The GeekAssured Policy is an integral part of these Terms and Conditions is incorporated here by reference (https://www.geekassured.com). If you have not yet reviewed the GeekAssured Privacy Policy, then please do so prior to agreeing to these Terms and Conditions. You agree that beyond the Personal Information identified in the Privacy Policy, any information or data disclosed or sent to GeekAssured over the telephone, electronically or otherwise, is not confidential or proprietary to you.
PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION
Unless otherwise specified, the Services, Materials and Software are solely for your personal and non-commercial use in addressing matters covered by your Service Plan. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, modify, create derivative works from, transfer, distribute or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from the Services, Materials, or Software. Any Services, Materials, and Software are available only in connection with Services under a valid Service Plan.
NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE
As a condition of your use of the GeekAssured Portal or any Services, you will not use the Materials, Software or Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use. You may not use the Services, Materials, or Software in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any GeekAssured server, or the network(s) connected to any GeekAssured server, or interferes with any other party’s use and enjoyment of any of the GeekAssured Portal, the Materials, Software or Services. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any GeekAssured Portal, the Materials, Software or Services, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to any GeekAssured server or to any of the GeekAssured Portal, the Materials, Software or Services, through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any GeekAssured Portal, the Materials, Software or Services or information through any means other than that specifically permitted to you under a Plan Order.
FAIR USAGE POLICY; SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF SUBSCRIPTION:
Though GeekAssured has no limits on the amount of online support requests a Subscription based plan user may make during the subscription period, however, each Subscriber’s use of the support services for the subscription based plans are subject to GeekAssured’s “fair use” policy. Under this policy, if at any time, in GeekAssured’s sole discretion, a subscription based plan user is found to be abusing the service by exceeding the level of use reasonably expected from someone using a Subscription based Plan for individual use, then GeekAssured reserves the right to suspend or terminate Subscriber’s Subscription Services. In addition, GeekAssured reserves the right to suspend or terminate any Subscription Services of any Subscriber that GeekAssured, in its sole discretion, determines are being used
(a) fraudulently,
(b) by any person other than Subscriber, or
(c) for any computer system other than a Registered System. User may terminate the Service at any time by giving written or electronic notice to GeekAssured; provided, however, that User will not be entitled to a refund of any fees prepaid by User for the Service.
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
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Support may provide you with the use of e-mail services, addresses, bulletin board services, instant messaging services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, file cabinets and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with GeekAssured’s employees and others as appropriate to your Service under a Plan Order (each a “Communication Service” and collectively “Communication Services”). Communications Services shall only be used under an accepted Plan Order, and not for any other purpose.
INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold GeekAssured, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, consultants, suppliers, and any third-party Web site providers harmless from and against all claims, demands, actions, liabilities, losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including actual attorneys’ fees, resulting from your violation of the material terms of these Terms of Use, any misuse or abuse of a Service, any use of the Service that amounts to infringement, or infringement by any other user of your account of any intellectual property or other right of GeekAssured or any other third party. You will cooperate as fully as reasonably required in GeekAssured’s defense of any claim. GeekAssured reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you and you shall not in any event settle any matter without the written consent of GeekAssured. You agree immediately to notify GeekAssured of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security known to you.
LIMITED LICENSES TO USE THE GEEKASSURED Portal, MATERIALS AND SOFTWARE
As permitted through a Service, you may use Materials and Software posted on the GeekAssured Portal, or made available in connection with a Plan Order which may be available for additional purposes and or subject to additional restrictions.
GENERAL LICENSE RESTRICTIONS
Any other use of the GeekAssured Portal, Services, Materials or Software, other than as explicitly permitted by GeekAssured is prohibited. Rights to execute, copy, modify, display, transmit, distribute, manufacture, use, sale are all reserved to GeekAssured and its suppliers. Reverse engineering and de compilation of the Software is strictly prohibited.
USER RESPONSIBILITY
In connection with obtaining Services, you agree that you will:
Cooperate with the GeekAssured Technician: We will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the support to you. Our experience shows that most issues can be corrected as a result of close cooperation between you and the technician. Please listen carefully to the technician and follow the technician’s instructions. You must confirm that the following conditions are true:
The situation giving rise to the question is, reproducible on a single system, i.e., one central processing unit with its workstations and other peripherals; You must have knowledge regarding the hardware system, any software involved, and in the facts and circumstances surrounding the incident;
The full system, including software and hardware, is available to you and accessible by you without limit during any telephone discussions with GeekAssured support personnel.
Software/Data Backup: You understand and agree that GeekAssured shall under no circumstance be responsible for any lost or corrupted software or data. GeekAssured strongly recommends that you at all times maintain a complete data backup and disaster recovery plan. Account, Password, and Security: For you to submit a Plan Order, you must complete the Registration Process by providing us with current, complete and accurate information as prompted by and required under the applicable Registration Form. You also will choose a password and a user name. You are solely and entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account. Furthermore, you are solely and entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify GeekAssured immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. GeekAssured will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result of someone else using your password or account, either with or without your knowledge. However, you could be held liable for losses incurred by GeekAssured or another party due to someone else using your account or password. You may not use anyone else’s account at any time, without the permission of the account holder.
OPT-OUT PROCESS
You may “opt-out” of receiving promotional emails from payrolluniverse by following the instructions in those emails. You may also send requests relating to promotional messages and your permission for sharing information with third parties for their marketing purposes by emailing Support@GeekAssured.com. Opt-out requests will not apply to transactional service messages, including messages about payrolluniverse and services.
AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES AND MATERIALS UNDER FORCE MAJUERE CIRCUMSTANCES
You hereby acknowledge that circumstances outside of GeekAssured’s reasonable control (e.g., acts of God, a large scale outbreak of a new computer virus, strikes, riots, wars, other military action, civil disorder, acts of terrorism, fires, floods, vandalism, sabotage, acts of third parties, or the like) may cause significant delays in GeekAssured’s ability to schedule a support session. You hereby release GeekAssured from any and all liability, and agree that GeekAssured shall not be liable to you or any third party for any direct or indirect damages whatsoever, resulting from such delays.
GeekAssured or its suppliers may, at any time, without notice or liability, restrict the use of the Service or limit its time of availability in order to perform maintenance activities and to maintain session control.
EXCLUSIONS FROM “SERVICES”
“Services” shall not include the following:
External causes such as accident, abuse, misuse, or problems with electrical power;
or Problems caused by using accessories, parts, or components not compatible with the product.
Non Compliance with the GeekAssured technician instructions for resolving the query.
NOTICE SPECIFIC TO MATERIALS AND SOFTWARE AVAILABLE ON THE GEEKASSURED Portal, OR THROUGH A SERVICE
For your convenience, GeekAssured may make available Materials or Software (as each term is defined above) for use and/or download, whether as a part of a Service, or in promotion of the Services. Use of any Materials and any Software is governed by the more stringent of
(a) the terms of the end user license agreement (“EULA”), if any, which accompanies the specific Materials and Software, or
(b) if there is no EULA, these Terms and Conditions.
The Materials and Software are made available for download solely for use by you according to
(a) the EULA, and
(b) the Plan Order. Any reproduction or redistribution of the service not in accordance with the EULA is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, COPYING OR REPRODUCTION OF THE MATERIALS OR SOFTWARE TO ANY OTHER SERVER OR LOCATION FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION, REDISTRIBUTION OR ANY OTHER PURPOSE IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED, UNLESS SUCH REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED BY THE EULA ACCOMPANYING SUCH MATERIAL OR SOFTWARE. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENTS (EULA) – GENERALLY
In connection with our Service, we may provide to you, the use of certain software which is owned by GeekAssured or its third party licensors, and suppliers. We as well as the third party licensors reserve the right to update or change the Software from time to time and you agree to cooperate in performing such steps as may be necessary to install any updates or upgrades to the Software. You may use the Software only as part of, or for use with, the Service in accordance with the Service Plan and for no other purpose.
The Software may be accompanied by a EULA from GeekAssured or a third party. Your use of the Software is governed by the terms of that license agreement and by this Agreement, where applicable. You may not install or use any Software that is accompanied by or includes a EULA unless you first agree to the terms and conditions of the EULA.
EULA FOR GEEKASSURED SOFTWARE
With regard to any Software made available to you by GeekAssured through the GeekAssured Portal for which your acceptance of a separate license agreement is not required (“GeekAssured”), you are hereby granted a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license by GeekAssured to use the GeekAssured (and any corrections, updates and upgrades). In accordance with and as required under the Service Plan you shall not make any copies of the GeekAssured Software. You agree that the GeekAssured Software is the confidential and proprietary information of GeekAssured or its third party licensors, providers or suppliers, and which you shall not disclose to others or use except as expressly permitted herein. You may not de-compile, reverse technician, disassemble, attempt to discover any source code or underlying ideas or algorithms of the GeekAssured Software, or otherwise reduce the GeekAssured Software to a human readable form, modify, rent, lease, loan, use for timesharing or service bureau purposes, reproduce, sublicense or distribute copies of the Software, or otherwise transfer the GeekAssured Software to any third party. You may not remove or alter any trademark, trade name, copyright or other proprietary notices, legends, symbols, or labels appearing on or in copies of the Software. You are not granted any title or rights of ownership in the GeekAssured Software. You acknowledge that this license is not a sale of intellectual property and that GeekAssured or its third party licensors, providers or suppliers continue to own all right, title and interest, including but not limited to all copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, and moral rights, to the GeekAssured Software and related documentation, as well as any corrections, updates and upgrades. The GeekAssured Software may be used only in the country of residence at the time of acceptance of these terms for use of the GeekAssured Software. Export of the GeekAssured Software is strictly prohibited.
THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS
As part of the Services, GeekAssured may suggest that you acquire, install and use certain third party software or services (“Third Party Software”). Third Party Software is licensed to you by the respective owners or licensees of the Third Party Software. You must agree to the terms and conditions set forth by such owners or licensees before installing Third Party Software, whether GeekAssured assists you in the acquisition, installation, and/or use of Third Party Software.
GeekAssured has no responsibility or rights to the Third Party Software and does not license Third Party Software to you or make any representation or warranty regarding the Third Party Software.
Your license to the GeekAssured Software shall remain in full force and effect unless and until terminated by GeekAssured, its third party licensors, providers or suppliers, or until your Service Plan is terminated as provided by your Plan Order and these Terms and Conditions. Upon termination of your Service Plan for any reason, you must cease all use of the Service Plan and the GeekAssured Software and immediately delete the GeekAssured Software from your computer.
To the extent that we provide technical assistance and support for Third Party Software or equipment, you must ensure that you comply with the terms and conditions under which you licensed such Third Party Software or purchased such equipment. We make no representation or warranty that we are an authorized service provider for Third Party Software or for any equipment; it is your sole responsibility to determine if you require additional rights for us to provide such support and if so, to acquire such rights. You acknowledge that support of Third Party Software or equipment by an unauthorized service provider may void any warranty made by the supplier of such Third Party Software or equipment.
THIRD PARTY AGREEMENTS
As part of the Services, GeekAssured may suggest certain third party services to you. If you choose to subscribe to or otherwise use any third party services, your use of any such services is subject to the terms of service of such third party service provider. You agree to comply with such provider’s terms of service and that the third party provider is solely responsible for delivery of its service(s) to you and your use of them. Third party services include, but are not limited to portal, technical support training, music, gaming and storage services that GeekAssured may elect to make available from time to time. Violation of such third party provider’s terms of service may, in GeekAssured’s sole discretion, result in the termination of your customer account and use of service.
LIMITED SERVICE WARRANTY
GEEKASSURED DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AS TO THE SERVICES, THE MATERIALS AND THE SOFTWARE WHETHER IN THE NATURE OF MERTCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR OTHERWISE. IN THE EVENT THAT YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO (A) ALLOW GEEKASSURED TO REPERFORM THE SERVICES SUBJECT TO DISPUTE, (B) RE-DOWNLOAD AND REINSTALL THE SOFTWARE.
SOME OF THE GEEKASSURED SERVICE PLANS COME WITH A 7- DAY LIMITED SERVICE WARRANTY AS PROVIDED IN ONLINE DOCUMENTATION FOR THOSE SPECIFIC PLANS. THIS 7- DAY LIMITED SERVICE WARRANTY IS SUBJECT TO FULFILLMENT OF THE TERMS FOR THE SPECIFIC SERVICE PLAN WHICH IS IN ADDITION TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THIS DOCUMENT
GEEKASSURED AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS A`BOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE SERVICES, MATERIALS OR THE SOFTWARE FOR ANY PURPOSE WHATSOEVER. ALL MATERIALS AND SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER. GEEKASSURED AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
THE MATERIALS COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. GEEKASSURED AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE MATERIALS AND/OR THE SOFTWARE DESCRIBED HEREIN AT ANY TIME.
IN NO EVENT SHALL GEEKASSURED AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA REVENUE OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, INCURRED BY YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES, MATERIALS OR SOFTWARE, FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE SAME, OR INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN THE MATERIALS.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in no event shall GeekAssured be liable to you in excess of the amounts actually paid by you to GeekAssured under the Plan Order that is the subject of the dispute
LIMITATIONS ON ACTIONS
Any cause of action by you must be commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action arose or it shall be forever waived and barred.
TERM AND TERMINATION
GeekAssured at its sole election may terminate or suspend your Service immediately without notice if, in the sole discretion of GeekAssured:
(a) you are in breach of any of the Terms and Conditions (including but not limited to all policies regarding abuse and acceptable use of the Service) or any license for Third Party Software;
(b) your use of the Service is prohibited by law or is disruptive to, adversely impacts or causes a malfunction to the Service, GeekAssured’S network, or the use and enjoyment of GeekAssured’S other users;
(c) GeekAssured receives an order from a court to terminate the Service you are availing ;
(d) if GeekAssured for any reason ceases to offer the Service;
(e) if you are no longer a GeekAssured customer, or
(f) GeekAssured determines that you are abusing the Service. GeekAssured, in its sole discretion, may refuse to accept your request for the Service, renewal or re-subscription following a termination or suspension of your use of the Service.
SEVERABILITY WAIVER
If any provision of the Terms of Service be held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be enforced to the maximum extent possible, and all other provisions contained in the Terms of Service shall remain in full force and effect. GeekAssured’s failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service shall not be deemed a waiver of such provision nor of the right to enforce such provision.
NO OFFER
The GeekAssured Portal is available internationally and may contain references to GeekAssured products, services, and programs that are not available in a viewer’s country. These references do not imply that GeekAssured intends to make such products, services, or programs available in such country.
MODIFICATION
GeekAssured reserves the right to amend the Terms and Condition, and the GeekAssured Portal at any time by
(a) posting a revised version of the Terms and Conditions on the GeekAssured Portal (http://www.GeekAssured.com), or by
(b) sending information regarding any amendment to the Terms of Service to the email address you provide to GeekAssured in connection with registration. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the GeekAssured website to be notified of any amendments to the Terms and Conditions.
If user has any questions about the privacy Policy at our Web site, user can e-mail user inquiries to Support@GeekAssured.com