Terms of Service

This Terms of Service Agreement (the "Agreement") is a legal agreement between you ("You") and Portmoto Ltd., a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation ("Company") for use of the website found at https://portmoto.com, the servers used by either the website or application, the computer files stored on such servers, and all services, features and content offered by the Company (collectively, the "Service").

1. Acceptance of Terms

Please read this Agreement carefully. By creating an account or accessing or using the Service, You acknowledge that you accept and agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS THE SERVICE. We may modify this agreement from time to time. Any amended terms automatically take effect 10 days after they are initially posted on this site. Your use of the Website following the effective date of any modifications to this agreement will constitute your acceptance of the agreement, as modified. You agree that notice on the Site of modifications is adequate notice.

2. Registration and Eligibility

By using the Service, you represent, acknowledge and agree that you are at least 18 years of age, or if you are under 18 years of age but are at least 13 years old (a "Minor"), that you are using the Service with the consent of your parent or legal guardian and that you have received your parent's or legal guardian’s permission to use the Service and agree to the Agreement. If you are a parent or legal guardian of a Minor, you hereby agree to bind the Minor to the Agreement and to fully indemnify and hold harmless the Company if the Minor breaches the Agreement. If you are not at least 13 years old, you may not use the Service at any time or in any manner or submit any information to the Company or Service.

When creating or updating an Account on the Service, You may be required to provide the Company with certain personal information, which may include your name, birth date, e-mail address, and, in some cases, payment information. This information will be held and used in accordance with the Company's Privacy Policy. You agree that You will supply accurate and complete information to the Company, and that You will update that information promptly after it changes.

You further agree that:

  • You shall not have more than one Account at any given time and shall not create an account using a false identity or information or on behalf of someone other than yourself
  • You shall not have an Account or use the Service if You have been previously removed by the Company

3. Limited License

The Company grants You a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Service for Your own individual use subject to the other terms of this Agreement. All rights, title, and interest in and to the Service not expressly granted in this agreement are reserved by the Company.

4. Your Use of the Service

As a condition of using the Service, you agree not to use the Service for any purpose that is prohibited by this Agreement. You are responsible for all of your activity in connection with the Service and you shall abide by all local, state, national, and international laws and regulations and any applicable regulatory codes. You agree to the following:

  • You may not resell, rent, lease, loan, sublicense, distribute, or otherwise transfer rights to the Service.
  • You may not modify, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the Service.
  • You may not copy, adapt, alter, modify, translate, or create derivative works of the Service without written authorization of the Company.
  • You may not permit other individuals to use the Service, including but not limited to shared use via a network connection, except under the terms of this Agreement.
  • You may not circumvent or disable any technological features or measures in the Service for protection of intellectual property rights.
  • You may not use the Service in an attempt to, or in conjunction with, any device, program, or service designed to circumvent technological measures employed to control access to, or the rights in, a content file or other work protected by the copyright laws of any jurisdiction.
  • You may not use or access the Site or Service to compile data in a manner that is used or usable by a competitive product or service.
  • You shall not use your Account to advertise, solicit, or transmit any commercial advertisements, including chain letters, junk e-mail or repetitive messages to anyone.
  • You shall not use your Account to engage in any illegal conduct or conduct that could be considered harmful to others.
  • You will follow the Company's Community Standards at all times, including when using the Site or Service to share your user created content or communicate with others. This includes sharing your work, reflection, and portfolios, leaving comments on work or portfolios of other users, and sending or posting messages with other users.
  • You shall monitor your Account to restrict use by minors, and You will deny access to children under the age of 13. You accept full responsibility for any unauthorized use of the Service by minors in connection with your Account and You are responsible for any use of your credit card or other payment instrument by minors.

Any such forbidden use shall immediately terminate Your license to the Service.

5. Account Security

You are solely responsible for activity that occurs on your account and it is your responsibility to protect your personal data and maintain the confidentiality of your user information and password. You are also responsible for immediately notifying the Company of any unauthorized use of your account, or breach of your account information or password. The Company will not be liable for any loss that You may incur as a result of someone else using Your username or password, either with or without Your knowledge. To the extent allowable by law, you shall be liable for any expenses and reasonable attorney's fees for your failure to safeguard user and password information and/or promptly notify the Company about unauthorized use of your account or breach of your account information or password.

6. Use of Mobile Devices

Please note that your carrier's normal rates and fees, such as text messaging and data charges, will still apply if you are using the Service on a mobile device.

7. Monitoring

We reserve the right to view, monitor, and record activity when you use the Service without notice or further permission from You, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, although we have no obligation to do so. Any information obtained by monitoring, reviewing, or recording is subject to review by law enforcement organizations in connection with the investigation or prosecution of possible criminal activity involving use of the Service.

8. Third Party Links

The Service may give You access to links to third-party websites ("Third Party Sites"). The Company does not endorse any of these Third Party Sites and does not control them in any manner. Accordingly, the Company does not assume any liability associated with Third Party Sites. You need to take appropriate steps to determine whether accessing a Third Party Site is appropriate, and to protect Your personal information and privacy on such Third Party Site.

9. Changes to the Service

From time to time and without prior notice to you, we may change, expand and improve the Service. We may also, at any time, cease to continue operating part or all of the Service or selectively disable certain aspects of the Service or portions of the Site. Any modification or elimination of the Service will be done in our sole and absolute discretion and without an ongoing obligation or liability to you, and your use of the Service does not entitle you to the continued provision or availability of the Service.

10. Indemnity

You hereby agree to indemnify and hold the Company, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, legal representatives, licensors, subsidiaries, joint ventures and suppliers, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your breach of this Agreement, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.

11. Warranty Disclaimer

The Company controls and operates the Service from various locations and makes no representation that the Service is appropriate or available for use in all locations. Services may not be available in Your location or may vary across locations. THE SITE AND SERVICE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS", "AS AVAILABLE" AND ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY ANY COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OF TRADE, ALL OF WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED, SAVE TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY LAW. THE COMPANY, AND ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, SUPPLIERS, PARTNERS AND CONTENT PROVIDERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT: (A) THE SERVICE WILL BE SECURE OR AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION; (B) ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; (C) ANY CONTENT OR SOFTWARE AVAILABLE AT OR THROUGH THE SERVICE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR (D) THE RESULTS OF USING THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND SERVICE IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. SOME STATES / COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

12. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, ADVERTISERS, OR DATA PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR LOSS OF DATA) WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE), EQUITY OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THIS SITE, SERVICE, OR USER CONTENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU

13. Termination

The Company may terminate Your license to use the Service with or without cause at any time, with or without notice should You breach this Agreement or fail to comply with any term of this Agreement, Your right to use the Service shall terminate immediately and without notice. You may also terminate this Agreement by simply discontinuing use of the Service. All provisions of this Agreement, which, by their nature, should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.

14. Miscellaneous

Any dispute arising from this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law provisions. SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION FOR ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE IN AN APPROPRIATE STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE PARTIES UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL. Any cause of action you may have with respect to your use of the Site and Service must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this agreement, or a portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to affect the intent of this Agreement, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. A printed version of this agreement shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings.

15. No Class Actions

All claims between the parties related to this Agreement will be litigated individually and the parties will not consolidate or seek class treatment for any claim, unless previously agreed to in writing by the parties.

BY USING THE SERVICE OR ACCESSING THE SITE OR SERVICE, YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

Last Updated: September 18, 2022

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