TIDAL FORCE TERMS OF SERVICE
Effective: September 1st, 2020The following Terms of Service Agreement (the "TOS") is a legally binding agreement that governs the relationship between Tidal Force VR, LLC ("Tidal Force VR", "Tidal Force", "we," "us," or "our"), located at 166 5th Ave, 2Fl, New York, NY, 10010 (as well as our subsidiaries and affiliates) and our users in connection with the use of the website located at www.tidalforcevr.com (the "Site"), or the other current and future online and mobile websites, platforms, services, applications, and networks owned or operated by Tidal Force, including the walk-around virtual reality experiences (the "Experience") that we offer at virtual reality entertainment centers and other venues ("VRECs") (the Site, the Experience, and such other websites, platforms, services, applications and networks constituting the "Service").
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
PLEASE READ this TOS CAREFULLY. BY ACCESSING OR USING the Service, YOU HEREBY AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS in this TOS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS in this TOS, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE the Service.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS TOS CONTAINS AN ARBITRATION REQUIREMENT AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER. EXCEPT WHERE AND TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW, SUCH PROVISIONS REQUIRE YOU TO ARBITRATE ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST TIDAL FORCE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS MEANS THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE, AND YOU WAIVE, THE RIGHT FOR A JUDGE OR JURY TO DECIDE YOUR CLAIMS, AND THAT YOU MAY NOT PROCEED IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY. PLEASE SEE SECTION 21 BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS ARBITRATION REQUIREMENT AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE.
2. USE OF THE SERVICE
- Use of the Service Generally.It is TIDAL FORCE’s priority to ensure the safety and privacy of all its visitors and users of the Service, especially that of children. The Service is not intended for persons under the age of majority in his or her jurisdiction of residence, with the exception that certain minors may participate in the Experience with express consent from a parent or legal guardian, as described in this TOS and other guidelines that may be provided by TIDAL FORCE from time to time.
- Participating in the Experience.
To participate in the Experience at one of our VRECs, each user must have a valid booking pass for the specific Experience the user wishes to attend ("Travel Pass"). You must be at least 18 years of age to purchase a Travel Pass. A single user may purchase Travel Passes for more than one person. Once a user has purchased one or more Travel Passes, each individual that will attend the Experience must "create" his or her individual Travel Pass. The purchaser will be prompted to create his or her own Travel Pass and/or to share purchased Travel Passes with other members of the group. If a user does not create a Travel Pass through the Service in advance of the Experience, it must be created upon arrival.
You must be 18 years of age to create a Travel Pass. While minors ages 10 and older may participate in the Experience, a parent or legal guardian must consent to such participation and create the Travel Pass on behalf of the minor. Creating a Travel Pass requires the user to agree to be bound by the TOS, our Privacy Policy, and a liability waiver. For an eligible minor to participate in the Experience, a parent or legal guardian must agree to the TOS, our Privacy Policy, and the liability waiver on behalf of the minor. Absent the express parental consent required by TIDAL FORCE, no minor may participate in the Experience. If any user does not agree to the TOS, our Privacy Policy, or the liability waiver/release of claims, he or she may not participate in the Experience. For adults, creating a Travel Pass may generate a user profile that will be maintained by TIDAL FORCE internally and used to store your information pursuant to the terms of our Privacy Policy.
- Experience Achievements; Photograph/Video Release.
After participating in the Experience, users ages 18 and older will be sent an email or text message with information and content related to the user’s participation in the Experience ("Experience Achievements"). For users ages 13-17, the parent or legal guardian creating the minor’s Travel Pass may consent to TIDAL FORCE sending the Experience Achievements directly to the minor, at an email address provided by the parent or legal guardian. Otherwise, Experience Achievements for minors will be sent to the parent or legal guardian. You agree that TIDAL FORCE may send your Experience Achievements (or that of your minor, as applicable) to the email address provided when creating the relevant Travel Pass.
Experience Achievements may include photographs and/or videos of the user engaged in the Experience. Such photographs and videos may incidentally feature other individuals who were simultaneously participating in the Experience. By participating in the Experience, you grant TIDAL FORCE permission to photograph and film you during the Experience and to include the resulting photographs and videos in Experience Achievements. You recognize that you may be featured in photographs and videos included in Experience Achievements sent to other users who were simultaneously participating in the Experience. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE EXPERIENCE, YOU ARE (A) WAIVING, ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF AND YOUR MINOR, AS APPLICABLE, ANY RIGHTS OF PRIVACY OR PUBLICITY OR ANY OTHER RIGHTS RELATED TO SUCH PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS AND (B) AGREEING TO RELEASE, WAIVE, AND DISCHARGE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS, DEMANDS, LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, AND CAUSES OF ACTION OF ANY NATURE OR KIND RELATED TO THE ACT OF FILMING OR PHOTOGRAPHING YOU DURING THE EXPERIENCE AND THE RESULTING PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS.
- Affirmative Representations Regarding Your Use of the Service.When you use the Service, you represent that (i) you will furnish factual, correct, current and complete information with regard to yourself or others as may be requested by TIDAL FORCE, (ii) your use of the Service and your use of services available on the Service do not violate any applicable law or regulation, and (iii) you are 18 years of age or older or otherwise have obtained parental consent as described above in this Section. If you knowingly provide any a false, untrue, inaccurate or incomplete information, TIDAL FORCE will have the right to suspend or terminate your right to use the Service, and to prohibit your further use of (or refuse to accept any attempt to use) the Service, or any portion thereof.
3. PRIVACY POLICY
In connection with your use of the Service, please review our Privacy Policy, located athttps://www.tidalforcevr.com/privacy-policy to understand how we use information we collect from you when you access, visit or use the Service. The Privacy Policy is part of and is governed by this TOS and by agreeing to this TOS, you agree to be bound by the terms of the Privacy Policy and agree that we may use information collected from you in accordance with its terms.
4. CONDUCT
You agree not to make use of the Service for the purpose of:
- uploading, posting, emailing, transmitting, or otherwise making available any content that may be deemed unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, or invasive of another’s privacy or which is hateful, and/or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable, as determined at the sole discretion of TIDAL FORCE;
- causing harm to minors in any manner whatsoever;
- impersonating any individual or entity, including, but not limited to, any TIDAL FORCE officials, forum leaders, guides or hosts or falsely stating or otherwise misrepresenting any affiliation with an individual or entity;
- uploading, posting, emailing, transmitting or otherwise offering any content that you personally do not have the right to offer pursuant to any applicable law, or by reason of any contractual or fiduciary relationship with one or more third parties;
- uploading, posting, emailing, transmitting or otherwise offering any such content that may infringe upon any patent, copyright, trademark, or any other proprietary or intellectual rights of any other party;
- uploading, posting, emailing, transmitting, or otherwise offering any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional flyers, "junk mail", "spam", or any other form of solicitation, except in any such areas that may have been designated for this purpose;
- uploading, posting, emailing, transmitting, or otherwise offering any source that may contain a software virus or other computer code, any files and/or programs which have been designed to interfere, destroy and/or limit the operation of any computer software, hardware, or telecommunication equipment;
- disrupting the normal flow of communication, or otherwise acting in any manner that would negatively affect other users’ ability to participate in any real time interactions;
- interfering with or disrupting any of our Services, servers and/or networks that may be connected or related to the Service, including, but not limited to, the use of any device software and/or routine to bypass the robot exclusion headers;
- intentionally or unintentionally violating any local, state, federal, national or international law, including, but not limited to, rules, guidelines, and/or regulations decreed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in addition to any rules of any nation or other securities exchange, that would include without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having the force of law;
- providing informational support or resources, concealing and/or disguising the character, location, and or source to any organization delegated by the United States government as a "foreign terrorist organization" in accordance to Section 219 of the Immigration Nationality Act;
- "stalking" or with the intent to otherwise harass another individual; and/or
- collecting or storing of any personal data relating to any other member or user in connection with the prohibited conduct and/or activities which have been set forth in the aforementioned paragraphs.
- gaining unauthorized access to the Site or Service, by means such as hacking, password mining or other illicit means.
- encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense or that would give rise to civil liability or otherwise encouraging others to commit illegal activities or cause injury or property damage to any other person;
- violating this TOS or any guidelines or policy posted on the Service.
5. OUR RIGHT TO MANAGE THE SERVICE; USER MISCONDUCT
- Our Right to Manage the Service.We reserve the right, but do not undertake the obligation to: (i) monitor or review the Service for violations of this TOS and for compliance with our policies; (ii) report to law enforcement authorities and/or take legal action against anyone who violates this TOS; (iii) refuse, restrict access to or the availability of, or remove, delete, edit or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any content or functionality on the Service or any portion of the content or functionality on the Service; (iv) manage the Service in a manner designed to protect our and third parties’ rights and property or to facilitate the proper functioning of the Service; (v) screen our users or members, or attempt to verify the statements of our users or members, and/or (vi) monitor disputes between you and other users or to terminate or block you and other users for violating this TOS.
- Interactions with other Users.You are solely responsible for your interactions with other users of the Service. Please note that there are risks that may arise when dealing with strangers, including persons who may be acting under false pretenses. Please choose carefully the information you post on the Service and that you give to other users of the Service. You are discouraged from publicly posting your telephone number or street address on the Service. Information posted to the Service by other users of the Service may be offensive, harmful or inaccurate, and in some cases may be mislabeled or deceptively labeled. You assume all risks associated with dealing with other users with whom you come in contact through the Service. Opinions and other statements included in User Content (as defined in Section 8 below) do not represent the opinions or statements of TIDAL FORCE and the posting of User Content on the Service does not constitute TIDAL FORCE ‘s support or endorsement of any opinions or statements expressed in the applicable Contribution.
- Our Right to Terminate Users.WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS TOS, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION, AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICE TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON AT ALL, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, INCLUDING FOR BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION.
6. EXPORT CONTROLS
You are responsible for complying with United States export controls in connection with your use of the Service and for any violation of these controls, including any United States embargoes or other federal rules and regulations restricting exports. You represent, warrant and covenant that you are not (a) located in, or a resident or a national of, any country subject to a U.S. government embargo or other restriction, or that has been designated by the U.S. government as a "terrorist supporting" country; or (b) on any of the U.S. government lists of restricted end users.
7. CONTENT YOU PROVIDE THROUGH THE SERVICE
As a member of the Service, you may be able to upload, submit, store, send or receive content ("User Content"). You are entirely responsible for the content of, and any harm resulting from, any User Content that you post on or through the Service. You retain ownership of any intellectual property rights that you hold in the User Content. In short, what belongs to you remains yours. However, when you upload, submit, store, send or receive content to or through the Service you hereby grant TIDAL FORCE the following non-exclusive, worldwide, fully paid, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable licenses:
- With respect to any User Content submitted or made available for inclusion on areas of the Service that are not publicly accessible, a continuous, binding license to permit us to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and/or publicly display the applicable Content on the Service, for the purpose of providing and promoting the specific feature of the Service where you posted the applicable User Content and/or made it available for viewing.
- With respect to any User Content submitted or made available for inclusion on the publicly accessible areas of the Service, a continuous, binding and completely sub-licensable license to permit us (and our sublicensees) to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and/or publicly display the applicable User Content, whether in whole or in part, and to incorporate the applicable User Content into other works in any arrangement or medium currently used or later developed.
Those areas which may be deemed "publicly accessible" areas of the Service are those areas which are meant to be available to the general public, and which would include message boards and groups that are openly available to both visitors and members. Areas on the Service which are not open to the public, would include our mail system and instant messaging within the Service.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any content that we provide to you through the Service (whether in the form of text, photos, videos or otherwise) or any content that we permit you to create using the interactive software tools available as part of the Service (e.g., the creation of an avatar or other digital personality), whether or not you submit or make the content you creates available for inclusion on the Service, in whole or in part, shall, as between you and us, be and at all times remain solely owned by and be the property of TIDAL FORCE.
8.FEEDBACK REGARDING THE SERVICE
The Service includes an area for our users and members to contribute feedback regarding the Service. When you submit ideas, documents, suggestions and/or proposals ("Feedback") through the Service, you acknowledge and agree that:
- your Feedback does not contain any type of confidential or proprietary information;
- TIDAL FORCE shall not be liable or under any obligation to ensure or maintain confidentiality, expressed or implied, related to any Feedback;
- TIDAL FORCE shall be entitled to make use of and/or disclose any Feedback in any manner as it may see fit;
- your Feedback shall automatically become the sole property of TIDAL FORCE; and
- TIDAL FORCE is under no obligation to either compensate or provide any form of reimbursement in any manner or nature in connection with your submission of any Feedback.
9. INDEMNITY
You hereby agree, at your expense, to indemnify, defend and hold harmless, TIDAL FORCE, its officers, directors, investors, members, managers, partners, affiliates, employees, agents, service providers and other contractors from and against any loss, cost, damages, liability and/or expense, including reasonable attorney fees, arising out of or relating to third party claims, actions or allegations brought against TIDAL FORCE based on any User Content you submit, post, modify, transmit or otherwise make available through the Service, your use of the Service or your connection with Service, your violations of the Terms of Service and/or your violation of any rights of another person. You will not be required to indemnify and hold TIDAL FORCE harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, or expenses resulting from TIDAL FORCE’s own negligent conduct.
10. CANCELLATION AND TERMINATION
As a user of the Service, you may remove your email address and other user information on file with TIDAL FORCE by submitting a request using our Contact Us form located herehttps://www.tidalforcevr.com/contact-us.
11. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
The Service may contain links to websites operated by third parties ("Third Party Sites"). You may be able to share User Content or other information with Third Party Sites through links on the Service; however, we do not own or operate the Third Party Sites, and we have not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including goods or services, made available through Third Party Sites. The availability of these links on the Service does not represent, warrant or imply that we endorse any Third Party Sites or any materials, opinions, goods or services available on them. Third party materials accessed through or used by means of the Third Party Sites may also be protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. THIS TOS DOES NOT APPLY TO THIRD PARTY SITES. BEFORE VISITING A THIRD PARTY SITE THROUGH LINKS OR OTHER MEANS PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICE, YOU SHOULD REVIEW THE THIRD PARTY SITE’S TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY, AND INFORM YOURSELF OF THE REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF THESE THIRD PARTY SITES.
12. TIDAL FORCE’S PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
The Service contains proprietary and confidential material that is protected by applicable intellectual property rights and other laws. Therefore, except as expressly permitted by applicable law or as authorized by TIDAL FORCE or an applicable licensor, you agree not to alter, modify, lease, rent, loan, sell, distribute, transmit, broadcast, publicly perform and/or create any plagiaristic works which are based on the Service, in whole or part. TIDAL FORCE grants you a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive right and/or license to make use of the object code for the Service on a single computer, smart phone, tablet or similar mobile device, as long as you do not, and shall not, allow any third party to duplicate, alter, modify, create or plagiarize work from, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise make an attempt to locate or discern any source code, sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in and/or otherwise transfer any rights in the Service. Furthermore, you agree not to alter or change the Service in any manner, nature or form, and not to use any modified versions of the Service. You also agree not to access or attempt to access the Service through any means other than through the interface which is provided by TIDAL FORCE for use in accessing the Service. You acknowledge, understand and agree that all of TIDAL FORCE trademarks, copyright, trade name, service marks, and other TIDAL FORCE logos and any brand features, and/or product and service names are trademarks that are owned by TIDAL FORCE and shall remain the property of TIDAL FORCE. You agree not to display and/or use TIDAL FORCE logo or marks unless expressly agreed in writing by TIDAL FORCE.
13. WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT:
- THE USE OF TIDAL FORCE‘S SERVICES AND SOFTWARE ARE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. OUR SERVICES AND SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND/OR "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. TIDAL FORCE AND OUR SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND LICENSORS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
- TIDAL FORCE AND OUR SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND LICENSORS MAKE NO WARRANTIES THAT (I) TIDAL FORCE’S SERVICES OR SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (II) TIDAL FORCE’S SERVICES OR SOFTWARE SHALL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE; (III) RESULTS WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF TIDAL FORCE’S SERVICES OR SOFTWARE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; (IV) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, ANY INFORMATION OR OTHER MATERIAL WHICH MAY BE PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH OUR SERVICES OR SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS; AND (V) ANY SUCH ERRORS CONTAINED IN THE SERVICE OR SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.
- ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED BY WAY OF TIDAL FORCE’S SERVICES OR SOFTWARE SHALL BE ACCESSED BY YOU AT YOUR SOLE DISCRETION AND SOLE RISK, AND YOU SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR AND HEREBY WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION WITH RESPECT TO ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER AND/OR INTERNET ACCESS RESULTING FROM SUCH DOWNLOADING AND/OR DELIVERY, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA THAT COULD RESULT FROM THE DOWNLOADING OR DELIVERY OF ANY SUCH INFORMATION OR MATERIAL.
- NO ADVICE AND/OR INFORMATION, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, THAT MAY BE OBTAINED BY YOU FROM TIDAL FORCE OR BY WAY OF OR FROM OUR SERVICES OR SOFTWARE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS TOS.
14. HEALTH RISKS
A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF SOME USERS MAY EXPERIENCE SOME DEGREE OF EPILEPTIC SEIZURE WHEN EXPOSED TO CERTAIN LIGHT PATTERNS OR BACKGROUNDS THAT MAY BE CONTAINED ON A COMPUTER SCREEN OR WHILE USING the Service. CERTAIN CONDITIONS MAY INDUCE A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN CONDITION OR UNDETECTED EPILEPTIC SYMPTOM IN USERS WHO HAVE SHOWN NO HISTORY OF ANY PRIOR SEIZURE OR EPILEPSY. SHOULD YOU, ANYONE YOU KNOW OR ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY HAVE AN EPILEPTIC CONDITION, PLEASE CONSULT A PHYSICIAN IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS WHILE USING OUR SERVICES: DIZZINESS, ALTERED VISON, EYE OR MUSCLE TWITCHES, LOSS OF AWARENESS, DISORIENTATION, ANY INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT, OR CONVULSIONS.
15. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU EXPLICITLY ACKNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT TIDAL FORCE AND OUR SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, PARENT COMPANIES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO THE LOSS OF ANY PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA AND/OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, EVEN THOUGH WE MAY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF SUCH POSSIBILITY THAT SAID DAMAGES MAY OCCUR, AND RESULT FROM:
- A) THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE OUR SERVICE
- B) THE COST OF PROCURING SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES
- C) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR THE ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS AND/OR DATA
- D) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY SUCH THIRD PARTY ON OUR SERVICE
- E) AND ANY OTHER MATTER WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO OUR SERVICE
16. EXCLUSION AND LIMITATIONS
THERE ARE SOME JURISDICTIONS WHICH DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OF EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. THEREFORE, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF SECTIONS WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
17. NOTICES
TIDAL FORCE may furnish you with notices, including notices relating to any changes to the TOS, through email, regular mail, MMS or SMS, text messaging, postings on the Service, or other reasonable means currently known or any which may be herein after developed.
18. COPYRIGHT OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS NOTICE & PROCEDURES
TIDAL FORCE respects the intellectual property rights of others, and we ask that all of our users and members do the same. When appropriate, as determined in our sole discretion, TIDAL FORCE may disable and/or terminate the Accounts of any member who violates our TOS and/or infringes the rights of others. If you feel that your work has been duplicated in such a way that would constitute copyright infringement, or if you believe your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, you may send a notice of claimed infringement to our Designated Agent, the contact information for which is as follows:
DMCA Designated Agent
Tidal Force Vr, LLC
Attn: Legal Department
166 5th Ave, 2Fl, New York, NY, 10010
copyright@tidalforcevr.com
To be effective, the notice must contain the following information:
- The electronic or the physical signature of the individual that is authorized on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
- A description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you believe has been infringed upon;
- A description of the material claimed to be infringing and the location of such material reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate it;
- Your physical address, telephone number, and email address;
- A statement, in which you state that the alleged and disputed use of your work is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agents or the law;
- And finally, a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the aforementioned information in your notice is the truth and accurate, and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner, representative or agent authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf.
We may provide notice of claimed infringement to our users by means of a general notice on any of our websites, electronic mail to a user’s e-mail address in our records, or written communication sent by first-class mail to a user’s physical address in our records. If you receive such a notice and believe it was submitted in error, you may provide counter-notification in writing to the Designated Agent. To be effective, the counter-notification must be a written communication that includes the following:
- Your physical or electronic signature;
- 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 from you, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled; and
- Your name, physical address and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of a federal district court for the judicial district in which your physical address is located, or if your physical address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which we may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of allegedly infringing material or an agent of such person.
19. CHANGES TO THIS TOS
TIDAL FORCE reserves the right to update and/or change the terms of this TOS. We will notify you of material changes to this TOS by providing display notice through the Service, updating the "Effective" date above and, and/or sending an email to the email address we have on file for you, if any. Regardless of any notification efforts by TIDAL FORCE, you are responsible for periodically reviewing this TOS so that you are informed about the specific terms and conditions in this TOS as then in effect. If you do not agree to any changes, you should discontinue your use of the Service prior to the time the modified TOS takes effect. If you continue using the Service after the modified TOS takes effect, you will be bound by the modified TOS.
20. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This TOS, along with TIDAL FORCE’S Privacy Policy and liability waiver (both of which are incorporated herein), constitutes the entire agreement between you and TIDAL FORCE and shall govern the use of our Services, superseding any prior version of this TOS between you and us with respect to TIDAL FORCE’s Services. You may also be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use or purchase certain other of our Services, affiliate Services, third-party content or third-party software.
21. LEGAL DISPUTES AND ARBITRATION AGREEMENT
PLEASE READ THIS FOLLOWING CLAUSE CAREFULLY – IT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT
- Initial Dispute Resolution.We are available by email at info@tidalforcevr.com to address any concerns you may have regarding your use of the Service. Most concerns may be quickly resolved in this manner. Each of you and TIDAL FORCE agree to use best efforts to settle any dispute, claim, question, or disagreement directly through consultation and good faith negotiations which shall be a precondition to either party initiating a lawsuit or arbitration.
Agreement to Binding Arbitration.If we do not reach an agreed upon solution within a period of thirty (30) days from the time informal dispute resolution is pursued pursuant to Section 23(A) above, then either party may initiate binding arbitration. All claims arising out of or relating to this TOS (including their formation, performance and breach), the parties’ relationship with each other and/or your use of the Service shall be finally settled by binding arbitration administered on a confidential basis by JAMS, in accordance with the JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures, excluding any rules or procedures governing or permitting class actions. Each party will have the right to use legal counsel in connection with arbitration at its own expense. The parties shall select a single neutral arbitrator in accordance with the JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures. The arbitrator, and not any federal, state or local court or agency, shall have exclusive authority to resolve all disputes arising out of or relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of this TOS, including, but not limited to, any claim that all or any part of this TOS is void or voidable. The arbitrator shall be empowered to grant whatever relief would be available in a court under law or in equity. The arbitrator’s award shall be in writing and provide a statement of the essential findings and conclusions, shall be binding on the parties and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. The interpretation and enforcement of this TOS shall be subject to the Federal Arbitration Act.
The JAMS rules governing the arbitration may be accessed athttps://www.jamsadr.com/adr-rules-procedures. If you initiate arbitration, to the extent the filing fee for the arbitration exceeds Two Hundred and Fifty U.S. Dollars ($250.00), we will pay the additional cost. If we are required to pay the additional cost of the filing fees, you should submit a request for payment of fees to JAMS along with your form for initiating the arbitration, and we will make arrangements to pay all necessary fees directly to JAMS. We will also be responsible for paying all other arbitration costs arising in connection with the arbitration other than costs incurred by you for legal counsel, travel and other out-of-pocket costs and expenses not constituting fees or amounts payable to JAMS. You will not be required to pay fees and costs incurred by TIDAL FORCE if you do not prevail in arbitration.
The parties understand that, absent this mandatory provision, they would have the right to sue in court and have a jury trial. They further understand that, in some instances, the costs of arbitration could exceed the costs of litigation and the right to discovery may be more limited in arbitration than in court.- Class Action and Class Arbitration Waiver.You and TIDAL FORCE each further agree that any arbitration shall be conducted in your respective individual capacities only and not as a class action or other representative action, and you and TIDAL FORCE each expressly waive your respective right to file a class action or seek relief on a class basis.
- Exception - Small Claims Court Claims.Notwithstanding the parties’ agreement to resolve all disputes through arbitration, either party may seek relief in a small claims court for disputes or claims within the scope of that court’s jurisdiction.
- Exclusive Venue for Litigation.To the extent that the arbitration provisions set forth in Section 23(B) do not apply, the parties agree that any litigation between them shall be filed exclusively in state or federal courts located in the New York County, NY (except for small claims court actions which may be brought in the county where you reside). The parties expressly consent to exclusive jurisdiction in the New York County, NY for any litigation other than small claims court actions.
- Applicable Law.You agree that federal laws and the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Terms of Service and any claim or dispute that has arisen or may arise between you and TIDAL FORCE.
22. NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA USERS
Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, users located in California are entitled to the following consumer rights notice: We are located at 166 5th Ave, 2Fl, New York, NY, 10010. If a user has a question or complaint regarding the Service, please send an email toinfo@tidalforcevr.com. California residents may reach the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs by mail at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210.
23. WAIVER AND SEVERABILITY OF TERMS
If TIDAL FORCE fails to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this TOS, the applicable failure shall not constitute a waiver of the applicable right or provision. If any provision of this TOS is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the TOS shall remain in full force and effect.
ASSIGNMENT
TIDAL FORCE may assign or license this TOS or any part thereof and may delegate any of its obligations hereunder. You may not assign this TOS or any part thereof, nor transfer or sublicense your rights hereunder.
25. QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SERVICE OR THIS TOS
If you have any questions or concerns about the Service or this TOS, you may contact us at:
Email Address:
info@tidalforcevr.com
Mailing Address:
Tidal Force VR, LLC
Attn: Legal Team
166 5th Ave, 2Fl
New York, NY, 10010