NO WARRANTY REGARDING ANY TRANSACTIONS EXECUTED THROUGH A THIRD PARTY, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SITE, AND YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT SUCH TRANSACTIONS ARE CONDUCTED ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. ANY WARRANTY THAT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SERVICES OR CONTENT AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIS SITE FROM A THIRD PARTY IS PROVIDED SOLELY BY SUCH A THIRD PARTY, AND NOT BY US OR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES.

WE RESERVE THE SOLE RIGHT TO EITHER MODIFY OR DISCONTINUE THE SITE, INCLUDING ANY SERVICES OR FEATURES THEREIN, AT ANY TIME WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU. WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY SHOULD WE EXERCISE SUCH RIGHT. MODIFICATIONS MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, CHANGES IN THE PRICING STRUCTURE, THE ADDITION OF FREE OR FEE-BASED SERVICES. ANY NEW FEATURES THAT AUGMENT OR ENHANCE THE THEN-CURRENT SERVICES ON THIS SITE SHALL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO THESE TERMS OF USE.

SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. PLEASE CONSULT THE LAWS IN YOUR JURISDICTION.

10. Limitation of Liability & Indemnification

Your exclusive remedy and our entire liability, if any, for any claims arising out of these Terms and your use of this Site shall be limited to the amount you paid us for Services purchased on the Site during the 3 month period before the act giving rise to the liability.

IN NO EVENT SHALL WE OR OUR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFIT LOSS, WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS SITE OR OF ANY WEBSITE REFERENCED OR LINKED TO FROM THIS SITE.

FURTHER, WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR THIRD PARTY PROMISES REGARDING OUR SERVICES OR CONTENT OR FOR ASSISTANCE IN CONDUCTING COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS WITH THE THIRD PARTY THROUGH THIS SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE PROCESSING OF ORDERS.

SOME JURISDICTIONS PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. PLEASE CONSULT THE LAWS IN YOUR JURISDICTION.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us and our Affiliates against all demands, claims, actions, proceedings, damages, liabilities, losses, fees, costs, or expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and the costs of any investigation) directly or indirectly arising from or in any way connected with: (1) use of or reliance on information or data supplied or to be supplied by You; (2) any breach of or default under the terms or conditions of this Agreement by You; (3) the wrongful use or possession of any Guardian IT & Marketing Property by You; (4) any negligence, gross negligence or willful misconduct by You or your employees or agents; and/or (5) any disputes between (i) You and other Users (ii) You and your client(s) and/or (iii) your clients.

11. Termination of Use

a. Grounds for Termination

You agree that we may, at our sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Site with or without notice and for any reason, including, without limitation, breach of these Terms. Any suspected fraudulent, abusive, or illegal activity may be grounds for barring your access to this Site and reporting you to the proper authorities, if necessary.

b. No Right to Services Upon Termination

Upon termination and regardless of the reason(s) motivating such termination, your right to use the Services available on this Site will immediately cease. We shall not be liable to you or any third party for any claims for damages arising out of any termination or suspension or any other actions taken by us in connection therewith. Sections 1 and 3-11 of these Terms, as well as your liability for any unpaid fees, shall survive any termination.

c. How to Terminate or Make Adjustments

If you, for any reason, would like to terminate your access to our Site or make adjustments, Guardian IT & Marketing require written notice at least 30 days before your next billing date.

d. No Termination by Third Party Users

Guardian IT & Marketing has limited access to subscriptions not directly purchased from us. Any user who has been given access to our Site by any party other than Guardian IT & Marketing, must contact the party who originally provided access to our Site for any inquiries related to termination.

12. Miscellaneous Provisions

a. Privacy

Personally identifiable information or aggregate information that you provide will be handled in accordance with Guardian IT & Marketing’s Privacy Policy (https://www.guardianengage.com/privacy-policy).

When you provide access to our Site to any other parties, i.e. your client(s), you must implement and enforce your own Privacy Policy, providing the level of protection at least equal to that provided to you by Guardian IT & Marketing. You must obtain consent from your client(s), affirmatively acknowledging that your client(s) agree(s) to be bound by your privacy policy.

b. International Use

Although this Site may be accessible worldwide, we make no representation that materials on this Site are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States. Those who choose to access this Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and at their own risk. If you choose to access this Site from outside the United States, you are responsible for compliance with local laws in your jurisdiction, including but not limited to, the taxation of products purchased over the Internet. Any offer for any product, Services, and/or information made in connection with this Site is void where prohibited.

c. Governing Law

This Site (excluding any Third Party websites) is controlled by us from our offices in New Hampshire, and the statutes and laws of New Hampshire shall be controlled, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. You agree and hereby submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue to Dallas, New Hampshire, or the appropriate federal/state court of New Hampshire with respect to such matters controlled by that court.

d. How to Send Notices to Guardian IT & Marketing

All notices to a party shall be in writing and shall be made via email. Notices to us must be sent to the attention of Customer Service at support@guardianitmarketing.com. You agree to allow us to submit notices to you either through the email address provided or to the address we have on record. Any notices or communication under these Terms will be deemed delivered to the party receiving such communication (1) on the delivery date if delivered personally to the party; (2) two business days after deposit with a commercial overnight carrier, with written verification of receipt; (3) five business days after the mailing date, if sent by U.S. mail, return receipt requested; or (4) on the delivery date if transmitted by confirmed email.

e. Force Majeure

In addition to any excuse provided by applicable law, we shall be excused from liability for non-delivery or delay in delivery of products and services available through our Site arising from any event beyond our reasonable control, whether or not foreseeable by either party, including but not limited to: labor disturbance, war, fire, accident, adverse weather, inability to secure

transportation, governmental act or regulation, and other causes or events beyond our reasonable control, whether or not similar to those which are enumerated above.

f. Savings Clause

If any part of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.

g. No Waiver

Any failure by us to enforce or exercise any provision of these Terms or related rights shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.

h. Entire Agreement

These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement and understanding between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings of the parties with respect thereto. These Terms may NOT be altered, supplemented, or amended by the use of any other document(s). To the extent that anything in or associated with this Site is in conflict or inconsistent with these Terms, these Terms shall take precedence.

Updated: March 18, 2022

Terms & Conditions

Elevate EDU Solutions is committed to protecting the privacy of the data relating to our users, and their clients. We will collect, store, use and protect any personal information that you share with us. We will not share your information with anyone, except as described in this Privacy Policy.

Throughout this Privacy Policy, we will refer to our website, applications delivered via the web, and other related services collectively as the “Service.”

This Privacy Policy does not apply to information we collect by other means than your use of the Service (including offline) or from other sources. When you sign up for Elevate EDU Solutions and use the Service you agree to accept this Privacy Policy.

We reserve the right to change this policy at any time, and if we do so, we will post changes and updates to this page. Please refer to this policy periodically to inform yourself if changes have been made.

We collect certain information through our website, located at https://elevateedu.co (our “Website”). This page (this “Privacy Policy”) lays out our policies and procedures surrounding the collection and handling of any such information that identifies an individual user or that could be used to contact or locate him or her (“Personally Identifiable Information” or “PII”).

Information we may collect

We collect the following Personally Identifiable Information from users who buy our products and services: name, email address, telephone number, address, and credit card number.

In addition, upon using the Service, individual transaction data obtained from your third-party invoicing or accounting application, (“Quickbooks,” “Xero,” “Clio” etc.) information collected via the browser, user generated content and other information uploaded to the website by the user, in conjunction with your use of the Service may be collected. Information obtained through these means that relates to the user’s client or customer to be invoiced through Elevate EDU Solutions may at times be referred to as “Third-Party Client Information” throughout this Privacy Policy.

Additional information from or about you may also be collected in other ways, including responses to customer surveys and any communications with our customer service team.

We use “cookies” so that our Website can remember you and provide you with the information you’re most likely to need. For instance, when you return to the Website, cookies identify you and prompt the site to provide your username (not your password), so you can sign in more quickly. Cookies also allow our Website to remind you of your past usage and to suggest similar products and services. Finally, we use information gained through cookies to compile statistical information about use of our Website, such as the time users spend at the site and the pages they visit most often. Those statistics do not include PII.

Our Use of Personally Identifiable Information

We use your Personally Identifiable Information to create your account, to communicate with you about products and services you’ve purchased, to offer additional products and services, and to bill you. We also use this information to the extent necessary to enforce our Website terms of service and to prevent imminent harm to persons or property.

When you use the Service, including accepting a payment, contacting customer service or requesting technical support, in addition to many other interactions with Elevate EDU Solutions, we will apply the information that we have collected. Knowing this information allows us to verify your identity, communicate with you and enforce our agreements with you, as well as secure the best possible experience for all Elevate EDU Solutions customers by ensuring compliance with applicable US state and federal laws and our own policies. We may also use this information to improve and enhance our offerings to you.

Elevate EDU Solutions may use certain information about you without identifying you as an individual to third parties. We do this for purposes such as analyzing how the Service is used, diagnosing service or technical problems, maintaining security, and personalizing content.

Protecting Personal information

Information that can be used to identify a person is “Personally Identifiable Information”. This does not include information that has been aggregated or made anonymous. All information is securely stored on our servers in the United States. We employ the highest in industry standards to protect Personally Identifiable Information, as well as any information provided relating to your invoiced customers.

Third-party client and customer information, provided to Elevate EDU Solutions by users, shall be considered confidential and shall not be disclosed to any third party, unless required to do so by law or subpoena or if we believe that such action is necessary to conform to the law, or comply with legal process served on us. Such information shall be utilized only for the purpose for which Elevate EDU Solutions was created, which is to facilitate the billing and collection process for electronic billing of customers and clients.

Although Elevate EDU Solutions utilizes the highest reasonable levels of data security in the industry, we cannon guarantee the security of PII or other information provided to us. By using our Website, you acknowledge and agree that we make no such guarantee, and that you use our Website at your own risk.

Sharing Personal information

Elevate EDU Solutions will not rent or sell your Personal Information to others. We may store personal information in locations outside the direct control of Elevate EDU Solutions (for instance, on servers or databases co-located with hosting providers). Elevate EDU Solutions will share your Personal Information with a limited number of Elevate EDU Solutions partners for the explicit purpose of providing services to you. If we do this, such third parties’ use of your Personal Information will be bound by terms at least as restrictive as this Privacy Policy.

As we develop our business, we may buy or sell assets or business offerings. Customer, transaction, email, and visitor information is generally one of the transferred business assets in these types of transactions. We may also transfer such information in the course of corporate divestitures, bankruptcy, mergers, or dissolution.

Except as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy, Elevate EDU Solutions will not disclose Personal Information to any third party unless required to do so by law or subpoena or if we believe that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the law, comply with legal process served on us or our affiliates, or investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected or actual illegal activities; (b) to enforce our User Agreement, take precautions against liability, to investigate and defend ourselves against any third-party claims or allegations, to assist government enforcement agencies, or to protect the security or integrity of our site; and (c) to exercise or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Elevate EDU Solutions, our customers or others.

Compromise of Personal Information

In the event that personal information is compromised as a result of a breach of security, Elevate EDU Solutions will promptly notify those persons whose personal information has been compromised, in accordance with the notification procedures set forth in this Privacy Policy, by email, or as otherwise required by applicable law.

Elevate EDU Solutions shall not be liable for the transfer of any personal identification information resulting from loss or distribution of data, the delineation or corruption of storage media, power failures, natural phenomena, riots, acts of vandalism, sabotage, terrorism or any other event beyond Elevate EDU Solutions's control.

Your Choices About Your Information

You may, of course, decline to submit personally identifiable information through the Service, in which case Elevate EDU Solutions may not be able to provide certain services to you. You may update or correct your account information at any time by logging in to your account. You can review and correct the information about you that Elevate EDU Solutions keeps on file by contacting us as described below.

Information relating to minors

Elevate EDU Solutions does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 18 or knowingly allow such persons to register with our Service. If you are under 18, please do not send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. No one under age 18 is allowed to provide any personal information to or on Elevate EDU Solutions. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a minor under age 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us as described below.

Links to Other Web Sites

Elevate EDU Solutions is not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our website, nor the information or content contained therein. Please remember that when you use a link to go from our website to another website, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other website, including those that have a link on our website, is subject to that website’s own rules and policies. Please read over those rules and policies before proceeding.

Notification Procedures

It is our policy to provide notifications, whether such notifications are required by law or are for marketing or other business related purposes, to you via email notice, written or hard copy notice, or through conspicuous posting of such notice on our website, as determined by Elevate EDU Solutions in its sole discretion. We reserve the right to determine the form and means of providing notifications to you.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

If we change our privacy policies and procedures, we will post those changes on our website to keep you aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we may disclose it. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact

Please contact us with any questions or concerns regarding our policy.

Customer Support Team: support@guardianengage.com