TERMS OF SERVICE

TERMS OF SERVICE

Effective Date: April 30, 2023

Welcome to The Verticale. These Terms of Service set forth the terms and conditions that apply to your access and use of our website () (the “Site”) and other services (collectively, the “Services”) provided by The Verticale. Please review the following terms carefully. If you do not agree to these terms, you may not access or use the Services.

THESE TERMS OF SERVICE CONTAIN A CLASS ACTION WAIVER, JURY WAIVER, AND AN AGREEMENT TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE THAT MAY ARISE BY ARBITRATION.

The terms “Verticale” or “us” or “we” or “our” refer to The Verticale, Inc., the owner of the Services. The terms “you” or “your” refer to the user or viewer of the Services.

You agree that by accessing the Services, you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all of these Terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE 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 Terms at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of these Terms, and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change. It is your responsibility to periodically review these 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 Terms by your continued use of the Services after the date such revised Terms are posted.

1. Acceptance. You agree to the terms and conditions set forth in these Terms of Service (the “Terms of Service”). These Terms of Service are the only agreement between us and you and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements, representations, warranties and understandings with respect to the Services, the content, products or services provided by or through the Services, and the subject matter of these Terms of Service. You must be at least the age of legal majority where you live (which is currently 18 years old in most states) to use our Services, or you must have the permission of your parent or guardian who must agree to these terms on your behalf.

2. Our Services. Our Services provide a platform for third-party brands and influencers to advertise, and market their socially conscious products and services. By listing or posting your product or service on our Services, you agree to use our referral link to track any sales generated from visitors to the Services, and to pay us a commission on all sales generated through that link as set forth in our referral policy. 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.

3. Privacy. The Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference into these Terms of Service, and your agreement to be bound by these Terms of Services means you are also bound by the Privacy Policy.

4. Copyright. The content, organization, graphics, design, compilation, magnetic translation, digital conversion and other matters related to the Services 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 Services, except as allowed by these Terms of Services below, is strictly prohibited. You do not acquire ownership rights to
any content or other materials viewed through the Services. The postings of information or materials on the Services does not constitute a waiver of any right in such information and materials. Some of the content on the Services is the copyrighted work of third parties.

5. Trademarks. The Verticale’s name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of The Verticale or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of The Verticale. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on the Services are the trademarks of their respective owners.

6. Limited License; Permitted Use. You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Site and Services strictly in accordance with these Terms of Services. All other rights are reserved.

7. Restrictions and Prohibitions on Use. You agree to use the Site and Services only for purposes that are legal, proper and in accordance with these Terms of Service and any applicable law, rules or regulations. You may not:
● sell or resell any products purchased and/or samples that you purchased or otherwise received from us;
● use the Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Service, or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Site or Services;
● attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, the Services, or the computer systems or networks connected to the Service through hacking, password mining or any other means;
● create user accounts by automated means or under false or fraudulent pretenses;
● transmit any viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses, or any items of a destructive nature;
● defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others;
● upload, post, email or transmit, or otherwise make available through the Services any inappropriate, defamatory, infringing, obscene, or unlawful content;
● upload, post, email or transmit, or otherwise make available through the Services any content that infringes any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary right of any party, unless you are the owner of such rights or have the permission of the owner to post such content;
● upload, post, email or transmit, or otherwise make available through the Services any materials that promote pyramid schemes, chain letters or disruptive commercial messages or advertisements, or anything else prohibited by law;
● run Mail list, Listserv, or any form of auto-responder or “spam” on the Services;
● use manual or automated software, devices, or other processes to “crawl” or “spider” any page of the Site, including to engage in the practices of “screen scraping”, “databse scraping” or any other activity with the purpose of obtaining content or other information;
● interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Service or any activities conducted on the Services, including to utilize framing techniques to enclose any Content or other proprietary information, place pop-up windows over the Site’s pages, or otherwise affect
the display of the Site’s pages;
● impersonate another person or entity, or falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of any materials;
● remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in or on the Site or Services;
● use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other device to retrieve or index any portion of the Services or collect information about its Users for any unauthorized purpose;
● submit content that falsely expresses or implies that such content is sponsored or endorsed by us, any of its affiliates or any third parties;
● use the Site or Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose (including, without limitation, in violation of any United States federal and state laws or regulations, or equivalent laws or regulations in foreign jurisdictions;
● promote or provide instructional information about illegal activities or promote physical harm or injury against any group or individual;
● share or disclose with anyone any information obtained through the Service about any investment offerings; or
● use the Services for any commercial purpose whatsoever other than for your personal use.

8. Account Creation and Guidelines. You may need to create an account in order to access and use certain Services and/ or features on the Site. In order to create an account, you will be required to provide us with certain information, including, but not limited to, your name, email address, and phone number. You agree to provide us with accurate, complete registration information. Your registration must be done using your real name. Each registration is for your personal use only and not on behalf of any other person or entity. We do not permit (i) any other person using the registered sections under your name; or (ii) access through a single name being made available to multiple users on a network. You are responsible for preventing such unauthorized use. You acknowledge and agree that (i) any post or recommendation from your account will be deemed to be a post or recommendation authored or sent by you; (ii) all posts and recommendations should be related to the applicable topic, product, or service and shall not be abusive, obscene, threatening, defamatory, libelous, explicit, or offensive in any way; (iii) all posts will be accurate and truthful; (iv) you will not sell or buy any product or service through the Services that is not intended to be sold or bought through the Services; (v) you will not post information that (A) infringes on the intellectual property of other, (B) is confidential or sensitive, or (C) is illegal or objectionable. You authorize The Verticale, directly or through third parties, to make any inquiries we consider necessary to validate your identity. The Verticale reserves the right to close, suspend, or limit access to your account and/or the Services in the event that, in our sole discretion, (a) we are unable to obtain or verify identity or eligibility; (b) the security of your account has been compromised; or (c) your account has been used in, or seems to have been used in, a nefarious manner.

9. Content, Errors, Corrections and Changes. We aim to maintain accuracy throughout the Services, but we do not represent or warrant that the Services 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 Services will be correct, accurate, timely or otherwise reliable or appropriate for your use. We may make changes to the features, functionality or content of the Services at any time. We do not routinely screen or monitor the Services, but we reserve the right in our sole discretion to edit or delete any information or Content appearing on the Services, but we do not have the obligation to do so.

10. Third-Party Content. The products, content, and services from third parties that appear throughout the Services are the products, content, and services of those third parties. The Verticale does not endorse, support, represent, or guarantee the accuracy, reliability, or quality of these products, content, or services. If you access any third party’s website, service, or content, you do so at your own risk and you agree that The Verticale has no liability arising from your use or access to such third party’s website, service, product, or content. Other third-party content may appear on the Services or may be accessible via links from the Services. 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 Services. 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 the 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 or information and documents, attorneys, advertisers, products 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 these Terms of Service or use of the Services.

13. Nontransferable. Your right to use the Site and Services is not transferable or assignable. Any password or right given to you to obtain information is not transferable or assignable.

14. Linked Sites. The Site may contain links to other internet sites, applications and resources. Links found on the Site may let users leave the Site and go to sites operated by parties other than us. We do not endorse, and are not responsible or liable in any way for, any content, advertising, services or goods on or available from such Sites, applications or resources. The linked sites are not under the control of us and we are not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site that is not owned and operated by us, or any changes or updates to such sites. Such links to sites maintained by third parties do not constitute an endorsement, guaranty, or warranty by us, or any of our affiliates, of any third party or their content, nor the existence of a partnership, joint venture,agency, or other relationship between us, or any of our affiliates, and any linked third party or their content. We do not assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, products, content and/or information of these and other third parties and/or their sites. Third parties’ sites are not subject to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You should carefully review their privacy statements and other conditions of use.

15. Disclaimer. You understand that the processing and transmission of communications relating to the use of the Site or the Services, including your data, may involve transmissions over various networks and changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting to various networks or devices. Therefore, you agree that we will not be liable for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any data, information or content transmitted by you through the Site. WE PROVIDE THE SITE AND THE SERVICES ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION,EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, WE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. We make no representation or warranty that (i) the Site or the Services will meet your expectations or requirements, (ii) the Site or the Services will be uninterrupted, timely, accurate, secure, complete or error-free, (iii) any results or information that may be obtained from the use of the Site or the Services will be accurate, timely, complete or reliable and (iv) any errors in any software used on the Site or in connection with the Services will be corrected. Operation of the Site may be interfered with by numerous factors outside of our control including, but not limited to, telecommunications network disruptions. We are not responsible and will have no liability for any failures of the Internet or any data or telecommunications equipment, system or network used in connection with the Site or the Services. While we have endeavored to create a secure and reliable Site, we are not responsible for the security of information transmitted via the Internet, the accuracy of the information contained on the Site, or for the consequences of any reliance on such information. You must make your own determination as to these matters. We and our affiliates shall not be liable for damages as a result of any delay or other failure of performance due to causes beyond our reasonable control including, without limitation, acts of God, acts of customer or any of its representatives, acts of military or civil authorities, fire or other casualty, strikes, lockouts, weather, pandemic, epidemic, war, riot, terrorism, telecommunications interruptions or computer viruses. The Site may be temporarily unavailable from time to time for maintenance or other reasons.

16. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL WE, OUR AFFILIATES OR OUR LICENSORS, TOGETHER WITH EACH OF OUR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND SHAREHOLDERS, BE LIABLE WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT (HOWEVER ARISING, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) FOR (I) ANY LOST OR CORRUPTED DATA, LOST PROFITS OR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR (II) THE COST OF PROCURING SUBSTITUTE GOODS, SERVICES OR TECHNOLOGY. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS SHALL ONLY APPLY TO THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) THE AGGREGATE OF THE FEES PAID BY YOU OR US FOR THE SERVICES DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE THAT ANY CLAIM ARISES, OR (B) $100.

17. Use of Information. We reserve the right, and you authorize us, to use and share, in any manner consistent with our Privacy Policy, all information regarding your use of the Site and Services. 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 the use of any ideas provided by you (including without limitation, product, service or advertising ideas). We 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. We will be entitled to use the Submission for any commercial or other purpose whatsoever, without compensation to your 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.

18. Enforceability. If any provision of these Terms of Services is found invalid or unenforceable pursuant to judicial decision, the remainder of these Terms of Services will remain valid and enforceable according to its terms.

19. Legal Compliance. You agree to comply with all applicable domestic and international laws, statutes, and regulations regarding your use of the Site and Services provided therein.

20. Services Management. We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: (1) monitor the Services for violations of these Terms; (2) take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion,violates the law or these Terms, including without limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities; (3) in our sole discretion and without limitation, refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any of your Contributions, User Products listings or any portion thereof; (4) in our sole discretion and without limitation, notice, or liability, to remove from the Services or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to our systems; and (5) otherwise manage the Services in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Services.

21. Modifications and Interruptions. We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Services at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on our Services. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Services. We may also in our sole discretion update or modify these Terms at any time by posting them on Services. Your continued use of the Services after such modifications have been posted constitutes your acceptance of the modifications. Your sole recourse if you do not agree to the modification is to stop using the Services. We cannot guarantee the Services will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Services, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors. We reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise modify the Services at any time or for any reason without notice to you. You agree that we have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the Services during any downtime or discontinuance of the Services. Nothing in these Terms will be construed to obligate us to maintain and support the Services or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases in connection therewith.

22. Contact Information. If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms of Service, please email us at hello@theverticale.com.

ARBITRATION, JURY WAIVER, AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER

Please read the following ARBITRATION AGREEMENT carefully because it requires you to arbitrate certain disputes and claims with The Verticale and limits the manner in which you can seek relief from The Verticale.

General. The parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms of Service promptly by negotiation between individuals who have authority to settle the controversy. If good faith negotiations do not lead to an amicable resolution within thirty (30) business days of commencing negotiations, any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms of Service, or the breach thereof, shall be determined by arbitration administered by the International Centre for Dispute Resolution in accordance with its International Arbitration Rules. The tribunal will consist of one arbitrator. The arbitration will take place in the city and country where The Verticale’s headquarters is located. If this location is not feasible, the arbitration shall occur in a location of The Verticale’s choosing. The language to be used in the arbitral proceedings will be English. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

Waiver of Jury Trial. YOU AND THE VERTICALE WAIVE ANY CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHTS TO GO TO COURT AND HAVE A TRIAL IN FRONT OF A JUDGE OR JURY. You and The Verticale are instead choosing to have claims and disputes resolved by arbitration. Arbitration procedures are typically more limited, more efficient, and less costly than rules applicable in court and are subject to very limited review by a court. In any litigation between you and The Verticale over whether to vacate or enforce an arbitration award, YOU AND THE VERTICALE WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL, and elect instead to have the dispute be resolved by a judge.

Waiver of Class or Consolidated Actions. YOU AND THE VERTICALE AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION.

Opt-out. You have the right to opt out of the provisions of this Section by sending written notice of your decision to opt out to the following address: 3435 Ocean Park Blvd #107, Santa Monica, CA 90405, postmarked within thirty (30) calendar days of first accepting these Terms of Service. You must include (i) your name and residence address, (ii) the email address and/or telephone number associated with your account, and (iii) a clear statement that you want to opt out of these Terms of Service’s arbitration provisions.

Exclusive Venue. If you send the opt-out notice, and/or in any circumstances where the foregoing arbitration agreement permits either you or The Verticale to litigate any dispute arising out of or relating to the subject matter of this arbitrations agreement or these Terms of Service in court, then the foregoing arbitration agreement will not apply to either party, and both you and The Verticale agree that any judicial proceeding will be brought in the state or federal courts located in New York. This arbitration agreement will survive any termination of your relationship with The Verticale.