Terms of Use

Terms of Use

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This Mobile Application End-User License Agreement (“Agreement”) is a binding agreement between you (“End-User” or “you”) and Variable, Inc. (“Company”). This Agreement governs your use of the Variable, Inc. mobile application for Apple iOS or Google Android operating systems (including all related documentation, the “Application”).

BY DOWNLOADING/INSTALLING/USING THE APPLICATION, YOU (A) ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS AGREEMENT; (B) REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE OF LEGAL AGE TO ENTER INTO A BINDING AGREEMENT; AND (C) ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE LEGALLY BOUND BY ITS TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, DO NOT DOWNLOAD/ INSTALL/USE THE APPLICATION.

1. License Grant. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Company grants you a limited, non-exclusive and non-transferable license to:

(a) download, install, and use the Application for your personal, noncommercial use on a single mobile device owned or otherwise controlled by you (“Mobile Device”) strictly in accordance with the Application’s documentation.

2. License Restrictions. Licensee or End User shall not:

(a) copy the Application, except as expressly permitted by this license;

 

(b) modify, translate, adapt or otherwise create derivative works or improvements, whether or not patentable, of the Application;

 

(c) reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, decode or otherwise attempt to derive or gain access to the source code of the Application or any part thereof;

 

(d) remove, delete, alter or obscure any trademarks or any copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property or proprietary rights notices from the Application, including any copy thereof;

 

(e) rent, lease, lend, sell, sublicense, assign, distribute, publish, transfer or otherwise make available the Application or any features or functionality of the Application, to any third party for any reason, including by making the Application 2 available on a network where it is capable of being accessed by more than one device at any time; or

 

(f) remove, disable, circumvent or otherwise create or implement any workaround to any copy protection, rights management or security features in or protecting the Application.

3. Reservation of Rights. Except as expressly provided for herein, nothing in this Agreement grants any right, title, or interest in or to (including any license under) any Intellectual Property Rights in or relating to, the Company’s services,  materials, or Third-Party materials. All right, title, and interest in and to the services, the materials, and the Third-Party materials are and will remain with the Company and the respective rights holders in the Third-Party Materials.  End-User’s Intellectual Property Rights, End-User’s Confidential Information each remain the sole and exclusive property of the End-User.

4. Updates. Company may from time to time in its sole discretion develop and provide Application updates, which may include upgrades, bug fixes, patches, and other error corrections and/or new features (collectively, including related documentation, “Updates”). Updates may also modify or delete in their entirety certain features and functionality. You agree that the Company has no obligation to provide any Updates or to continue to provide or enable any particular features or functionality. Based on your Mobile Device settings, when your Mobile Device is connected to the internet either:

(a) the Application will automatically download and install all available Updates; or

 

(b) you may receive notice of or be prompted to download and install available Updates.

You shall promptly download and install all Updates and acknowledge and agree that the Application or portions thereof may not properly operate should you fail to do so. You further agree that all Updates will be deemed part of the Application and be subject to all terms and conditions of this Agreement.

5. Collection and Use of Your Information. You acknowledge that when you download, install or use the Application, Company may use automatic means (including, for example, cookies and web beacons) to collect information about your Mobile Device and about your use of the Application. You also may be required to provide certain information about yourself as a condition to downloading, installing or using the Application or certain of its features or functionality, and the Application may provide you with opportunities to share information with others. You consent to share geolocation information, including information provided by a mobile or other device interacting with one of our applications or website through associated IP address or other online device, cellular, or WiFi identifiers.  All information we collect through or in connection with this Application is subject to our Privacy Policy. By downloading, installing, using, and providing information to or through this Application, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.

6. Term and Termination. The term of Agreement commences when you download/install the Application and will continue in effect until terminated by you or Company as set forth in this Section 6.

(a) You may terminate this Agreement by deleting the Application and all copies thereof from your Mobile Device.

 

(b) Company may terminate this Agreement at any time without notice if it ceases to support the Application, which Company may do in its sole discretion. In addition, this Agreement will terminate immediately and automatically without any notice if you violate any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

(c) Upon termination:

(i) all rights granted to you under this Agreement will also terminate; and

 

(ii) you must cease all use of the Application and delete all copies of the Application from your Mobile Device and account.

 

(iii) End-User data generated within the Application remains and is expressly owned by the Company, including but not limited to, scan data, saved colors, compare, and other materials produced within our mobile application.

(d) Termination will not limit any of the Company’s rights or remedies at law or in equity.

 

(e) End-Users may contact [email protected] to terminate their mobile account. Please allow up to 30 calendar days for the account to be fully terminated within our system.

7. Payment Terms. Access to professional color libraries may be licensed through In-App and Company’s direct website. All prices are purchased in United States dollars and are subject to change throughout the term at Company’s sole discretion.

8. Mobile “In-App” Purchases. The mobile application offers “In-App” purchase options which will provide End-User access to professional color licenses through the application. This is offered on an annual or monthly basis.

a). Payments will be processed through the Google Play or iTunes app store from which you originally downloaded the application. More information about how you may be able to switch off and/or manage in-app purchases, and general access to the applicable “in-app” purchase rules and policies directly from the corresponding app stores.

 

b). You acknowledge and agree that all billing and transaction processes are handled by the App Store Provider from whose platform you downloaded the mobile application and are therefore governed by the App Store Provider’s terms and conditions/ EULA. If you have any payment related issues with In-App Purchases, then you need to contact the App Store Provider directly.

 

c). End-User’s are responsible for paying all taxes and fees associated with your In-App purchases and subsequently manage taxes or other fees directly with the App Store Provider.

9. Website Purchases. If the End-User purchases via the Company’s website, www.variableinc.com, the End-User can manage your subscription at any time by contacting us at [email protected]. End-User’s must cancel your monthly or annual subscription before it renews to avoid the billing fees for the next Subscription period. Purchases made on Company’s website less than 30 calendar days are eligible for refunds on Professional Color License by contacting our customer support. Please allow up to 14 calendar days to issue the refund back onto the original payment method.

10. Restrictions. If you are under 18 years of age, you must have your parents’ or guardians’ permission to make any In-App or Website Purchases. By completing an In-App or Website purchase, you are confirming to us that you have any and all permission that may be necessary in order to allow you to make that In-App or Website Purchase.

11. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Company and its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, successors and assigns from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, claims, actions, judgments, settlements, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs, or expenses of whatever kind, including attorneys’ fees, arising from or relating to your use or misuse of the Application or your breach of this Agreement. Furthermore, you agree that the Company assumes no responsibility for the content you submit or make available through this Application.

12. Intellectual Property. All right, title, and interest in and to the Application, including all Intellectual Property Rights therein, are and will remain with Company and, with respect to Third-Party Materials, the applicable third-party providers own all right, title, and interest, including all Intellectual Property Rights, in and to the Third-Party Materials. End-User has no right, license, or authorization with respect to any of the Company’s Application except as expressly set forth in Section 1. All other rights in and to the Company’s Application are expressly reserved by Company.

13. Disclaimer of Warranties. THE APPLICATION IS PROVIDED TO END-USER “AS IS” AND WITH ALL FAULTS AND DEFECTS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, COMPANY, ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ITS AFFILIATES AND ITS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLICATION, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND WARRANTIES THAT MAY ARISE OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, USAGE OR TRADE PRACTICE. WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE FOREGOING, COMPANY PROVIDES NO WARRANTY OR UNDERTAKING, AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND THAT THE APPLICATION WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, ACHIEVE ANY INTENDED RESULTS, COMPATIBLE OR WORK WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE, APPLICATIONS, SYSTEMS OR SERVICES, OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, MEET ANY PERFORMANCE OR RELIABILITY STANDARDS OR BE ERROR-FREE OR THAT ANY ERRORS OR DEFECTS CAN OR WILL BE CORRECTED. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF OR LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATIONS ON THE APPLICABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER, SO SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

14. Limitation of Liability. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL COMPANY OR ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF ITS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS OR SERVICE PROVIDERS, HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE APPLICATION. IN NO EVENT IS EITHER PARTY THEIR REPRESENTATIVES LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR ENHANCED DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES OR DIMINUTION IN VALUE, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF: (A) WHETHER THE DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE; (B) WHETHER OR NOT THE BREACHING PARTY WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE DAMAGES; AND (C) THE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY (CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ON WHICH THE CLAIM IS BASED, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ANY AGREED OR OTHER REMEDY OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARISE OUT OF BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE OR COMPANY WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SO SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is illegal or unenforceable under applicable law, the remainder of the provision will be amended to achieve as closely as possible the effect of the original term and all other provisions of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect.

16. Governing Law. This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Tennessee without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement or the Application shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of Tennessee in each case located in Hamilton County. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.

17. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and our Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and Company with respect to the Application and supersede all prior or contemporaneous understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to the Application.

18. Waiver. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, on the part of either party, any right or any power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or power hereunder preclude further exercise of that or any other right hereunder. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any applicable purchase or other terms, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.


使用条款和终端用户许可协议

 

此移动应用程序终端用户许可协议(“协议”)是您(“终端用户”或“您”)与Variable, Inc.(“公司”)之间的具有约束力的协议。本协议约束您对Apple iOS或Google Android操作系统中Variable,Inc.移动应用程序(包括所有相关文档,“应用程序”)的使用。

通过下载/安装/使用该应用程序,您(A)确认您已阅读并理解本协议; (B)表示您具有订立约束力协议的法定年龄;并且(C)接受本协议并同意您受其条款的法律约束。如果您不同意这些条款,请不要下载/安装/使用该应用程序。

 

1.许可授予。根据本协议的条款,本公司向您授予有限的、非排他性的且不可转让的许可,以:

 

a)在严格遵循应用程序使用说明的情况下,在您拥有或以其他方式控制的单个移动设备(以下简称“移动设备”)上下载、安装和使用该应用程序用于个人、非商业用途。

 

2.许可证限制。被许可人或终端用户不得:

 

 (a)复制此应用程序,但本许可明确允许的除外;

 

 (b)修改、翻译、改编或以其他方式创建此应用程序的衍生作品或改进,无论是否可申请专利;

 

(c)进行逆向工程、拆卸程序、反编译、解码或以其他方式尝试获取或获得对应用程序或其任何部分的源代码的访问权;

 

 (d)从应用程序中移、删除、更改或遮掩任何商标或任何版权、商标、专利或其他知识产权或专有权声明,包括其任何副本;

 

 (e)出于任何原因(包括使应用程序可用)向任何第三方出租、租赁、出借、出售、转授许可、转让、分配、分发、发布、转让或以其他方式向任何第三方提供该应用程序或该应用程序的任何功能或特性在可以随时由一个以上设备访问的网络上;或

 

(f)移除、禁用、规避或以其他方式创建或实施任何替代办法,以解决或保护应用程序中的任何复制保护、权限管理或安全功能。

 

3.保留权利。除非本文明确规定,否则本协议中的任何内容均不授予与本公司的服务、材料或第三方材料相关或与之相关的任何知识产权(包括其下的任何许可)的任何权利、所有权或利益。服务、资料和第三方资料的所有权利、所有权和利益均归本公司和第三方资料各自的权利持有人所有并保留。终端用户的知识产权、终端用户的机密信息分别是终端用户的唯一专有财产。

 

4.更新。本公司可能会不时酌情决定开发并提供应用程序更新,其中可能包括升级、错误修复、补丁程序以及其他错误更正和/或新功能(包括相关使用说明的“更新”)。更新还可能将整体上修改或删除某些功能。您同意本公司无义务提供任何更新或继续提供或启用任何特定功能。根据您的移动设备设置,当您的移动设备连接到互联网时:

 

 (a)该应用程序将自动下载并安装所有可用更新;或

 

 (b)您可能会收到通知或提示您下载并安装可用的更新。

 

您应立即下载并安装所有更新,且确认同意,如果您不这样做,则该应用程序或其部分可能无法正常运行。您进一步同意,所有更新将被视为应用程序的一部分,并受本协议的所有条款和条件的约束。

 

5.您信息的收集和使用。您确认在下载、安装或使用该应用程序时,本公司可能会使用自动方式(包括如cookie和网络信标等)收集有关您的移动设备以及您对应用程序的使用信息。作为下载、安装或使用该应用程序或其某些功能的条件,您可能还需要提供有关您自己的某些信息,并且该应用程序可能为您提供与他人共享信息的机会。您同意共享地理位置信息,包括由移动或其他设备通过关联的IP地址或其他在线设备、蜂窝或WiFi标识符与我们的应用程序或网站之一交互提供的信息。我们通过本应用程序收集或与本应用程序相关的所有信息均受我们的隐私政策的约束。通过下载、安装、使用本应用程序或通过本应用程序提供信息,即表示您同意我们根据隐私政策对您的信息采取的所有措施。

 

6.期限和终止。协议期限从您下载/安装应用程序开始,并一直有效,直到您或公司按照本第6节的规定终止为止。(a)您可以通过从您的移动设备删除应用程序及其所有副本来终止本协议。

 

(b)如果公司停止支持本应用程序,则本公司可随时终止本协议,恕不另行通知,本公司可全权决定这样做。此外,如果您违反本协议的任何条款和条件,本协议将立即自动终止,恕不另行通知。

 

(c)终止时:

 

 (i)根据本协议授予您的所有权利也将终止;及

 

 (ii)您必须停止使用该应用程序,并从您的移动设备和帐户中删除该应用程序的所有副本。

 

 (iii)在应用程序内生成的终端用户数据保留并由本公司明确拥有,包括但不限于扫描数据、保存的颜色、颜色比对以及我们的移动应用程序内产生的其他材料。

 

(d)终止将不会限制公司在法律或权益方面的任何权利或补救措施。

 

 (e)终端用户可以联系[email protected]终止其移动帐户。请允许最多30个日历日内将帐户在我们的系统中完全终止。

 

7.付款条款。可以通过应用内和本公司的直营网站获得对专业颜色库的访问许可。所有价格均以美元购买,并且在整个有效期内,我们可以自行决定更改价格。

 

8.移动“应用内”购买。该移动应用程序提供“应用程序内”购买选项,这些选项将使终端用户可以通过该应用程序获得专业色彩授权。此服务每年或每月提供一次。

 

a). 付款将通过您最初下载应用程序的Google Play或iTunes应用程序商店进行处理。有关您如何能够关闭和/或管理应用内购买的信息以及访问适用的“应用内”购买规则和政策的更多信息需从相关应用商店直接获取。

 

b). 您确认并同意,所有计费和交易流程均由您从其平台下载了移动应用程序的应用商店处理,因此受应用商店的条款和条件/ 终端用户许可协议约束。如果您在应用内购买方面遇到与付款相关的任何问题,则需要直接与应用商店联系。

 

C). 终端用户有责任支付与您的应用内购买相关的所有税费,从而直接与应用商店达成税费或其他费用的处理。

 

9.网站购买。如果终端用户通过本公司的网站www.variableinc.com进行购买,则终端用户可以随时通过[email protected]与我们联系来管理您的订阅。终端用户必须在续订前取消您的每月或年度订阅,以避免下一个订阅期的结算费用。在公司网站上少于30个日历日内进行的购买,可以通过与我们的客户支持联系来获得专业色彩许可证的退款。请允许最多14个日历日内将退款退回到原始付款方式上。

 

10.限制条件。如果您未满18岁,则必须获得父母或监护人的许可才能进行应用内购买或网站购买。通过完成应用内购买或网站购买,即表示您向我们确认,您拥有所有必要的许可,才能允许您进行应用内购买或网站购买。

 

11.赔偿。您同意就任何及所有损失、损害、负债、缺陷、索赔、诉讼、判决、和解、利息、裁定赔偿和捍卫本公司及其高管、董事、雇员、代理商、关联公司、继任人和受让方,并使其不受损害因您使用或滥用本应用程序或您违反本协议而产生或与之相关的任何形式的处罚、罚款、成本或费用,包括律师费。此外,您同意本公司对您通过本应用程序提交或提供的内容不承担任何责任。

 

12.知识产权。本应用程序及与本应用程序有关的所有权利、所有权和利益,包括其中的所有知识产权,都将归公司所有并将保留,对于第三方资源而言,对应的的第三方提供商拥有所有权利、所有权和利益,包括第三方材料中的或与之相关的所有知识产权。除非第1节中明确规定,终端用户对本公司的任何应用程序均无权利、许可或授权,但公司明确保留对公司应用程序的所有其他权利。

 

13.免责声明。该应用程序按“原样”提供给终端用户,其中所含所有的缺陷和缺陷均没有任何形式的担保。在适用法律允许的最大范围内,公司本身、其附属机构及其代表以及其各自的授权人和服务提供者均明确表示不作任何明示、暗示、法定或其他方式的担保。包括所有对适销性、针对特定目的的适用性、标题和非侵权的默示保证,以及可能因交易、性能、使用或交易惯例而引起的保证。在没有限制的前提下,公司不提供任何担保或承诺,也不对应用程序能满足您的要求、实现任何预期结果、与任何其他软件、应用程序、系统或服务兼容或与任何其他软件、应用程序、系统或服务一起使用的情况提供任何形式的担保,以及任何性能或可靠性标准下无错误或可以或将要纠正的任何错误或缺陷的担保。某些司法管辖区不允许排除或限制暗含的担保或对消费者适用的法定权利具有限制,因此,上述某些或全部除外条款和限制可能对您不适用。

 

14.责任范围。在适用法律允许的最大范围内,在任何情况下,公司或其关联公司或其任何一家或它们的相应授权方或服务提供商均不会对您因使用或无法使用该应用程序引起的或与之有关的损害承担任何责任。不论是由于或与之有关的任何后果,其任何一方均不对由此产生的推论的、间接的、偶发的、特殊的、惩罚性的、处罚性的或增强的损害、损失的利润或收入或价值减少承担责任。 不论:A)损害是可预见的; 或(B)违约方是否被告知可能发生的损害; 或(C)主张依据的法律或衡平理论(合同,侵权或其他),且无论其本质目的是否未通过任何商定或其他补救措施。

 

无论是由于违反合同、侵权(包括过失),还是出于可预见的损害,或者是否已告知公司损害的可能性,上述限制均适用。某些司法管辖区不允许某些责任限制,因此某些或所有上述责任限制可能对您不适用。

 

15.可分割性。如果本协议的任何条款根据适用法律是非法的或不可执行的,则将对该条款的其余部分进行修改,以尽可能接近原始条款的效力,并且本协议的所有其他条款将继续全面有效。

 

16.适用法律。本协议受田纳西州内部法律管辖并根据其解释,不影响法律规定或规则的任何选择或冲突。因本协议或应用程序引起或与之相关的任何法律诉讼、诉讼或程序,应仅在位于汉密尔顿县的各种情况下,在美国联邦法院或田纳西州法院提起。您放弃对此类法院对您行使管辖权以及对此类法院的管辖权的任何和所有反对。

 

17.完整协议。 本协议和我们的隐私政策构成您与公司之间关于该应用程序的全部协议,并取代有关该应用程序的所有先前或同期的书面或口头理解和协议。

 

18.放弃。 任何一方不行使、不延迟行使本权利项下的任何权利或任何权力,均不得放弃该权利或任何权利,任何单项或部分行使本权利项下的任何权利或权力也不得妨碍对该权利或权力的进一步行使本协议下的任何其他权利。 如果本协议与任何适用的购买或其他条款发生冲突,则以本协议的条款为准。